Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 315: The Clash of Z-Moves and Mega Evolution, and the Acquisition of the Z-Ring (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Almost the instant Lucario drew his bow to snipe Decidueye, he leaped from the ground into the air with a Wave Missile in hand. Not only did he fail to snipe Decidueye, but even the audience was completely caught off guard by what had just happened.

"What kind of reaction speed is that!"

For the first time, shock flashed across Mizuki's face. In her mind, Lucario hadn't made any moves except for assuming an attack stance, and she hadn't even seen any wave energy emanating from it. It shouldn't have been able to create a wave missile and launch an attack so quickly.

But now is not the time to think about these things. As a veteran hunter, Decidueye reacts quickly and doesn't ignore Fighting-type moves just because it's a Ghost-type Pokémon. That move is Aura!

So it didn't hesitate to give up shooting arrows. Instead, it used the action of drawing the bow to its side and spread its wings to dodge the attack. Being able to fly was an advantage. Lucario was just a small Groudon and couldn't fly. When the opponent's attack missed and it started to fall, that was the best time for it to attack!

The idea was excellent, and it successfully dodged Lucario's attack trajectory. With the Aura Missile about to launch, the opponent couldn't possibly stop attacking...

"Shoot it down!"

Suddenly, a shout came from Mingyou, and at the same time, Lucario suddenly put his hands together in mid-air.

The wave missile he was about to launch vanished instantly, and then transformed into a long blue bone rod which he pulled out and swung forcefully to the right!

The tip of the bone club precisely struck the wing of the sniper tree owl that was about to take flight, knocking it heavily to the ground. In an instant, scattered beige feathers fluttered in the wind.

It was an incredibly smooth combo of baiting, completely fooling both the sniper tree owl and Mizuki, but many viewers still couldn't understand it.

As Lucario landed, Mingyou smiled and explained, "This child and I are completely synchronized mentally. As long as I can react, it can respond."

"Leo!"

That's the principle.

Lucario has been learning from Naruto and understands very well what the other person thinks about when faced with certain situations. This feeling has become even stronger since the last time they were completely in sync.

With the addition of the synchronizer's functions, it can now follow Mingyou's ideas without needing to think, and vice versa. Just now, it was him who created an opening, while Mingyou was the one operating and directing.

Hearing these words, Cynthia on the podium nodded slightly and commented, "The bond between them is very deep. Even if the Pokémon completely trusts him, it would be difficult to achieve this. I can even see some of Naruto's shadow in this Lucario."

Mizuki didn't quite understand, but she could grasp that this was the effect of Naruto battling alongside his Pokémon. She couldn't just focus on Lucario's situation; she also had to pay attention to Naruto's condition.

"Wow, she's really strong..."

"Gurgle..."

Decidueye crashed to the ground and was about to get up when Lucario, who was already beside it, pinned it to the ground with a claw. It immediately released a Shadow Ball close to its face, not wanting to give its opponent a chance to create distance, since close combat was more advantageous to it.

However, the veteran hunter was more composed. After taking a hit from a Shadow Ball, he slipped into the shadow beneath him and escaped using a stealth attack.

"Very solid... but if it's a war of attrition, the advantage is still on our side!"

Mingyou stared at the moving shadows on the ground and waved, shouting, "Earthquake!"

"Hurry up and fly up!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the sniper tree owl immediately shot straight up from the shadows, barely dodging the violent shockwave from the earthquake, but it was now completely at a disadvantage.

Mizuki was already drenched in sweat, but she was still waiting for an opportunity. The old hunter had no shortage of patience, whether it was sniping the tree owl or her...

Although the distance widened again, Lucario hadn't lost much stamina. Naruto observed the flight path of the Decidueye and roughly guessed what the Decidueye was waiting for.

However, the initiative was now in his hands, so he waved his hand and shouted, "Shadow clones, charge!"

"Leo!"

Lucario took a step, and as its speed increased, almost every step it took created many more identical figures around it, until it finally stopped when there were nearly a hundred of them!

