"Stop!"
But the frenzied Mega Tyranitar stopped all the same. Before Volcarona was completely defeated, he forcefully stopped!
Alder, who was standing on the other side, was stunned for an instant. Even the bitter smile that had appeared on his face froze.
He was already prepared to lose against Cain. In truth, he did not feel too much pressure, but Cain, in the end, had made Mega Tyranitar's Outrage stop!
At that moment, anyone could see the surprise on Alder's face. The first thing was that Cain's Mega Tyranitar, even while using a Dragon-type move, could have such power, not inferior at all to the power that the move Outrage would have if released by a Dragon-type Pokémon of that level.
And the second thing that surprised him even more was that he had not expected there to exist a Pokémon capable of forcibly breaking the mental influence caused by the move Outrage, making the Pokémon forcibly stop the side effects produced by this move!
Outrage, the most powerful and terrifying move of Dragon-type Pokémon, was strong, yes, but its flaw was far too obvious. Clearly, it was not something an ordinary Pokémon could master.
As far as Alder knew, in this world at present, there was only one person who knew such a method, and that person was... Drake!
Thinking of this, Alder understood. Wasn't Drake precisely Cain's master?
In an instant, all the red sand scattered, and the flames that could be seen everywhere were also extinguished.
Cain and Alder looked at each other, and then began to walk slowly toward one another.
Meanwhile, in the special spectators' box, Drake and Juan were also talking about the battle Cain and Alder had just fought.
"I didn't expect this boy to have truly mastered the method to restrain the move Outrage. Good boy!" Drake was smiling like a flower in full bloom.
There was also a smile on Juan's face.
"I really didn't expect him to actually defeat Alder. This is... a true Champion. Even I would not have confidence in beating him."
Drake restrained his smile, nodded, and said, "That Mega Tyranitar at the end, you saw it too, right?"
"Yes. Rock type, Dark type, Ground type, Fire type, and in the end even the Dragon-type move Outrage. Mega Tyranitar's moves did not reduce their power at all because of type incompatibility..." Juan could not help speaking with surprise in his voice.
"That's right. I don't know whether it is an increase brought by Mega Evolution, or whether he himself possesses so many attributes to begin with. What a terrifying existence..." Drake also sighed.
"It shouldn't be Mega Evolution. During this time, we have researched quite a bit about Mega Evolution, but there has never been a Pokémon that, after Mega Evolving, obtains an increase like this. It is probably something that boy has gradually cultivated little by little. A terrifying Tyranitar with no upper limit!"
"..."
While Drake and Juan sighed at Cain's strength, they had more or less also seen how different Cain's Tyranitar was.
And at that moment, Alder and Cain had already arrived in front of each other. Their hands also clasped tightly!
The identities represented by these two people implied many things.
Why had the Champion of the Unova region come to the Hoenn region to help Cain, a young man from Hoenn, fight a battle that would make him famous? Even at the risk of losing the match and reducing his own prestige, he had still come. At that moment, Cain more or less already understood it.
The Unova region wanted to begin cooperation with the Hoenn region!
And this time, Alder agreeing to fight an exhibition match with Cain was the best display of sincerity.
The Champions of two regions could be said to represent the most powerful individual strength of their respective regions, and they were also the greatest facade of those two great regions.
At this instant, in the middle of the ruins, the fact that their hands were clasped represented that the cooperation between both regions would officially begin.
Everyone applauded as they watched the scene at that moment, appearing extremely excited.
After shaking hands with Alder, Cain received the microphone handed to him by the announcer, who had run there from the side.
Evidently, they hoped Cain would announce some things after this battle ended.
Cain also understood what Drake and the others meant. Holding the microphone, he looked around and gazed at the excited spectators.
"Now! I am the Champion! The Hoenn region will be protected by me!"
Cain's energy-filled voice spread throughout the entire plaza.
Uaaaah!
The spectators first burst into a murmur of astonishment, and then came the cheers that rose all the way to the sky.
"Champion Cain!!"
"Champion Cain!!
"Champion Cain!!"
"Champion Cain!!"
"..."
Cain opened his arms and accepted everyone's cheers.
Seeing this scene, Alder also silently walked to one side, returning this ruined stage to Cain.
This moment belonged only to him!
...
Cain successfully managed to become the Champion of the Hoenn region, and also opened a new chapter for the entire Hoenn region.
He barely enjoyed a single day of freedom. During that day, he received his friends from different regions.
He gave everyone a good example, the example of becoming Champion.
Afterward, Professor Oak and other professors who were experts in Pokémon research spoke with him throughout an entire night about knowledge of Mega Evolution.
This caused their understanding and exploration of Mega Evolution to directly advance a great step, saving them many problems.
If they had to research it little by little on their own, of course they could also eventually come to understand Mega Evolution thoroughly. But if there was someone who knew more, why not first learn some things from his mouth?
And so, Cain's first day as Champion, from morning until night, truly did not have even a single instant of rest.
And on the second day, he could think even less about having time to rest.
Juan had long wanted to hand over all the responsibilities related to the position of Champion. Only, Drake was someone who was merely passing through, and although Juan wanted to hand them over to him, he was unwilling.
Now, finally, it had not been easy to wait until Cain ascended to the position. Naturally, Juan handed over to Cain all those big and small affairs, the responsibilities the Champion had to assume, and the obligations he had to fulfill.
And this made Cain spend an entire week busy!
(End of chapter)