Chapter 70 — Luoz: Damn Lance Won't Take the Bait

In an instant, the two women and numerous Pokemon only saw a layer of light blue water ripples appear on the flesh of Sun Wuming's outstretched right fist.

And the moment it made contact with the water battlefield, time seemed to freeze for a split second.

Then—

BOOM!!!

A thunderous explosion rang out, startling passersby outside the gym.

In the eyes of Sonia and Marnie,

The water in the battle pool, which was as large as a football field, shot skyward.

Accompanied by gusts of wind, torrential rain fell from the sky like a flood, drenching everyone present to the bone.

"Aah!"

Marnie, being the most physically frail, couldn't keep her balance and was blown away by the extremely powerful torrent.

Just as Marnie lost her balance,

A strong, firm hand grabbed her "663" wrist and pulled her into an embrace, holding her tight.

Marnie looked up and met Sun Wuming's gaze.

"Th-thank you..."

Marnie brushed aside her bangs that were stuck to her forehead from the water, revealing a charming smile as she expressed her gratitude.

"That's amazing, there's a huge hole in the bottom of the arena!"

Sonia tucked her wet hair behind her ears and looked down at the battle arena.

At the bottom of the now-empty pool, about two meters deep, there was a massive crater over ten meters in diameter.

Sun Wuming released Marnie's wrist and turned to explain to her and her Pokemon:

"This is Fishman Karate. When used in ocean environments or combined with water-type power, it can unleash even greater force."

"That's... that's incredible..."

Marnie's eyes were as wide as saucers as she stared at the huge crater in the center of the battlefield.

To create such a large hole through more than two meters of water.

"Of course, what I just demonstrated was a master-level technique. Your Pokemon should start with the basics."

Sun Wuming added.

"Yes!"

Marnie nodded vigorously.

This year at the Star Tournament, she would definitely redeem herself!

Gurgle—

A thunderous rumbling suddenly came from Sun Wuming's stomach.

Sonia and Marnie exchanged smiles.

It had been a while since they'd heard that sound.

"Master, let's go to the Breakwater Pavilion Seafood Restaurant!"

Sonia suggested.

It was the first restaurant she and Sun Wuming visited after returning from the Armor Isle.

It happened to be located in Hulbury.

Marnie nodded as well, since neither she nor Sonia could cook.

"My, my~ I heard someone's stomach protesting. Is it my turn to make an appearance?"

The three turned to look.

A beautiful figure in orange was playfully waving at them.

"Sonia!"

Marnie's face lit up as she quickly went to greet her, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"

As Marnie took her hand, a flash of panic crossed Sonia's eyes, but she quickly composed herself and smiled sweetly as usual:

"I wanted to surprise you~"

"By the way, what were you all doing? Why are you three all soaking wet?"

Sonia quickly changed the subject:

"Come on now, go change your clothes. I'll make you something to eat."

Sonia and Marnie noticed their clothes were completely soaked through, with some areas becoming quite revealing, and hurried to the bathroom.

Sonia playfully waved her hand at Sun Wuming.

Sun Wuming walked over and pinched her delicate nose, and Sonia, blushing, swatted his hand away.

Fortunately, Marnie didn't see.

...

...

"Champion Lance, what do you think? Name your price if you agree."

In the CEO's office of the Rose Tower in Wyndon, Rose was busy negotiating with the man known as the [Strongest Trainer], Lance.

Rose wanted to invite Lance to Galar for an exhibition match.

That's right!

A match against Sun Wuming.

Although Rose thought the chances of winning were low given that Urshifu's strength, they could always have Sun Wuming use Zacian!

From Sonia, Rose had learned that Zacian was Fairy+Steel type.

One slash would end Lance's Dragons, no matter how many lives they had!

"Sun Wuming? Never heard of this trainer~"

On the other end of the phone, Lance's voice was arrogant, cold, and proud.

"Sorry, Chairman Rose, I'm not interested in traveling so far to fight some nobody. That organization called 'Team Rocket' has been getting more active lately, and I need to deal with them. Goodbye."

Then came a "click" followed by the "beep-beep-beep" of a hung-up call...

Standing nearby, Oleana said coldly:

"He's just as arrogant as the rumors say."

Clearly, in the eyes of Oleana, who deeply admired Rose, Lance's discourteous attitude toward Chairman Rose was unforgivable.

Rose waved his hand, gesturing for Oleana to calm down.

Lance's poor attitude was a minor issue.

The key problem was that he wouldn't take the bait.

Rose had originally planned to use Lance as a stepping stone, letting him be thoroughly dominated by Sun Wuming.

This would help establish Sun Wuming, a Galarian trainer, by defeating Kanto's strongest champion.

Alas, in Lance's eyes, Sun Wuming was probably just a nobody.

If it were Leon, he might have been willing to come.

However, without absolute certainty, Rose didn't dare arrange a battle between Leon and Lance.

Although Leon had never lost since his debut, and many people across the Pokemon continent were curious about who would win between Leon and Lance.

But Rose wouldn't allow Leon and Lance to fight now.

If he lost, Leon's "undefeated champion" image would be ruined.

"Since Lance won't take the bait, why not invite other champions?"

Oleana suggested from the side.

Rose stroked his beard and nodded in agreement with this proposal.

But who should they invite?

This kind of stepping-stone strategy would undoubtedly offend the other region.

The reason Rose dared to set up Lance was because he didn't care about offending Kanto and Johto.

After all, they were far apart, what could they do if offended?

Besides, they hardly had any connections anyway.

Not to mention Rose had always wanted Galar to replace Kanto as the strongest region.

So... how about Wallace from Hoenn?

Thinking about this, Rose shook his head to reject the idea.

He had ongoing business with the Hoenn League's Chairman Joseph Woodruff and didn't want to offend him.

What about Alder from Unova?

That didn't seem suitable either.

The old man had completely lost his spirit after losing his main Pokemon and was now semi-retired.

Well then, there was only one answer left!

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