Chapter 44: Sacred Sword

Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Sacred Sword

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Seeing the ripple that appeared in Gallade’s eyes, Julian also revealed a faint smile.

For his first contact with Gallade, it seemed his performance had not been bad.

"Gallade, how does it taste?"

Gallade nodded.

"Gallade."

It was delicious.

He liked it very much.

Julian also understood that asking the current Gallade to give very detailed requirements about the flavour of Pokémon food was impossible.

He could only work a little harder as the Trainer and observe Gallade more closely.

"All right, let’s take the food back and eat with everyone."

Eating together as a team was the easiest time to build feelings.

Aside from dedicated food, Julian had also made some small snacks.

There was not much.

That was exactly what created the atmosphere, because everyone had to compete for them.

Gallade’s food was carefully made by Julian.

By contrast, Julian’s own dinner was something he threw together casually.

Gallade carried his food and found an empty spot to sit.

Unexpectedly, Hakamo-o and Primeape brought their plates and sat on either side of him.

In their own way, they expressed their welcome to Gallade joining the team.

Croagunk puffed up the poison sacs in his cheeks.

Another powerful Pokémon has joined the team

Croagunk glanced at Farfetch’d.

I have to train even harder. Otherwise, my position in the team...

Then Croagunk glanced at Torchic.

...might only be above Torchic.

He grabbed a handful of Pokémon food and stuffed it into his mouth.

He had to eat more and train more, striving to evolve as soon as possible.

Julian saw Croagunk’s little actions and smiled as he took a bite of his sandwich.

Farfetch’d looked at Gallade a few times.

It felt that Gallade’s style was very similar to its own.

Perhaps it could interact more with Gallade.

It could learn from Gallade how to become as strong as him.

And better serve their Trainer.

Seeing the slight admiration in Farfetch’d’s eyes as it looked at Gallade, Julian’s gaze turned thoughtful.

Indeed, Gallade and Galarian Farfetch’d both resembled fighters who strictly adhered to chivalry.

He could arrange for Farfetch’d and Gallade to train as a small group.

Farfetch’d used its leek to perform moves, while Gallade used his elbow blades. The moves they used were more or less similar.

Judging from Gallade’s smooth, flowing movements while helping cut vegetables earlier, and comparing them to Farfetch’d’s training performance, Gallade’s blade technique was much stronger than Farfetch’d’s.

In front of Gallade, Farfetch’d was just a fresh recruit.

After dinner, Primeape excitedly jumped up and down.

It wanted to battle Gallade as soon as possible.

As for Gallade, even his eating movements appeared extremely elegant.

Farfetch’d tried to imitate the way Gallade ate, but it looked somewhat comical.

Julian walked over to Farfetch’d with a smile.

"You don’t need to learn that. Eat in whatever way is most comfortable for you. Don’t worry too much about it."

But releasing one’s nature like Torchic and burying one’s whole face directly into the food bowl was going to the other extreme.

Julian stepped forward and pulled Torchic out of the bowl.

"Torchic, control yourself a little. Nobody is stealing your food."

After Julian put Torchic down, it quickly buried itself back in again.

After Gallade finished eating, he also stood up, battle intent appearing in his eyes.

He also wanted to measure how much strength his new teammates possessed.

"Then let’s go to the battlefield and spar with each other."

Even Torchic had finished eating and was lying on the ground with a round belly.

Farfetch’d, who had been absorbed in admiring Gallade’s bearing, still had a little less than half left. At this moment, it abandoned its dignity and hurriedly stuffed food into its mouth.

It did not want to miss Gallade’s first battle.

Damn mouth, hurry up and eat

Julian picked up Torchic, who seemed to have fainted from too many carbs.

"You should watch too. It will be very helpful for your growth."

Gallade and Primeape took their stances.

Primeape, who had been unable to hold back for some time, directly charged forward while swinging its fist.

Opening with Mega Punch.

