Area of Fragrant Fate, Liuli City.
A few Pride Swallows skimmed across the glistening surface of the lake, their tail or wingtips occasionally touching the water before swiftly flying past a Milotic on the shore.
"Bwoo~~"
The Milotic gently lowered its head to glance at the quiet youth with pine-green hair sitting on the rock, fishing with a rod in hand.
Dressed in a sailor's uniform, the youth looked as graceful as an artist; upon hearing the Milotic's sound, he slowly set down the rod and picked up his coat beside him.
"At this time... who could it be?"
Mikkeli took out the communicator from his coat and then opened the message he had just received.
"It's Lu Qiya." Seeing the adorable Swablu avatar, Mikkeli let out a slight smile.
Lu Qiya was not only his niece but also the Coordinating Trainer he was most proud of; in fact, Mikkeli had even obtained a Cramorant Mega Stone from Da Wu, planning to give it to her for her birthday.
After all, Da Wu had plenty of Mega Evolution Stones, and his niece was also Da Wu's niece. What's wrong with giving one to his niece?
As for this niece, Mikkeli's affection was more than evident.
Lu Qiya: [Video]!
Lu Qiya: [Uncle, I attended a public lecture by Aunt Ke Na in the Orange Archipelago, where a Trainer battled with Aunt Ke Na using a Milotic... Uh, I don't quite understand the battle techniques of that Milotic.]
By then, Mikkeli had already opened the video.
Lu Qiya often consulted him about coordination skills; Mikkeli was used to it.
But... Milotic, huh? She had certainly asked the right person.
Mikkeli turned to the Milotic beside him. In this world, when it came to understanding Milotic, he was undoubtedly the top expert as a Gorgeous Master.
However...
He had only just finished watching the video when Mikkeli was stunned.
Ke Na lost?
What's up with this Milotic!
Button: [Loop Playback].
......
Meanwhile.
On Lu Qiya's end, after a long wait, she finally received Mikkeli's reply.
She opened it with an expectant look...
Mikkeli: [Judging from the way the ice shattered and the pattern of energy fluctuations forming Dragon Tail, that Milotic must have accumulated the energy required for multiple Dragon Tails and released it in a burst, a type of exchange-the-damage, heavy-load coordination combat technique that consumes a lot of energy.]
[This coordination technique requires extremely strong control abilities, and after a single strike, the user might be severely injured and unable to battle. However... this Milotic showed no effects afterward and was even able to attack with altered properties using the Hot Water Technique... It's likely that while employing this overloaded burst technique, it also used a Healing Technique to treat its injuries...]
"So it is a coordination technique."
Lu Qiya's cheeks flushed red, able to turn defeat into victory and fight above its level in a disadvantaged situation could only be achieved through special coordination techniques.
Indeed, the coordination techniques she couldn't understand had no secrets in Mikkeli's eyes.
Utilizing tremendous control to stack multiple move's energy at once for a burst? She wondered if she could learn it...
Just as Lu Qiya was imagining it, Mikkeli sent another message.
Lu Qiya's face showed an expression of disbelief upon seeing the message.
Mikkeli: [Don't try to imitate this coordination technique lightly. Although it seems simple, even my Milotic can't do it. Lu Qiya, what's the name of that Milotic's Trainer? Please look out for his information for me... I think, I'd like to meet him.]
Lu Qiya looked bewildered. Wait a minute...
Something seemed off.
How could there be a coordination technique that even her uncle didn't know? Wasn't Mikkeli the foremost figure in the Coordination Domain?
At this moment, in Liuli City, Mikkeli also put down his mobile phone in silence and looked towards the Milotic beside him.
He hadn't lied.
Whether it was the overloaded burst or the healing of injuries, his Milotic could do it with ease, even better than the Milotic in the video, but only individually. The Milotic in the video, however, had managed to do both perfectly, as if the damage and healing had achieved a perfect dynamic balance...
Mikkeli considered two possibilities. One was that this Milotic's coordination skills surpassed his, able to perform such profound coordination skills simultaneously with dual focus.
The second was that the curtain of water surrounding Milotic was very special, with its own life consciousness, able to autonomously heal Milotic's injuries, indicating that this Milotic's manipulation of Life Power and Mental Power surpassed his own.
