Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

And Cynthia is only now celebrating her 27th birthday.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, her legend will continue for a very long time to come.

According to the established competition schedule, the draw will take place after the exhibition match.

Taking advantage of the high popularity of the live broadcast, the host, Xiaojuer, quickly guided the two champions to begin the first round of the draw.

Then, Emboar, one of the three starter Pokémon of Unova, walked onto the stage carrying a transparent glass box with one hand. Inside were eight spheres of the same size and color.

Cynthia, as the "guest," draws first.

As the camera slowly zoomed in, she casually picked up a sphere, opened it, and displayed the note inside to the entire audience, as well as the viewers in the live stream.

The name above is...

Eastern Huang Region – Xia Chen!

I need to take a day off to meet my online boyfriend in person.

As the title suggests, I'm requesting leave for tomorrow.

If I get tricked into going to Myanmar to eat yams, I'll delete this chapter. Kind people, please remember to call the police for me.

thank you all!

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Update it

I'm fine, still alive, and my kidneys are doing well too.

No, kidneys aren't good for you.

Some people questioned whether my leave request was a joke. It was indeed a joke, but the online dating meeting was not. If you don't believe me, join the group; there's evidence.

I never make up reasons for taking leave; I just say what I need to say.

Today's update

I need to take a day off to meet my online boyfriend/girlfriend in person. (299)

I need to take a day off to meet my online boyfriend in person.

As the title suggests, I'm requesting leave for tomorrow.

If I get tricked into going to Myanmar to eat yams, I'll delete this chapter. Kind people, please remember to call the police for me.

thank you all!

…………

Update it

I'm fine, still alive, and my kidneys are doing well too.

No, kidneys aren't good for you.

Some people questioned whether my leave request was a joke. It was indeed a joke, but the online dating meeting was not. If you don't believe me, join the group; there's evidence.

I never make up reasons for taking leave; I just say what I need to say.

Today's update

Chapter 282 Holy crap, there's a divine beast man!

The first minor climax of the lottery ceremony came quite suddenly.

When the name "Xia Chen from the Donghuang region" appeared on the screen, a considerable commotion erupted throughout the venue.

Even among the eight best young trainers from each region, Xia Chen is undoubtedly the one with the highest profile and popularity.

His relationship with Cynthia is also a topic of much discussion.

So when Cynthia drew Xia Chen first, it created quite a buzz.

The cameraman skillfully focused the camera on Xia Chen and Cynthia on the stage, respectively, from the contestants' seats.

With a smile in her eyes, Cynthia, who had just landed a perfect shot, looked in the direction of Xia Chen, who shook his head with a helpless smile.

Being the first one drawn doesn't prove anything, nor does it affect the process or result of the competition. It can only be said that it was a bit of luck in a certain sense.

What really matters is who his opponent was in the first round.

The answer to this question will be revealed by Cattleya.

Once the emotions in the audience had calmed down a bit, Cattleya made a slight thought, and a sphere flew out of the glass box.

The slip of paper unfolded, revealing Xia Chen's opponent for the first round.

Kanto region - Blue and green!

The audience erupted in uproar.

The two favorites to win the championship have met so early!

Although this is not an extremely rare occurrence in a small tournament with only eight participants, many people were still surprised when it actually happened.

The camera immediately splits to show the first pair of opponents drawn, Xia Chen and Qing Lü.

The former had no expression, while the latter, after a moment of surprise, revealed an eager look.

No one showed any fear or timidity, at least not outwardly.

Clearly, they were all confident in defeating their opponents.

This is not surprising; every trainer who can stand on this battlefield is a person with strong self-confidence.

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The draw ceremony was not interrupted by the audience's gasps, and the remaining three pairings for the second, third, and fourth matches were also determined by Gadriya and Cynthia.

The first match today is Alice vs. Darko, the first match tomorrow is Daigo vs. Marie, and the second match tomorrow is Alain vs. Nemo.

Apart from the first match, there were basically no other strong matches.

Alice drew Darko, who is considered by outsiders to be among the weakest. The difference in strength between Marie and Daigo is also quite obvious. Only Alain and Nemo are evenly matched. It is hard to predict the outcome.

