Chapter 579: Gwyneth
After defeating Future Yuzuru, Arthur, with the help of his friends, finally managed to shake off the growing number of challengers surrounding him.
He then hurriedly rode Lina back to find the Sandslash.
At the time, they were entangled with Future Yuzuru, and both he and Forrest had fled in a hurry. In the chaos, no one had paid attention to the Sandslash, and they had lost the poor Seed.
Now, with countless people in the desert racking their brains to find a Seed Pokémon but failing, Arthur's "blessing in disguise" behavior would surely make others green with envy if they knew.
He rushed back to the scene of the incident.
The good news was that the Sandslash was still waiting there, not having left, waiting for Arthur to return.
However, the bad news was—
As soon as Arthur arrived, he saw a group of trainers surrounding it.
They seemed to be trying to persuade the Sandslash to go with them. After all, collecting Seeds was the most crucial part of competing for the leaderboard in this event.
Arthur's style of entering the desert—either fighting or on the way to fight—was completely off-track and not the correct way to open this event!
As soon as Arthur arrived, the group of trainers looked at him warily.
Unfortunately, this level of precaution was meaningless.
Because the Sandslash they had surrounded moved first, using Dig to leave their encirclement and returning to Arthur's side in an instant.
This shocked the group in front of Arthur.
Before Arthur arrived, they had tried everything to please the Sandslash: giving snacks, drinks, treasures, and someone even specially summoned a female Alolan Sandslash to seduce it, but all to no avail!
The Sandslash Seed remained extremely vigilant towards them, leaving them helpless.
But suddenly, a boy riding a dragon appeared, and the Sandslash immediately defected to him?
What's going on?
Could that human boy be more attractive than a fair-skinned and beautiful (Alolan Sandslash really is white) female of its own kind?
They all turned back, feeling that something must be wrong with either Arthur or the Sandslash!
Arthur was also somewhat wary.
"Sinnoh people? Does anyone speak the Kubfu language?"
Judging by their skin and hair color, these people seemed to be from the Sinnoh Alliance.
Fortunately, the leader, a woman, spoke fluent Kubfu, so communication was not a problem.
"Hello, I'm Gwyneth."
No further introduction was needed; Arthur understood instantly.
Gwyneth. Even a newbie like him who didn't follow the competitive scene much had heard this name.
The face of the current Sinnoh Alliance!
A world-class professional competitive player!
Captain of the Royal Rapidash Team!
Rated as the world's most dazzling female professional player for three consecutive years!
She had both looks and strength, and at thirty-one, she was still single. Her popularity was so high that even Steven, the captain of the Grand Master Team who had won two consecutive Champions Cups, couldn't overshadow her.
She was also one of the latecomers to the desert. Otherwise, if it were known she was nearby, the area around the Phantom of the West's territory wouldn't have been so quiet recently.
Although this great beauty was in her prime and quite eye-catching, Arthur's wariness didn't diminish.
After all, she was from the Sinnoh Alliance.
It was hard for him to let down his guard against Sinnoh people in the desert right now.
The next moment, Gwyneth spoke, but her words slightly surprised Arthur.
"On our way here, we encountered a group of thugs deliberately destroying cameras. They seemed to have just been in a fight, very ragged but extremely aggressive, so we had to subdue them. Looking at you, it seems you've also just been in a battle. Did you do this?"
So the fleeing Stitched Shadow Army members didn't end well. That was good news. With the Stitched Shadow Army wiped out, the secret of Specter's identity could be buried forever.
Arthur thought for a moment, not answering immediately.
During this time, a teammate next to Gwyneth whispered, reminding her, "Captain, the battle traces on the ground when we arrived were so fierce, and this Kubfu kid looks less than twenty. You're probably overthinking it, right?"
Just as he finished speaking, Arthur decided on his answer: "Yes."
Instantly, the teammate's expression froze.
"Kid, don't talk nonse—"
Someone wanted to question him, but Lina and the Sandslash glared at them simultaneously.
After a series of bloody battles, even the little dragoness Lina's gaze now carried a murderous aura. Just one look was comparable to the move Scary Face, scaring the person into shutting up on the spot.
Gwyneth didn't question immediately but asked first, "Can you tell me your name?"
"I'm Arthur."
"You're Arthur?!"
"You know me?"
"We follow the Kubfu League. Also, we read reports before entering the desert that you recently received a commendation and medal from the Kubfu Alliance."
Arthur raised an eyebrow.
He didn't expect Gwyneth to pay attention to Kubfu's commendations.
Most people coming to the desert at this time were focused solely on the event.
As for what happened before the event, because Kubfu and Sinnoh were arguing with each other, many people couldn't be bothered to care.
But Gwyneth was different.
She cared.
"So do you know what exactly happened in this desert before this? If possible, I hope you can tell me some inside information."
Arthur was stunned for a moment, then asked back, "Are you sure? Even if your alliance likely played a less than honorable role in it?"
"You're speak—"
Gwyneth's teammates immediately got angry.
However, she immediately raised her hand to stop her teammates' anger.
"I just want to know the truth. Of course, I will have my own judgment on the truth you tell."
Arthur shrugged and agreed, "Sure."
There was nothing he couldn't say; it wasn't the Kubfu Alliance doing shady things.
Then he briefly recounted his experiences in the desert.
Of course, he omitted the part about killing the Sinnoh Champion to avoid trouble for himself, and also blurred the time he stalled Groudon.
But even with this watered-down version, some people still didn't believe it.
Or rather, most people didn't believe it.
"Kid, you're bragging too much, aren't you? You stopped an enraged Groudon?"
Arthur didn't explain.
He just gave the truth; whether they believed it or not was none of his business.
After listening, Gwyneth was thoughtful.
"So the group we met earlier was the former terrorist organization Stitched Shadow Army you mentioned?"
"Yes."
Gwyneth nodded, then took out her phone, suppressing her nausea, and took photos of Dayna and Linda's corpses on the ground.
"I will verify it myself when I get back. Even if I can't change anything personally, at least I shouldn't turn a blind eye to the truth.
"If things are indeed as you say, as a member of Sinnoh, I will apologize to you next time we meet."
She spoke very sincerely, which made Arthur appreciate her a bit.
Sinnoh's actions in this incident shouldn't be blamed on everyone there. At least Arthur didn't dislike the attitude Gwyneth showed now.
"Also, we won't compete for this Sandslash Seed. Although I can't make a final judgment yet, you give me the feeling of a good person."
After Gwyneth said this, someone immediately objected, "Captain, this?!"
But Gwyneth seemed determined.
This made Arthur breathe a long sigh of relief.
Thank goodness... I don't have to fight again.
Although he never feared battle, he was truly exhausted right now...
However, he couldn't have predicted what follow-up this "Good Person Card" issued by Gwyneth would bring.
Not long after, when he returned to the territory of the Phantom of the West, the topic exploded!
Because—
Future Yuzuru: "That guy Arthur is a villain!"
Gwyneth: "I think Mr. Arthur is a good person."
Countless onlookers: "Oho~"
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