Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

But the four men showed no intention of letting him go.

If surrendering were effective, what would be the point of having fists?

The Pokémon nearby watched their trainers "fight" together.

He clearly had a "fierce" appearance.

But they could clearly sense the excitement of the group.

The elves looked at each other in bewilderment.

They all shook their heads involuntarily.

Continue eating.

Ah, humanity.

They made a fuss for a while.

The five people sat on the sofa.

They all seemed quite excited, even the usually quiet Lorelei and Cynthia had rosy cheeks and looked incredibly cute.

"So, from now on I'll have to call you Dr. Xia Yan?" Du seemed even more excited than if he himself had become a doctor.

Dr. Xia Yan?

The group silently repeated the name to each other in their minds.

The more I read it, the more incredible it seemed.

It's like a group of five playing games together, all striving for higher ranks, when suddenly one of them jumps out and says, "I'm a PhD now."

outrageous.

Xia Yan smacked his lips.

"It's just an application process; the official awarding ceremony will have to wait a long time."

"It doesn't matter, does it?" Watari waved his hand.

"So, Senior Xia Yan, will you be giving a lecture at Silver Academy?" Kona looked at him with a hint of hope.

Kona hasn't even graduated yet, while her senior, Xia Yan, has already become a PhD.

He is also currently a visiting professor at Silver Academy.

Kona thinks it would be very interesting to give a speech.

Xia Yan scratched his head. "Well... we'll see."

What if you get criticized during a speech and can't respond?

"Xia Yan," Shirona called out as well.

"Ok?"

Cynthia's cheeks were still rosy, quite different from her usual elegant appearance, revealing a touch of girlish cuteness, a very rare side of her.

Do you need an assistant?

"Huh?" Xia Yan was taken aback.

Theoretically speaking, even if he is not a PhD, he can still hire assistants.

For postdoctoral fellows, assistants are indispensable.

Cynthia, having previously served as Dr. Yamanashi's assistant, is undoubtedly very experienced.

"Is that alright?" Xia Yan asked in return.

Cynthia nodded without hesitation.

"Of course we need it."

joke.

The idea of ​​a future champion working as your assistant is unbelievable.

That night.

The time passed amidst laughter, banter, and dreams.

The fact that Xia Yan has passed his doctoral application has not yet been announced, so not many people know about it.

Xia Yan also wrote a paper titled "A Speculation on the Awakening Method of Fairy-type Pokémon" as required by the League.

The main point is to highlight the previously undiscovered role of fairy-type fruits.

In a short time.

The price of tree fruits that were previously ignored has skyrocketed, surpassing the value of all other tree fruits, and even far exceeding it.

no way.

Because people discovered it.

These tree fruits, which nobody wanted before, are now so expensive that they can't be bought even after the price has increased several times over?!

It's not that others won't sell, nor that it was snatched away by others.

No!

They suddenly realized that all the tree fruits seemed to have disappeared overnight.

But don't know.

Xia Yan had people stockpile them long ago.

This is the fundamental reason why the value of tree fruit has skyrocketed.

Xia Yan wasn't in a hurry to sell everything; he sold them little by little.

Earning money one sum at a time.

Joanna handled this very well.

She has a good business sense.

Of course.

Xia Yan didn't just hoard that one kind of tree fruit; he hoarded others as well, in order to avoid attracting attention.

Just like he also hoarded a lot of non-fairy-type Pokémon.

In short.

The time to make money has finally arrived.

...

...

And it was in this atmosphere that...

The highly anticipated semi-finals of the "Islands Tournament" have finally begun.

The Manaro Stadium, where tickets are hard to come by, was already packed with people.

The quarterfinals to semifinals were already so exciting.

The semifinals will only be more exciting.

Wataru, Cynthia, Natsuhiko, and the Royal Masked Man.

This meant that Xia Yan and his group were destined to encounter one of their own people again today.

After fighting Daigo, Natsuhiko really didn't want to run into Wataru and Cynthia.

No matter who he encounters, he has little confidence.

It's not that the royal masked man Kukui is easy to deal with.

At least when facing people who aren't on his side, Xia Yan is more relaxed.

Center of the field.

Led by the host, the four stood in the center of the venue.

Draw lots.

Instead of using computer-automated assignment, they will draw lots to determine their opponents.

This adds a buzz and also prevents accusations of underhanded dealings.

Before the draw.

The host first introduced the four people and then announced something.

"The semifinals will still use the 6v6 full-player rotation rule, but in the finals... the league has decided to adopt the 6v6 full-player unrestricted battle rule!"

wow——

6v6 all-player unlimited battle?

This is basically a rule that is only used in Masters tournaments.

This is the first time it has appeared on a non-Masters tournament stage.

Unrestricted battles for all participants are a huge test of a trainer's all-around skills and the teamwork between Pokémon.

This also indirectly tells everyone.

The final match of this tournament already possessed some of the excitement of a Masters tournament.

It also whetted the audience's appetite.

I couldn't wait to watch the final.

Xia Yan and the other three looked at each other in bewilderment.

They had not received such a notification beforehand.

All-out battle?

That will test the players' ability to build their team.

After announcing this, the group began drawing lots.