"Certainly!" Henry replied, although he found the situation a bit odd. He didn't dwell on it and instead became more excited, saying, "Pokémon battles are the most thrilling when they involve real, physical exges! The scars left on their muscles beedals of honor! e on, Naoki, let's see your strong Pokémon's muscles in a!"

  As he spoke, Henry struck a pose remi of a bodybuilding testant showing off his muscles.

  Having spent so much time with Henry, even his Ineroar seemed to have picked up on his enthusiasm. At Henry's words, the Ineroar flexed its muscles in unison with its trainer, letting out low, intimidating roars.

  "Hoo! Ha! Hey!"

  Naoki stood there, a bit speechless. 'Is this really happening?' he wondered, feeling like he was in the middle of some strange dream. A mental image of a prompt saying "Muscle Man Henry is here to challenge!" fshed through his mind.

  However, there roblem. Naoki wasirely sure what moves Koraidon could use, let alone how to and it in a battle.

  After a brief moment of silenaoki looked at Koraidon.

  'Koraidon,' Naoki thought, 'it's all on you.'

  Without any need for words, Koraidon stood up from its four-limbed stariding fidently to Naoki's side, then turo face the imposing Ineroar.

  "Raao!" Koraidon roared, ready for battle.

  Naoki's eyes followed Koraidon, and when his gaze met Henry's, the battle officially began.

  Henry, full of energy, pointed forward and anded, "Ineroar, use intimidate!"

  At the and, Ineroar raised its head a out a powerful roar aimed directly at Koraidon, trying to intimidate it.

  "Ooouuhh!"

  Koraidon tilted its head slightly, seemingly puzzled by the roar, but otherwise ued.

  The moment the roar ended, Ineroar sprang into a. Its sharp cws extended from its pads, and with a powerful thrust of its muscur legs, it leaped towards Koraidon with ferocious speed.

  But just as Ineroar closed in, Koraidon smoothly sidestepped, allowing Ineroar's cws to miss by mere inches.

  "What?! Such speed?!" Henry excimed, eyes wide with shock.

  Koraidon wasted no time. It leaped from the snow, its body glowing with a scarlet light as the whiskers on its head transformed into wing-like structures. In one swift, powerful motion, Koraidon desded upon Ineroar with a powerful force.

  "Danger!" Henry's mind raced, and he shouted a desperate warning, "Get out of the way!"

  But it was too te.

  Ineroar turned just in time to see Koraidon's attack, but the a, fierergy radiating from Koraidon was overwhelming.

  With a thunderous "boom," a violent explosioed on the snow-cround, the force so great that it shook the nearby pirees, causing snow to cascade down in a flurry.

  When the dust and snow settled, the first thing that came into view was Koraidon's tall, scarlet figure standing victorious.

  Ineroar y motionless on the ground, clearly having lost the battle in a sirike.

  Henry stood there, stunned, disbelief etched across his face. 'Defeated in one move?' he thought, 'That Pokémon's strength is unbelievable!'

  It was then that Henry fully uood the meaning behind Naoki's earlier question, "Are you sure?"

  Looking at Naoki with newfound resped a hint of caution, Henry stammered, "W-Wait a minute!"

  Naoki gently patted Koraidon's head as it returo his side. Hearing Henry's words, he was a bit fused. "What?"

  Henry was taken abad asked, "Are you a Gym Leader or a Champion in the Paldea region?"

  "Uh..." Naoki replied holy, "If I told you I'm just a farmer from the tryside, would you believe me?"

  Henry shook his head repeatedly in disbelief. 'How could that be possible?' he thought. 'How could a try farmer raise such a powerful Pokémon?'

  Naoki didn't eborate further. Instead, he said, "If you head south from the mountain, there's Naoki Ranch, west of Kosaji Town. They sell fresh milk that helps Pokémon grow stronger. If you ever , you should check it out."

  This was a sales tactic he had picked up from Kora.

  Seeing that Naoki didn't seem to be joking, Henry was even more astonished.

  "No way, are you serious?" Henry asked, still in shock.

  "Hmm." Naoki hen poi Koraidon's muscles and even pulled its arm to show off. "Do you see these muscles? They're the result of drinking goat milk every day."

  Koraidon, though a bit resigned, cooperated with Naoki.

  Henry's face was filled with disbelief. 'If this is true, then the people of Paldea are terrifying. Even a simple farmer in the tryside have such powerful strength.'

  "Oh, fet it, I admit defeat," Henry sighed. "It seems that the muscles you've developed are on another level. We're still far behind."

  He then took out a Poké Ball and recalled his Ineroar to let it rest.

  Henry accepted his defeat sincerely. From the moment he first saw Koraidon, he k was something special. Now it was clear he wasn't wrong.

  As Koraidon stood there, its muscles appeared even more impressive. Upon closer iion, the dense red scales c its muscur frame were visible.

  Henry took a deep breath and quickly regained his posure. "In that case, I'll tell you where to find G!"

  He pulled out his map and unfolded it on a portable bench.

  Naoki leaned in to take a closer look.

  Henry poio a marked spot on the map and said, "This is where you'll find G. Head south from the camp, and you'll reach Frosted Hand, one of the Ten Sic Spots of Paldea. It's a three-pronged cliff with a cave beh it. I've seen G here before."

  'Frosted Hand.' Naoki nodded, itting the location to memory.

  Then, he mounted Koraidon and bid Henry farewell.

  Seeing Naoki's determined look, Henry was a bit puzzled. "The terraihere is really steep. It's hard for most Pokémon to navigate."

  Naoki simply smiled aly patted Koraidon's neck.

  In the moment, the bright feathers on Koraidon's head transformed into a pair of wings, ready to take flight.

  Its hind legs suddenly pushed off with incredible force, and its massive body soared straight into the sky. As its wings naturally unfolded, Koraidon began flying southward.

  Henry watched the se in utter amazement.

  'Is this even possible?' he thought. 'Not only is that Pokémon strong and muscur, but it also run, jump, and now it's flying with its trainer. And with those air sa its chest, swimming must be effortless for it too.'

  The more he thought about it, the more envious Henry became.

  'How there be such a perfeon in this world?!' He was so jealous—he wanted one just like it.

  As Naoki flew overhead, he waved down at Henry. "Goodbye, Henry!"

  Hearing Naoki's voiapped Henry out of his thoughts.

  He recalled everything that had happeoday and what Naoki had told him. He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Naoki Rano, I have to check this out for myself!"

  He still found it hard to believe that Naoki was just a try farmer.