Chapter 19 The poker face is the magic weapon to win
Going around and around, I unexpectedly returned to Tokiwa City, the city where it all began.
In various senses, in this period when various divine beasts have not yet exploded to show their existence, Mewtwo's strength can be called invincible, which has nothing to do with data such as race value and individual value, but overwhelming strength in the real sense, and Shinji's current strength is difficult to compete with. Although there are far more than ten dojos in the Kanto region. It's easy to collect eight badges, but Shinji still wants to see what kind of guy the legendary Mewtwo is, even if he loses, it doesn't matter, and it's best to challenge it while Sakaki is away.
The establishment of the gym in Tokiwa City is very grand, maybe there is a rocket team behind the investment, and there are actually two guards in Roman costumes at the door, which Shinji chooses to ignore.
"I'm Sakaki, a gym trainer in Tokiwa City, and you're a trainer who came to challenge, right?" Sitting on a plush sofa on the second floor, stroking the cat's silky fur while creating a sense of mystery through the backlight, Sakaki seems to have a knack for using terrain and momentum to create a sense of oppression.
"Sakaki, heh, it's really arrogant, don't you need to hide it at all?" Shinji half-bowed his head, as if closing his eyes to recuperate, ignoring the atmosphere that Sakaki had deliberately created, but his words were very sharp.
"You kid,,," Sakaki squinted at Shinji before speaking again after a while, "What are you talking about?" ”
"You don't think I've ever had any contact with me, so you don't think I've been exposed to anything, right? Saka, wood, old, big? Shinji's accent at the end made Sakaki have to rethink.
"Hehe, I underestimate you", Sakaki sat up from the sofa, walked slowly downstairs, and stood opposite Shinji, "Although I don't know anything about you, you don't look malicious." ”
"Oh? Is Mr. Sakaki very eye-catching? Shinji's poker face was completely unrecognizable to him what he was thinking.
"I don't dare to boast, but if you have malicious intentions, you won't come alone, although I don't know how much you know, but in order to show that I don't want to be evil to you, I would like to give you a basic respect among trainers." As he spoke, Sakaki waved away the cat boss, leaned his cane against the wall, and stood in the arena as a trainer.
"It's amazing, should I say that it is Mr. Sakaki? How could there be such a response? It was completely impossible to tell if the real thing was really admiring or mocking, but Sakaki didn't respond, just made a gesture to indicate the start of the game. This kind of behavior is enough to put pressure on the other party, which shows that this side is not without coping.
The referee reads out the rules, 3v3, which is a very common rule of gym warfare, and the venue is also a very common ordinary type. Sakaki's first elf was Rumble Rock, but that doesn't mean anything, and the Tokiwa Dokan that Sakaki bought doesn't have a so-called specialty.
To be honest, Sakaki's elf strength is quite watery, and neither Rumble Rock nor Giant Claw Crab is Motorang's enemy, so I'm afraid that other trainers will get carried away by now. However, Sakaki found out that something was wrong, no matter how confident Shinji was, he wouldn't be as confident as he was now, and he didn't react after winning two battles in a row, which made Sakaki, who wanted to just release Mewtwo to give this kid some color.
"You've already won two victories, and you're already ready to be recognized by my gym......" Sakaki wanted to just give the badge to Shinji and get rid of this unseeable brat, but Shinji interrupted him.
"Worried about how I affect your plans? Mr. Sakaki was really worried, I just heard a little wind and was curious about it, and I didn't mean to get in the way. Shinji's answer made Sakaki even more suspicious, but it was all said and done, if he didn't call Mewtwo out, he would fall into passivity, so Sakaki clapped his hands, and the mechanism on the wall activated, the steel wall parted to both sides, and the silver-gray humanoid figure slowly walked out.
Mewtwo, covered in heavy armor, couldn't be observed, but the blue light from the helmet's eyes indicated that he was ready to attack.
"Ho Ao~ Is this Mewtwo?" Shinji's non-salty tone not only stunned Sakaki for a moment, but even Mewtwo temporarily paused his attack.
"I didn't expect you to know so much,,," Sakaki looked at Shinji's gaze with a slight chill, while Shinji just stared at Mewtwo silently. Yuan rang instinctively sensed the danger, and a dodge stood in front of Shinji, the flames on his tail rising, and there were faint signs of entering a state of fierce fire. And Mewtwo, with the helmet, no one knows what it's thinking, standing there like a real robot.
The scene was so deadlocked, as if no one was the first to speak, and the silence would continue.
You seem to have something to say. A deep youth-like voice came from his ears, and Shinji swept Sakaki with his afterglow, and after finding that there was nothing abnormal, he determined that it was Mewtwo's telepathy.
I'm just curious about what you're thinking. Shinji meditated in his heart, this method should allow Mewtwo to receive his words.
'Do you know me my thoughts?' ’
'A confused guy. ’
Sakaki, who was observing Shinji unsuccessfully, felt that Mewtwo's mood seemed to be a little unstable, and hurriedly looked over, but still didn't find anything.
For a moment, Shinji felt as if the flow of time had slowed down.
'Tell me, who am I?' Mewtwo's tone was a little agitated.
'Mewtwo. ’
'What is Mewtwo?' ’
'Dream No. 2, that is, a replica of Dream. ’
'Am I just a replica?' ’
Yes and no. ’
',,, what am I doing here?' ’
Because of the pursuit of great power, this is the motivation that makes you. ’
'Quest for power,,, will humanity pursue this? ’
That's right. ’
'Are you too?' ’
That's right. ’
'Do you want me to use it for you?' ’
It used to be, but I changed my mind. ’
'Why?' I am the strongest elf. ’
"Heh, this is not necessarily,,, but you are a super elf with so much confusion, you are not destined to be the strongest, and besides, relying on the strong will not be really strong, you don't want to follow me, even if you get it, it's just a waste, and it doesn't have the slightest effect." ’
Boom - Shinji was shocked by the sudden attack of mental power and flew out, and only then did Shinji feel that the flow of time seemed to return to normal, thinking that Mewtwo had just changed people's perception of time.
Yuan Rang reacted very quickly, turned around and pounced to catch Shinji, and then his whole body seemed to be in flames, staring at Mewtwo with red eyes, as if Mewtwo would rush up as long as he did anything.
"Fierce fire, I didn't expect the trigger conditions to be so harsh,,," Shinji stood up against the wall, looking at Mewtwo and Yuanrang, with a hint of mockery in his eyes. Mewtwo stared at the sudden rise of the fire monkey and looked at Shinji, although it was covered by a helmet, Shinji could feel its confusion even more.
Boss Sakaki seems to have reacted at this time, although I don't know the specifics, but I can probably guess that Mewtwo and Shinji communicated in some way, and it seems that Shinji annoyed Mewtwo, although he was a little scared, but it was really good from the results.
"Hehe, I'm sorry to hurt you, Mewtwo, go back." Boss Sakaki apologized to Shinji with a smile, but he didn't seem to be sincere, "This is a badge, take it." Sakaki threw over a small badge box, although he also thought about taking the opportunity to leave Shinji to get rid of future troubles, but after seeing the amazing fierce fire monkey, he gave up after thinking about it comprehensively.
Ignoring the flames on Motorang's body, Shinji patted Motorang's head, causing Motorang to regain some sanity and take it back back to the Poké Ball.
"It's rude."
Even though he was very weak, Shinji kept a poker face and turned away, and Mewtwo stared at Shinji's back for a while, and finally retreated back to the depths of the gym under Sakaki's repeated orders.