Pokemon: My Pokemon Has a Tailed Beast Template

Chapter 273 273: Strength

"Did we know each other in your world?" Brock asked.

Only then did everything start making sense.

Why Sam's Gengar had seemed so familiar to them.

Why they all felt strangely close to him the moment they met.

Sam looked at Brock in surprise. He hadn't expected him to figure it out so quickly.

Still, it wasn't some secret that absolutely had to be hidden, so he nodded honestly.

"Yeah. Brock, Ash, and Dawn… I know all of you pretty well."

"Eh?! You know me too?" Dawn asked in shock.

Sam grinned.

"Not just you. I know your mom too—Johanna."

"W-What?!"

Now Dawn completely believed him.

Anyone who could casually mention her mother's name definitely wasn't lying.

"Alright, calm down," Sam said helplessly. "Nothing weird is going on."

On the table, Celebi was still trembling slightly, clearly not fully recovered from the fear Gu Liu had left behind.

"Sam… are you and Celebi being hunted?" Brock asked seriously.

He had already pieced together a lot from Celebi's terrified reaction.

"Yeah," Sam admitted with a bitter smile. "And it's a huge problem."

After finishing the flower tea in front of him, Sam slowly explained everything that had happened—from meeting Pryce to following Celebi through the time-space gate.

When he finished, Ash slammed his fist against the table angrily.

"That guy Pryce is horrible! Trying to capture Celebi like that… Don't worry, Sam! We'll protect both you and Celebi!"

Looking at Ash's serious expression, Sam felt both touched and helpless.

No matter how determined Ash was, Pryce was far beyond what they could currently handle.

Compared to Ash, Brock stayed much calmer.

"How strong is this Pryce exactly?" he asked.

He already understood how powerful Sam was.

Anyone capable of making even Sam uneasy had to be terrifying.

Everyone in the flower shop looked toward Sam.

They all wanted the answer.

After a moment of silence, Sam finally spoke.

"He's at least as strong as a Region Elite Four member."

In truth, Pryce was probably even stronger.

After all, in the special chapter, he had once used his Delibird to capture both Ho-Oh and Lugia.

But Sam deliberately held back some details. There was no point terrifying everyone unnecessarily.

Even so—

The room still fell silent.

Even Ash looked shaken.

"Sam… you're not joking, right?"

Ash might be reckless sometimes, but he wasn't stupid. He understood very clearly how massive the gap was between himself and an Elite Four trainer.

Hearing there was an enemy on that level naturally made him nervous.

Fortunately, Brock quickly regained his composure.

"Don't panic, Ash," he said calmly. "Since Sam dared to chase Pryce into another world, that means he's confident in his own strength too."

Dawn stared at Sam in disbelief.

"Wait… does that mean you're actually as strong as someone from the Elite Four?"

Being stared at by everyone like this was definitely awkward.

Fortunately, Sam had experienced enough big situations already. This level of attention didn't bother him too much.

Rather than bragging, he smoothly changed the subject.

"Mr. Charles," Sam said seriously, "do you know where the countdown clock in Crown City is?"

"There should be a Time Ripple nearby. Celebi needs it to recover its energy."

"And Kotai's real target is probably that Time Ripple."

"The Time Ripple?" Kurt repeated.

Sam nodded.

"There are rumors that anyone who absorbs its power gains the ability to see the future."

Kurt's expression changed instantly.

"Wait… Sam, are you saying Kotai gained his future sight because he stole the Time Ripple?"

"I'm pretty sure," Sam replied.

"Didn't you say all the plants in Crown City suddenly withered twenty years ago?"

"That was the consequence of the Time Ripple being taken away."

The moment those words fell—

Both Mr. Charles and Mrs. Dorothy froze in shock.