An attack, another attack, a shock wave, a ripple-all came hurtling toward my body.
I couldn't help letting out a foolish sound. Psyshock's trajectory had clearly been headed straight at me, yet only the aftermath of the attack reached me. The sound of the attack that should have struck me shouldn't have come from directly ahead. And yet...
It wasn't that I couldn't imagine why this had happened. There was one little one who would very likely do something like this. Of course...
"Eevee."
There was no other explanation: Eevee had stepped out and protected me.
"Are you all right!?"
She frantically tried to run toward him, but Eevee's voice was scolding, as though he were saying, "Don't come." Hearing that voice, I stopped in my tracks.
If you go now, you'll get caught in it.
At the same time, my heart suddenly calmed, and I considered what would happen after rushing out. All I could do now was give Eevee instructions from a safe distance. But...
We're already almost at our limit.
Eevee had taken the full brunt of Psyshock, strengthened by breaking past its limits. There was no longer any trace of the energy movements he had shown until now, and an already dangerous situation had grown worse. I wanted to recall him to his ball immediately and let him rest, but he still couldn't stop his Quick Attack, making it difficult to hit him with the Return beam.
Please hold on!!
I could only keep praying, the pressure making it feel as though someone had seized my heart. But Eevee reached his limit first.
"Peh!?"
"Eevee!"
Eevee's legs tangled beneath him from sheer exhaustion and gave way. He lay on the ground, covered in dirt, making him a perfect target for the enemy.
In time!
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