Sure enough, after using a third of the Universal Powder, Electabuzz's symptoms gradually subsided, and it calmed down again.
Electabuzz shot Roy a grateful look, then without hesitation began attempting Lightning Body Tempering again—it was completely unafraid of the immense pain and showed no hesitation.
Its eyes seemed to be shining.
That was the look of someone who would never give up.
"Honestly..." Roy muttered helplessly, finding a spot by the rooftop railing and sitting down.
The sun set, and night was about to fall over the world.
Watching Electabuzz fail again and then resolutely rise to its feet once more, Roy suddenly had a premonition.
"I'm probably not getting any sleep tonight."
An Extra Bit of Joy, a Waste-Character Protagonist
The moon hung high in the night sky.
It was one in the morning.
Roy's current mood could be summed up in two words.
Absolutely insane.
This Electabuzz's willpower was just too absurd.
From five in the afternoon until now, for a full eight hours, Electabuzz had not wasted a single second. It had spent the entire time searching for the trick to Lightning Body Tempering.
Training, failure, pain, healing, training...
Although Universal Powder could remove its abnormal conditions, fatigue and pain continued to accumulate.
Yet Electabuzz kept repeating the process. It did not hesitate in the slightest because of the pain, nor did it become even the slightest bit discouraged by failure.
This extreme-intensity training was undoubtedly pushing its life to the limit.
It was burning all its vitality and willpower, trying to shine, trying to defy the fate that had befallen it.
It was simply too dazzling.
So dazzling that people could not help wanting to cheer it on.
"Awwooo!!"
"Mo!"
Vulpix and Cosmog leaned against each other, excitedly waving their little paws to cheer for Electabuzz.