It seemed Primeape took Gallade very seriously as an opponent.

Purple light lit up on both of Gallade’s blades, and he faced Primeape head-on.

The move Psycho Cut could be said to be the move most suited to a Sharpness Gallade.

Gallade’s powerful force directly cut open Primeape’s punch, slashed across Primeape’s chest, and sent it flying.

Primeape crashed into a rock, smashing even the rock apart.

Gallade paused.

This was his first battle in front of his Trainer, so he had wanted to perform a little better. Unexpectedly, he had accidentally attacked too heavily.

He hoped Primeape would be all right.

Julian smiled.

"Gallade, don’t worry and attack freely. The heavier you hit Primeape, the happier it gets."

Gallade nodded.

The facts were indeed so.

Primeape excitedly rushed out from among the shattered rocks.

This time, it opened directly with Dynamic Punch.

Gallade used Psycho Cut again, but this time he did not clash with Primeape head-on.

Instead, he used one hand to deflect the punch, then struck Primeape heavily in the chest with the other.

Primeape was sent flying again, rolling a long distance in a wretched state before finally stopping when it crashed into a rock on the field.

Surprise flashed through Julian’s eyes.

The move used was Psycho Cut, but it also contained some techniques from Fury Cutter and Detect.

This Gallade’s training level was very high.

With Gallade’s ability, he naturally sensed that Primeape’s strength was increasing as its anger rose.

But no matter how strong that power became, if it could not hit the enemy, it was no different from having no power.

After Primeape stood up, its next attack became more cautious.

The power of Dynamic Punch gathered in its fist, held back without being released.

Primeape even planned to trade injuries for injuries, but Gallade gave it no opportunity.

Gallade suddenly leapt into the air and spun, striking Primeape’s back with his blade.

Aerial Ace.

A non-Flying-type Pokémon had actually used such a stunning Aerial Ace.

Primeape fell face-first to the ground.

A fierce rage surged up, forcing it to rise and throw out Dynamic Punch.

Detect.

A light flashed in Gallade’s eyes, and Primeape’s movements were completely seen through.

He turned his body and hooked his foot at Primeape’s feet.

A light Low Kick.

Primeape fell face-first to the ground again.

Primeape became furious with embarrassment, but it was impotent rage.

When Primeape’s proud anger could not play its role, the flaws in its insufficient physical foundation and low move mastery were fully exposed.

Even without using Sharpness, Primeape was not Gallade’s opponent.

Primeape stood up.

"Key, key!"

It wanted to see what Gallade’s strongest move was.

Gallade nodded, willing to satisfy Primeape’s final wish.

He placed both hands together.

A powerful airflow wrapped around the blades, condensing into a pure white blade.

Julian’s eyes widened.

It was actually Sacred Sword.

Gallade exploded forward instantly.

He disappeared from Julian’s sight and appeared in front of Primeape, precisely stopping Sacred Sword.

At that moment, the blade was only 0.0001 millimetres away from Primeape’s neck.

Primeape’s eyes widened.

From the moment Sacred Sword appeared to the moment it was slashed out, it had not blinked once.

Yet it had been completely unable to defend against Gallade’s Sacred Sword.

It had lost.

Completely lost.

Julian sucked in a cold breath.

Gallade...

Terrifying!

With Gallade being this powerful, Julian felt that there was not much he could do for him.

Sacred Sword dispersed, and Gallade nodded slightly to Primeape.

Then he walked to Julian’s side and stood there like a knight attending his lord.

Julian frowned slightly.

Gallade lacked his own conviction.

Although powerful, he was somewhat hollow.

It was just like that Sacred Sword.

It looked powerful and grand.

But now that Julian thought about it carefully, that blade lacked conviction.

It could not cut through something truly hard.

The heart.

He had to make Gallade’s heart resonate with his own.

He had to help Gallade find a reason to draw his sword for himself, and for everyone.

That was right.

This was what Julian could do for Gallade.

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