Defeat That Ugly Freak

They kept calling them "brother, brother," but the defiance and pride in their eyes were completely unconcealed.

Sato did not get angry. Instead, he found these little kids adorably innocent—well, stupid.

They were trying hard to handle problems like adults, but before they even succeeded, they could not help but start feeling smug.

"I'll do it, I'll do it! Brothers, I won't bully you either. I'll send out my Pokémon first. One-on-one or gang up on me, it's up to you!"

Mark noisily rushed forward. How could something as fun as bullying little kids possibly leave him out?

Red light flashed, and Mark's new partner, Spiritomb, appeared before everyone.

Its flame-like flickering ghost face was astonishingly ugly. The little kids immediately showed looks of disgust, feeling even more that Older Sister Cynthia had been wronged.

Beautiful, kind, gentle, generous, wise, upright, brave, unyielding, and powerful... how could Older Sister Cynthia have a partner trainer whose Pokémon was this ugly? "Bronzong, defeat that ugly freak in front of you!"

The little kid shouted in a chunibyo fashion, then sent out an Elite Level Bronzong. For his age, it was not bad at all.

Seeing this, Cynthia could not be bothered to stop the farce. She thought it would be good to teach the arrogant children of the town a lesson; if she stepped in herself, it would not have much effect.

The little kids were full of pride and naturally would not gang up on Mark. In their eyes, other than Older Sister Cynthia, they were invincible.

"I announce that, from now on, Trainer Vilanch and Mark will hold a 1v1 sparring match. Each side may use one Pokémon. When one side's Pokémon loses the ability to battle, the match ends. Do either side have any questions?"

These children were quite