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Chapter 220 The Road to the Championship Begins, Please Welcome Our First Challenger (Victim)
Sunday, August 11th.

Several days have passed since I returned to Padiya.

Early in the morning, Qingyu finished washing up and sat on the sofa in the living room to turn on the TV.

Today is a special day—

The first day of school at Orange Academy.

Although winter is not over yet, winters in Padia are not particularly cold, so Orange Academy sets the registration period for new students in the days following the New Year.

"So, no matter which world it is, there's always this part at the start of the school year?"

Watching Principal Mu Fei giving his address to the new students on the screen, Qing Yu couldn't help but mutter a complaint under her breath.

Strictly speaking, he is also considered part of the faculty at Orange Academy and is qualified to attend the freshman ceremony.

But Qingyu resolutely refused.

What's the point of participating in this boring activity where you have to stand and listen to people talk and just chat with the people next to you to pass the time?! (Annoyed)

It's better to sit on the sofa at home and watch the live TV broadcast to see if you can spot any familiar students.

The live-streaming equipment swept across the students, and Qingyu quickly noticed several familiar faces.

Nemo goes without saying; as a promising talent from their Sunshine Dojo, winning the championship this year is a piece of cake for her.

However, according to Nemo herself, she probably won't challenge the Sunny Gym right away.

because--

"The most interesting battles are always saved for last, don't you think, Teacher Yu?"

Recalling the smile on Nemo's face when she visited him two days ago, Qingyu couldn't help but smile slightly.

For a battle maniac like Nemo, whose mind is always on Pokémon battles, the Champion Road must be very attractive, right?

Not only can you challenge various gym leaders one after another, but you can also freely challenge trainers with decent strength you encounter along the way.

and many more……

Given Nemo's competitive spirit and the obvious tactical style of her sect, she'll probably become a "celebrity" in Orange Academy very soon, right?

Qingyu shook her head and looked at the other students in the picture.

He had a general impression of the veterans who had challenged the Sunshine Dojo several times, and he and Okamoto were standing together in the second-grade area.

These second-grade students definitely have only one goal this year:
Win!

Therefore, Qingyu's requirements for them will be slightly higher than those for the first-year students.

Besides these familiar faces, his attention quickly turned to several students who appeared to be members of the future Tianxing team.

But Qingyu really didn't have any impression of the Tianxing team.

It's all because their leaders are dressed in such strange clothes that you can't tell what they look like in normal times...

Peony, the true leader of the Tianxing team, is easier to identify.

Being shorter than most students, she naturally stood in the first row, which is why Qingyu spotted her immediately.

(Peony, female)
In the game, this exchange student from Galar is an ordinary student who enrolled with the protagonist.

But in reality, she took the initiative to take responsibility and return to her hometown of Galar to study after the Celestial Star Team incident in order to protect the other members of the Celestial Star Team.

After a year and a half of studying abroad, I'm still a freshman when I return...

He didn't have any particularly deep memories of Mudan Qingyu, and the two of them were just strangers at the moment, so he didn't care too much about it.

After looking around, Qingyu quickly noticed:

Poppi, who had previously challenged the Sunny Gym, did not appear in the footage.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, the minimum age for admission to Orange Academy is ten, and this future nine-year-old king of Padia obviously does not meet the requirements.

Becoming a superstar first, and then attending Orange Academy—that sounds pretty absurd.

As for the teachers standing next to Principal Mu Fei, Qing Yu could hardly recognize any of them.

It's clear that the protagonist's good teachers in the game were carefully selected after the "Great Star Battle".

The educational resources in Padiyah are currently scarce, so we can only continue to rely on these teachers to fill the gap.

"Then, the 'Path of Champions' trial, which has been passed down in Padia for nearly a thousand years, officially begins today!"

While the teachers and students of Qingyu Observation Academy were present, Principal Mu Fei had already finished his speech and officially announced the start of the Road to Champion.

The Road to Champion exists in every region, but it is usually adapted to local conditions.

The more challenging areas will have very complex mountain paths or caves, and only trainers who have obtained eight gym badges are qualified to challenge them.

If you can make it through the championship road, you will officially enter the realm of the regional league and begin your final challenge.

He single-handedly fought against the four Heavenly Kings and the champion.

Only by winning this exceptionally tough battle of attrition can they officially become the league's new champions.

Of course, it's easy to imagine that these rules are incredibly difficult—

For a newcomer who may have only debuted a year ago to face off against a superstar and champion without any support is already an extremely difficult challenge.

Moreover, they had to face five extremely stressful battles in one go.

