Misty was a terrifying woman who, upon meeting Ash for the first time, dared to slap him just because Pikachu was injured! Let alone Drew, who spoke so disrespectfully; naturally, she wouldn't indulge him in the slightest.
Drew was obviously stunned by the hit. He took a step back, his eyes widened suddenly, staring at the girl in front of him for a long time. It wasn't until his face swelled up with a burning pain that he realized he had just been hit!
"You... you dare to hit me!?"
He covered his face in disbelief. Perhaps out of upbringing, or perhaps scared by Misty's aura, he didn't fight back, but just stared at Misty angrily!
"This is a lesson for you!" Misty raised her face, putting one hand on her hip. "If you dare to make fun of my friend again, I will make the right side of your face bloom too!!"
This was still her showing mercy. If she had punched toward Drew's eye just now, she would have definitely disfigured this reasonably handsome brat!
For others, Misty's move just now was too sudden. Not only did Drew not expect it, but even Ash, May, Brock, and Max were extremely surprised. No one expected Misty to get physical directly over a disagreement!
Only Natsui smiled helplessly, walked a few steps quickly, and shielded Misty behind him.
Although he didn't recognize Drew directly from his appearance just now, since Drew announced his name, he had already remembered this person and some things about him.
Drew, precisely May's biggest rival in Pokémon Contests in the future!
It can be said that in the anime, since this encounter, Drew and May dealt with each other many times, and in the end, he even silently paid attention to May!
Don't look at his condescending appearance just now; his temperament is somewhat similar to the early Gary Oak. He just has a sharp tongue, but he is actually a decent person, belonging to the type who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.
Precisely because he knew Drew had such a personality, Natsui could be so calm when Drew provoked them. But now with Misty's punch, it could almost be declared that they had officially fallen out with Drew and offended him completely.
This didn't matter to Natsui and the others. After all, they were traveling trainers who would leave here after the Ever Grande Conference. But for May, a native of the Hoenn region, gaining a rich and powerful enemy for no reason was really somewhat not worth the loss.
But what's done is done. Natsui wouldn't be indecisive or timid, but actively took this matter upon himself.
"This is a lesson for your disrespectful words, and also to let you know the basic respect for people!"
"You!!" Drew flushed instantly. From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever said this to him, nor dared to say this to him! He glared fiercely at the group and shouted loudly, "Leave here immediately! You are not welcome here!!"
Misty rolled her eyes. "Why? If you tell us to leave, we leave? We came here first!"
Drew reached out and pointed behind him. "This is the private beach of my family's summer hotel. It's not a place for you to mess around!"
The group followed the direction of Drew's finger and saw a four-story resort hotel built not far away. And this beach was exactly within the hotel's range!
No wonder there were no tourists here; it turned out to be private property!
There was no helping it. Since it was a private beach and they trespassed first, no wonder Drew came here to meddle.
Natsui and the others looked at each other. Misty turned and left first, and the rest followed.
Walking far away and returning to the crowded public beach where Drew could not be seen at all, May walked a few steps quickly and came to Misty's side.
"Misty, thank you so much just now!"
"It's nothing." Misty waved her hand indifferently. "We are friends. How could I remain indifferent when he said that about you? Besides, I also can't stand his arrogant look! As if everyone is inferior to him. And he actually dared to say we are not beautiful? Does he know how big of an offense that is to a girl!?"
"Misty..."
Not only was May moved to a mess, but even Ash and Max felt that Misty at this moment was super cool!
After leaving the beach, the group found a secluded place again and started helping May practice anew.
This time, with the addition of Natsui and the others, the training methods became diverse. Under Ash's volunteering, May simply had a simulated Pokémon Contest battle with him!
Just right. For Natsui and Misty, who hadn't seen such an event with their own eyes, they could understand its rules more before the real contest.
On the outskirts of the city, in an open field.
Natsui and Misty found a huge rock to sit on and even boiled a pot of tea on the side. May and Ash stood on both sides of the field just like in a Pokémon battle.
Brock walked to the center, acting as the referee. He looked left and right, seeing that both were ready, and shouted loudly.
"Then, starting now, the simulated contest battle begins!"
It must be said, worthy of being a former Gym Leader, Brock acted as a referee decently, not different from those professional referees at all!
As soon as Brock's voice fell, Ash threw out his Poké Ball with an excited face and shouted at the same time.
"Taillow, I choose you!"
One had to admire Ash's energy and interest.
Even though he had already fought two battles with Natsui before, his interest hadn't diminished at this time, and he was still in the mood to battle May. Just for this passion, it can only be said that he is worthy of being the destined protagonist of this world!
The Pokémon May sent out was still the Beautifly she practiced with just now.
At this time, after listening to Natsui's explanation, Misty learned that the Pokémon Contest is divided into two stages: the Performance Stage and the Battle Stage.
Generally speaking, in the Performance Stage, Coordinators display their Pokémon's moves to show beauty in order to move the judges and audience. Contestants who get high scores can enter the next round.
However, compared to other regions, in the Kanto and Hoenn Grand Festivals, there are two performance rounds. In the first round, Coordinators show their Pokémon using moves. In the second round, they can use moves arbitrarily.
In the Battle Stage, Coordinators must integrate the beauty of themselves and their Pokémon into the battle. All battles follow Double Battle rules (in Grand Festivals) or Single Battle rules (in regular contests). Coordinators are randomly selected by computer to face opponents. The person who loses the battle loses the qualification to continue participating, and the person who wins the final match is the ultimate winner.
Such rules sounded a bit complicated, making Misty click her tongue secretly.
"It's really troublesome..." She shook her head with a wry smile. "Our kind of Pokémon battle is simpler. As long as you defeat the opponent, you can advance smoothly. There aren't so many rules..."
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