No matter which one it is, he needed to meet this Milotic's Trainer... This person, in terms of coordination, is not inferior to him.
"Right, and that special Ice Mist before the Hot Water Technique, I couldn't see through it, but it definitely played a key role in the battle!" Mikkeli thought to himself.
If he could bring the other party to develop in the Coordination Domain, then there might be a second Champion level figure in the future Gorgeous Contests.
Mikkeli was deeply concerned about the development of the Gorgeous Contests and the Coordination Domain.
Otherwise, with his abilities, he could completely compete with Da Wu for the champion position.
"I was supposed to go to the Marine Fossil Museum with Da Wu... Forget it, let Da Wu go by himself."
Mikkeli planned to make a trip to the Orange Archipelago.
......
After Ke Na's lecture ended, it was nearly five in the afternoon.
Since Fang Yuan had defeated Ke Na, the atmosphere on the scene had become somewhat strange.
Although Ke Na naturally accepted his defeat and continued the lecture, after that, the audience's attention was no longer on him, which was evident from the reactions of Xiaozhi, Brock, and Misty...
When Fang Yuan returned to his seat, the many pairs of big eyes around him stared at him unblinkingly, making him feel extremely awkward.
There were also strangers who kept asking him questions as if they were checking the family register.
This made it impossible for Fang Yuan to meditate in peace at his seat. After thinking for a moment, Fang Yuan excused himself to go to the restroom and, with Eevee, ran off to a quiet corridor to wait for Xiaozhi and the others.
"Mr. Fang Yuan."
However, even though Fang Yuan hid in the remote corner of the corridor, he was still found by a staff member, who ran over panting and looked at Fang Yuan, who was meditating with closed eyes, with a wry smile.
"The lecture has ended, Master Kona seems to have something to discuss with you..."
As soon as the lecture ended, Ke Na immediately asked the staff to find Fang Yuan. Effort pays off, and after searching for half a day, the staff finally found him.
"Looking for me?"
Fang Yuan, who was meditating, opened his eyes and realized that it was normal... After all, Heavenly King Ke Na seemed to be gritting his teeth after his defeat.
He wouldn't be seeking revenge, would he?
It's just my luck... out of anyone to draw, I had to draw him.
If only Master Kona had taken a step back, and just called it quits, saying let's call it a draw, it wouldn't have come to this...
Fang Yuan touched his nose and said, "Okay."
"Take me to him."
......
At that moment, in a separate office in the stadium.
Ke Na had directly commandeered the stadium manager's room and was sitting there waiting for Fang Yuan.
Escorted by the staff, Fang Yuan soon arrived there.
However, as soon as Fang Yuan knocked and entered, he was faced with a moment of speechlessness.
"Brother Fang Yuan, you've finally arrived."
Inside the room, not only was Heavenly King Ke Na sitting on the sofa with a smile, but Xiaozhi and his friends were also neatly seated across from him.
"You guys..." he wondered why he hadn't seen Xiaozhi come to find him after the lecture ended, only to find they'd gone here.
On the side, Ke Na was also helpless. As soon as the lecture ended, Xiaozhi's trio ran up asking for autographs. Initially, the security guards had stopped them, but on closer inspection, Ke Na realized one was the youngest sister from Cerulean Gym, one was the Gym Leader from Pewter Gym, and one was the superstar rookie from Pallet Town. Ke Na thought it over and decided to invite them over as well, since these three were no ordinary spectators.
But what surprised Ke Na the most was that Fang Yuan was actually with them.
"Mr. Fang Yuan, hello," Ke Na said with a "kind" smile as he stood up after seeing Fang Yuan for the second time. "I would like to invite Mr. Fang Yuan to visit my villa on this island, if you have the time."
"Of course, everyone can come along. I will personally cook to host everyone," Ke Na smiled as he looked at Xiaozhi, Misty, and Brock.
"Yay!!!" Xiaozhi and his friends cheered excitedly as they jumped up.
"Come on, Brother Fang Yuan, let's go!!" Xiaozhi.
"Mr. Fang Yuan, let's go together," Misty and Brock said.
Fang Yuan: ...
"Bwoo... (Does he even have a choice?)"