Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 493 You're the Successor

"Good luck, Mr. Ardek!"

The enormous size of the Giganotosaurus frightened many people.

After a brief silence, an even louder cheer erupted.

"Awooo, awooo~"

The big dragon couldn't understand, but she knew these people were cheering her on. She happily raised her claws and waved to the people around her.

"Go Dragonite too!"

"Young man, give it your all and hold on a little longer!"

Seeing that Daikai Dragon's honesty had attracted a lot of "popularity," Natsume touched his nose.

He discovered that after his Dragonite was modified, it wasn't as scary when it appeared.

Watching the giant dragon wriggle slightly as it cheered, Natsume's lips unconsciously curled into a smile, a sense of accomplishment welling up within him as he pulled his companion back from the abyss of pain.

My body has recovered; the red sweat that used to overflow is gone, the faint pain is gone, and my face no longer shows unpleasant wrinkles.

At this moment, apart from its size, the giant Dragonite is perfectly round and auspicious, making it incredibly cute at first glance.

"You've bred your Dragonite quite well."

Adek scrutinized him for a moment, a look of appreciation on his face, and he couldn't stop nodding.

"Dragonite"

"Wait a moment!"

Before Natsume could even make a move, he was stopped by Adek.

Looking over in confusion, I saw Adek take out his phone.

“Young man, I don’t even know your name yet?” Adek suddenly asked.

"Natsume."

Natsume raised an eyebrow slightly.

This person is the champion of United Nations, so there's nothing for him to hide about his identity.

"Natsume, right?"

Adeke's eyes lit up immediately when he searched for the search results.

However, after learning about Natsume's information, he did not stop, but began typing, with dense, loud tapping sounds filling the air.

"Mr. Adek, what are you doing?"

Natsume looked at the other person with suspicion.

"I have a habit of recording my battles with my opponents."

"Alright, let's begin!" Adek said, putting his phone in his pocket and staring at Natsume with a bewildered look.

A surge of fighting spirit rose in Adek's eyes, and he swung his arm down sharply, yelling, "Bullish Head Buffalo, use Ram! Let it see our power!"

"Moo-!!!"

The Buffalo roared deafeningly, its powerful hind hooves slamming into the ground. Its massive body, like a heavy tank unloaded from its barrel, charged towards the hovering Dragonite with unstoppable momentum and a deafening roar that tore through the air.

The ground trembled beneath its feet, and smoke and dust were swirled up by the violent airflow, creating a terrifying spectacle.

The onlookers held their breath instantly, and Xiu Di's face turned red with excitement as he clenched his fists, anticipating the earth-shattering attack from his idol Pokémon.

However, faced with this terrifying charge that was enough to collapse a mountain wall, the Dragonite hovering in mid-air simply blinked its round, seemingly harmless amber eyes.

"Awooo?" Why are we fighting?

She wasn't even in any fighting stance.

Just as the raging buffalo's terrifying horns were about to touch her round belly—

The Great Dragon has moved.

The movements were shockingly simple.

She simply and casually raised her right claw, which was covered with fine orange scales.

Then, as if shooing away an annoying fly, it gently waved at the enormous creature rushing towards it.

"call--!"

There was no light, no skill effects, only pure, overwhelming, and terrifying power.

The air was compressed instantly, producing a muffled popping sound.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The rampaging buffalo suddenly froze in its unstoppable charge.

Then, under the gaze of countless horrified eyes, its mountain-like body actually rose off the ground!

As if slapped by an invisible giant's hand, the massive body of the raging buffalo traced a high, almost perfect parabola, flying towards the edge of the arena—no, towards the sand dunes even further away!

"Boom!!!"

A loud bang was followed by a cloud of dust billowing into the sky.

The buffalo landed sprawled on its back in the sand pile at the edge of the square, which had not yet been cleared, leaving only its two hind legs and huge tail sticking out. It twitched weakly a couple of times.

Instant kill.

An absolute, overwhelming, and mind-blowing instant kill.

The entire Champions Memorial Plaza was deathly silent.

The crowd, who were cheering wildly just a second ago, froze completely with their smiles, their mouths agape wide enough to fit a Poké Ball.

The sound of brooms falling to the ground echoed repeatedly.

The flush of excitement on Xiu Di's face vanished instantly, leaving him deathly pale. He gripped the railing tightly, his eyes bulging almost out of their sockets, his small body swaying slightly from shock and the trembling of a collapsing faith.

Adek remained frozen in place, waving his hand as if giving an order.

His expression froze between shock and disbelief; his mouth was slightly open, as if he wanted to say something, but no sound came out.

He looked at the buffalo with only its tail sticking out from the sand pile in the distance, then slowly turned his head to look at the orange-yellow dragon in the arena, which still looked innocent and even tilted its head.

Hmm. This is a little different from what he expected!
He had expected this to be a thrilling battle that would ignite the town's passion, and then he would precisely control the situation to ensure Natsume's "pyrrhic victory!"

result?

So, one of his main players, the Buffalo Head who was just going toe-to-toe with Tyranitar, was slapped away like a ball by the Dragonite?! That's a huge drop in performance!
Miss Officer Jenny stood outside the crowd, covering her mouth with one hand, her shoulders trembling slightly—she was trying hard to suppress her laughter.

