“Please wait outside, Elite Four Yu. We will safely return your Gardevoir to you,” the pink-haired nurse said earnestly to the man in front of her, making a promise.
“Miss Joy, and Blissey, I’m entrusting my Gardevoir to you,” Elite Four Yu said, relieved after hearing Miss Joy’s assurance.
He didn't put on any Elite Four airs, making a gesture of entrustment towards Miss Joy and Blissey.
“Luck!” Blissey patted her stomach with her short arms, as if making a promise. Seeing this, Miss Joy covered her mouth and chuckled.
Without another word, Miss Joy led Blissey into the operating room in the back. After the door closed, the 'Operating' sign above lit up.
Elite Four Yu nervously pulled a cigarette from his waist, his hands trembling slightly as he lit it and slowly brought it to his mouth.
“Bang!” A white light flashed from Elite Four Yu’s waist, and a black and white shadow appeared beside him.
The black and white figure, with drooping antennae on its head and a slight smile on its lips, was a female Indeedee.
“Ai Wan!” (Smoking is prohibited in the hospital!) As soon as Indeedee appeared beside Elite Four Yu, its small white hand gently extinguished the cigarette in Elite Four Yu’s hand.
Then, the blue light in its gentle eyes flared, easily crushing the extinguished cigarette butt into ash.
“Ah, it’s Indeedee.”
“Cough, cough. I’m just a little nervous, so I’ll just have one, just one.”
Facing the Indeedee that had popped out of its Poké Ball, Elite Four Yu held up one finger, indicating he would only smoke one.
“Ai Wan! Ai Wan!” (Not even one! Don’t you see where this is?!)
Hearing Elite Four Yu, Indeedee put its hands on its hips and scolded him angrily.
As it spoke, blue light flared in Indeedee’s eyes again, and it pulled out the cigarette pack Elite Four Yu had hidden in his clothes.
Under Elite Four Yu’s despairing gaze, the cigarette pack was twisted into a ball by Indeedee.
“I’m just a little nervous, you see? They all understand, right?”
Seeing Indeedee like this, Elite Four Yu knew he definitely wouldn't be able to smoke, but he refused to give up, as he was genuinely very nervous.
He pointed to the other Poké Balls on his waist, indicating that they would surely understand him.
The Pokémon in the Poké Balls, sensing they were being pointed at, shook their Poké Balls wildly, indicating that they absolutely did not agree with his statement.
After all, they knew who made their food.
“Bang!”
The sound of shattering glass came from the side, startling Elite Four Yu, who was lamenting his inability to smoke.
Thick smoke poured in through the broken area, engulfing the main hall of the Jinling Center.
“Cough, cough. Indeedee, find out where the enemy is! Xatu, use Clear Smog!”
Elite Four Yu covered his mouth and nose to prevent inhaling the smoke, while directing his Pokémon to counterattack.
Hearing Elite Four Yu’s command, Indeedee’s eyes, glowing with Psychic blue light, searched for the enemy’s location.
At the same time, a Poké Ball on his waist opened on its own, and a Xatu with three yellow stripes appeared from it.
Without further delay, it spread its wings and cleared the thick smoke from the area.
Meanwhile, the culprit was caught by Indeedee and brought before him—it was a Koffing with spiraling eyes.
“How can there be a Koffing nearby? There must be others.”
“Indeedee, be on guard.”
Seeing the Koffing, Elite Four Yu knew this could absolutely not be a wild Pokémon; wild Pokémon wouldn’t dare to attack a Pokémon Center.
“Clap! Clap! Clap!”
“As expected of the League’s Psychic Elite Four, you realized it wasn’t a wild Pokémon so quickly.”
Clapping sounds came from the shadows. Several people stood in the darkness, arrogantly watching the nervous Elite Four Yu in the distance.
“Since you know who I am, you still dare to attack the Pokémon Center?”
Elite Four Yu frowned, looking at the several people. Since they knew his identity, there was no reason for them to attack the Pokémon Center now.
He wasn't some self-proclaimed minor Elite Four, but a genuine League Elite Four, whose current status had been earned through battles.
“Of course we know you’re here, or rather…” The person in the shadows paused, a mocking tone in his voice, “We specifically chose to come when you were here, didn’t we?”
“Presumably, Psychic Elite Four, your ace Gardevoir isn’t with you right now!”
The man’s voice was full of amusement; he had gone to great lengths to get this information.
“You are? You’re here for gardevoir!”
Elite Four Yu heard this and knew there was an insider in the League who had exposed his Gardevoir’s due date.
Then, the purpose of these people’s profession became obvious.
“You are poachers, and your goal is my Gardevoir’s offspring, right?”
Elite Four Yu’s eyes narrowed. These poachers really picked a good time.
However, what he hated most was people who threatened his family.
“Since Elite Four Yu knows what we mean.”
“Why not just hand over Gardevoir’s offspring to us? Don’t worry, we’ll sell them for a good price.”
