Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 500 Let's Go Attack the Nine Together

"Hupa's sister has a research institute; Grandpa went there!"

A cheerful sound rang out, and at the same time, the phantom of Hoopa appeared in Natsume's mental world.

“Yes, that’s my research institute,” Natsume corrected helplessly.

"That's not important!" Hoopa waved her little hand, and the golden ring spun merrily around her. "Are you in trouble?"

It moved closer to Natsume, its large, heterochromatic eyes sparkling with concern and a hint of eager anticipation.

"You're Hoopa's friend, so your troubles are Hoopa's troubles!"

Hupa's voice was clear and firm, carrying a childlike purity and an unquestionable determination.

Natsume smiled and glanced at the entire room—at those eyes that were filled with doubt, curiosity, worry, or schadenfreude.

He saw the renewed scheming and provocation in Rogers' eyes, the expectation and goodwill on the faces of Xiaojuer and the other museum owners, and the slight furrowing of Gadria's brows and the barely perceptible worry deep in her eyes.

In an instant, the golden ring on his wrist suddenly expanded, floated into the air, detached from his wrist, and hovered in front of the podium.

Om-!
An invisible spatial fluctuation instantly spread out, and the air in the entire auditorium seemed to freeze.

The lights flickered, and the dome seemed to tremble slightly.

A Pokémon with a croissant on its head and a mischievous smile on its face suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"Oh? Are all these people troublesome?"

Hoopa suddenly moved closer to Natsume, carrying the scent of fresh grass from the mountains, but its sharp eyes swept over the crowd below, especially Rogers.

"Hmm, I guess so." Natsume nodded slightly, a playful smile curving his lips.

"Especially that guy in the suit, he seems really eager to fight me."

"Fight?" Hoopa tilted her head, a naive yet slightly mischievous smile spreading across her face. "Hoopa loves fighting the most!"

The words have not yet been spoken!

Rumble——!
A golden ring emerged from Hoopa's arm, suddenly enlarging and enveloping the entire parliament hall.

In the center of the entire parliamentary auditorium, the enormous podium, along with the floor extending for dozens of meters around it, emitted a deafening roar, as if pulled by some powerful force.

Gears mesh, structure flips, and smoke and dust fill the air!

In just a few seconds, a standard and huge rock battlefield appeared in the place where the podium had been.

The ground is flat and the boundaries are clear, as if it had always been there!

Everyone looked down and were surprised to find themselves in the audience, having moved from the parliamentary hall!

This incredible feat left everyone speechless.

Even the experienced dojo owners gasped in surprise.

What kind of power is this?! Spatial manipulation?!

“Alright,” Natsume said, standing at one end of the venue. His voice wasn’t loud, but it carried clearly throughout the quiet hall.

"Since everyone is so eager to see my abilities..."

His gaze swept over Rogers, then over the eight gym leaders including Little Chrysanthemum and Boss Chrysanthemum, finally settling on the golden ring that had reappeared on his wrist.

"Then let's go together."

"I, Natsume, the new champion of the Unova League, accept the challenge from the nine of you."

"One against nine."

"Start now."

Natsume's voice carried an unquestionable tone.

Wow——!
The whole audience exploded instantly.

One against nine?!
Simultaneously challenging Rogers and eight Gym Leaders?!
This is absolutely insane, unprecedented! Even the Ardek champions have never acted so arrogantly!
Rogers' face first showed astonishment, then turned into ecstasy and ferocity.

He was just worried about not finding an opportunity to completely crush Natsume, but the other party actually asked for death.

He immediately threw out a Poké Ball, and a menacing Hydreigon appeared in the sky above the field.

The owners, including Xiao Ju'er and Ju Laoda, looked at each other, their faces filled with shock and confusion.

They just wanted to help Natsume prove his strength; they never intended for nine against one.

This is so unfair!

But Natsume had already spoken, and as the owners of the museum, they could not back down at this moment.

The eight gym leaders exchanged glances and solemnly dispatched their main Pokémon.

In an instant, Pokémon gathered on the opposite side of the field.

Thunder Zebra, Electric Flying Squirrel, Desert Dragonfly, Giant Rock Monster, Death Coffin, Cool Leopard, Rib Turtle, Toad King
With Rogers' Hydreigon joining the fray, a total of nine powerful Pokémon exuded an astonishing aura. Their intertwined energy fluctuations created a terrifying sense of oppression, making everyone in the audience feel suffocated.

At the other end of the field, beside Natsume, there was only that small, seemingly harmless purple figure floating in mid-air—Hoopa Discipline Form.

"Natsume, Champion! Is this all you've got? A level 28 little guy?"

A glint flashed in Rogers' eyes, and a kind smile appeared on his face:

"These must be new Pokémon bred by Mr. Natsume. Shall we take them one by one?"

"No need, all nine of you, come at me together."

Natsume has absolute confidence in Hoopa's strength.

Seeing this, the other eight gym leaders all looked at Shaka with troubled expressions.

The latter remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded.

Having gained the approval of that being, Natsume must have been confident in his abilities.

Seeing this, everyone acted without hesitation.

With the nine trainers giving the order simultaneously, nine powerful Pokémon unleashed deafening roars, and energy beams of various attributes shot into the sky.

Lightning, sandstorms, shadows, water, and rocks converged into a destructive torrent that swept towards Natsume and Hoopa at the other end of the field.

Its imposing aura seemed to devour the entire area, including Natsume.

A gasp rippled through the audience, and Mayor Shaka's heart leaped into his throat.

Cattleya clenched her fists instinctively, and the life doll inside her stirred restlessly.

