2:00 PM
[Dewford Town, a small island floating on the sea]
Hakuya was currently working hard to elbow the Battle Girl NPC in the Dewford Gym.
No matter how strong he was in reality, it was all fake; only the brawls between gods in the game could reflect true skill levels.
As the passionate background music echoed within the gym, the Battle Girl threw her Poké Ball, starting to play her incredibly overpowered "wheelchair" strategy once again.
"Then, I'll leave the final battle to you, Floragato!"
The moment this Colossal Pokémon entered the stage, Hakuya recalled Latias, who had completed her mission. He chose to send out Floragato, who had already activated her Omni-Transformation form and had been waiting in the backline.
Your Wonder Guard Regigigas's Crush is very strong, but my Floragato's godly Low Kick is not inferior in the slightest.
"Regi——"
Like Gaia of the earth kicking up a dust storm on the ground, Regigigas suddenly opened its eyes. The seven circular holes arranged like the Big Dipper on its face lit up with a bright glow. Its massive, broad palms were raised high, shining with a dazzling white light—this was the signature starting stance of the Crush move.
And after having Primal Groudon in reality as a sparring partner, Floragato's fighting skills had also ushered in a significant breakthrough.
Coupled with the fact that this wasn't her first time facing it, she handled it much easier than before. By simply reacting in advance and jumping backward, she managed to evade the sudden Crush.
"Floragato, use Petal Blizzard!"
Facing the menacing attack of the Wonder Guard Regigigas, Hakuya decisively issued his command.
The Grass-type leaves and the Petal Blizzard move were naturally ineffective against the Wonder Guard Regigigas and wouldn't deal any damage, but that didn't mean they couldn't affect the latter in other ways. For example, using them to obscure and interfere with the opponent's line of sight was an excellent application.
At this moment, utilizing the wildly dancing green leaves and petals raging across the field, Floragato skillfully wove and dodged around its flanks like a swimming dragon.
Even though the signal lights on its face were flashing rapidly as Regigigas extended its two giant palms, preparing to crush the swirling leaves to attack Floragato behind them... due to the overwhelming number of leaves and petals, combined with their light and soft texture, it actually ended up restricting it for a moment like a massive, overarching net.
"Dodge and then use a barrage of Low Kicks!"
Narrowly dodging Regigigas's Heavy Slam by a hair's breadth, Floragato seized the perfect opportunity. She immediately crouched down and dashed forward in a flash, launching a powerful, heavy low kick right at the opponent's lower body.
"Re——gi——!!!"
Regigigas was knocked into a stagger.
The Fighting-type Low Kick happened to perfectly counter its Normal typing. After her previous training in the tall grass and the battle with Primal Groudon, Floragato now possessed an even higher level of proficiency with this move.
Its power, naturally, went without saying.
"Meowha~"
Deep fissures bloomed across the battlefield.
The Colossal Pokémon's body, towering at nearly a dozen meters, overwhelmed the crumbling ground. Amidst a rumbling roar, the flat arena finally completely shattered, collapsing into a massive crater.
However, before Floragato even had time to celebrate, Regigigas struggled back to its feet and violently stomped the ground with its giant foot.
[Stomping Tantrum: Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. If the user's previous move failed, the move's power is doubled.]
Tanking a resisted Stomping Tantrum head-on—without even needing to rely on the divine power of the Focus Sash this time—Floragato once again raised her leg high, defeating this Wonder Guard Regigigas that had blocked their game progress for days in a direct clash.
[You defeated Battle Girl NPC. Received 2,500 League Coins.]
Since he hadn't yet obtained the Fighting-type Badge in reality, after defeating this Battle Girl, Hakuya naturally didn't have the qualification to challenge Gym Leader Brawly. After scraping together all the money that could be looted within the Dewford Gym, he took his Pokémon outside to ride Mr. Briney's Kyogre.
Taking advantage of the abundant time they still had, they could head to the next town, Slateport City, and take a stroll around in advance.
Accompanied by the howling sea breeze brushing past his ears, it didn't take long...
Compared to Dewford Town, which only had a few small houses and didn't even have a Poké Mart, Slateport City was undoubtedly a massive port city with a much broader area and a denser, larger population.
Jumping off Kyogre's back, a scenic golden beach immediately caught his eye.
Facing the sunset, the cool sea breeze carrying ocean spray hit his face, involuntarily giving rise to a refreshing and carefree sense of relaxation.
Aside from the beautiful seaside scenery that wasn't inferior to reality in the slightest, swimsuits were also the much-loved essence of this place.
Bikini Ladies, Swimsuit Girls, little lolis with floaties...
Without exception, their big and white assets were incredibly eye-catching.
Mhm.
Staring at the last one for too long would result in a severe electric shock.
Unfortunately, they were just digital people composed of game code—the moment Hakuya thought about how they were just strings of code and not real people, he instantly felt himself enter "sage mode," finding it a bit dull and tasteless.
Just then, the action of Alcremie tugging at his pant leg pulled his thoughts back.
She had picked up several shiny, fish-scale-like objects on the beach by the shore.
"Oh~ These are Heart Scales."
Hakuya rubbed his chin, quickly recognizing the name of the items in Alcremie's hands.
In the games, Heart Scales were specifically used as payment for the Move Maniac to help a Pokémon remember a move.
"This is an item with quite high popularity among collectors. It can be used to remember moves or sold for a high price."
"Nai~"
In response to Hakuya's explanation, Alcremie nodded in sudden realization. She then turned her head and went back to plowing the sand on the beach.
It sounded like this thing was quite useful to her Trainer, so she was going to look around everywhere to see if there were any more.
On the other side, Latias had transformed into her Swimsuit Rosa form. She was lying leisurely on a beach chair, soaking up the sun. He wondered if, without applying sunscreen, the little jet plane's humanized girl form would get tanned after sunbathing for too long in the future.
As for Floragato, she was... catching and grilling fish.
"Meowha, meowha~"
Noticing Hakuya's gaze directed her way, Floragato proactively handed over a freshly grilled fish.
The kitty was, as always, willing to share with her own Trainer.
"Thank you so much, Floragato."
Taking the fragrant grilled fish handed over by Floragato, Hakuya smiled and expressed his thanks.
Come to think of it, even though they had stayed in the randomized world for so long, they had almost never cooked a meal themselves here.
After all, whenever they were hungry, they could just randomly dive into the tall grass, get elbowed back home, and find food in the kitchen.
Precisely because of this, Hakuya couldn't help but feel like he was being secretly kept as a sugar baby by the Alpaca.
"Mhm... The texture is even better than the fish in reality~"
Shaking his head, Hakuya took a bite of the grilled fish in his hand, unable to suppress a sound of pure satisfaction.