Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

But I couldn't quite articulate why, and it seemed like I was tarnishing the reputation of Chongqing University.

Helpless, the two could only exchange glances, and unanimously let the other speak first, setting an example for themselves.

While Xia Shen and Ye Rou were being "modest," Fujiwara Keiko took the opportunity to introduce them to each other.

Of course, given Xia Shen's fame over the past year, no introduction is needed; everyone present should know him.

Finally, under Rou Ge's friendly but coercive gaze, Xia Shen had no choice but to speak first.

"Because I only watched a small part of the second half of the race, my evaluation may be biased. Please forgive me."

Xia Shen was very cautious; he put on his armor before making his evaluation.

Ye Rou nodded thoughtfully, having learned another clever trick for improving emotional intelligence.

"The battle was exciting, and both Pokémon performed exceptionally well. Especially Oranguru, whose moves were absolutely brilliant..."

“I’m very sorry, Xia Shen-kun, although it was a bit impolite to interrupt,” Fujiwara Keiko said with a smile, “but please just tell me their shortcomings.”

The girl who seemed to have superpowers nodded, looking at Xia Shen expectantly.

Xia Shen could tell from the looks in the mother and daughter's eyes that they were using him as a testing ground.

As for which knife to test... without a doubt, it's the other member of the doubles team.

“Both of you are above me, so I’ll venture to say a few words about where you can still improve.” As usual, Xia Shen first put on a thick layer of armor.

Then, he carefully spoke: "Although you won, your teamwork... was simply a disaster."

…………

Xia Shen's merciless evaluation left the expressions of those present quite interesting.

Ye Rou stared blankly, thinking to herself, "This child is really brave; you actually said it after being told to..."

It's someone else's family matter; can't we just say a few polite words?

Fujiwara Keiko's smile deepened, and it seemed that Xia Shen's words pleased her greatly.

The two individuals who were criticized reacted differently.

Fujiwara Kaoru looked like she wanted to laugh but didn't dare, her blinking eyes full of anticipation.

The boy named Hayakawa Itsuki in the doubles team gradually looked grim.

Clearly, he also knew that if there was a problem with the cooperation between the two, the problem would not lie with Fujiwara Kaoru.

Xia Shen's words seemed to be about the group's problems, but in reality, he was criticizing someone, and everyone with eyes can tell who he was referring to.

Ignoring everyone's reactions, Xia Shen continued, "The thing that best illustrates the problem is that after Gengar severely damaged the artificial cell egg with two consecutive Shadow Balls, it knew that its opponent would take advantage of the vacuum period when Gengar's energy flow was depleted to launch a counterattack, but it did not pull back to avoid the attack."

"Instead, they recklessly continued to build up the Shadow Sphere, trying to forcefully eliminate the artificial cell egg. That was too greedy and too risky."

At this point, Xia Shen finally revealed his true colors, pointing the finger directly at Hayakawa Itsuki.

Gengar's problem is precisely due to his negligence as the trainer.

…………

Xia Shen's true colors were revealed, and Hayakawa Itsuki, who was being attacked, disregarded the issue of politeness and hurriedly retorted, "I really was pulling on you, you can watch the video if you don't believe me."

Xia Shen nodded in agreement, "You're right. If that's the case, then I can only say that you played very well."

Hayakawa Itsuki was even more frustrated, feeling as if his True Qi Fist had hit Gengar—it had no effect at all.

He was about to argue with Xia Shen when Fujiwara Keiko interrupted him sharply, "What, can't you accept any criticism now?"

This sentence shut down his rebuttal, leaving him only to retort sarcastically, "Of course I'm willing to accept criticism, but I think those who criticize should also possess the corresponding basic qualities. Singles and doubles are completely different things. Some people probably haven't even seen a move like [changing sides] before, have they?"

This statement is quite aggressive, and it actually makes some sense.

Although both singles and doubles are battles between Pokémon, there are vast differences between them.

Speaking of moves alone, skills like "Watch Me" and "Switch" are useless in singles matches, but they can shine in doubles.

However, Hayakawa Itsuki has chosen the wrong person to say that.

Xia Shen chuckled. "I've never seen a change of venues before?"

While I was playing Shadowstep Extinction Song Team, using Poison to defend, and even driving my opponents crazy time and time again with "Bird Egg Flower Machine Swamp Steel", you were probably still playing in the mud somewhere.

However, he disdained to argue with such people.

Originally, it was just a suggestion from Fujiwara-sensei to give Hayakawa Itsuki a little nudge, since he was a bit too ambitious and incompetent. That would be enough.

Xia Shen didn't expect that if he ignored him, Rou Ge, with his fiery temper, couldn't stand his good brother being spoken to in a sarcastic way, and immediately started to criticize him.

