Chương 85: Spreading Happiness

Two days later.

The school team's training ground.

"Click click click! (Take it down!)" Lu Sha, with her two short hands on her waistless red belly, looked up at the sky and let out a long howl.

Before him, the one-horned rhinoceros proudly held its head high, white breath billowing from its nostrils.

Further away, Roserade lay sprawled on the ground, her eyes swirling in circles, while... Cynthia looked dazed and bewildered, as if questioning the meaning of life.

Ever since that day when Lu Sha fought against Dorasena, he has completely fallen in love with the feeling of commanding battles.

Watching your hard-trained Pokémon crush its opponents on the battlefield is an incredibly exhilarating feeling!

Teacher Dora Sena, Shark Master, I now understand the joy of battle.

The joy of battle is about spreading smiles.

"I lost..."

After the resident doctor, Cheshire Egg, treated Roserade, Cynthia approached with a complicated expression.

Today is the day she comes to deliver resources.

As soon as I stepped into the school team's training ground, before I even had a chance to get my things, Lu Sha, so enthusiastic, pulled me in for a match.

She certainly wouldn't refuse an invitation to a duel.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Sha gave her a lesson.

The level 33 Rhino actually defeated her level 36 Roseradore, and by a large margin.

At the start, a sandstorm blurred her vision, and she knew nothing more after that. She only vaguely saw a pile of rocks falling from the sky, easily killing Roseradore.

Based on her experience, it was probably a rockfall.

The falling rocks, trailing deep blue flames, really did look like a dragon star cluster.

But she must have misread it; Lu Sha clearly shouted "rock collapse," and besides, the unicorn rhinoceros wouldn't call for a dragon star cluster.

One-Horned Rhinoceros: Me, Niu Niu, I haven't learned about rockfall either!

"Click! (Go for it! The future is yours!)" Lu Sha, with her little hands behind her back, hummed a cheerful tune.

The frustration of the past few weeks has finally returned today.

Previously, when fighting Roserade, we had to use a combination attack together with the young lady.

But now?

One move from him is enough!

What? It's unreasonable to jump two major levels?

Go ahead and talk to my level 8 Soul Dance Sonic Boom and Ultimate Dragon Star Cluster.

"future..."

Cynthia scratched her blonde hair in frustration. She had been defeated by a Gible using a Pokémon of the same level with a weakness four times stronger. What future did she have?

She even doubted whether she had the talent to be a trainer.

"Are you just here to fight today?"

On a nearby bench, Cattleya gently closed the book in her hand, stood up gracefully, smoothed out the wrinkles on her clothes, and then walked over with a composed gait, dignified and beautiful.

"Ah! I'm here to deliver something!"

Cynthia shook her head, trying to shake off the frustration of defeat, but it was almost useless.

She pulled two exquisite boxes from her backpack: "This is the top-grade Dragon Fang I promised you, and the top-grade Unmelting Ice you chose before!"

"As for the stone on Carlos's side, it will take a little more time. Although we have found quite a few similar stones, only one meets your requirements. There is another one that does not match the appearance, and we will need some more time to find it."

"How much did those stones cost?"

While the two were talking, Lu Sha had already moved closer to Cattleya's feet, letting the young lady's soft, slender fingers stroke his dorsal fin, while simultaneously establishing a mental connection.

It's too troublesome to connect by touch, but the young lady said that she needs to improve her mental power or meditation to a higher level to transmit remotely. Given the young lady's level of effort, it will probably take about 30 minutes.

"It's less than 1 per piece, not expensive. So far, no use has been found; it's just considered a pretty gemstone," Cynthia said.

Items that are not related to Pokémon are usually very affordable.

Everyone knows that Gadriya wouldn't ask for jewels for no reason, but neither Cynthia nor the Mustard Bamboo couple would actively pry into other people's secrets.

"Then buy them all. I'll give you 1000 million upfront. You can acquire all types. If you discover their usefulness in the future, I can give you 20% for free," Cattleya whispered, relaying Lu Sha's words.

"No need! No matter how precious something is, it can't compare to a legendary Pokémon." Cynthia shook her head.

"If it's really useful to me and my grandparents, we'll buy it at market price."

Reggie Rush didn't ask for it, so there was no need to take advantage of it.

Their family isn't like the Bellizzi family; they don't have a company or a large family. It's more like a single line of heirs, so money is really just a number to them.

