Chapter 49
: The Real Villain: Fun
The further a trainer progresses on their path, the more difficult it becomes for them to keep up with the Pokémon's pace.
Aside from a few exceptions who can "cheat" with superpowers, auras, or other strange abilities, every powerful trainer needs a more efficient way to communicate their commands to their Pokémon.
This method is called "shared flow," and it is widely known as "ace teamwork" among trainers.
The intention is to be able to sense each other with just a glance, a slight touch, or even a thought!
With the seamless support of trainers, the gap between excellent Pokémon will be magnified infinitely in a two-on-one situation.
The reason why Ace Pokémon are stronger than Elite Pokémon is not because of a large difference in raw strength, but because the bond between them and their trainers allows them to fight without any distractions!
Even without their trainer's ace, their retained fighting style makes them stand out among their kind, knowing better how to fight than ordinary Pokémon.
The eye contact between Xia Ming and Young Giras just now has already achieved a preliminary state of flow, and they are just waiting to truly achieve a perfect tacit understanding in the future.
………………
"Xia Ming!"
Only after the battle was completely over did Sophia, who had been ordered by Xia Ming to watch the battle from a hundred meters away, rush over, with Riolu by her side, protecting her closely.
Rock Dog was borrowed by Xia Ming from the very beginning, and only with Rock Dog's addition did he dare to risk fighting two opponents at once.
Sophia quickly ran to Xia Ming's side and took out medicine and a medical toolbox from her backpack to begin giving him basic treatment.
Although she herself had no medical experience and had not read any medical books, she still learned some basic medical knowledge from Dr. Harvey as a patient.
At least we know that healing medicine works on humans as well, and that if there is a fracture, bandages and splints are needed to fix it, etc.
She first sprayed some wound medicine on Xia Ming's external injuries to let them heal on their own, and then took out some medical alcohol and sprinkled it on the medical forceps to pull out the pebbles stuck in his flesh.
Unfortunately, she didn't know how to put on a splint, let alone how to straighten her dislocated jaw, so she could only rack her brains to do some simple things.
"Heh heh heh"
With his jaw dislocated, Xia Ming could only make simple sounds as he endured the unbearable pain and called out to Young Giras.
Young Kiras didn't even have time to rest. After instructing his girlfriend to help him pick up the spoils, he hurriedly came to Xia Ming's side and placed his little hand on his chin.
Click~ Click.
Miraculous healing hands, Eurythmus!
In just a few moves, Young Gilas managed to snap Xia Ming's jaw back into place by instinct. Although he used too much force and knocked out a few teeth, at least he could speak now.
"We defeated Larva, cough cough! We won!"
"Yukichi Yukichi!"
Xia Ming and Young Gilas cheered together; they did it! They successfully ate it!
Beside her, Sophia felt terrible seeing Xia Ming's carefree attitude. Didn't he feel any pain?
Oh well, he'll be back to normal once we get out of here, so let's just let him forget what pain is for now.
"Lhoo~"
"Yukichi Yukichi!"
On the other side, Younggilas and Aluminum Steel Dragon also came over, dragging eight space backpacks the size of small Japanese schoolbags.
As for why there are only eight?
It's because of aluminum-steel duct.
She approached Xia Ming and Young Gilas somewhat shyly, and whispered something to them with her head down:
"Ruru, ruru-hoo~ ruru... ruru?"
I'm sorry, Trainer. We didn't touch the things on those two kind people's backs. They saved us too. I'm sorry... Can you forgive me?
Xia Ming immediately waved his hand in response:
"I thought something serious had happened. Alright, let's get out of here. Ouch~ Damn it, my hand won't move. Sophia, please help me."
Xia Ming, realizing that his hands were completely useless and he couldn't stand up, looked longingly at Sophia beside him.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with Duraludon's actions. Pokémon that know how to repay kindness are the most popular with trainers, which means it's relatively easy to form a bond with them.
Even the wide-area destruction of the Aluminum Steel Dragon was a weak move. Otherwise, with her current level of 30, a single tail strike would have blown off the legs of an ordinary human. How could it have been so simple that it only caused the skin and flesh to rot?
She had no intention of killing Vina and Ziyu; she simply wanted to incapacitate them.
That's right, the contents of those eight backpacks combined probably aren't as valuable as the contents of Ziyu and Vina's bags.
But Xia Ming has already gained a lot.
Taking Sophia sightseeing, winning over one of the future main force members, officially subduing Aluminum Steel Dragon after giving up their bags, and... a thrilling and resounding victory at the bridge!
Blocking the evacuation point was merely a tactic employed by Zhong Yi, not the objective of Xia Ming's operation.
"You...you're shady and you have an incomprehensible bottom line. Why did you choose this method? Wouldn't it be better to fight fair and square for the spoils?"
Vina, who was helping the crippled Ziyu walk over, was very puzzled.
She didn't understand why Xia Ming wanted to block the evacuation point.
Her answer came after Sophia helped her up, and Xia Ming's words were resounding:
"Probably because it's fun. I don't know why I'm so obsessed with blocking evacuation points, but it's probably because I genuinely feel that it's a way that brings me pleasure."
There aren't many reasons.
Xia Ming's answer to this was simply, "It's fun."
The fake villains always shout about ideals, as if they don't know what to do without them.
But what about the real villains? They just thought it was fun and interesting, so they did it.
Undoubtedly, Xia Ming is a true and qualified "villain".
"What's so fun about this?! Ugh!!!"
The two groups, who were fighting to the death just a moment ago, are now walking side by side toward the evacuation point. After hearing Xia Ming's reply on the way, Vina felt like she couldn't hold back anymore.
What do you mean you did such shady things just because it was fun?
Are you kidding me!
Even Sophia, who was supporting Xia Ming, felt that Xia Ming was acting a little strange. Perhaps she should talk to Dr. Harvey about it?
However, after thinking about it again, she gave up. When she was a child, she often heard her mother complain that her father always liked to go to the beach to fish with Uncle Willie, and when he got into a good fishing mood, he would not come home all night.
But when she asked her mother why she didn't stop her father, this is what her mother answered her:
Boys should always have their own little hobbies, and we should be more understanding of them.
The mother may vent her bad emotions on the father, but she will not stop the father's hobbies. This behavior is called "love" and indulgence.
Sophia thought that she might be able to learn some medical skills from Dr. Harvey or Sister Maru so that she could take good care of Xia Ming when he was injured next time.
Compromise is the prerequisite for love.