NABC Chapter 1184 Serious Consequences
Chapter 1184 Serious Consequences
Chapter 1184 Serious Consequences
inside the channel.
Cattleya kept her head down in silence.
Standing directly opposite her was Zhu Lan, whose stern expression and cold demeanor exerted immense pressure on her.
"You have let me down too much!"
The Sinnoh Champion, who is always exceptionally gentle, suddenly lost her temper, and the target was none other than her longtime friend, a girl with whom she had a long-standing bond.
This is because Cattleya abandoned her Pokémon during an important competition, leaving her to fight alone.
This is absolutely unforgivable!
The four elite trainers of Unova are revered and worshipped by countless trainers.
She should have set an example and, no matter how desperate the situation, should have naturally demonstrated her indomitable spirit.
This is the duty of the Four Heavenly Kings!
Given the World Championships' fame, and the fame of Kashiwagi and herself, heaven knows how many newcomers and aspiring champions are watching this competition.
However, due to the influence of just two situations, Gadalia has set a bad precedent for all trainers in the world!
The average trainer might not be able to tell what happened, but every match in the World Championships involving the champions and the Elite Four is reviewed, and various commentary videos are commonly seen online.
Her actions will be discovered sooner or later.
It may not have any immediate impact, but in the long run, some trainers will inevitably start to think, "Even the Elite Four are giving up, so it's no big deal for me to give up too."
Why are the battles so exciting?
It lies in perseverance, tenacity, and unity!
While one-sided, overwhelming battles are certainly exciting, the most admired scenes in the world are those where trainers and Pokémon work together to defeat seemingly invincible enemies and turn the tide of battle!
Zhu Lan also experienced confusion. Although her life seemed to be going smoothly, she actually encountered many difficulties.
But she never once gave up.
Give it your all in every match.
She simply couldn't understand how Gadriya could so easily give up when she heard the Pokémon's call.
Zhu Lan said in a deep voice, "As one of the Four Heavenly Kings, you are completely unqualified!"
Faced with her friend's stern rebuke, the girl remained silent, but soon tears began to flow down her face like kite strings.
"……Ugh."
Cynthia's heart softened, and she hugged her, whispering, "You need to calm down and go treat the Pokémon."
Cattleya remained silent, only nodding slightly.
The immense sense of defeat completely consumed the proud and confident Four Heavenly Kings, leaving only an immature little girl.
The two left the players' tunnel.
At the exit of the other passage, Kashiwagi, as the victor, was surrounded by a large group of people.
Countless cameras were pointed at him, broadcasting different shouts.
At the forefront were undoubtedly the local Alora reporters, the leader sporting a dark blue afro and dressed like a race car driver.
"Hello champion! When will you reach the master level?"
"That depends on the official arrangements for me."
"May I ask your assessment of this match?"
"Miss Cattleya is an excellent trainer."
"Some people say that she gave up at the last moment, which is why Metagross couldn't unleash its full power. Is that true?"
"I have confidence in my lucky eggs."
The brief Q&A session has ended.
Kashiwagi walked through the crowd, smiling and waving to them, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he arrived at the Pokémon Center.
During the event, Pokémon Centers are usually heavily guarded, preventing crowds from making noise.
Anyone who dares to challenge Miss Joy's authority will be picked up by the angry Happy Egg nurses and thrown out.
"The internet is buzzing."
A multi-faceted phone flew out of his pocket and said, "Everyone's discussing Cattleya's performance in the last game."
Cattleya didn't use her superpowers in the end; anyone with eyes could see that.
But unlike Kashiwagi, who keenly realized that the other party had actually given up, most people online were actually more concerned about Gadria's health.
In their view, the fact that Cattleya did not use her mental power might be due to a physical ailment.
—From a third-person perspective, they do look very similar.
When Miss Goth was struck by lightning, she seemed to be struck as well, her body trembling violently, and she was drenched in the rain.
Even comments like 'Cattleya has probably just lost her fighting spirit' were drowned out by many comments expressing sympathy for her.
Of course, it's different from my previous life.
People won't blame Kashiwagi for winning just because they feel sorry for Cattleya.
The world still follows the rule that the winners enjoy everything.
Multi-faceted scrolling down the page on his phone, mimicking the trainer's posture, he clicked his tongue and said, "Her popularity is really high."
"Because he is recognized by the public as Ardek's successor."
Kashiwagi gave a casual reply.
Before last year, Alice was just an unknown trainer.
Everyone thought that Gadriya was the most likely successor to the championship, but who would have thought that a dark horse would suddenly appear and defeat the Unova Elite Four and the champion, Aldac.
