A Z-Move teaching battle—a guidance battle—had turned the training ground into a Water Battle Field.
Across a small lake, Shang Ren stared at He Xiaomai and the Blastoise beside her as if they were monsters.
She had successfully used a Z-Move on her very first try...
And she had turned a universal Z-Move into something with the effect of an exclusive Z-Move...
That was absolutely an attack beyond the Top Level Domain...
Were you... even human anymore?!
Shang Ren had thought he was cautious enough.
In order to show off his senior's dignity before this little cheat, he had directly sent out his Ace Pokémon to teach her.
But now, Shang Ren finally understood. When facing a Heart Source Style Trainer, what he had done was nowhere near cautious enough!
He should have started with his ace already Mega Evolved and prepared to use a Z-Move, preferably with several buffs stacked in advance—Dragon Dance maxed out, Iron Defense maxed out, everything maxed out. That was what true caution looked like!
Unfortunately, Shang Ren had no regret medicine to take.
"Roar..."
Watching Tyranitar flounder in the pool as it tried to swim back to shore, Shang Ren went blank, unsure how to wrap this up.
Shang Ren looked around. The moment he saw Master Kong Hai and the five prospective second-team members wearing equally shocked expressions, he completely cracked.
He had been one-shotted by Fang Yuan in front of a whole crowd, and then, not long after that, been one-shotted by Fang Yuan's disciple too?
Shang Ren: AAAAAAHHHHH!!!
Shang Ren roared inwardly. Damn it, he should have just stayed isolated in the Island Secret Realm. Why had he insisted on coming out to show off?
"N-Not bad..."
After his heart-wrenching breakdown, Shang Ren silently used a Poké Ball to retrieve Tyranitar