"Alright then."

Lu Sha didn't force the issue, after all, he still trusted this person and their family.

If it were Prantina, he would only trust the person in question, but not their family.

"Regarding the Superpower Book, I've already sent Grandpa all the moves you know, and he'll keep an eye out for them for you," Cynthia said, bringing it up herself.

"Hmm, how's that Regirock doing?" Cattleya asked.

"She just woke up and is still quite weak. She is being cared for by my grandfather's Roseradore."

Cynthia rubbed her fingers behind her back, a little embarrassed: "Regirock has a lot of complaints about you. Grandpa's idea is that I will command his Roserade to defeat Regirock, and then tell it that if it wants revenge, it should follow me."

"You don't want to do this?"

Gadriya looked up and thought that not only Lu Sha, but even she thought that Cynthia was a naive and innocent girl.

Why don't you cherish such a great opportunity?

As for having many opinions?

Hmph! They've already forced Lu Sha to take action, and she hasn't even said she has any objections yet.

"I actually want to try it myself."

Cynthia stuck out her tongue.

"I've been taking care of it with my own abilities lately. Although the recovery is slow, it no longer rejects me and doesn't need Grandpa Roseredo's help to suppress it anymore."

That's definitely Cynthia's style.

If she were the kind of trainer who would stop at nothing, she would have agreed to enter the fray earlier, after both sides were severely injured.

"Suit yourself, that's your Pokémon now."

Cattleya and Lu Sha shook their heads slightly in unison.

I reckon only someone as naive as Cynthia could gain Regirock's approval in this way.

Lu Sha felt that it wasn't that Regirock was kind-hearted, but rather that with a Champion-level Roseradore standing there, what could Regirock do if it disagreed?

It's only a matter of time.

"hey-hey."

Cynthia gave an awkward laugh, exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then left the school team's training ground.

Not long after the person left, Lu Sha saw the message that Cynthia posted in the group chat and couldn't help but show a strange expression.

【God and Little Cabbage】: @SinnohMiss @Paryan, I heard your Pokémon evolved, want to have a battle?

Tsk, is it because they were hit hard that they went on to persecute others?

But did Piplup evolve today? It was still a small one yesterday morning.

Well, anyway, that scheming penguin that complained got worse and worse as it evolved.

Unlike us, who get more handsome as we evolve.

[Sinnoh Lady]: Let's fight! Who's afraid of who!

[Paryan]: Great! Great!

[God and Little Cabbage]: Okay! Now! Let's go to Battlefield #3!

Twenty minutes later.

The previously quiet chat group suddenly received a message from Diamond.

[Food Expert]: Video (Click to play) Lu Sha clicked on the video with interest.

The background of the video is a chaotic battlefield.

In the center of the shot are the defeated Prince of Bo and the incredulous Prandina.

Immediately afterwards, Cynthia, with a broad smile and her hands behind her back, walked up to Plantina, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "Go for it! The future is yours!"

puff!

Upon seeing this, Lu Sha couldn't hold back any longer and burst into a loud, unrestrained laugh.

According to the law of conservation of smiles, the smile did not disappear; it simply moved from Plantina's face to Cynthia and Lusa's.

The subsequent chaotic scene, and the way Prantina once again uttered harsh words, only added to Lu Sha's smile.

[Little Gible]: I suggest you post more high-quality videos like this in the future! I love watching them!

【Sinnoh Lady】: Aaaaaaah! Diamond, you better back off! And Lu Sha, you're finished! I can't beat Cynthia, but I can beat you!

[Food Expert]: Oh, sorry, I've already deleted it.

【Sinnoh Lady】:??? Why can I still see it even though you deleted it?

[Paryan]: Is it possible that his definition of deletion is different from our definition of retraction?

【Sinnoh Lady】:?????

Seeing the chaotic chatter in the group chat, Lu Sha chuckled, first tagging @SinnohMiss, then slowly typing out a line: 【Little Gible】: If you want to challenge me, the top student in the academy, you'd better get past Cynthia first~ Hehehe, Lu Sha put down his phone with satisfaction and looked intently at Gadria beside him.

Just now, the system notification sounded.

[Congratulations, host! Your Pokémon, Gadria, has broken through its bottleneck and reached the Ultimate level of Psychic Proficiency.] It's here! The first-ever ultimate-level reward is here!