Mingyou vs. Iono: You Can't Stream That, Pawmi!

Iono lunged at Mingyou with a strange grin. He hurried back, watching her plunge headfirst into a snowbank before scrambling out again.

She rose slowly, that eerie smile still on her face. "Why did you dodge...? Aren't you my fan? Getting to stream with me must be your dream too, right, boss? Hee-hee... pecha~"

Iono spoke with an odd verbal tic, then tossed a Poké Ball the instant she finished.

A flash of red light brought a Luxray roaring onto the snow. It used Intimidate, then cloaked itself in electricity and charged with Wild Charge.

Mingyou, knocked onto his backside by Intimidate, had no time to check Luxray's information. One thing was clear: Iono meant to kill him.

He had no idea what was going on, but staying alive came first. He would have to settle this with a battle!

"Bloodmoon!"

"ROAR!"

Mingyou did not even need to throw a Poké Ball. At his call, Bloodmoon Ursaluna emerged on its own and blocked Luxray with its body. Then it slammed Luxray into the snow and unleashed Earth Power from its paw!

It was super effective!

The tide turned in an instant. Mingyou got up and went to Bloodmoon Ursaluna's side. After glancing at the badly hurt Luxray, he looked up at Iono and froze.

She really had her assistant setting up a livestream to record the battle... What was she thinking, filming the scene of the crime?

Mingyou could not make sense of it. If Iono had simply been controlled, she should not still have her own awareness. Nothing about this made sense.

"Bloodmoon, take a look with Mind's Eye!"

"Roar!"

Mind's Eye could see through darkness and mist. No evil presence could hide from it.

Bloodmoon Ursaluna closed its right eye and quickly scanned the area. Soon, it spotted