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Lu Ping smacked his lips and sighed.

Cynthia nodded in agreement: "It's not just that, look closely."

Her eyes were fixed on the charred trees.

There, a faint touch of green floats in the air.

"Lightning is not only a synonym for destruction, but also a symbol of new life," Xiao Gang murmured.

For humans, thunderstorms that produce lightning in midsummer are often accompanied by rainfall, which can provide crops with sufficient water; and thunderstorms also wash away pollutants such as dust and smog from the atmosphere, playing a role in purifying the atmosphere.

When lightning strikes, it often signifies life.

With his current abilities and knowledge, it's difficult for him to know exactly what such electrical properties would bring to the electric dragon.

But there is no doubt that this electric dragon represents a significant improvement.

"Your electric dragon can definitely be called a divine beast."

Cynthia helped Xiaogang fill in the gaps in his knowledge.

Her nonchalant attitude made it impossible to tell that she was talking about anything important.

Lu Ping swayed slightly: "Wait a minute, there's a lot of information here, let me sort it out."

He held his forehead, unwilling to believe it.

Zapdos's telepathic communication delivered the final blow: "If you mean the potential of a legendary Pokémon that you speak of is whether it can become a Pokémon with strength similar to mine, then this Ampharos certainly has a good chance."

"ah--"

Lu Ping couldn't hold back any longer.

He stormed up to Tetsuya and grabbed him by the collar, yelling, "Why! Why?! Why?!"

"That's just how luck is for people."

Tetsuya shrugged with a grin, looking incredibly irritating.

He knew Lu Ping was joking.

Of course, a hint of jealousy was inevitable; no one could remain calm, including himself.

"However, Suicune told me that according to our classification method, champion potential means that this Pokémon has reached the limit of its species."

He turned his gaze to Cynthia.

Cynthia nodded: "That's definitely true."

"That so-called divine beast aptitude..."

"The difference between mythical beasts and ordinary spirits, besides their mastery of energy, also lies in their understanding of energy."

Your electric dragon's electric energy characteristics almost naturally satisfy the latter condition.

Zapdos's understanding of Electric-type attacks isn't like that; it seems to be the effect of the crystal at the bottom of the lake.

Cynthia observed the electric dragon with great interest.

There was no jealousy involved; she was very confident in her own and her companions' abilities.

A single electric dragon with the potential to break through to the third level of godhood wouldn't be enough to make her lose her composure.

On the contrary, if conditions permit, Cynthia would prefer to take the Mysterious Crystal back and study it for a while.

Unfortunately, it doesn't work very well; Zapdos still needs this thing to recover.

Seven or eight years later, Cynthia felt that she no longer needed it.

On the other side, Tetsuya, who was being "extorted" by Xiaogang and Luping, was nodding in a mixture of pain and pleasure.

In Xiao Gang's words, "You only got this luck because we were all together. You have to treat your brothers to a good meal."

Well, the reason was absurd, but Tetsuya happily agreed anyway.

"Eat as much as you want at the sports park's sports meal set meal."

He waved his hand.

Three thousand Alliance Coins per share, not a big deal.

"Do I get a share too?" Cynthia looked at him with great interest.

"Choose any of the upscale restaurants you like."

Tetsuya remained calm and composed.

What do you mean by valuing romance over friendship? He just wanted to eat at a fancy restaurant.

The price he paid for saying that was that on the way back to the stadium after saying goodbye to Zapdos, Lu Ping and Xiao Gang teamed up and he turned the tables on them.

A damned fighter/reckless brute.

The two men who were pinned to the ground were very dissatisfied.

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The "competitive package" was ultimately a joke.

Tetsuya, in high spirits because of his haul of the electric dragon, treated the other three to a lavish meal.

"This place is really full of energy."

Leaning against the window, Xiao Gang looked at the brightly lit scene outside and couldn't help but sigh.

Although it was already past 8 p.m., the atmosphere at the sports park was still lively.

Not to mention the official battle arenas, you can see many trainers practicing battles even on the streets of town.

The battles between the outstanding individuals naturally attract attention, forming numerous small circles.

This is a very rare sight in any city or region.

Even in Neon Town, the city that never sleeps in the Kanto region, people are more interested in enjoying life than in Pokémon battles.

"Oh, by the way, Ms. Cynthia, have you received an invitation from the Yuanda Group to the Battle Frontier?"

Lu Ping suddenly seemed to have thought of something and asked.

Cynthia, who was staring blankly at the two different glasses of juice in front of her, nodded subconsciously: "Yes."

silence...

"Um, what exactly is the invitation?" Lu Ping asked, forcing himself to continue.

