Chapter 22: Precise Headshot
Eevee’s revenge plan is still in progress.
After jumping into the swimming pool, she briefly communicated with Riolu, and the two quickly reached a consensus.
She would serve first, Riolu would assist with receiving, and then they would hit the ball back together.
Their purpose was clear: to defeat the opponents!
Eevee gently headed the ball up, and suddenly the water in the swimming pool began to surge wildly.
Eevee, who controlled all of this, was pushed into the air by this surge of water, and then a white light flashed on her plump tail.
With a bang!
The volleyball was fiercely smashed towards the other side.
Wonderful!
Li Wei could only describe this unlearned energy manipulation as perfect.
Following a similar method to Riolu, she used a skill she could control to lift herself up, then charged up in the air to deliver a counterattack with her maximum strength.
‘Wow, I’m a genius!’
Li Wei couldn’t help but feel this way.
A spontaneous ‘pool party’ had actually forced out the untapped potential of two of his Pokémon.
He’s declared himself a nurturer/fighter, is that okay?
Such a genius Pokémon was raised by him! He felt honored by it!!
In the subsequent 2v2 cooperation, Eevee and Riolu, with their excellent teamwork, made the entire volleyball match instantly heated.
The four Pokémon played back and forth, and for a while, it was much more intense than the previous 2v1.
At this moment, Dragonair and Mime Jr., feeling the pressure, also began to act out of character.
Psychic attribute is practically a bug in this kind of game.
Mime Jr. had even mastered the essence of ‘dirty play’; just as Riolu was about to catch the ball, it used Psychic Power to control the volleyball, causing its trajectory to change abruptly and without warning, making it impossible for him to catch and thus lose points.
Compared to Mime Jr.’s underhanded tactics, Dragonair’s overt strategy also began.
Tossing the volleyball high up, in the gap as the ball fell, it actually performed a Dragon Dance!
Following up with Dragon Tail, it whipped its tail, and a seemingly ordinary volleyball launch was hit with the effect of a Meteor Storm.
Riolu and Eevee, stunned by this, really couldn’t catch the ball.
It must be said that the greatest malice these two young Pokémon had faced since birth came from the ‘adult, mature, large Pokémon’ who usually took care of them.
“Eevee!”
Eevee expressed her displeasure at the ‘evil deeds’ of these two Pokémon!
Before she could even get revenge on the two Pokémon causing chaos in the deep end, she was being relentlessly suppressed; this feeling made her very unhappy.
While picking up the ball, she took the opportunity to briefly communicate with Riolu, and then she decided to go all out!
At this moment, she could clearly feel the water energy around her and within her; with a mere thought, the blue energy within her body began to churn like a monstrous wave.
‘If I can use this power…’
If she could successfully use this power, combined with Riolu’s help in intercepting the ball, Eevee felt she would definitely have a chance to launch a surprise attack and complete the headshot plan!
The communication between Eevee and Riolu was simple.
During the next attack, she wanted Riolu to focus on blocking the terrifying, shameless attacks from those two Pokémon, not thinking about offense, and leaving the rest to her.
Riolu’s original job of receiving, charging, and throwing was simplified to just receiving, but facing a direct attack with Dragon Dance + Dragon Tail, Riolu felt a slight pressure but found it worth trying.
The more challenging something was, the more excited he felt; this blood-pumping feeling of facing fear directly was truly addictive!
With fewer tasks to do, the only thing he needed to focus on was dissipating the force.
During the brief interval when Dragonair was topping the ball, Riolu rapidly recalled the knowledge Li Wei had imparted to him not long ago.
The explanation and usage of the Aura Sphere skill.
—Swing your fist, stir up the Aura, and create a violent ripple that pushes forward.
Combined with the small manga Li Wei provided, Riolu felt this was a basic way to release Aura, gathering the power of Aura in his hand and then releasing it outward from a single point.
Isn’t this much simpler than flying?
For actions like flying just now, he needed to control a lot of Aura.
First, he needed to control the Aura above his head, and if he wanted to move, he also needed to control the flow rate of Aura around his body.
Not being very proficient, he couldn’t fly very high yet, and his speed was also limited, requiring him to charge up through running starts to reach a speed similar to that of the volleyball.
Rushing to the other side of the ball was not a problem for Riolu; what he needed to consider now was how to safely receive this attack imbued with terrifying Dragon-type power.
With Aura Sphere, it should be fine, right?
After recalling a short story Li Wei told him about a Pikachu using Spark as a buffer, he felt that the Aura he controlled would definitely not be weaker than that skill.
So, clasping his hands together, he took a deep breath, and facing such a fierce challenge, he curled his lips in excitement, also deciding to go all out!
Honestly, if Li Wei knew what Riolu was thinking at this moment, he might be very touched.
No, he would likely be impressed by his excellent teaching methods.
From a results-oriented perspective, Riolu’s cognitive abilities, far surpassing those of other Pokémon cubs, were indeed due to Li Wei’s peculiar nurturing style.
Whether it was the influence of bedtime stories; or nearly a month of literacy training; or occasional tactical training; and the constant scheming happening at home, all of these forced the Riolu, less than a month old, to grow rapidly.
Unlike Eevee, who had well-developed Psychic abilities to develop her brain, Riolu’s ability to possess such independent and cunning thinking skills was also thanks to his diligent and inquisitive personality.
In his eyes, Li Wei was a mature and knowledgeable Trainer.
And if he wholeheartedly believed what Li Wei imparted and put it into practice, could the Pokémon’s mind be anything but extraordinary?
It could be said that, from a moral standpoint, this was a Pokémon that had integrated ‘wickedness’ and ‘unreliability’ into its way of thinking.
