After beating Hawlucha, Snorlax licked his lips, still hungry for more. He felt as though he could manage another fight if he pushed himself.
Xu Mu was speechless. Come on, buddy. Take a break.
If you fight again, you might blast Mystery Island right into the sea.
If the island sinks, we'll be lucky if even half the people here survive!
We're surrounded by ocean. We can't withstand a tsunami!
"Come back. That's enough for now. Time to let Charizard out for some air."
Xu Mu recalled Snorlax with a grin and sent out his Charizard.
"Come on, Charizard. It's your turn to put on a show."
Xu Mu spoke with a smile, his gaze warm and gentle.
Charizard shuddered.
Eyeing Xu Mu's gentle expression, he asked cautiously, "Roar?"
[Um, Xu Mu, can I ask what the situation is?]
[Don't get me wrong. I'm not refusing to fight for you. I just want to assess what's going on.]
Charizard's face was swollen like a steamed bun.
No need to ask. Dragonite and Slaking, those two scholars, had clearly done this to him last night.
"Nothing much. The opponent has four Pokémon left. I believe in you."
Xu Mu didn't hold Charizard's chattiness against him and answered frankly.
"Roar?"
[Four?]
Charizard froze. I have to take them all on myself?
[Well, it should be fine. If I Mega Evolve, I might be able to fight four Pokémon in a row. They're probably Master or Elite Four level, not Champion level. I should have a chance. I probably won't die. Probably...]
Charizard muttered under his breath as he started working it out.
Xu Mu let him finish before saying, "Oh, I forgot to mention. Ivysaur evolved earlier."
"And I used Mega Evolution while I was at it. Felt great."
Charizard: *What the