Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

At this moment, during the live broadcast, the director appropriately switched the camera to the faces of the two trainers.

Xia Shen, with his relaxed and carefree expression, stood in stark contrast to his opponent, whose forehead was covered in cold sweat.

On the battlefield, the situation for both sides was quite clear.

…………

Greninja is a typical high-attack, high-speed Pokémon.

Of course, everything comes at a price, such as its extremely low durability.

In fact, this is true for most Pokémon of the same type in the world, and even Dragapult, a pseudo-legendary Pokémon, is not immune.

Unless you are a truly omnipotent god without any weaknesses, Arceus.

Obviously, an ordinary Greninja frog could not possibly be a god.

Flame Fang followed by Meteor Shower deals extremely high damage. Although it may not defeat the opponent outright, it still inflicts tons of damage on Greninja, which is strong in offense but weak in defense.

Worse still, after this combo ended, Greninja still couldn't escape Garchomp's clutches.

With its half-crippled body, Greninja dealt with Garchomp's relentless pursuit.

He discovered in despair that his speed, which he was so proud of, was utterly insignificant compared to his opponent.

Greninja then tried its most familiar tactic: using trees and other cover in the environment to maneuver and evade capture.

The Garchomp didn't hold back at all, directly crushing him with its brute force, tearing apart any trees that stood in its way with a single claw.

With its last path blocked, the grief-stricken Greninja had no choice but to turn back and fight, laying the foundation for its teammates to turn the tide of battle.

Although, turning defeat into victory was just wishful thinking on his part.

Greninja was, after all, the ace Pokémon of the captain of the Kawachu University team, and it launched a close-range counterattack with the momentum of "it's either you or me."

Garchomp was ambushed by a shadow attack and hit by an ice beam, taking considerable damage.

However, Greninja paid the price with its life in this match.

The following two, Leopard and Jolteon, need no further explanation. In terms of both speed and attack power, they can only be considered as a weakened Greninja.

Moreover, even when the two Pokémon are together, they can't find a single move that can counter Garchomp.

Jolteon is the worst off; her specialized Electric-type moves are no match for Garchomp, not even enough to tickle it.

Soon, Leopard and Jolteon fell one after the other to Garchomp's claws.

Thus, Xia Shen, as a freshman, defeated the captain of the Sichuan University team, another dominant force in the Sichuan-Chongqing region, by defeating three opponents in one battle!

……

The next two matches were also predictable.

Placing Rou Ge in the vice-general competition was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, yet she still managed to achieve the incredible feat of defeating three opponents with her monstrous strength.

Unfortunately, Zhang Zijun, who played in the last match, underperformed and lost a King Naboo before finally defeating his opponent.

Otherwise, Mist City University could have ended its regional league campaign this season with a clean sweep in terms of Pokémon losses.

However, they won the final match with a total score of 4-0 against their arch-rival, wiping away the shame of their consecutive defeats in recent years.

This is enough to satisfy the fans of Chongqing University of Technology and their new team.

Meanwhile, how far can this team, which won the championship in the Sichuan-Chongqing region with its terrifying dominance, go in the national competition?

This has become the most curious question for everyone, including the people of Funan.

The answer to this question is not far off.

Just a few days after the Sichuan-Chongqing League ended, the annual National College Student Pokémon Battle Tournament was about to begin!

------

May 3, Dongdu International Airport.

The members of the Chongqing University team set foot on the most prosperous land in the northeastern archipelago of China.

This year's national competition will be held in this third largest city in China.

The national competition will begin a week later on May 10th.

The line connecting the foggy city and the eastern capital almost forms a diagonal line between the southwest and northeast of China.

Therefore, the climate and soil conditions are very different between the two places.

Most of the team members had never been to this place before. Principal Mu was worried that they might not be able to adapt to the local environment and that it would affect their performance in the competition, so he specially led the team here in advance to get used to the competition environment.

Let them have a few days of fun here at public expense; it's a small encouragement for their excellent performance in the regional league.

After putting down their luggage at the hotel, the team members immediately parted ways and began their own free time.

Qiu Yanxia and Zhou Zhitong, the two doubles sandstorm sisters, agreed to go to Ueno Park to enjoy the cherry blossoms together.

Although they didn't know that by early May, all that would be left of the cherry blossoms would be withered petals.

Zhang Zijun and several other otaku went to visit places like Akihabara that interested them.

Xia Shen and Rou Ge were rather unconventional; they went to Dongdu University during their short vacation.

In theory, this is a place they should be quite wary of at this stage.

After all, the two sides will likely face off in the same arena a week from now.

