20demayo Chapter 382 Hanako's View of Him and Her
Chapter 382 Hanako's View of Him and Her
"No way!?"
Xiaoxia simply couldn't believe what she was seeing.
Despite the immense gale, Scorpion King was not affected at all. On the contrary, he seemed to be having a great time in the storm, his body dancing in the wind like a leaf. All the more powerful parts of the storm were neutralized by Scorpion King with ease.
While Pokémon like Gliscor, which relies on the wind to glide, are naturally more sensitive to wind direction, this is still a bit too exaggerated, isn't it?
Exceptionally gifted?
Xiaoxia thought to herself.
It seems that the Storm skill is useless against Scorpion King, so it appears that she only has a limited number of skills available to her.
"Stop!"
To prevent Gliscor from running around in the whirlwind, Misty must first make Gyarados stop using Hurricane.
This brief pause actually gave Scorpio King a chance to retaliate.
"Sharp Stone Attack!"
"GLI!"
Just as Misty had predicted, Ash didn't waste the opportunity to attack.
The Scorpion King once again adopted a stance of attacking with sharp stones. This time, countless fragments of stone appeared not in a defensive posture, but in an offensive one.
"GLI!"
With its pincers waving, Gliscor's Stone Attack seized an opening and landed successfully on Gyarados.
Rock-type moves deal double damage to Gyarados. Gyarados roared in pain, but that was all it did. Rock Smash caused it a lot of damage, but Gyarados stubbornly held on and didn't let its body waver in the slightest.
awesome.
Ash couldn't help but praise Gyarados in his heart.
If Gyarados's center of gravity shifts this time, Gliscor can at least launch another attack.
Who knows, this moment could decide the outcome of the match.
result--
"Tide Whirlwind!"
The Storm, one of her trump cards, was so easily countered, and this very storm even became a factor that put her in a difficult situation.
In this round, Xiaoxia insisted on turning the tide again, otherwise her team's morale would plummet by the end of the round.
"Roar!"
A huge vortex appeared above Gyarados's head.
The rain continued to fall from the sky, causing the whirlpool to expand its power.
"let's go!"
Xiaoxia, seizing the moment when the whirlpool reached its maximum power, suddenly waved her hand and shouted in an impassioned voice.
"Cross-cut!"
"GLI!"
Ash and Gliscor did not choose to dodge when faced with the ferocious Whirlpool, but instead chose to confront it head-on.
With his arms crossed, Scorpion King disregarded his fear and aversion to water-based skills and plunged straight down into the swirling tide rushing from below.
"boom--"
The cross-shaped shears and the whirlpool collided head-on.
Guided by the waveguide, Scorpion King successfully found the weakest point in the vortex and made a breakthrough.
In the end, Scorpio King did indeed succeed.
But despite the success, Scorpio King wasn't completely unscathed; it was just putting on a brave face and enduring the pain.
Scorpion King continued its swooping descent, maintaining its cross-shaped stance.
Seeing this, Xiaoxia looked confident and said leisurely, "Waterfall climbing!"
Compared to Water Cannon and Tide Whirlwind, Waterfall is actually the skill that Misty's Gyarados is most proficient in, and its power has long surpassed the power of the skills used in the previous rounds.
"Roar--"
Gyarados seemed to be in high spirits, able to use its signature move to end the match.
The excited roar of Gyarados echoed throughout the heavens and earth.
A curtain of water instantly appeared from the ground, blocking Gliscor's flight path. Gyarados also moved forward quickly. Although its massive body was moving slowly on the ground, the moment Gyarados's body touched the water curtain, it seemed to be reborn, and its figure quickly flew towards Gliscor in the air.
The cross-cutting shears were about to collide with the waterfall.
If the two were to clash head-on, Scorpio King would definitely have no chance of winning.
Therefore, both Ash and Gliscor knew perfectly well that the so-called cross-shaped attack was merely a feint; their true purpose was—
"Ultimate Impact!"
The real killing move is hidden behind the cross-shaped shears.
"Don't slow down!"
Although Xiaoxia guessed that Xiaozhi would not ultimately use the Phillips Shears to confront her head-on, she really did not expect that Xiaozhi would choose the move Giga Impact.
However, Misty, who was already on guard, was not startled by Ash's sudden change of tactics.
The ultimate impact?
That suits me perfectly.
A faint smile appeared on Xiaoxia's lips.
This skill, which has side effects, can be used to kill the game if you can capitalize on the period of vulnerability after its use!
That's why Xiaoxia gave the instruction "Don't slow down".
Because she believed in her Gyarados's perseverance.
"boom!"
Two beams of light collided violently in mid-air, creating a thick cloud of smoke.
The Scorpion King's body slowly emerged from the smoke, and Xiaoxia immediately shouted, "Use Crusher to grab it!"
"Roar--"
Along with Gliscor bursting out of the smoke was Gyarados, whose situation didn't look much better.
Neither of them gained any advantage in this head-on collision.
However, Gyarados, relying on its size and terrifying perseverance, continued to attack upwards after such a brutal collision, opening its blood-red maw to bite down hard on Gliscor.
but--
"GLI~!"
The Scorpion King, who had his eyes closed just a second ago, suddenly opened them. Feeling the stiffness and weakness coming from his limbs, the Scorpion King was not panicked at all. Instead, he used the power from the attack that had not yet completely dissipated to continue flying towards a higher position, his body spinning several times.
Gyarados's pounce missed its target.
Is this a technique?
Xiaoxia stared blankly at the Gliscor, which had already moved far away from Gyarados, and was once again quite shocked, but also somewhat inspired.
So this is how you can avoid the stun effect after using skills like Destruction Beam or Ultimate Impact.
Just like Gliscor, which is now far removed from Gyarados.
