Almost the next second when a red anomaly appeared outside the window, the harsh sound of the wind accompanied the heat wave.

In an instant, the Vulcan Moth, which was wrapped in red flames, rushed into the Tower of Heaven like a fiery red meteor, leaving behind only a window frame that had been melted and deformed by the high temperature.

The half-dried magma hung like a layer of viscous black mud on the originally smooth and smooth stone windowsill, and the slowly wriggling magma rose white smoke and made the slightest sound like a rice spoon and a snake spitting letters.

With the return of the champion ace, the dimly lit late-night cemetery seems to usher in the scorching midday sun. Under the light of the flames, tombstones, stone bricks, rubble, everything in the field reflects the golden brilliance.

"Grass Turtle, 'Wide Area Defense'."

Although his pupils had not yet adjusted to the sudden bright light, the detective with his eyes closed gave an order to his partner in front of him in advance.

The object is not a fierce bite land shark, but a grass-type beginner spirit with negligible strength.

The grass seedling turtle was also shaken so much that it couldn't open its eyes, but the moment it heard the trainer's order, it instinctively released this defensive skill that originated from the bloodline-

Without aiming, a thin earthy yellow light curtain fell in front of the three elves, perfectly covering all the Pokémon behind them. It's like a bigger, thinner, and at the same time tougher wall of light.

It was also at the same time as the grass seedling turtle released its skill that the Vulcan Moth in the standing position suddenly flapped its six insect wings, and the air flow around it flowed violently as if it had gained life.

The overwhelming wind not only blew away the smoke from the two smoke bombs, but also turned into a raging heat wave that hit Hugo's side.

As soon as the wind pressure released by the opponent licked the light curtain, the grass seedling turtle that maintained the move couldn't help but show a reluctant look on his face-

This heat wave was not a deliberate skill used by the Vulcan Moth, but just a breeze that it fanned out to dispel the smoke. The "Wide Area Defense" is a specialized defense that specializes in dealing with area attacks, and in theory, not to mention strong winds, even real "hot winds" can perfectly block.

However, the difference in strength between the two sides was still too great, and the grass seedling turtle that released the move fell into a dangerous situation just by taking a look.

"WA Defense" collided head-on with this grand heat wave - the users of the move tried their best, the sweat under the waterfall covered their foreheads, and even the young seedlings on the top of their heads, which were slightly curled by the heat, were now shaking and cheering as if they were equipped with an electric motor.

Even so, the gap is the gap, and in the vapor wind of the Vulcan Moth's hand, the earthy yellow light curtain still crumbled uncontrollably.

Just when the biting land shark on the side couldn't help but want to help, he saw that the grass seedling turtle suddenly seemed to have opened up, and intentionally or unintentionally adjusted the light curtain of the "wide area defense" backwards to an inclined elevation angle.

This tweak worked wonders immediately.

The light curtain deflected slightly, and immediately guided this surging heat wave visible to the naked eye towards the direction of the sky, and finally avoided the crisis before the move was completely defeated.

"Hmm, it turns out that the difference in strength between the two sides is this level, and it's really better to reason than to see it."

Hugo rubbed his chin, and caught a glimpse of Bictini, who had also become out of breath for some reason behind him.

It was also at this time that the Adek Champion had already walked out of the mist-like graveyard with the Agile Worm and the Knight Snail, and joined the Vulcan Moth, which was already in the open area.

"I thought you'd keep hiding, Detective Hugo."

Naturally, standing next to his old partner, Vulcan Moth, Adik shouted towards the staircase.

"Weak stone crabs hide in hard rocks, unevolved ninja ninjas and jawed ants like to bury themselves deep under the thick sand, and iron ants live in swarms in burrows. I don't think it's a bad strategy for the weak to hide their whereabouts and set traps – because that's the only way they can defeat the strong. To be honest, I'm a little surprised to see you standing here now, there are many failures in the open, so why not continue to sly pursue the possibility of victory? ”

"Can't win." Hugo shrugged and reasoned.

"The Tower of Heaven is so big, where did I find you so many traps? Besides, your Vulcan Moth has become so powerful that when it merges with you, the champion, there is little left in the world that threatens you. No matter where I hid, the ending wasn't too much close. Instead of wasting time like that, try your luck here. ”

As always, he is calm and objective, and at the same time he does what he wants.

Adek had no doubt that the young man in front of him had lived his life so far with such an attitude.

"Before that, let's explain some bits and pieces, and review them, although I think you have already roughly guessed Mr. Adek."

Hugo straightened the cuffs under his black trench coat and chatted casually.

"The timing of the Fierce Bite Land Shark's sneaking to the top is the end of the battle on the fifth floor. Taking advantage of the dim environment and the chaos caused by the "White Mist" move, I created the illusion of rotating Pokémon, but instead of taking the Fierce Bite Land Shark back to the Poké Ball, I let it lie on its stomach in the dead corner of the fifth floor ceiling, and silently "burrowed" through the tunnel leading to the top floor. After that, let the biting land shark that reaches the top layer cover the hole with its body to prevent the moonlight from entering. In this way, its existence can be completely hidden from the Tower of Heaven, and this is the amazing high-altitude diving magic.

"When the little flame monkey fought against the old builder on the fourth floor, I was actually in the nearby cemetery. The most dangerous places can sometimes be relatively safe places, which is a blind spot in psychology. Vulcan Moth and you staggered past where I was and down the floor.

