Diantha's face instantly darkened.
Brandon really knew how to poke the sorest spot—
And she wasn't even the one who mocked him back then!
Why was he acting like she personally wronged him?
Dragging her into his misery just to "share the shame"?
So that's what kind of old man you are!!
[Professor Oak: As for why both Ash and Greninja collapsed—
It's most likely because their movements were synchronized.
Ash and Greninja were fused in a sense, even sharing stamina!]
[Professor Oak: Remember the beginning of the footage?
Ash trained together with Greninja, running through the forest.
They must have already experienced blacking out during battle,
so they specifically trained their endurance afterward!]
[Bruno: So that's why Ash participated in physical training with Greninja!
I thought Ash just wanted to get stronger physically!]
[Agatha: Do you think everyone is as brainless and muscle-headed as you?]
[Lance: Besides Bruno, who would train their body to the point of fighting Pokémon directly?
Ash doesn't count—he's a born "Super Rookie"!]
[Cynthia: To hold his own that long in a Champion-level battle…
He truly deserves that title.]
[Diantha: See? Why would I throw a match?
Ash and Greninja just weren't fully trained yet!]
[Wikstrom: Who said you threw the match?
Are you… confessing something?]
Diantha didn't reply.
Instead—
"Hello? Yes, it's me, Diantha.
Prepare a helicopter. I'm flying back to Kalos tonight."
"Hm? The destination?
Wikstrom's house."
In Kanto, Diantha's expression was pitch-black as she made the call.
She wasn't as wealthy as Steven, but as the Kalos Champion,
getting her private helicopter was easy.
Wikstrom, right?
Tonight, even your ancestors aren't safe.
Cynthia laughed behind her hand.
"Isn't that a bit much, Diantha? He was just joking."
"Hehe~ A joke?
Yes, I plan to joke with him too—
a very special joke."
When Diantha smiled like that… life and death were uncertain.
Even Brock—who'd been starry-eyed staring at the ladies—felt a chill run down his spine.
"Amitabha… Brother Wikstrom, I'll burn incense for you…"
[Settlement complete.
Heavenly Tally rewards are being issued.
Both listed participants, please check your rewards.]
[The fourth official tally is about to begin.
This one will be a large-scale tally—
Everyone, please prepare.]
As everyone continued discussing the previous battle,
the celestial voice returned.
Two pure white beams descended from above.
They pierced straight into the house—
one landing beside Diantha, the other beside Ash.
As the beams faded, their rewards appeared.
At Diantha's side—
two pendants, each holding a beautiful gemstone.
At Ash's side—
a blue Pokémon Egg.
"Key Stone and Mega Stone!!"
Lance immediately shouted in shock.
At their level, they had few desires left—
But Mega Stones and Key Stones were definitely not "ordinary items."
Especially for Lance!
He'd been fantasizing that if Dragonite could Mega Evolve,
He could crush Lorelei to become the Kanto Champion,
and then kick Leon aside to become World Champion!
But fantasies were fantasies.
Yet for Diantha—
Her fantasy had just become reality.
Diantha's desire for Mega Evolution was no weaker than anyone's.
She had witnessed her Gardevoir's Mega form—
that elegant skirt, that overwhelming power.
Even though she got bodied by Greninja afterward,
nobody denied how beautiful and powerful Mega Gardevoir was.
In the barrage earlier, her longing for Mega Stones had practically overflowed.
She would've traded all her fancy dresses for them.
And Heavenly Tally really delivered her most desired treasure.
'Forgive me, Tally-sama!
I was wrong to complain!
If this is the kind of reward dark history brings—
Then feel free to expose ten more!'
Diantha lovingly lifted the Key Stone and Gardevoirite,
admiring them under the light―
Their shine was almost blinding the Champions around her.
Lance nearly ground his molars into dust.
'Damn it!
Don't I have any embarrassing things they can expose?
If I could get a Dragonite Mega Stone—
I'd GLADLY hand over every black history I have!'
And honestly, Diantha's "black history" wasn't even bad.
She fought a legendary hero, Greninja!
Losing to that wasn't shameful—
At worst, people would think she fought someone who was hacking reality.
And she didn't even lose—it was a draw.
Trading a slightly embarrassing tally for a Mega set…
That's profit, no matter how you look at it!
Misty looked curiously at the object beside Ash.
"Ash, what's this Pokémon Egg?"
The reward list wasn't broadcast this time.
So nobody knew what the egg was.
Ash stared at the egg in shock—
He never expected the Tally to reward that.
"It's… a Froakie egg!"
"Froakie…"
Misty froze.
She genuinely had no idea what that was.
After all, Froakie was practically nonexistent in Kanto.
But Cynthia reacted instantly.
"Wait…
Does that mean—
This is your future Greninja?"
"W–wait!!
Froakie evolves into Greninja?!
Then that means—!"
Realization struck Misty like lightning.
This egg…
This egg was the same Greninja from the video—
That overwhelmingly powerful one!
(P.S.: Greninja really is strong!
Constantly killed by plot, powerless to resist…)
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