All the viewers were astonished by its multiple shadow clones that were completely identical to the original. Each clone had a wave guide, and even the original Lucario was nowhere to be found... or rather, all of these Lucarios were the original!

"What kind of mental power is this?!"

Dr. Kukui, who had studied shadow clones, couldn't help but marvel at the difficulty of doing such a thing. Lillie and the others beside him looked at Mizuki and Sniper Owl with tense and worried expressions.

The next second, all Lucarios jumped up at the same time, their movements synchronized, and they gathered wave missiles in their hands. With such a wide coverage, even if Decidueye could fly, it would have no chance to dodge. Once it was shot down again, it would have no chance at all.

"Stay calm, don't panic..."

Mizuki kept reminding herself of this, carefully observing the situation. Then, a glint flashed in her eyes, and she waved her hand, shouting, "Now! Seiki!"

"Gurgle!"

Completely ignoring the numerous missiles, the sniper owl nocked another arrow and pulled back its black bow, its eyes beneath the green hood fixed intently on the ground below...

whoosh-

A black light ripped through the air, carrying the confidence of an old hunter, and took the head of the enemy general amidst the enemy ranks, piercing through the body of one of the Lucarios. All the figures vanished completely at that moment!

Successfully won the bid! Precise!

Seeing this, many viewers couldn't help but stand up and shout, "This is too exciting!"

"Yay!"

The people of Alola became excited.

"Leo..."

Lucario, rooted to the ground, could hardly leave the area of ​​its own shadow. It turned to look at the arrow stuck in its shadow, trying to break free. At this moment, Mizuki's chance finally arrived!

"You're not the only one who can battle alongside Pokémon! I, blessed by Tapu Koko, the guardian spirit of Melemele Island, can too!"

Mizuki pulled out her trump card, revealing the white bracelet on her left wrist, and then took out a green rhombus-shaped crystal and embedded it in it, raising both hands...

This action further ignited the passion of many spectators, who began to stand up and shout.

Is it coming?!

"A Z-Move unique to the Alola region..."

This is not the first time Z-Moves have appeared in the Junior Cup. Although this battle system has significant drawbacks, it is also very easy to turn the tide in singles battles and achieve the most crucial comeback.

Unfortunately, the elimination rounds are a free-for-all, so the Z-Moves aren't very effective. If you don't defeat all your opponents, then using the Z-Moves after expending your energy will make you a lamb to the slaughter.

But things are different now. This is the decisive game, and we're just one chance to turn the tide!

"broken!"

Xiao Zhao stood up with a slightly flustered expression and began to nervously look down. Dan Yu and Wu Li beside her felt a sense of unease upon seeing her reaction. In Lucario's current state, it was impossible for it to withstand that Z-Move.

"Hmm..."

"Melo..."

Don't lose!

"Leo..."

Lucario gave up trying to break free from the shadow, and with the same solemn expression as Mingyou, looked up at the sky.

At that very moment, Mizuki finished her last move, and a dark green energy shot out from her body, transforming into Z-force that enveloped the entire body of the Sniper Tree Owl, which was then released at full power!

"A dark arrow that blots out the sky!!!"

"Gurgle!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sniper tree owl spread its wings, blocking out the sunlight. The surrounding scenery began to change, and arrows hidden in its feathers flew out and surrounded it.

"Just a Z-Move..."

Looking at the scene in the air, Mingyou smiled instead. If he couldn't even overcome this level, how could he fight against Xiaozhao!

"Leo!"

Lucario smiled just like him, raised his hands, looked at the figure blocking out the sunlight in the sky, and began to gather his aura in his hands, preparing to meet this fierce attack. He would never retreat even a step, because his comrades were behind him!

"Gurgle!"

The sniper owl let out a loud cry and swooped down at full speed. Arrows began to swirl around it as it moved, accelerating and shooting downwards like a volley of arrows!

Unable to dodge, Lucario took the attack head-on with its body. Aura condensed in its hand to form a barrier, intercepting the black arrows. However, there were simply too many of them, and arrows began to pierce the barrier and shoot through its body, embedding themselves in the ground.

