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Ash's Charizard grabbed Mewtwo's Charizard and then ascended rapidly. After the impact of Flare Blitz, Mewtwo's Charizard was still disoriented. The recoil from having Protect forcibly broken was considerable.
But similarly, the recoil from Sacred Fire and Flare Blitz left Ash's Charizard in excruciating pain. If not for his astonishing willpower, he would likely struggle to even stand now.
Without Ash's Aura, using Sacred Fire with his current strength would be an extremely difficult feat, let alone unleashing a ultimate move like Sacred Fire combined with Flare Blitz.
Now, it was entirely a battle of wills, and Ash's Charizard had the upper hand. The hardships he endured during his Charmander days had now transformed into Charizard's indomitable will. Even without Aura, even without Sacred Fire, he still possessed something far beyond other Pokémon: his own will!
After Charizard ascended to dozens of meters in the sky, he began to spin with Mewtwo's Charizard. A Seismic Toss rapidly formed in the air. Charizard circled the Seismic Toss several times, then plummeted like a meteor!
Mewtwo's brows furrowed, and a slight ripple of emotion crossed her face. After a moment of hesitation, her eyes finally glowed with a blue light.
However, the instant the light appeared, Ash suddenly materialized before her. His brown eyes stared intently at her, his fists clenched. If Mewtwo made any further move, his punch would be thrown without hesitation!
Previously, Ash had not noticed Mewtwo's intervention, which was why he couldn't block her.
Later, Mewtwo used her twisted logic to argue that neither side should use their own power to assist, and Ash withdrew his Aura. He believed that Charizard could still defeat his opponent even without his Aura.
But while he had withdrawn his power, Mewtwo might not necessarily keep her promise. Even if she temporarily did, it was only because Charizard had not yet reached a desperate situation. If faced with a one-hit knockout scenario, Mewtwo would likely intervene!
This was the negative influence of Team Rockets and Giovanni's indoctrination; they had no concept of trust.
Ash had anticipated and prepared for this, directly blocking Mewtwo the moment she made a move to prevent her.
He was a very rule-abiding person. Pokémon versus Pokémon. Since that rule had been set, he would abide by it. If it was said that neither Trainer should interfere, then there would be no interference.
He hadn't intervened, so if Mewtwo were to intervene again, it would be somewhat out of line. If such a thing were to happen, then she shouldn't blame him for being impolite.
The blue light in Mewtwo's eyes still shone, but Psychic power did not surge from her. On one hand, Ash was blocking her, and she could sense that Ash was not easy to deal with. However, ever since her power breakthrough, she no longer feared any enemy. So, even if Ash was difficult, she was confident she could take him down in an instant.
However, interfering with a battle was, at the end of the day, a matter where she was in the wrong, as she was the one who first stated that neither Trainer should interfere. Yet, she was the first to intervene. If she hadn't been discovered, it would have been fine, but to be discovered and still act would be somewhat unsightly.
On the other hand, being so close, Mewtwo more clearly sensed the power belonging to her on Ash's body—her spiritual origin. Mewtwo originally thought this was the case.
But she looked at the Poké Ball on Ash's waist, then at Ash's backpack, and a hint of Confusion arose in her heart.
Ash's Pokémon should all be in the Poké Balls on his waist, so why was the power she sensed coming from Ash's backpack?
Had Ash specifically put Gardevoir's Poké Ball in his backpack?
During Mewtwo's brief hesitation, Charizard had successfully used Seismic Toss!
"Boom!!"
A violent tremor spread from the center of the arena. The already dilapidated ground became even more shattered, and thick smoke billowed from the center, obscuring the situation inside.
Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on the gradually dissipating smoke in the arena. Ash's and Mewtwo's gazes also turned to the center of the arena at this moment.
Seconds later, the smoke did not dissipate, but an orange-red figure shot out from within the smoke, finally landing on the other side of the arena, standing tall.
