Chapter 50: The Evil Dragon

"Now the battle begins!"

"Nidoran, Nidoran, use Poison Sting Attack!"

"Flamethrower!"

As the referee's command was issued, both sides immediately issued their instructions.

Instantly, the two little Nidoran spat out Poison Sting simultaneously, intertwining in mid-air to form a mass of purple light that shot toward Charmeleon.

Having watched Yuto and Ryoma's previous battle, they knew that Charmeleon's trainer was rather arrogant, so they aimed to take him down first.

Meanwhile, Charmeleon, facing two opponents, seemed unbothered and spewed a fierce flame, charging right into the attack.

Boom!

With a loud bang, the attacks collided violently in mid-air. Although Charmeleon was at a higher level than its opponents, it still found itself at a disadvantage against the combined force of two Pokémon.

However, the Poison Sting attack only pushed back the Flamethrower a short distance before exploding in mid-air, creating a cloud of smoke!

"Good opportunity! Charmeleon, rush in and use Scratch!"

Using the smoke as cover, Charmeleon quickly charged forward, its claws glowing with a flash of white light.

"We'll counterattack as well, use Fury Swipes!"

Boom boom boom!

At once, the three Pokémon clashed, engaging in a series of intense collisions.

In terms of physical strength, Charmeleon clearly had the upper hand, but the coordination of the two opposing Pokémon was also very skillful, resulting in a balanced match!

"It seems those two Pokémon have a really strong bond. Such coordination isn't something that can be developed overnight!" Ryoma exclaimed with admiration.

Yuto's expression darkened as he fixed his eyes on the two Pokémon. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, "Charmeleon, launch a full offensive against Nidoran, ignore the other one!"

Upon hearing their trainer's command, Charmeleon hesitated for a moment but then immediately followed the order, launching a fierce attack on Nidoran.

As a result, while Charmeleon took a few hits from Nidoran, the situation for Nidoran was far worse, unable to withstand Charmeleon's relentless assault!

"Nice work! Use your most powerful Flamethrower now!" Seeing the opportunity, Yuto issued the order again.

Boom!

Immediately, Charmeleon jumped high back, raising its head as powerful flames brewed within its throat. Then, with a fierce roar, it opened its mouth wide, and scorching flames shot out!

Just as the Flamethrower was about to hit Nidoran, a purple figure suddenly sprang out, blocking in front of Nidoran at the critical moment—it was Nidorino!

Boom!

Another loud bang rang out as Nidorino's body was sent flying, crashing hard against the side barrier and landing limply on the ground.

"Nidoran!"

Seeing this situation, Nidoran let out a panicked Growl, but before she could collect herself, she realized her own body was hurled high into the air!

Boom!

Nidoran flew out, crashing hard against the barrier, then rolling down next to Nidorino, forming a pitiful pair of star-crossed lovers.

"Ah hahaha! The battle is over!"

Seeing this, Yuto burst into laughter, then raised both hands to signal the audience around him.

He had defeated his opponents one against two; shouldn't there be applause here?

"Ah! That Nidoran is really amazing! It stood up for the one it loves, so moving!"

"That's right, so impressive! I want to find a boyfriend like that too!"

"Yeah, that Nidoran is like a knight, blocking the evil dragon's fiery attack for its princess!"

At that moment, the scene became a bit odd. In the audience, many female students were crying inconsolably while the male students scrambled to comfort them. No one was cheering for Yuto, the victor!

"A knight, a princess…"

"And… an evil dragon?"

Hearing the voices from the audience, Yuto's face darkened. What is going on here?!

"By the way, that guy named Yuto is really despicable!"

"How could he come up with such underhanded moves!"

"That's right! I curse him to never find a girlfriend in his entire life!"

The female students, having gradually calmed down, glared angrily at Yuto, instantly petrifying him on the spot.

What happened to the applause that belonged to the victor?

"Although the methods are somewhat disgraceful, I still have to commend you, well done," Ryoma quickly stepped forward to comfort him, worried that Yuto's mindset would explode on the spot.

...

Soon, the afternoon matches came to a close.

In arena number 7, this time the contestants advancing were numbers 71 and 77, while 79 was defeated by 69. With that, there was only one last battle left in arena number 7 to determine the final winner of the group.

Returning to the dormitory in the evening, Yuto still appeared quite dejected, evidently affected by the curse of never being able to find a girlfriend.

"Alright, alright."

"Since the knight route isn't working for you, why not fully embrace the role of the demon king?"

"I feel like sometimes those big villains are even more popular than those who call themselves righteous!"

Ryoma tried to awkwardly comfort Yuto from the side.

"The demon king? But my dream is to be a knight riding a giant dragon!" Yuto said with a downcast expression, glancing at the confused Charmeleon beside him, and sighed softly.

Now he was all ready with his dragon, but it seemed he had no chance at being a knight after all.

"Cheer up, cheer up."

"I think most people still prefer strong figures. If you can't be a knight, how about being a tyrant instead?"

Yuto: ╯﹏╰.

Finally, with Ryoma's encouragement, Yuto managed to regain his spirits and decided to aim for first place in this competition!

"Here's all the information on the contest members."

Soon, Yuto bounced back to his usual self and eagerly presented the information he had gathered.

Ryoma took it and flipped through it briefly, suddenly noticing a few targets that caught his attention.

These targets were specially circled by Yuto, who claimed they were undoubtedly all fake rookie Trainers!

They were number 8 from group zero, number 44 from group four, number 67 from group six, and number 123 from group twelve.

Among them, number 67 was the pair they had seen before using Scyther, who were quite strong!

According to the data, number 8 was a combination of an Arbok and a Zubat, a definite villain duo.

When Ryoma saw number 44, his eyes widened because this duo used a Metang and a Shelmet, authentic semi-legends from Hoenn!

Having initial Pokémon that were both semi-legends indicated they undoubtedly had very intimidating backgrounds; the rarity of semi-legends isn't something just anyone can obtain!

Clicking his tongue, Ryoma looked at the final number, 123, and discovered that this pair's Pokémon were a Manectric and a Pyroar!

While Ryoma didn't mind Manectric, Pyroar drew his attention.

If he remembered correctly, this Pokémon appeared in the sixth generation, in the Kalos region of Pokémon X and Y.

In reality, this type of Pokémon has hardly ever appeared domestically; traces of it have only been found in Europe!