Corey, Sweet, and Fergus actually have significant objections to Mewtwo's so-called strongest Trainer. They are quite concerned about the hierarchy between humans and Pokémon, unlike Ash and Lorelei, who are more open-minded.
To Ash and his friends, whether it's humans or Pokémon, they are equal beings. Although humans act as Trainers and command Pokémon in battle, this is not a superior-subordinate relationship but an equal one.
However, some people, like Corey and his kind, don't think this way. Even though they don't treat Pokémon as slaves, they have an inherent sense of superiority when facing Pokémon.
They can't accept being stepped on by Pokémon, so even if Ash, a Trainer who has just debuted, steals the spotlight, they prefer it to being crushed by Mewtwo!
In fact, Mewtwo's current form also has something to do with humans who hold such ideas.
But now, with Ash's Charizard winning, the battle for the 'strongest Trainer' has concluded.
Mewtwo initially had the upper hand, but in the end, Charizard single-handedly defeated three in a row and brought her down to the ground.
She lost.
Mewtwo's expression remained calm, revealing nothing of her thoughts, while Corey, seeing no response from Mewtwo, spoke again, "Hey, you called Mewtwo, you've already lost. Being a Trainer is a human duty. You Pokémon should just battle obediently. This battle has brought you back to reality, hasn't it?"
"That's right. Even though I don't know the purpose of this tournament, the result proves that we humans are the real Trainers. Pokémon can't be Trainers; you should just obediently be captured by humans from now on!" Sweet added in agreement.
However, their words caused Ash's face to darken, and Lorelei's brows furrowed slightly. Originally, they could have had a good chat with Mewtwo after the battle ended, but these two were simply adding fuel to the fire. Mewtwo wouldn't be in the mood to listen to them now.
As expected, Mewtwo's previously calm face instantly showed anger: 'What did you say?!'
A terrifying telekinesis bypassed Ash and directly acted on Corey and Sweet, lifting them high and firmly binding their limbs. Fear and pain appeared on their faces.
Fergus, who was sitting nearby and initially wanted to say something, promptly shut his mouth.
It's fortunate he had already suffered once, so this time he didn't speak out of turn. Only pain makes one clearly aware of one's position and situation.
This Mewtwo is clearly different from normal Pokémon; it's actually the strongest Pokémon present. The power that was exerted on him in that instant still left Fergus with a slight fear.
"Mewtwo, stop this at once, don't make things worse!" Lorelei sternly ordered Mewtwo to halt.
'Make things worse? What mistake have I made? It is you humans with entrenched class ideals who are in the wrong! You humans are not fit to be the rulers of this planet!' Mewtwo's cold voice resonated within everyone's minds.
Corey and Sweet, suspended in the air, felt the telekinetic force binding them suddenly tighten, a suffocating sensation rising within their hearts, yet they couldn't move at all.
"Bang!!" A dull sound resounded throughout the arena, and Corey and Sweet, who were restrained in mid-air, fell straight down. Charizard caught Corey, while Brock used his unmatched strength to catch Sweet.
Over on Mewtwo's side, Ash maintained a punching posture, while Mewtwo's body slid back several meters from the friction.
Undoubtedly, the reason the telekinetic restraints on the two were released was that Ash had punched Mewtwo, making her withdraw the telekinesis that bound them.
Mewtwo lowered her hands supporting her front and looked at Ash with a surprised expression. She hadn't expected Ash to actually dare to strike her, much less that the power of his punch was so strong!
Without using superpower to defend, her arms had even lost feeling.
Don't be deceived by her being a Psychic Type Pokémon, her physical body is relatively fragile, but that's only relative to Pokémon of the same level.
No matter how fragile, she is still a Divine Domain Level!
A mere human, relying on the strength of his body to paralyze her arms and render them numb, what kind of power is this?
"Mewtwo, Miss Lorelei is right, don't make mistakes on mistakes. I don't know what misunderstanding you have about me or humans, but I think we can sit down and talk about it properly!" After stopping Mewtwo, Ash also passionately advised Mewtwo.
From the beginning, coming here was with the belief that Mewtwo might have fallen into someone else's hands; he was still worried that Mewtwo escaped one predicament only to fall into another, so he came here without much thought, his purpose being to rescue Mewtwo.
The result was that this event was entirely orchestrated by Mewtwo herself, and only seven days had passed. He didn't understand why Mewtwo suddenly had such a strong opinion against humans, was it just because she discovered the psychic essence within Gardevoir?
But even if it involved the psychic essence inside Gardevoir, they could sit down and discuss it. If Mewtwo could extract it without harming Gardevoir, Ash wouldn't disagree to return the psychic essence to Mewtwo.
If it couldn't be done, then Ash could seek help from the group of experts; they would surely have a solution.
So, if Mewtwo's only goal was the psychic essence, Ash felt there was no need to cause such a mess; she could have just come to him directly!
Ash couldn't fathom what purpose Mewtwo had behind orchestrating this strongest Trainer drama.
'Make mistakes on mistakes? What mistake have I made? It is you humans who are in the wrong! I know you're puzzled about why I held this strongest Trainer tournament, right? Because I'm aware of human nature; when it comes to titles like strongest, first, you humans flock to it eagerly!'
'I plan to utilize the Pokémon of you strong Trainers to create a Pokémon army of my own, and then strike back at humans! I want to create a world where Pokémon rule over humans. This is my revolution!'
As Mewtwo's words ended, her eyes shone brightly, and an opening appeared at the edge of the arena, followed by a swarm of black Poké Balls emerging like locusts, targeting the various Pokémon in the arena!
As a black Poké Ball struck Corey's Venusaur, Venusaur was instantly captured without any ability to resist.
Seeing this, Corey, completely disregarding his inner fear, shouted at Mewtwo, "What did you do to my Pokémon! Give me back my Venusaur!!!"
Even Lorelei was stunned by the scene before her; once a Pokémon is captured by a Poké Ball, it is protected by a special mechanism within the ball. Other Poké Balls, when thrown at captured Pokémon, are supposed to bounce off, yet these black Poké Balls were unaffected.
Not only could they forcefully break the restrictions of a Poké Ball, but they could also disregard a Pokémon's will, even more overbearing than a Master Ball!
"Pikachu, use Iron Tail to smash that Poké Ball!!" Upon witnessing this scene, Ash immediately commanded Pikachu.
Currently in front of Mewtwo and a hundred meters away from there, Pikachu hadn't come with him, had been offline throughout, and finally came back online at this moment.
He targeted the black Poké Ball of Venusaur; his tail behind him glowed with a metallic sheen, then leapt fiercely down!
"Crack!"
Iron Tail smashed the Poké Ball into pieces, allowing Venusaur to come out of it, an expression of relief and lingering fear on its face, suggesting that its experience inside the black Poké Ball wasn't pleasant.
"Mewtwo...you've gone too far!" Ash eyed Mewtwo sharply, his voice tinged with an indescribable anger.
This time, Mewtwo's actions genuinely angered Ash!