Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Even if Arceus possessed the "Stone Plate of Steel," Suzuki wouldn't care.

Because the toxins released by Eternatus are not simply ordinary venom; they contain "emotional toxins" that even steel-type energy, which is immune to poison-type moves, cannot resist.

even.

If you're not careful, even with a "poisonous stone tablet," you might not be able to react in time.

But this time, Arceus, having experienced the effects of "emotional toxins" long before, was well prepared.

With the help of the "highly poisonous stone slab", everything was isolated from the body.

Suzuki simply couldn't understand.

Arceus's "Poisonous Slab" was already given to Xia Yan and has been contaminated by a large amount of "emotional toxins" to render it ineffective, wasn't it?

Why is there a "highly poisonous stone slab"?

Even if it were to reassemble, it wouldn't be this fast, would it?

Facing the menacing Suzuki, Natsuhiko suddenly smiled.

He laughed out loud without any restraint.

"Ha—I told you long ago, don't use seemingly crazy or stupid behavior to cover up your true intentions. It only makes me think... you're really stupid?"

"Ok?"

Wataru and Cynthia, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but turn their attention to Natsuhiko.

They, too, had no idea what had happened.

However, judging from the difference in expression between Xia Yan and Suzuki at this moment.

It must be that Natsuhiko outperformed Suzuki in some aspect of design or layout, right?

Perhaps it's even more than that.

Xia Yan continued, "Yes. I admit you are very smart and have a good plan."

After taking a few steps forward, stepping into the ruins, Xia Yan looked up and stared directly at Suzuki.

But I don't know why.

However, it gives people the illusion that Natsuhiko is looking down on Suzuki.

Immediately, Xia Yan raised his first finger.

"Our first meeting was in Desert City. You pretended to be crazy and talked to me for so long, finally revealing your purpose: to kill Arceus."

After a brief pause, Xia Yan continued, "This may be true, or it may be false; there's a lot of truth mixed in. But actually, your main purpose is simply to inject the word 'Arceus' into my subconscious, so that I'll consider its existence when necessary."

"And the facts have proven that you succeeded. You used the power to liberate Hoopa as bait, and my unyielding nature and dissatisfaction, which were inadvertently aroused, as a trigger to induce me to stop you from obtaining that power."

"In the end, to save me, Arceus had to sacrifice his own 'poisonous tablet' as a price."

"And so you have achieved your goal. An Arceus with all the stone tablets has no weaknesses, but you have created a weakness for Arceus that it cannot resist with poison moves through your own methods."

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Suzuki's expression gradually calmed down as he listened to Natsuhiko's words.

"A very good guess."

"Do not."

Xia Yan shook his head. "This is not a guess."

He then raised his second finger.

"Before the Eternatus cultivated by Loz erupted, you found Zacian and Zamazenta, showed your face in front of them, and even fought with them, but you were neither defeated nor defeated by them, until they came to me and told me the news."

It was also to remind me that you were already there, so I could be prepared.

And as for the so-called preparations, besides my mythical beast friends, what you're most looking forward to is, of course, Arceus.

"Then you used some seemingly crazy words, such as 'I just realized that the power of the stone tablet can contain that special energy', and 'the stone tablet is the best carrier', to subtly probe whether Arceus's 'poisonous stone tablet' had really been contaminated."

“You have succeeded. Through the changes in my expression and demeanor, you have confirmed that the ‘Poisonous Tablet’ is no longer on Arceus.”

Then Xia Yan raised his third finger.

"Finally, you used the Eternatus in its Gigantamax form to constantly put pressure on me and strengthen your own defenses, forcing me to try to call upon Arceus and use its power to open a gap in Eternatus."

"And what you're waiting for is Arceus. An Arceus that, without the 'Poisonous Slab,' will face the Gigantamax Eternatus, which is filled with super-powerful poison-type energy!"

Hearing these words, Suzuki slowly narrowed his eyes.

Wataru and Cynthia exchanged bewildered glances.

Is there so much psychological maneuvering involved?

From beginning to end, Suzuki was trying to use his methods to constantly give Natsuhiko psychological suggestions.

Psychological suggestion is a kind of subtle change that even Xia Yan, who has superpowers, cannot resist.

