After lunch, Ash and the others boarded Mei's repaired speedboat and left Shamouti Island with great reluctance.
Although Ash had left, his mother, Delia, unsurprisingly stayed behind.
This single mother, feeling a bit lonely from her son's constant travels, would wait until Professor Oak finished his research here before returning to Pallet Town with him.
Although Natsui didn't want to view the situation with a narrow mind, all the signs made one suspect if there was some special relationship between the two of them.
However… Natsui wasn't in the mood to delve into such gossip right now. After all, he had his own troubles to deal with.
Once he and Sabrina had packed up, they didn't leave immediately. Instead, they left their luggage in their rooms for the time being and set off for the altar on the other side of Shamouti Island.
A rare Pokémon was there, waiting for Sabrina to catch it.
Walking through the dense forest, Natsui looked around and saw that the trees had suffered varying degrees of frost damage from the recent crisis.
Fortunately, while their branches and leaves looked withered, they were largely unharmed and still full of life.
At this moment, the surroundings were quiet. With no one else around, the two finally had a chance to be alone.
Along the way, Natsui had wanted to say something, but seeing that Sabrina's attitude towards him was unchanged from before, he couldn't help but feel it was strange.
Logically, after what had happened, shouldn't she at least demand some kind of explanation?
Why did it seem… like she was somewhat indifferent?
After all, she was the one who was at a disadvantage!
Natsui couldn't figure it out, but after thinking it over, he ultimately chose to remain silent.
Forget it…
Sabrina's personality was hard to grasp. She must have her own plans. It was better to wait for her to speak first.
The two passed through the forest, crossed a broken cliff, and finally reached the altar, where they once again saw the talking Slowking.
At that moment, Slowking was standing with its hands behind its back, quietly looking at the sea like a worldly elder. Hearing someone approach, it turned to look at them.
"Ah… so it's you."
It was clearly a little surprised by their return.
"The end of the world has been prevented, the guardian of the sea has left and sunk into the depths, and this year's festival is over. You have no reason to set foot on this altar again."
"That's where you're wrong… Of course, we have another purpose…"
Giving it a pitying look, Natsui shook his head, then took a step back to let Sabrina come forward.
The protagonist of this capture battle was Sabrina; his participation wasn't needed. This was her stage.
Slowking had not yet realized its fate. Seeing Sabrina step forward, it looked puzzled, only sighing when she took out a Poké Ball.
"What a headache," Slowking said with a melancholic expression. "I do not wish to battle you, nor do I wish to leave this island. Could I trouble you to leave and pretend you never saw me?"
If it had been Natsui, he would have respected Slowking's wishes and given up on catching it. Unfortunately for it, it was facing Sabrina—the 'ruthless,' 'expert at toying with the weak using psychic powers' Sabrina!
Sabrina looked at Slowking with cold eyes, completely ignoring its wishes, and directly sent out her Pokémon.
She was determined to have this talking Pokémon!
The next second, with a flash of blue light, a Kadabra appeared on the altar.
Seeing this, Slowking wanted to reason with Sabrina further, but she seemed to turn a deaf ear. Through telepathy, she directly ordered Kadabra to attack.
Kadabra raised its spoon, and in an instant, a powerful psychic blast shot towards Slowking!
Fortunately, although Slowking looked dazed and silly, unlike its pre-evolved form, its mind was extremely sharp. It had already been secretly wary of Kadabra's every move.
It stretched out its hand, using its own psychic power to resist.
Bang!
The two energies collided in mid-air and canceled each other out. For a moment, neither gained an advantage.
Natsui glanced around, then found a flat rock to sit on, becoming a mere spectator. He even had the leisure to release a few of his own Pokémon to watch with him.
In terms of typing, both Kadabra and Slowking possessed the Psychic type. However, unlike the mono-typed Kadabra, Slowking was also a Water type, which gave it a certain advantage in battle.
But that didn't mean Kadabra was at a disadvantage. After all, with Sabrina's command, not only were its moves used more strategically, but it also had an extra pair of eyes to look for weaknesses that Slowking might expose during the battle.
On the field, the two Pokémon were evenly matched. Natsui watched for a while, then turned to Gardevoir with a smile. "It seems you're not the only one making progress. Sabrina's Kadabra is growing quickly too. I still remember the scene of you two battling when we challenged the Saffron Gym. Thinking about it now, it feels like it was just yesterday."
Gardevoir looked at Kadabra and nodded gently. As a fellow psychic Pokémon, it could naturally feel the two powerful forces colliding.
A Water Gun flew past Natsui, drawing his attention back to the battle.
He didn't know how long this Slowking had been alive, but it was clear that its moves were very powerful. However, despite its strength, it didn't seem very skilled in combat. It was clearly the sage type and probably didn't get much exercise. After fighting for just a short while, it was already panting heavily!
Moreover, because it was too intelligent, it couldn't focus on the match. It kept looking at Natsui's Pokémon on the side, especially the Haunter that was giving it a mischievous grin, worried that they might jump in at any moment.
Nearby, upon hearing Natsui's voice, Sabrina glanced at him discreetly.
The fact that Kadabra hadn't quickly defeated this Slowking in front of Natsui actually bothered her quite a bit.
After all, regardless of gender, everyone wants to show their perfect side in front of the person they like. Even a beautiful psychic was no exception.
With this in mind, she telepathically told Kadabra to stop, while she herself slowly walked towards Slowking.
Slowking looked at Sabrina in confusion, thinking she was about to give up.
But the next second, Sabrina stretched out a hand towards it, and a terrifying psychic blast erupted, completely engulfing it!
In an instant, before Slowking could even react, it was knocked down by this force!
Even with its super-high intelligence, it had clearly never encountered such a situation before. It had never imagined that a human could use psychic powers!
And what made matters worse was that, compared to Kadabra, this woman's power was far stronger!
In fact, it wasn't just Slowking; Natsui was also stunned.
He never expected that in the middle of a battle, Sabrina would step in herself!
Did she get restless watching Kadabra fight and want to have a go herself!?
Or maybe only a Pokémon she 'personally' captures will be more obedient!?
Scratching his head, Natsui was completely baffled.
Just then, Slowking struggled to its feet, but just as it was about to resist, a second and then a third psychic blast followed, knocking it down again.
As its body endured the pain, Slowking lamented in its heart.
It seemed its freedom was now far away…
It had already used up a lot of stamina fighting Kadabra, and now it was simply unable to continue battling this terrifying woman.
Seeing that Slowking had given up resisting, Sabrina decisively took out a Poké Ball and threw it at it.
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