Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Daigo immediately changed his tune.

Kona: "..."

So realistic?

It wasn't until she saw Daigo's expression that Lorelei realized what was happening.

Daigo was just joking at first, but what he said later was the truth.

None of us are the type to give up easily, so how could we possibly give up just because we're behind a little?

Their approach is to become stronger through setbacks.

Smooth sailing isn't necessarily a good thing for them; Xia Yan made them clearly aware of their shortcomings today.

I dare not say anything else.

When they become champions and superstars, they will definitely not be weaker than the original characters.

Kona clenched her fist. "Yeah! Practice team compositions with Senior Xia Yan whenever you have free time. We can't fall too far behind."

Wataru and Daigo simultaneously gave her a thumbs up.

The hero sees the same.

Xia Yan, are you ready to give us a "make-up lesson"?

Chapter 199 I'm Just Simply Interested in Research

The match between Xia Yan and Cynthia has ended.

However, the entire "Island Tournament" is not yet completely over.

Because after the competition for the first and second place, there is still the competition for the top three, and the ranking of the top eight.

This format was not used in previous major competitions.

But since there are competitions to be held, these players naturally won't miss out.

Wataru, Daigo, and Kona began to prepare for their battle for the top three and their ranking.

Others might not know why, but Xia Yan knew a little bit about it.

His teacher, Kikuko, and Professor Oak both encouraged Natsuhiko to strive for a top-three finish and, if given the chance, to compete for the championship.

Xia Yan is not yet clear on the specific reason, but he expects to find out when the awards are presented and the prizes are distributed.

Cynthia was dragged by Daigo and the others to be their sparring partner.

With Lance, Steven, and Lorelei on the team, plus Cynthia, they can be paired up for simulation battles.

They did invite Xia Yan, but he declined.

There are legitimate reasons, though.

Rosa Mina, the chairperson of the Ether Foundation, wanted to talk to him.

Sitting in the car sent by the Ether Foundation, with the obedient Lillie beside him and Gladio seemingly pondering something.

Ash and Gary didn't come together.

Judging from Gladion's appearance, it seems he's become quite familiar with Ash and Gary.

Of course, this kind of getting to know someone isn't the positive kind.

Xia Yan, their teacher, not only did not stop it, but actually "encouraged" this kind of internal competition.

Even though Ash and Gary don't have any Pokémon yet.

But it shouldn't be long.

Gladion and Shigeru were a perfect match; one excelled in practical combat, and the other in theory, and both had strong personalities.

On the contrary, it was Xiao Zhi.

He considered both of them as rivals, but neither of them took him seriously.

The main reason is that every time the two of them argue, Xiao Zhi acts like a fool and stirs things up.

They probably never imagined that Ash would become their biggest competitor in the not-too-distant future.

Thinking of this, Xia Yan, holding his phone, couldn't help but smile.

No matter how much they make a fuss, once the label of "Xia Yan's student" is on him, he can't get it off.

"Teacher Xia Yan, what are you laughing at?"

Lillie looked up at Xia Yan, whose smile seemed a little strange, and couldn't help but ask.

"No." Xia Yan composed himself. "I saw people praising me online."

"Really? Is that so?"

Lillie was immediately excited.

He leaned on Xia Yan's hand, staring at his phone screen.

What is displayed is the official forum of the alliance.

It's incredibly lively online right now; almost every post disappears in the blink of an eye, and each post gets a lot of replies and likes.

Most people praise Natsuhiko, while a few praise Cynthia, Daigo, and Lance.

In short.

They mostly praised the top-ranked players.

even.

Some enthusiastic fans even ranked these contestants based on their own opinions.

For example, if you were to rank Xia Yan's fans, it would be: first, Xia Yan; second, Cynthia; third, Wataru; fourth, Daigo; and fifth, Lorelei.

There are also fans of Daigo who would rank them as follows: first, Natsuhiko; second, Cynthia; third, Daigo; fourth, Lancelot; and fifth, Lorelei.

If you're a fan of Wataru, you'd want to swap the positions of Daigo and Wataru.

Cynthia's fans might rank her ahead of Xia Yan.

There are all sorts of things, completely based on personal preferences and subjective opinions, euphemistically called "based on the results of this competition and the previous 'Lily of the Valley Youth Competition'".

However, Xia Yan ranking first is one of the reasons that is relatively less controversial.

Even if Cynthia is placed first, it only means that if the finals were a rotation system, Cynthia would definitely be first and Xia Yan could only be second. It's just that the organizers adopted an all-player unlimited system, which is why Cynthia narrowly lost.

The "Island Tournament" receives more attention than the "Lily of the Valley Youth Tournament" because it covers a wider range of regions and has a higher quality of participants.

A large portion of the audience was drawn in by the fairy theme.

It is definitely one of the most watched tournaments in the last decade, even surpassing the Masters Tournament.

After all, not everyone can understand the Masters tournament.

Xia Yan, who won the championship, not only completely got rid of the criticism he had received for withdrawing from the final of the "Lily of the Valley Youth Competition", but his fame also continued to skyrocket.

Looking at the majority of the discussions about himself, Xia Yan twitched the corner of his mouth.

Where is this?

When the news of his successful doctoral application is announced, won't it cause an uproar?

“Teacher, everyone says you are the undisputed number one,” Lillie said sweetly.

Xia Yan is their teacher, and the more Xia Yan achieves, the happier she is.

"The teacher's ability is beyond the questioning of those clowns. If the winner isn't number one, then who is?"

Gladgio said in a cocky tone.

Even Gladion couldn't understand Xia Yan and Cynthia's all-out battle in the finals.

All he knew was that in the battle between Xia Yan and Cynthia, Cynthia was completely wiped out, while Xia Yan didn't lose a single Pokémon. This was the absolute difference in their raw strength.

Xia Yan patted the head of this proud little guy.

Of course, he wouldn't tell him that if Cynthia's Garchomp "Sandstorm" had succeeded, the situation might have been very different.

after all.

Which teacher doesn't like being admired by their students?

“One, two, three…” Lillie counted on her fingers.

"What are you counting?" Gladio asked, startled.

“The title of teacher,” Lillie blinked, speaking as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Then they read them out one by one, following the list provided by others.

"Eevee expert, affinity builder, genius researcher, father of fairies, Interpol superintendent, tactical mastermind, true hero, runner-up of the Lily of the Valley Youth Tournament, champion of the Islands Tournament..."

Xia Yan was unaware of what was happening while listening to Lillie's ramblings.

You already have so many titles?

A true master of titles?

This is even when he is keeping a low profile.

Otherwise, we would have to add a Regigigas's Favored One, Rayquaza Knight, Hero of the Ideal, etc.?

He's recently gotten involved with the island gods, and Little Nebula is on him.

We'll evolve once Little Nebula wakes up.

He must not get involved with Solgaleo and Lunala again.

Xia Yan thought for a moment.

It's definitely better to keep a low profile.

Otherwise, it would attract too much hatred.

After chatting with the two little ones for a while, the car arrived at the entrance of the Ether House.

Judging from the progress of the ranking competition, the awards ceremony will be either tomorrow or the day after, and I have no idea why Rosamund wanted to see me.