"Research matters." Natsuhiko responded casually.
Just as expected.
Once this sentence was spoken, Lance and the others had no further desire to inquire.
Research matters, only Hilona barely has the qualification and capability to delve into it, while others mostly can't chime in.
"But Natsuhiko, the power of this 'Z Move' is indeed somewhat outrageous."
Temporarily suppressing the thought in his heart, Natsuhiko smiled and said:
"The power of 'Z Move' is strong, but its drawbacks are obvious. It burdens the Trainer too much and demands too high a timing control from them, and more importantly, it's too slow in releasing."
"Indeed, Ilima's 'Z Move' was just too slow in execution, otherwise Infernape might not have managed to burst out at the end."
Flint quite agreed with Natsuhiko's viewpoint.
"Then why is it that your Eevee doesn't seem to have this problem when using 'Z Move', Senior Natsuhiko?" Kona asked.
Everyone's gaze focused on him.
Natsuhiko shrugged, teasingly saying, "Because I'm a Superpower User."
Watching his "smug" look and listening to his words, everyone simultaneously rolled their eyes.
He sat in his place for a while.
Natsuhiko found he still couldn't really pay attention to the match inside the venue.
Standing up, he said to them:
"No, I must go find Professor Oak, you guys do your best, don't get disqualified before even facing someone."
After getting their consent, Natsuhiko quickly left.
"What's wrong with him? Seems out of sorts," Flint couldn't help but ask.
It was rare to see Natsuhiko behave this way.
Lance shook his head.
"Perhaps... there's some significant discovery. Dr. Yamanashi also looks like this when he suddenly gets a flash of inspiration about a subject," Hilona hesitated and speculated.
...
...
"Natsuhiko, what's up? Why the sudden call?"
At a café somewhere on the commercial street.
Professor Oak cheerfully sat opposite Natsuhiko and asked.
As one of the main committee members, this sudden departure was not really ideal.
Natsuhiko rubbed his cup, with his head bowed, appearing somewhat hesitant.
His demeanor caused Professor Oak to take it seriously, slowly retracting the smile on his face.
Leaning forward closely, he whispered, "Is there a girl you fancy?"
Poof—
Natsuhiko spewed out a mouthful of coffee, looking shocked at Professor Oak.
Professor Oak calmly wiped his face, looking at Natsuhiko with an "I've been there" expression.
He earnestly said, "What's there to be embarrassed about? You're not that young anymore, it's quite normal. My boy also... when he fancied someone back then..."
Speaking of this, Professor Oak cheerfully laughed again.
His eyes showed a hint of reminiscence, seemingly recalling how popular he was back then among the league.
"Teacher Agatha, why are you here?"
Upon hearing.
Professor Oak's face dramatically changed, all the fond memories in his mind were immediately overwhelmed by Agatha's sinister face.
Startled, he hurriedly stood up, grinning awkwardly at his surroundings, "Haha, Agatha..."
But the problem was.
There was no Agatha behind him.
Natsuhiko stifled his laughter.
One of Professor Oak's greatest nemeses was his mentor Agatha.
Look how terrified he was.
Realizing there was no one behind him, Professor Oak quickly adjusted.
Feeling rather embarrassed, he scratched his head.
"Ahem, Natsuhiko you know, my relationship with Agatha was quite good back in those days."
Natsuhiko nodded repeatedly, "Of course, of course, Teacher Agatha often mentions you in front of me."
Speaking, he mimicked Agatha's eerie manner, rasping:
"Luckily, you don't resemble him."
Professor Oak: "..."
"Ahem, alright, alright." Professor Oak waved repeatedly, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Picking up his coffee to take a sip, easing the awkwardness.
After the little ruckus, Natsuhiko seemed to finally have gathered his words.
Staring into Professor Oak's eyes.
He said solemnly, "Teacher, I think I've discovered a new attribute, the eighteenth attribute."
Poof—
This time.
The one spewing coffee was Professor Oak.
Thankfully.
Natsuhiko didn't get it on his face like him, completely blocked by Natsuhiko's superpower.
But now Professor Oak didn't care about that.
"What did you say?!"
Fortunately, considering the competition had just begun, the café wasn't crowded yet.
Otherwise, that loud voice might have attracted everyone.
"I said, I seem to have found a new attribute, the eighteenth attribute." Natsuhiko repeated.
Then expressionlessly used his hand to scoop the coffee, placing every drop back into his cup.
Not a waste.
Watching Natsuhiko's actions.
Professor Oak's eye twitched.
"Are you sure?"
Natsuhiko pursed his lips.
"I can basically confirm."
Then he continued, "Do you remember the last exchange meeting? I actually wanted to mention this back then."
Professor Oak briefly recalled.
"So what you mentioned last time as a bold guess, it wasn't 'Beauty', but a new attribute?"
"Yes." Natsuhiko nodded, "It's just at that time I wasn't very sure, and facing so many research bigwigs, I was somewhat intimidated."