"Actually, the crypt where I'm hiding was dug in advance by the biting land shark when I climbed the tower, and the remnants of the insect repellent spray on this coat also saved me from the disturbance of the four-story wild elves. In fact, as long as you think about it a little objectively, you should also be able to think of the kind of sophisticated and fierce Pokémon battle of the little flame monkey at that time, how could it be possible to judge the timing of the command elf by relying only on the sound of the headphones? If I hadn't arrived at the scene in person, I would never have been able to defeat the old builder. ”

The aged champion stared deeply at the detective, and after a long time, he asked—

"As a champion, I don't have the power to pick and choose from the challengers. But if it's my willfulness, can you answer me a question? ”

"Please, but I can't guarantee the answers to all my questions."

Adek's vicissitudes of life and loud voice sounded, and the question he asked also surprised the audience: "Hugo, what is your reason for fighting?" ”

"There are many reasons."

Without thinking, the black-clad detective replied with a lack of interest.

"Someone asked me to come to the Vulcan Moth to have a look, someone entrusted me to climb to the fifth floor to do something, someone didn't know the height of the sky and the height of the earth aroused a little bit of competition in me, and someone the invincible posture of the world made people want to do something to surprise him......"

"But that's not the real reason, is it?"

Interrupting the detective's words, the aged champion asked mercilessly-

"Your preparation, your tactical planning, your on-the-spot response, your actions...... Together, these form an incomparably firm and self-consistent 'awareness'. As your opponent, I can assert that this courage and determination do not come from perfunctory reasons. Mean and reserved, soft and firm, stubborn and fickle, I have never seen such a miraculous determination, so I want to understand the reasons behind it. ”

"Wouldn't it be more appropriate to leave these things to discuss slowly after the game?" Hugo dodged the look of the Adek champion and asked casually.

"After victory or defeat is known, no matter how honest the communication is, people's words always have a bit of insincerity."

Adek's eyes were blazing as he looked at the detective.

"Just as some emotions can only be conveyed through combat, there are some words that can only be blurted out when the outcome is undecided – that's what Pokémon battles bring to us."

"Mr. Adek, you're getting better and better at being a teacher. Are you still trying to teach me to feel my inner voice until now? ”

In the face of Hugo's words trying to avoid the topic, the champion did not answer, but took the three ace Pokémon of the knight snail, the agility worm, and the Vulcan moth to take a big stride, and approached the detective's side step by step.

Agile insects slid across the ground, sticky soft bodies left trails on the surface of the floor tiles, and the sound of water ticked without a trace; The knight's snail dragged its heavy armor, producing a cacophony of metal grinding; The Vulcan Moth floated through the air, not touching the ground, but it seemed to hear the sound of the rocks under its feet gradually cracking as it was heated...... Among these sounds is the firm and majestic footsteps of the Adek champion, which is carried out as the main theme throughout.

Obviously, they didn't use any tricks, but the unique aura of the three powerful Pokémon was like a "round singing", superimposed on each other in a sound of footsteps, as if every step was stepping on the heart of the challenger, and the almost physical momentum was like a mountain collapsing in front of them, which made people feel daunted.

The fierce bite of the land shark on the detective's side immediately reacted-

Its dark golden vertical pupils widened, and it spread its scythe in front of the trainer and the two beginner elves, acting fiercely in a protective motion, and its mouth continued to let out a low dragon groan, like a demonstration.

There was a moment of fear in the eyes of the grass turtle and Bogaman, but they still stood firm.

Even far away from the battlefield, Wanlong and Alice couldn't help but take their eyes off the Adek champion a little, as if they were avoiding the edge of the champion player; Bictini dodged behind Alice's heels even more in fear.

In the face of such a sudden force, whether fearful, brave, protective of a companion, or standing up, anyone will subconsciously act from the heart. Just as in the light of the stars that pull all things, the celestial bodies will only move according to their established orbits.

On the third floor of the Tower of Heaven, Hugo, the only one who didn't make any movement, sighed softly -

"From a very early age, I gave up the thankless act of analyzing myself with a scalpel, so I didn't really think about the reason for what I did until then. Why on earth did I have such a naïve and boring idea of challenging for the championship? It's only now that I finally remember something. ”

The footsteps stopped, and there was silence.

"That's a promise, I guess. At that time, I made a pact with someone who was about to die, and I would pack up the problems that needed to be solved and hand them over to myself tomorrow. I thought the package had arrived a few months ago, but when I stood in the distance and looked at the Tower of Heaven, it was as if I had received a second delivery across time and space. ”

The message conveyed by the expression was more difficult to remember than the voice, and it was only now that the detective had managed to dig the amber friend out of the dusty memory.

Looking up at the crater in the ceiling that had been smashed by a fierce land shark, Hugo looked at the light of the stars reflected by the moon in the distance, and his face was nostalgic.

"The Tower of Paradise, which is worthy of the famous United States area, is truly a great place to return from the soul......"

Fortunately, this second opportunity is not boring.

Halfway through the words full of memories, just when Adeke thought Hugo had something to do, the detective was already in action.

While everyone was confused by his inexplicable words, the detective in black suddenly changed his tone and ordered to his partners standing there today-

"Grass Turtle, Flash, Bluff, Bogaman, Ultrasound, Feather Dance, Bite Land Shark, ......"

Hugo looked at his first and least fateful partner, who was also looking at him seriously, with a stellar fire burning in his eyes.

"Earthquake!"