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Inside the private training room of the Battle Tower, Gary and Bruno's 'friendly match' was about to begin.
"Then I'll make the first move!" Bruno confidently pulled out a poké ball and threw it.
Bang! The poké ball opened in mid-air, and a powerful, tiger-striped Pokemon appeared on the field.
"Electabuzz!" Electabuzz raised its fists, showing off to the entire venue.
Gary's expression was peculiar: "He's not using a Fighting-type?"
Bruno looked up and grinned: "Ha. I guessed you'd think I'd use a Fighting-type Pokemon, so I brought out an Electric-type instead. How will you respond? Come on, young man, bring out your big bird!"
Gary's expression changed: "Uh... let's not get vulgar..."
Lorelei shook her head and chuckled~ This Gary is mischievous!
Bruno also noticed his slip of the tongue and awkwardly changed the subject: "I meant a Flying-type Pokemon. How about it? You definitely chose a Flying-type, right? Bring it out, hahahaha..."
Gary reluctantly threw out his Pokemon: "This is my choice."
"Lucky.~" A pink, plump, and amiable Pokemon smiled as it entered the stage.
"Chansey!?" Lorelei exclaimed, saying: "This choice is a bit of a gamble~ But Gary gambled correctly!"
Gary shrugged: "Actually, I didn't try to predict your choice. Chansey's excellent dual defenses mean it can withstand even a Fighting-type attack~"
"Lucky~" Chansey gently showed an angelic smile.
Bruno felt like he could dig a three-bedroom apartment under his feet right now; it was so embarrassing. He had been predicting for ages, only for Gary to pull out a Chansey. It was utterly mortifying...
"If it's Chansey, it should be able to use Minimize tactics. Gary, you're not going to torment Bruno with Minimize tactics again, are you~" Lorelei watched the battle arena with interest.
"No way..." Bruno's face darkened.
"Don't worry, it's not Minimize tactics. We'll play something different." Gary waved his hand.
"Phew~ That's good. Let's start." Bruno breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
"Alright. I'm ready." Gary also nodded.
The referee confirmed the status of both sides, then raised his hand: "Battle start! One-on-one!"
"Electabuzz, Thunder Wave!" Bruno attacked first.
Gary gave his instruction at the same time: "Rock Tomb!"
Rumble, countless boulders fell from the sky, completely blocking Electabuzz's weak electrical current.
"Jump up and use Brick Break!" Bruno was indeed one of the Kanto Elite Four; almost immediately after his initial move failed, he counterattacked!
Gary's nerves tensed slightly. Battling a Trainer of this caliber left no room for relaxation: "Chansey, use Protect!"
Bruno frowned. If it had been Reflect or Light Screen, it would have been shattered instantly, but Gary had directly used Protect.
When there wasn't a huge gap in their abilities, this move was absolute defense!
Bang! Unable to land a hit, Bruno immediately retreated: "Electabuzz! Fall back!"
"Too late!" Gary immediately counterattacked: "Use Rock Slide!"
Bang! A huge rock quickly formed in the sky, then directly slammed onto Electabuzz's head.
Electabuzz froze in place, immediately entering a flinched state!
"Is that an added effect? What luck!" Bruno pouted. "But with Chansey's pathetic attack power, the damage won't decide the match!"
However, just as he waited for Electabuzz to recover, Gary's next move came.
"Next, use Zen Headbutt!"
Chansey ran with all its might, Chansey jumped up, Chansey's headbutt slammed down!!
A layer of blue psychic energy, like an eggshell, condensed on Chansey's head, and then it delivered a fierce headbutt to Electabuzz.
Boom! This time, Electabuzz was pushed back several steps, and comically, it flinched again...
"This is the added effect of Zen Headbutt?!" Lorelei exclaimed in surprise, then her eyes lit up: "Could it be"
Gary continued: "Next, use Rock Slide again..."
Bang! Another brick hit its face. Electabuzz dared not move, standing still and taking the hits~
Taking advantage of this time, Gary shrugged at Lorelei: "That's right, this Chansey's ability is [Serene Grace]."
Gary called this tactic the Serene Grace infinite combo.
Seeing Electabuzz about to recover, Chansey delivered another Zen Headbutt.
Electabuzz continued to be immobilized.
