"It's nothing special, I just want to test her training results from these past two months."
Sun Wuming spoke calmly, as if discussing something as ordinary as eating or drinking.
And it was precisely Sun Wuming's casual attitude that made Lurina even angrier.
She felt this guy was deliberately making Cai Dou humiliate her.
As a traditional trainer, Lurina's thought process differed from martial artists like Sun Wuming and Cai Dou.
When facing opponents much weaker than themselves,
Experienced martial artists would always find ways to increase their own difficulty.
Sun Wuming's method was the most common technique from the Dragon Ball world—
Weight training.
He was still wearing 500kg weighted clothing right now.
As for Cai Dou and her Pokémon, they had their vision sealed.
This was mainly to test how effective their two months of Observation Haki training had been.
Of course, from Lurina's perspective, this did feel somewhat insulting.
"Come on, Lurina!"
With her eyes covered by a ribbon, Cai Dou, looking like 2B, took up a karate stance.
"Wooh!"
Machamp, also blindfolded, showed off the four fists on its arms.
Lurina pursed her pink lips, and to quote a certain gym leader, "I'm really angry now."
"Blastoise! Hydro Pump!"
Lurina swung her arm forcefully and shouted.
Blastoise suddenly opened its mouth, shooting a water column over a meter in diameter from deep in its throat.
"Is that all you've got?"
Seeing Blastoise's Hydro Pump, Sun Wuming shook his head silently.
Since he had only watched up to the XY series in his previous life, he wasn't familiar with the true strength of Galar League Gym Leaders like Cai Dou and Lurina.
However, to better guide Cai Dou, Sun Wuming had spent his meal and rest times
Looking up Cai Dou's battle videos from last year's Galar Star Tournament online.
He got a good grasp of his little disciple's power level and fighting style.
He had watched Lurina's battle videos too.
Well, like those perverts online, he initially watched just to see her face.
But after two minutes... he got bored and turned it off.
Mainly because the battles were too poor.
She got eliminated in the first round.
At least Cai Dou made it to second place, only getting eliminated by Leon in the finals, right?
Of course, Cai Dou's second place finish last year had a lot to do with luck.
Because the favorites, Champion-level Raihan and Elite Four-level Nessa, were placed in the same group.
Then Nessa had a godlike performance and they knocked each other out.
That's what gave Cai Dou, at near-Elite Four level, the chance to reach the finals.
Then well, Leon swept her 6-2.
But honestly, that was pretty good - if it had been Lurina, she would have been swept 6-1.
...
...
On the battlefield.
Facing the incoming Hydro Pump.
The blindfolded Cai Dou stood still, until the water blast was about to hit Machamp's face, then suddenly shouted:
"Machamp! Show them the results of your training!"
Hearing its trainer's command, the vision-sealed Machamp slightly shifted its body.
The Hydro Pump barely grazed past its nose.
"What?!"
Lurina was shocked.
Could they really not see right now?
H-how did they know Blastoise's attack trajectory?!
Suddenly, Lurina recalled Sun Wuming's demonstration at the Hulbury port two months ago.
Back then, Sun Wuming had his back to Charizard, and without even looking, casually avoided Leon's Charizard's attack.
Whenever Lurina thought back to it, it still seemed unbelievable.
How was such a thing possible?
Yet today, not just Sun Wuming, but Cai Dou and her Pokémon had accomplished the same feat.
"In that case... use Rock Slide!"
Shaking her head vigorously to clear away unnecessary thoughts, Lurina raised her index finger to command.
Dozens of fist-sized rocks floated around Blastoise's body.
At Lurina's command, they fell like a storm towards Machamp.
"Dodge them all, Machamp!"
Cai Dou called out.
The blindfolded Machamp nodded firmly.
Facing the rocks falling like raindrops towards itself,
It avoided each one with minimal movement.
Watching the rocks created by Blastoise pass by Machamp's shoulders, face, and ears one by one,
Lurina was completely certain this wasn't coincidence.
Her Pokémon had really learned that technique!
Thud!
However, at that moment, one of the rocks still hit Machamp's chest.
Caught off guard, Machamp cried out in pain and stumbled back two steps.
"Did you get hit?!"
Cai Dou exclaimed, hearing the impact.
"Hmm... not skilled enough yet, still needs more practice."
Sun Wuming analyzed from the spectator stands, rubbing his chin.
"Blastoise! Skull Bash!"
Lurina quickly suppressed her inner shock and commanded again.
Whatever happens, she had to win this battle first.
Though it felt somewhat dishonorable to defeat an opponent with sealed vision, losing would be even more embarrassing!
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