After the draw that sparked considerable discussion, the first match did not start immediately. The organizers thoughtfully allowed the players several hours to prepare before the match, which will officially begin at 2 p.m.

This gap of several hours cannot be allowed to leave the audience waiting in vain, otherwise everyone would leave in no time.

Just like the halftime show of the most famous baseball game in the past, the official organizers still pulled out their trump card: energetic songs and dances that everyone loves.

The audience continued to enjoy the stage performances they hadn't had enough of, while the contestants were in their respective rest rooms strategizing for their Pokémon.

This naturally includes Xia Chen.

At this moment, he was discussing the most important matter with the Pokémon: the Pokémon that would appear in this competition.

Blue Green's lineup is relatively transparent. Without considering what other Pokémon he might be hiding, his main lineup consists of Blastoise, Tyranitar, Rhyperior, Alakazam, Arcanine, and Aerodactyl.

A team that vaguely resembles a sandstorm team, yet is also quite well-rounded.

Among them, his starter Pokémon, Blastoise, which is also his ace Pokémon, had already reached the Gym level last year.

The fossil pterosaur, which was hatched from fossils from ancient times not long ago, is mysteriously powerful.

These fossil elves are different from egg-born elves. Scientists resurrect them by extracting genes remaining in the fossils, so their strength is closely related to their life before death.

Although they have just joined the team, their strength should not be underestimated.

As for the other Pokémon in the Blue Green Pokémon group, apart from Tyranitar, their strength is relatively average. They were estimated to be around the Gym Leader level before the competition, which is comparable to Xia Chen's.

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"Minas, Soroark, are you two okay playing in this match?"

After thinking for a while, Xia Chen looked at the two elves and asked.

He didn't ask who was willing to play, and the only person who could probably answer no to that question was probably Gullington.

The Minas Thunberg team has several Rock-type Pokémon and a Fire-type Arcanine, which can be used as the core suppression points.

Zoroark doesn't have any type advantage against the opponent's Pokémon; the reason it was chosen was because Xia Chen wanted her to gain more battle experience.

Although she has a wealth of practical combat experience, there are still some differences between actual combat experience and competitive matches.

"Foo! (Understood!)"

"Got it!" (Understood!)

The two elves, of course, had no questions and responded in deep voices with a hint of excitement.

Having not competed for more than half a year, they are equally eager to overcome strong opponents on the battlefield, continue to climb, and win one championship after another for Xia Chen.

The World Youth Championship is a 3v3 tournament. Now that two of the three have been chosen, Xia Chen looked around at the eager Pokémon, thought it over and over, and finally set his sights on Sai Fuhao.

"Sai Fuhao, how about you go for the last one?"

In just over six months, even if Xia Chen dawdled, he would have already finished Sai Fuhao's evolutionary thesis.

Before leaving Padia at the end of last month, he mailed this paper to the editorial team of "Elf Evolution," which hadn't submitted any papers in a long time, so theoretically, Saifuhao could take the field at any time.

The timing was about right, and Xia Chen didn't intend to wait until the finals when the hype was at its peak before letting Sai Fuhao appear. So he simply arranged for it to appear in the first round.

Sai Fuhao's eyes lit up. It hadn't expected to be able to make an appearance so soon, and it immediately made a pledge in excitement.

"Thump! (I have to win this game. If I don't, I'll never collect coins again!)"

Despite evolving, Cypher's love for coins remains unchanged, a vow that carries considerable weight.

In short, the lineup for the first round of the World Youth Championship against Qinglv was thus determined. After comforting Xiaoduolong, who was a little disappointed because he didn't get to play, it was almost lunchtime.

Raven Arena has a special elf restaurant for the contestants. While eating, Xia Chen unsurprisingly ran into the other seven people.

Qinglu didn't deliberately avoid Xia Chen because of the afternoon's match. He brought Blastoise and the others and casually ran over to join the table.

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"So, have you decided which Pokémon to use to counter my Blastoise's powerful cannon?"

Although Qinglu spoke arrogantly, this was still a relatively restrained state he was in in front of Xia Chen. In his younger, more impetuous days, he would refer to himself as "this great master" in front of others.