Let alone the ability to hit with Crunch, Xiaoxia believes that even a skill like Water Cannon would fail to hit Scorpion King.
However, compared to other Pokémon, Gliscor is better able to leverage this advantage.
but.
Attention is back on the game.
Gyarados, which had previously held the advantage, was now in mid-air, its previous advantage now completely turned into a disadvantage.
After all, Gyarados was in mid-air and had lost all room to dodge.
Scorpio King's body has also recovered.
"Sharp Stone Attack!"
.......
The battle that took place in Futaba Town Park had no other spectators besides the three people present.
Dawn also gained a lot from this battle between Ash and Misty.
Besides the gains from battles, Dawn also learned a way to make Ash happy and increase their bond: without hesitation, she said to Ash, "Let's have a Pokémon battle!"
Xiao Guang finally understood.
Why does Ash always seem a bit lacking in fighting spirit when I go to find him?
So the problem was with myself.
When Dawn looked for Ash again later, she didn't say that—
"Come help me with my Grand Contest training!"
But -
"Come and have a Pokémon battle with me! But it's best to bring a unique idea during the battle!"
In terms of the final effect, the two are actually quite similar, since Ash's battles contain many ideas that can be used in Contests.
The biggest difference between the two lies in this.
The latter statement would make Ash happy.
It's that simple.
It seems I was too naive.
Xiao Guang silently reflected on his past behavior.
In other words, she was just too careless.
Previously at Lake Ritsushi, Hikari thought May would be her biggest rival because she seemed to have a good impression of Ash.
However, Hikaru only guessed at Xiaoyao's feelings because Xiaoyao's expression wasn't obvious enough.
Moreover, in the end, Haruka lost to herself! Even the half of the ribbon medal that should have been Haruka's alone, she ended up with one.
The crickets are nothing to worry about!
Her biggest rival—
At the dining table, Hikari's gaze slowly drifted to Misty, who was still discussing the battle with Ash.
If she can defeat Misty again, she should have no rivals left, right? She had also learned before that there were only three girls traveling with Ash, including herself. Although Hikari sensed that some people seemed to have feelings for Ash, those feelings were insignificant compared to her traveling with Ash.
There is only one enemy!
As Xiao Guang sipped his soup, he silently pondered, his thoughts seemingly written all over his face.
It's just that Xiaoguang himself hasn't noticed it yet.
Everyone at the dining table except for Ash and Misty could see it clearly.
This child must see Xiaoxia as his rival in love.
"This is really troubling~"
Hanako looked at the scene before her and touched her cheek in annoyance.
He murmured to himself in a very soft voice.
As a mother, Hanako naturally hopes that Satoshi can find his lover as soon as possible, and ideally they can fall in love and get married within two years!
Unfortunately, Hanako also knows that Ash is completely clueless when it comes to love and relationships.
He doesn't understand, nor is he interested in understanding, these things.
He also lacks gentlemanly manners when it comes to girls, so Hanako always felt that Satoshi's spring might not come for a long time.
But she never expected this.
It hasn't been that long.
Ash is already this amazing.
Not only do girls like him, but they are all such lovely girls.
But Ash still seemed uninterested in anyone.
After arriving here, Hanako saw the program that Satoshi and Hikari filmed on TV. It was here that she realized why there was so much money in her card. At first, she thought someone had transferred the money to her account by mistake, so she was still waiting for the "owner" to contact her.
It turns out the other party was from Sinnoh TV.
of course.
Hanako herself didn't care much about money; what she cared more about was the chemistry between Satoshi and Hikari that Satoshi showed on TV.
They're a match made in heaven.
To use the most popular term in the Sinnoh region right now, that's it.
So Hanako is actually quite satisfied with Hikari, not only because of the chemistry between her and Ash, but also because she feels that Hikari has some of Ash's traits in her.
Hikari is like a second Ash, and this inexplicable feeling has subtly increased Hanako's favorability towards him.
And Xiaoxia.
It's a tough decision.
Because in Hanako's memory, at least when the trip to Kanto ended, she didn't feel that there was anything special between Misty and Satoshi. Now it seems that perhaps she didn't have any sense of crisis at that time? I don't know if it's appropriate to use this word.
In short, at that time, Misty was just like Brock in Hanako's eyes; to Ash, she was simply a good travel companion.
She even secretly observed Xiaoxia for a while when she came to visit them.
But the situation back then was just like it is now—
"Huh? If I had known you had a way to break the stun from Giga Impact, I definitely wouldn't have let Gyarados chase after me! Back then, I only used Crunch to suppress it. As long as I could suppress Gliscor's actions, I could counter any of your schemes afterward!"
"But in the end, you still lost. It's just a matter of whether you lost sooner or later!"
Hanako: "..."
As expected.
Perhaps it's due to Xiaoxia's personality.
It was precisely because of the quarreling relationship between Ash and Misty that Hanako couldn't help but think of the same scene.
"What did you say? I was the one who arrived first today!"
"Heh, I came in two seconds before you, so stop being stubborn~"
Ok.
There's a sense of déjà vu between Ash and Misty, like between Ash and Gary.
It's that youthful feeling and sense of companionship that comes with being with someone your own age.
Ash and Gary have looked like this since they were little, so when Hanako is with Misty, she subconsciously puts herself in their shoes.
"Ok?"
Thinking of this, Hanako suddenly uttered a questioning sound.
Speaking of childhood.
Hanako's thoughts began to drift.
It seems that when Ash was a child, he met a very cute girl in Pallet Town.
At the time, the girl clearly showed her affection for Ash, and Hanako even thought that Ash's love life was promising.
She didn't give up the idea until she discovered that the little girl came from the far-off Carlos region.
I wonder how that little girl is doing now.
Hanako thought to herself as she ate.
at the same time--
Carlos region.
.......
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