Such a scene was so tragic that some of the spectators who were originally cheering enthusiastically began to fall silent and watch the situation unfold.

They weren't the only ones watching this match. Back in the manor in Kitakami Township, everyone was gathered in front of the arcade's big screen, especially Lucario's former companions, who were all watching the live broadcast with bated breath. Even Calyrex put down his sunflower seeds.

Xiao Zhao, standing in the audience, bit her lip, completely unaware that she had accidentally bitten it open and was bleeding.

"It's slightly better than I expected..."

Mingyou clenched his fists and forced a smile. He could feel everything that Lucario was going through at this moment in a state of mental synchronization.

Lucario, however, wanted to disconnect from synchronization at this moment, just like when they fought Genesect on the destroyer last time, because he didn't want to hurt him.

Last time he had no choice, but this time he chose to refuse.

Mizuki also suffered a huge drain when using the Z-Move, giving her own power to Decidueye. How could she refuse to synchronize with Lucario and make it suffer more pain? Rather, she wanted to deepen this synchronization!

The moment Naruto had this thought, Lucario also completely sensed it. As if using a synchronizer, their consciousnesses were completely synchronized at this moment, and a power also erupted within Lucario, forming a red wave of energy that shot straight into the sky!

"Leo!"

"What?!"

Everyone's attention was drawn to the red aura that shot into the sky, but when they looked back at the figure shrouded in the aura, they were stunned.

"How could such a thing happen!"

"MEGA evolution? I didn't see any key stones or evolution stones!"

"What exactly is this...?"

Amidst the bewildered exclamations of the crowd, Lucario, enveloped in red flames, once again transformed into the form it had taken when defeating Genesect, moving in perfect sync with Naruto.

The barrier formed by the waveguide completely disappeared at this moment, transforming into a red wave missile that scattered all the black arrows that had landed on it.

"This is... a hypersonic missile!"

"Leo!"

Mingyou and Lucario kept in sync, shouting at the same time as they launched the Aura Missile. A red shockwave formed a trail that propelled the Aura Missile straight into the sky, where it collided violently with the Decidueye that was swooping down after all the arrows had dissipated!

With a deafening boom, a blinding light shone through, and the environment created by the Z Force shattered completely. The jungle hunters, who blotted out the sky, were blasted away by the wave guide!

The sniper owl, which had been hiding under its hood all day, had its face illuminated by the sunlight in its last moments before losing consciousness.

At last……

"..."

Exhausted, Mizuki stood there in a daze, staring at the Sniper Tree Owl lying on the ground, unable to fight, and couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Until the referee announced the result of the match, the audience cheered enthusiastically throughout the stadium, bringing to a close the final and most exciting match of the day.

"Yay!"

Danyu and the others were incredibly excited, their tense emotions finally released. While Xiaozhi was happy for Mingyou's victory, he was also very curious about Lucario's final change.

Meloeta was so excited that she revealed her true form. Fortunately, Ponpo, who had been discovered, covered herself with her body. Everyone watching the live stream from the manor was incredibly excited, and some even had the idea of ​​coming to participate in the competition.

Xiaoyou nodded in satisfaction somewhere in the audience, then quietly left. Zhulan nodded gently in satisfaction from the podium as well.

On the other side, the Alola team was extremely upset about Mizuki's defeat. It was such a pity, but they really did their best. Losing to Naruto wasn't shameful. They could just win it back next time!

Meanwhile, on the field...

"Leo..."

Lucario reverted to its original form, its stamina severely depleted, and it was almost unable to stand. Just then, a tired-looking Mei stepped forward to support it, extending her fist and smiling.

"Well done!"

"Leo!"

That's a must!

Lucario smiled and bumped fists with him. From wandering the streets of the coastal city to his current glory on the field, he has really... been through so much.

Mingyou looked up, intending to take it and Zhenyi to get treatment first, but suddenly realized that Meiyue had already left with the Sniper Tree Owl, which made him a little regretful, as he had originally wanted to chat for a bit.

