So charming, you want me to raise Pokémon?

Chapter 174 Super-Powerful Ultimate Explosive Flame Bullet

Chapter 174 Super-Powerful Ultimate Explosive Flame Bullet

"Sigh, Wei Xin actually went to the enemy camp alone for you?" Shui Lian sat by the river, fishing as she listened to Lillie's tireless recounting of her and Wei Xin's story on the spaceship. It would have been better if Lillie had used fewer adjectives to describe Wei Xin.

Lillia's Primarina lay on the bank, its blue tail soaking in the river, softly playing a song to attract Water-type Pokémon.

Mom no longer has to worry about me being in the Air Force.

Before long, Shui Lian felt the fishing rod twitch slightly: "Something good has taken the bait."

Water Lily quickly pulled, let out the line, swung the fishing rod, and used the momentum to unleash tremendous power from her slender body. After about two and a half minutes of pulling, a deep blue Pokémon jumped out of the water.

"A different colored Pygmy Sea Lion?" Water Lily exclaimed in surprise, thinking to herself that the Eastern Empire was truly a treasure trove. "How could I let you escape?" she thought. She quickly commanded the Primarina, "Primarina, use Freeze—"

"Water Lily, wait a minute." Lillie recognized the Ball-Ball sea lion at a glance and quickly stopped her, "That Ball-Ball sea lion belongs to Wei Xin."

"Huh?" Lana looked puzzled, then sighed. She had finally managed to catch a rare Water-type Pokémon, and it was already taken? She waved her clenched fist regretfully.

"Oh, how annoying."

The sea lion landed on the ground, took the hook out of its mouth, threw it back into the river, and climbed up to the sea lion. It looked excited and said, "Your singing is so beautiful! It's heavenly! I just heard you sing. Can you teach me to sing?"

Lillie: "She must have come to learn to sing from Primarina, who has a habit of teaching his companions to learn melodies."

"Lillie's theoretical knowledge is as solid as ever, including her theories on love. I wonder when she'll have a chance to put them into practice," Mao teased. "You know, people who have never been in love understand love the most."

"Maw!" Lillie lightly tapped her best friend's shoulder with her paper, thinking to herself that she and Wei Xin were still a long way from that step. The heartfelt praise from the sea lion pleased the sea lion, who raised his hand to his throat, just about to sing loudly, when he heard a loud noise not far away, and hot water mist spread across the river.

"What happened?" Lillie and Mao approached the riverbank. Not far away stood four people: Gladio, Kukui Boto, Wei Xin, and Paipa.

"Professor Kukui is teaching them Z-Moves," Lana said. "Let's go join in the fun."

"Well, did you understand?" Professor Kukui asked, exhaling after releasing his Fire-type Z-cast.

Piper shook his head. He was a civil official and not skilled in martial arts. "It's alright. The more profound the knowledge, the more patience you need to comprehend it. Don't rush, just learn slowly." Professor Kukui patiently explained, "Z-Moves require a Pokémon's move as a carrier. By using a Z-Crystal to draw upon the power of nature, a powerful move that surpasses the Pokémon's limits is unleashed. At the same time, it will be affected by the original category of the move. If the original move is a physical attack, the released Z-Move will be a physical attack, and vice versa."

"However, transformation moves cannot usually be converted into Z-Moves."

"And it also requires the trainer and the Pokémon to be in the same mood, blah blah blah."

"I might, um—understand a little bit." Wei Xin gently pinched his index finger and thumb together. He discovered that the release of the Z-Move seemed to have something in common with his psychic power. "Ralts, let's give it a try."

"Ralts!" Ralts nodded. Since the trainer said he knew it, then he knew it.

"Dr. Kukui! Wei Xin, brother, and—the gray-haired teacher." Wei Xin had just installed the fire-attribute Z-Crystal on his bracelet when he heard Lillie's voice from not far away. Everyone turned around and saw three girls running excitedly toward them.

"Teacher or something?" Pipa rubbed his neck sheepishly. "Do I look that mature?"

Um—in school, someone on the same level as a teacher is usually called "uncle." Wei Xin thought for a moment and decided not to tell Pai Pa about this.

"Are you practicing Z-Moves?" Ren asked.

"Hmm." Pipa nodded, but unfortunately the godfather was not in good health and did not have any other Pokémon with him, so he could only watch Wei Xin practice.

Gladion had already completed learning Z-Move.

Wei Xin embedded the Fire-attribute Z-Crystal into his bracelet and began to recall the movements Kukui used when using Z-Moves, swinging his arms back and forth, trying to find the feeling.

Dr. Kukui advised, "Wei Xin, don't be impatient. It takes a normal person at least a month to get the hang of Z-Moves."

Moreover, normally, learning Z-Moves should start with the Pokémon's own type, but he didn't remind Wei Xin to switch to Z Crystal. Appropriate pressure can promote students' ambition, and small setbacks can make students reflect and improve their growth rate.

