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Mammon sat on the grass, in a relaxed and comfortable posture, ready to enjoy the battle unfolding before him.
Well, strictly speaking, it was a sparring match between his future wife and daughter.
"Go, go~!"
"Both sides, go for the win~!"
"Ge-su ge-su!"
"Ti-ni ti-ni~!"
And a certain Wishing Star, who occasionally loved to join in the fun, pulled out some cheering sticks from who-knows-where and handed one each to Diancie, Terapagos, and Victini.
Then it started cheering for the participants with its crisp, sweet, and adorable voice, though it was unclear which side it was actually cheering for.
"Hmm~ She has a very strong aura of the Great One on her."
Acnom sat on Mammon's shoulder, looking at Akari with astonished eyes.
As one of the six Creation Gods, Acnom was quite sensitive to Arceus's aura, and it could smell the rich Arceus scent on Akari.
"She's my daughter, it's not surprising," Mammon replied calmly.
Acnom: "..."
Acnom tilted its head and thought about it, seemingly agreeing. The Great One did seem to have a friendly attitude towards Mammon.
Compared to Mammon, Caitlin and Serena were even more focused on the battle.
The battle had already begun. Akari's Hisuian Arcanine did not have the Intimidate Ability, so it didn't activate at the start.
Despite the type disadvantage, Platinum did not switch out Froslass.
As the saying goes, a Trainer who cannot fight at a type disadvantage is definitely not a qualified Trainer.
Moreover, Platinum's main goal in this battle was to understand Akari's current skill level.
"Flamethrower!"
Akari initiated the attack directly.
Hisuian Arcanine crouched slightly, then suddenly sprang forward, rushing towards Froslass. Its already flaming maw intensified, spewing a scorching hot Flamethrower.
It was a Fire-type Flamethrower!
"Shadow Ball!" Platinum immediately ordered a counter-attack.
Froslass slowly rose, its hands coming together to form a dark Shadow Ball, which it fired at the incoming Flamethrower.
The black Shadow Ball and the crimson Flamethrower clashed violently in mid-air, the powerful energy impact creating radiating wind currents.
The two attacks fiercely pushed against each other, and to the shock of Platinum and the three observing women, Caitlin, Serena, and Rosa, the Flamethrower slowly pushed the Shadow Ball back.
That's right, Hisuian Arcanine's Flamethrower was gradually overpowering Froslass's Shadow Ball!
"Is this… is this Arcanine trained by Akari herself?"
Serena was stunned, her voice dropping to a whisper as she exclaimed in surprise.
This wasn't right!
She and Platinum often engaged in battle training, so she knew the strength of Platinum's Pokémon very, very well.
Froslass was indeed at the bottom of Platinum's main team, but this was Platinum!
Platinum was almost a complete Champion-level Trainer, and she was almost certainly the next Top Executive of Team Rockets.
Froslass's strength was already very close to Champion, yet in a head-on clash, Froslass's STAB Shadow Ball was actually suppressed by this Hisuian Arcanine's Flamethrower.
This meant that this Hisuian Arcanine's strength was absolutely no weaker than Froslass's, perhaps even stronger!
But... was this right?
According to Akari, she had only been traveling for four months.
Champion-level in four months? Is this really right?!
"There's no mistake, she trained it herself."
Mammon's lips curved into a smile, and then he took out his phone to record a video of their battle.
Mammon wasn't very surprised by Akari's strength. In fact, Mammon had noticed that, while the 'protagonists' of this world could all be called monsters, their growth rate wasn't as exaggeratedly fast as in the original works.
Becoming Champion-level in a year was already very shocking in the eyes of ordinary people, but compared to the 'protagonists' in the original works, Champion-level in a year was just a basic starting point.
Not only were all 'protagonists' Champion-level in a year, but they also had many more astonishing achievements to prove their level of strength. Red became Champion and then went to Cerulean Cave to defeat and capture Mewtwo.
May became Champion and then went to Sky Pillar to defeat and capture Rayquaza.
Dawn also captured Dialga (Palkia), and Serena captured Xerneas (Yveltal).
These were all real events in the game plot.
Selene even defeated Necrozma three times before becoming the Alola Champion, forcing it into submission and capturing it. After becoming Champion, she single-handedly defeated the entire Rainbow Rocket, akin to a nightmare-level dungeon boss.
