Are you taking advantage of me?

Even if this kind of alms-like words are true, they are extremely unpleasant.

But with the addition of Coco Dora, Kashiwagi suddenly had the illusion that holding on for three minutes was not a dream.

pity.

"Not at all! No time for discussion!"

Kashiwagi tried his best to dodge the strange force's fist and threw Cocodora far away.

Although the opponent did not give him a chance to discuss, there were obvious signs of letting go, such as using only the bottom two of the four fists, reducing the intensity of the attack, not using any moves, etc.

Anti-Cocodora?

Perhaps we should lean towards the mercy of the strange force.

What's the purpose of this? Simply asking him to come over and beat him up? How is that possible? How can the top cadres have so much time to spare?

"Look for an opportunity to hit its feet!"

Kashiwagi shouted, twisting and escaping the incoming left punch, but failed to avoid its lightning-like right hook, which was so fast that there was a faint flash of light.

Bang!

"ha!"

After the indescribable dullness, severe pain poured into his mind from his lower abdomen. Kashiwagi's back hit the iron mesh of the octagonal cage heavily, and his body suddenly bent like a boiled river shrimp, and his teeth almost bit his tongue.

What a fast combo!

This guy's level is definitely not low!

Protect your chin!

He hurriedly raised his arms, and then a hot feeling and a huge push came from his right arm. The former quickly turned into a heartbreaking pain. The burning feeling was like a muscle being torn, and his whole body also felt...

Fall to the ground.

Snap.

His body trembled several times.

The thoughts in my mind are very beautiful, such as counterattack with blood, tacit cooperation with Cocodora, and even using [Reckless] to defeat the monster.

But in a serious confrontation, he couldn't even walk for half a minute and didn't even have a chance to signal.

Not far away, Kokodora saw Kashiwagi being knocked down and hurriedly attacked the monster. Unexpectedly, the opponent looked like it had eyes on the back of its head. Not only did it easily dodge it, but it also grabbed its head with one hand and lifted it up.

"Awesome~"

Guai Li casually used his other hand to block the mud spitted out by Cocodola.

【Throwing mud】A fool in the face? You have to hit the target.

"Ahem...put it down...I give up."

Kashiwagi raised his body with difficulty, his shaking heart and sore right arm leaving him speechless.

But he still forced himself to pull off the gloves with his mouth, and used his last bit of strength to quickly take Kokodora back into the Poké Ball under the puzzled gaze of Wei Li.

After doing this, he shrunk the elf ball and protected it in his arms, curled up to protect his vitals, and slapped the ring hard with his right hand.

This is what it means to admit defeat.

I chose to give up because I saw the gap between the two sides. If I continued fighting, I would just get beaten in vain. Although I had some confidence in my physical fitness, if my spleen ruptured, I would die on the spot.

There was silence.

Kashiwagi, who had not received a response for a long time, heard the strong man's voice.

"Get up."

He straightened up slowly and saw the strong man squatting in front of him. He placed the kettle and towel in front of him, less than one meter apart, and Wei Li quietly left the octagonal cage.

The strong man asked: "Is there anything you want to say?"

Kashiwagi didn't drink water, but wiped the painful sweat from his face with a towel, "...No."

"Weak people have no right to speak. What do you think of this sentence?"

"truth."

"You made Chester lose face, hurt his subordinates, and hindered his plans. The team will definitely deal with you in the future. What are you going to do?"

"...resistance."

"Ha, are you resisting like this today?"

"..."

"The reason why you are safe now is because someone above you has a good impression of you."

The strong man sat down carelessly, as if he was not the one who tricked the person just now, and said with a normal expression: "But that person's attention is limited. The day he forgets about you, you will die."

"...please help me point the way."

Kashiwagi endured the cramping in his abdominal muscles and tried to be sincere.

"Next week, we have a Pokémon competition with the Vicious Dogs. If you win, you will be the team leader of the Sand Team. I will support you from now on. If you lose, you can figure it out by yourself. Is there any problem?"

The strong man's tone was extremely calm, but when his eyes swept over his body, he gave people a terrifying and oppressive feeling of being stared at by a ring bear.

Extremely dangerous!

You may be attacked at any time, run away!

Kashiwagi felt his heart beating violently and took a deep breath: "No, Lord Soshiro."

"Um?"

"...boss."

"Well, go ahead."

Amid Sōshiro's unceremonious eviction action, he clutched his abdomen and left the ring.

Kaili, who was replenishing his body with water, looked at his leaving figure, then glanced at Soshiro who was wondering what he was thinking in the octagonal cage, and sighed helplessly.

I have been using this routine for so many years and I never feel tired of it.

Speaking of which, that young man was really good at hiding, so he couldn't help but add some bullets and punches to his attack.

Talent.

The talent we lack most.

outside the door.

Kashiwagi didn't go far when he saw the leader.

"Hey, did you get beaten?"

The leader didn't seem surprised by his miserable appearance, and said with a smile: "Who was beaten by him? How many punches did he receive?"

"...Strange strength, two punches."

"My endurance is not good. It needs to be improved. You have to practice in this area. Whether you are a younger brother or a trainer, what can you do if you can't get beaten?"

The leader walked to a vending machine on the side of the road, bought two bottles of energy drinks, threw one to him, "Please."

"Thanks."

Kashiwagi stretched out his hand to catch it, thought for a moment, opened it and drank.

The cold drink slid down the esophagus, and the comfortable feeling made the pain in the abdomen lessen a lot.

"These words may not be appropriate for me to say." The leader suddenly said, "But since the boss is willing to see you, it means that he actually appreciates you."

"Um."

"I'm doing this for your own good, so that you can stay calm and don't let down his expectations."

"I know."

"As long as you know... you can just wander around. There are many interesting places in the dungeon. I have something to do and I'll leave first." The leader threw the finished drink bottle to the ground and left in a hurry.

wait--

Kashiwagi still remembered the information, but the other party left very quickly, turning left and disappearing.

He had no choice but to stay where he was, staring at the rough cement floor in a daze.

Hundreds of meters away.

The leader opened a door and got in.

"How about it?"

Someone came up and asked.

The leader shook his head, "I don't know how to describe it. In short, this child may be different from those we have known before."

"I just hope that I don't hate the boss too much. The boss is the same. He does this every time he meets someone he admires. It's like pushing people away."
To be continued...