Gible wants to be a trainer

Chapter 180 Then you'd better hurry up!

After obtaining the treasure, Lu Sha and Cattleya strolled back slowly.

It only took them a few hours to get there, but the return trip took them a full seven days.

They started from Water Lily City, passed through Lily City and Violet City, and finally stepped back into the border of Kanaz City.

When they returned to Kanaz City, the first round of the elimination tournament had just ended, and it was time for the second round of elimination tournament, which would see 32 players advance to 16.

Because Cattleya and Lu Sha made no attempt to conceal their whereabouts, everyone knew that they had left Kanaz City in the past few days.

Online comments about this pre-match leisure activity are varied and numerous.

Although there were only a few days left and there was no way to cram at the last minute, all the other contestants were working hard to practice and studying their opponents' Pokémon overnight. Only Caitlya went on a picnic during the break between matches.

This stark contrast left the audience speechless and infuriated the other contestants.

Countless people are hoping that in today's second round of elimination matches, the second seed, Miare Academy, can unleash their full potential and eliminate Zhuqing Academy.

After all, while people enjoy watching underdogs rise to the top, they absolutely do not like the villains winning.

Now, Cattleya's image in the public eye is subtly developing in the direction of an arrogant and domineering demon queen.

boom! boom! boom!

As fireworks burst across the battlefield once again and colorful ribbons fell, the second round of the World Academy Cup knockout stage officially began.

The first event to start was still the pairs competition.

But to the great disappointment of all the viewers this time, the contestants sent by Miare Academy failed to even break through the duo of Kaman and Wulin.

If they can't even win the doubles competition, the outcome of the singles competition is self-evident.

Miare Academy didn't even make it to the arena, let alone wait for their ace Karuni to appear, before being decisively defeated by Gosong and A-Liu in the singles match.

Their overall record is zero wins.

The result of being shut out was unexpected by most of the audience.

Only the audiences in Carlos and Sinnoh were somewhat prepared for this.

The combat strength of the Chosen Academy has been analyzed countless times in the Sinnoh region.

In terms of sheer strength on paper, apart from Quartz Academy which has already been eliminated, all the remaining participating teams are no match for Zhuqing Academy.

Many Sinnoh fans were already celebrating with champagne halfway through the game.

"Click-clack! (Tsk tsk, just as expected.)"

At the highest point of the audience, Lu Sha crossed his arms over his chest.

He and Cattleya did not go to the waiting area, but stood in the stands as spectators, overlooking the entire stadium.

Karuni, who was wearing a pure white suit dress, was also not in the waiting area.

She gently leaned on the metal railing in front of her, silently watching her teammates from the Miare Academy leave the field dejectedly, her expression somewhat forlorn.

"Why not go on stage earlier? Winning a match would benefit Miare Academy to some extent, wouldn't it?"

Cattleya turned her head slightly, her long, light golden hair swaying gently in the wind, her gaze falling on Karuni's profile.

With Karuni's true strength, she could completely overwhelm either A-Liu or Wu-Song.

Winning a singles match is difficult, but if she wants to, taking a win is easy.

If Karuni had made her move in the doubles match, she might have been able to force Karuni and Lu Sha to appear in the arena.

"no need."

Karuni shook her head gently and loosened her grip on the railing: "Today is just the beginning. They will face many more failures in the future. After this Academy Cup, I should also leave the academy. By next year, they will ultimately have to rely on themselves."

"Click! (But if you go on, at least you'll give Carlos's people something to look forward to.)"

Lu Sha flicked his thick tail and casually replied.

"Remembering the past and past achievements will only add heavy pressure to those who come after, and cannot truly be transformed into nourishment for improving one's strength."

Karune sighed deeply, a gentle breeze ruffling her soft, short hair: "We in Carlos have too few resources, and the pool of trainers is far smaller than in other regions. Last year, we only managed to get third place because the seniors fought with all their might, and I was able to easily win the arena match."

"With Carlos's current strength, perhaps only when we are completely united with the Sinnoh region and no longer secretly exploited by other leagues, allowing a new generation of trainers to grow up, can we truly stand on the same level as you."

Karuni turned around, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

To make Carlos rise again—this is her wish, and the wish of all the people of Carlos.

They are willing to pay any price for this.

"Click! (Don't worry, once Mega Evolution is announced, we can use that opportunity to exchange Mega Evolution Stones for other top-tier resources, and Kalos will definitely develop very quickly.)"

