Chapter 568: Textbook Derailment
At first, seeing the cameras and the increasing number of trainers, Future Yuzuru was happy, thinking she could find more allies to uphold justice.
But unexpectedly, more people just made the water muddier!
The reason was—after Arthur turned to stop her, Forrest had been frantically stirring things up in the background, making her stomp her feet in anger.
Initially, she shouted, "Everyone, help me stop that boy riding the Charizard!! There's something wrong with his Pokémon!"
But Forrest immediately turned to the people around him and said, "Don't mind them, don't mind them. It's a personal grudge, they're just sparring. Happens all the time in the desert."
People who thought something big had happened stopped, looking disappointed.
"Tch... just a duel. Making it sound like slaying demons or something. So dramatic."
Future Yuzuru was anxious.
"It's not a personal grudge!! His Pokémon has a problem!! He has a Gengar that killed a Legendary Pokémon!!"
Hearing "Legendary," everyone's interest was piqued again.
"Legendary? What Legendary? Where is the Legendary?!"
But Forrest continued to muddy the waters.
"No, she's talking about a Legendary Seed."
Everyone suddenly understood.
Oh, I see. Legendaries aren't that easy to kill. A Seed makes much more sense.
However, some people looked at Arthur with apprehension and resistance because of this.
"This guy doesn't follow the game rules. Killing a Seed just because he can't get it? That's too much!"
Although Arthur's reputation suffered for no reason, the goal of diverting attention was perfectly achieved.
Many onlookers even shouted loudly to cheer for Future Yuzuru.
"Go for it, girl on the Braviary! We support you!! Teach this rule-breaking brat a lesson!"
Future Yuzuru was fuming.
I need your help, not your cheers!!
"It's not like that!! That's not the problem I'm talking about!! His crimes are far worse than killing a Legendary Seed! Help me capture him! If we force him to hand over that Gengar, I can show you more—"
Before she could finish saying "evidence," Forrest deliberately interrupted her loudly using the Echoed Voice move.
"Even if he broke the rules, trying to gang up on him just because you can't beat him is bullying an honest person, isn't it?!"
Future Yuzuru was repeatedly silenced, tears welling up in her eyes from anxiety.
"Bastard, so you're with him!!"
Now some bystanders couldn't stand it anymore.
"Aha! So you two are in cahoots!"
Arthur, who had been monitoring the situation, felt a momentary nervousness, thinking he was about to be exposed.
Unexpectedly, the person's motives were also impure. "Two grown men bullying a weak woman? What kind of skill is that? Don't be afraid, miss, I'll help you! I'm Alimitz from the Faroe Alliance. Are you free after leaving the desert? Would you do me the honor of having dinner together?"
Thought he was a hero of justice, turns out he's just a simple pervert...
Forrest was amused and proposed smoothly, "Heh! You like showing off so much, do you think our Kubfu Alliance has no one? Want to spar with me first?"
Saying that, he deliberately had his Salamence use a wide-range Draco Meteor, accidentally injuring many innocent bystanders.
"Hey! What's wrong with you? Don't involve innocent people in private fights, okay?"
But Forrest deliberately cast a contemptuous look.
"You're all just mediocre people lusting after beauty, birds of a feather!"
This taunt was extremely effective, instantly igniting the crowd's emotions.
"Heh!! Good grief! Your mouth really needs a slapping! I didn't want to get involved, but you've successfully piqued my interest!"
In a flash, fueled by Forrest, the chaos escalated, dragging more and more trainers into the fray.
Coincidentally, many professional players from the Kubfu Alliance had also recently arrived near Old Tyranitar's territory.
Because they had watched Arthur's livestream before coming, they all invariably chose to group up in the Phantom of the West's territory instead of going elsewhere in the desert.
So now, there were quite a few Kubfu professional players nearby.
Many acquaintances were here, like Arthur's teammates Leo and Aaron, and Forrest's teammates Grayson and Sima Heren.
"Captain, is there some commotion over there?"
Soon, Sima Heren was the first to notice the disturbance from afar.
"Let's go take a look."
They gathered together and went to watch the fun without thinking much.
Unexpectedly, the drama involved their own teammate.
"Arthur? Forrest? What are you doing here?!"
Seeing so many of them arrive at once, a genius instigator appeared from somewhere in the crowd and shouted.
"Alright then! You Kubfu people plan to use numbers to bully the few, don't you?!"
Normally, Arthur disliked this kind of labeling and instigation, but in this special situation, he almost laughed out loud, wanting to find this little genius and give him a hug.
Provoked by this sudden shout, the atmosphere became even more explosive.
Several trainers from the Sinnoh League stepped forward to spread the fire.
"We can't let these Kubfu people be so arrogant! Do they think we Sinnoh have no one?"
With people instigating and spreading the fire, calling friends and summoning companions.
A chaotic brawl broke out just like that!
By the end, no one remembered to care about why Future Yuzuru and Arthur were at odds in the first place.
It was a textbook derailment! Perfectly diverting attention.
Watching more and more trainers pairing up for duels and group fights, Future Yuzuru felt increasingly powerless and defeated.
"Was this all within your calculations? You really are scheming!"
She looked at the calm and unruffled Arthur in front of her, grinding her teeth in hatred.
"Uh, probably... not... I guess."
Arthur laughed awkwardly.
Such textbook PR maneuvering was really not something a combat-type brute like him could come up with.
But thinking about it, he felt that even if he told the truth, the other party probably wouldn't believe it, right?
So his voice involuntarily lost confidence.
However, even so, as the momentum grew, Future Yuzuru's teammates soon arrived at the scene.
"Future, what's wrong?"
Like Arthur and the others, Future Yuzuru was actually a professional competitive player.
But her situation was more like Ivy and Bianca, being both a player and a club owner.
Thus, she naturally had extraordinary authority in the team.
"You came just in time. Help me take down this person!"
But at the same time, Leo and Aaron squeezed through the chaotic crowd and found Arthur.
"Holy crap, Arthur, what are you doing? Why do you look like that?"
Arthur smiled bitterly. "Never mind that for now. Help me block this crazy woman first!"
The more experienced Leo recognized them at a glance.
"Uh, wait! Isn't that the Nine-Tailed Fox Team from the Sakura Alliance?"
The Champions Cup hadn't started yet.
But in the desert, the main force of Starlight and Frost clashed first with the Nine-Tailed Fox Team, the annual champion team from the Sakura Alliance, who had also qualified for the Champions Cup!
Outside the arena, it seemed they had to determine a winner today!
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