"That Charizard is... is Ash's Charizard! He doesn't have patterns on his body!" The first to recognize Charizard was Misty. As a close companion, she was incredibly familiar with Ash's Charizard.
Moreover, Mewtwo's Charizard had some strange patterns, making it easy to distinguish between the two Charizard.
The final victor was decided: Ash's Charizard had won the ultimate victory!
"We won... we won!!" Corey was initially unsure, but after repeatedly confirming that the Charizard standing in the arena was Ash's, he finally shouted in excitement.
Although it was somewhat embarrassing to have a newly debuted young man help them regain their dignity, no matter how embarrassing, it was better than losing to a Pokémon commanded by a Pokémon, right?
Corey, Neesha, and Fergus actually had strong opinions about Mewtwo's so-called strongest Trainer. They were very concerned about the hierarchy between humans and Pokémon. Not everyone was as open-minded as Ash and Lorelei.
In Ash's view, whether human or Pokémon, they were all equal beings. Although humans, as Trainers, commanded Pokémon in battle, this was not actually a superior-subordinate relationship, but an equal one.
But some people, like Corey and his group, did not think so. While they did not treat Pokémon as slaves, they had an inherent sense of superiority when facing Pokémon.
They could not accept being stepped on by Pokémon, so even if Ash, a Trainer who had only debuted recently, stole all the thunder, they still felt it was better than being stepped on by Mewtwo!
In fact, Mewtwo's current state is not unrelated to humans with these ideas.
But now, with Ash's Charizard's victory, this 'Strongest Trainer' battle had come to an end.
Mewtwo had the upper hand at first, but was ultimately defeated by Charizard's three-in-one sweep, returning to rock bottom.
She lost.
Mewtwo's expression remained calm; it was impossible to tell what she was thinking. Seeing Mewtwo not respond, Corey spoke again: "Hey, that one called Mewtwo, you've lost. Being a Trainer is a human's duty. You Pokémon should just stick to battling. This battle probably brought you back to reality, didn't it?"
"That's right. Although I don't know why you organized this competition, the results of this battle prove that we humans are the true Trainers. Pokémon cannot be good Trainers. You should just obediently be caught by humans in the future!" Neesha echoed.
However, their words made Ash's face turn somewhat grim, and Lorelei's delicate brows furrowed slightly. Originally, after this battle, they could have had a good talk with Mewtwo, but these two were simply adding fuel to the fire. It would be a miracle if Mewtwo was in the mood to listen to them now.
Sure enough, Mewtwo, who had been calm, instantly showed anger on her face: 'What did you say?!'
A terrifying Confusion bypassed Ash and directly acted on Corey and Neesha, lifting both of them high into the air and binding their limbs tightly. Both of their faces showed a hint of fear and pain.
Fergus, sitting nearby, saw this scene and quickly shut his mouth, though he had initially wanted to say something.
Fortunately, he had already learned his lesson once, so this time he did not speak disrespectfully. Only pain makes one clearly aware of their status and situation.
This Pokémon named Mewtwo was clearly different from ordinary Pokémon. He was actually the strongest Pokémon present. The power that acted on him in that instant still made Fergus feel a hint of fear.
"Mewtwo, stop it quickly, don't make things worse!" Lorelei coldly ordered Mewtwo to stop.
'Making things worse? What did I do wrong? It's you humans with your rigid class thinking who are wrong! You humans are not fit to be the rulers of this planet!' Mewtwo's cold voice echoed in everyone's minds.
Neesha and Corey, suspended in the air, also felt the Confusion binding them suddenly tighten at this moment. A sense of suffocation rose in their hearts, but they were completely unable to make any movement.
"Bang!!" A muffled sound echoed throughout the arena. Neesha and Corey, who were bound in the air, also fell directly. Charizard caught Corey, while Neesha was caught by Brock with his formidable arm strength.
On Mewtwo's side, Ash maintained his punching posture, while Mewtwo's body scraped backward several meters.
