The Key Stone Acquired
November 5, light rain.
Capital metropolis,
Battle club,
In a battlefield.
There were no spectators around. Bruce and a man wearing a hat stared at each other from afar.
Blaziken stood in front of Bruce, panting slightly with some remaining scars on its body.
Directly in front of it stood a humanoid Pokemon clad in lavender samurai armor, brown all over, and wearing red boxing gloves.
[Pokemon: Hitmonchan (Fighting)
Ability: Iron Fist
Title: Gym
Level: Lv 44 (Ace)]
At this moment, Hitmonchan's competitive condition wasn't good either, its entire body covered in large and small bruises. It was breathing heavily while glaring at Blaziken with sharp eyes.
"Mach Punch," the man in the hat said with flickering eyes.
Suddenly, Hitmonchan stepped forward and rushed at Blaziken at an astonishing speed. At the same time, it threw a punch with lightning speed, and white light flashed.
However, the battle between the two Pokemon had been ongoing for a while, and Blaziken's ability was gradually taking effect. Its current speed was unimaginable.
In the next second, as Hitmonchan approached Blaziken, it threw its right fist straight at Blaziken's abdomen.
"Swoosh!"
Blaziken's eyes froze, and it turned to the left, easily dodging the sudden punch from Hitmonchan.
"So fast."
Watching this scene, a trace of horror flashed in the eyes of the man in the hat, and he muttered softly.
Immediately afterward, he spread his arms and shouted, "Close Combat."
Hitmonchan wasn't discouraged after its attack was dodged. With sharp eyes, it charged at Blaziken again, swinging its fists in pairs—26 in total—like a storm, with the wind suddenly roaring. Each strike was unimaginably fast.
"Focus Punch," Bruce thought for a moment, then shouted directly.
Blaziken didn't evade. The Focus Energy was completed in an instant, and then the strength of its entire body emerged, power gathering in its two fists, and the terrifying punch erupted suddenly!
Boom!
Suddenly, the first wind was strong and powerful, and the terrifying shockwave swallowed Hitmonchan directly!
The hard battlefield ground cracked noisily, and huge amounts of dust and smoke rose.
"Yes!"
As the dust and smoke gradually dissipated, Hitmonchan was already lying on the ground with swirls in its eyes.
"Hitmonchan is incapacitated!"
"Therefore, as an official—"
The referee looked down, raised the flag, and said loudly:
The man in the hat retrieved Hitmonchan, quickly walked in front of Bruce, shook his hand, and said, "Indeed, you are the champion of this year's freshman exchange competition, well taught."
Bruce smiled faintly at a randomly chosen rival and replied, "You're welcome."
Watching the man in the hat walk away, Bruce murmured softly, "You already know my identity, seeing that the Ace-level Blaziken is so calm."
"As expected of an Ace Trainer."
Seeing the man far from the battlefield, the man in the hat took out his phone and sent a message to his good brother.
"Damn it, do you still remember the champion of this year's freshman exchange competition? It's that Bruce."
"His Blaziken has reached Ace level!"
"Damn it, it's outrageous!"
Bruce retrieved Blaziken and soon left the battle club.
The reason he suddenly came to the battle club today was that Blaziken finally broke through to the Ace level yesterday.
Yes, from early July until now, it took Blaziken a full four months to grow from the rookie level to the Ace level.
Compared to some trainers who achieved championships in a year, this result is really not worth mentioning. But fortunately, Bruce and Blaziken are satisfied.
His starter Pokemon has entered the Ace level, which is also a milestone.
Blaziken is already invincible at the same level, but now, after advancing to the Ace level, its strength has skyrocketed. It is estimated that after stabilizing its power, it will be difficult to find an opponent at the Ace level.
Meanwhile, Metang and Gardevoir have also made significant progress during this period, especially under Roy's guidance. Gardevoir is showing a tendency to recover and reach almost the same level as Metang.
No matter how hard Metang works, Gardevoir might reach the Ace level one step ahead.
Bruce is naturally happy to see this kind of healthy competition within the team, preventing troublemakers from damaging the team's atmosphere.
Thoughts passed as Bruce walked to the apartment.
"Ding, Messenger."
The phone vibrated slightly, and Bruce received a message that a courier had arrived at a nearby station.
With the pickup code, Bruce received a large box. He weighed it in his hands and resolutely gave up the idea of carrying it back.
So, he directly resorted to Psychic to levitate the box and closely followed it.
Of course, along the way, he naturally garnered countless gazes.
Fortunately, many students live nearby, and most of them recognize Bruce and know that he is a psychic.
