"Then I shall accept."
Seeing that even Giovanni had agreed, Persian could only let it go, closing his eyes as if he were giving up, looking like he was enduring humiliation.
"My little darling, I'm here!!"
Roy handed the fishing rod to the Annihilape, who then imitated Roy's action and threw the Lure Pokéblock into the sea.
Then Roy rubbed his hands together, chuckling "Hehe!" as he cautiously approached the Persian.
Seeing that the Persian didn't react, Roy squatted down and gently stroked the Persian's neck, a touch that felt like petting a cat in his past life.
This was his first time petting a cat in the Pokémon World, and the most important thing was that it was Giovanni's Persian.
Of course, Roy only petted it a couple of times, not daring to go too far, after all, this was a High-level Elite Four -level Persian.
Well, the feel of it is somewhere between Cleffa and Clefable in the League Shop at the foot of Mt. Pyre.
Was it really because of the overwhelming Ability of her Cute Charm?
"How is it? Not bad, right?"
"Not bad, not bad, as expected of Giovanni's Persian, it feels so comfortable to pet."
Hearing Roy praise his Persian, Giovanni's lips curled up; after all, who doesn't like to hear nice words?
Roy's Lure Pokéblock was indeed very effective; Giovanni caught quite a few Water-type Pokémon and sea fish in just one afternoon, including Tentacruel, Wishiwashi, and Carvanha.
Of course, Giovanni wasn't interested in these level 10 or 20 Water-type Pokémon; it's just that once he got hooked on fishing, he couldn't control himself.
Finally, mimicking Roy's three-pointer, he threw all the Water-type Pokémon and sea fish in the bucket into the sea.
Originally, a Carvanha was trying to take the opportunity to bite Giovanni back. Its mouth was already open, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth.
As a result, the Persian of the Persian glanced at him and casually extended his claws, the Carvanha instantly feeling the threat of death from his cold, gleaming fingertips.
The Carvanha quickly shut its mouth, revealing a fawning smile, then curled into a ball, making it easier for Giovanni to throw it.
So be it, at least I'm still alive.
Giovanni and Roy fished on the sunken platform from noon until evening.
As darkness fell, the sea became increasingly calm.
Giovanni stood up, stretched, and realized that it was already evening.
Indeed, time flies when people are happy about something.
Watching the sunset and the evening glow on the horizon reflected on the sea, creating the same scene, two half-suns formed a complete sunset.
Giovanni murmured:
Roy, what do you think is the meaning of life?
Giovanni waited for a long time but received no response from Roy.
Turning around, he saw Roy asleep on a deck chair and the Annihilape fishing with a fishing rod. Giovanni smiled helplessly.
Roy is a strange person, and his Pokémon are all weird too.
The Annihilape who can fish, the Drakloak chasing Wingull in the sky, and the Snorunt sleeping in Roy 'Roy arms.
And then there's that Lampent that's always hiding on Roy's shoulder, occasionally popping out to shoo away mosquitoes.
Logically speaking, how could the Annihilape, as an evolved form of the Primeape, possibly be able to calmly go fishing?
And... why did the Annihilape catch more fish than he actually caught?
Seeing Giovanni looking at him, the Annihilape didn't understand why the other was looking at him.
"It's alright, your fishing skills are better than your Pokémon Trainer's."
The Annihilape didn't understand Giovanni's meaning and turned back to concentrate on fishing.
Giovanni went to Roy's side again, patted Roy on the shoulder, and woke Roy and the Snorunt in his arms.
"Is it time for dinner?"
Roy, half-asleep, wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth.
"Eat? It's too early now. How about a match?"
Fight against Giovanni?
Upon hearing Giovanni's challenge, Roy immediately woke up, quickly got up from the recliner, and stood up.
Unlike his helplessness when facing Clair, Roy's eyes shone with a fighting spirit. Compared to fighting someone weaker than himself, Roy preferred to wield his sword against someone stronger.
"Alright, since Brother Giovanni insists on inviting me."
He also wanted to see how big the gap was between himself and Giovanni.
Giovanni had no idea how something he'd just casually mentioned could have turned into a insistent invitation from Roy.
Roy didn't care about any of that and shouted at the Annihilape and Drakloak:
"The Annihilape, Drakloak, is leaving."
"Abandoned!"
"Doryu!"
The Annihilape picked up the bucket next to him and poured all the fish he had caught back into the sea. Drakloak also descended from the sky to Roy's side.
Giovanni and Roy arrived at the battle platform on the S.S. Anne. A referee from the ship originally wanted to preside over the battle, but Matori chased her aside, saying that she was enough for them.
Standing on the battlefield, Giovanni seemed like a different person; his eyes became sharp.
Giovanni took out a Poké Ball
A flash of red light
A Beedrill appeared on the battlefield.
System Scan
Pokémon: Beedrill
Level: 89
Sex: Male
Ability: Swarm (When HP is low, the power of Bug type moves increases.)
Skills: Poison Sting, String Shot, Bug Bite, Twineedle, Fury Attack, Rage, Focus Energy Pursuit, Venoshock, Pursuit, Pin Missile, Poison Jab, Agility, Endeavor, Fell Stinger
Carried Item: Life Orb
Egg Move: None
Individual Values: 29
Technical Machine /Skill Tutorial: Swords Dance, Double Team, Substitute, Protect, Aerial Ace, Roost, U-turn, X-Scissor, Giga Impact, Brutal Swing, Acrobatics, Round
There are two Beedrill in the world: one is the Beedrill, and the other is the Beedrill from Giovanni.
Finally, we've met Giovanni's Trump Card.
Beedrill is only one level away from reaching Champion level. Given more time, Champion level will probably be within reach for Giovanni.
Roy discovered that Giovanni's Trump Card Beedrill was actually smaller than the Beedrill leader in the Lilycove Forest.
However, Giovanni's Beedrill's twin guns are much longer than those of the Beedrill leader, and its Poison Sting is more than twice the size of a normal Beedrill's.
The two guns in his hands looked quite intimidating.
Roy sent out his own Misdreavus.
Without any hesitation, Roy immediately imbued the Misdreavus with his Ghost Power when he entered the arena.
Even a second's delay would be disrespectful to Giovanni's Trump Card Beedrill.
"Answer my call, Misdreavus! Bond Evolution!"
A purple aura of evolution appeared on the Misdreavus.