Undoubtedly, the reason their Confusion bindings could be released was because Ash had punched Mewtwo, causing her to withdraw the Confusion that bound them.
Mewtwo lowered her hands, which had been braced in front of her, and looked at Ash with a startled expression. She hadn't expected Ash to actually dare to attack her, and even less that Ash's punch would be so powerful!
Without using Psychic to defend, her arms were even numb.
Don't think that just because she is a Psychic-type Pokémon, her physical body is fragile, but that is only relative to Pokémon of the same level.
No matter how fragile, she was still God-Tier!
A mere human, relying on the strength of his physical body, managed to paralyze her arms and even make them lose sensation. What kind of power was this?
"Mewtwo, Miss Lorelei is right, don't make things worse! I don't know what misunderstanding you have about me, or about humans, but I think we can sit down and talk it over properly!" After stopping Mewtwo, Ash also excitedly tried to persuade Mewtwo.
From the very beginning, when he came here, he believed that Mewtwo might have fallen into someone else's hands. He was still worried that Mewtwo had just escaped one trap only to fall into another, so he came here without thinking, with the aim of rescuing Mewtwo.
It turned out that this incident was entirely created by Mewtwo herself. Only seven days had passed, and he didn't know why Mewtwo suddenly had such strong opinions about humans. Was it just because she discovered the spiritual origin within Gardevoir?
But even if it involved the spiritual origin within Gardevoir, they could still sit down and talk about it properly. If Mewtwo could extract the spiritual origin without harming Gardevoir, Ash wouldn't refuse to return it to Mewtwo.
If that wasn't possible, Ash could also ask for help from the big shots in the group; they would always find a way.
So, if Mewtwo's goal was just the spiritual origin, Ash felt there was no need to create such a fuss; couldn't she just come to him directly?
Ash couldn't understand what Mewtwo was trying to achieve by putting on this 'Strongest Trainer' act.
'Making things worse? What did I do wrong? It's you humans who are wrong! You must be wondering why I organized this 'Strongest Trainer' competition, right? Because I know the inherent flaws of you humans. When it comes to titles like 'strongest' or 'first,' you humans will flock to it, vying for it!'
'I will use the Pokémon of you powerful Trainers who come here to clone my own Pokémon army, and then strike back at you humans! I will create a world ruled by Pokémon; this is my revolution!'
As Mewtwo finished speaking, her eyes glowed, and a hole appeared at the edge of the arena. Then, dozens of black Poké Balls surged out like locusts, targeting the various Pokémon in the arena!
As a black Poké Ball struck Corey's Venusaur, Venusaur was directly sucked inside, completely unable to resist.
Seeing this, Corey, completely disregarding his fear, shouted at Mewtwo: "What did you do to my Pokémon! Give me back my Venusaur!!!"
Even Lorelei was stunned by the sight. Pokémon, once captured by a Poké Ball, are protected by the Poké Ball's special mechanism. Other Poké Balls would simply bounce off an already captured Pokémon, but these black Poké Balls were completely unaffected.
Not only could it forcibly break through the Poké Ball's restrictions, but it could even disregard the Pokémon's will, making it even more domineering than a Master Ball!
"Pikachu, use Iron Tail to smash that Poké Ball!!" Ash, seeing this, immediately commanded Pikachu.
He was currently in front of Mewtwo, hundreds of meters away from there, but Pikachu had not come with him. The offline Pikachu finally came back online at this moment.
He targeted the black Poké Ball containing Venusaur, his tail glowing with a metallic sheen. Then, with a leap, he slammed down hard!
"Crack!"
Iron Tail shattered the Poké Ball directly, allowing Venusaur to emerge from within. A look of lingering fear was still on his face, indicating that Venusaur's experience inside that black Poké Ball was not pleasant at all.
"Mewtwo… you've gone too far!" Ash looked sharply at Mewtwo, his voice imbued with an indescribable anger.
This time, Mewtwo's actions had truly made Ash angry!