Bruno felt his fists clench~
Yes! Gary didn't use the Minimize team to annoy him; what Gary did was even worse!
At least Lorelei's was extremely damaging and insulting; Gary's was purely extremely insulting.
Towards the end, this kid even found Zen Headbutt too troublesome and prone to knocking the opponent out of bounds, so he just kept using Rock Slide... brick after brick, not doing much damage, just constantly annoying him.
"Gary, do you want to consider changing a move?" Bruno asked unhappily.
"No~" Gary flatly refused: "You wait another ten minutes, and I'll definitely annoy Electabuzz to death..."
Bruno's face twitched. He directly threw his poké ball to the ground and turned to leave...
Watching Bruno's retreating back, Gary raised his hand, hesitating to speak: You're an Elite Four, Master Bruno, you need to have some class... By the way, you won't take your anger out on me afterwards, right?
The referee also announced helplessly: "Bruno forfeits by throwing his poké ball, so Gary wins this match."
Chansey was still diligently tapping Electabuzz's forehead, not expecting the match to end so abruptly...
"Tsk tsk~ Gary, you really surprise me. Serene Grace with Chansey, what a brilliant tactic." Lorelei applauded Gary from the side.
Gary scratched his head: "Sister Lorelei, do you think Master Bruno will still teach me Fighting-type knowledge in the future?"
Lorelei rolled her eyes charmingly: "It's best if you don't see him for a while. He's a Taekwondo Black Belt, Judo Black Belt, Jeet Kune Do he's dabbled in all of them..."
Gary swallowed: "Never mind, I'll ask other Fighting-type masters for guidance in the future."
"Phew~ But, it's finally over. Let's go eat seafood. Vermilion City is a famous port city, and the seafood here is no worse than that of our Sevii Islands." Lorelei walked up and gently took Gary's sleeve.
A refreshing fragrance wafted into his nostrils. Gary immediately focused his gaze downwards, silently warning his 'little brother' to behave and not embarrass him...
The two walked out of the Battle Tower and headed towards a restaurant by the sea.
However, when they arrived at their planned restaurant, they saw an endless queue of people.
Gary turned to Lorelei: "Sister Lorelei, you made a reservation, right?"
Lorelei slowly shook her head, with three parts helplessness, six parts regret, and one part Charm?: "I never have a habit of making reservations."
Looking at the crowd, Gary sighed: "I estimate we might get a table in about twenty-four hours~"
Lorelei was about to think of a solution when her phone rang.
"Yo, Glacier-faced old woman, I heard you beat Bruno and snagged a young stud?" - Lance.
Lorelei immediately bristled, typing furiously: "Lance, you're dead! Believe it or not, I'll go blow up your Dragon's Den? If you've got the guts, get your butt to the Sevii Islands, and I'll crush you!"
Lance, who received the reply, was bewildered. He was just joking; did Lorelei really have to be so angry?...
"What a temperamental woman. Maybe her period came early." Wrapping his cape tighter, Lance rode Dragonite and shouted at the top of his lungs: "You two Team Rockets scumbags up ahead, squat down and cover your heads, or I'll crush you both!"
Dragonite glanced disdainfully at Lance, thinking, 'Why don't you dare talk to Lorelei like that?'
Gary, watching the fuming Lorelei, chuckled amusedly and comforted her: "Um... the seafood market should still be open now. How about we go buy some ingredients, and then I'll cook?"
Lorelei's mood immediately brightened. She directly took Gary's hand, thinking, 'I'm just going shopping with my Gary, what can you all do about it?'
Lorelei: I'm in my early twenties, the prettiest girl in Kanto, busy working for the Kanto region, can't I enjoy life a little?
Gary looked at Lorelei's right hand, flattered, then calmly followed Lorelei towards the seafood market.
As for whether they would be secretly photographed by the media and end up on the cover of an entertainment magazine, Gary didn't care at all.
Are you kidding? How do you think I got those thirteen ex-girlfriends? Gary had already been on the cover of entertainment magazines long before he made it to the cover of academic journals, okay?
He still remembered the headline at the time: "Kanto Region's Most Desired Teenage Idol Ranking!"
Gary, due to his family background, career, and looks, successfully secured the No. 1 spot on that list!
At that time, Gary was only eight years old, and countless young girls had already expressed their willingness to wait for him to come of age...