Lu Sha extended his shark claw and made a light tap in mid-air as a gesture of comfort.

"I also look forward to that day. But now that I think about it, I impulsively used Mega during the exchange match with you guys."

"Evolution, or perhaps I was too impatient."

Karune recalled her recent trip to Sinnoh, a hint of guilt appearing on her beautiful face: "If my recklessness hadn't exposed our true strength that time, the price we had to pay would have been much less. I'm so sorry!"

"Click! (So what? Although that incident dragged Devon Corporation and Viridian Dojo into it, we needed to find strong allies in various regions anyway.)"

"Click! (That exposure was a good way to find allies in advance. Otherwise, just the fact that Mega Evolution can improve the strength of Champion-level Pokémon wouldn't have been enough for just the two of us to defend it.)" Lu Sha shook his head indifferently.

He had a very clear understanding of the situation.

In this Pokémon world, the strong ultimately reign supreme.

Stockpiling grain can never compare to stockpiling guns.

Although Karune claimed to the outside world that it was a bond evolution last time, people in other regions are not stupid.

Various forces that were paying attention to this matter had been secretly keeping an eye on them for a long time.

Some people study Gardevoir, some study the Kalos region, and some even want to study Karune herself.

If Karuni hadn't been far away in Carlos, and if the champions from other regions hadn't been too proud to cause trouble directly, those people would have come knocking on our door long ago.

However, in order to quell the controversy and generate buzz for the upcoming launch, they still reached a cooperation agreement with Devon Group, Tokiwa Dojo, and Ruri Dojo.

Lu Sha was the one who facilitated all of this, contacting the Rockets on one side and Mikkelsen on the other.

With the help of these major forces, the matter of Karuni revealing her trump card was finally suppressed.

However, it is foreseeable that when Mega Evolution is officially announced to the world, Kalos and Sinnoh will still face great trouble.

Unless by then, Cattleya is no longer afraid of anyone.

"By the time the official announcement comes, I should have reached the level of a top-tier player. By then, Jiajia should have reached the championship, right?"

Karuni put aside her worries and smiled.

"Click click! (Then you'd better hurry up!)"

"Click! (Carlos probably won't be able to hide this for long; someone with ulterior motives will soon find out we're mining for evolution stones.)"

"Click! (And we're planning to take the championship right after the Lily of the Valley Tournament!)"

Lu Sha grinned widely and chuckled mischievously.

"So soon? There are less than three months left until the Lily of the Valley Tournament, aren't there?"

Karuni was slightly taken aback, but then she thought of Gadria's current strength and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

With Cattleya's strength, it might actually be enough.

Generally speaking, what limits a trainer's strength is their own skill ceiling.

With her near-Champion level psychic powers, coupled with a genuine Elite Four-level psychic Pokémon, Caitlin is fully qualified to capture wild Champion-level Pokémon.

Although wild Pokémon of that level are extremely rare, and their fighting habits are mostly already established, making them difficult to train.

But in the deep forests of various regions, there are always a few that can meet the basic requirements of champion trainers.

Once captured, they become ready-made combatants, and Gadalia can quickly assemble a team of all-champion level.

This is a transitional playstyle for many new champion trainers.

Such a hastily assembled team might be defeated by a ace player against a veteran champion, but when used to crush a top-tier team, it would be an absolute one-sided massacre.

"Hehe! (So you'd better hurry up.)" Lu Sha continued to grin and joke.

The reason they rushed back to Kanaz City was not only to attend today's match, but more importantly, because they were going to have a high-intensity practice match later tonight.

The opponent has already been chosen.

One of the four Elite Four of the Hoenn region, Genji.

Because of the previous incident involving Team Magma and Team Aqua, the Hoenn Elite Four owed them a favor.

Genji would naturally not refuse a sparring match where he was going all out.

Even though it's currently the Academy Cup, which could be seen as aiding the enemy, the old captain still doesn't care at all.

After all, Daigo can't beat Cattleya now, so he might as well go with the flow and return the favor.

"I will try my best to raise all the other Pokémon in my team to near-Elite Four level before I ask you to act in my movie." Karune sighed with a hint of melancholy.

The difference is just too great.

Most of her Pokémon are still stuck at the Gym level, while Cattleya, who is two years younger than her, is already aiming for the championship.

Even looking only at the current main teams, the gap between them is despairing.

