Even Heroes Fall for Beautiful Fish

Dark Burst expanded outward from Zoroark at its center. Milotic, leisurely swimming through the air, unconsciously frowned slightly.

That single shot instantly drew startled cries from the audience. They shouted for Sato to go easier—how could he hurt such a beautiful Pokémon?

Sato: (ノ#-_-)ノ┻━┻ Hey, I came here to participate in a match, not on a blind date! Besides, this is a Milotic, not his trai—ptui, not a girl! Sato ranted wildly in his heart, realizing even more deeply just how terrifying Milotic's charm was.

Regardless of gender, transcending species! Then, Milotic's entire body lit up with a mysterious white glow, making it seem even more ethereal.

Safeguard summoned mysterious power to protect itself, preventing it from falling into abnormal conditions.

And pain barely counted as one of them! Next, the glowing Milotic charged straight into Dark Burst's attack range and flew steadfastly toward Zoroark.

Right, no need to mention how fish could fly.

"Zoroark, increase the power!"

Sato's heart was ice-cold. Secretly, he had already begun circulating the Dark Power within his body, clearing away the negative effects Milotic had imperceptibly inflicted on him.

Zoroark closed its eyes and, without hesitation, increased the power of Dark Burst.

The increased power directly slowed Milotic's flight, and Safeguard was not a painless procedure after all. Milotic involuntarily let out a pleasant-sounding... scream.

"Milotic Cry~"

Zoroark: ()?

Sato watched coldly as circles of red appeared on Zoroark's face. Then, without a word, he took out a Poké Ball and recalled it.

Sigh... even heroes could not resist a beauty! Wallace did not stop Sato's actions. Of course, Milotic could not learn Pursuit either.

"Moyan-kun, is my Milotic beautiful?" Wallace asked, smugly raising an eyebrow.

"...Tyranitar, prepare for battle!"

To everyone's surprise, Sato did not send out Kirlia. Instead, he directly sent out