The four of them went to a gravel patch on the side of the road, stood on opposite sides, and prepared for battle. But before starting, Natsui couldn't help but ask curiously, "How did you recognize me just now? Were you specifically waiting for me here? Or did you just happen to see me and recognize me immediately?"
Mai's lips curled up slightly. "After you defeated my brother and sister, they sent us your photo. And to find you, we specifically looked up your information and found out that you are the latest champion of the Indigo Conference. It was a coincidence that we appeared here, but since we had seen a few of your matches, we recognized you as soon as you showed up."
So that's how it is.
Natsui nodded. Since they've specifically looked me up, it seems these two have done some research on me…
Just then, Shu pushed up his glasses again and said calmly, "Besides that, we also heard our sister talk about you. She said you are very strong and that we absolutely must not underestimate you. And my sister also mentioned that you have a cold and beautiful long-haired woman with you, very easy to recognize…"
But at this point, he seemed to have just realized something, and his body suddenly stiffened.
He then looked at Erika, saw her short hair, and then looked at the Hoppip beside her. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and after confirming two or three times that he wasn't mistaken, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Huh? You got a new woman?"
Natsui's face darkened, and even Erika couldn't help but feel a bit awkward.
This was the second time she had been mistaken for being in a relationship with Natsui. She couldn't help but touch her own face. Do we really look that much like a couple?
"Ahem," Natsui cleared his throat and introduced them. "This is Erika. She's my traveling companion, not my woman."
Shu pushed up his glasses again, his gaze darting between Natsui and Erika, clearly trying to analyze the possibility of the word 'companion'.
Hmm? Are you sure not a partner? But just a companion?
In fact, it wasn't strange that he suspected their relationship. After all, he had just seen Natsui and Erika walking over from the distance, talking and laughing, with brilliant smiles on their faces. Anyone who saw that scene would probably think their relationship was extraordinary.
Fortunately, Mai clearly couldn't stand her brother's dense personality and wasn't interested in other people's relationships. She couldn't help but clear her throat and bring the topic back.
"Alright, let's get back to business. Let's decide on the rules for this match."
Hearing Mai change the subject, Natsui also let out a sigh of relief.
He was also afraid that Shu would say something else to make Erika unhappy. But before speaking, he first looked at the surroundings.
Because they were on the outskirts of the city, the infrastructure was not very complete, and there was naturally no dedicated Pokémon battlefield. At this moment, under their feet was just ordinary ground, bare except for many scattered stones and weeds.
Well, we can call this a sand and gravel field for now… But in fact, it doesn't matter whether there's a professional battlefield or not. After all, it's not a formal match, so there's no need to worry about these things.
After a moment's thought, Natsui said, "Since there are two of you, I'll just have one battle with each of you. One round decides the winner. How about that?"
"No problem," Mai continued to ask, "Then what about the battle rules?"
Natsui said without thinking, "Of course, we'll send out our Pokémon at the same time."
Mai nodded. In a wild battle, this was the most conventional battle format. Since there was no issue of going first or second, there was no type advantage, which made the match as fair as possible.
After all, they had seen his matches and knew that this man really liked to win battles through type advantage.
Just then, Erika took a few steps back, leaving the field to Natsui while also giving him a small fist pump.
"Good luck~"
Giving her a smile in return, Natsui turned to look at Shu and Mai. After the brother and sister exchanged a look, Mai was the first to step forward.
Natsui looked at her, recalling the Pokémon of Satsuki and Katsuki on the Ice Path, which had left a deep impression on him.
At that time, Satsuki had sent out a Lombre, while Katsuki had sent out a Forretress. He wondered what Pokémon this fourth and fifth of the Week Siblings would send out to deal with him.
Shu, acting as the temporary referee, raised his right hand.
"Both sides, please send out your Pokémon simultaneously."
Natsui and Mai simultaneously took out a Poké Ball and then released the Pokémon inside.
As the two blue lights faded, his Larvitar appeared in front of Natsui, and opposite it, a Pokémon that was all red, like a lava snail, appeared.
Oh? It's a Slugma… Natsui recognized its identity at a glance. It was the Fire-type Pokémon—Slugma.
In terms of appearance, Slugma was all red, with a body made of lava. It had a pair of yellow eyes, a pair of flame-shaped antennae on its head, and two droplet-like objects hanging down from the sides of its mouth.
Since it was the first time he had seen a Slugma in person, Natsui couldn't help but take out his Pokédex and point it at it. Pokédex: Beep. Slugma, the Lava Pokémon. A Fire type. Slugma are generally found where the ground temperature is high, and they appear in large numbers in volcanic areas. They crawl around slowly in search of warm places. It is said that the scorching lava that replaces the blood in their bodies is constantly circulating, transporting necessary nutrients and oxygen to the body. They move without rest, because once their bodies cool down, their skin will harden and they will be unable to move, so they sleep near magma.
Its body will cool down?
Putting away the Pokédex, Natsui couldn't help but marvel—what a strange Pokémon…
But in terms of typing, the Ground/Rock-type Larvitar had an absolute advantage over the Fire-type Slugma. Both Ground and Rock-type moves would deal double damage to Slugma, while conversely, Fire-type moves would only deal half damage to Larvitar.
Seeing this matchup, Mai also had a pained expression on her face. To think that even though they had sent out their Pokémon at the same time, the result was still like this.
Seeing her expression, Natsui smiled faintly and said without a care, "Do you need me to switch Pokémon? I don't mind at all."
"No need!" Hearing this, Mai felt she was being looked down upon and shook her head firmly. "Even if I'm at a type disadvantage, I will still defeat you.
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