Over the next two days, Ye Qing stayed home and bonded with Azurill. In his spare time, he also had Gardevoir swap Azurill's Huge Power onto the others to test its effects.
After Gabite's relentless pestering, Garchomp finally agreed to teach Draco Meteor.
And Gabite lived up to everyone's expectations, learning it in one go, which left Garchomp feeling glum for a long time.
"Ah-cha!"
Infernape stood before a tree whose trunk took one person's arms to encircle, raising a fist and loosening up.
"Nai."
Gardevoir extended both hands and tapped repeatedly, using Skill Swap and Trace to replace Infernape's Blaze with Huge Power.
"Cha!"
Infernape felt boundless strength surge into his right arm. He swung, his fist whistling through the air and striking the trunk squarely!
Bang!
Wood chips scattered as Infernape's Mach Punch broke through the bark and punched straight through the trunk.
"Sha-sha~"
Gabite looked astonished. He had never expected Bro Monkey to have become so powerful.
"Ah-cha."
Infernape pulled his arm out of the trunk and stared at his palm in disbelief.
"All right, you can try it next time."
Seeing all the Pokémon itching to have a go, Ye Qing hurriedly stopped them. Otherwise, Gardevoir would surely end up exhausted today.
"Qingzi!"
Wang Yao shouted from outside, beckoning Ye Qing over.
"Woo-woo."
Azurill nuzzled around in Ye Qing's arms, growing a little sleepy with a pacifier in her mouth.
"What is it?"
Ye Qing could not be bothered to walk. Wang Yao was at least a hundred meters away, so he had Gardevoir teleport him over.
Wang Yao glanced around, then leaned close to Ye Qing's ear and whispered, "The paperwork's been approved by the higher-ups. We're heading out, and we'll finalize the participants while we're at it."
"Where are we recruiting?"
Ye Qing's interest