Chapter 431: Angry Confrontation with a Master
Hearing this, Koga Hayato couldn't help but frown.
He hadn't expected that his unstinting praise as a Pokémon Master would be met with Basalt's sarcasm. Although he intended to give Koga Kurojo and the Koga Clan a way out, the praise was sincere and undeniable. After all, to be compared to the Koga Clan's "Qianli Ma" (Young Talent) was a rare distinction worldwide.
Who would have thought... Koga Hayato's warmth was met with Basalt's cold shoulder!
Crucially, he couldn't refute Basalt. Because what Basalt said was a fact!
"Basalt-kun is right. The Japanese Alliance is just a small alliance in a corner of Southern Asia, far from comparable to a top-tier world alliance like China. China has always been our Japanese Alliance's teacher; we should learn more from China."
Although Koga Hayato was somewhat unhappy inside, he kept his posture very low, his face full of smiles. Even though he was already a Pokémon Master, the future successor of the Koga Clan, and a designated future Elite Four member of the Japanese Alliance. And Basalt was just a junior from China.
"By the way, Basalt-kun. The capability enhancement your Camerupt just displayed should be the self-activation of the Anger Point ability, right? I really didn't expect you to achieve this level at such a young age."
Koga Hayato's vision was clearly much better than Koga Kurojo and Aliyang; he saw through Camerupt's reality at a glance.
Hearing this, Aliyang exclaimed, "Master Koga, can the Anger Point ability be self-activated?"
"Naturally!"
Koga Hayato smiled slightly, his smile extremely infectious. Without any airs of a Master, he explained patiently like a graceful gentleman, "Take Camerupt as an example. Anger Point usually activates when the Pokémon is hit by a critical hit, causing fear and anger in its heart, thereby using extreme emotions to mobilize internal energy to boost its Attack stat."
"This is equivalent to a Pokémon exploding with all its potential to survive in a life-or-death crisis. This point actually exists in us humans too."
"The self-activation of a Pokémon's passive ability is essentially the Pokémon using its mind power as a key to actively open the door to its physical potential. This requires the Pokémon to have an extremely strong sense of crisis and extremely rich emotional energy. Even encountering minimal danger can generate fear and anger, which then feeds back to the body."
Koga Hayato spoke eloquently, and everyone listened entranced. Although Basalt already knew the general reason, his understanding was certainly not as incisive as Koga Hayato's analysis. Koga Hayato had indeed summarized Camerupt's psychology and character quite accurately. Cowardly, but with extremely rich psychological activity. A method actor through and through, skilled at self-hypnosis.
"A Master is truly a Master, indeed knowledgeable." Aliyang quickly offered flattery.
Koga Hayato waved his hand and said, "However, I actually don't understand the internal reason why Camerupt can spew out the lava from its body. Because as far as I know, Camerupt can only stimulate lava overflow after entering the Mega Evolution state."
After speaking, Koga Hayato looked at Basalt with a sincere face, "Basalt-kun, can you enlighten me on this point?"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked. Pokémon Master Koga Hayato actually lowered his status to ask Basalt for guidance? Truly a good gentleman who is not ashamed to ask and seeks truth and pragmatism; no wonder he became a Master at such a young age! This was the thought in everyone's mind present.
"Sorry, I can't!"
Basalt sneered, "Master Koga, don't you know that inquiring about other people's cultivation methods is very rude behavior?"
Want to get my ideas for free? Get lost!
Basalt shouted loudly, and the atmosphere on the scene instantly cooled down. Even though the lava spewed by Camerupt hadn't completely cooled, and the temperature was over thirty degrees, both Aliyang and Alka felt goosebumps all over their bodies.
Basalt was actually scolding Koga Hayato? So damn brave!
Now, Koga Hayato's smile froze, replaced by gloom, his eyes flashing with a burst of violence. He hadn't expected Basalt to be so alert; even lowering his posture so much failed to relax Basalt's vigilance.
As a Pokémon Master, if Basalt even spat out a little bit of relevant cultivation information, he could infer the whole picture from a single point and analyze Basalt's exclusive cultivation method with a high probability.
Who would have thought... this guy Basalt didn't play by the rules at all and was so vigilant! Koga Hayato could sense that Basalt had absolutely no reverence for him, a Pokémon Master! And his emotions were filled with disgust!
However, although met with Basalt's cold face, Koga Hayato had established a persona of a graceful gentleman. He knew he couldn't explode and could only endure. This was the limitation of a persona; one must never expose the true self.
"Basalt-kun is right; I was abrupt!"
