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Chapter 83 All Fear Stems from Insufficient Firepower

“Cattleya…”

Looking at the "legal loli" trainer image displayed on the screen, Qingyu's gaze was slightly complicated.

Is it fate or a curse to be matched with this young lady...?

Aside from the fact that this character was quite popular in his previous life, it was the memories of Cattleya that unconsciously surfaced in his mind that made him even more emotional.

I know Cattleya.

Around the time Aoba was twelve years old, a summer camp organized by Professor Yamanashi, the Pokémon Professor of the Sinnoh region, was held in Silva Town.

Due to some unexpected events, Gadriya gets lost in the wild and falls into a state of superpower rampage. She unexpectedly meets Zhulan, who is slightly older than her, and they become friends by chance.

Of course, Qingyu didn't actually experience these things firsthand when she was a child; she learned about everything through Zhulan's oral accounts.

But one thing is certain.

From the day Zhu Lan introduced herself to Jia Deliya, he could vaguely sense that this noble young lady was inexplicably hostile towards him.

Especially when he was very close to Zhu Lan, he could even clearly feel the sharp gaze coming from behind him...

Xiao Qingyu probably didn't know the meaning behind her behavior, and only thought that she didn't like her.

Now, recalling all this, Qingyu can basically come to a guess—

Could this little girl also have some ulterior motives towards Sister Cabbage?

No, no, no, if that were true, it would be too melodramatic.

Maybe I think too much.

Qingyu shook her head, trying to gather her scattered thoughts.

Before deciding on the starting lineup, he glanced at Cattleya's lineup.

Dream Erosion, Symbol Bird, Artificial Cell Egg, Gothic Lady, Metagross, Bronze Bell.

The overall speed of the lineup is very slow, but thanks to the presence of the symbol bird, it can flexibly switch between tailwind and space systems.

Advancing with the wind symbolizes the giant bird monster's suppression, while retreating with space allows the bronze bell cell egg to steadily seize the initiative.

For a single-attribute lineup, this is already very scientific.

[Another master-level player on the other side... but I don't think I've ever heard of this name before?]

[The person upstairs is a bit ignorant. Elite trainers with some skill in Johto and Sinnoh should all know her, the Sleeping Beauty from the Battle Castle.]

[It doesn't matter, as long as she's cute. I don't really know who Teacher Yu is!]

Judging from the comments, Cattleya probably hasn't gone to Unova to become the Elite Four member yet.

However, as the true owner of the battle castle, her strength is beyond doubt.

But it was precisely because she was a master that Qingyu was able to predict her thoughts.

"In order to conceal our tactics, we added a lot of players from the Rain Team to our lineup, so our opponents will definitely think we are the Rain Team."

"If they can't take advantage of the weather, it's a huge loss for the opponent's lineup to compete for speed against a rain team, so they'll most likely create space."

"But it doesn't matter, we can confidently use the King Thorn Dragon as our first unit!"

After quickly locking in their starting Pokémon for the battle, the opponent was also quickly determined, and after a short loading period, the battle officially began.

After both trainer phantoms simultaneously threw out Poké Balls, Kingdra and Bronze Bell appeared on the field at the same time.

The fact that Gadalia chose to launch with the Bronze Bell means that Qingyu's prediction was correct.

She's probably about to activate the magic space.

"Normally, you should start with a Pokémon with a speed-boosting ability like Blaziken or Ninjadu, which can charge up and increase speed, allowing Kingdra to take over and get a boost."

"But I anticipated that the opponent would create space, so acceleration would become a burden, so I simply started with King Krush."

After briefly explaining his thought process, Qingyu decisively gave instructions without hesitation.

"King Thorn Dragon, yawn!"

Upon receiving the command, Kingdra immediately yawned, and drowsiness drifted towards his opponent through the airflow from his nostrils, making Bronze Bell noticeably sleepy.

Although the bronze bell was drowsy, it still forced itself to unleash the superpower energy it had accumulated.

Under its psychic control, a strange, invisible force field quickly enveloped the entire area, affecting both Pokémon present.

Trick Space, a wondrous place created using superpowers.