That concludes today's matches...

Mingyou, who had just returned from Miss Joey's place, was about to leave to meet up with Xiaozhao and the others when she bumped into Meiyue as she walked down the stairs.

"You haven't left yet?"

"I'm waiting for you... There are some things that I can't give you in public."

"Um?"

Just as Mingyou was puzzled, Meiyue suddenly handed over a white bracelet, along with three diamond-shaped crystals of different colors.

"What are you doing?"

"A gift of thanks."

"Um?"

"If outsiders want to get the Z-Ring, they have to participate in the Alola Islands Tour. To avoid trouble, I'll give you this one as a thank you for your help to Alola."

Mizuki thanked the other party for their assistance to Alola and for their promise to fight her with all their might. She always repays kindness, and if Alola had anything of special value that she could give as a thank-you gift, it would be the Z-Ring.

Anyway, she still has some Radiant Stones; she can just ask the Island King to make another one when she gets back.

Hearing her say that, Mingyou couldn't find any reason to refuse, so she had no choice but to accept the Z-bracelet and the Z-pure crystals with the three attributes of water, fire, and grass.

"Um... thank you."

"It's nothing. You made me admit defeat today, and of course I don't want you to lose in the next match either. So, use your rest time tomorrow to practice your Z-Move as a trump card!"

"I will!"

"Okay, I'll be going now. If you have any questions about Z-Moves, feel free to come find me. We'll be heading back to Alola after the Junior Cup."

After leaving those words, Mizuki waved and turned to leave. She didn't have any special feelings for Naruto; she was simply very grateful to him.

Mingyou, standing still, examined the Z-bracelet in his hand. He never expected it to be so easy to obtain. Perhaps one of his ideas could finally be put into practice.

After carefully storing his Z-Bracelet and Z-Crystal, he avoided some media outlets that wanted to interview him, successfully left the competition venue, and found Xiao Zhao waiting for him.

"Why did it take so long to come out again?"

"Something came up... Where are they?"

Mingyou looked around but didn't see Danyu and the others. Xiaozhao replied softly, "We've been waiting for you for too long, and with so many winning players gathered outside, it's a bit too conspicuous, so they went to find a place to eat first and waited for us to come over."

"Oh... um? What happened to your lips?"

What do you think...?

Xiao Zhao put her finger to her accidentally bitten lip. Watching the game was so nerve-wracking. She never expected Mingyou to win in the end. The opponent probably had a lot of hidden cards that she didn't know about.

After hearing the reason, Mingyou smiled awkwardly. The final situation was actually beyond his expectations. He had tested it many times before and had not made Lucario Mega Evolve again. Who knew that he would encounter it today?

We need to do some more research!

He made up his mind again and then asked, "By the way, has the list of the quarterfinals been released?"

"Yeah, the quarterfinals have been decided. I'm in Group A, and you're in Group B. Aren't you happy?"

"So you're saying we won't meet before the finals?"

"I've sent you the list."

"OK."

Mingyou took out his Rotom phone and looked at the message Xiaozhao had sent him. The list of Group A was fairly ordinary; apart from Xiaozhao and Ziyu, he didn't recognize the rest of the people. But Group B…

"The first match is between Arisu and Ash? This... two battle maniacs clashing is something else, so the second match is between me and... Yuu? Huh?!"

Staring at his opponent's avatar, Mingyou froze on the spot. He'd run into them already? No way!

Hearing his exclamation, Xiao Zhao said with a hint of regret, "I really want to fight her, why don't you just lose to her?"

"Sister, this isn't funny..."

"Never mind what I said. By the way, there's a day off tomorrow, do you have any plans?"

"not yet."

"How about we go to the museum? The Light Stone exhibition is tomorrow, and I'd really like to go and see it."

"..."

Mingyou paused for a moment, looked down at the white dragon mark on his right hand, and nodded gently.

"no problem!"

……

(End of this chapter)