Pokémon, you're not allowed to expel me from human form!

"Really, really?"

"real."

Rocco and Carmen looked at each other and gave their responses with utmost sincerity.

Seeing him like this, Carmen finally became excited.

As for the pain Luo Ke mentioned...

"let's start!"

She agreed without even needing to prepare herself mentally.

Just kidding, she's a manager at Company Z, a strong person recognized by the boss, so why would she be afraid of pain!

Just a little pain...

'hiss--!'

Her thoughts had barely reached that point when a sharp pain shot through her eyes, freezing her in place and causing her to gasp for breath as she clenched her teeth.

It hurts so much!

Although the power that eroded Carmen was only a tiny trace, when this power began to resist within Carmen's body, expanding its erosion and attempting to take root, the intense pain caused even this powerful woman's features to contort.

But she gritted her teeth and held back from crying out.

Seeing that she was sweating profusely, Luo Ke silently quickened his pace.

Resonate with the power of waveguides, and use spiritual power as a scalpel.

He precisely extracted that last bit of power.

Since there was no special container to store this power, Rocco resorted to the old method, which was to directly absorb the power into his body!

The pain of power eroding his body returned to Rocco.

However, compared to the last time, this time the pain was so intense that it couldn't even make Luo Ke's expression stiffen.

It's too tiny!

"Alright, I'm done."

Very naturally, Rocco withdrew his hand and smiled as he spoke to Carmen.

But Carmen saw it...

Because she hadn't looked away from the beginning, she saw that familiar red light enter Luo Ke's body when he raised his hand!

Is everything finished?

No... he transferred that power to himself!

Carmen was quite certain of this, so a clear look of worry flashed in her eyes as she looked at Rocco.

Luo Ke stood up.

"Alright, take a break first. Then I'll arrange for a doctor to come and repair your necrotic eye. Without the corrosive force, with the current level of medical technology, losing one eye is nothing; we can easily give you a new one."

As he spoke, Luo Ke walked toward the door.

He stopped when he put his hand on the doorknob and added another sentence.

"Oh, right."

"I'd like to know something about this energy, so I'll come find you after your eyes are fixed, and then we can have a meal together at the Herb and Tree Dojo."

He left behind those words, then opened the door and left.

Carmen watched him leave, but the words she was about to say remained unspoken.

She wanted to ask Luo Ke about his current condition, but recalling the excruciating pain she had experienced before, and looking at Luo Ke's face, which showed no emotion whatsoever, she sensed a kind of determination within him.

No matter how much I ask, he won't tell me, right?

Moreover, I know far less about this power than he does, so I shouldn't waste his time and let him handle it himself.

As for his situation... let's wait and see.

He also said we'd go out to eat together later. Well, we'll see.

Thinking this, Carmen lay back down and stared at the white ceiling with her eyes, the only thing she could see at the moment.

"I had already begun to accept the consequences of being corrupted by this power, but I never thought I would actually be cured one day."

The thought that she wouldn't die in ten years or so, wouldn't be disfigured in three years, and that even this eye would soon regain its sight, put Carmen at ease.

We really need to thank him properly.

"But rather than expressing gratitude, is he really alright after absorbing that violent energy?"

Carmen pondered for a moment, then her eyes hardened.

"No, if he really has problems because of this, then I have to take responsibility no matter what. If it can be transferred again, then I'll find a suitable recipient for him. If that doesn't work, he can be transferred back to me. If it can't be transferred, then even if I've already given up, I'll continue to look for treatment methods..."

Carmen thought a lot, even about what would happen if Roque were disfigured and started worrying about all sorts of things like she did. In that case, she would marry Roque!

She has that kind of determination!

However, we should wait until we confirm Luo Ke's condition before discussing these matters.

More than anything else, the thought of marrying Roque reminded Carmen of her foolish younger sister once again.

"If she didn't have that thought, then what did the messages she sent me before mean?"

Carmen is not stupid.

So after eliminating some possibilities that she considered reasonable, the remaining unreasonable possibilities gradually became the truth.

"Hmm... She's just like those old folks in the family. She's planning to cling to Luo Ke after he awakened his Aura power, but she's not going to do it herself, so she's thinking of introducing me to Luo Ke?"

Thinking of this, Carmen shook her head slightly.

Although she understood that Karen's so-called matchmaking was to introduce her to Rocco and see if she intended to marry the Waveguide Messenger, Carmen still clenched her fists silently.

If it weren't for what happened before, Carmen would probably have gone and taught her silly little sister a lesson!

But now...

"It's not impossible."

......

43. Bai Youyou can't be the weakest among the Heavenly Kings, can she?

While Carmen was receiving treatment, Rocco waited silently outside the door.

Alice was with him, but a sudden phone call called her away.