Trainers who can achieve this are practically monsters. Therefore, the League usually runs another set of selection rules for "regional tournaments," selecting the strongest tournament champion from among the rookies who have earned eight badges.

Although it wasn't a true championship, it was still a symbol of honor.

As for Padiya, it's unlikely anyone would be willing to take on the pressure of being Chairman Yeci's position...

Therefore, the Padilla Championship adopted a new set of rules.

The challenge format is the same as the normal eight-dojo-elite-champion challenge, but they will not use their full strength when facing challengers.

Therefore, every few years, Padiya selects an honorary champion, and the challengers face the king and chief champion who are holding back.

I heard that a few years ago there was a champion who got cocky and challenged Ye Ci at the annual party the following year. In the end, Ye Ci, who went all out, shaved his head...

This clearly demonstrates the difference between an ordinary champion and Ye Ci.

"Speaking of which, the Four Heavenly Kings are still missing one. How will the Path to the Champion be assessed then?"

As she watched the images on television, a question suddenly came to Qingyu's mind.

"Forget it, we'll know when the time comes."

After sitting up from the sofa, Qingyu stretched.

Starting today, as one of the gyms closest to Orange Academy, he should be quite busy for a while, right?
After Nemo, the dojo apprentice, left, it seemed like Aoba no longer had a chance to slack off.

Qingyu immediately made a decision in her heart:

If I have the chance, I must recruit another promising student to be my dojo apprentice!
but……

Given the current reputation of your dojo, the difficulty must be extraordinary.

Thinking of this, Qingyu couldn't help but twitch his lips, and subconsciously opened his phone and went to the League's official website.

Among the eight gyms, the most highly rated are the Bake Gym, which is overseen by the older sister Rip, and the Brew Gym, which is run by the livestreaming genius Kiju.

As expected, no matter what world we live in, humanity's fundamental attraction to appearance remains unchanged; just look at this ranking.

However, the Sunny Gym, where he was based, had five times more fans than Qishu and was the most popular in Padilla without any doubt, was ranked last.

Although she was used to it, Qingyu still found it outrageous.

We need to find a way to reverse the negative review rate!
……

"Buy~"

In the afternoon, Sylveon was taking a nap on the sofa, occasionally muttering something in its sleep.

Qingyu sat on the other side, silently fiddling with her Rotom phone.

His previous live stream during the Masters tournament gave him inspiration.

If I could use live streaming to directly showcase the challenges of Sunshine Dojo to the audience, would my reputation improve?

Most of the time, it's not that he's deliberately blocking people from passing; it's simply that they haven't met his requirements...

Therefore, Qingyu's idea was very simple—

Since he himself wasn't very convincing, he decided to have the audience act as the "public jury" and judge his dojo's assessment.

There are many advantages to this:

Firstly, viewers always say that their live streaming time is too short, so this will definitely increase the live streaming time at least this year, and viewers will also be able to learn more practical skills.
Secondly, even if the challenger fails the assessment, he can still provide relatively reasonable reasons and suggestions, which will benefit others to some extent.
Finally, and most importantly:
Although he may not necessarily listen to the audience's opinions and will mainly rely on his own subjective views, he should be able to avoid receiving negative reviews if he has enough evidence and an audience!

This will not only allow Sunshine Dojo and its own influence to continue to expand, but also gradually improve the dojo's reputation, indirectly attracting more outstanding challengers.

It's so much!

Qingyu couldn't help but give herself a thumbs up for her cleverness.

After switching the Rotom phone to live streaming mode, Qingyu quickly changed the live stream title to—

Become a new gym leader from scratch! Come and take on the challenge!

The moment the live stream started, a large number of viewers flooded in, quickly creating a storm of question marks.

【What?! The sun rose in the west?! Teacher Yu actually started broadcasting this afternoon!】

[It seems like today's stream wasn't about playing games, but rather about being a gym leader like Ms. Qishu...]

[Great! Yu-laoshi's last offline live stream of the Masters Tournament went pretty well. It's time to show us overseas fans just how challenging the Sunshine Dojo really is!]

Hmm... I heard that Sunshine Dojo got the worst rating on the Padilla rankings. Let me see what happened.

"..."

It’s really a matter of which pot should not be opened.

Qingyu's lips twitched, and she was about to start her opening remarks.

However, at this moment.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the Sunshine Dojo, followed by a slightly high-pitched, barely audible sound—

Is anyone home?

"I'm here to challenge the gym..."

The moment she heard the voice, Qingyu's lips curled up slightly.

It seems that today's first challenger (victim) has emerged!
(End of this chapter)