Chapter 3: Dawn's Battle
“Green Leaf Power…”
Zhu Lan looked at the green light on Zi Lan with curiosity, her eyes wide like a curious baby.
Chen Xi also narrowed his eyes, looking at the green light on Zi Lan.
Because this was a sore spot for him.
Green Leaf Power, also known as Yuan Power, is a type of Psychic ability controlled by humans, similar to the Tokiwa Power in Kanto’s Viridian Forest, or the Aura Power of a Wave Guide User.
Each of the Five Great Families possesses a different type of this Psychic ability, known as Green Leaf Power.
The reason for this mastery is their respective precious jades.
Therefore, aside from the direct descendants who possess the jades, occasionally individuals in their corresponding territories also awaken this Psychic ability.
The Yuan Family controls the Green Leaf Power, a special ability that can boost the combat power of Grass Type Small Elves, granting them additional strength.
Its effect is similar to simultaneously applying the Growth and Ingrain skills to a Grass Type Small Elf, enhancing their combat power and recovery ability, with the boost being even more significant under sunlight.
Among the entire Yuan Family, no more than five Trainers have mastered Green Leaf Power, and Chen Xi is not one of them.
This is also one of the reasons Yuan Jin looks down on Chen Xi; as a direct descendant of the Yuan Family, he hasn't awakened Green Leaf Power, making him a dud.
Now, with the boost of Green Leaf Power, Roserade’s spirit surged, and its Aura became entirely different.
Zi Lan watched Zhu Lan allow her to complete the Green Leaf Power boost, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.
Originally, Zi Lan had expected Zhu Lan to have her Garchomp interrupt Roserade, but she hadn't anticipated such carelessness from her opponent.
“I've been underestimated… but with Green Leaf Power, Roserade can even contend with a Master Pokémon!”
Zi Lan quickly understood why Zhu Lan allowed her to complete the Green Leaf Power boost.
It was because Zhu Lan didn't even consider her a threat.
Thinking of this, Zi Lan decisively commanded Roserade, “Magical Leaf!”
In an instant, Roserade’s red and blue hands, like bouquets, shot out dense energy leaves, attacking Zhu Lan’s Garchomp.
Due to the Green Leaf Power boost, the power of these concentrated energy leaves made everyone involuntarily moved.
“The power of this skill has probably reached the level of a Master Pokémon’s energy embodiment!” Chi Ri exclaimed, his eyes lighting up.
The people around him remained silent, but nodded unconsciously.
A few people looked at Zhu Lan with curiosity, wanting to see how she would respond.
After all, as the genius promoted by Celestic Town, she must have mastered the Dragon Power passed down by Celestic Town, and perhaps after completing the temple's trial, she might even inherit the temple's Spatial Power.
“Defeat it!” Zhu Lan calmly commanded Garchomp as she watched the flying Magical Leaves.
Hearing this, Garchomp pushed off, once again transforming into a jet-like plane flying close to the ground, tearing through the air as it passed.
Garchomp charged directly at Roserade, crashing through everything in its path.
Facing the swirling Magical Leaves, Garchomp chose to charge straight through.
A purple streak flashed across the field, and Garchomp, enduring the Magical Leaves, charged in front of Roserade.
“Vine Whip, block it!”
Such a shocking response was simply incomprehensible to Zi Lan.
She didn't understand why the Magical Leaves, boosted by Green Leaf Power, couldn't even withstand a single move from Garchomp.
There was no time to ponder this now, as Garchomp had already broken through to Roserade’s front.
It must be said that Roserade's close-combat ability is not weak; it's even one of the few Grass Type Small Elves that enjoys hunting.
Facing Garchomp's charge, Roserade almost instinctively used Vine Whip to intercept it immediately.
But such a counterattack was too fragile against a monster like Garchomp.
Garchomp charged directly in front of Roserade, its two claws dancing.
One Dragon Claw tore through the Vine Whip's obstruction, and another Dragon Claw directly struck a vital point.
One after another, Roserade suffered heavy blows, losing its ability to battle.
“How is this possible?”
“How could Roserade, with its Green Leaf Power activated, lose?”
“This Garchomp is simply too strong!”
Watching Roserade, even with Green Leaf Power activated, struggle to contend with the Garchomp, and not even having the chance to force out Zhu Lan’s Dragon Power, was almost devastating to the Yuan Family's morale.
