Are's ued bsp;deprived Aegissh of its only ce at victory.

  Although bsp;didn't pletely knock it out, it had now fallen into a disadvantageous position.

  Are's immee force made it impossible fissh to break free, and at this moment, it simply didn't have the strength to resist.

  This was where Are's stamina advaruly shined.

  Julian: 'Tearing down the house isn't just for a takes enduraoo'

  "Aegissh, break free!"

  Kaide could only shout from the sidelines.

  Aegissh: 'I break free... but I won't. I want to stay like this for fun'

  "Thunder Fang!"

  In an instant, Are switched from bsp;to Thunder Fang, Aegissh's body shuddered from the numbing shock, and finally—

  It lost its ability to battle pletely.

  Aegissh: 'Wait! I still have King's Shield!'

  That was its exclusive move, a move only it could use, but sadly, it never got the ce.

  Besides, with its current energy levels, even if it had survived, it could only have used either Sacred Sword or King's Shield, not both.

  As Aegissh colpsed, Are finally released its grip.

  When it fell from Are's jaws, it was still covered in a lot of saliva.

  "Awoo!"

  Are let out a long victorious howl. Despite looking a little worse for wear, its majestic presence remained undeniable.

  In short—

  One word: Cool.

  "Aegissh is uo battle. Are wins!"

  "The final winner is Julian!"

  With Frank's official annou, the battle between Julian and Kaide, the Top young trainers of their respective nations came to an end.

  "I saw this result ing a mile away."

  "King Julian—three matches, three wins. Simple as that."

  "That looked so easy. Feels like even I could do it."

  "I have a Fire Stone. Where do I cim my free Growlithe?"

  "Kinda disappointed I didn't get to see Metagross."

  ents flooded the livestream, with the viewer t surpassing 300 million. And Julian had disabled donations before starting the stream—

  "I wao send a few rockets to celebrate, but I 't!"

  "Wake up, dude. The target of poverty alleviation is wrong"

  As the protective barriers around the battlefield disappeared, Are trotted over to Juliaedly lig his cheek.

  Unlike Gengar's paralyzing tongue, Are's tongue had no side effects—

  Aside from, well... a lot of saliva.

  But its abdominal wound was still bleeding.

  "Doesn't that hurt?" Julian asked with a frown.

  The battle was over, so that adrenaline rush should have faded too…

  Yet Are still showed no sign of feeling any pain in its abdomen.

  "Arc!"

  Only now did Are seem to remember—

  It was still an injured Pokémon, with a huge bleeding wound on its stomach.

  'Wait, why am I still standing? I should be lying down instead!'

  "Awoo~"

  With a dramatic howl, Are colpsed onto the ground, pying dead.

  If only its tail wasn't wagging so much, it might have looked a little more ving.

  Are: 'I'm not getting up today unless you let me tear up a sofa!'

  "Slowking, Heal Pulse," Julian said.

  While Slowking began healing Are, Kaide had already approached with his group.

  Seeing Are lying on the ground doing who-knows-what, he noticed—

  The Pokémon even peeked up at him with a rather goofy look.

  '…It wasn't ag like this during the battle'

  Thinking about how his ace had lost to this dog, Kaide sighed heavily in his heart.

  "A bet is a bet. Here's the Honedge liraining manual."

  He took out a USB drive and ha to Julian, this was their wager.

  If Julian lost, he had to apologize to Richard aurn the Honedge.

  If Kaide lost, he had to give Juliarainihod for the Honedge line.

  This was something the entire uy knew about, and given Kaide's status, there was no way he would go ba his word.

  Taking the USB, Julian nodded. At the same time, he also noticed Richard standing behind Kaide—

  His hand was still ed in thick bandages.

  If it wasn't for him, things wouldn't have escated like this.

  But without him, Julian wouldn't have gotterainihod either, even without it, his Honedge would still bee strong—

  But with it, he could speed up its progress signifitly.

  Kaide didn't say ay, dramaties like "ime, I'll definitely win!" or "You better watch out!"—

  He simply handed over the USB a with his people.

  Meanwhile, Are's wound had already healed under Slowking's Heal Pulse.

  Yet it still refused to get up, insisting it had lost too much blood.

  "If you 't get up, yoing into the Poké Ball."

  Seeing Julian take out the Poké Ball, Are immediately sprang to its feet.

  By now, a rge crowd had gathered around them—

  Julian had defeated Kaide, the prince of Gallia's royal family. In a way, this was a great moment of pride for Drakorian Trainers—

  A victory worth celebrating.

  And what better way to celebrate than by petting Are?

  The first person to touch it sooo a sed, a third…

  And soon, tless hands reached out.

  "Wow, its fur is so smooth! And warm too!"

  "Its thigh muscles are so firm!"

  "I wonder if it's male or female—let me check!"

  Seeing someone being so shameless, Are immediately raised a paihe guy to the ground.

  —

  An Hour Later – Vil No. 1

  Julian took a deep breath as he looked at the pletely shredded sofa.

  "I bought this sofa less than three days ago, you know?"

  "Woof"

  Are: 'It's my fault that it was in such good dition for three days'

  Hearing that, Julian's forehead veins bulged, he grabbed Are's massive head with both hands and—VICIOUSLY RUBBED IT.

  Angry dog-head rubs!!

  Ding!

  His ph.

  Cheg the s, he saw it was from a furniture store salesperson.

  [XX Sales]: Young Master Julian, we just received a new batch of sofas and furniture—

  All bite-resistant and scratch-proof! Would you like a set?

  Bite-resistant and scratch-proof?

  Hearing that, Are's eyes lit up with excitement.

  Julian g Are, then at the salesperson's message—

  …He was starting to suspect they were w together.

  Grinding his teeth, he typed a firm reply:

  [No. Just send me another of the same sofa as before.]

  'What a joke!'

  'What kind of material could actually withstand Are's teeth?'

  'And if it was that tough, would it even be fortable to sit on?'

  Seeing Julian refuse the new furniture, Are's ears drooped in disappoi.

  Gengar emerged from the shadows, c its mouth as it snickered.

  Annoyed, Are immediately lu Gengar, but Gengar vanished into the shadows, darting around the living room.

  Crash!

  Bang!

  Smash!

  '…Great'

  Other than the chair under Julian, everything in the living room, the furniture, appliances, even the decor was now pletely wrecked.

  Gengar hid under Julian's chair.

  Are rushed forward, and—

  BANG!

  It smmed into Julian, sending him flying, naturally, the chair was also obliterated.

  Sliding down from the wall, Julian exhaled sharply.

  "Slowking, how about we have braised dog meat and steamed ghost for dionight?"

  *****

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