Lugia flew in the air, looking at the Regieleki lying in the giant crater in the center of the field, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Mission accomplished," Lugia said in its heart.
Tobias calmed himself down, put away the Regieleki in the crater, and looked at the Lugia in the sky.
"What a strong Lugia — — — —"
Even his trump card, Heatran, was instantly defeated.
Heatran: ???
"He's a madman."
Looking at the constipated expression on Tobias's face, Lucas felt incredibly comfortable.
"Let you be the Legendary Trainer."
"I'm here to beat the Legendary Trainer."
Lucas walked up to Tobias, "A narrow victory."
Tobias: ?
"A narrow victory?"
"Except for the first round against Darkrai, which lasted a bit longer for guidance, didn't I get instantly defeated in all the other rounds? You call this a narrow victory?"
"Even in that match against Darkrai, I was defeated after only a few rounds. You call that a narrow victory?"
"Shameless!"
Tobias forced a smile, "Thank you for the advice."
"Not at all, not at all. I originally told Lugia to hold back, but it still hit too hard. You know how it is, a Pokémon like Lugia has a bad temper, and besides, we are just friends; it's only natural for it to have its own opinions."
Tobias: — — — —
Lucian, who walked over: — — — —
Cynthia and the others, who walked over: — — — —
Cynthia looked at the smiling Lucas, exchanged a glance with the Garchomp beside her, and looked helpless.
Just a moment ago, when Lugia arrived, she didn't know who it was, but the only words coming out of its mouth were "Aeroblast."
You call this holding back?
The last time it held back like this was in Poplar Town.
"Tobias boy, although all your Pokémon are Legendary Pokémon, you also understand that the psychic power required to command Legendary Pokémon is far greater than that for ordinary Pokémon. So, you cannot stop making progress just because you have Legendary Pokémon."
Lucas patted Tobias on the shoulder and said earnestly.
"Pretentious — — — —"
Darkrai's voice sounded.
Lucas turned his head and glared at it.
"If you talk nonsense again, be careful, or I'll break our agreement."
Tobias nodded in deep agreement.
Commanding Legendary Pokémon does indeed consume much more psychic power than ordinary Pokémon.
However, after this battle, he felt that his energy was still quite sufficient.
As for why this was the case, Tobias did not want to say much.
All in all, he only commanded Darkrai and Latios.
"How about it, Lucian, how was this battle?"
Lucas looked at Lucian, who walked to his side, raised his eyebrows, and asked with a smile.
Lucian held a piece of paper in his hand and applauded, "Very exciting."
Lucas looked at the paper in his hand, a little puzzled, "What is the paper in your hand?"
"Oh, this, I almost forgot if you didn't mention it. This is the bill."
"The bill?"
Lucas widened his eyes.
Lugia heard the word "bill," looked at the devastated field, flapped its wings, and looked at Articuno, signaling it to leave quickly.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go!"
After speaking, Lugia carefully flapped its wings and took Articuno away from here.
The flapping of its wings was very light, for fear that using too much force would cause the wind to disturb Lucas.
After seeing Lugia and Articuno leave, Darkrai rolled its eyes and turned into a shadow to leave.
However, the direction of departure was not towards Poplar Town; on the contrary, it seemed to be the direction of the Breeding House.
"That's right, the bill."
Lucian pushed his glasses and said with a polite smile: "You see, the field has been destroyed like this, and it will probably need major repairs. If it were only minor damage, the League could reimburse it, but now it's like this, and the auditorium has also been affected. There's no way, the League is poor too."
Listening to Lucian's words, Lucas looked around and found chairs and rubble everywhere — — — —
Taking the bill from Lucian's hand and looking at the string of numbers on it, Lucas's heart suddenly stopped beating.
"Lugia!!!"
Lucas raised his head in grief and indignation, preparing to ask for an explanation, only to find that the space above was empty, and Lugia and Articuno were long gone.
???
"Is Lucas looking for Lugia? It seemed to have left with Articuno just now."
Ash spoke up at this moment.
Lucas: Lugia, you just wait for me!
Where is Darkrai?
Lucas looked for Darkrai.
"Gen gengar —"
It said it had something to do and left first.
"Strange, this doesn't look like it? It left without getting paid?"
Lucas frowned, and suddenly had a premonition in his heart, feeling that something bad would happen somewhere.
"So, Lucas, what are you going to use to pay?"
Lucian looked at Lucas.
Lucas: — — — —
Lucas reached out to Gengar with tears in his eyes, preparing to let it take out his wallet.
Faster than Lucas was a hand with distinct joints, holding a golden card.
A heavenly voice rang out, "I'll do it, consider it as payment for disturbing Lucas for so many days."