Seeing Alder's worldview-shattering expression, Natsume shrugged helplessly and withdrew the Dragonite that was still happily waving its paws.
“Uh, you flatter me, Mr. Adek.”

"My Dragonite is a little too strong."

While saying this, Natsume felt very strange inside.

My Dragonite is about the same size as that Tyranitar.

If the Buffalo could maneuver and dodge attacks from that Tyranitar, it should be able to do the same with the Dragonite!
But Adek simply wouldn't let the other party dodge.

Was it due to hidden injuries from previous battles, or was it completely unexpected that the Great Dragonite would be so strong?
Natsume stared intently at Adek.

For some reason, he felt that something was wrong.

"..." Adek finally found his voice. He took a deep breath, his expression extremely complex, a mixture of shock, frustration, and bewilderment.

But Natsume clearly saw that the strongest emotion in this guy's eyes was an indescribable excitement.

"Hey, let's go. I'll tell you everything you want to know."

As Adek spoke, the buffalo, which had been lying on its back, suddenly jumped up from the sand pile and dragged him toward the Pokémon Center.

Natsume: “???”

Pokémon Center, Woody Town.

"You mean, your old buddy's death is related to this Bangira!?"

Natsume's shocked voice rang out.

Didn't Alderman's Vulcan scare people into believing it didn't die of old age?

"Yes. More than ten years ago, an unknown organization targeted Kyurem, one of the legendary dragons of Unova. When I arrived, I encountered the berserk Tyranitar."

Adek's voice carried a hint of sorrow, as if he did not want to speak.

Natsume remained silent for a long time, waiting for Adek's emotions to slowly recover, before finally speaking:

"That unknown organization you mentioned?" Natsume asked tentatively.

"I don't know much about that organization, except that its members recognize each other using dragon scales made of obsidian."

A fleeting sadness crossed Adek's eyes, quickly replaced by memories.

Obsidian Dragon Scale. Natsume's pupils contracted. He thought of the terrorists who hijacked the plane last time. Those guys had attacked the legendary dragon more than ten years ago.
However, it now appears that they have been stopped by Adek and his men.

No wonder this Adek is different from what I remember; it turns out there was this layer of pressure in Natsume's mind. He continued to ask:
"If that's the case, do those guys have any other distinguishing features?"

Although it was just a few words, Natsume knew that Aldek had fought against these followers of the War Dragon on a large scale at that time, and the other party must know something.

“They’re very secretive, a bunch of lunatics. If they get caught, they just commit suicide on the spot.” As if recalling some unpleasant memory, Adek frowned as he spoke.

"However, their leader surprised me quite a bit; that guy was a young man with green hair."

A young man with green hair?
Upon hearing Adek's words, the first image that popped into Natsume's mind was 'N'.

But that's impossible. N just met him at Mount Shirogane not long ago, and he was clearly still in the "just-awakened" stage. Suddenly, Natsume narrowed his eyes.

With Team Rainbow Rocket around, nothing is impossible.

The existence of Rainbow Gryphon and the 'N' of Team Rainbow Rocket doesn't seem so surprising.

With so many parallel universes, there might actually be an "N" who wasn't persuaded by the main characters, ultimately succeeded, and was eventually recruited into Team Rainbow Rocket.

"I understand. So you were chasing after this Tyranitar and beating it up because you hated it?"

Natsume asked curiously.

After learning the whole story, Natsume became even more convinced that this Tyranitar was the guardian of that Kyurem.

In that case, shouldn't we hunt down those members of terrorist organizations or Rainbow N? They are the real culprits.

“No, I can understand. This Bangira was also a victim at the time. Kyurem’s death drove it mad.”

Adek's voice carried a hint of complexity.

died! ?
Natsume's pupils were shaken.

What is the Kyurem in his ice cave?

It seems something happened afterward that Adeke was unaware of?

"I chased that Bangalore. It's actually my old buddy."

"The ice that Kyurem turned into after his death sealed my old buddy inside as well. He was taken away by that Tyranitar and I don't know where he was taken."

Natsume nodded thoughtfully.

"I understand. You want to find your old buddy's body and give him a proper burial."

Adek did not answer, but simply nodded silently.

The atmosphere was somewhat oppressive. After a long while, Adek suddenly stood up.

"Here, this, and this!"

A whole bunch of things were stuffed into Natsume's hands.

"what is this?"

Natsume stood there helplessly, holding a pile of documents and a championship badge from the league committee that had been confiscated by Adek on the spot, which allowed him to attend various events and reminisce.

"What are you going to do!?"

Natsume suddenly realized what was happening.

“You defeated me, Natsume.” Adek suddenly looked at the other with shining eyes.

"It's obvious to everyone that you are the new champion!"

"But."

"No buts, it's too late. I already reported it to you before the battle!"

Without giving Natsume any time to react, Adek mounted the raging water buffalo.

"You know I'm on official business and can't find my old buddy. Please, just take pity on me!" Adek tried both soft and hard tactics.

The buffalo galloped off in a cloud of dust, seemingly unaffected by the recent battle. In the blink of an eye, only Adek's last words lingered in the air:
"Therefore, we would also like to ask the new champion to attend the mayoral election in Shuanglong City three days from now."

Natsume: “???”

(End of this chapter)