What is a heavy girl? I want to be a Pokémon master!

"Mr. Polar Bear, unleash your full power Ice Fist!"

Kagura Hikaru had no intention of speaking to the old butler.

For her, being captured meant Ash being restricted, which meant Kalos facing annihilation.

Hikari never wants to suffer the humiliation of being a burden to Ash.

"Roar!!"

Kagura Hikaru calmly commanded the Ice Bear, whose freezing power quickly condensed in its right hand as it charged towards the old butler.

The best way to beat the trainer is to knock them away!

"What a pity... I can't take you away in a gentlemanly manner. Poisonous Algae Dragon, unleash your garbage shot!"

"More!"

Akamalo sighed softly, and then the Poison Algae Dragon released its power without hesitation. In that instant, purple liquid gushed from its mouth like a violent torrent, heading straight for the Tundra Bear.

"Roar..." Caught off guard, the tundra bear was struck by this powerful force, its entire body seemingly impacted by the force, and was instantly pushed far away.

"Thousand-faced evader, mud shooting!"

"thunder!!"

Hikari Kagura was already entangled with them, and then Karen and Rana were also entangled with the Flame Team's subordinates.

Moreover, the situation goes far beyond that. Team Flare has no intention of letting the innocent residents here go.

Team Flare came prepared this time, and their difficulty level was on a completely different level from usual.

Most importantly... Vladali's target is Miare City and even the Carlos region, not Stone Town at all!

"King Squid, use your Psychic Blade to take them down!"

"Kara!!" Squid King suddenly swung its arm, and an invisible force condensed into a sharp spiritual blade, which cut through the air and shot towards Ash.

The sharp blade traced an arc in the air, leaving a faint trail of light.

"Pikachu, Iron Tail!"

"Pickup!!"

In the blink of an eye, Pikachu swung its Iron Tail and struck the Psychic Blade hard.

The blade shattered instantly under Pikachu's Iron Tail, turning into starlight and disappearing into the air.

Tread~

"Is it you again, Esprit?"

Ash's gaze lingered on Esprit as she walked over, his heart burning with even greater passion.

"Yes, I'll be the one to destroy you, Ash."

Esprit's gaze met Ash's, and a silent spark ignited between them.

421 Go home, Machiavelli

The battle against Esprit cannot be conducted using illegal methods as usual; instead, a proper Pokémon battle is required.

Ash... knows that Esprit's true identity is Machiavelli, the one the handsome guy is looking for.

A pitiful girl who lost her parents and became homeless.

Ash could vaguely sense Esprit's pain through his Aura.

Since that's the case... there's only one thing to do, and that is to have a completely formal battle to completely wake up Machiavelli!

"Pikachu, can I ask you for a favor?"

"Pika pika!"

Ash looked at Pikachu, who then turned around with a confident expression and clenched his fists.

An opponent of this caliber has no chance of beating the two of us!

"That's right! Pikachu, Extreme Speed!"

"Pica-!"

Ash's eyes burned with fervor as he threw a punch forward.

Pikachu's body was surrounded by visible white energy, and it unleashed its maximum speed, disappearing from its original spot like lightning. Behind it, a residual image formed by energy slowly emerged.

"Wow, so fast... This guy actually had something in reserve?!"

Esprit stared intently at Pikachu, which was moving around recklessly in this space, and couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed.

That Greninja was one thing... but I never expected Pikachu to be so fast.

"One hundred thousand volts!"

"Pikachu!" Pikachu easily weaved through the crowd, leaping into the air in an instant and unleashing a powerful Thunderbolt using its height advantage.

"Use the Light Wall defense immediately!"

Light Wall: Uses a magical wall to reduce the damage from special attacks received from opponents for a certain period of time.

Faced with Pikachu's devastating 100,000-volt attack, the massive body of the Malamar instantly radiated light, and a dazzling wall of light rose from the ground, like a brilliant barrier, blocking the attack from reaching itself.

"Pikachu~~"

Pikachu's Thunderbolt struck powerfully, the electricity piercing through the light barrier and hitting King Malamute.

"Kara!!" The Squid King roared, its mountain-like body trembling.

Unfortunately, the light wall prevented it from causing much damage.

Both are Elite Four level Pokémon, so a battle between Pikachu and Malamar is inevitable.

"Iron Tail!"

