Chapter 304:
In a daze, it opened its eyes and saw that Mewtwo, which had been far away just moments before, was now right in front of it. The ice encasing Mewtwo's fists slammed hard into its body before it could even bring its hands together to form a shield.
Ice Punch!
That was the first strike, but not the last. Although Tapu Koko, sent flying by the blow, reacted immediately, in the next instant, Mewtwo, which had been right in front of it, vanished again. In the twilight of dusk, the freezing effect dissipated, replaced by scorching flames from behind.
This was the second punch, Fire Punch!
Tapu Koko wanted to resist, but the fist was already in its face.
Only at this moment did it realize that this Pokémon's strength far exceeded what it had imagined.
*Thud...*
*Thud...*
A continuous series of pounding sounds echoed across the sky. Sometimes Tapu Koko could clasp its hands into a shield to block Mewtwo's punches; other times, it could only watch helplessly as the blows landed on its body.
'Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Psychic, Swift, Aura Sphere, Dark Pulse, Gravity... Oh my god, what type is this Pokémon?'
Watching the humanoid Pokémon in the video continuously unleash one skill after another of different types, Dr Kukui's eyes grew more and more fixated.
He couldn't believe that one Pokémon could use so many different types of moves!
After staring dumbfounded for a good while, he finally snapped back to reality, his expression changing.
"Wait, Tapu Koko can't win this!"
Meaning, they needed to help it!
At that moment, a prompt sound came from Dr. Burnet's end, which had been silent for a long time.
"Look at that spot,"
The transmitted video feed zoomed in. In one corner of the screen, on the periphery of the battlefield, was a small black dot.
At first, no one had paid attention to this black dot.
But now, after zooming in frame by frame, they could see it was a rather large Dragonite.
That wasn't the key point, though. The key was that there was a human sitting on this Dragonite.
He was holding dried Berry slices, watching the two Pokémon battle, nodding now and then, saying something with his mouth.
Judging by his demeanor, he was clearly commenting on the humanoid Pokémon's performance in battle.
"Huh?" Dr Kukui was stunned.
Then he voiced his incredulous thought, "Is that his Pokémon?"
....
Alola Region,
Unnamed Plains.
Hayashi Kaede was still sitting on Dragonite, watching Mewtwo and Tapu Koko battle.
There was no denying that Tapu Koko was indeed strong—strong enough to injure Mewtwo.
But that was the extent of it.
If this were before Mewtwo started its "training," perhaps Tapu Koko could have fought on equal footing.
But now, Mewtwo energy level had already surpassed level 100, and... it had also eaten some of Hayashi Kaede's cooking.
Hayashi Kaede remembered clearly.
In the Mythical-grade dish made from Mew's eyelashes,
Dish Effect 4 was: [Blessing from Mew: The power of Psychic-type moves used by the Pokémon is permanently increased by 30%. Effective only the first time it is consumed.]
A permanent 30% increase...
Plus a higher energy level...
To be honest, Hayashi Kaede didn't know how Mewtwo would lose.
Right now, Mewtwo mostly used its Psychic-type moves for repositioning, not for attacking, to avoid dealing too much damage.
*Bang!*
Another attack landed on Tapu Koko, sending its body crashing down towards the plains below like a meteor, until it created a massive crater.
When the dust settled, Tapu Koko was embedded deep in the crater, momentarily unable to move.
"Alright, that enough..."
Seeing the outcome was decided and most of the berry slices in his hand had been eaten by Dragonite, Hayashi Kaede immediately had Dragonite fly forward and shouted loudly.
Mewtwo hovered in mid-air, looking down at Tapu Koko below.
Shortly after it stopped attacking, Tapu Koko quickly recovered and floated back into the sky.
At their level, in a normal battle, they usually fight until their energy is depleted, with most injuries being external.
Because if they were truly fighting to the death, unless one side completely overpowered the other, it would take several hours to finish.
In fact, some battles between Legendary Pokémon could last for days and nights.
Looking at Mewtwo in the sky, Tapu Koko shook its head. "Tapu Koko..."
Tapu Koko acknowledged that Mewtwo was stronger than itself.
"You are also strong."
Mewtwo looked at the injuries on its own hands and likewise acknowledged Tapu Koko as a worthy opponent.
"Good, good, good. So you two are just exchanging compliments, huh?" Hayashi Kaede, watching from the side, couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
Then he had Dragonite fly next to Mewtwo, placed his hand on Mewtwo's, and let his Viridian Power flow. Soon, the scorch marks on its body healed at a visible rate.
After healing Mewtwo, Hayashi Kaede turned his gaze to Tapu Koko. "Come, let me heal you too."
Although they were external injuries, its wounds looked much more severe.
"Tapu Koko?"
Tapu Koko looked curiously at Hayashi Kaede's hand and also reached out.
In a short while, the injuries on its body were completely healed.
"Tapu Koko!" (So amazing!)
Seeing this, even it couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
As far as it knew, among the four Tapu deities, even Tapu Lele, the most skilled in healing, didn't possess such warm, fast, and potent healing abilities.
This made Tapu Koko look at Hayashi Kaede with curiosity. "Tapu Koko..." (Are you also a Pokémon that transformed as a human?)
"Uh..." Hayashi Kaede shook his head. "I am a genuine human."
Then he looked into the distance. His Aura had sensed during the battle that someone had already arrived nearby and was observing them.
However, the two Pokémon were enjoying their battle, and furthermore, those who could react so quickly after the battle started were probably the professors of Alola, so Hayashi Kaede didn't pay it much mind.
But now that the fight was over, they were probably about to arrive.
Hayashi Kaede wasn't very fond of the feeling of being surrounded.
So, after healing the two Pokémon, Hayashi Kaede bid farewell to Tapu Koko. "Alright, Tapu Koko, the battle is over. We should be going now."
With that, he left the area with Dragonite and Mewtwo.
"Tapu Koko?"
And just after they left the area, several aircraft carrying a few people arrived.
"Huh? Where are they?"
The group looked at the battlefield, where only Tapu Koko remained, and the slightly ravaged plains, feeling puzzled.
Dr Kukui hesitated for a moment on the spot but ultimately decided to fly to Tapu Koko's side to ask what had just happened.
But just at that moment, the corners of Tapu Koko's mouth turned up slightly. "Tapu Koko..."
Then it flew off in the direction Hayashi Kaede had left, disappearing from sight.