"Roar!" The raging Gyarados lacked Ninetales's composure. The moment it spotted Salamence across the field, it let out a roar.
"Roar!" Unwilling to back down from such a challenge, Salamence roared right back.
"This is what I meant. They've already thrown shame out the window. Otherwise, do you really think they wouldn't want your Salamence investigated?" Xiao Ran said scornfully.
"This is outrageous! Can I request an investigation into them?" Veranica asked indignantly.
"There's no point. If they dared to do this, they're obviously not afraid of an investigation. At the very least, you won't find anything in the short term. Then this Island-Hopping Challenge will just fizzle out, and they can find another excuse to challenge us later. We might as well settle it all in one go!" Xiao Ran said, shaking his head.
Then he took out Diancie's Poké Ball and summoned her.
"Let's do this together. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can head back for a nice dinner!" Xiao Ran said casually, seemingly unconcerned by the two Gym Leader Class Pokémon facing them.
With Diancie's appearance, an aura utterly unlike those of the three Pokémon on the field emerged, as though something from the primordial wilderness had awakened.
"This... this... a Legendary Pokémon! There's no mistaking it!" the Diplomat stared at Diancie excitedly, wishing he could claim her for himself that very instant.
Most of the students in the stands, however, were baffled. What Pokémon was this? They had never seen one before, yet her aura felt extraordinarily powerful.
Only when a few more knowledgeable students cried out did the others begin to realize what they were seeing.
"What? That's a Legendary Pokémon? Are you sure?"
"Aren't Legendary Pokémon supposed to be impossible for Pokémon Trainers to catch? How did he catch one?"
"This isn't