Because it's just a psychological guide; the real decision on whether to think this way or do this is still made by Xia Yan himself.

What Suzuki needed to do was to constantly give Natsuhiko the desired outcome through psychological suggestion in the choices he needed to make.

The intricacies of this situation have left even relatively simple-minded people like Du and Dandi speechless and intimidated.

Because sometimes, psychological suggestion is something you can't even defend against.

What truly sent chills down their spines was that Xia Yan not only discovered this, but also meticulously recounted everything Suzuki had done from beginning to end.

Good guy.

Is this a contest between "old foxes"?

“Heh.” Xia Yan looked at Suzuki, who hadn’t spoken, and laughed again. “Unfortunately, I have a rather severe case of ‘persecution complex.’ There are some things I might not think about at the time, but once I calm down…”

I'm sorry, I've been thinking about this more than anyone else.

Xia Yan shrugged. "Who can blame me for having too much energy, being a superpowered person?"

"So," Suzuki finally spoke, pausing briefly before continuing, "why does Arceus also have a 'poisonous stone tablet'?"

at this point.

Suzuki didn't understand.

Not only him, but also Wataru and Cynthia, who had listened to Xia Yan's entire explanation, all showed expressions of doubt.

Yes.

Suzuki, that cunning old fox, went to great lengths and paid a heavy price just to prevent Arceus from developing the "Poisonous Stone Tablet" as a weakness.

But just now, Arceus seemed completely unaffected by Eternatus's poison-type attack.

Where did it get the second "highly poisonous stone slab"?

But Natsuhiko's expression turned somewhat strange when he heard Suzuki's question.

He and Arceus exchanged a glance.

Arceus pursed his lips in disdain.

Xia Yan then spoke, but not in response; instead, he asked, "Where did you get your 'Life Jade'?"

“Of course it is…” Suzuki said almost instinctively.

But halfway through his speech, he suddenly stopped, his eyes widening as he scanned Xia Yan and Arceus, his disbelief impossible to conceal.

"You, Arceus, the 'poisonous tablet' on your body, comes from another world?!"

He himself didn't quite believe what he said.

clap clap clap-

Xia Yan clapped his hands lightly, mimicking the way he had appeared before, indicating his agreement with his guess.

“I told you, I have ‘persecution complex.’ Although you did a good job of covering it up, I just can’t understand it. You did so much preparation on Hoopa, and you just watched me take that energy away without doing anything? The process was far too simple.”

"So I mentioned it to Arceus, 'You gave me the poisonous stone tablet, which creates a weakness. If you have the chance, you could borrow one.'"

“It was just a comment from my cautious nature, but Arceus took it seriously.”

"Hmm... that's why the 'poisonous stone slab' that originally belonged to me broke and fractured."

talking.

Xia Yan also took out the scattered pieces of the "highly poisonous stone slab" from his body.

The power of the stone tablet represents the rules of a world. I cannot possess two identical stone tablets at the same time, so when I obtain another 'Poisonous Stone Tablet,' the one you have will shatter.

Arceus even added a comment in a rather cooperative manner.

This was also the answer Xia Yan received from Arceus's eyes when he asked this question before.

"Borrow the stone slab, borrow the stone slab..." Suzuki kept muttering this phrase as if he had lost his soul.

This was something he truly hadn't expected.

It's something I would never have thought of.

Why would Arceus go to another world to borrow a stone tablet?!

Who would have thought of that?

"Wait! Even Arceus, they are at different levels of strength. Although they are all elves, their power and personality are not exactly the same. How could they possibly share a stone tablet..."

Suzuki suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with bright red blood vessels.

Speaking of it.

The mocking look on Xia Yan's face and in his eyes intensified.

It was almost impossible not to make sarcastic remarks.

Even Arceus showed a hint of sarcasm about it.

"Ahem." Xia Yan coughed lightly, regaining his composure, and slowly said, "You said you wanted to kill an Arceus and see what impact it would have on a world. I'll take that as a fact for now."

Have you ever considered why the world you were born into, and this world itself, both possess Arceus?

"That's not all. In fact, there is an Arceus in every world."

"Huh?" Suzuki was taken aback.

Xia Yan stopped being mysterious and said directly, "Actually, every Arceus in each of these worlds is just an incarnation of the real Arceus."