"Smoliv?"
Gary's gaze fell on the pokémon beside Axel that looked like an olive fruit, and he was clearly tempted.
If the matter of being beaten into admitting defeat reached Brother Green's ears, he'd likely get another brutal beating.
But if he defeated one of the opponent's Pokémon, that would be different.
That would be called a narrow defeat.
Though it was still a loss, at least he wouldn't be laughed at, right?
"Alright, I agree," Gary looked at Axel with eyes that clearly softened, and he even dropped the "Young Master" tone.
In his view, Axel was just delivering a free win.
At this time, switching out the Pheromosa that had a buff effect was undoubtedly giving him a chance to win.
But what Gary didn't know was that he was soon to become the first trainer in the city to be defeated by Smoliv...
His second pokémon was an Eevee.
This was an pokémon that resembled a small fox, looking adorable and cute.
At the same time, this was also one of the most popular elves in the Pokémon world, with so many evolution forms that only Alcremie from the Galar region could compare.
However, in terms of strength, Alcremie was far inferior.
The Eevee family had produced many true kings.
Both sides quickly stood in position, and the referee announced the start of the battle.
"Eevee, use Swift!"
"Smoliv, use Leech Seed!"
The two gave commands almost simultaneously, and these two little guys with no prior training acted with nearly the same speed.
Swift and Leech Seed hit one after another, almost at the same time.
"Smol~"
Smoliv was knocked to the ground by the powerful impact of Swift, its big eyes watery as it looked at Axel, on the verge of crying.
Eevee wasn't doing well either. The Leech Seed released by Smoliv quickly embedded itself in his fur, continuously draining Eevee's stamina.
"Hahaha, Axel, I advise you to switch back to Pheromosa, or else this Smoliv really might get beaten to tears."
"Eevee, use Swift again. Don't give them the chance to use Leech Seed to wear us down!"
"Eee!"
In front of Eevee, a cluster of white stars appeared again, launching an attack at the Smoliv lying on the ground.
But Axel didn't have Smoliv use another move, nor did he say anything like dodging.
Swift's release speed and flying speed were especially fast, and it was nearly impossible to dodge.
"Smoliv, eat the berry you're carrying."
Smoliv lay flat on the ground, tears squeezing out of its eyes, crying while eating.
Soon, two flashes of red light appeared on its body in succession.
Special Defense greatly increased.
At the same time, the life force drained from Eevee by Leech Seed was transmitted over, giving Smoliv an instant heal.
The little guy, crying and crying, suddenly realized that its body didn't hurt anymore. It blinked its eyes at Eevee in front of it.
"Smol~"
'Haven't you eaten?'
"Damn it!"
Seeing Smoliv eat the berry, Gary immediately felt like he got stabbed again.
'I also bought berries himself!'
"But Smoliv is still Smoliv. Even with boosted defense, it can only take two more Swifts at most, right?"
"Eevee, Swift!"
"Eev!"
At Gary's command, Eevee repeated the same move, using Swift on Smoliv once more.
Smoliv blinked its eyes, not feeling much pain.
It wiped away its tears, stood up from the ground, and pulled out another Star Peach Berry to put into its mouth.
A strong light flashed, and Smoliv's attack greatly increased.
Gary and Eevee went silent in sync, their eyes falling on the referee.
The meaning was very clear.
'They are using two tools in battle. Are you going to do something about it?'
"Ahem! The battle is fair. Both contestants, please continue!"
Hearing the referee say that, Gary turned to look at Axel, his eyes filled with distrust for the whole world, "The money was paid by this young master. Why is the referee bribed by you?"
Axel grinned, "Because I didn't bring two tools, the referee naturally won't stop the match."
"As for the rest, just use the Pokédex to check Smoliv's ability and you'll understand."
Gary did as told, and then was immediately stunned.
As a power-focused guy, he never thought there was such a disgusting ability in this world.
The following battle became very clear. With continuous boosts, Smoliv basically became an undefeated war god, eating berries while chasing after Eevee.
Eevee refused to be outdone and kept countering with Swift.
Under the drain from Leech Seed and the two-stage boost in Special Defense, Smoliv seemed like it wasn't even being hit.
Soon, Eevee's eyes turned into swirls and it lay pitifully in Gary's arms.
Seeing her Pokémon this powerful, the little loli was so happy she almost went crazy.
As soon as the battle ended, she ran onto the stage, picked up Smoliv, and dove into Axel's arms, launching a full-on Bambi-style tackle.
Thankfully, the little loli had enough volume to act as a decent cushion, or else Axel feared he might've gotten his bones broken.
At the same time, another trait popped out on Gary's body.
[Friend of Girls (Purple)]
A line of description automatically appeared on the panel:
[Detected similar trait, system auto-merging. Your trait "Admired by the Opposite Sex" has upgraded to:]
[Eating Soft Rice with a Hard Bite (Purple): Your charm toward the opposite sex is enhanced, with a chance of attracting a rich woman.]
[Trait Review: Who says submitting to a rich woman means sacrificing dignity? You can totally stand while eating soft rice.]
As Axel received this trait, the girls around Gary immediately changed how they looked at him.
"Brother Axel is so amazing!"
"Brother Axel is so strong!"
"Brother Axel…"
Seeing people vying for Axel, the little loli quickly picked up Ralts and pressed herself firmly against Axel, declaring her sovereignty.
Ralts, meanwhile, dumbly looked at Axel.
'The guy hasn't even gotten any more handsome. What's up with these people?'
Axel was speechless too. Honestly, what he was aiming for was that "Rich Kid" trait. How did he end up with this thing?
'But oh well, being taken care of isn't bad either.'
'As long as I don't have to work hard myself, that's fine.'
As for the changes happening to Axel, Gary didn't say anything.
His mind was full of the humiliating fact that he had been beaten by Smoliv.
According to the rules of the battle center, before the next challenger arrives, the screen beside them would read:
[PLAYER AXEL USED SMOLIV TO DEFEAT EEVEE OF PLAYER GARY]
In big bold letters.
'If my classmates find out about this, what will I do?'
After thinking for a moment, Gary's gaze fell on the referee.
"Excuse me, do you sell Smoliv here?"
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