Lucas turned his head and happened to see Steven's reassuring smile. Lucas swore that at this moment, Steven was definitely the most handsome man in the world.
"Steven-san, I swear, if I were a woman, I would definitely fall in love with you."
As soon as the words fell, the scene fell into a deathly silence.
Steven laughed, "I can't beat Champion Cynthia."
Lucas looked at Cynthia.
Cynthia had a smile on her face, but her eyes were cold enough to pierce Lucas.
"Tomorrow, you're dead."
Lucas wiped his nose and smiled.
After Lucian finished swiping Steven's card, Lucas looked at Lucian, "The field here was destroyed, does that mean tomorrow's battle between me and Cynthia — — — —"
Lucas thought he could escape.
Before he finished speaking, Cynthia said: "There is a backup field."
Lucas: — — — —
"So, can we go to eat now?"
Dawn raised her small hand weakly.
Everyone looked at Dawn, and then at Lucas. Lucas looked at his phone; it was past four in the afternoon, just in time to start preparing dinner.
"Clap."
Lucas clapped his hands, "In that case, let's go eat now. If you want to eat something, you can report the menu. Each person is only allowed to choose one dish."
"Great! Little Shauna wants a big duck leg!"
"Little Tomoyo wants to drink soup~"
"Then — — — — Little Flint wants to eat meat?"
"How old are you? You even learned to be cute?"
Lucas looked at the afro man with disgust.
Flint: — — — —
"I thought it was some kind of self-proclaimed title — — — —"
— —
Lucas was tossing the spoon, looking at the caped man who suddenly appeared in front of him, full of question marks.
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"Dodo-bird? Why are you here?"
"???"
Lance was also full of question marks.
"Dodo-bird? My name is Lance! Dragon! It's Dragon!"
Lance reached out, quickly took a piece of meat from the bowl next to him, and threw it into his mouth, "As expected of your craftsmanship, Lucas, it's delicious."
"You are the Champion, can you be a little civilized?"
Lance: "Heh, civilized? In your place, civilization only deserves to drink pot-washing water, and you talk about civilization."
Those who are truly civilized would starve to death at the Breeding House on the second day.
"You haven't said why you came over yet."
"Steven told us that you and Champion Cynthia would have a battle tomorrow, and my cousin dragged me over, saying that he wanted to watch your battle on the spot."
A Female voice came, and Lucas turned his head and found that it was Lance's cousin, Clair.
"Are you here to watch me get beaten up?"
Lucas said with a smile.
"You guessed right."
Lance just wanted to reach out to take another piece of meat, but was quickly slapped away by Lucas, then met Gothitelle's chilling gaze, gave a dry laugh, and then turned to take Clair to Steven's side.
"By the way, I want to eat braised pork ribs and cola chicken wings."
"You're ordering dishes, each person is only allowed one."
"Then Clair wants to eat cola chicken wings."
Clair: ???
"Then I'll have a bowl of mushroom soup."
A gentle male voice sounded.
Lucas looked at the elegant long-haired green-headed man who appeared in front of him at some point, "Steven told you too?"
Wallace snapped his fingers, "Bingo."
"Lilligant, you are as beautiful as ever~"
Wallace looked at Lilligant washing vegetables not far away and said with a smile.
"Lilli~"
Thanks for the compliment~
Lilligant was not convenient to stand up, so she smiled and nodded in response.
"Then you go and wait, it will take a while."
"Thank you for your hard work."
Wallace came to Steven's side, and Steven looked at his best friend and greeted him with a smile.
"Yo, Dodo-bird actually arrived so quickly."
Wallace looked at Lance, who was sitting on the side drinking tea, and greeted him with a smile.
"Green-haired man, want to go out and have a fight?"
"Are you not tired after a long journey?"
"Tired? Are you still tired? Not long after the beginning of this year, the Hoenn League sent me a message asking if I could go over and help them handle the League's affairs."
Lance took the tea handed over by Meowstic, said thank you, took a sip, looked at Steven and Wallace, and said again: "You are Champions of the League, do you not handle the League's affairs at all?"
"Don't look at me, now the Champion of the Hoenn region is Wallace, I am the former Champion."
Steven put down the teacup, pointed to Wallace beside him, and said.
"Why don't you talk about how you tricked me into becoming the Champion at the beginning."
Wallace said: "Why don't you go back to the Hoenn region, and I'll return the Champion position to you? That way, I'll have plenty of time to hold the Wallace Cup."
Steven drank tea calmly, pretending he didn't hear it.
"You guy."
Wallace punched him on the shoulder.
Lucian, who was sitting on the side, listened to them talking about League affairs, and a feeling that could not be described suddenly spread in his heart.
The feeling that his hair was going to be bald — — — —
"The Sinnoh League can be said to be the League among all Leagues that handles affairs quickly and rarely has major disasters — — — —"
Lance said.
