Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Top seed Nanami and second seed Natsuhiko will compete for two more spots in the losers' bracket. Denji, who lost to Natsuhiko, will enter the losers' bracket, but he can still advance if he wins one more match.

So even though Da Ye wanted to chat with Xia Yan a little longer, considering that this was a crucial battle for his friend, he accompanied him to prepare for the fight.

Xia Yan finally got some peace and quiet.

"Cynthia, you finished so quickly?" Nanami walked off the battlefield and her eyes lit up when she saw Xia Yan rubbing his temple and Cynthia smiling.

"Yeah, I wasn't quite sure just now, I didn't expect you to be here too, Nanami," Cynthia said with a smile.

Clearly, Cynthia, as Professor Yamanashi's assistant, knows Professor Oak's granddaughter, Nanami.

Moreover, judging from the way Nanami skillfully linked arms with Cynthia, the two seemed quite familiar with each other.

"It's so boring at home. All I do is read or research papers. I came out for a walk and happened to catch this competition," Nanami explained.

Then her gaze fell on Xia Yan, "Xia Yan, do you know Cynthia?"

Xia Yan nodded silently.

"Your event ended so quickly?" Xia Yan asked Nanami's question again.

Logically speaking, even if the top four teams in each group are determined, in order to arrange the knockout stage, each group will still determine the first, second, third, and fourth place winners. The first place winner of each group will not meet the first place winner of another group in the first stage of the knockout stage.

“Yes, the ranking battle is in the afternoon, and it’s getting late,” Cynthia explained.

Ranking battle...

Xia Yan felt that since they had already qualified, it might be better not to participate in the ranking battle.

After all, his team has Nanami and Denji, neither of whom seem easy to beat.

Instead of revealing more, it's better to take a good rest while others are fighting, and at the last minute try to make up for your own problems.

With this in mind, Xia Yan made a decision.

Ranking battle.

It's fine if you don't participate.

"What about the rest?"

Cynthia shook her head. "I don't know. I just happened to run into Da Ye. I remembered you asking about Chimchar last time. Da Ye's Infernape is very strong. I think you can learn something from him. It just so happens that Denji is in the same area as you, so we came together."

How could Da Ye's Infernape not be strong? It took on two of Cynthia's Pokémon in a row. Just considering that one Infernape, it definitely had champion-level strength back then.

“Da Ye’s method is not suitable for me,” Xia Yan said.

"Ah."

When Da Ye and Xia Yan were interacting just now, Xi Lunna noticed it too.

The two have different personalities, so their philosophies and methods for raising Pokémon will inevitably be different as well.

However, with more exposure, you can still learn some basic things.

"Go and see what others are like."

"I'm going too!" Nanami said, holding Cynthia's hand tightly.

"Let's go together."

Afterwards, Xia Yan and the other two went to the other group's area.

Based on observation, apart from Tsubaki struggling slightly but seemingly without any problems, Wataru, Daigo, and Kotori had basically no trouble getting their lines out.

What, a cuckoo?

She had already given up and was now waiting by Daigo's field.

Du Juan is much younger than them and hasn't graduated yet, so she has plenty of time to grow.

During this time, Xia Yan walked ahead alone, while Shirona and Nanami chatted happily.

"Cynthia, have you read those papers on the forum lately?" Nanami asked.

As Professor Oak's granddaughter, even though Nanami's ambitions don't lie in Pokémon research, she still pays close attention to information in this area.

Coincidentally, Cynthia is Dr. Mustard's granddaughter, and as granddaughters of the same doctor, they share many similar interests.

So Nanami and Cynthia not only know each other, they are also very good friends.

“I saw it.” Cynthia glanced at Xia Yan’s back without leaving a trace.

“Oh right, you also have an Eevee, so you must be very interested in papers on this topic. Has your Eevee evolved?” Nanami asked again.

"Yes, Glaceon."

Upon hearing this, Nanami's eyes lit up. "Glass Eevee? I've never seen one before. Can I see it later? I can try to massage it."

Oh, by the way, Nanami is also a breeder.

“Okay.” Cynthia neither agreed nor disagreed.

"But that person is really amazing! Eevee originally only has three evolutions, but he revealed four at once. Even my grandpa said that this person is very interesting and remarkable." Nanami's face was full of admiration.

Of course, the reason for worship is not just this.

However, someone who can earn praise from Professor Oak must be truly remarkable.

