Xia Huanao, still leaning back in his chair, was chewing on a blade of grass he'd somehow procured, savoring its taste as he rested with his eyes closed. Even when Wu Gongping, seated behind him, informed him that the first match was over, he remained as unmoving as a mountain.
Meng Tianya patted Wu Gongping on the shoulder, "Don't mind him. He needs to adjust his state. Your match will probably still happen, but who knows what arrangements are in store for his. Just let him calm down."
Xia Huanao shook his head, his hat tilting. "I'm not worried about my match. I'm thinking about how none of the messy things we analyzed actually came up. Are they hiding their strength? That shouldn't be the case. Then they must be hiding their ace up their sleeve."
As he spoke, Xia Huanao straightened up, glanced down at the crowd, then reached out and slapped himself. "Tsk, for letting you..."
Xia Huanao, outside the arena, instantly perked up. "Jump," also known as Splash, was something he had mentioned to Yu Longdu when he was kidnapped. He hadn't expected him to remember. But then again, it would be foolish to give a Gyarados the move "Jump."
Indeed, Yu Longdu's Gyarados didn't have the move "Jump" at all. However, this didn't stop Gyarados from causing trouble for everyone after receiving Yu Longdu's command to "Splash."
Gyarados twisted its body, controlling its scales and muscles, and somehow managed to leap up, bumping into Farfetch'd. Farfetch'd immediately flew away from Gyarados. While "Jump" had no damage, Gyarados had already jumped. Who knew if it had other tricks up its sleeve to put Farfetch'd in a bind.