After all, Alice was going to explore the hunting grounds with Rocco in three weeks, so she had a lot of work to do during those three weeks.

While waiting, Luo Ke summarized what he had learned that day.

He's had quite a few Pokémon battles with people today.

Under these circumstances, the system also popped up many reward notifications.

only...

"These rewards are mostly in Federal currency."

"On the contrary, the battle with Alice gave me a sense of tension."

Luo Ke shook his head slightly at this, but when it comes to today's gains, we can't just look at this.

"After all, I've received so many rewards in one go, and the guys who challenged me today were all top-notch performers, so I have some idea of ​​what this strong and weak rating system is like."

First of all, this rating should be related to many aspects, not only the Pokémon that are on the field, but also the trainer's ability.

That's why he only gave Zhao E federal currency when he defeated him.

Rocco guessed that it was because he relied too much on his Hydreigon as a trainer, which resulted in his mediocre tactics and command skills, and he didn't have any special abilities.

After all, you can tell from the amount of Federal Coins rewarded by the system—those trainers with outstanding abilities get more, while those whose special skills are all in their Pokémon and whose trainer abilities are average get less.

In the system's rating, the trainer's ability accounts for a large proportion.

And that's why the rewards given by Lando and Lantianwu were all special abilities.

Both of them are very strong as martial artists. Martial arts are also the tactics they use when battling Pokémon. It can be said that they brought out the trainer's abilities in the battle, which is why they are so strong overall.

"So, the reason Alice has consistently received high ratings is because she can communicate with elves and has an outstanding understanding and awareness of tactics?"

"If that's the case, then Alice's ability to communicate with elves is a huge plus."

"She gave me the ability when I only had two Pokémon, and neither of them were particularly strong."

"On the other hand, Bai Youyou... without using her main attack, only gave me the Big Bang move as a reward."

Thinking about this, although Luo Ke also felt that this was a factor that gave Alice a high score, he shook his head slightly when he thought that Bai Youyou was a king who mainly focused on command.

"The Mist Tactics aren't exactly sophisticated, and her command abilities aren't particularly impressive either. If her main Pokémon are only at the Elite Four level for the entire team—then her Ghost-type Elite Four status is rather ordinary."

"His overall abilities barely reach the level of a Heavenly King?"

"Or did she have some special command skills that she didn't use at the time?"

That should be it...

No matter what, Bai Youyou has been a superstar for many years. It can't be that this is not because of fighting and killing, but because of interpersonal relationships, right?

Thinking about this, Luo Ke became somewhat uncertain.

After all, Bai Youyou and Eureka have a good relationship, and she also seems to have a good relationship with King. Ning Ya also spoke highly of her before...

Besides... even though he felt like he hadn't had much contact with her, he had her phone number and everything. Even disregarding the fact that Eureka helped him promote Z-Moves, if she ever had any difficulties and came to him...

hiss--

Could it really be just about social niceties?

As Luo Ke was thinking this, the sound of footsteps pulled him back to reality.

"Luo Ke, you're here too?"

It's Karen!

Although she didn't come immediately, Carmen was still her sister, so after finding Ningya and telling her that she had something to do that night and wouldn't be home for dinner, Karen waited at the exit of the stadium.

After waiting for a while without seeing Carmen, she finally came looking for her herself.

Is there something wrong with her injury?

Karen sat down next to Rocco and asked if she didn't understand.

Rocco also briefly explained Carmen's situation to her.

When Karen heard that Rocco had taken away the power rather than eliminated it, she immediately noticed the problem, even though she wasn't very bright.

"You took it? Have you dealt with it now? Don't let her be fine while you run into problems."

"Of course it's been taken care of."

Luo Ke spoke casually, but in reality, he handled things even more casually than he said!

After leaving Carmen's side, he found a place to unleash his power and had the Fairy King's sword cut it down!

He handled the massive tsunami; what kind of trouble could such a small force possibly cause?

When Karen heard Rocco say this, she simply nodded in agreement.

Then the two of them started talking about it.

so...

When Carmen, whose eyes had been healed, came out, she immediately heard Karen's silly laughter and the conversation that accompanied it.

"Haha, Rocco, don't let Carmen fool you."

"Her only redeeming quality is her face. When she squints her eyes and smiles, she seems even gentler than Sister Ningya, but in reality, that guy has a very rough personality."

"When she was little, she could chase and beat up several thugs by herself by grabbing a water pipe."

“When other girls are cornered by thugs, they are the kind of girls who are scared and back away. But when she encountered thugs, she was the one who cornered them. The thugs were lying on the ground and crawling backward, saying, ‘Sister, please stop hitting me.’”

At the end, Karen even deliberately feigned fear, mimicking the pose perfectly. This, combined with the figure behind her pressing a finger to his lips, signaling him to be quiet, made Rocco chuckle softly.