Chapter 566: Caught Red-Handed
With Dayna dead, Linda immediately tried to flee.
But by this point, three of Arthur's Pokémon had completed their Dragon Dance.
Their speed was overwhelming!
He couldn't escape at all!
In the despair of knowing there was no hope of survival, Linda went completely mad.
"You maniac! You're a secret weapon of the Kubfu Alliance too, aren't you?! You're no competitive trainer!!
"How could a competitive trainer have skills like that?! You fooled everyone! You're even using our former leader's Gengar!!
"You are the devil!! Arthur, you are the real devil!! They were all deceived by you!!
"Just you wait! One day you'll go to hell too! We'll be waiting for you down there!!"
This was mostly hysterical rambling from a man who knew he was about to die, and Arthur paid it no mind.
But just because he didn't care didn't mean no one else did.
When Linda shouted, "You're even using our former leader's Gengar!!", Arthur didn't notice that Future Yuzuru, riding her Braviary above, suddenly changed her expression.
Of course, it wasn't entirely his fault for being careless; she was still wearing a veil.
Ignoring Linda's madness and accusations, Arthur ruthlessly executed him as well, finally letting out a breath.
His eyes, injured by the flashbang, were still red and streaming tears, making him look both crazy and compassionate, a contradiction full of sinister energy.
When he turned around, even Forrest, who knew him well, was startled.
Forrest quickly pulled him aside and advised, "Rest for a bit. I'll handle the rest."
There was an outsider present.
Forrest was afraid Arthur's tear-streaked, crazy appearance would scare the young girl who had suddenly appeared in the sky.
After all, this latecomer had helped them somewhat in the previous battle.
So he pulled Arthur back and took over the subsequent negotiations.
"Hello, thank you for your help just now. We are professional trainers from the Kubfu Alliance. I am Forrest, and he is Arthur. May I ask where you are from, Miss?"
Forrest tried to present a gentle and handsome image.
Although he had been single for nearly thirty years, who wasn't a fresh-faced youth once?
But to his surprise, the girl in the sky seemed fixated on Arthur.
"The one behind... young man, don't leave yet!"
She hesitated at first, unsure what to call Arthur, but finally settled on "young man."
Arthur turned back, looking at her with some confusion, then at Forrest.
Didn't you say you'd handle the rest?
Forrest smiled bitterly: How should I know? Maybe young ladies nowadays prefer younger guys.
Up until this point, both of them were still relatively relaxed.
After all, the battle was over.
The two leaders of the Stitched Shadow Army were dead!
None of the three cadres from Specter's time were left alive.
With the heavyweights gone, Arthur naturally didn't have to worry about anyone accusing Specter.
Even if some grassroots members of the Stitched Shadow Army recognized Specter and knew some inside information, their confessions wouldn't be enough to catch the Alliance's attention.
Specter's identity was finally completely clean.
At least, that's what Arthur thought at the moment.
Until Future Yuzuru suddenly asked him a question out of the blue.
"I am Future Yuzuru. Young man, um, or should I call you Arthur, can I ask what's going on with your Gengar?"
Arthur frowned.
But his eyes were still tearing up uncontrollably, making it hard for him to accurately convey an expression of coldness and warning.
"Nothing is going on. That man just now was a high-ranking cadre of the Stitched Shadow Army, a wanted terrorist. His words were baseless, just a pile of delusions and nonsense. You don't need to pay attention to them."
However, for some reason, Future Yuzuru wouldn't let it go.
"Is that so? Then could you let your Gengar revert to its normal form for me to see? If there's really nothing going on, letting me verify with a glance shouldn't be offensive, right?"
Arthur's frown deepened.
What is wrong with this woman?
Is it pure curiosity? Or does she really know something?
The veil obscured most of her face, making it difficult for Arthur to read her expression.
This made him increasingly uneasy.
"I don't think that's necessary."
The less he understood what she was thinking, the less he dared to let Specter revert and show her.
Arthur had a vague premonition: she might really recognize Specter, recognize what he looked like after reverting from Mega Evolution.
After Arthur said this, the atmosphere suddenly froze.
Future Yuzuru didn't speak for a long time, but her gaze was fixed on Arthur's face, not moving an inch.
Even Forrest sensed something was wrong with this eerie atmosphere.
Although he had some suspicions, and they aligned with Future Yuzuru's, he knew Arthur better and trusted his character and stance.
But Future obviously lacked this foundation.
And her obsession with Specter seemed far beyond Arthur's imagination.
Arthur's hand unconsciously touched the Poké Ball at his waist.
Just then, Future suddenly attacked, summoning a Pokémon!
"Carbink, Diamond Storm!"
Arthur was stunned at first.
Even with his extensive knowledge, he couldn't recall what move "Diamond Storm" was.
Can Carbink learn that move?
Until a crystal storm rose up, and in the center of the storm, an inverted cone-shaped Carbink was glowing with energy fluctuations, its light becoming brighter and brighter!
And then something astonishing happened—
The same light simultaneously lit up on Specter!
"???"
This time Arthur was truly confused.
But Future Yuzuru already looked like she had concrete proof. Her veil lifted in the storm, revealing a refined and elegant face now dark as water!
"Sure enough! Part of the energy of the previous Jewel Princess Diancie is still inside you! You are indeed the murderer who killed the previous Diancie!!
"Do you still want to deny it? You evil ghost who plagued Sinnoh and Sakura for decades?!"
Now the truth was out...
The victim had come knocking!
When Future mentioned Diancie, Arthur finally remembered what move "Diamond Storm" was.
It was a signature move of a Legendary Pokémon, just like "Precipice Blades," belonging exclusively to Diancie!
If he guessed correctly, Future's Carbink must have been one of Diancie's Seeds back then.
And her revenge seeking wasn't misplaced—
Because the previous Mythical Pokémon, the Jewel Princess Diancie, had indeed been killed by Specter decades ago...
Suicune had exposed this back then, and Specter later confessed to Arthur.
Not to mention that the opponent used an unknown method to draw out the Legendary power, revealing that a part of the Legendary energy unique to Diancie was still inside Specter, one of the spoils he devoured back then.
Caught red-handed, no way to deny it...
At this moment, Arthur felt a bit numb.
What a mess!!
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