Chapter 69: The Blunt Guy
After the Potion was sprayed, the injured Dragonair briefly fell unconscious, causing the three newly arrived Dragonite to sweat nervously.
Fortunately, Arthur remained composed throughout. He not only personally helped clean the Dragonair's wounds and stabilize her condition but also managed to analyze a significant amount of information from her injuries.
"There are traces resembling corrosion on the wounds, and the Dragonair's own self-healing ability is being suppressed. This indicates the enemy likely used some kind of Fairy-type move. After all, targeting a Dragon-type Pokémon, using Fairy-type moves is a very standard approach.
At the same time, the Dragonair has numerous wounds from sharp cuts. Many fish in the nearby sea, including those Luvdisc and Relicanth, died from similar attacks. Many abilities can cause such injuries, but considering the residual 'Psychic Terrain' effect in this area previously, I lean towards the enemy using the Psychic-type move 'Psycho Cut'.
Combining this information, and assuming there wasn't more than one enemy, a Pokémon capable of simultaneously mastering 'Psychic Terrain', 'Psycho Cut', and some Fairy-type moves... I believe the highest probabilities are Gardevoir, Gallade, or Jynx."
After this analysis concluded, everyone on the boat, regardless of whether they were human or dragon, stared at him dumbfounded.
He deduced so much content just from glancing at the Dragonair's injuries?!
While everyone else was still clueless and without any leads, this person had already narrowed down the range of culprits to just a few specific Pokémon species.
At this moment, the thoughts revealed in the eyes of the three Dragonite were singular: How are you so ridiculously capable?
However, Arthur simply looked back at them calmly.
As if to say: Basic procedure, nothing to see here.
Subsequently, Dragonite One was the quickest to react.
"None of those three types of Pokémon exist within our territory."
Simultaneously, the nearby Azumarill also hurried to clarify, stating that their tribe always abided by the rules, kept to themselves, and were a model community within the reserve—after all, Arthur had just mentioned the enemy possessed Fairy-type skills, and the Azumarill feared being targeted by a certain reckless goofball.
Although as Fairy-types they had an advantage over Dragon-types, that also depended on the comparison of strength. Their own matriarch might genuinely possess the ability to slay dragons, but the younger generations currently on the boat, even if tied together, probably couldn't defeat any single one of the three Dragonite.
Besides, Dragonite weren't limited to only using Dragon-type moves.
"Then the most likely possibility is a human trainer," Arthur continued his reasoning.
However, this deduction startled the production team members on the boat.
At this point, they no longer cared about intruding into the camera shot and quickly came forward to remind Arthur.
"Should we perhaps not get involved in this matter?"
Everyone knew that the ruling powers in the Crescent Bay Reserve were the Dragonite, Milotic, and Kingdra families, with the Dragonite clan being particularly the strongest.
They were pseudo-legendary Pokémon, after all, and Dragon-types generally have long lifespans and extremely high individual potential.
Under such circumstances, anyone who still dared to come to the reserve specifically to provoke the Dragonite clan couldn't possibly be considered normal.
What they were currently doing was planning an exploration show, not a 'seeking death' show!
However, at this moment, Arthur seemed to have become completely intrigued. He paid no mind to the production team uncle's warning and remained focused on his analysis.
"But if a human trainer did this, then what was the motive? And since they already left behind 'Psychic Terrain', why..."
He wanted to say, why leave the Dragonair alive, but considering the feelings of the three Dragonite present, he didn't fully voice his thoughts.
Actually, there were quite a few suspicious points here.
If it were wild Pokémon fighting over territory, they might simply attack and injure their rivals. But if humans were responsible, would they really not take away a Dragonair—worth millions alive, and whose body could sell for at least hundreds of thousands dead?
Or perhaps the attacker's goal was precisely to lure these three Dragonite here?
In that case, what could they possibly be after?
Just as Arthur was continuously brainstorming, on the deck, the Dragonair, having received initial Potion treatment, finally woke up.
The physical constitution of Pokémon compared to humans is truly bafflingly robust.
If a human had sustained injuries like this Dragonair's, they could almost expect the standard doctor's three-liner: "Can't be treated, prepare for the worst, goodbye."
However, as a Pokémon, simply having her wounds cleaned and sprayed with Potion was enough to pull her back from immediate life-threatening danger.
"Woo woo woo!"
Upon waking, seeing the three Dragonite in front of her, this Dragonair instantly broke down emotionally, crying like a child, and sobbing out words amidst her wails.
Arthur couldn't understand the dragon language, but fortunately, a nearby Azumarill kindly translated.
"She says those Luvdisc and Relicanth were all cut down protecting her. She's very sad."
Unfortunately, Arthur was a blunt, straightforward guy; empathy completely failed to occur to him at this moment.
Or perhaps, the Azumarill translated specifically because they recognized him as an emotionally detached, straightforward guy.
They were hoping he could deduce something further.
"Cut down? So the skill the enemy used was indeed 'Psycho Cut'?"
The injured Dragonair turned her head and glared at him angrily, crying even more sorrowfully.
Arthur understood.
"It seems it was indeed 'Psycho Cut', no mistake. Were there many enemies? Or perhaps only one? Otherwise, your guards' first thought should have been to escape with you or call for backup, not to fight."
"Sakura and Kong weren't guards, they were my friends!"
The Dragonair finally spoke in human language at this point.
For intelligent Pokémon, human language isn't a particularly difficult skill to learn. What Arthur didn't know yet was that Flora's Dragonair could also speak; she was just usually too proud to bother conversing with ordinary humans.
"Okay, okay. Then can you tell me how your friends died? What was the enemy? Gardevoir? Gallade? Or some other Pokémon?"
Now, even the Azumarill who had just been helping translate couldn't help but let their ears droop, using them to cover their eyes.
This human's emotional intelligence had suddenly plummeted so drastically, even they could hardly bear to watch...
However, Arthur couldn't care less about this.
Anyway, even if his emotional intelligence were higher, a wild Dragonair from the reserve was highly unlikely to follow him.
He rarely had the patience to carefully coax Pokémon he couldn't potentially recruit.
He was a practical person.
The Dragonair glared at him once more.
Fortunately, she was still reasonable and managed to suppress her grief first to recount the events.
"We were attacked by a Gallade. There was another Pokémon hiding in the shadows that released 'Haze'; we didn't get a clear look at what it was specifically. Also, after doing all this, the Gallade was withdrawn by the red light of a Poké Ball, I saw it crystal clear!! And in the direction they left, there was also a really, really big ship!"
With this, many speculations were confirmed.
The ones who attacked were indeed human trainers.
And the mention of a "really, really big ship" instantly made everyone invariably think of the same target.
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