Gallade’s “Splitting Waterfall” Close Combat clashed head-on with Lucario’s “Spinning” Aura Sphere. For a brief moment, the scene that everyone was expecting did not occur.
The two Pokémon’s figures were locked in a stalemate.
Gallade dropped to one knee, arms trembling, its body making strange, swaying movements. On Lucario’s side, its arm was exerting force, trying to make the spiral Aura Sphere break through Gallade’s defense!
But Lucario realized that its strength seemed to be gradually being dispersed, while on Gallade’s side, its power was steadily increasing!
It was as if, with each strike, Gallade unleashed two, three, four successive waves of unrelenting force!!
The collision lasted only a short while, but to those watching the battle closely, they all saw the aura in Lucario’s right hand, which was trying to block Gallade’s upward slash, being dispersed!
Lucario’s right arm was knocked back by the force!
This scene shocked many spectators who looked at Gallade in surprise, but in the next moment, what awaited Gallade was… Lucario’s attack from the sky.
Just after its right arm was knocked away, Lucario used that force to spin rapidly, and the Aura Sphere formed in its left hand struck Gallade squarely. A loud boom sounded as Gallade was engulfed in the shockwaves created by the energy explosion, while Lucario used the impact to rebound and land safely.
Even now, recalling it, they were still full of questions. What exactly… just happened?
Why was Lucario’s Aura Sphere broken apart so easily?
Judging by the level of force and energy, Lucario clearly had the absolute upper hand, but the outcome of that exchange left people puzzled.
“Although he still lost, the result was somewhat unexpected.” Glacia pursed her lips, showing a surprised expression. As a Coordinator, being able to achieve that much despite a large strength gap… there probably aren’t many who could do it.
This Terrance was indeed impressive.
“Uh… it used a strange posture and some kind of force-redirection technique to neutralize the Aura Sphere?” Wallace looked at the fallen Gallade, quite surprised.
“That technique was probably developed while practicing Slash on a waterfall.” After briefly recalling Gallade’s earlier movements and stance, Wallace quickly understood. The force-dispersing technique was most likely developed during the training under the waterfall’s pounding, while the Upward Slash technique was likely honed while slashing against the endless flow of the waterfall.
These two techniques gave Gallade a chance to absorb and even counter stronger attacks. Unfortunately…
“Lucario’s strength still far exceeds Gallade’s. Its combat awareness, aided by Aura, is also leagues beyond Gallade’s. What a shame…”
Any somewhat experienced Trainer could see that Gallade had already done its best.
“So it still lost.” Terrance was momentarily dazed. He noticed Albus’s shocked expression and smiled inwardly. Half a year ago, even with Teleport, Gallade couldn’t do anything against Lucario. To have achieved this level now, Terrance was already quite satisfied. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⁂𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱
“Eh… Gallade is standing up again!”
At this moment, Terrance had already taken out the Poké Ball, but the words of the surrounding crowd made him freeze.
He looked in confusion at the slowly rising Gallade and thought to himself, “With Gallade’s injuries, it shouldn’t be able to withstand a full-force Aura Sphere from Lucario.”
Seeing Gallade’s injured body, Terrance knew Lucario hadn’t held back. And yet…
Gallade stood up once more, dragging its wounded body as it looked at Lucario, and raised its elbow again.
“Uh…” Albus looked at Terrance, unsure of his intention.
This was just an entertainment event. Even in a formal battle, there was no need to go this far.
In Gallade’s condition, continuing to fight held little meaning.
Terrance said nothing. Seeing Terrance remain silent, Albus frowned slightly and issued a command to Lucario via Aura.
A flash of blue light streaked across. Gallade drew its blade once more, but before landing a hit, it was struck by a simple chop. In its current state, Gallade couldn’t even bring out sixty percent of its usual power and speed.
“It held back, huh.” Seeing Lucario merely use an ordinary chop, Terrance turned his gaze to Gallade.
Just now… he had seen unwillingness in Gallade’s eyes.
Unwilling to lose just like that.
Arcanine had already suffered a loss once, but Terrance had prepared himself mentally for that. It was the same with Gallade this time. Knowing that the Fighting-type event had Lucario standing in the way, Terrance had no delusion that he could win, especially with Gallade’s Teleport sealed.
What Terrance couldn’t understand was… Gallade’s mentality had actually taken a hit here.
He didn’t stay to watch the rest of the matches. Terrance took Gallade’s Poké Ball and left.
As he sprayed Potion on Gallade, Terrance looked at Gallade’s silent expression and slowly asked, “Why?”
Terrance could tell that Gallade’s emotions weren’t the same as Arcanine’s dejection after a loss.
In other words, Arcanine knew its role, so it wouldn’t sulk over failing in an area it wasn’t proficient in—at most, it would feel down for a while before recovering.
But Gallade… it carried a sense of “melancholy,” its low spirits far more severe than Arcanine’s.
“Gall~ade~” Gallade shook its head slightly.
“Is it because your progress didn’t satisfy you?” After observing Gallade for a while, Terrance put down the Potion and asked again.
“Is it because you lost in a domain you’re familiar with, and that’s why you feel even more unwilling? Even though you couldn’t use Teleport, Lucario also didn’t use many of its moves. You think your situations were roughly equal. Yet even then, you still suffered a crushing defeat, so you’re feeling frustrated…”
Seeing the sudden change in Gallade’s expression, Terrance sighed.
He hadn’t expected Gallade to show symptoms of a psychological illness; something usually seen in rookie Trainers’ Pokémon.
This sort of condition typically arises when a Trainer and their Pokémon fail to communicate or understand each other properly.
Terrance had thought… he understood Gallade well.
But thinking back on Gallade’s experiences—from being afflicted by a strange illness to suddenly gaining immense strength—although the journey had been tough, it was not the path most would take. And now, the problems have finally surfaced.
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