"Pikachu!" With its supple yet powerful limbs, Pikachu leaped into the air, swinging its incredibly hard Iron Tail. The Iron Tail gleamed coldly, aiming at the King Squid on the ground.

With a sudden flick of its tail, a burst of silver light erupted forth.

"King Squid, your sneak attack on a vital spot collides with Pikachu!"

"Kara!" The Squid King's two giant tentacles traced a series of black trails in the air, each fingertip releasing black light. That black light collided with Pikachu's Iron Tail.

The black light intertwined with the iron tail, emitting a series of deafening roars.

"Use your left hand to entangle with Pikachu, and your right hand to unleash Psychic Blade!"

At this moment, Esprit also got serious; the last two times, she had been ambushed by Ash...

This time she won't act like she did before!

"Karakka!" A materialized mental blade slowly took shape, leaving a clearly visible energy trail, and instantly attacked Pikachu.

"Pikachu...Pikachu"

Pikachu's body instantly lost its balance under the attack of the Psychic Blade, and was struck by the powerful force, flying into the distance.

Pikachu swung through the air, tumbling and rolling, trying to steady itself.

However, the Squid King's Spirit Blade was too deadly, and Pikachu could not completely withstand the attack.

It landed heavily on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"It's no use, I'm invincible with this battle suit! Ash... if you don't want to die, you'd better get out of here!"

Esprit stared coldly at Ash, speaking words that were unusually humane.

All of Kutheroschi's physical actions were in accordance with the commands given by the E-suit.

Although it's automated... Machiavelle is watching the battle with indifference.

Her heart is dead...

It doesn't matter anymore, I'm just going back to my old life...

Everyone bullies me... I'm Esprit, not Machiavelli.

I am Esprit... not Machiavelli...

They really do have a knack for thinking about all sorts of random things!

This is a match against me, what are you thinking?!

Looking at Esprit not far away, Ash's heart burned even hotter.

Ash had fully understood Esprit's feelings and thoughts through the battle.

Since that's the case, I'll save you!

"Pikachu, grid!"

"Pikachu! Pikachu!"

Xiao Zhi's idea remains unchanged.

Pikachu instantly jumped up, and golden currents converged from its tail into a net, like a dazzling electric net, tightly surrounding the Squid King.

"It's no use. No matter how hard you try, you can't defeat me using conventional methods! Squid King, brute force!"

"Kara—!"

The Squid King gathered its strength within the electric net, its body trembling as if enduring immense pain.

However, it unleashed tremendous brute force, violently tearing apart the electric grid.

The golden electricity was like a fragile thread before the power of the Squid King, and it was instantly torn apart. The Squid King broke through the encirclement and charged towards Pikachu.

The contrarian trait means that Squid King can actually increase its strength when using brute force, a move that has side effects.

Contrary to popular belief: The change in ability is reversed; what was originally an improvement will decrease, and what was originally a decrease will improve.

Brute Force: Unleash tremendous power to attack the opponent. Your own attack and defense will be reduced.

This means that by repeatedly using brute force, the Squid King's strength will actually increase.

"Dodge with lightning speed! Then turn and attack!"

"Pikachu~" Pikachu's agile body dodged like lightning the moment the Squid King charged at it.

Using its incredible speed, it launched attacks around the Squid King, each attack nearly hitting the Squid King's vitals.

"A pointless attack, the King Squid attacks the ground..."

"I won't give you time! 100,000 volts!"

Ash interrupted Esprit's words and swung his hand forward.

"Pica-!"

Pikachu leaped up again, its body instantly enveloped in golden light in mid-air, releasing dazzling golden electricity that struck the Squid King with unbearable power.

"Kara~~~Kara..." The Squid King instantly lost its fighting ability under this move.

Its body tumbled through the air before crashing heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

So fast...

At that moment, Esprit's eyes widened in disbelief, and she quickly reached into her pocket, ready to summon the Crossbat.

"Pikachu, Extreme Speed!"

"Pickup!"

Pikachu's figure flashed across the battlefield like lightning, quickly approaching Esprit and knocking away her Poké Ball.

"This is bad...we have to evacuate temporarily."

Seeing this, Esprit became even more panicked.

Because Ash's attack was so sudden, Esprit only had these two Pokémon with her.

She took a step back.

"I won't let you escape!"

Ash rushed forward quickly and raised his fist.

"Ash!!"

Having learned from her previous two experiences, Esprit instinctively closed her eyes, but the expected attack did not come.