Within the Boundary.
An unbroken series of explosions rang out.
Mio Takamiya had lost count of how many times she had alternated between bombarding him with [Temple of All Things] and [Paradise of Reincarnation]. In the end, she even used [Nothingness] outright.
Watching this, Lin Guang had not expected Mio Takamiya to use even that.
Fortunately, he had experience dealing with it, so it posed no problem for Lin Guang. He neutralized it with ease.
After that attack, Mio Takamiya seemed to calm down, but the sadness on her face remained clearly visible.
Lin Guang came to Mio Takamiya's side and asked softly, "Feeling better now?"
Mio Takamiya raised her head and looked into Lin Guang's eyes, seemingly searching for something in his gaze, but she did not find it.
"Why?"
Her sudden question caught Lin Guang off guard for a moment. Then he asked, "Why what?"
Mio Takamiya replied, "Why aren't you angry?"
At that, Lin Guang understood what Mio Takamiya meant. He smiled and said, "You mean about using me as a punching bag? It's really no big deal. Didn't I say I'd give you three chances, and that I'd let you leave as long as you beat me once?"
"That was the second time. You lost, so you have one chance left."
Hearing his words, Mio Takamiya had not expected Lin Guang to bring that up. Besides, hadn't he gotten it wrong?
She distinctly remembered that it was three Pokémon battles, and that she could leave Lin Guang as long as she won once.
Suddenly, Mio Takamiya broke into a smile, a breathtaking smile she had never shown Lin Guang before. Smiling, she said, "Then let's go straight into the last round."
With that, Mio Takamiya cupped Lin Guang's face and went straight in for a kiss.