There is no way, the Champion of the Sinnoh League does not run around, does not take all the affairs on himself, and does not indulge in acting.
The cooperation between the Champion and the Elite is also very tacit, and the division of labor is clear.
In terms of handling affairs, the speed of the Sinnoh League is definitely the fastest among all Leagues.
Even the Paldea region cannot compare.
Lucian: — — — —
That's because someone is carrying the burden forward, damn it!
Lucian's heart was full of tears.
Steven and Wallace looked at each other, and then looked at Lucian, "Lucian, would you like to consider going to the Hoenn region to challenge the Victory Road? I believe Wallace will lose to you on the Victory Road, and then you can become the Champion of the Hoenn region."
Lucian: ???
I'm already so tired as an Elite Four, you want me to be a Champion?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Lucian, who had just become an Elite Four, might have liked to be a Champion, but now he definitely would not want to be a Champion.
Although his current work is about the same workload as the Champion of the Sinnoh region.
"Forget it, I'd better be my Sinnoh Elite Four honestly."
Lucian drank tea with a tired heart and said.
Steven still wanted to say something, but suddenly felt a trace of killing intent coming from beside him.
"How about we go out and practice?"
Garchomp behind him was wiping its scythe.
The Shiny Metagross eating snacks on the side looked at Garchomp in confusion.
Didn't they say they were going to eat? Why are they going to fight again?
Fight Garchomp?
Steven still had a polite smile on his face, "Forget it, it's dinner time."
"Mr. Lance, can you have a battle with me?"
Ash ran to Lance's side with Pikachu and made the expected request.
"I heard you took the runner-up in the Lily of the Valley Conference? Okay, consider it a pastime for meal money."
Lance nodded and took Ash to the side for a battle.
"Get away from me, if you knock over my food, you're dead."
Lucas shouted at the top of his lungs.
On the other side, the Breeding House between Twinleaf Town and Sandgem Town.
A shadow flashed by.
Darkrai appeared in the kitchen.
"imai!"
"What are you doing!"
Alcremie looked at the suddenly appearing Darkrai and was so frightened that she threw the cream in her hand out, sticking it on Darkrai's face.
"I helped Lucas fight a battle, and he promised to let me come back to get some snacks."
Darkrai licked the cream on his face, it was quite sweet, and said.
"imai?"
"Turns out it's like this, how much do you want?"
Darkrai glanced at the kitchen, "Eighty percent."
"imai?!"
"How much?!"
Alcremie put her hands on her hips and stood in front of Darkrai.
"imai."
"Don't try to lie to me, I'll go call Lucas right now."
After speaking, Alcremie climbed down from the workbench, ran to the counter, picked up the phone, and dialed Lucas's phone number.
Darkrai showed a satisfied smile.
Little Alcremie, oh little Alcremie, you shouldn't have left me alone in the kitchen, this is good, I'll just leave first.
Darkrai quickly swept a circle, then hid in the shadow and left the Breeding House.
Listening to what Lucas said on the phone, Alcremie hurriedly ran into the kitchen, and after finding that half of the things in the kitchen were missing, her eyes instantly filled with tears.
"imai — — — — imai — — — —"
Alcremie cried loudly.
"Stolen again — — — —"
The crying attracted Mr. and Mrs. Fujino and other Pokémon.
They kept comforting Alcremie, and Lucas on the other end of the phone was also making excuses, saying that he promised to give Darkrai half of the snacks, so Alcremie stopped crying.
After hanging up the phone, Lucas breathed a sigh of relief, "Darkrai, you remember this for me! You habitual offender!"
"Ash, your dinner is halved tonight!"
Ash: "Ah?!"
Just because Staraptor flew over Lucas's head, the innocent Ash suffered an unwarranted disaster.
In the evening, in Lucas's room.
Lucas and other Pokémon were sitting on the floor, while Gengar was wearing a pair of glasses, standing on a chalkboard, tapping the chalkboard with a stick.
"Gen gengar"
"These are the materials I collected — — — —"
At the very end, Lucas lay back and lay in Ninetales's arms.
"Tomorrow, we must work hard together!"
"Gen gengar"
"Ma Machamp."
"Lilli~"
" call out."
— —
"Gothitelle."
"Mime Jr.~"
"I have decided, our plan this time is called, Cynthia Strategy Plan!"
"We must not lose, and we will not lose!"
Lucas looked at the ceiling, stretched out his left hand, and the joints were distinct.
Then he squeezed hard.
The fair palm with the wooden plaque of the Breeding House tied to the wrist clenched tightly.
"Tomorrow, we must also show our full strength!"
"kao!"
"Riolu — — — —"
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