Upon saying that, Jean Grey then threw out a Gren towards the open field, and his partner Pheross came out with a growl. Pheross almost had the same features as Satoshi's White Lion but instead of being a lion, it's a tiger (obviously!). But then again, both the White Lion and the Azure Lightning Tiger are part of the blue lightning type— electric types that produced blue lightning which is twice the damage throughput compared to normal electric type attacks.
"This is my partner, Pheross. I know he may look like a generic beast to you since Pherosses are actually quite common in the Beast Dimension... but this one had been with me since I was a teenager. It's strong, and we won't lose against a beginner." Jean Grey said with utmost confidence as Pheross nodded its head along, totally agreeing with its master.
Satoshi, who had been thrown into the situation suddenly, didn't know what to do. The casual fight he had with bug catcher Ray was actually a prelude to a huge event and now he's face to face with a beast master. It was a development he didn't ask for but now it was delivered to him on a silver platter and he has no choice but to take the opportunity head on.
'It's a beast master. In front of me right now is the beast master of this entire world, respected by a lot of people and is probably undefeated. He is going out of his way to challenge me to a beast battle so I should take on the challenge without holding back.' Satoshi said to himself. There was no way he would win against a master like Jean Grey but there's no way he'd back down from the challenge either.
"I'm ready whenever you are, Satoshi." Jean Grey called out.
As for Satoshi, he still had no idea whom to call. While the Statue of Captivity would have a higher chance at defeating Pheross, he didn't want to reveal something as scary as a beast statue in front of everyone. Not only would it cause a panic, it would also make headlines globally and it won't be long before he'd be targeted by the unknown bad guys again (like the strong beast tamer they encountered by the beast dimension just this morning)
"Should I just go with Ghast? But Ghast is not that... yeah he's not that useful when it comes to offensive combat... and I don't have any ground-type beasts either that could combat Pheross. It would be nice if I could call Ryu Ryoko, the Black Winged Dragon... but now that I think about it, we were too rushed that I forgot to bring her with us...'
'And it's not like I could use the Ice Empress... or Gabriel the summoner... both of them looked like humans and the people might think I'm cheating by calling them out. I guess I don't have that much of a choice, huh.' Satoshi heaved a sigh.
And then a smile formed on Satoshi's lips as he reached towards Orb Oboros, his spatial familiar. "I'm choosing you, all right? Don't let me down. I'm counting on you. Let's go Sera,"
Sera, Satoshi's only support familiar, went out squealing in excitement as she was chosen. Back inside the Orb Oboros, every familiar started debating on whether they'd be picked or not. That's why Sera was overjoyed that she was the one who got picked from eveyrone. She immediately floated down on the ground and ran towards Satoshi, nuzzling his leg as she squealed in happiness.
"Why, what is it, Sera? Are you that happy to be fighting?" Satoshi couldn't help but feel relaxed as he patted Sera on the head. The seven machine gears that floated on top of her head like halos started turning rapidly while she held Satoshi's finger with her pudgy little hands.
"Oum~!" She cried before twirling around.
Meanwhile, the crowd couldn't help but stare at Sera, falling in love with her instantly. As mentioned before, she looked like a teru teru bozu with slits for eyes and pudgy hands and legs that looked pillowy.
"What kind of beast is that? It's so cute?!"
"Wow! What kind of beast is that? It's so cute!"
"Waghhh~ it's so cute! I'M GONNA DIE!"
"Has anyone ever seen such a cute beast?"
"Too bad it's going to get an ass-whooping from Jean Grey's Pheross."
"Is it just me or do you also feel bad for that cute beast? I don't want it to get hurt."
"It looks like an angel with those gears floating on its head like a halo."
"That beast... it's so cute it must be protected at all costs!"
"All hail that cute angelic beast!"
The only one who had a different reaction from everyone was Jean Grey, who looked at Sera as if he had just seen something scary. Of course, he had all the right to since he knew full well just what Sera is... or rather, what she may be. "That tamed beast... where did you find it?"
Satoshi didn't answer anything. He remained tight-lipped since he got Sera through unnatural means. Of course, there's no way he'd disclose such important information.
Jean Grey forced a smile on his face as he commanded his Pheross to be mindful of Satoshi's tamed beast. Even though he had no idea what specific tamed beast Satoshi had, he knew based on certain features that it was very rare, perhaps even higher than a legendary when it comes to its rarity.
"I... I caught it somewhere." Satoshi vaguely answered, trying to whistle his way out of the topic to no avail.
"I'll be acting as the referee for this match." Ash then walked towards the center of the field, volunteering once again to become the referee of such a legendary match. Just like his dad, this was his first time seeing such an odd-looking beast. "But before I could supervise anything... may we ask what the name of your beast is, Satoshi?"
A bead of sweat trickled down Satoshi's brow as he tried to think up an answer. But then again, he couldn't think of a valid explanation so he decided to just tell the truth. "Honestly, I have no idea what kind of beast this is... but I call her Sera, I based it on the word seraphim since she's pristinely white and the first thing she reminded me of was an angel." Satoshi said. While he had no idea what angels look like, he still named his tamed beast after such a being.
"Then it would be called Sera. And what is her typing? Do you know what her typing is?" Ash asked.
"Typing?" Satoshi repeated since he couldn't understand the question.
"I mean, what element type is your tamed beast. My dad's pheross over there is an electric type. How about Sera?" Ash asked.
Once again, Satoshi decided to tell the truth. With a shrug, he responded. "Honestly, I have no idea..." He muttered.
"So... an unknown tamed beast and unknown typing huh..." Ash trailed off but before he could speak anything, his dad cleared his throat and started saying something.
"It's a Celestial-Type Tamed Beast." Jean Grey muttered to himself. "A lot of you probably don't know about this but in a region north of Nichijou, there are two elemental types who were discovered. This information hasn't been publicized yet but now... I guess it's bound to be publicized soon." Jean Grey began explaining as everyone's attention was directed toward him.
"On that region, there's a new legendary beast that had light-type moves, but these moves are unlike any other elements. And as you may have guessed, if there existed a legendary beast of some unknown typing, then there should be another legendary beast who could go head to head with it, right? That's right."
"Aside from that legendary beast with light type moves unlike any other, they also recently discovered a new beast which has dark type moves... however, its dark types couldn't be considered dark types since it was more sinister... kind of like a curse. That's why they gave these two beasts the nickname 'The Blessing and The Curse' and they are the first two tamed beasts ever discovered to have the Celestial-Type and the Unearthly-Type. Celestial Types have light type moves while the Unearthly Types have dark sinister moves."
"And I believe, that Satoshi's tamed beast right now... is a Celestial-type... an undiscovered beast, and he's the first one to ever tame one." Jean Grey continued.
A long 'ooh' could be heard from the crowd as they intently listened to Jean Grey. As for Satoshi, he was shocked that there were actually legendary beasts that had undiscovered typings. As it turned out, Sera wasn't as mysterious as he thought, but that didn't bring its value down at all, not in the least. Just like what Jean Grey mentioned, Sera is actually an undiscovered beast, and Satoshi was the lucky one to tame it.
"So you were that special huh, Sera, you didn't tell me." Satoshi muttered, once again patting Sera's head as she squealed in pure glee.
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