As far as she knew, Cattleya's team had two legendary Pokémon, one of which was at the Elite Four level and the other at the near-Elite Four level.

In addition, there is Scizor, whose combat power is almost at the Elite Four level, and Lu Sha, a pseudo-legendary that has evolved to its final form.

She could sense that Lu Sha, whom she hadn't seen for only a few days, was already radiating energy fluctuations that had reached the Dojo level.

From birth to gym level, it's only been three months!

It's the most difficult pseudo-god to evolve into, how could Karuni not be surprised?

This training speed is so fast that even if veteran champion trainers personally took part and exhausted countless resources, they probably couldn't achieve this.

"I'm heading back to Carlos now! Jiajia, Lu Sha, good luck! I'll be back to cheer you on when you make it to the finals!"

Karuni took a deep breath, banishing those distracting thoughts from her mind.

She turned around and gave Lu Sha and Gadriya a bright smile.

Caldelia and Lu Sha are indeed very strong, but Karuni is by no means weak either.

She won't be left behind so easily.

"Kaka! (Waiting for you!)" Lu Sha waved her paw.

As Cattleya and Lu Sha watched her go, Karuni turned around, her skirt tracing a graceful arc in the breeze.

As a loser who was eliminated in the round of 32, she straightened her back and left Kanaz City without looking back.

The public was not surprised by the defeat of the Miare Academy.

After all, even Quartz Academy was stuck in the top 64, so they didn't even expect Miare to win.

However, the fact that Miare Academy was ultimately shut out sparked a considerable online controversy.

However, both academies at the center of the storm ignored the outside noise.

The Miare Academy is well aware of its own strength.

As soon as the competition ended, the students from Zhuqing Academy rushed into the training ground for extra practice.

They don't want to end up like their opponents today, whose first two defeats were so swift that their ace player didn't even get a chance to play.

That night, on the coast of the outskirts of Kanaz.

This place is about 50 kilometers away from the city of Kanaz.

A vast expanse of golden sand stretches for kilometers, with the night breeze carrying a faint scent of sea salt.

The wilderness was utterly silent at night, with only the sound of waves crashing against the beach, creating a dull rumble.

"This beach is huge! Is this all Genji's private property?"

As A-Liu kicked the soft sand with her toes, she looked around and couldn't help but make sounds of amazement.

There will be a private practice match tonight, but there will be an audience.

Not only were all the members of the Celebration Academy present, but Daigo, Michael, and the members of the German Academy also appeared on the beach.

However, the two groups stood clearly on opposite sides of the beach, a considerable distance apart, and both were sizing each other up with hostile gazes.

After all, judging from the current schedule, these two teams will most likely meet in the final.

Meeting at this time naturally created a tense atmosphere.

"Yes, when you become a king in the future, you can easily claim such a large area of ​​unclaimed wasteland next to Watervein City."

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Wu Song pushed up his glasses and teased in a flat tone.

"That won't do!"

Cynthia, facing the sea breeze, crossed her arms and shook her head with a smile: "Most of the land in the Sinnoh region already has owners, belonging to various local families. Even if you become Elite Four members, if you want to acquire such a large piece of land, you'll probably have to wait until Jiajia becomes Champion and completely reorganizes Sinnoh."

As a close friend of both Gadria and Lu Sha, she had a general idea of ​​what the man and the shark were thinking.

Sinnoh, it's time for a change.

"Haha, need I say more? By the time we brothers become kings, I reckon Gadriya will have been a champion for years!" Ah Liu laughed heartily, completely unconcerned.

He's now widely recognized as the number two Jia fanboy, and he'll praise him to everyone he meets.

What? You want to ask who the number one fan of Jacqueline is? Well, that's definitely Prantina!

In their current group chat, Prantina pops up every day to cheer on Cattleya and praise her in various ways.

Well... while praising Lu Sha, Plantina would never forget to casually make a few sarcastic remarks about him.

After all, one man and one shark are no match for each other.

"They're here!"

Cattleya, who had been resting with her eyes closed, suddenly spoke softly.

She slowly opened her eyes, a blue light flashing in her emerald green pupils, her gaze piercing straight into the northern night sky.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked up.

In the pitch-black night, an inconspicuous blue dot quietly appeared, and then rapidly enlarged.

Almost immediately, a howling wind swept in, and the golden sand was swept up by the airflow.

With a heavy thud, the massive and imposing Salamence landed steadily in the center of everyone's field of vision.

King Genji has arrived!