"Did it work?"
"This young fellow's pretty lucky. His second Protect actually worked."
"Even I could do that."
The crowd buzzed with discussion. The more times Protect was used in quick succession, the lower its success rate became. Getting it to work a second time really was lucky.
"Ah-cha."
Seeing that he had successfully blocked the attack, Infernape could hardly believe it himself. He had never imagined that even with his luck, he could pull off Protect twice!
But a moment later, he started showing off, baring his teeth at Swampert and holding his index and middle fingers beside his face in a Y.
Li Zifan could not help marveling at how lucky this fellow was. "Let's use Hammer Arm again!"
Swampert angrily raised his arm again and slammed it down at Infernape in front of him!
"Protect."
Ye Qing did not know what had come over him. He actually wanted Infernape to keep using Protect.
It had only succeeded twice so far, after all. Infernape had been blessed by Ho-Oh, so surely he could not lack even that little bit of luck.
Infernape felt his heart and gained some sense of assurance.
Turning his back to Swampert, he stuck out his rear and ducked his face down beneath his crotch to pull a funny face.
"Roar!!!"
How could Swampert stand such mockery? His descending fist accelerated again!
A green barrier shielded Infernape, withstanding this Hammer Arm once more.
"Roar..."
Swampert: Σ(°△°|||)︴
Staring at the sturdy Protect barrier, Swampert took several steps back in disbelief.
"It worked a third time?"
The discussion in the crowd grew louder as everyone marveled at the young man's good luck.
"Something's odd."
Wangchen scratched at the bangs over his forehead. He kept feeling that there was something different about this Infernape, but he could