Instructor Ai, You Don’t Want to Either...

"You?"

Gazing at the smiling woman in front of him, Aisha couldn't help but take a step back, a look of surprise spreading above his face.

His brain was spinning rapidly.

This woman's age was around twenty, not much older than himself.

Ink-black short hair hung above her thin shoulders, somewhat excessively pale skin and beautiful violet eyes intertwined with a diffuse temperament, her appearance was very delicate and elegant, and her figure was also tall and slender, undoubtedly a beauty.

However... Aisha, however, raised a hint of hostility.

He detected a hint of incongruity in this beautiful woman that there was no way to describe in words.

Moreover, without even noticing even the slightest breeze at all, this woman came silently in front of him as if she was a massless ghost.

Wait a minute?

Ghost...

"Hmm?"

Aisha's eyebrows jumped as he looked at the woman's feet.

To be more accurate it should be the black, somewhat eerie shadow underneath the soles of her feet...

"Oh?"

Seeing Aisha's reaction, the woman instead showed a surprised expression.

"Already found it?"

Accompanying the woman's words, her pitch-black shadow actually opened a pair of scarlet eyes.

After that, a Gengar laughed playfully and burrowed out of her shadow, revealing half of its own head and waving its hand towards Aisha who had discovered it, frightening Azurill who was next to him.

"Lulli!"

The little water bear jumped into her master's arms at once, her petite body shaking.

"Don't be afraid, Azurill, it's just a Ghost-type Pokémon."

Aisha gazed at the scarlet eyes of Gengar without avoiding it, while raising a hand in lightly rubbing and stroking Azurill's little head, comforting the child who was probably scared of ghosts and monsters.

"You are Elite Summer Yield?"

Aisha's eyes turned to the woman's face, and paired with Gengar, he also finally recognized her identity - the head of the Elite Four of the Dayan region, and conservatively estimated to be the most powerful trainer under the Champion in this region.

Aisha had once seen this woman on some interview programs.

It really wasn't surprising if this was the master who specialized in the Ghost type and had such a means of coming and going without a trace.

"Right."

Summer agreed with Aisha's words.

This Dayan Elite did not dwell on the topic of identity and directly cut into the topic of Chien-Pao, gazing at the sword that was stuck within the large pit emitting a cold aura, saying, "My family and Chien-Pao have a bit of a connection."

Aisha's eyes changed at those words.

What did this woman want?

Could it be that she was planning to use her relationship with Chien-Pao to ask herself to give up on taking in this Pokémon?

"Ha~ You don't need to worry, I won't get in the way of you taking in Chien-Pao."

Summer probably saw through Aisha's mind and lost her smile as she waved her slender hand.

"I can also perceive this fellow's mind for a moment or two, Chien-Pao has indeed recognized you, that's why it made an unprecedented move to walk down to the top of 'Mt. Chien' and appeared in your vicinity.

"Now, since it was you who defeated Chien-Pao head-on with your own strength, then it should be you who should be the one to subdue this fellow.

"But..."

At this time, Summer instead revealed a complicated expression as she looked towards Chien-Pao sword and said, "Your strength was too strong, and Chien-Pao's injuries exceeded its load, so much so that this fellow had to transform back into Treasure of Ruin stance, and will need a period of time to recuperate before it returns to its fighting stance."

Aisha also revealed an embarrassed expression.

Right now, there was no way for him to deny to this Dayan Elite that the person who had defeated Chien-Pao was himself.

Then, the only way to prevent his secret from being further exposed as much as possible now was to try his best to conceal Rayquaza's existence...

"Although it is a Treasure of Ruin, however, you are the one who has been recognized with the qualifications to draw the sword."

Summer looked at the silent Aisha and thought that he was skeptical, so he said that he immediately spoke out the way to subdue Chien-Pao.

"...Good."

Aisha pondered a little, and after realizing that the system did not issue a danger warning as well, he tentatively believed Summer's words.

Although the head of Dayan's Elite Four didn't often show his face in public, both his strength and character were very good, so he shouldn't be so bad as to set himself up for the sake of a Second-level Legendary.

Summer had obviously been aware of the existence of Chien-Pao.

A trainer who was infinitely close to being a champion would want to subdue a Second-level Legendary simply too easily, if Summer really coveted Chien-Pao, then there was certainly no way he could have waited until now before making his move...

"Ha."

Walking into the large pit, Aisha followed Summer's instruction and held the sword of Chien-Pao.

While Aisha was attempting to draw his sword, next to him, Summer had also been watching this teenager, with colors of surprise and amazement within her eyes.

Gengar was one of her two trump cards, and this teenager had actually discovered its concealment with a single glance.

Moreover, while Aisha might not have an accurate concept, Summer was very clear... The enemy that could make Chien-Pao have to transform into a Treasure of Ruin to survive must be a powerful Pokémon that completely crushed it.

This teenager who had only just reached adulthood a few days ago actually had the strength to crush a Second-level Legendary Pokémon?

"Sure enough..."

Having sorted out quite a bit of information, Summer was even more convinced of her suspicions.

Moreover, the energy fluctuations spreading in the vicinity also belonged to the attributes of dragons and flying, completely matching the attributes of that legendary Pokémon.

All of a sudden, Summer felt like she understood everything.

"Found the right person."

"Huh?"

At this time, a new situation appeared on Aisha's side.

The bronze sword was easily pulled out by Aisha, and instead of eroding the teenager's body, the cold air that wrapped around the sword also brought a feeling of coolness and refreshment.

After that, above Aisha's belt, an empty Pokéball opened by itself, and the bronze sword transformed into a beam of light and drilled into the Pokéball, completing the subjugation without a single movement.

"Those who don't know would think I've taken in a one-sword scabbard...."

Aisha was a little disappointed that the "Absentia" storyline within his imagination did not happen.

However, squeezing Chien-Pa's Pokéball, Aisha still felt a surge of excitement - if Summer hadn't lied to him, that meant that this Second-level Legendary Pokémon had actually recognized himself.

There was absolutely no need for Rayquaza's intimidation, and one could harness its power to fight.

Maybe one could even carry it in a bronze sword stance to fight monsters?

Behemoth Blade, boy!

"Congratulations."

At the same time, Summer clapped and offered her congratulations towards Aisha.

"It will probably take some time until Chien-Pao regains its fighting ability, a time that is not too easy to calculate specifically... However, for you, it shouldn't matter whether or not there is such a combatant as Chien-Pao."

"Uh... Ah."

Aisha also couldn't help but show an awkward smile, not knowing what to do.

"Thanks."

However, after putting aside those wild thoughts, Aisha decided to say thank you first.

"If it wasn't for Elite Summer, maybe I would have hesitated looking at this sword until I don't know when today."

"Joking aside, Instructor Ai is also a bold and talented man, even without me, a sword certainly wouldn't scare you."

The two engaged in a wave of friendly business boasting to each other.

"Eh?"

Aisha blinked and realized something was wrong.

"You're my audience?"

Wide-eyed, Aisha was in a bit of disbelief.

"Hmm~"

Ignoring Aisha's surprise, Summer then smiled a little.

"Instructor Ai, you don't want the other viewers to know that you secretly took in a Second-level Legendary Pokémon behind everyone's back after getting off the air, do you?"