Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

After the league gradually stabilized.

Even if there are factions among the Four Heavenly Kings, they won't be so obvious anymore, and their primary goal is the alliance.

And those hostile and opposing factions, or even enemies, that opposed the emergence of a champion have disappeared.

But this tradition has been preserved.

They euphemistically call it being part of the celebration of the champion's emergence.

In reality...

The celebration is genuine.

However, some subtle hostility and opposition still exist to some extent.

But no matter what.

All of these factors contribute to making the championship more prestigious and gaining greater recognition.

"Don't worry, actually. Although this tradition has been preserved, with the way Chairman Ingor and Elite Four member Kikuno do things, they will keep an eye on things. They will ensure that too many trainers don't become obstacles for you, and they will also make the title of 'Champion' even more prestigious."

Cynthia smiled and comforted her.

"Those two bastards didn't even remind me," Xia Yan muttered to himself.

He mentally gave Watari and Daigo a good scolding.

"remind?"

Cynthia vaguely heard this word from Xia Yan's murmurs.

He joked, "Don't blame President Inger and King Kikuno. One of them has been eagerly hoping to see another champion emerge from Sinnoh for a long time, and the other has watched you rise step by step, so they've gradually gotten used to your bold and exaggerated behavior."

“I’m not talking about them.”

Xia Yan waved his hand.

He was aware of the attitudes of Ingor and Kikuno.

Ingor is getting old and his health is failing. Kikuno has been in the position of one of the Sinnoh Elite Four for a very long time. As elders of Sinnoh, they all hope to see the Sinnoh region flourish.

Nothing excites them more than the emergence of a new champion.

“Then let me remind you of something. The most difficult part of the ‘Road to the Championship’ is not defeating powerful opponents.” Cynthia nodded slightly and spoke again.

"I understand. The hardest part is conserving enough energy for each battle."

Xia Yan was aware of this.

"Therefore, this is the biggest test. It tests the challenger's ability to use the most reasonable tactics, to find the opponent's weaknesses as quickly as possible, and to perfectly utilize their knowledge of Pokémon to deal with them, among many other factors. It is a comprehensive assessment, and also the most difficult one," Cynthia added.

"Yeah. But it's also the most valuable assessment." Xia Yan grinned.

Cynthia shifted her crossed legs and said with a smile, "I don't want to be facing you with a team of Pokémon in poor condition. Don't cry if I stop you before you become the champion."

"Heh—I'm not like that guy Du, why are you crying?" Xia Yan chuckled.

Cynthia covered her mouth slightly, "Speaking of which, Lorelei has been looking for the Ice Vulpix lately, and Lance has already 'whipped you' in the group chat more than once."

Hearing this, Xia Yan's smile widened.

Then, her eyes darted around, she leaned forward slightly, and whispered, "Speaking of which, we're so familiar with Cynthia, if I can't hold on at the end, you..."

He raised an eyebrow as he spoke.

"Oh—" Cynthia drawled, glancing at the coffee in front of her. "Is this the benefit you gave me for letting you off the hook?"

"Waiter!" Xia Yan suddenly raised his hand and called out loudly.

"Bring me one serving of every single ice cream in your shop!"

...

...

Xia Yan, the Sinnoh Elite Four member who recently reached the semifinals of the Masters tournament, is about to embark on the "Road to the Championship"!

Thanks to extensive media coverage, this incident quickly went viral online and became a hot topic.

Xia Yan was already quite famous.

Whether it's his rankings and achievements in various competitions, or his research findings as a PhD in Pokémon studies, he has already amassed a large following.

This incident was already quite significant, and given that he was at the center of it, it was bound to generate heated discussion.

The trending topic "Xia Yan challenges the 'Road to Champion'" has remained at the top of all major websites' search results for some time now, and hasn't come down.

And what about Xia Yan, the person involved?

"Daklayin, deal damage! Kill it! What the hell? You're an ADC and you don't dare to deal damage? What kind of ADC are you playing?" Xia Yan roared, holding his phone.

"Buee-buee~~ (That's right!)!"

Fairy Yin Bu's silk ribbons slid rapidly across the screen, not forgetting to add a comment.

Daklai, shrouded in black mist, glanced at Xia Yan.

Mainly, they were eyeing the upper right corner of Xia Yan's phone.

The data "0/10/1" is extremely impressive.

Then Daklaiyin glanced at the upper right corner of his phone screen.

"3/9/1"

He couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"Seriously? How dare you talk to me like that with stats like that for a mid-laner? What gives you the right?!"

Daklaiyin was getting angrier the more he tried to hold back, and he felt more and more cheated the more he tried to back down. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and roared out.

Seeing the bright red word "failure" on the screen, Xia Yan threw his phone aside and slumped onto the sofa.

"You're not much better than me."

Even if it's not much better, it's still good!

Daklaiyin's eyes widened.

"How long have you been playing? I've only played a few times. How can you compare to me?" Xia Yan retorted.

[Just tell me, aren't you bad at this?]

"No!" Xia Yan frowned.

Daklai rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Stop being so stubborn. If you really have nothing better to do, go find a mythical beast to fight. Don't come after me.

"Huh?!"

When Ya Ya, who was sitting next to Xia Yan and thought Xia Yan was playing without any major problems, heard this, her eyes lit up.

She looked at him with hope.

Find the mythical beasts and fight!

Xia Yan gave Ya Ya a look that said, "Why don't you go solo it?" and Ya Ya immediately became obedient.

"Hey, can you two stop arguing like complete noobs?"

At this moment, Cynthia, who was sitting opposite her, could no longer stand it.

While the cat was standing next to Heroina, Da Ye, who was playing jungle, secretly glanced at the data on Heroina's screen, who was playing top lane.

Good guy!

"20/3/2"

He glanced at his own score again: "0/0/1".

Forget it, let's just not talk.

He quietly put his phone away.

Cynthia held her forehead.

I can't carry them, I really can't carry them. She almost destroyed the opposing team's base by herself.

As a result, Xia Yan and Daklai Yin were defeated prematurely.

Fairy Yin Bu stuck out her little tongue and silently shoved the phone back into Wu Song's hand, pretending she hadn't participated.

"Let's start another game!"

Xia Yan patted his cheeks, perked up, and sat up to speak.

"It's too late."

Wu Song glanced at the time.

Silently closed the data left on the screen after Fairy Yin Bu played, and then directly logged out.

This account is now useless.

Let's play it again.

Wu Song, who strives for perfection, would not allow such a record to appear on his account.

Cynthia took a deep breath.

She's already transformed into "The Hope," so if she can't be carried, she can't be carried; there's nothing that can be done.

He fought three opponents in the top lane and managed to kill two of them.

As a result, three of his teammates were eliminated in a four-on-two situation.

In the end, only Da Ye survived because he didn't even fight and just ran away.

What else could she do?

I squinted my eyes slightly and suddenly felt a tightness in my chest.

I need to find an opportunity and a reason to let loose.

It was exhaled in a long, drawn-out manner.

"That's all for now. It's really time to begin."