Chapter 33

Saturday, the weather was fine.

Suitable for some actions .

Luke beat an egg with one hand in the kitchen. With the sound of the frying pan's sizzle, he suddenly realized that today is the day of the Piplup Cup Final 16.

"The rare holiday is just so hot."

Luke sighed, put the poached egg and French toast on the table, and yelled towards the bedroom.

"Breakfast!"

The faint progress bar in front of him showed the proficiency of [Cooking Lv1].

[Cooking Lv1 (82100)]

Luke was looking at it and was suddenly startled by the gastly's grimace .

Both eyes are full of bloodshot, dark green eye rims under the big eye sockets, complexion pale like gossamer.

Levitating , Gastly went to the table, squatted with a bang and squirmed towards The bread slowly.

Luke pushed the plate in front of Gastly, looking strange.

"Did you not sleep all night last night?"

"jie jie~ …"

Gastly chewed on toast bread while vaguely nodding.

"Did you read all night or watch videos?"

"jie jie~."

Gastly stuck out her tongue and licked the crumbs from the corner of her mouth and floated towards the room and brought a bundle of wet printed paper .

Although the printed paper was torn and tattered, the word "Protect" can be vaguely distinguished.

This kid probably studied hard all night last night.

Luke was a little bit emotional and suddenly a bit dumbfounded.

If this battle is lost...

No need to get up early next weekend?

"Eat slowly."

Luke happily put his own poached egg on Gastly's plate.

"Winning or losing is not important, but you are more important!"

Gastly slightly startled, looked down at the poached egg on the plate and was silent for a long time.

'drop~, drop~,' tears suddenly fell.

"jie jie~ jie jie~ !ﾍ(;´Д｀ﾍ)"

"Okay, okay, it doesn't matter if you lose, you can fight with peace in mind!"

Gastly, with a mouthful of bread and a glass of Moomoo Milk in hand, nodded resolutely.

Gastly's eyes were surprisingly firm as she tried to replenish her strength. She knew she had to win!

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Although the Piplup Cup is a Primary Rank event, it also gathers players from all major Pokémon Academies.

Gastly is also at risk of serious injury.

Luke of the Buddhist family told her his original goal: try her best to leave no regrets.

In the scorching sun, Luke was almost dissuaded by a heatwave as soon as he went out.

Walking to the milk tea shop at the intersection, Luke's two roommates, Twain and Damien were already ready.

Luke teased: "You guys come to cheer for me, what if I lose this one?"

Damien dressed up full of energy scolded, "Cheering for you is just incidental. The most important purpose is..."

"Look at the girl!" Twain's eyes beamed.

"You two are quite calm." Luke said with a smile.

"Let's go, finish early and home early!"

At ten o'clock in the morning, the round of top 16 of the Piplup Cup officially started.

Luke was promoted to the top sixteen in the last round, and his exposure rate was quite short compared to others.

Nevertheless, when Luke came out, he still attracted countless gazes.

"Luke is on the court!"

"That financial class bully? He is actually more handsome than the picture!"

"Ah, that Gastly is so cute!"

"Brother Luke, come on!" Someone shouted in Luke's direction.

Luke smiled and waved back, causing a few young girls to blush and raise their hands in excitement.

"Come on, Luke!" they cheered, quickly becoming fans.

"The players on both sides are already in place!" the commentator announced loudly. "We can see that Contestant Luke is still using his amazing Gastly."

"The player, He Yu of Magic City University of Communications, has chosen a Nidorino!" he continued, as the purple-skinned creature with a sharp horn on its head stepped forward onto the field.

Opposite it stood Gastly, with a fierce and imposing manner.

Nidorino looked at Gastly cautiously, not daring to act rashly.

He Yu, its trainer, held his breath and watched Luke's movements intently.

"Aren't you going to make the first move?" Luke was a little surprised. "The game has already started!"

He Yu looked dazed. "You mean...you're letting me make the first move?"

"No, I'm just trying to get your attention," Luke explained sincerely.

He Yu looked up blankly, only to see Gastly's ghostly silhouette flash by, already very close.

"Nidorino, use Focus Energy after evading!" He Yu said anxiously.

A group of white Will-O-Wisp fell to nothing, and Nidorino easily avoided it. But Gastly was not done yet. As Nidorino moved away, flames rose up again.

Bang!

White smoke mixed with black filled the air. Nidorino moved its limbs and managed to escape the flames.

Luke squinted his eyes, subconsciously paying attention to He Yu's commands.

Double kick has no effect on Gastly, and the poison sting strength is too low. So what would He Yu's next move be?

"Nidorino, use Peck!"

"Gastly, float behind it!" Luke commanded.

Nidorino, after using Focus Energy, stabbed forward with its beak. But Gastly was nowhere to be seen.

A drop of cold sweat swept across He Yu's forehead.

Suddenly, a loud boom echoed through the arena as Gastly attacked again with Will-O-Wisp!

"Direct hit!" the commentator yelled. "This is a fatal blow to Nidorino, who is already burned!"

In the audience, there was a loud discussion.

"How did Gastly avoid Nidorino's attack before hand ?"

" Damm.. Luke seems to have guessed the opponent's command beforehand!"

Angela Shen in the audience was slightly startled. This familiar first reading made her feel like she was back to the fear of being dominated by Luke. It was as if he could completely detect her and expose all of her intentions.

The white smoke dispersed. Nidorino's limbs trembled, but it didn't fall down.

Running again wouldn't work. He Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Nidorino, use Poison Sting!"

A cold light flickered from Nidorino's horn, and its sharp Poison Sting poked towards Gastly's eyes.

Luke was slightly surprised, but watched as Gastly opened its mouth wide and swallowed the Poison Sting in one gulp.

"What the...? Gastly swallowed the Poison Sting directly!" the audience exclaimed.

Burping loudly, Gastly grinned with a wicked smile.

Luke was a little confused. "You weren't like this earlier this morning. How come you're so brave on the court?!"

"Gastly use Night Shade!" he commanded.

Gastly rushed towards Nidorino, the figure flickering as ghostly hand rose from his shadow .

The ghostly hands that stretched out from both sides of the gastly shadow lifted Nidorino into the air, before slamming it back down onto the ground with a resounding boom.

Just then, the referee's whistle sounded, signaling the end of the battle. "Nidorino has lost its combat capability!".

And with that, the winner was announced: "Magic City University's Luke!"

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