Fainted… it fainted!?
Watching Salamence's body topple stiffly right at his feet, Roki's pupils widened into perfect circles.
His expression went rigid—full of shock and disbelief.
He never would've imagined it.
A pseudo-legendary at the Elite Four level like Salamence…
Actually getting scared unconscious!?
Then how the hell was he supposed to fight!?
Roki's head buzzed, his mind blanking out.
He never thought things would end up like this.
He had an Elite Four-level Pokémon in his hands.
He'd even boasted that no matter what, he would definitely win.
But he never, ever expected…
That the Pokémon Himeko sent out to battle was also Elite Four level!
And what's more…
It was that Pokémon—the one that had become a nightmare he could never shake for the rest of his life!
Roki stiffly turned his neck.
He raised his head and looked at Shiko.
GeoGreymon's icy gaze locked onto him.
In that instant, Roki felt as if he'd fallen into an ice cellar.
The scene from that day resurfaced in his mind once again.
Overwhelming fear and terror kept breeding and spreading, nonstop.
Shiko suddenly released his full aura.
All that oppressive pressure—
It poured onto Roki in one single flood.
Roki felt as if his mind had been struck by a violent impact.
Right after that…
His thoughts became a total blank.
His vision went dark. The world spun.
And after a bout of vertigo, he crashed to the ground and passed out.
Uh…
Wasn't that solved a little too fast?
Shiko froze for a moment and thought silently.
My original plan was to give Salamence and Roki a warning shot.
Then I'd crush Salamence with thunderous force, and leave Roki with an even deeper psychological shadow.
But…
It seemed that just my appearance alone dealt a massive blow to both the trainer and his Pokémon.
The moment I released my aura—
They just fainted on the spot.
This…!?
Shiko didn't really care about Salamence and Roki.
The only thing he cared about was—
In a situation like this, did the special mission count as completed?
If it got judged as a failure…
That would be seriously ridiculous.
[Congratulations to the host for completing the special mission]
[Reward issued: 5% Steel-type Law!]
A mechanical electronic voice rang out abruptly in his mind.
Hearing that, Shiko finally let out a long breath of relief.
A huge amount of pure Steel-type energy—carrying an edge of sharpness and hard, steely aura—
Gathered continuously inside Shiko's body.
After the quantity reached saturation…
It began compressing relentlessly.
In the end, a qualitative change occurred.
Shiko could clearly feel it—
The Steel-type Law inside his body had increased by another 5%.
Twenty-five percent!
Shiko's heart leapt with joy!
The remaining amount should be made up inside Mt. Silver!
At worst…
Even if it was only 25% Steel-type Law, it would still satisfy the most basic requirement of 50% Steel-type Law needed for WarGreymon's evolution!
By the time he came out of Mt. Silver—
He was sure he would evolve into WarGreymon's brand-new form!
Himeko received Shiko's instructions.
She took out a Poké Ball and recalled him.
Only she remained standing at the scene—
Along with Salamence and Roki sprawled on the ground,
Plus a crowd of onlookers who were completely dumbstruck.
After quite a while,
The sound of people sucking in cold air came in waves.
No one expected this battle to end like this.
They hadn't even exchanged blows.
Himeko's terrifying, draconic Pokémon—
Had relied solely on its overwhelming oppressive aura.
This scene, in everyone's eyes,
Shocked them so badly they couldn't even organize words.
For a while, nobody knew what to say.
"The winner is decided. I don't think there's any need to keep wasting time."
"I'm going into Mt. Silver now."
Himeko glanced at Roki lying on the ground.
With a blank expression, she looked at Kenjiro and spoke.
Kenjiro didn't even have time to respond—
Because the five military contestants cheered first.
"That's great!"
"Himeko is way too strong!"
"We'll remember this favor! We'll definitely repay you in the future!"
"…"
The five of them spoke with excited faces, grinning brightly.
With Himeko's win,
They no longer needed to eliminate one person from the five.
All five could enter Mt. Silver.
Naturally, they thanked her again and again, overwhelmed with gratitude.
"You can all go. Be careful."
Kenjiro nodded, sweeping his gaze over Himeko and the five military contestants.
With the approval granted,
Himeko turned and walked straight into Mt. Silver without looking back.
"You won't be angry, right? This time you didn't get a single slot."
Watching their figures recede into the distance until they vanished from view,
Kenjiro turned his head and smiled at Principal Jiro.
"Not as skilled as others. Nothing we can do."
Principal Jiro smiled too, but it looked a little bitter.
"But I have to say—GeoGreymon is absurdly strong."
"From it, I felt the kind of oppressive aura only a Legendary Pokémon should have!"
Principal Jiro sighed with emotion.
His words immediately resonated with Kenjiro.
"Exactly!"
"Maybe this GeoGreymon really can become the first Legendary-tier partner in our Alliance!"
…
After crossing a wide valley,
And passing a narrow mountain pass,
They were officially within Mt. Silver's range.
Himeko stopped here for the moment.
She unfastened two Poké Balls from her waist and tossed them out.
One was Shiko's Poké Ball.
This time, they came to Mt. Silver so he could search for Steel-type materials.
So of course he needed to be out.
As for the other Pokémon—
It was a Dugtrio Himeko had borrowed from Aisa through the military.
Since they needed to search for mineral resources inside Mt. Silver,
They naturally needed Pokémon that could dig and move freely underground.
Himeko took out several Steel-type materials from her bag.
She crouched down and held them in front of Dugtrio's nose for it to sniff.
"Chi~~"
Dugtrio let out a thin, weak cry.
Then it immediately drilled into the soil and began tracking the scent—
Searching for those Steel-type materials…
(End of Chapter)
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