Greatest Pokémon Trainer

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"(＞﹏＜) Bimi..."

Victini arrived at Monferno's side even before Milotic did.

With just one glance at Monferno, Victini knew that this was a situation it couldn't handle.

Monferno's injuries were too severe.

At the same time, its strength was nearly depleted.

It could help Monferno replenish some strength, but when it came to Monferno's grave injuries, it was helpless.

This made Victini very troubled.

It wanted to secretly help Fang Yuan and Monferno recover, then give them a surprise.

Just born, Victini's personality was very much like Dream's, full of childlike innocence; of course, the difference was that Dream, despite being very old, still possessed a childlike spirit, while Victini was, in fact, a child.

Besides, Victini was by nature filled with love but also quite timid, which was one of the reasons it did not dare to show up directly at an event like this.

"Bimi..."

While Victini worried about Monferno's injuries, Milotic came over.

Milotic, of course, didn't notice the invisible little one; Victini's gift for invisibility was more advanced even than Ghost-type Pokémon's. It was difficult to discover unless it chose to reveal itself.

So, under the watchful eyes of Victini, Milotic started using Life Droplets, moistening Monferno's wounds with the contained Life Energy, alleviating the burden on Monferno's body from the Thunder Flame Interweaving Force.

If it were the mild injuries caused by opening three gates, one Life Droplet from Milotic would have mostly recovered Monferno.

But now, Monferno had acted recklessly, opening five gates on its own without Ditto's help, and one Life Droplet later, not to mention the side effects of the Intersected Force, even the ordinary external injuries hadn't fully healed.

Milotic: (*￣︿￣)

Milotic was concerned, but its arrival gradually made Victini's eyes widen with anticipation.

"Bimi!!~~~"

Victini: (≧∇≦)ﾉ Surprise!

Although it couldn't directly heal Monferno's injuries, it seemed like this big sister could.

Though the effect of healing was negligible.

However, if Victini created some strength within itself and lent it to Milotic, then Milotic's healing moves could be greatly enhanced, and in this way, it would be as though Victini had helped Monferno heal.

Without hesitation, that's exactly what it did!

Victini immediately touched Milotic's scales with its tiny hand, transferring its own strength.

A golden aura spread out but was concealed by Milotic's body.

At this moment, as Milotic was gathering a new Life Droplet, it suddenly felt stunned.

It sensed a continuous stream of Life Power being generated within itself.

Its power had never been so immense.

For a moment, Milotic even felt like it could flick the Four Fire Monkeys a few hundred meters away with a single tail swipe.

Of course, Milotic quickly dismissed these meaningless thoughts.

The proud Milotic took this as its own breakthrough in strength.

It, Milotic, had made progress again!

However, now wasn't the time to test its strength. Healing Monferno was the priority.

Milotic decided to use this newfound power on Monferno.

The next second, feeling the newly acquired strength, it gathered its power once more, creating a new Life Droplet.

This Life Droplet contained an enormous Life Fluctuation, not quite like the perfect state of the Fire of Life, but with a tendency to approach that level.

The astonishing Life Fluctuation instantly drew the attention of Fang Yuan, Eevee, Rotom, and the others.

One saw that this time, as Milotic released another Life Droplet, Monferno, having absorbed all the healing energy from the droplet, slowly opened its eyes.

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"Ugh (strange ceiling)..."

In Monferno's blurry vision was a shadow which, as it gradually became clearer, revealed itself not to be a ceiling but Milotic.

Was it Milotic that healed me?

At the moment of collapse, Monferno had been acutely aware of how serious its injuries were.

They were even more severe than the ones sustained during the World Championship.

But now, as it regained consciousness, Monferno felt no pain at all. Although it still couldn't gather its strength, and the side effects of the Intersected Force hadn't fully recovered, the grave injuries from the fight had completely vanished.

Monferno felt surprisingly well.

In this state, it felt that with just three or four more days of rest, it could be fully battle-ready again. Right, the Fire of Life should be mine by now, shouldn't it?

If the Fire of Life could aid Milotic in providing a few more healing treatments like this one, maybe it could fully recover in just one day.

In such a short time, Monferno thought, the group amplification BUFF certainly couldn't have taken effect.

After all, its comrades had only just broken through recently, and any previous buildup must have been long exhausted.

Thinking of this, Monferno, upon seeing Milotic's, Fang Yuan's, and Eevee's baffled expressions, promptly sprang to its feet.

The action was identical to Fang Yuan's springing up just moments ago.

"Er?????"

On the other side, Blaze Chicken, which had been hammered into the ground, had also mostly recovered under the gradual healing of the Fire of Life.

It had climbed out and returned to the Trainer's side.

The destructive power of the blast had been significant. Master Tao Xiuying knew Blaze Chicken's swift recovery was thanks to the Fire of Life.

Just as Master Tao Xiuying thought it might be time to give Fang Yuan and the others the Fire of Life to help Monferno recover as well, she couldn't hide her bewildered expression.

Recovered???

Upon seeing Monferno's bounce, Master Tao Xiuying was flabbergasted. Damn, how come the monkey seemed even more spirited than Blaze Chicken?

Now, the Fire of Life held by Blaze Chicken had become faint once again due to the fight and healing.

However, even in its weakened state, the Fire of Life was still considered to be in good health and presumably could heal Monferno without any issue.

But at that moment, Master Tao Xiuying wasn't sure if it was even necessary to pass over the Fire of Life.

What the hell, Monferno seemed fine... Forget it... let's just focus on healing Blaze Chicken first.

Not only was Master Tao Xiuying dumbfounded, but the members of the Twelve Branches and Principal Mo Da of the seventh gate were as well.

"This can't be possible."

Seeing that just a droplet of Life Droplet from Milotic could wake Monferno and almost completely heal its external injuries, Master Qiao Jing and Miss Rabbit stood up in disbelief. This defied science—could Milotic's healing ability be even stronger than they estimated???

The intensity of the fight... they had witnessed it with their own eyes.

In any case, this battle, both during and afterwards, had left some people and Pokemon feeling utterly confused.

The most baffled were Milotic and Fang Yuan.

Milotic discovered that after healing Monferno, all the strength from its recent breakthrough had disappeared.

With its strength gone, Milotic was terrified.

This couldn't be happening. It immediately began throwing Life Droplets at Monferno, trying to recapture that initial feeling, leaving Monferno utterly befuddled and Dragonite envious.

It was the same with Fang Yuan, who had thought he was on his way to becoming a Super Rookie. But when he smashed down his fist a second time, his fingers nearly fractured, and the skin broke, bleeding.

This time, to verify his full strength, Fang Yuan had put much more force into it than the first time.

With a "bang," the ground didn't crack, but his hand did.

Milotic, Fang Yuan: (̿▀̿ ̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿)

Victini: ⊂﹏⊂ *facepalm*, give me a break, will you...