Rope removed the enhancement on Entei, then smiled and took Entei back into the ball.
On the other hand, Sabrina took a deep breath and put Alakazam back into the ball. Then she looked at Rope with a complicated expression, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.
Compliment Rope? She wasn't in the mood to do so, having been defeated head-on.
Or make a snide remark? No, Sabrina wasn't a person who couldn't afford to lose. If it were someone else, Sabrina would have congratulated her.
As for Entei's dishonorable win, Alakazam's incomplete condition, and Rope's wheel battle... To be honest, Sabrina agreed to this kind of wheel battle, and Sabrina knows best about Alakazam's condition, and in the final battle with Entei, Sabrina strengthened Alakazam's condition, but she was not in the mood for mockery. The Alakazam that was strengthened by Sabrina was definitely in full condition.
Although Sabrina is not good at healing psychic power skills, she still knows a little bit. If you really want to talk about it, she can still do it by replenishing blood and blue.
So Entei and Alakazam were one-on-one, there was no need to question that.
"Alakazam is unable to battle, Entei wins, and the final winner is the challenger, Rope from Pallet Town!"
The referee broke the somewhat awkward silence on the field.
As the referee's words fell, Rope and Sabrina also stepped out from the command area and walked to the center of the battlefield. The ground under their feet took on a kind of charred black color, and when they stepped on the ground, a warm feeling came from the soles of their feet through their shoes. It gave the feeling of stepping barefoot on hot sand.
Rope walked slightly faster and stood in the center of the field looking at Sabrina who was walking towards him with a happy smile on her face.
Sabrina saw Rope's smirk and was first mortified and wanted to turn around and walk away, then she shook her head helplessly, and as she walked, she used Psychedelic Power to take out a golden badge from a stone box on the side of the field. The badge quickly flew into her hand.
Sabrina walked over to Rope and gave Rope a hard stare. Then she handed the badge in her hand to Rope without any goodwill,
"Your Marsh Badge!"
Rope didn't care about Sabrina's tone or reaction. Rather, he was also relieved, after receiving the golden and yellow badge, Rope smiled and said, "A fluke, you haven't been exposed to this kind of false war criminals, my days won't be so good after everyone adapts to this kind of fighting style."
Sabrina sniffed with a point of comfort, but her lazy lying nature and trainer's dignity pushed her to open her mouth and retort, "Being able to use this type of warfare would have been your skill, and it's not as if this technique can be defended against, nothing else, but the power wouldn't have been able to top it."
Sabrina's rating was pertinent, Rope's ability to bring in such skillful camouflage could only be considered a fine point. Other than that, is a strengthened, champion-strength Entei really something that can be blocked by the average person?
If it really could be blocked Sabrina wouldn't have lost.
The smile on Rope's face when he heard Sabrina's words naturally had more than one meaning of pride.
Rope is not the kind of character that doesn't show his anger and joy, more importantly, in front of his acquaintances, he doesn't need to show his anger and joy.
So the little bit of pride on his face was clear for Sabrina to see.
Sabrina rolled her eyes and hit him, "Don't be happy too soon. I can only say that I was careless in command this time. If we fight again, I am sure I can beat you, or at least I won't let you win so easily. Although your command has indeed reached the Elite Four level, you have too little experience and too many flaws. If you really fight against Lance and Lorelei, one flaw will be caught and the battle will end."
"Emm, I still know that, but... don't be so strict with a new trainer who's been on the scene for more than two months!" Rope smiled and touched Sabrina's head.
Of course, he only reacted after touching it, and a layer of cold sweat instantly seeped out of his head...
[Damn. I'm used to touching Whitley's head… I touched Miss Sabrina's head… I'm going to be killed…]
[Alas~ It seems that she's not going to beat me… That's fine. ]
Rope breathed a sigh of relief while getting ready to elemental transform and run.
But... nothing happened, he looked down at Sabrina. Sabrina just blushed and blushed shyly, squirming and not knowing what to say.
Rope looked at him with a chill in his heart, and hurriedly withdrew his hand, then said, "No more! I still have to go catch up, if I run fast today, I might be able to make it to Celadon City."
After saying that, Rope turned back and waved at Whitley.
Whitley nodded at him, then pulled out his ball and said to Growlithe, "Get in the ball first, Growlithe, and let Nurse Joy heal you when we get back to the Pokémon Center later."
"Woof!" Growlithe grinned and barked, then tipped the Pokéball with the tip of his own nose before being collected into the ball as a red light.
Whitley pinned the ball to his waist, then smiled and opened his arms towards Chimchar. chimchar was no slouch, and smiled as he burrowed into Whitley's arms, letting Whitley hold him.
Whitley picked up Chimchar and headed towards Rope.
On the other side, Sabrina heard Rope's words, the blush on her face dispersed for a minute, then said, "Won't you stay a while longer?"
Rope also smiled bitterly, "That there is still time ah, originally I was prepared to collect one badge in half a month. As a result, there were many situations along the way, and now it's been more than two months since I went out traveling, and as a result, together with this golden badge from your side, I've only gotten three badges. The progress is too slow, I can only speed up."
Saying that, Sabrina saw Whitley who was walking towards this side, then asked, "What's with this little girl? Aren't you traveling alone?"
Rope glanced at Whitley, who was glaring at him without any good manners, and smiled, "The child entrusted to me by Professor Oak and Dr. Sequoia is now... sort of my disciple. I'll have to ask for your care in the future!"
Rope's last sentence was said with an old fatherly demeanor.
Sabrina nodded at Rope's words, then took two more careful glances at Whitley, staring Whitley down a bit furtively.
After not two seconds, Sabrina withdrew her gaze, having memorized Whitley's face.
She also couldn't help but feel how lucky the little girl was. Since Rope said that she was his disciple, then this little girl, no matter if she was in the field of trainer or researcher, if she had just a little bit of talent, then it would be smooth sailing, with all the help from above and below.
Thinking this way, Sabrina also revealed a gentle smile towards Whitley.Although Whitley was surprised, she didn't lose her manners and smiled as she bowed towards Sabrina.
Lifting herself up a little later, before she could do much, she heard Rope say, "Okay, enough talk, we'll leave first."
With that Rope turns and walks away, not dragging his feet at all.
Whitley gave Sabrina an apologetic smile before she chased after Rope.
she didn't see that after she turned around, Sabrina looked at her with a hint of, envy in her eyes.
"That's right Sabrina!" came Rope's voice from the exit of the arena.
"A trainer's feelings cannot be conveyed through sparring! Feelings that are meant to be said and done!"
With that said, Rope fled the arena in stride.