The speed of Pokémon that enters will be reversed, and the slower the Pokémon, the faster it can move.

It has to be said, psychic powers in the Pokémon world can really do anything. No matter how outrageous the effect of a move is, once you see it's a Psychic type, it immediately makes a lot more sense...

[Starting with a yawn, you call that an aggressive offensive tactic?]

[That's just right, as expected of Teacher Yu, you've already got the manners right from the start!]

Faced with the teasing comments in the live chat, Qingyu could only laugh it off.

The comment section is still a bit naive; they don't realize how effective yawning can be in discouraging opponents from playing.

The Bronze Bell in the Space System has quite a few annoying moves, and it can be very troublesome if you don't force your opponent to switch out.

Not to mention that even Steel-type Kingdra isn't very strong against it.

"Come back, Bronze Bell."

After yawning, Cattleya, of course, wouldn't be stubborn and immediately retrieved the drowsy bronze bell.

"Although I don't know why he didn't start with a rain-type hero, but instead used a Kingdra, however..."

"This should be your main fighter, right? I won't give you any chance!"

"I've chosen you, Miss Goth!"

Cattleya quickly dispatched her ace.

"Dragon King, gather your energy!"

Taking advantage of this precious break in the rotation, Qingyu began her performance.

After gathering its energy, Kingdra, equipped with a focusing lens, had incredibly sharp eyes. It was not afraid of the Gothic Lady that had replaced it, and it instantly discerned her weakness.

Upon landing, Miss Gothic's shadow immediately formed a patch of shadow that spread from the ground outwards, quickly connecting with the shadow of the King Thorn Dragon.

It really is the Shadow Step characteristic.

Qingyu revealed a knowing expression.

Cattleya was indeed fooled.

From the very beginning, I never intended to take back King Thorn Dragon!
"Dragon King, Dragon Star Cluster!"

The raging dragon-attribute energy coalesced into a meteor, which fell straight down towards Miss Goth!

"Hold on!"

Cattleya immediately went into defensive position.

Two energy attacks landed one after the other, and the defensive barrier narrowly blocked the first wave of attacks from the King of Thorns.

"Dragon Star Group!"

Immediately afterward, a second meteor fell from the sky.

"reflection of mirror!"

As a superhuman, Cattleya's calculation ability far surpasses that of ordinary people, and she instantly estimated the power of this meteor shower.

Her Gothic Miss is a durable build, so even if she hits a vital point after gathering energy, she can't instantly kill it. Instead, it will trigger the Wenyou Fruit it's carrying.

The Dragon Star Swarm, which is doubled in power after being reflected back by the mirror, is something that Kingdra could never withstand!
That's what Cattleya thought.

However, due to Qingyu's lineup in the rain, she seemed to have overlooked one thing.

Blue Feather's Kingdra doesn't have the Swift Swim ability that boosts speed in the rain, but rather...

Sniper!
The sniper's characteristic of always hitting vital points and further increasing output, coupled with the terrifying power of the dragon-type move.

The combination of these three factors transforms King Thorn Dragon into a terrifying stationary turret.

The majestic Heavenly Dragon Meteor plummeted at lightning speed, instantly depleting Miss Goth's stamina and rendering her unable to fight!
"Mirror reflection? That's a good idea. Under normal circumstances, it might actually be able to kill in seconds."

Qingyu smiled slightly.

"But all the fear stems from insufficient firepower!"

"As long as my damage output is high enough, I'm not afraid of any moves you use!"

"because……"

"You no longer have a chance to make a move!"

Diary of a Fallen Hero, May 5.24
I definitely prefer the translations "Dragon Star Cluster" or "Heavenly Dragon Meteor" to "Meteor Cluster."
By the way, thanks to the readers for pointing it out. The pacing of the last few chapters has indeed been a bit slower, probably because there's more and more content as the word count increases. Actually, I didn't feel it at all while writing...

I'll try to adjust the last few chapters before they're officially released. There will be two more chapters tomorrow night at midnight and Monday at midnight, so you can read them all at once.
The word count is already high enough for publication, but I'll hold out for a few more days to get the final recommendation. I'll definitely update a lot more when it's published!
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(End of this chapter)