Chapter 574: The Conversation Drifts
Arthur had to admit that Future Yuzuru's Carbink was incredibly hard. His hand was still numb from that one strike.
So, he naturally proposed a Pokémon battle.
Partly to end this conflict as quickly as possible, and partly to hide the fact that he wasn't in top condition.
However, Future Yuzuru and the surrounding crowd clearly didn't see through Arthur's bluff.
Many exclaimed in amazement: "My god! So imposing!"
"He practically has 'invincible' written on his face!"
"Does the Kubfu Alliance really have such fierce trainers?"
No one noticed Arthur's hand trembling slightly behind his back.
If Future Yuzuru had seen through this and decisively attacked, she might have had a chance to embarrass Arthur and regain her dignity.
Unfortunately, she was intimidated by Arthur's extremely violent fighting style and lost the courage to continue risking her life.
The images of Dayna and Linda being beheaded kept replaying before her eyes. Once the thought of retreat sprouted, it was like a spark on the prairie, quickly becoming an uncontrollable wildfire...
But if there was a gap in real combat experience, she also lagged behind Arthur in fighting spirit.
"Then let's decide the winner with a Pokémon battle. But this doesn't mean I'm afraid of you! It's just... I see some of your Pokémon aren't fully grown yet, and I don't want to hurt them too badly!"
Still stubborn... Arthur smiled, too lazy to refute.
Taking advantage of the opening she created, he quickly recalled Little Lapras, Little Eevee, and Mismagius, then asked Aaron and his group, who had stopped fighting nearby.
"Do you have any Potions? I'm out."
This was one of the main reasons Arthur gave up fighting Future Yuzuru to the death.
His and Forrest's car had been blown up, and their medical supplies were running low. Continuing the fight would cost more than it was worth if his Pokémon got too injured.
After all, he didn't have any deep grudges against Future Yuzuru.
At the same time, Future Yuzuru heartachingly recalled her slightly cracked Carbink and the Milotic Arthur had knocked out.
Umbreon was still lively; she hadn't been knocked out.
After the little dragonfly let go, she ran back to her master immediately.
But as soon as she returned, she tearfully complained to Future Yuzuru—
That Flygon is too mean! To suppress me without knocking me out, that scoundrel Flygon poked my butt with her tail!
This is a huge humiliation for an Umbreon!
If the little dragonfly weren't also female, Umbreon would probably fight to the death right now!
Hearing her Umbreon's accusation, Future Yuzuru looked strange, her gaze at Arthur seeming to confirm her thought: You really aren't a good person!
Arthur felt innocent.
This really has nothing to do with me; it was all the little dragonfly's idea.
Facing Future Yuzuru's accusation, the little dragonfly flew up and down, swaying three times with every shake, and deliberately wiggled her tail at Umbreon while hovering.
With a smug expression of "I did it, bite me," she looked cheap and incredibly scoundrelly.
Truly a performance true to form.
Seeing this, Arthur smacked the little dragonfly on the head exasperatedly and decided.
"Since you're so energetic, you fight this match."
Little dragonfly: (O_O)!!
Specter couldn't be exposed, Old Flame was tired, and Greninja, as a Water-type, was limited in the desert environment.
Thinking about it, the most suitable home-field Pokémon was the little dragonfly.
On the other side, Future Yuzuru thought for a moment and kept her Arcanine, who was still in high spirits.
"I'll use Arcanine. I'll clear the buffs, but the effect of the burning Charcoal remains. To be fair, you can give your Flygon an item too."
Arthur smiled bitterly.
"No need. Consider it compensation for my type advantage."
The real reason was that he didn't have any items suitable for the little dragonfly on him.
Future Yuzuru raised an eyebrow and said seriously, "You proposed this yourself. I hope you won't use it as an excuse if you lose."
"Don't worry, I won't. If I win, I hope you stop pestering me. It's pointless."
With so many people around, Arthur could only hint at it, trusting Future Yuzuru would understand he meant she had no evidence.
But to outsiders, this sounded completely different.
"Whoa!! Really?! Future Yuzuru from Nine-Tailed Fox has been pestering that young man from Kubfu?"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!! I don't believe it!"
"But look, Future Yuzuru didn't deny it! She... she actually admitted it?!"
In an instant, the Nine-Tailed Fox teammates who had paused their battles nearby were all shocked, their mouths agape, unable to close them.
Especially Chuya, the man who had spoken up to help Future Yuzuru but ended up making things worse, now looked broken, his face pale as death.
It was an open secret within the Nine-Tailed Fox team that Chuya liked Future Yuzuru.
In fact, thousands of boys in the Sakura Alliance liked Future Yuzuru. She was their national idol, the goddess in the hearts of countless otaku and young trainers!
But today, the goddess seemed to be entangled with a brat from another alliance, and she was the active one!!
This blow came too fast; they couldn't accept it!
Unfortunately, Future Yuzuru didn't realize the ambiguity at all, and instead added fuel to the fire.
She looked at Arthur seriously and said slowly, word by word, "Fine! But if I win, you must admit your mistake and do as I say!"
"Admit your mistake" meant stop covering for Specter, and "do as I say" meant take Specter to turn himself in.
Arthur understood.
But how could the onlookers understand?
"What? Admit his mistake? What mistake did this Kubfu brat make against Miss Hanyū? Damn it!! I want to strangle him!"
"Oh?! So this battle is for dominance? I think I understand something..."
"Bastard, stop your baseless associations!! Miss Hanyū clearly said earlier—"
Actually, many people remembered Future Yuzuru's initial questioning of Arthur, seeming to say there was a problem with Arthur's Pokémon?
But truth is less important than fun!
Nowadays, people always pay more attention to the parts they find interesting than the truth.
So, delightedly, both at the scene and on the livestream networks of various alliances, the conversation gradually drifted.
This was a complete surprise for Arthur.
He initially proposed the Pokémon duel just because his hand was numb, intending to bluff and try to end the conflict quickly.
Unexpectedly, by a twist of fate, the effect was superb!
It diverted most people's attention instantly, almost as effective as Forrest's textbook derailment earlier.
When Future Yuzuru realized this later, she would probably be furious!
But fortunately, right now, her attention was fully focused on the upcoming Pokémon duel.
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