Just as this devastating attack was about to engulf Natsume and Hoopa—

"Hupa".

Natsume simply spoke calmly.

"Mmm!" Huba responded, its mischievous smile instantly vanishing, replaced by an unprecedented focus and excitement. It loved to fight. However, due to its sister's situation, it hadn't had a chance to show off its skills for a very long time.

Hupa's small body suddenly leaned back!
"Hupa—Laolao!!!"

A childish yet incredibly powerful shout resounded through the sky.

The golden ring on its arm suddenly burst forth with a light more dazzling than the sun.

Click——!
Space, like fragile glass, was forcibly torn open with a huge, irregular gap in front of Hoopa. The ear-piercing metallic scraping sound and the shrill scream of space shattering made everyone painfully cover their ears.

The gap was not empty; instead, it churned with a dark purple energy, like liquid metal.

An ancient, vast, and destructive aura surged forth from it like a tsunami.

Next!

A gigantic arm, covered in dark purple mist, suddenly emerged from the gap, its five fingers like giant pillars, easily grasping the edge of the gap.

Boom!

The second and third arms, a total of six enormous arms, clung to the edge of the gap and suddenly tore it outwards.

Stab-! ! !
The space was completely torn apart!

A terrifying figure, so large it almost occupied the entire battlefield, slowly emerged from the torn space.

Six thick arms were covered with mysterious dark purple gold rings, and the joints shimmered with a ghostly blue energy.

Its body was like a mountain, with its lower half hidden in the churning, dark purple energy.

A pair of enormous eyes, burning with golden flames, looked down at the tiny opponent below without any emotion.

Hoopa - Liberation Mode!
Its enormous size and terrifying aura struck everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer.

The air became thick and heavy, making it difficult to breathe.

On the other side of the field, the Pokémon that had been so aggressive was now frozen stiff, its body rigid and its eyes filled with instinctive fear.

Even the ferocious Pokémon Hydreigon let out an uneasy whimper, its massive body trembling slightly.

Rogers' maniacal laughter froze completely, turning into utter terror and disbelief.

The heads of the museum, including Xiao Ju'er and Ju Laoda, turned deathly pale.

They could clearly feel that, in the face of that demon-like being, the power their Pokémon were so proud of was like a firefly compared to the bright moon.

That was an absolute crushing on a life level.

The entire venue was deathly silent.

All that remained was the heavy breathing of Hoopa in his Liberation form and the swirling hum of space.

Natsume stood at the feet of the mountain-like demon, his figure appearing incredibly small, yet his expression remained unusually calm, without the slightest ripple.

He gently raised his hand, pointing to the nine Pokémon opposite him who were frozen in fear, and the nine dumbfounded trainers behind them.

His voice wasn't loud, but it resounded like thunder in the deathly silent hall:

"Hupa".

"They've all been fished out."

The moment the words fell—

Hupa's six enormous arms suddenly rose up.

Six golden rings burst forth with unprecedented light, and six arms simultaneously plunged into the golden rings in front of them, disappearing from sight.

Om-! ! !
Space distorted violently. To the horrified eyes of Rogers and the eight gym leaders, the space in front of them and around the Pokémon was as if being violently kneaded by an invisible hand.

Nine enormous spatial vortexes, their edges crackling with eerie purple lightning, appeared out of thin air.

A terrifying suction force erupted instantly.

"Roar--!"

"Ugh——!"

"squeak--!"

Nine powerful Pokémon, along with their attack energy that had not yet arrived, and even the rocky ground beneath their feet, were instantly swallowed up by the ten spatial vortexes without any resistance.

There were no earth-shattering explosions, no dazzling skill clashes.

The only sound was the teeth-grinding creaking as space was forcibly torn apart and swallowed up.

Just for a moment.

The area opposite the venue was completely empty.

Little Chrysanthemum's Electric Flying Squirrel, Old Chrysanthemum's Flygon, the main force of the eight Gym Leaders, and Rogers' Hydreigon all disappeared without a trace.

Only nine trainers remained, like puppets whose souls had been ripped out, standing motionless at the edge of the empty arena, their faces showing only utter bewilderment and lingering fear.

The entire battlefield was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Only the six-armed demon god, suspended in mid-air and exuding an aura of destruction, and the young champion at the demon god's feet, who was as calm as if he had just dusted off some dust.

Natsume didn't even glance at the nine dejected opponents opposite him. He tilted his head slightly, facing the enormous demonic figure, and asked in a calm tone:

"Where did you take it?"

Hoopa Released Mode lowered its head, and when its burning golden eyes looked at Natsume, there seemed to be a hint of smugness in them.

It spoke in a deep, thunderous voice, a low hum:

"We've found my sister's research institute!"

My sister's research institute?

Natsume was taken aback. Wasn't that his own research institute?
"Why did you banish them there?" Natsume asked, completely bewildered.

"Hoopa heard her sister complain that the institute's doctor was stingy and unwilling to hire labor, so Hoopa banished them to help her sister with her work."

"Are you in the same research institute as my sister? Should Hoopa teach that wretched, stingy PhD a lesson?"

As if recalling Natsume's earlier words, Hoopa suddenly asked curiously.

Natsume: "."

The stingy PhD student silently touched his nose and said:
"This...isn't necessary?"

As they chatted, Hoopa's figure gradually shrank, the golden ring retracted, the battlefield disappeared, and everyone returned to the original Twin Dragons Auditorium.

At this moment, there was complete silence; no one even realized they had returned.

A complete sweep, an absolute crushing defeat!

(End of this chapter)