However, since it was the other team's coach, Fujiwara Keiko, who was also an old acquaintance of Xia Shen, who invited them under the guise of a friendly exchange between the two alumni, they didn't think too much about it.

…………

A year and a half later, Xia Shen returned to Dongdu University, but the scenery was far from what he remembered.

Unlike Tokyo University, which is nestled in a natural landscape of the Seven Stars Mountain Range, Tokyo University's style emphasizes more refined, man-made design.

Every season, the campus is always filled with carefully tended flowers, plants, and trees that grow luxuriantly.

The scenery of late spring at this moment is, of course, very different from the winter scenery of late summer.

So, just like Ye Rou, who was also new to the campus, Xia Shen walked into the school looking around.

Following the carefully designed tree-lined path, the two found the Pokémon training gym used by the East Capital University team.

Enjoying the flowers and scenery along the way, it felt quite like a relaxing vacation.

But once they entered the training gym, the trainers' crisp commands and the sounds of intense battles between Pokémon brought them back to reality.

When the two arrived, a doubles match was taking place in the training field.

Xia Shen had just identified the four Pokémon on the field when he was spotted by Fujiwara-sensei, who beckoned him to come to her side.

"Xia Shenjun, it's been a long time."

With a gentle smile, Keiko Fujiwara greeted the two guests who had come from afar.

"And this lady, she must be Ye Rousang, the captain of the school team of Dongdu University this year, right? Welcome to Dongdu University."

Despite being the captain of the school team, Rou-ge was still very proper in public.

After politely greeting the team leader of the Tokyo University team, the three turned to watch the doubles match that had already entered a heated phase.

…………

One side consists of the artificial cell egg and the Knight Snail's heavy space team.

On the other side is the pair of Orangutan and Gengar, whose strategies are unclear.

However, to Xia Shen's surprise, it was actually this "unorthodox" combination that had the advantage on the field at this time.

The biggest contributor was not the purple, chubby Gengar, who was the main attacker, but the seemingly unremarkable but actually strategist Oranguru.

[Provocation] The artificial cell egg prevented it from using the magic space, so it opened the space back up itself.

[Command] Gengar launched two consecutive Shadow Balls, directly damaging the opponent's core Pokémon, the artificial cell egg.

With just three moves, he reversed the advantage that his opponent had painstakingly built up.

Then, [Switch Field] saves Gengar from being targeted by Psychic and Cross Scissors.

At this point, the artificial cell egg and the Knight Snail were no longer a threat to Gengar.

Gengar naturally took over the rest of the match and won smoothly.

Without a doubt, although Gengar was the one dealing all the damage throughout the match, anyone who knows a little about Pokémon battles knows that the one who dominated the game was Orangutan.

What Xia Shen was particularly interested in was the trainer of the gorilla, a quiet girl whose appearance bore a striking resemblance to Fujiwara Keiko.

Throughout the entire match, she didn't utter a single word, yet her teamwork with Zhihui Xing was flawless.

This situation, which seemed utterly unbelievable to outsiders, had a fairly accurate answer in Xia Shen's mind.

This girl is also a superpowered individual.

Xia Shen was staring blankly in the direction of the girl.

She seemed to sense his gaze as well, meeting his eyes and returning his smile.

"That is my daughter, Fujiwara Kaoruri, who is also the captain of the Tokyo High School Team this year. You two seem to get along very well."

Fujiwara Keiko's cheerful voice pulled Xia Shen back to reality.

Xia Shen nodded silently. Fujiwara-sensei's daughter, the daughter of a master of superpowers. It seems reasonable that she would have some superpowers.

However, she also has the surname Fujiwara. If her parents don't share the same surname, then Fujiwara-sensei's family must be quite prominent.

…………

On the field, the girl named Fujiwara Kaoru was chatting and reviewing the game with her teammates when she walked over to Xia Shen to ask the coach for feedback on the training match.

Meanwhile, the rest of the school team were not idle either. Another group took over the vacant positions on the battlefield and continued their intensive preparations for the national competition.

The boy who was paired with Fujiwara Kaoru stood in front of Fujiwara Keiko. Although he wore a respectful expression, he could not hide his inherent arrogance and pride.

"Coach, please correct me."

Fujiwara Keiko did not answer immediately, but looked at Xia Shen and Ye Rou instead.

"Today is a little special. Let's change our perspective and let our guests who have come from afar give their comments."

Xia Shen and Ye Rou looked at each other, surprised that there was this part to the story.

This is just like when we were in elementary school, excitedly returning from a field trip and having to write a "report card"...