Even Zi Lan herself, seeing Roserade, which had lost its combat ability, was momentarily stunned, unable to understand how her Roserade had lost so quickly.
“The Yuan Family truly is declining. What good is awakening Green Leaf Power if it can't even withstand a single move from Garchomp! It's good that it lost so quickly; I can leave this wretched place sooner!” Kikuno sneered at the sight.
Yuan Jin’s face turned an ugly shade of green.
But what could Yuan Jin do in the face of Kikuno's taunts? He could only endure it.
In such a formal, head-on confrontation, it was a fact that the younger generation of the Yuan Family was inferior to Zhu Lan of Celestic Town.
But Yuan Jin never expected that even Zi Lan, who had awakened Green Leaf Power, would be completely helpless against Zhu Lan's Garchomp.
“Elder Kikuno, if you wish to leave, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a moment!” Chen Xi said to Kikuno, neither too loudly nor too softly.
“What? The Young Family Head won't let an old woman like me leave?” Kikuno looked at Chen Xi with a knowing gaze.
Although Kikuno disliked the Yuan Family, she would often mock Yuan Jin, and even seize opportunities to step on the Yuan Family. There was nothing wrong with that.
But as a powerful elder of the Ju family, she wouldn't stoop to the level of a child like Chen Xi.
“No, I mean this arena match isn't over yet!” Chen Xi finished speaking and stood up, walking towards the arena!
“Hmm?!” Kikuno paused slightly, then looked up at Yuan Jin, seemingly with a hint of surprise.
Chi Ri, however, looked at Chen Xi with a strange expression and said, “Is this young Master also a genius who reached Superior Trainer at twelve?!”
According to normal logic, for a family that holds power in Sinnoh, if a Superior Trainer emerged at twelve, and they were a direct descendant, they would definitely be heavily promoted to increase the direct descendant's influence and ensure they could smoothly take over the entire family in the future.
If they were from a collateral branch or a disciple, they might choose to hide them, depending on the family's situation, to become a hidden power.
Facing Chi Ri's question, a hint of bewilderment flashed across Yuan Jin's face, as he hadn't paid much attention to Chen Xi.
But Yuan Jin couldn't undermine his own son, so he said, “You'll know by watching his performance on the field.”
The few people from the temple glared at Yuan Jin, but couldn't discern anything, so they could only continue watching the arena.
As Chen Xi calmly stepped onto the arena, Zi Lan, who was coming down from the arena in a daze, saw Chen Xi and couldn't help but show some confusion, saying, “Young Master Xi? Why are you here?”
Although Yuan Jin had taken Zi Lan as a disciple, in the Yuan Family, a family where divine authority and feudalism intertwined, Chen Xi was still the future heir of the family, and Zi Lan’s status was still below Chen Xi’s.
“Sister Lan, leave the rest to me!” Chen Xi glanced at Zi Lan and smiled gently at her.
Zi Lan was slightly stunned as Chen Xi brushed past her, and she couldn't help but wonder, “Does Young Master know how to Pokémon battle?”
“Next one, here already? Hmm?”
Zhu Lan saw Chen Xi arrive and took a good look at him, because this guy seemed to be the Yuan Family’s Young Master who had been staring at her earlier.
“Do you feel that the family always controls you everywhere, and you'd be more comfortable without a family, which is why you think the world is so big and you want to go out and see it?”
After Chen Xi arrived on the field, he didn't immediately start fighting; instead, he chatted with Zhu Lan.
“Hmm?” Zhu Lan was slightly taken aback by Chen Xi’s words.
At only twelve years old, her vocabulary wasn't yet rich enough, but the phrase “the world is so big, I want to go out and see it” resonated deeply with Zhu Lan.
Thinking of this, Zhu Lan suddenly felt that this guy in front of her seemed quite pleasant to look at.
“So, if you want to leave, then leave. Why do you have to step on my Yuan Family's face to do it?!”
Chen Xi said, “You've met me, so you should obediently go to Qiefeng Academy for classes. As for wanting to go out and explore… I'm sorry, it's probably not possible until you graduate from Qiefeng Academy!”
“This guy is so annoying!” Zhu Lan silently drew eighteen bright red X's over Chen Xi in her mind.
Chen Xi didn't waste any more words, but summoned his Pokémon.
