Chapter 304: The Whole World is Targeting Gary!
Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
"Thud."
Bruno snorted coldly. Raising his hand, he pulled the Wooden Sword from his long hair and casually tossed it to the ground.
"Little girl, why did you attack me?!"
He, Bruno, had practiced martial arts since childhood and was highly disciplined. In martial arts circles, he had quite a reputation. Aside from evildoers, he rarely made enemies. So why would this young girl suddenly attack him?
Was she from Team Rocket?
"Hmph."
Blue panted slightly, forcefully suppressing the sharp pain coming from her abdomen. She slowly got back to her feet, her watery, tear-streaked eyes glaring daggers at the big guy in front of her.
"Hmph, I, Gary, was just careless today. Next time, I'll definitely run that Wooden Sword through your forehead."
Bruno was getting annoyed. He shouted in a low voice, "Who the hell are you?!"
Hearing this, Blue straightened her back, facing the giant who was several heads taller than her. Her round, bun-like face wore an incredibly arrogant expression.
"Hmph, I am who I am, and I don't hide my name! Gary of Pallet Town, that is my name!"
Blue shot him a Taunt-like gaze, her tone not faltering in the slightest as she continued:
"Next time, I, Gary of Pallet Town, will beat you so hard your own mother won't recognize you!"
Gary of Pallet Town?
Bruno couldn't help but frown, thinking to himself that it sounded like a boy's name.
Besides, that name... it seemed like he'd heard it somewhere before.
"We'll meet again someday! Remember the name of the one who will eventually crush you—Gary of Pallet Town!"
Blue repeated the name three times, figuring that should be enough. She then turned and walked into the jungle behind her.
"Let's go, Little Ditto, Little Leek!"
The Farfetch'd at her side shouldered its Leek and followed.
*Bo-bo-bo...*
On the other side, the Wooden Sword that Bruno had casually tossed to the ground suddenly melted into a puddle of pink sludge, which then reformed into a ball. It was actually an adorable Ditto.
"Ditto~"
The Ditto's body trembled for a moment before it, too, slipped into the jungle, following Blue's silhouette.
"A Ditto? What incredible Transform ability. I didn't even notice..."
Seeing this, Bruno was secretly astonished. For it to fool his eyes even after transforming into an inanimate object, this Ditto was clearly not simple.
After all, someone with such transformation skills was a rare sight. A youth with superb swordsmanship who also excelled at using a Ditto for disguise... when did such a figure appear in the Kanto Region?
For a moment, only Bruno was left standing in the bare, rocky area, completely bewildered, his eyes filled with a mix of innocence and utter confusion.
Did I offend someone? I was just asking for directions, and for that, they want to take me down?
"Hmph. Gary of Pallet Town. I'll remember you."
Immediately, Bruno's eyes turned cold. As a powerful Elite Four member, he feared no one, even if he was being targeted!
"By the way, which way is Pallet Town again?"
Miyazaki Mountain.
*Hiss...*
Blue took a large detour, putting a good distance between herself and Bruno. She finally dropped the arrogant facade, clutching her stomach tightly. She crouched on the ground, curled up like a shrimp, and couldn't stop herself from whimpering out again.
"Damn it all to Squirtle, that big oaf actually hits women!"
That Black Tiger Heart-Plucking Punch, although it didn't render her unable to battle on the spot, left her barely hanging on, dealing immense damage.
As for why Blue attacked Bruno today, the reason was very simple.
Using the name of her fellow townsman, Gary, to go around killing, committing arson, pillaging, and provoking heroes of all kinds—this was what she had been doing recently.
Blue had always been a righteous girl, willing to go through hell and high water for her dear friend to help them achieve their dream, even at her own expense.
"Hmph, since you want to be a flea, I'll make you the most famous flea in the world!"
What was the point of attacking Gary? At most, she could beat him up and vent some anger, but there was no joy in that.
In this era of big data, the truly fatal thing was to attack a person's reputation!
The ancient texts had already provided the answer: he who follows the righteous path will find ample support, while he who loses it will find little.
Hunt down Gary all by herself? No, she wanted to make the entire world hunt down Gary together!
She was playing for keeps.
"*Hiss...* so painful..."
The pain made Blue suck in a sharp breath again. Only then did she feel a bit surprised, wondering to herself why, after having been personally instructed by Big Sis Blue for some time, she still couldn't beat an unremarkable brute who was all muscle?
Blue: "?"
I only taught you disguise and how to bluff your way through with cuteness. When did I ever teach you to play with knives?
I don't even know how myself!
A woman should use her naturally angelic face to commit demonic deeds, manipulating everyone in the world and playing them in the palm of her hand.
Using knives, that's what barbarians do!
She felt that under her tutelage, Blue's direction and style were drifting further and further in the opposite direction.
Initially, Blue wanted to cultivate her into a poisonous rose with thorns, someone who could stir up trouble from the shadows, a femme fatale who could topple a city with a single smile.
But now, Blue was instead leaning towards becoming a Berserker?
Or perhaps, as if she'd been mentally corrupted, she was drifting in the direction of a Gale Swordmaster...?
"Besides, that guy is no ordinary person. He's Bruno of the Elite Four," Blue couldn't help but remind her.
Not only is he powerful in Pokémon battles, but his own physical strength is also ridiculous. By her conservative estimate, he's at about a 1.5 Ash-level.
"Great! It was totally worth taking that punch!!"
Blue's eyes immediately lit up, and a brilliant smile spread across her lips. For a moment, her flower-like smile was breathtakingly beautiful.
Her mind was already filled with this image:
One day, a spiky-haired youth is skipping down a road, only to be dragged into the bushes by a large, bare-chested man, who then pummels him unconscious with a flurry of punches.
"Hahaha, I so wish I could fast-forward to that day~!"
Blue drew a 'pie in the sky' for herself, and the power from this imaginary pie erased the pain in her stomach. She finally couldn't help but double over with laughter right where she stood.
"Huh? Isn't that my compatriot, Blue?"
A familiar voice came from up ahead.
Blue subconsciously lifted her round face, her small, tear-streaked eyes looking up at the person before her.
"Haha—huh? Isn't that my compatriot, Ash? And Teacher Brock and Misty, hahaha..."
Halfway through her sentence, Blue couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out laughing again.
Ash and the others: "?"
They looked at themselves, wondering what was so funny.
"Haha—*cough cough*—I'm not laughing at you guys, I'm laughing at that Gary! He's already been beaten to tears by Elite Four Bruno's flurry of punches, hahaha!"
Blue: "?"
She frowned deeply, wondering if this girl had been indulging in her 'pie in the sky' fantasies for so long that she could no longer tell them apart from reality.
Has her brain broken...?
The four of them: "?"
It wasn't strange for Bruno to be here.
But Gary was here too?
Didn't he go to the Power Plant to catch Zapdos?
"Oh, oh, I meant in the future~ I just fast-forwarded a bit."
It took Blue half a minute to finally react and explain.
Ash couldn't help but walk over, raising a hand to feel Blue's forehead, then his own.
"I think your little head must be overheating."
Blue: "(⊙_⊙)?"
(end of chapter)