Chapter 303: Bruno vs. Blue!
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
To say this person was scrawny would be inaccurate; it was more that she had a slender figure, with a willowy waist so fine that the Bruno before her could surely encircle it with one hand.
And then bend and crush it with his bare hands.
This person had long, brown, waist-length hair. On her smooth forehead, two playful bangs curled up to the sides. Her facial features were lovely, and her eyes were full of spirit. Her round, pinchable cheeks made her seem brimming with vitality.
She wore a refreshing blue tank top, a red pleated miniskirt, and a pair of black sneakers. On the ground beside her rested a white sun hat with a Poké Ball logo.
This person was none other than Ash's long-time compatriot from Pallet Town, Blue.
Like Ash and Gary, she had also returned to Pallet Town.
However, Blue's attire today was different from her usual style. Not only was her long hair tied up high in a playful ponytail, but she even wore safety shorts that were longer than her skirt, making her extremely safe.
This was standard attire in the Galar Region, leaving no opportunity for those humans with wicked thoughts.
This was an outfit Blue would only wear when she was about to duel with swords, all for the sake of mobility.
The sun was scorching, and soon, sweat dripped down both their faces. Even the Farfetch'd beside them began to emit a faint, fragrant aroma.
Meanwhile, Bruno and Blue glared at each other with wide eyes, staring fixedly at their opponent.
30 minutes.
The standoff ended. Blue gave a solemn bow to Bruno.
But just as her face lowered, her cute eyes instantly transformed. Her pupils constricted, and an almost imperceptible, sharp Sword Aura began to emanate from her body.
A faint whistling sound could be heard in the air.
At this moment, Blue had transformed into a sharp sword. Every move she made carried an incredibly fierce offensive intent, making it hard for anyone to look at her directly.
Bruno: "?"
Bruno's stern, thick-browed face froze for a moment, utterly bewildered.
*Young lady, what are you doing?*
"Mister! I'm attacking!!"
With a crisp, low shout, Blue retracted her slender white palm to her waist, bent her knees wide, and lowered her body balance.
Then, her arm shot out in a blur. In an instant, a blade of white light flashed before her, gleaming with an incomparably sharp edge as it swept toward Bruno. This was a burst power strike.
Somehow, a long wooden sword was now in Blue's hand, moving at extreme speed as it swept horizontally!
Blue Style Sword Arts, First Form: Iaijutsu: Tree-Cutting Slash!!
Bruno: "?"
Hearing the sound of air being torn apart by his ears, Bruno, though completely baffled, dared not be careless. He could only retreat several steps, even doing a backflip, allowing the swift and fierce Quick Draw Slash to slice through the air just in front of him.
"Well now, you actually managed to dodge my first form?!"
Blue's pretty brows furrowed at once, her expression becoming incredibly serious and unfriendly.
With this one move, she had cut down countless large trees at the trunk. Her proficiency was long since maxed out, yet today it was a miss?
What a disgrace!
"Then take my second move!!"
Blue then raised her wooden sword. This time, it wasn't an instantaneous burst, but a series of running steps to close the distance. She swung the wooden sword in her hand relentlessly.
Upward slashes, horizontal sweeps, heavy chops—her movements changed constantly, her angles were tricky, and she continuously attacked the big guy before her.
Blue Style Sword Arts, Second Form: Continuous - Unruly Slash!
Bruno: "?"
The constantly changing attacks of the wooden sword forced him to retreat again and again. However, relying on the ultimate physique he had obtained through long-term muscle training, Elite Four Bruno's burst power and agility still allowed him to evade the attacks of this completely irregular sword style.
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
The unnerving sound of the wooden sword slicing through the air came repeatedly, and its attacks grew ever sharper and more bizarre. This made Bruno inwardly astonished, and he couldn't help but glance at the round-faced girl holding the wooden hilt.
"This girl is getting stronger in the middle of a battle?"
*If that's the case, I can't just stand here and take it.*
Bruno finally stopped retreating. His massive body sank, and he dodged back and forth between the wooden sword's strikes, searching for an opportunity to counterattack.
*Damn it, I just came to ask for directions! Why is this girl attacking me!?*
That's right, the two of them hadn't actually had any conflict, nor had they agreed to a battle or anything of the sort. It was simply that Bruno, who didn't know how to use his phone's map, had gotten lost.
He had been lost on this mountain for several days. Today, he happened to see a vitality-filled, round-faced girl with a Farfetch'd by her side, sweating under the sun as she tirelessly practiced cutting trees with her sword.
"Hello, may I ask how to get to Pallet Town?"
Bruno had walked up and asked calmly, using polite language.
Unexpectedly, these words made the girl holding the wooden sword's expression turn hostile. She just stared straight at him without saying a word. Even the Farfetch'd beside her had a solemn look in its eyes as it watched him intently.
Bruno: "?"
Elite Four Bruno scratched his head, completely baffled. He wanted to turn and leave, but from the looks of it, the girl seemed to be trying to express something to him.
So, he decided to wait for a moment.
And he ended up waiting for 30 minutes. He, the girl, and the duck had a standoff under the sun for 30 minutes, to the point where even Farfetch'd was nearly cooked.
Finally, for some unknown reason, the round-faced girl suddenly drew her sword on him.
Although he could be considered the most peaceful among the four Elite Four members of the Kanto League, anyone who could become an Elite Four member naturally possessed a great deal of pride. How could he just let someone hit him for no reason?
"Hmph, girl, you started it!"
While evading the attacks, Bruno's eyes suddenly turned cold. He had found a flaw in the Continuous - Unruly Slash. With a low shout, he put power into his waist and his entire body simultaneously. The sound of his bones grinding could be heard as his sandbag-sized fist instantly smashed forward, accompanied by a terrifying, tiger-like roar, aiming straight for Blue's stomach.
He was confident that this punch, though not fatal, would definitely make the girl before him cry and whimper, "ying ying ying"!
This wasn't about hitting a woman; in Bruno's eyes, gender didn't matter!
On this point, Ash would have called him an expert.
Unexpectedly, upon seeing this, Blue's eyes grew even brighter and more brilliant, as if filled with all the stars in the heavens. She abruptly retracted her wooden sword. This time, she wasn't gripping the hilt, but pressing the butt of the hilt against the center of her palm.
"I was waiting for this move of yours!!"
Blue shouted, and then her palm pushed forward horizontally. The wooden sword shot out in a straight line, its speed reaching speeds of km/h, its tip aimed right at Elite Four Bruno's head.
Blue Style Sword Arts, Third Form.
Divine Lance!
"Swoosh!"
The wooden sword turned into a sharp afterimage, cutting through the eternity of time and space, aimed straight at Bruno's head.
"BOOM!!"
In the next instant, both of their moves exploded forth, striking their targets simultaneously. The two figures were immediately sent stumbling backward, their faces turning grim as if facing a formidable enemy.
The wooden sword was already lodged straight in Bruno's head, having penetrated more than half a meter, the tip piercing out from the back.
On the other side, Blue was clutching her stomach, half-kneeling on the ground.
Her face turned ashen. Suddenly, her nose stung, and a few tears unwillingly fell from her pretty, large eyes.
"Ying..."
(end of chapter )