Ke Na hailed from the Seven Island district of the Orange Archipelago, but she had villas on many of the islands there, and Little Orange Island was no exception.
The stadium was hardly a place for conversation, so after some thought, Ke Na invited Fang Yuan, Xiaozhi, and the others to her home.
"So many plush dolls..."
Inside the villa, Misty looked around in delight... Even the living room in Ke Na's villa seemed like a paradise for plush dolls, extremely adorable.
At the moment, Xiaozhi and Brock were ill at ease, not expecting the Heavenly King Ke Na to have such a girly side—a stark contrast to the persona of the Ice King.
Now that they'd seen it, would they be silenced?
Fang Yuan, for his part, wasn't surprised at all; after all, in the game, he had entered Ke Na's home several times without permission and had admired those plush dolls.
As a hardcore doll enthusiast, Ke Na could make a good pair with Nastina.
"Mr. Fang Yuan, I invited you over because I actually wanted to ask for your advice on the battle just now,"
Ke Na said casually with a smile after serving tea to Fang Yuan and the others.
She had been distracted throughout the lecture after the battle had ended.
Although it was difficult to replicate the technique from that Dragon Tail, Ke Na had figured out what was going on and learned where she had lost.
But exactly how did Fang Yuan manage to cut off the connection between Dumb Hippo and its Mega Evolution from her?
This was something that puzzled Ke Na for quite some time.
She admitted defeat in the battle, blaming herself for not using mega immediately since it was a demonstration fight, but now Ke Na just wanted to understand her loss a little more clearly.
"Hmm..." Hearing the mention of the recent battle by the Heavenly King Ke Na, Xiaozhi, Misty, and Brock, who were holding their tea cups, held their breath and listened quietly.
Meanwhile, Fang Yuan said:
"Master Kona wants to know why, after Dumb Hippo was knocked away, though it wasn't fatally wounded, it was still unable to respond to the Trainer's commands, right?"
"Yes," Ke Na nodded.
"It was the Ice Fog."
"Amidst the white fog, there was a thin layer of Ice Fog mixed in. This technique comes from Tapu Fini, the Island Protector of the Alola Region," Fang Yuan explained with a smile.
As Fang Yuan finished, Xiaozhi and the others had bewildered expressions.
But Ke Na's face changed in an instant.
Tapu Fini?
In legends, Tapu Fini could create special water that purifies both body and mind, and it could turn that Cleansing Water into a special dense fog... The Alliance records state that Tapu Fini's Ice Fog can freeze everything, even the passage of life and souls.
With Fang Yuan's explanation, Ke Na was at a loss for words.
So that was it...
That Milotic even mastered such legendary techniques.
No wonder she tried to trigger a Mega Evolution, there was simply no emotional response from Dumb Hippo.
So... the "Soul" had been frozen.
"I've lost,"
Ke Na said with a bitter smile, finding it ironic that as an Ice Type Master, she had lost due to an Ice Type technique...
"What do you mean..." Xiaozhi asked confusedly, but he quickly shook his head and said, "Right, there's still one more battle this afternoon, Brother Fang Yuan, let's have a match, I really want to battle your Milotic!"
As someone craving battle, Xiaozhi didn't understand the cryptic exchange between Fang Yuan and Ke Na, but he believed that no secret couldn't be unveiled by a battle. He looked at Fang Yuan with fiery eyes, unsatisfied with just watching Ke Na and Fang Yuan's battle, he wanted to experience it himself!
"Xiaozhi—" Misty looked disgruntledly at Xiaozhi, reminding him that they were guests at Master Kona's house and that he shouldn't be so willful.
However...
Misty sneaked a peek at Fang Yuan, thinking that perhaps it wouldn't be so bad to indulge Xiaozhi's whim and witness Milotic up close once more.
As Fang Yuan was about to refuse Xiaozhi with a headache, Ke Na suddenly said, "No problem, there's a huge battle arena in the backyard of the villa, you are welcome to use it anytime."
"Awesome!" Xiaozhi exclaimed, eyes burning with excitement.
"Ah well, if that's the case," Fang Yuan said helplessly, looking at the foolhardy fellow.
......
In the villa's backyard.
Ke Na stood with arms crossed at the edge of the battle arena, her smile faintly visible.
She had a hunch that if Fang Yuan didn't satisfy the Pallet Town boy's desire for battle, Xiaozhi would immediately pester her, so Ke Na decisively chose to throw Fang Yuan under the bus to avoid battling with a problematic Trainer like Xiaozhi.
On both sides of the field,
Fang Yuan and Xiaozhi were both ready. Since Xiaozhi had specifically chosen Milotic, Fang Yuan directly took out Milotic's Poké Ball.