Of course, it was also the only Pokémon Chen Xi currently had.
Floette.
“Flo~Flo” ( ^ o ^ )
Floette appeared on the arena, swaying a gracidea flower bud in its hand. Its delicate body seemed as if a gust of wind would make Floette dance with the wind, perhaps even flying out of the entire arena.
“What kind of Pokémon is this? I've never seen it before?” Chi Ri looked at the cute Pokémon with confusion.
Drasna, who had lived in the Kalos region since childhood, said, “It's Floette from the Kalos region.
In Kalos, Floette is a Pokémon that lives in gardens and can make flowers grow more abundantly.
And this Small Elf is not even its final evolution; it can still evolve into Florges!”
“Not even its final evolution? It seems this Grass Type Small Elf is doomed to lose!” Kikuno sneered.
At this time, let alone Fairy, even the public release of Steel and Dark types was still five or six years away.
Unless they were researchers specializing in types, most people didn't know about the Fairy type.
So, the Trainers present, seeing Floette holding a gracidea flower, naturally assumed Floette was a Grass Type Small Elf, but in reality, Floette is a Fairy type Small Elf.
Yuan Jin, hearing the discussions around him, looked at Chen Xi and his Floette with worry.
Because Chen Xi’s opponent was Zhu Lan, who had already proven her strength, which was not just talk, by defeating two of the Yuan Family's Superior Trainers.
“Garchomp, attack!”
Although Zhu Lan felt that the Floette Chen Xi summoned wasn't as annoying as Chen Xi himself.
But when it was time to be ruthless, Zhu Lan wouldn't hesitate in the slightest.
At this moment, Garchomp’s body transformed into a stream of light and charged directly towards Floette.
Utilizing Garchomp’s physical advantage, the inertia from its sprint, and Garchomp’s two consecutive slashes infused with Dragon Claw, even the wind stirred up by the Dragon Claw’s swipe whistled eerily.
Such immense power, even if the Dragonair Power within it could be nullified by a Fairy type Small Elf, the physical attack it delivered could still cause sufficient damage to the delicate Floette.
So generally speaking, the idea that Fairy type Small Elves counter Dragonair type Small Elves is often a false premise.
Because Dragonair type Small Elves are often Pokémon with astonishing physiques, while Fairy type Small Elves are often delicate and frail Pokémon.
In a clash between the two, the strength of the two sides often determines the outcome of the battle, without even reaching the point of comparing types.
At this moment, Zhu Lan also regarded the Floette in front of her as a Grass Type Small Elf.
However, choosing to let Garchomp engage in a head-on battle, relying on Garchomp's superior physique to achieve victory, it can be said that Zhu Lan's decision was not wrong.
In fact, to some extent, it even demonstrated Zhu Lan’s unparalleled Trainer talent.
Floette, facing the charging Garchomp, was incredibly calm, even having time to sway the flower bud in its hand.
As Garchomp’s Dragon Claw reached out to grab Floette, Floette’s body seemed to lightly drift away by a hair's breadth.
By that slight margin, Garchomp’s Dragon Claw failed to catch Floette.
“Hmm?” Zhu Lan, seeing this, paused slightly, then calmly said, “Continue the attack.”
Garchomp, seeing its attack miss, felt a little frustrated.
However, if it didn't hit this time, it would just attack again.
But then, once, twice, three times… With every attack, Garchomp found that no matter how fast its attack was, there was always a hair's breadth difference between it and the Floette in front of it.
And this tiny difference made it exert all its strength, yet it just couldn't touch Floette’s body.
Before long, Garchomp was panting, exhausted.
Floette, however, continued to hold its flower bud, swaying with the wind.
If the wind were to blow a little stronger at this moment, Floette might even be directly blown away.
“What's going on?”
“This Garchomp is clearly so fast, why can't it hit anything?”
“Is our Young Family Head gaining the upper hand? I don't understand?”
Zhu Lan, seeing Garchomp start to pant, also knew that until she understood the reason, it would not be an easy task to hit Floette.
However, Zhu Lan also had her own necessary decisiveness.
Upon realizing that close-range attacks couldn't even touch Floette, Zhu Lan decisively commanded Garchomp, “Sandstorm!”
In an instant, a terrifying Sandstorm erupted around Garchomp, sweeping across the entire arena.