This way, Bruce not only didn't see strange looks but also had people coming up to ask if he needed help.
After a long time, Bruce moved the large box back to his apartment.
"What's in here?"
Bruce squatted down and curiously looked at it: "Then I found out that the delivery address on the courier receipt was Fairbay City."
Just as he was thinking about it, his phone rang in his pocket.
Bruce pulled out his phone—it was a call from Emma.
"Hey, Bruce, I just got a message. Did you get home with the stuff?" Emma said.
"It's a big box, and it's already home," Bruce replied.
"What's inside? It's quite heavy," he added.
Emma chuckled softly and said, "Didn't you search for the whereabouts of those two stones a while ago?"
"Could it be that there are…"
Hearing this, Bruce's eyes lit up, and his breathing gradually became heavy.
"No," Emma replied, shaking her head and directly crushing Bruce's hopes.
"Your dad and I searched for a long time based on the features you provided, whether at home or in the mansion, and even asked some friends for you, but we couldn't find these two stones.
Speaking of this, Emma added softly, "The features you provided are too vague. There are many similar stones, but they don't feel the same.
Hearing this, Bruce smirked sheepishly. Not to mention Emma found it vague; he himself felt that the features of the Key Stone and the Evolution Stone were quite vague unless he placed the stone in front of him to accurately distinguish them.
After all, he couldn't restore the appearance of the two stones 100%, which greatly increased the difficulty of the search.
"So your dad and I collected a bunch of similar stones and sent them to you so you could see for yourself if any of them are real.
"If not, we'll think of a solution," Emma said.
"Thanks, Mom."
"Alright, check to see if it's real or not. Call me later." Emma hung up the phone after saying this.
Bruce squatted down and used scissors to open the large box, revealing a pile of small rocks.
Bruce simply sat directly on the floor, pulling out each stone one by one and distinguishing them at the same time.
"This one isn't…"
"Well, this one isn't either…"
Soon, Bruce pulled out most of the stones.
Suddenly, a small crystalline gem reflected sunlight, refracting rainbow-colored light and shining with a crystalline brilliance.
"This one..."
Bruce carefully placed this gem in his palm and observed it closely.
This is exactly the same as the Key Stone in his memory.
He took a deep breath, then closed his eyes slightly, and a wave of super energy radiated in all directions.
In the next second, Bruce showed a broad smile.
He felt abundant energy within the gem.
"Yes, this is the Key Stone."
The Key Stone, a gem containing emotional power, can react with Mega Stones to make Pokemon Mega Evolve using Mega Stones.
[What's this?]
Roy slowly approached, looking at the Key Stone Bruce admired with doubt in his eyes.
Bruce raised his eyes, looked at Roy seriously, and said solemnly, "This is the Key Stone."
"An item that could change the world."
Bruce then carefully placed the Keystone on the coffee table and then looked at the remaining stones in the box.
-Since you already have the Keystone, let's get an evolutionary stone from Blaziken, Metagross or Gardevoir," he muttered under his breath with sparkling eyes.
But the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
The rest are ordinary stones.
"It's done. It's so good to find a Keystone," Bruce consoled himself.
Indeed it is. The quantity of Keystones and Mega Evolution Stones is extremely scarce and there is no fixed place of production. If you want to find them, you can only rely on luck.
Only Steven can be proud enough to present the Mega Evolution Stone.
"But now that we have the Keystone, the next step is to manufacture the Keystone device."
The Keystone device is used to limit the energy of the Keystone, allowing the Trainer to choose whether to Mega Evolve or not.
Steven's Key Stone necklace pin and Diantha's Key Stone necklace are Key Stone devices.
Most of the time, Key Stone appears in the form of bracelets and bangles.
But now that the Key Stone has been found, the production of the Key Stone device is much easier.
"Don't worry about the style, you can make it while searching for Mega Evolution stones," Bruce thought secretly.
Immediately afterward, Bruce dialed Emma's phone and informed her of the Keystone's discovery.
"Just find it," Emma said with a smile.
"So, are there any more clues about the other type of stone you mentioned?" Emma asked again.
Hearing this, Bruce pondered for a moment and then replied, "Since this type of stone has never appeared before, it should be hidden in an inaccessible place or in a place with a lot of strange stones."
"Inaccessible... so many strange stones..." muttered Emma under her breath, then said with a twinkle in her eye, "There is a place that meets both of these conditions."
"Where?" asked Bruce.
"Where your grandfather is now, in the 100,000 mountains of the southwest border."