It's worth noting that the nightmare-level dungeon boss mentioned above refers to Selene, not Rainbow Rocket, because for Rainbow Rocket, Selene was the nightmare.
And these achievements were all the results of their growth in just one year in their original stories.
However, Mammon was very certain that in this world, they would definitely be solid Champions within a year, and their strength among Champion-levels would definitely not be weak.
But they would absolutely not reach the exaggerated level of the original works.
For example, mythical Pokémon, at the very least, are like the Sun and Moon Gods, the Black and White Dragons, Ho-Oh, and Lugia.
And to defeat them, one would at least need to reach the level of a Top Champion, such as Leon, Giovanni, or Lance.
They are Top Champions. With the combat power of their main Pokémon, they can fight against high-level legendary Pokémon, and even win, but it is by no means easy.
But with the current growth rate of Platinum, Rosa, and Serena, they would definitely not reach Top Champion by the end of the year.
So Mammon reasonably suspected that their growth rate had not reached the absurd level of the original works, where they would crush various legendary Pokémon and toy with them like playthings within a year.
After all, that was truly too abnormal.
This was definitely the world weakening them.
However, even with their growth rate weakened by the world, they were still incredibly talented individuals who could shock the worldview of ordinary people.
At most, their speed to reach their peak was slowed down, but next year, Platinum and the others would completely catch up to Leon and the others.
This is also why Mammon scheduled the World Championship for next year, because next year Platinum and the others would barely be considered 'fully grown'.
But even with the world weakening them, there are still differences between 'protagonists'.
Just like Selene, Selene was already Champion-level last month, and she even defeated Kukui in an all-out battle.
And as 'protagonists', Rosa and Platinum are only now barely stepping into the Champion-level Trainer rank. (Having six Champion-level main Pokémon is required to be considered a Champion-level Trainer)
And now, an even more terrifying Akari has appeared!
"Hiss~!"
Even Serena, for the first time, felt what it meant to be suppressed by talent!
She had always been praised since she was little, and from her debut, she was also a 'monster' who was constantly admired, recognized, and marveled at.
But now, Serena truly felt what a 'monster' was, and after thinking about it, Serena wasn't surprised at all.
"As expected of the descendant of Mammon and Dawn, she's too terrifying."
Serena exclaimed this from the bottom of her heart.
Mammon and Dawn, two incredibly talented individuals, had given birth to an even more astonishingly talented individual.
How should one put it? It actually made perfect sense.
But Serena couldn't help but wonder, what if it were her child with Mammon? Would they also be a 'monster' who surpassed their parents?
In the interim, unnoticed by Mammon and Serena, Caitlin's brows were tightly furrowed.
Her sense of crisis in her heart had now sharply increased!
It was over! The worst-case scenario for her had happened; Akari really was a terrifying 'monster'!
No wonder she was personally chosen by Arceus for a trial. Champion-level in four months, is this the kind of talent a human should possess?!
Why don't you just ascend to the heavens?!
Caitlin bit her tender lips, almost laughing in exasperation. Damn it!
The battle on the field continued. Not only was the Pokémon's own strength impressive, but Akari's command was also exceptionally good.
Hisuian Arcanine used its superior agility and intermittent Extreme Speed boosts to perfectly close in on Froslass, landing a Fire-type Headlong Rush attack.
Then, in the ensuing struggle, it deliberately feigned an opening, only to dodge Froslass's close-range Water Pulse.
It's important to note that Water Pulse is 4x super effective against Hisuian Arcanine!
Yet Akari dared to employ such a risky command, and Hisuian Arcanine did not betray her trust.
After successfully evading Water Pulse, a perfectly landed Double-Edge hit Froslass.
The Rock-type Double-Edge was super effective against Froslass, and Froslass immediately lost its ability to battle.
Akari won the first round.
"Good job."
Recalling Froslass's Poké Ball, Platinum first offered a word of comfort, and then, after staring at the Poké Ball in her hand for a while, she finally looked up.
At this moment, Platinum's gaze towards Akari had already changed slightly.
"Mom, how was it? How did my Arcanine perform?"
Akari asked with a beaming smile. To Platinum, Akari's current appearance was truly very similar to Mammon.