Although they had only just met, he had already learned a little about Cynthia and knew that she would occasionally exhibit behaviors similar to "choice paralysis".

One thing he was curious about was whether Cynthia would behave this way during a match.

The answer is naturally no.

Cynthia only exhibits this behavior when she's not focused, but when she's battling a Pokémon, her attention is never wavering.

This is also an essential quality for every powerful trainer.

When confronted with Lu Ping's questioning, Cynthia came to her senses and said, "It seems like they invited me to be some kind of Grand Lord, but I didn't agree. It would be too much of a waste of time."

Her tone was very casual.

"A battle against the Great Khan?"

Lu Ping and Xiao Gang were unfamiliar with this term.

Like Tetsuya, the invitations they received were limited to simply going to the challenge to generate buzz.

However, Tetsuya did know what kind of invitation it was.

"The battle development zone that Yuanda Group plans to build can be understood as similar to a dojo, which will be divided into various battle facilities."

The person in charge of each battle facility is equivalent to the Gym Leader, and is referred to as the Battle Chief.

Each leader in the battle symbolizes a different meaning and has their own specific title.

Facing the Great Khan sounds like a demonstration of strength.

He explained briefly, and was also somewhat surprised: "So Lila was talking about you."

Lila, who will ultimately become the main combatant, was previously the subordinate of the handsome Interpol officer, but is now his superior. She once mentioned matters related to the Frontier Zone to Tetsuya during a conversation.

According to her, the Yuanda Group had openly told her that they had previously invited another powerful trainer to be their battle master, but the other person declined, so they approached her instead.

Fortunately, Lila didn't care about these things at all, so after thinking about it for a moment, she quickly agreed.

Tetsuya hadn't expected that the powerful trainer Lila and the Enda Group were talking about would be Cynthia.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

Trainers who are powerful yet hold few official positions are rare; Cynthia is an exceptional case among exceptional cases.

Who is Lila?

When Tetsuya mentioned this name that suddenly came up, Shikabi was very curious: "How do you know so many people?"

"An international police chief, with whom we had previously cooperated in operations, accepted the invitation from the Yuanda Group to serve as the commander of the opposing force."

Tetsuya gave a brief introduction.

Lu Ping tilted his head: "Are international police this powerful these days? How can a person in charge be so capable?"

Although we don't know the exact strength of the trainer named Lyra, compared to the previous invited trainer Cynthia, she probably isn't much weaker.

He knew very well that the beautiful blonde woman beside him possessed strength comparable to a regional champion.

Tetsuya shrugged.

Therefore, there are simply too many geniuses in the world of elves.

Even without the bizarre, crimson, blue, and green colors, there are plenty of slightly inferior specimens, if not everywhere.

"As expected, being a researcher suits me best." Lu Ping shook his head helplessly. "You guys should just have your own internal competition with these kinds of freaks."

He was speaking to Tetsuya and Cynthia.

Tetsuya chuckled: "Oh, I remember you said you were going to beat me up before."

"Go away and play somewhere else." Lu Ping rolled his eyes. "I don't have a habit of looking for trouble. Who knew that you would have more than one Pokémon reach the Elite Four in less than half a year?"

Since learning the news, no one in Tetsuya's social circle has brought up the matter of a match with him.

Tetsuya smacked his lips in regret.

It seems I'll only be able to have a truly exhilarating 6v6 all-out battle during the Johto Silver Tournament.

And it might not even be truly satisfying.

After all, with his strength, winning the championship would be a piece of cake.

"How about I challenge you to a duel?"

Suddenly, Cynthia, who seemed to be daydreaming, spoke up.

Tetsuya instinctively wanted to say goodbye.

"Go for it! You're not that cowardly, are you?"

Lu Ping, who was standing to the side, encouraged Tetsuya with the attitude of "the more the merrier".

There's nothing else to it, he admitted it, he just wanted to see Zhe get beaten up too.

"That's right, that's right! Trainers should constantly challenge stronger opponents to become stronger!"

Xiao Gang suddenly blurted out a sentence, which piqued my interest.

Lu Ping raised an eyebrow.

He never expected that Xiao Gang, this guy with thick eyebrows and small eyes, would be so cunning.

However, the two of them have reached a tacit agreement at this moment—even though they haven't known each other for very long, the friendship between boys is that simple.

The two of them kept provoking Tetsuya with their back-and-forth banter.

Tetsuya knew, of course, that those two bastards had no good intentions.

But under Cynthia's gaze, for some reason, he gritted his teeth and agreed: "Okay, let's fight, but there aren't any suitable battlefields nearby, are there?"

"Don't worry, I talked to Tatsuya before I came. There's a special arena here for Elite Four level Pokémon battles, which is enough."