What a huge upset!
Multi-Phone continued, "But her mentality is very fragile, more fragile than most of the serious trainers we've met. She's an Elite Four member!"
"Being young is normal. Don't forget that even Mr. Genji had a messy past when he was young."
Kashiwagi's expression remained unchanged. "As for her ability to withstand things... you have to look at her past experiences."
People who are used to winning are less able to accept their own defeat.
In contrast, Ash lost every challenge he faced, and his tears only flowed after the Indigo League.
If it weren't for his intervention, Ash's first "victory" would have had to wait until the Sun & Moon arc.
Whether or not the Sword and Shield arc will be able to win is still uncertain.
“Superpowered individuals are generally very strange; anything can happen.” Kashiwagi instantly thought of Sabrina.
The episodes featuring the Goldenrod Gym in the original series were childhood nightmares.
Those who can control superpowers are all so abnormal, so it's quite normal for Cattleya to give up the fight in comparison.
After the treatment for the Happy Egg and the Oddish Milotic was finished, Kashiwagi stretched.
"Hmm~ Let's get ready to head back~"
"Aren't you going to find Gadriya?" the multi-faceted phone exclaimed in surprise. "You've driven her to despair!"
Kashiwa looked at it helplessly, "Do you think I'm very free? That I have a lot of free time?"
"Hehehe...that's not it..."
Duobian Phone chuckled, "I just think that with Zhulan there, there might be a chance to match up with her and steal her points."
Cypress's lips trembled.
Do you think he doesn't want to meet Zhu Lan and take advantage of her?
This guy! Talking nonsense in broad daylight!
He glared at the phone, then left the Pokémon Center and rode his dragon back to Melemele Island.
He doesn't need to untangle the knot in Cattleya's heart; Zhulan will take care of it.
Besides, the two sides weren't that familiar with each other.
If it were Ryukia or any other girl he knew, he would have chased after her immediately after the match, letting her fully experience what it means to never give up on someone.
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Beach house.
From a kilometer away, he could see from his vantage point that people were fighting on the beach.
“...Gargio? Hau?”
He squinted and saw that it was two boys he knew, who were enthusiastically giving orders to the Night Rock Wolf and the Sniper Tree Owl.
Just as the three-headed dragons got close, the sniper tree owl was taken down by the mane rock werewolf with a bite.
Hau slumped down dejectedly, "Ah~ I lost again~ Kashiwagi!"
When the boy caught sight of him after he landed, he immediately became excited, put away his defeated sniper owl, and ran over quickly, "Congratulations, Kashiwa!"
"Congratulations……"
Gladgio was a little slow to react, and mainly had his back to him.
Kashiwagi: "What are you two doing here?"
"I saw your battle with Cattleya on TV and got so excited that I came all the way here," Hau said with his hands behind his head, chuckling.
Gragio nodded, clearly agreeing with him.
The two boys' eyes were full of longing.
Seeing this, Kashiwagi's mischievous side suddenly surged into his mind, and he said coldly, "You guys actually didn't go to watch my match live, that's so disloyal, let's break up!"
Upon hearing this, the two boys panicked.
Hawu gesticulated wildly as he explained, "No! No! My parents suddenly came back, that's why I didn't go!"
"Lillie collapsed from exhaustion last night while editing videos. We took her to the hospital, but she still wants to watch your game—"
Gladio was so anxious that he spoke a long string of words in one breath.
Kashiwagi remained indifferent, then laughed heartily and patted their shoulders lightly, "Just kidding! I'm already very happy that you can support me on TV! Look how scared you are~"
Hau/Gargio: "..."
How come I didn't notice how inhumane Kashiwagi was before?
"You scared me to death." Hau said with a mournful face, he absolutely did not want Bai Mu to hate him.
The same was true for Gladgio; the handsome young man with a flamboyant, punk-rock style blushed.
It wasn't from anger, it was from speaking too long in one breath and feeling short of breath.
"Sorry, sorry," Kashiwagi said without a trace of guilt. "To make it up to you, how about we have a match?"
The two boys looked at each other and readily agreed.
Who would refuse the chance to face the champion?
Then, the one-sided abuse began without any suspense, and after nearly creating two more autistic children, Kashiwagi ended it in a complete victory.
In the afternoon, he went to the hospital to see Lillie.
The girl in the hospital bed was so shy that she covered her face with the blanket. It's too embarrassing to stay up all night editing and include footage of her in the hospital.
Inside the ward, Kashiwagi meets Shuilian and Mamane.
Both of them rushed back from their travel destinations and the open sea after learning that Lillie had been hospitalized.