Analyzing it this way, his thoughts might be even richer than Eevee’s, and his unreliable random triggers gave him more room for adaptability and integration.
And based on this Riolu’s mindset, which had been corrupted since childhood, simply ‘completing Eevee’s mission’ would definitely not satisfy the ‘flair’ that Li Wei had taught.
Therefore, in order to achieve a breakthrough, Riolu decided to try releasing his Aura energy and wrapping it around the volleyball.
He was wondering if the Aura attached to the volleyball would have a miraculous effect when Eevee hit it.
Unintentionally, the rudimentary form of Aura Sphere was also formed.
The volleyball, as the two Pokémon had predicted, was sent flying.
The moment he saw Dragonair serve, Riolu mobilized the Aura around him, pushed off the ground with his feet, and shot out at an extremely high speed.
By the time Li Wei’s eyes caught sight of Riolu, he had already intercepted the volleyball with both hands and sent it flying into the air.
At that moment, the blue Aura controlled by Riolu converged into a net-like plane, slowing down the impact wave contained within the ball and cleverly dissipating most of its power using a similar method as before.
After intercepting the volleyball, the net-like Aura threads attached themselves to it as if they were sticky.
As the ball ascended, enveloped by the water current, Eevee also rushed into the air.
At this moment, Eevee, enveloped in the water current, flashed with white light, and as she emerged from the water, a blue Pokémon darted out.
This blue Pokémon had white decorations on its neck, fins like ears, and deep blue stripes extending down to a mermaid-like tail.
Vaporeon???
The one person and three Pokémon present were all stunned by Eevee’s sudden evolution.
“Eevee!!”
Her tail, wrapped in the water current, swung fiercely, and a massive water current, carrying the volleyball, violently shot towards Dragonair’s head.
Bang~
Bang~
Dragonair, shocked by Eevee’s unprovoked evolution, did not dodge the ball; after Eevee’s lifetime of mathematical calculations, after bouncing and falling, the ball accurately hit Mime Jr.’s head.
Nice!
Victory is achieved!
Eevee excitedly leaped out of the water current and, while happy, bounded towards Li Wei.
At this moment, with a flash of white light, Eevee returned to her usual form.
A brown body, a fluffy little tail with a milky white heart at the tip. Short limbs, long rabbit-like ears, a small black nose, and a pair of dark brown eyes.
The silly-looking Eevee, dripping wet, jumped into his arms.
“Eevee!!”
Eevee wagged her tail furiously, showing off her achievements to Li Wei.
Regarding the fact that she had accurately blasted the heads of two Pokémon with one serve, she felt she deserved praise from her Trainer, Li Wei.
As for math, she could guarantee that the silly Riolu next to her definitely didn’t learn as fast as she did; she was undoubtedly the smartest Pokémon in Li Wei’s family.
However, Eevee was wrong again.
Li Wei didn’t praise her; he just took a towel from the side and annoyedly wiped the water off her, his mind filled with thoughts of the fleeting blue figure he had just seen.
Did she devolve after evolving…?
There were two points about this process that Li Wei could not understand.
First, this ‘evolution’ that didn’t follow any conventional path.
Without a Water Stone, how could Eevee evolve?
Second, why did Eevee evolve and then devolve?
With countless theories in his mind, he decided to attempt a great experiment now.
He carried Eevee into the sunlight.
“Eevee, there’s something very important I need you to do now.”
Li Wei’s tone was very serious, his brow furrowed, and his expression darkened.
Seeing this, Eevee had to stop wagging her tail and also put on a serious face, her ears perked up, concentrating on listening to Li Wei explain ‘what important task he had for her’.
“Eevee?”
【What is it? 】
“Only you can complete this!”
“Eevee!”
【What is it?! Rest assured, leave it to me! 】
“There’s no time to explain! Whatever I say, you do it first! Close your eyes first and try your best to absorb the attribute energy transmitted from the sun, absorb it into your body, or let the energy envelop you.”
Li Wei said mysteriously to Eevee.
“Eevee!”
Seeing Li Wei’s grave expression, Eevee stopped asking why and obediently took action as Li Wei instructed.
Li Wei’s intention behind this act was simple: to recreate Eevee’s state in the swimming pool as closely as possible.
The first condition for the experiment was that Eevee must not be aware of it.
Because Li Wei was unsure if Eevee’s thoughts and psychology could be a factor influencing her evolution and devolution.
Secondly, Eevee’s body contained a large amount of water-type energy.
The water in the swimming pool was sprayed by Dragonair, and it also contained a lot of water-type energy.
Therefore, to completely recreate the situation, Li Wei had Eevee absorb energy while also controlling the attribute energy from the sun to envelop herself.
By forcibly creating an environment equivalent to being in a swimming pool, Li Wei waited for the result of this attempt.
If his guess was correct, Li Wei felt this process would not take too long.
Due to sunbathing and sleeping, Eevee’s Psychic and Fire-type energies were both very abundant, and since it was daytime, regardless of which direction she absorbed energy, as long as Eevee’s form changed, his conjecture could be verified.
And sure enough, after Li Wei assigned the ‘mission’, in just two minutes, Eevee was once again enveloped in a white light!
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Today’s recommendation: 《Superman in American Comics》, a story about a transmigator who brings various Superman templates to the Marvel world.
Get the link from the author’s notes~
Timo’s Flop Diary
June 27th
I didn’t pay attention to the backstage results at all today.
Slept, and after waking up…
Hmm.
In the group chat, they started an internal match of Honor of Kings.
I must say, the actual selves of Gu Gu Ji’s readers are also Gu Gu Ji!
It’s truly wonderful!!!!!
34 people signed up, and over twenty actually came, which made me very moved.
Hahahaha.
Today was spent blissfully ignorant.
Nice.
Survived today’s flop.
