Pokémon: Chronicles of Freedom (200 - 398)

Chapter 236: A Made-Up Story

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It's not that she had never lost before, but she had never been defeated so quickly.

In other battles, it usually took dozens of commands, going back and forth to determine the winner. Even if the power difference was significant, she had never been treated so ruthlessly.

When facing a girl, most trainers tend to be a bit more lenient. Unfortunately, her opponent was Cain.

Kyoko, the girl, began to cry, and the people around her became a bit agitated, murmuring amongst themselves.

Cain felt a bit uncomfortable, but he showed no reaction, simply indicating that he was patiently waiting for Kyoko to send out her next Pokémon.

But after a while, Kyoko made no further move and just stood there, crying.

The referee, feeling somewhat awkward, frowned and asked, "Kyoko, please send out your third Pokémon."

Kyoko looked up at the referee, then glanced at Cain with her red eyes, biting her lips to hold back her tears. Her whole body trembled as if she were receiving an electric shock.

Finally, she couldn't hold it in and began to wipe her tears with her hands.

In a choked voice, she said, "I forfeit." And without looking back, she ran off.

Upon hearing that Kyoko was surrendering, Cain, along with his Slowpoke, immediately left, leaving behind a crowd in heated discussion.

The conversation centered around how Cain had made a girl cry, but eventually, it shifted to commenting on the significant age difference between Kyoko and Cain. In the end, everyone was impressed by Cain's strength.

As Cain left, he caught a glimpse of the prizes on the referee's table out of the corner of his eye.

Although they were in plain sight, Cain noticed that some people were secretly watching over them.

Yamamoto had likely assigned his men to prevent anyone from attempting to steal the prizes.

Surely, there were many who would be willing to take the risk.

Before returning to his room, Cain looked for the old man Matsuda.

To his surprise, he found him in the dining area, reading the newspaper. Cain approached, determined to start a conversation.

Matsuda, upon seeing him, was a bit surprised. He thought Cain had already left the ship, but now he realized that Cain had returned after that night.

However, Matsuda had spent the whole night on the ship's deck and hadn't seen Cain return with his Gyarados.

So, seeing the Slowpoke beside Cain, he understood a little of the situation.

"Why aren't you in the competition and instead come to chat with this old man?" Matsuda said, taking a sip of tea.

Cain smiled and sat beside him. "I came to learn from you. I'm still not very skilled at raising Slowpoke."

Matsuda glanced at Cain's Slowpoke. "Your Slowpoke is very well trained; it doesn't seem like the work of a beginner."

His words carried an implied meaning.

"Hehe, I just spent quite a bit of money on high-quality Pokéblocks," Cain replied, pretending not to understand the implication and taking a seat next to him.