Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

A battle between two high-level balls would be considered the final match in any major tournament.

And the top-level players are almost all very famous people.

Such actions can also maximize publicity.

Traffic equals money, and this applies to the world as well.

Because it was a battle between high-level balls, the tournament equipment intelligently selected the location for this battle as the Grass Road Town Gym, Grass Road Stadium.

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"Advanced Ball vs. Advanced Ball? The 26th place challengers the 35th place. I remember these two rankings are..."

"Oh well. Who cares who's fighting whom? A battle between high-level balls is bound to be very exciting."

"That's right, that's right. Grass Road Arena, hurry up."

"Let's go, let's go, we absolutely can't miss it."

"..."

With the announcement of the high-level ball vs. high-level ball matchup, a large number of players from the surrounding area who were participating in the World Championship ranking matches rushed to the Grass Road Arena.

It's not just them.

Loz also installed information broadcasters in various locations throughout the Galler region.

The purpose is to allow everyone who did not participate in the tournament, or ordinary people, to obtain information about the matches, or even to watch the matches live.

Xia Yan had to admit it.

Loz is indeed a very outstanding business talent.

They maximized profits during the ranking stages of the World Championships.

It was precisely because of all this publicity that Xia Yan and Rose were certain that although the tournament involved a large investment, neither the Sinnoh League nor the Galar League would lose money.

Besides.

Another point was raised by Xia Yan.

"Oh ho. A high-level ball battle in the Galar region."

"Twenty-sixth and thirty-fifth?"

"Let's take a look and learn from it."

"..."

That is, matches between high-level players will be broadcast live online via tournament equipment.

Both the live stream viewership and the publicity will undoubtedly make this World Championship a focus of attention for the entire global league.

For example, right now.

The cameras have already been focused on the Grass Road Arena online.

With the help of staff at the Grass Road Arena and the Galar League, spectators gradually made their way into the stadium.

Meanwhile, inside the Grass Road Arena...

Gym Leader Alo looks very strong, but he is very gentle. He wears a wide-brimmed sun hat and has a simple smile on his face.

He looked at the young man beside him, who was dressed in a somewhat unconventional style, thin, pale with dark circles under his eyes, and hunched over.

"Nie Zi, it seems the other party has accepted."

This person is actually Nie Zi, the dojo master of Spike Town!

He is considered a prestigious gym leader because Spiketown was once a relatively prosperous city in the old Galar region.

Spiketown gradually declined simply because it lacked Dynamax Power Points.

However, Nie Zi did not give up on Spike Town and always wanted to revitalize it. To this end, he believed in battles without using Dynamax and was a relatively strong Gym Leader.

Upon hearing this, Nie Zi glanced at Ya Luo, scratched his head, and said in a slightly lazy manner, "Ah, I was just trying it out casually."

talking.

He looked to the other side of his body.

She was a black-haired girl.

She wore a black studded jacket over a pink dress, with her long, fair legs covered by studded boots beneath the short skirt.

With short black hair, one side of his bangs reached his eyebrows, while the other side was tied back, making him look like a young rock musician or a popular young idol, and he even looked a little cute.

When Nie Zi looked over, she happened to see her placing two fingers on either side of her cheeks, as if she was trying to raise the corners of her mouth to learn how to smile.

And she is Nie Zi's younger sister, a talented young trainer named Marie.

The tournament challenge that was issued earlier was actually handled by Mary, not by Nie Zi.

However, Nie Zi couldn't say anything to her younger sister.

We're going to fight anyway, so it doesn't matter whether we fight sooner or later.

He is very confident in his abilities.

Noticing Nie Zi's gaze, Mary quickly lowered her hand, her round, smiling face flushing slightly.

To distract herself, Mary cast her bright green eyes at Nie Zi's tournament equipment.

"Match successful."

She turned to the side and shook the instrument so that Nie Zi could see it.

"I saw it—"

Nie Zi said helplessly.

His eyes held a deep, doting look.

Mary's gaze sharpened, and she clenched her small hand tightly, waving at Nie Zi.

Come on!

"They should have arrived."

Hearing the growing noise, Yalo smiled and gave a reminder.

"what."

Nie Zi responded calmly, and together with Ya Luo and Mary, turned their gaze toward the entrance of the arena.

There.

Some audience members sitting at the entrance had already seen who the person was.

"Sorry. I got lost, so I'm a little late. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Ya Luo, Nie Zi, and Mary all froze at the same time, staring blankly at the figure that appeared at the entrance and slowly walked towards them.

Looking at his signature attire—a black suit and a black top hat—and that extremely friendly and gentle smile, Mary murmured, "Xia...Champion Xia Yan?"

Xia Yan greeted Sonia and Shirona, and then they went to sit in the audience.

To be honest, Xia Yan was somewhat surprised when he saw the people on the other side.

I did see Yaro, the leader of the Grass Road Gym.

But judging from Yalo's appearance, it seems that the one who initiated the challenge was not him, but Nie Zi, the gym leader of Spiketown who was standing next to him.

Nie Zi?

Oh, and there's also the adorable and cute Mary, who must be Mary before she was surrounded by the cheering squad.

just.

Why did Nie Zi and Ma Li end up in Caolu Town?

"Holy crap! It's Xia Yan, the champion! I'm not seeing things, am I?"

"I thought it was just a regular high-level ball game, but I never expected one of the players to be champion Xia Yan?!"

"This seems to be Xia Yan's first match as champion, right? I haven't seen any records or videos of his matches before."

"Hooray! Xia Yan won his first championship!"

The audience's already high enthusiasm suddenly became even more intense.

Xia Yan's popularity is undeniable.

A steady stream of traffic.

As Xia Yan appeared in the arena, the number of viewers for the live stream skyrocketed by an astonishing amount.

The arena's spectator stands, which were not yet full, were quickly filled to capacity thanks to mutual notifications and publicity.

Is this Xia Yan's first time winning a championship?

That's something we can't miss.

After confirming that Xia Yan was indeed the one accepting the challenge, Ya Luo couldn't help but give Nie Zi a "good luck" look.

Nie Zi couldn't help but look at Mary again.

Good guy.

I've never seen anyone treat their brother so badly.

just.

He looked at Mary, but Mary's gaze remained fixed on Xia Yan, her eyes filled with undisguised admiration.

Nie Zi slapped his forehead.

He remembered.

His younger sister, Mary, is also a loyal fan of Xia Yan.

He didn't know why, but he felt a little uncomfortable seeing his sister admiring his rival in front of him.

There's a kind of...

It feels like my sister is going to run off with someone else.