Koga Hayato quickly bowed and apologized.
Seeing this, Aliyang and Alka were even more convinced of Koga Hayato's character. Conversely, they were slightly dissatisfied with Basalt's rudeness. Master Koga asked with an attitude of exchange; even if you weren't willing to share, there was no need to be so rude, right? After all, you could have politely refused!
But what Aliyang and Alka didn't know was that a series of thoughts had already emerged in Koga Hayato's mind.
Within the territory of the Saudi Alliance, he didn't want to act recklessly. Because he had an important purpose for this trip, no accidents could occur; this concerned the Japanese Alliance's centennial plan.
But after the Saudi trip ended, he could find the Minister of Foreign Affairs and send spies to China to approach Basalt, finding a way to obtain Basalt's cultivation method. Using espionage to steal secrets was what the Japanese Alliance excelled at. Over the past centuries, they had stolen countless pieces of intelligence from China. It was no exaggeration to say that the Japanese Alliance's current status was due to leaching off Chinese culture.
Unfortunately, with China's resurgence and the gradual exposure of the Japanese Alliance's ambitions, China had unilaterally stopped many important exchanges. This was also a major reason forcing the Japanese Alliance to continuously improve their espionage methods. Since open means failed, they could only resort to underhanded ones!
"Eh? Master Koga is here too?"
Just as the atmosphere turned cold, the door to the battlefield was pushed open, and Abdullah strode in with his female secretary Angie.
"Oh? Prince Abdullah!"
Koga Hayato quickly bowed, but only superficially. He seemed unwilling to have much contact with Abdullah, so citing the need to rest, he took his leave with Aliyang and Koga Kurojo.
"Uncle, why are you here?"
"Why am I here? You have the nerve to ask me?"
Abdullah looked dissatisfied and scolded, "I told you to take good care of Basalt, but you took him to battle people from the Japanese Alliance? Is this how you entertain my honored guest?"
"Boss, this has nothing to do with Prince Alka. My Numel evolved into Camerupt, and I actively wanted to find someone to spar with."
Basalt actively took the blame, and Prince Alka felt secretly grateful upon hearing this. Basalt was a stand-up guy; he really took the blame.
"Oh? Numel evolved?"
Abdullah was also stunned for a moment, then his mouth twitched slightly. Clearly, this floor full of lava was Camerupt's doing.
"Boss, what are these Japanese guys doing in Saudi Arabia?"
Watching Koga Hayato's retreating figure, Basalt was incredibly curious.
"Just like you, they came for a pseudo-legendary!"
Abdullah didn't hide it, saying, "My Father King has already arranged it. Tomorrow he will receive you and Koga Hayato and agree to let you enter the Mecca Holy Land to capture a pseudo-legendary cub. If my guess is correct, Koga Hayato's target should be a Deino line cub."
Saying this, Abdullah sighed again, "I strongly opposed this matter. The Japanese Alliance is only a second-rate alliance. Although they've shown some promise in recent years, they have wild ambitions. Getting too deeply involved with them is definitely not a good thing."
"Unfortunately, my Father King listened to some slander from Abdul and has already decided to agree to this. My words carry little weight; opposing it was useless."
Hearing this, Basalt frowned slightly.
As a defeated party in the past, the Japanese Alliance was bound by international treaties and could not possess Legendary Pokémon. Not only that, but the pseudo-legendaries accumulated by the Japanese Alliance back then were also confiscated by various countries.
But now, the Japanese Alliance clearly intended to rise again. And obtaining pseudo-legendaries from Saudi Arabia was the first step in their plan.
"Would the five major alliances agree to let this happen?" Basalt expressed doubt.
The Japanese Alliance was too close to China and the Bear (Russian) Alliance. How could these two major powers allow it to rise? After all, the Japanese Alliance was currently just a watchdog placed at their doorstep by the US Alliance.
"Logically, they should intervene. But so far, everything has been calm. I find this very strange too."
Abdullah shrugged.
Doubts aside, as a prince of a third-rate alliance, he had no ability to interfere in the affairs of a second-rate alliance and the five major alliances. All he could do was watch.
Basalt felt the same! It was truly beyond his reach, and his strength didn't allow it! If his strength allowed, Basalt would have loved to take out Koga Hayato on the spot. Beating up the Japanese, he was duty-bound!
The matter with Koga Hayato ruined Basalt's mood to have dinner with Abdullah. He just ate a little hastily and returned to his room.
Turning on the room light, Basalt shuddered suddenly.
Because on the luxurious sofa in his room sat a mysterious person in a blue suit, face obscured.
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