Diantha shook off the intrusive thoughts. If she kept thinking, she might do something stupid for a Gardevoir skin.
Finish the match first. Then talk.
"No wonder Cynthia praises you. This skill is truly amazing." Diantha looked at the boy with complex emotions. The thought of trading her body for power made her ashamed.
"Sister Diantha flatters me. If you like it, Little Brother can help you achieve it too~," Li Yuan's Aura detected her temptation and pushed harder.
"Big Sister might not be able to afford your price," Diantha shook her head. As a Champion, she had self-control. Wait and see.
"People are alive; conditions are dead. We can talk slowly~."
"Then I need to see if your Gardevoir is worth paying for."
"Simple. Shall Little Brother demonstrate Unbound Gardevoir's ability?"
"Naturally. In that case, you have free rein. If you can injure my Gardevoir within ten minutes, you win. Deal?"
"Sister Diantha's condition is harsh. You're a Champion. If Gardevoir just teleports constantly, I can't touch her."
"If you force her to teleport, you win too," Diantha said confidently.
She was a Champion. Li Yuan's Gardevoir was only Gym Leader-level (Mega). Even with hacks, bridging the gap to Champion was huge.
Being forced to teleport by a junior would be a loss of face.
"In that case, excuse me." Li Yuan accepted.
If her teleport is sealed, and mine isn't, the advantage is huge!
Diantha probably thinks a Gym Leader-level Unbound Gardevoir can't break her Gardevoir's Psychic Shield, right?
But is that true?
Psychic power is invisible and formless. But when condensed into a shield, does it have form?
Li Yuan remembered the description of Mind Blade: Ignores type matchups and cuts through all forms.
Could it break the Psychic Shield?
To test this, Li Yuan ordered the attack.
Shasha adopted a pose she learned from somewhere unknown. She spread her arms, leaned back, chest horn pointing up.
Purple-red energy gathered at her chest, forming a red hilt.
It looked like the hilt was emerging from her chest. She grabbed it and pulled a solid psychic longsword from her "Chest Sheath."
This pose reminded Li Yuan of a familiar character. (Raiden Shogun/Ei from Genshin Impact).
So you are also... cough.
Unbound Gardevoir's slow sword-drawing shocked the audience. Many stared at her proud chest, swallowing saliva. That must be delicious.
Sadly, we can't use it. Who knows how Li Yuan plays with it in private!
Sob, why show us this? We can't handle it!
"Psycho Cut?" Diantha frowned, unsure about the sword.
Gardevoir was a Special Attacker. Even Mega Evolved, she should be Special.
But Psycho Cut (Mind Blade) was a Physical move. Could Gardevoir use it effectively?
Maybe he thinks Special Attacks can't break our defense, so he's trying Physical?
Maybe Unbound Gardevoir has boosted Attack?
Li Yuan didn't answer. He ordered Shasha to attack.
Unbound Gardevoir vanished instantly. Everyone knew she teleported for a melee strike.
Diantha's Gardevoir knew too. She raised her Psychic Shield immediately, spreading her senses to detect the teleport location.
She expected a sneak attack from behind. Unexpectedly, Shasha appeared directly in front of her, slashing the Mind Blade down at her face.
Gardevoir didn't mind. We're both Psychic types; we resist Psychic.
Plus, I'm way stronger. How can she break my defense with a Psychic move?*
So Gardevoir didn't dodge. If Shasha broke the shield, it was her skill. It's an exhibition match; I won't go all out against a junior.
Thus, under Gardevoir's calm-turned-shocked gaze, the Mind Blade shattered the Psychic Shield instantly. Without giving her time to dodge, the blade stopped at her neck.
Winner decided!
It happened too fast. Everyone was stunned.
Diantha and the audience expected Li Yuan to spend ten minutes trying to break the shield.
They were prepared to see him struggle. A Champion's shield isn't tofu.
Maybe Diantha would let him break it at the end to save face?
Even Cynthia and Mother Li thought so. They knew Li Yuan was a monster at tier-skipping battles, but beating a Champion? Unlikely.
But seeing Shasha's sword at Gardevoir's throat, everyone was dumbfounded.
Impossible. One hit broke a Champion-level shield?
Even if she wasn't serious, it shouldn't be tofu-weak!
Is he cheating? Or did the Champion throw the match?
Look at Gardevoir's shocked face. Doesn't look like a throw.
Hacks! Definitely hacks!
Referee, report him!
Female Referee (Vivian's sister, Meridian): "..."
Looks away guiltily.
Who cares if he hacks?
My Hubby hacks; what's it to you?
Give up. Everyone here belongs to Hubby!
"Garde! (I lost.)" Gardevoir's expression shifted. Although she didn't understand the principle, as a Champion's Pokémon, she accepted reality and admitted defeat gracefully.
But her gaze at Shasha became fiery. Only she knew what happened.
The moment the Mind Blade touched the shield, she felt the psychic energy forming the shield become unstable.
This instability broke the balance. Coupled with her casual attitude, she failed to reinforce it in time, leading to the shatter.
She understood the process, but not why the Mind Blade had a "counter" effect on her psychic power.
But it didn't stop her desire. A Psychic power that counters Psychic? That sounds like a super cheat!
I want it. I really want it. Should I... really sell my mistress?