Cynthia responded softly, glancing again at Xia Yan walking ahead, whose movements had become slightly stiff.

“My younger brother Xiaomao is now a loyal fan of his. It was Xiaomao who introduced me to it in the first place.”

Cynthia smiled and said, "I'm a fan of his too."

“Really?” Nanami was a little surprised, but then she thought it was normal. “Me too, but I became his fan not because of these two papers about Eevee, but because of the paper on ‘closeness’ that he and Mr. Sakuragi studied together, which benefited me a lot.”

Nanami was born with the ability to sense the closeness of the relationship between a Pokémon and its trainer. She originally thought it was just her imagination, but Xia Yan and Sakuragi's paper on "closeness" made her fully realize her ability.

"Me? It'll be even earlier."

This was the third time Cynthia had looked at Xia Yan, and by this time, his movements were visibly stiff.

"Even earlier?" Nanami asked, puzzled.

This was something she hadn't expected.

After all, Xia Yan truly began to make a name for himself in the world of Pokémon research because of the "intimacy" project he did with Sakuragi.

"Hmm." Cynthia's smile widened, and she asked Xia Yan in front of her, "Xia Yan, what about you?"

Q: I have two female fans behind me. One knows my identity but pretends not to know me, and the other doesn't know anything about me. Now they are asking me questions about myself. How should I answer them?

Waiting online, very anxious.

Chapter 126 I Didn't Expect You to Be Like This, Xia Yan

After everyone finished the morning's group matches, Xia Yan and the others had lunch together at Daigo's villa.

All of this was arranged by Daigo, so these people didn't need to worry about any trivial matters in their lives, except for taking care of their own Pokémon.

In addition to the original group, they have a new member, Nanami Oki.

In her words, she had sneaked out and didn't have much money on her. Lily of the Valley was also very popular at the time, so she could only stay in a small hotel, and there was not enough space to take care of the elves.

Fortunately, among this group of people, apart from Xia Yan who was meeting Nanami for the first time, the others were either very familiar with her or had met her before.

In addition, Nanami has a very nice personality, and no one rejects her. She readily accepted Daigo's invitation and chose to live here.

Anyway, the villa is very big, and there are still many empty rooms.

In the afternoon, it was time for the group stage ranking matches.

just.

Xia Yan, who was taking care of his Pokémon in the backyard of the villa, looked at the people in front of him and was somewhat speechless.

"I mean, don't any of you participate in ranking tournaments?"

"We've already made it to the knockout stage, so whether we participate or not, our rankings will be the same." These are Cynthia's exact words.

“I don’t want to run into you, Xia Yan, in the early rounds of the knockout stage. That would take away a lot of the fun and lower my expectations.” These were Wataru’s exact words.

"If none of you are going, then we don't need to be first in this group." That was Daigo's reasoning.

"I still have some tactics to revise." That was Cora's reason.

"You should be part of the group." These were Xiaochun's exact words.

"Xia Yan said he would teach me tactics." These were Nanami's last words.

Xia Yan's expression was strange.

If they don't go, wouldn't it be hilarious for those guys who are fighting tooth and nail to get a top spot and avoid these seeded players to see their first-round opponents?

"You chose it yourselves, so don't say I encouraged you to." Xia Yan shrugged.

Well, Xia Yan was a little worried that he would run into these guys right away.

Now it seems that such concerns have disappeared.

Then, in this spacious backyard, some of them trained, some devised tactics, and some rested.

"Hey, Xia Yan, what exactly is this great tactic you mentioned?" Nanami asked again, looking at Xia Yan who was giving Togekiss a massage.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yan pondered for a moment, "But what you're saying isn't very easy to understand. It would be best to find someone to demonstrate it in a real battle. Also, this tactic requires a high level of skill from the Pokémon, so it might not be usable in this competition."

"Well......"

Nanami also thought it made sense.

"Do you need to practice tactics? I can help," Watari suddenly said.

Xia Yan looked at him.

"you sure?"

"What's wrong?" Du asked, looking puzzled.

Clearly, he was unaware that Nanami was carrying a Chansey that originally belonged to Professor Oak, and even less aware that this Chansey possessed near-Champion level strength.

"No, we can try." Xia Yan composed himself, trying hard not to laugh.

But I just can't help but smile.

Noticing Xia Yan's change in expression, Du felt a slight sense of unease.