Although Milotic had fought a battle before and hadn't recovered its physical strength, with less than one-fifth of its strength remaining, it should be enough to deal with Xiaozhi.
"It's up to you, Milotic," Fang Yuan directly released Milotic.
The next second, Milotic still made a gorgeous appearance, with water droplets splashing around, as it slightly raised its head and looked towards Xiaozhi and the Pikachu at his feet.
Milotic felt dissatisfied in its heart, thinking that a Trainer shouldn't exhaust a Pokemon like this... Even though the opponent seemed foolish, it was already very tired.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Xiaozhi was excitedly looking at the incredibly beautiful Milotic. Just as Milotic had expected, he indeed did something foolish.
"To take on Milotic, I should use Charizard!"
"It's decided, it's you, Charizard!"
Xiaozhi, under the relieved gaze of Pikachu at his feet, threw Charizard's Poké Ball with force.
"Pika..." Pikachu smiled contentedly. As expected of Xiaozhi, the Reverse Attribute Master. Pikachu was just afraid that Xiaozhi would send it to fight against that troublesome Water-type Spirit.
Thank goodness...!
But...
"Charizard??" Misty and Brock shouted in surprise when they saw the Pokemon Xiaozhi sent out.
Isn't Xiaozhi still unable to make Charizard obey him...
Even though Charizard's strength is indeed top-notch in Xiaozhi's team, either Pikachu or Bulbasaur would be a better choice in this situation.
"Sigh..."
As expected, after Charizard came out, it completely ignored Xiaozhi, tilting its head and burping out a small flame.
"Charizard, please, this battle is very important, the opponent is strong, the kind of strong opponent you want to challenge—let's cooperate one more time, okay?" Xiaozhi pleaded in a humble tone, hoping to work with Charizard once more under the pressure from facing Milotic...
However, Charizard just rolled its eyes, not wanting to pay attention to Xiaozhi. But the strong opponent Xiaozhi mentioned did catch its attention, and Charizard began to seriously look at Milotic across the field.
It would have been better not to look... because upon seeing...
Σ＞―(灬⁺д⁺灬)♡―――＞ Charizard.
"Roar!!" Upon seeing such a beautiful Milotic, Charizard's tail flame immediately grew several sizes larger, and its whole body straightened up, filled with love in its gaze, and saliva couldn't help but drip from its mouth.
Charizard quickly turned around, and in the process of turning, somehow picked up a flower in its mouth, and then,
"Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!" it trotted towards Milotic.
Seeing this scene, Fang Yuan rubbed his chin. Well, it looked like there was no need for a battle.
Meanwhile, the Heavenly King Ke Na let out a "Hm," having almost forgotten. With the level of care given to this Milotic, it was definitely a killer of Water Group and Dragon Cluster Elves. It was good she had sent out Dumb Hippo, unaffected by the allure, but this Charizard...
"Ah... Charizard, what are you doing?!" Xiaozhi shouted confusedly.
Boom!!
What greeted him was Charizard turning to shoot a Flamethrower attack. Seeing this, Xiaozhi instantly panicked and quickly dodged out of the way.
This scene made Fang Yuan shake his head; he took out Milotic's Poké Ball again, recalling Milotic, and said: "Xiaozhi, don't bring out a disobedient Pokemon for a battle."
Xiaozhi looked aggrieved.
At this moment, when Charizard saw Milotic disappearing before its eyes, it glared fiercely at Fang Yuan and wanted to let out a Flamethrower attack at him.
But the next second, as Fang Yuan looked at it with a smile and said, "My Milotic dislikes violent brutes." Charizard's body stiffened suddenly, then it put on a gentle smile, stepped behind Fang Yuan, and started gently massaging his shoulders.
"???" What's going on, Xiaozhi, Misty, Brock, and the others widened their eyes.
This... works too??
Xiaozhi's mouth hung open, wanting to say something but couldn't express it...
Seems like he really should also tame a Milotic, shouldn't he?
"Roar... (That... could you introduce me to her?)"
At the same time, Elder Spray asked Fang Yuan in a humble tone, almost forgetting that this person was Milotic's Trainer...
Which, in a way, made him the father-in-law?
"I'll consider it." Fang Yuan smiled, enjoying Elder Spray's service. Xiaozhi was really a novice; Charizard was actually quite well-behaved, much more so than Monferno was at the start.
Still, as much as he liked Elder Spray, he couldn't just sell Milotic because of it. Right, it was better to have Dragonite discipline Xiaozhi's disobedient Charizard.
He'd start by teaching Charizard the Pure Land Dance to cultivate its emotions, so it wouldn't be so violent in the future.