He took the opportunity to extend an olive branch to others, and unsurprisingly, the responses were all that he needed to consider it.
They're only teenagers, after all.
If Lillie's dedication to her career hadn't served as their role model, Mao and Kaki would have started interfering in the family business much earlier.
Perhaps they wouldn't even consider it.
The next day.
Kashiwa bid farewell to all her acquaintances and familiar Pokémon and embarked on her journey home.
"Aren't you going to say hello to Zhu Lan?"
"No need, we'll meet again sooner or later."
He rejected the proposal for a multi-faceted phone; he no longer has those childhood ideas, only expectations for the future.
Rather than trying to get close to Zhu Lan, he would much rather defeat this powerful figure!
And then, after Kashiwagi got off the plane in Sierra Nevada.
He was surprised to find the jujube tree leaning against the car door by the roadside.
Who are you here to pick up?
"Please welcome our esteemed champion." Yamamoto opened the passenger door and gestured for him to get in.
Kashiwagi couldn't figure out his intentions, but he obediently sat down inside.
Unlike in the past, this time Minoru Yama didn't bring a driver and drove himself to the alliance headquarters.
This emboldened him to ask, "You... you've been sidelined?"
You should know that Minoru Yama is very busy; if he wanted to, he could easily work all day without ever touching the ground.
"I've done some work and am waiting for the follow-up."
Yamamoto made no attempt to hide anything, recounting his discussions with Loz and the decisions he had recently made.
Kashiwagi exclaimed in shock, "You're going to establish a dictatorship?!"
The rescue organization is a force formed by the combined efforts of many people, yet Minoru Yamashita is trying to establish a dictatorship within such an organization.
Minoru Yama said calmly, "We have to do it. Too many ideas and too much talk are not conducive to rapid development. We've already been delayed for a season, and we can't delay for another season."
He was referring to Champions League.
Logically, there are four Champions League events a year, with the year-end Champions League scheduled after the League Congress to allow new League winners to participate.
But it's already mid-year, and Europa League hasn't held a single championship match yet.
This is extremely detrimental to a region that has no competitive advantage.
Oure's development now relies entirely on its popularity, which attracts countless visitors. If this continues, more and more people will realize that Oure is actually quite boring.
There are neither appealing Pokémon, nor exciting gym battles or special systems.
"……Fine."
Bai Mu nodded.
Yama Minoru turned his head, looking somewhat surprised. "You... that's all you're going to say?"
"So what do you want to say?"
He understood why Yama Minoru had come to pick him up. "You think I won't agree and will clash with you, so you came to give me a heads-up beforehand and see my reaction?"
Yama no Minoru nodded with a complicated expression. "You guessed it."
Kashiwagi said, "That's definitely your style. But to be honest, I'm a results-oriented person. As long as you don't do anything that violates ethics or morals, I will always stand by your side."
"……Thanks."
Hearing his friend's resolute tone, Yama Minoru rubbed the corner of his eye.
He was actually quite hesitant. When he discussed it with his father, his father scolded him and said it was a great act of rebellion.
But did Minoru Yamayama ever intend to do that?
Therefore, he began to hesitate. He went to Kashiwagi to ask him, but if he was also scolded, he might consider giving up.
To my surprise, my friend's reaction was so indifferent.
"So when does the Champions League start?" Kashiwagi asked, scrolling through his phone.
More and more trainers have finally discovered that Gadalia is giving up, and now he's been given some unfriendly nicknames online.
'The Heart Refiner', 'The Four Heavenly Kings Killer'.
This means that even the Four Heavenly Kings have to pass a test in his heart.
It's just that everyone still sympathizes with Cattleya and thinks it's normal to feel a little depressed when fighting against an exaggeratedly strong person like Kashiwagi.
Public opinion remains positive.
Many people can see the extent of the repercussions of Cattleya's abandonment.
This influence is subtle and gradual, and it is not made public.
The current reaction from various regional alliances is—
Have the Four Heavenly Kings who fought against Kashiwagi come forward and describe their feelings during the battle.
From the Sinnoh Elite Four member Aryu to the Johto Elite Four member Akiku, the Carlos Elite Four member Shimi, and even Genji and Gibana, all have made their comments.
This includes brands like Hezhong's Blueberry and Wanlong.
Is this a celebration of the Four Heavenly Kings?
No.
Someone is doing this!
Both Yamamoto and Kashiwagi were well aware of what was hidden behind this public opinion marketing campaign.
At the same time, Zhu Lan finished her last phone call and sighed, "This is all I can do..."