About forty-five mier, the elite butler, eared ever-effit, arrived at the cert hall to inform the group that the battle site had been renovated.

  Forty-five minutes, definitely not more than fifty, was an impressive dispy of efficy, even though the lead time barely stretched beyond a minute.

  "Phew, it's finally ready... A real-life Pokémon battle." Kaminari gently set down the electric guitar in his hand, exged aed gh Momo and Kyoka, and smiled in anticipation.

  At this moment, his joy was hahrill he had felt when he developed the 'Raikiri.' For Kaminari, this was the realization of dreams he could only have longed for in his previous life, dreams that seemed forever unattainable.

  The three of them followed the butler out of the mansion, walking down a beautifully ndscaped path fnked by cssical Western-style sculpture fountains, until they arrived at the entrance of a t, ten-story building.

  "Please."

  The butler stepped to the side, l his body slightly in a respectful posture. At his cue, the grand doors to the building slowly slid open, revealing the interior.

  When Kaminari stepped inside and took in the sight, he couldn't help but excim, "~Wow!"

  Especially when his eyes nded on the giant Poké Ball pattern embedded into the bright yellow floor, his entire body trembled with excitement.

  To be fair, the ges to the venue wereehe basketball hoops at either end had been removed, and the floor markings were redoo resemble a Pokémon battlefield. The rest—lights, seating, and other amenities—remained untouched.

  It was evident why the renovations had only taken forty-five minutes.

  But even with such simple ges, Kaminari felt a surge of exhiration. He quickly ran to the right side of the field ahusiastically called out, "Hurry up, let's start a match already!"

  He then turo Kyoka, who was about to head toward the audience seats, and shouted, "Kyoka, you should be the referee! This is the first-ever Pokémon battle in this world. How it happen without a referee?"

  "OK!"

  Kyoka's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing Kaminari's suggestion. Just then, the impeccably dressed butler pulled out a pair of red and blue fgs from behind him.

  "I believe you might hese," he said.

  "Ah, thank you, thank you…"

  Kyoka stared bnkly at the fgs in her hands, then looked at the butler with an expression of disbelief. She hadn't expected him to be this well-prepared, even with referee fgs.

  "Buzz."

  At that moment, the four three-dimensional LED dispys mounted on the ceiling suddenly lit up, showing the portraits of Kaminari, Momo, Pikachu, and Vulpix. Kaminari and Pikachu were dispyed on a red background, while Momo and Vulpix appeared on a blue one.

  It was just like a gym battle in the Pokémon ahe only regret was that they only had one Pokémon each.

  "Did this just get installed?" Momo asked, a bit surprised. She was certain the venue had no such dispys before, as it was inally a space for family eai.

  "Yes, ma'am," the butler replied. "I noticed that the official battle venues in the animation always have dispy ss, so I had these installed as part of the multimedia information system."

  "Well done."

  Momo gave a casual pliment before walking to the other side of the battlefield with 'Vulpix' in her arms. She turned bainari and smiled.

  "Kaminari, are you ready?" Kyoka, now standing in the ter of the battlefield and holding the red and blue fgs, asked seriously.

  "Of course!" Kaminari shouted back.

  "Ready," Momo nodded.

  "Then, from now on, there will be a Pokémon battle between Trainer Kaminari Denki and Trainer Yaoyorozu Momo!" Kyoka decred loudly, mimig the referees in the a ity, though, that the only person in the audience was the butler.

  "The rules are a knoatch with one Pokémon each. The battle ends when one Pokémon loses its ability to fight or leaves the battlefield!"

  After hearing the rules, Momo smiled fidently and called out, "Then I'll start first—Vulpix!"

  "Uuuuu!"

  "In that case, Pikachu, it's your turn!" Kaminari shouted excitedly. 'Pikachu,' who had been perched on his shoulder, leaped into the field, log eyes with the 'Vulpix' in the distance.

  "Game start!"

  Kyoka raised her fgs with a sharp motion and annouhe match. Kaminari wasted no time, shouting, "Pikachu, use one huhousand volts!"

  "Pika—chu!"

  Bright golden currents surged from 'Pikachu,' f bolts of lightning that merged into a massive lightning pilr. It crackled violently as it tore through the air, heading straight for the vigint 'Vulpix.'

  "Dodge with high-speed movement! Then ter with sparks!"

  The 'Vulpix,' small and agile, darted out of the way in a blur. Without looking back at the scorched grou behind by the lightning, it ran a few steps forward and spat out a small, glowing fme.

  "Pikachu, jump to dodge!" Kaminari called out.

  "Pika!"

  Just as the sparks closed in, 'Pikachu' bent its legs and leaped into the air.

  "Boom!"

  Although it was a small fme, it still left a dark, charred mark on the floor, causing the butler to frown.

  "It seems the floor material will o be repced…" he murmured.

  Meanwhile, Kaminari was fully immersed itle. Seizing the moment as 'Pikachu' avoided the sparks, he shouted, "One huhousand volts!"

  "Pika!"

  Electricity crackled again as anhtning bolt shot toward 'Vulpix,' who had just fis attack.

  "No! Don't get hit!" Momo's face showed a flicker of worry. Her 'Vulpix,' being meical, was far more vulnerable to electricity than a real Vulpix. A single direct hit might re pletely incapacitated.

  "Vulpix, use Fme Jet!"

  Realizing there was no time to dodge, Momo ordered her stro fire attack.

  "Boom!"

  A r jet of fmes collided with the golden lightning in mid-air. The two attacks were evenly matched, creating a brilliant csh of energy.

  "Boom!!"

  The energy reached its limit and exploded, sending shockwaves across the battlefield. Kaminari's golden eyes locked on the smoke-filled area as he analyzed the situation.

  "Their power levels are about equal, but pared to Pikachu, Vulpix should be ing more energy," Kaminari thought. 'Pikachu' only o draw electrical energy from its energy crystal, while 'Vulpix' had to vert electrical energy into fire.

  "Pikachu, use high-voltage electricity to rush in!"

  At his and, 'Pikachu' became enveloped in dark goldericity. The powerful charge propelled it forward at incredible speed, closing in on 'Vulpix.'

  But Momo's and caught both Kaminari and Kyoka off guard.

  "Vulpix, use Shadow e!"

  A light blue glow surrounded 'Vulpix,' and suddenly four identical es appeared alongside it.

  "What?!" Kaminari was shocked as 'Pikachu' passed straight through one of the es, only to find itself surrounded by five identical 'Vulpix.'

  "Don't be surprised. It's just virtual imaging," Momo expined calmly, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. "If 'Pikachu' uses its dete system, it easily identify the real one."

  Kaminari hesitated for a moment before shaking his head. "No, we're battling like in the Pokémoing. Pikachu doesn't have dete skills like superpowers."

  He smiled and added, "But it seems Pikachu learn Shadow e too."

  "Pikachu, use Shadow e!"

  Moments ter, five 'Vulpix' and five 'Pikachu' filled the battlefield. The se suddenly became spectacur.

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