Everyone Else Awakened, But I Just Opened a Pokémon Pet Shop

"Melololooooo~~!"

Meloetta's cry remained just as graceful and melodic—but the sheer intensity of the volume was utterly overwhelming.

The full-power Hyper Voice unleashed by a fully-trained Mythical Pokémon sent invisible shockwaves across the battlefield. Even from a distance, everyone but Su Bai felt their eardrums nearly burst under the weight of the sound.

Many of the less experienced students from Haicheng No.1 High instinctively clutched their ears in pain.

After all, this wasn't a Pokémon battle stadium with protective rules and barriers. Out in the field, area-of-effect attacks like this could cause serious collateral damage!

Even though Meloetta wasn't targeting them, the residual soundwaves alone left several students wincing in discomfort.

If they felt that much pain… one could only imagine the suffering of the Frostfang Dire Tiger, which was at the epicenter of the attack!

The ground, once bristling with ice blades created by the S-rank beast, shattered to dust in the very next instant.

"KRRRAKKKKKK!!!"

With an unbearable, tooth-grating sound, all the frozen spikes crumbled into glittering powder.

The Frostfang Dire Tiger's feline face twisted grotesquely as blood gushed violently from its eyes, ears, mouth, and nose—purple and thick, oozing from every orifice.

Its massive body trembled, the sharp icy spines along its back blown off entirely under the sheer force of the attack. Even the ice armor coating its body had been stripped clean.

From majestic beast to a bald, ragged street cat—its transformation was shockingly pathetic.

"CLANG!"

With disbelief in its bloodshot eyes, the Frostfang Dire Tiger sank its claws into the rocky ground, anchoring itself to avoid being blown away.

It knew—if it didn't dig in, this sonic hurricane would fling even its massive body like a ragdoll.

When the force of Hyper Voice finally faded, the battlefield was an unrecognizable mess.

The now-shivering, furless S-rank beast stood alone in the debris—surrounded by the corpses of dozens of death beasts, victims of the leftover shockwaves.

There were A-ranks. B-ranks. Formerly terrifying monsters—now lifeless bodies with shattered organs, flung aside like broken dolls.

It was a perfect, horrifying demonstration of what it meant to "take everyone out with one AOE."

"H-Holy sh*t…"

Wang Tao clutched his ears, eyes wide as he finally muttered, "…That was insane."

Every Trainer nearby stared with open mouths.

That tiny Meloetta… how on earth had she released such a terrifying sonic blast?!

She'd just blown a towering death beast off its feet—a beast so massive it had once strutted in on a literal path of ice like a VIP red carpet.

And now? Just like that?

Everything they thought they knew about S-rank death beasts… shattered.

To make things worse, Meloetta casually cleared her throat afterward, like she was preparing for an encore.

There was no doubt—if she wanted to, she could unleash another Hyper Voice immediately!

Among the A-rank Awakeners, Songstress-class professional Liu Yunshuang looked completely stunned.

"This… this isn't possible!"

"Even an S-rank Songstress can't produce soundwaves this powerful!"

"How is Meloetta this strong?!"

As someone whose own profession revolved around vocal combat and support, she understood more than anyone what this level of sonic output meant.

Sure, high-tier Songstresses could imbue their voices with energy to cause actual damage.

But even at their peak… this was beyond anything she'd ever imagined.

Even more shocking was that Liu Yunshuang recognized the move.

"Hyper Voice."

"Wigglytuff can learn that too."

But the difference? A Wigglytuff's Hyper Voice might barely injure an A-rank deathbeast at best.

Meloetta's, on the other hand, had nearly obliterated an S-rank beast and flattened an entire wave of A- and B-rank death beasts with just the residual effects.

It was unimaginable.

Her gaze drifted toward her own Wigglytuff, who was staring in awe at Meloetta with sparkles in its eyes—clearly mesmerized.

Su Bai noticed Liu Yunshuang's stunned expression and chuckled, shaking his head softly.

"Meloetta is a Mythical Pokémon, perfectly trained. Of course the gap is massive."

"Comparing your Pokémon to mine is just… unfair."

He was about to offer a word of comfort when something on the battlefield caught his eye.

The Frostfang Dire Tiger, though grievously injured, wasn't dead yet.

That's the thing about death beasts—they were as durable as they were vicious.

This wasn't the first time Meloetta had attacked an S-rank death beast.

Back during the siege event, she had used her Pirouette Forme to rescue Principal Lu Liangpeng by directly engaging another S-rank threat.

But neither of those times had resulted in an instant kill.

It wasn't because she lacked power—Meloetta's level was already far beyond most S-rank death beasts.

She simply hadn't gone all out.

But even then, the fact that the beasts survived was a testament to their monstrous vitality.

Now, the Frostfang Dire Tiger raised its bloody head, howling again in fury.

Ice energy began condensing around it once more.

The broken spines along its back? Starting to regrow.

Floating above, Meloetta crossed her arms and furrowed her brows, visibly annoyed.

She had held back during her attack to avoid injuring the Haicheng students nearby.

But now, it seemed like she'd gone too easy on the target, giving it a chance to recover.

"Will… will Master be disappointed in me for not finishing it?"

"Meloetta, your Hyper Voice was amazing!"

Diancie flew to her side, sparkling eyes filled with admiration.

As the younger of the two Mythicals, Diancie adored clinging to her elegant big sister.

As for the Hyper Voice's aftershocks?

No problem—both were Mythical Pokémon. Even caught in the edge of it, it wouldn't do much.

Meloetta gave a few "grown-up" coughs and waved it off coolly.

"Oh please… just a little trick."

Su Bai couldn't help but laugh.

The two cute Pokémon, chatting mid-air as if nothing had happened, were utterly carefree.

But that only made the Frostfang Dire Tiger explode with rage.

Its blood-red eyes filled with fury as it glared at the duo who dared ignore it.

An S-rank death beast… being disregarded like this?!

Unforgivable.

It would fight to the death!