“And we can avoid this meaningless battle, can’t we?”
The man’s voice gradually became arrogant, wanting Elite Four Yu to directly hand over Gardevoir’s offspring.
“Bullshit! You dare to threaten me with my family?”
Elite Four Yu became furious. He hated people who threatened his family the most. If he wasn't afraid of disturbing Gardevoir, these poachers would already be lying on the ground.
“It seems we can’t reach an agreement? But don’t worry, Psychic Elite Four, we will take good care of your Gardevoir’s offspring.”
“And, since we are here to deal with you, Psychic Elite Four, we have naturally prepared the appropriate means.”
An invisible Psychic wave was blocked in mid-air by a purple cat-like Pokémon.
Using the Psychic thrust, the purple Pokémon flipped and landed nimbly, then licked its paw.
“Liepard? It seems you really did prepare.”
Seeing Xatu’s Future Sight blocked by Liepard, Elite Four Yu frowned.
He knew his own strengths; although Xatu wasn't his main Pokémon, the fact that Future Sight could be blocked indicated that the opposing Liepard was at least a Gym Leader-level Pokémon.
These people even prepared Dark-type Pokémon. It seemed they were thoroughly prepared.
“Since you are the Psychic Elite Four, preparing some Dark-type Pokémon is always a good idea.”
The man seemed modest; after all, being praised by a powerful Elite Four was something to brag about.
“How troublesome. Orbeetle, Bug Buzz.”
Elite Four Yu’s Poké Ball opened again, and a Pokémon resembling a ladybug appeared from it.
As soon as it appeared, it let out a sharp cry towards the opponent.
“Houndoom, Roar!”
“Woof! Woo~”
Houndoom, like something from hell, roared at Orbeetle.
Two visible sound waves intersected, collided, and then crashed into each other.
Houndoom, hit by Bug Buzz, looked pained, collapsed to the ground, and lost its ability to battle.
Orbeetle was also forced back into its Poké Ball. The white light of the Poké Ball burst, and a pink, tender Hatterene appeared from it.
Hatterene’s eyes glowed with visible fury. She and Gardevoir were best friends; Gardevoir’s children were her children.
Now someone wanted to steal her good little ones? This was simply courting death!!!
Without waiting for Elite Four Yu’s command, Hatterene grabbed Liepard and the fallen Houndoom and began a flurry of thrashing.
The man saw this situation but wasn't annoyed, calmly watching his two Pokémon being smashed around by Hatterene.
“Your Pokémon have lost the ability to battle, and your scheme can’t be completed. Why don’t you surrender quickly?”
Seeing that the opponent didn’t release any other Pokémon, Elite Four Yu was somewhat puzzled but not surprised, as these two were already considered relatively strong Pokémon.
Dark-types were indeed difficult for him to deal with, but with just this much ability, they dared to target his Gardevoir?
He felt like the answer was on the tip of his tongue, but he couldn't quite articulate it.
“gardevoir!”
Gardevoir’s angry voice echoed from the operating room. A vast Psychic force swept across the entire Pokémon Center.
The entire Pokémon Center was crushed into powder by the immense Psychic power.
Two Pokémon eggs with green markings were suspended in mid-air, as if something invisible was carrying them.
“gardevoir! Metagross, Mega Evolution!”
Seeing the Pokémon eggs in the air, Elite Four Yu finally realized what he had been missing.
These Pokémon hunters’ goal was Gardevoir’s offspring, and confronting him here wouldn't get them her offspring.
Therefore, a Ghost-type Pokémon must have gone to steal the eggs.
Elite Four Yu couldn't care less at this moment. The moment Metagross appeared, it was enveloped in a pure white evolutionary light.
The instant Mega Metagross emerged, steel-type energy erupted from its four arms.
Four Comet Punches directly struck around the two eggs, revealing the invisible Pokémon that had been fixed by Gardevoir’s Psychic power.
It was a purple Sableye.
“Did we fail? Then let’s activate Plan B.”
Seeing that Sableye had also been caught, the man couldn't help but click his tongue, about to speak into his earphone.
The earphone was then crushed into scrap metal by Psychic power.
“I say, being so blatant, are you acting as if I don’t exist?” Elite Four Yu’s tone became incredibly cold. “Do you know why I’m called the Demon in the League?”
“Hehehe! What skill is it to bully these small fry?!”
“If you have the guts, come and fight me!”
A chilling voice echoed around, hovering over the ruins of the Pokémon Center.
Hearing this voice, the cold sneer on Elite Four Yu’s face could no longer be hidden. “I wondered who gave him such courage; it turns out it’s you, old ghost.”
“I think your main team is due for another change!”
“Shut up! Don’t think you can defeat me this time. I specifically prepared Spiritomb and Sableye to deal with your Psychic power.”
The chilling voice seemed somewhat provoked, laying down a harsh challenge, vowing that their roles would be reversed this time.