Most importantly, we're keeping Wei Xin hanging. This kid looks just like Pipa—a liberal arts major who doesn't know martial arts. It'll definitely take him a long time to learn Z-Moves. When the research is over, he'll find out he hasn't learned Z-Moves yet, so he'll have to continue studying Alola with him.

When the time comes, take him to the beach. When the bikini-clad girl sees him, she will be grabbed by the Alola sun and instantly transformed. The tender young man will be transformed into a dark and muscular man, taking the shape of Alola.

Why worry about him not joining his research institute? His research institute needs talents like Wei Xin.

"Wow, are Z-Moves really that hard to master?" Lillie asked curiously. "Lan, how long did it take you to master Z-Moves?"

"It takes about two weeks. It's really hard to achieve perfect harmony with your Pokémon, and the movements have to be precise," Lana muttered with a wry smile, turning her head away. "Back then, nobody told me that learning Z-Moves required abandoning my sense of shame."

Shui Lian continued, "In short, if any one of these parts is missing, you can only use a half-finished Z-Move, and its power and effect will be greatly reduced. This is a process that requires exploration and continuous correction."

"I've been training for a week and a half," Mallow said. "Less than a week, unprecedented." Gladion snorted and said proudly. How could the results of his arduous training be compared to those of others who only trained sporadically? If training Z-Moves was really that simple, everyone in Alola would have Z-Moves and be a Champion Gym Leader. How could the Alola League be jokingly referred to as the Country League by trainers from other regions?

But it doesn't matter. Gladio silently clenched his fist. One day, he would let everyone know the power of the Z-Move and forge the glory of Alola. Gladio would not shirk his duty.

"Oh," Lillie replied perfunctorily to her brother, then shouted loudly to Wei Xin, "Go for it, Wei Xin!"

Wei Xin did not hear it.

His entire focus was now on Ralts. He closed his eyes, abandoned his useless senses, and relied on the telepathic connection between himself and Ralts to feel the indescribable bond between them. In his mind, Dr. Kukui's movements replayed slowly, as if an unknown force was pulling at Wei Xin's body.

In a daze, I seemed to see the QTE auxiliary key.

OK, once it's on, don't turn it off.

An invisible hand, formed from the convergence of elemental forces, manipulated Wei Xin's body. After a set of perfectly executed movements, a blazing crimson flame appeared on Wei Xin's body.

"Huh?" Dr. Kukui was taken aback, his glasses nearly falling off. "Ah? It's activated already? Firstone?"

"Hey Gladion, your record has been broken!" Shui Lian nudged Gladion in the waist and teased him.

Moreover, his success on the first try means that no one has been able to surpass Wei Xin's record since then, unless they are born with the ability to use the Z-Move.

Gladgio crossed his arms, his face calm and composed: "It's just the result of prior preparation. Give me enough time, and I can do it too. If you can't even reach this level, how can you be worthy of being my rival?"

The hand gripping his arm tightened involuntarily.

Shui Lian snorted twice. "You're just pretending. You're always pretending and you don't say a word. Also, does Wei Xin know that he's your formidable rival?"

Wei Xin's incomprehensible learning speed excited Dr. Kukui. Although his grand plan to lure Wei Xin to Alola was completely thwarted, he felt it didn't matter. Seeing such a monstrous genius, even if he died, so be it. He still had a wife and children; he couldn't die.

As Wei Xin moved, with the intense, dazzling flames emanating from his body and his mouth slowly opening, Dr. Kukui raised his arm and reminded him: "That's right, just like that. Don't forget the lyrics. Use your whole body, your whole spirit, your whole strength, all your Z, to burn as hot as Mount Akara."

Kukui was so excited he couldn't contain himself: "Shout out, Wei Xin, with your burning soul!"

"Are you ready, Ralts?" Wei Xin opened his eyes and saw the energy, which had materialized, flowing continuously from his body to Ralts, overflowing and transforming into a blazing sun rising high in the sky.

"Ralts!" Ralts shouted, feeling an inexhaustible amount of energy gathering in front of her. Now, she could do anything.

"Let's go, ignite our inner fire, and crush its body." Wei Xin raised his right hand, which was adorned with a bracelet, high towards the clear sky, grasped the golden crow that was trying to flap its wings in his palm, and slammed it down heavily onto the river in front of him.

The commotion attracted the attention of everyone around. Marily, who was listening to Dr. Mulan share Padia's experiences in the room, leaned out of the window. Karuni, who had come to join the fun, took off her sunglasses. Even Cynthia, whose face rarely showed any change, revealed a look of surprise. They all exclaimed in unison, "What is that?"

"This is the combined power of Ralts and me, Super Strong, Ultimate, Explosive Fireball!!!"

Then, the golden crow folded its wings and plunged into the river. Before it even touched the surface, it split the riverbed in two and burst open. The enormous energy caused the river water to evaporate, turning into scalding white mist that hit everyone's faces.

Warm rain fell from the sky.