Mingyou had no intention of going easy on this sudden attacker. He had only asked Keldeo to push Entei into a more secluded area because he was worried that fighting in town might accidentally drag too many innocent people into it.
Entei was quite capable, though. Realizing that it had been caught off guard, it immediately chose to withdraw for the moment, using the retro Japanese buildings lining Kabukicho's streets as footholds to leap onto a rooftop.
The two Pokémon were fighting several hundred meters away from their Trainers, so the mysterious woman immediately ran toward them rather than attack Mingyou, whose combat ability was rock-bottom. At least she had some fighting etiquette.
"Extrasensory!"
She shouted with a wave of her hand. Although she did not recognize Keldeo, her extensive experience let her identify it as a Fighting-type Pokémon at a glance.
Hearing her command, Entei's imposing eyes flashed brightly, sending out a blast of psychic power invisible to the naked eye.
But Keldeo had extensive combat experience. Almost the instant Entei used Extrasensory, the Sacred Sword atop its head turned into a sharp purple beam that shot skyward. With a powerful swing of Psyblade, it cut Extrasensory apart.
"Don't damage the buildings!"
Mingyou hurriedly called out a warning, and Keldeo reined in its power. Otherwise, Psyblade would have sliced the two-story building in front of it, which bore an izakaya sign, clean in half.
Yet that brief moment of restraint gave Entei an opening. Using Extreme Speed, it turned into a streak of orange light and appeared behind Keldeo!
"Checkmate. Sacred—"
"Sorry, but Gotchard!"
Before the woman could finish, Mingyou waved his hand and shouted with a grin.
A second later, just as Entei was about to ignite purple flames and unleash Sacred Fire, Keldeo suddenly blasted fierce jets