Because Mammon often had such a smiling expression, though most of the time it was... with ill intentions?
But Akari probably didn't mean it that way; she had simply unconsciously picked up some of Mammon's habits since childhood.
"Very impressive~ Akari, I really can't believe it, did you really start training this after you arrived in Hisui?"
Platinum didn't hold back her praise. In reality, losing one or two rounds in an all-out battle was harmless.
She was more surprised right now by how strong Akari's Pokémon was? !
"Of course, Arcanine is my main Pokémon, you know."
Akari was clearly very happy to receive her mother's approval, and her eyes once again curved into crescent moons.
It's your main Pokémon, but not your core main Pokémon, nor your ace main Pokémon.
Can it be understood this way?
Platinum's eyes flickered slightly as she looked at her future daughter across from her.
Indeed, Akari had inherited her and Mammon's excellent Trainer talent, and she was even more outstanding than herself.
Then, Platinum smiled, pursing her lips.
But isn't this a good thing? Although she didn't go through the process of carrying Akari for ten months, it didn't prevent her from being happy for Akari's strength at this moment.
However, she couldn't let her daughter be too disappointed either.
"Garchomp!"
Platinum decisively sent out her core main Pokémon, Garchomp.
Hisuian Arcanine is 4x weak to Ground!
"Mom's Garchomp, huh." Akari was clearly not unfamiliar with Garchomp.
After all, this was the core main Pokémon that had always accompanied Platinum, and would continue to do so in the future.
Akari did not switch out Hisuian Arcanine. She had absolute trust in her Pokémon.
However, this time, Platinum was not careless, but fully invested herself in the serious battle.
She did not Mega Evolve Garchomp, because Akari had not mastered any form of power-up, so Platinum decided not to use it either.
But even without Mega Evolution, Platinum's Garchomp was still powerful. After an intense battle, it defeated Akari's Hisuian Arcanine at a relatively minor cost.
"Amazing~ Mom's Garchomp is truly both cool and strong."
Akari praised, recalling the fainted Hisuian Arcanine with a word of comfort, and then took out another Poké Ball.
"Then this next one will be much harder to deal with than Arcanine, Mom, you need to be careful."
Hearing this, Platinum was quite curious, thinking it must also be a Pokémon unique to Hisui.
Akari, with her crescent-moon eyes, casually tossed out her second Poké Ball.
"Sneasler! Go!"
A flash of white light, and a silver-gray bipedal Pokémon slowly stood up. Its two claws were black and Red, long and sharp, and its face bore a strong, malicious grin, sending chills down one's spine.
This was Sneasler, evolved from Hisuian Sneasel, with the Fighting/Poison typing.
"Sneasler, huh. This Pokémon is indeed very tricky."
Mammon surveyed the dark and evil-looking Sneasler, and couldn't help but chuckle softly.
Because he knew without even thinking that this Sneasler definitely had the Poison Touch Ability!
And a Sneasler with the Poison Touch Ability is truly a very difficult Pokémon to deal with. Moreover, judging from this Sneasler's vitality, spirit, and physique, Akari had trained it very well.
The strength of this Sneasler was probably much greater than the Hisuian Arcanine just now, likely Akari's core main Pokémon.
However, purely from a type perspective, Akari had actually deliberately chosen to fight with a type disadvantage.
Because Sneasler is weak to Ground-type.
Mammon sent the video he had recorded so far to Giovanni, along with a message.
"Dad, come watch your daughter-in-law and Granddaughter battle."
Meanwhile, Giovanni, who was currently at Viridian Gym pondering how many days it would take Groudon to walk back, saw this message.
Even someone as composed as Giovanni felt a surge of joy in his heart. I'm a grandfather?
Well done, Mammon!
The thought of being able to hold his Granddaughter truly made Giovanni happy.
He was a grandfather!
But clicking on the video, he saw a pair of twins battling.
Giovanni sent a question mark back to Mammon, expressionless.
Where's the Granddaughter?
Then he thought for a moment, recalling his all-capable son's only flaw, and realized this was indeed the kind of trick Mammon would play.
Giovanni couldn't help but sigh.
"Mammon, I know you're a playboy, but I still have to advise you, don't play too wild."
"?" Mammon sent a question mark, perplexed.