"With your skill level, do you really need to be an expert in doubles to give a critique? You don't actually think you played really well just now, do you? If it weren't for the switch-of-field rule, Gengar would have died a million times over. With a teammate like Orangutan, even my grandma could win with her!"

Before Xia Shen could even offer any advice, Rou Ge launched into a tirade.

Hayakawa Itsuki's face was extremely pale, while Fujiwara and her daughter were secretly suppressing their laughter.

Xia Shen knew that he, the testing stone, was about to be upgraded into a whetstone...

…………

As expected, Fujiwara-sensei stirred things up, and Hayakawa Itsuki and Ye Rou's argument escalated, culminating in a duel...

Everything went so smoothly that it wasn't until Xia Shen and Ye Rou stood on the battlefield that Rou Ge finally came to her senses.

"How did we... become a challenger, and a doubles match at that?!"

Xia Shen replied speechlessly, "You're only just realizing it now? Take another look at what Fujiwara-sensei said from beginning to end."

Ye Rou wasn't stupid. After Xia Shen's reminder, she suddenly realized, "She wants to use us to hone their ace doubles team?"

Xia Shen nodded in affirmation.

It's easy to imagine that Toto University is also the undisputed leader in the Sakurajima region. In their matches, their opponents often can't even last until the doubles match.

As a result, the doubles pairs in the team had virtually no chance to play and could only play practice matches within the team.

But it is clear that no competitor poses a threat to this combination.

So, before the national competition began, Fujiwara Keiko brought Xia Shen to work for her.

However, Xia Shen was not offended by this behavior, as it allowed him to test his opponent's strength.

Besides, Fujiwara-sensei is always a very genuine person, and he'll definitely give himself and Yu-ge a generous reward afterward. So what if it's just a part-time job...

But since Rou and I are representing Chongqing University, we certainly can't let our alma mater down.

Xia Shen thought for a moment and felt that it was not appropriate to have someone like Rou Ge, who played with a similar style of play, assist him. He whispered to her, "Rou Ge, just treat this match as a one-on-one game. I'll assist you."

Ye Rou nodded readily; when it came to one-on-one combat, she wasn't afraid of anyone.

But doubles requires even more teamwork and strategic thinking, and to be honest, she's a little hesitant about it.

With Xia Shen as her pillar of support, Ye Rou immediately expressed her willingness to follow his instructions.

Xia Shen continued to instruct, "By the way, you should choose Incineroar and Brave Eagle. Machamp isn't good against Gengar."

Ye Rou's face darkened. "Do you have some misunderstanding about me? Of course I know that! Are you going to teach me how to use the Blazing Roaring Tiger to intimidate, high-five, launch a surprise attack, and throw out a series of threats?"

Xia Shen looked at Rou Ge with surprise, not expecting this tough woman to be so meticulous.

She even knows the most disgusting way to use the "universe's number one cute hatchling" skin; I thought she was just reckless...

That's good, our chances of winning have increased by another 10%.

Incidentally, Xia Shen originally thought he had a 90% chance of winning.

After a quick discussion of tactics, the enemy's elf had also recovered from the injuries sustained in the previous battle.

Both sides stood on the battlefield, waiting for the match to begin.

## Chapter 233 Even I, Xia Shen, have a day when I am defiled?

This rare inter-school match, held in the school team's training hall, attracted everyone's attention.

In particular, one of them is Xia Shen, who has recently gained considerable fame.

Moreover, the other three players are also quite capable, serving as the captains of the teams from both Tokyo University and Tokyo University.

And an elite student who, though sometimes criticized, is still top-notch in ability.

Naturally, dozens of Dongdu University's team members gathered around the battle platform in the center of the training field.

"What's going on? Has someone come to challenge us?"

"That's pretty much it. I heard that [Morning Star] gave a sharp review of Hayakawa Itsuki, and then Hayakawa Itsuki retorted that Xia Shen didn't understand doubles at all. The captain of Wudu University stood up for him, and the group started arguing."

"What? Xia Shen said Hayakawa Itsuki's doubles is terrible?"

"Pass it down: Xia Shen, the [Rising Star of China], said that no one understands doubles matches better than him."

"Joking aside, let's have a serious discussion: who do you think will win this match?"

"To be honest, without any emotional bias, we should be able to win, right? Although those two from Fog City are strong, what good is being good at fighting? When you're playing doubles, you need to cooperate and coordinate your teams."

"Indeed, although Hayakawa Itsuki sometimes has a brain fart, his strength is undeniable, and the captain always manages to save the day in time. This kid is really lucky."

They were discussing things in bits and pieces, and the topic... of course, was the outcome of the match.

However, it is clear that not many people are optimistic about the temporary doubles pairing from Chongqing University.

Although their individual abilities are among the best in the entire national competition among all schools.

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Shortly after, the whistle blew, and the battle officially began.

Four white lights flashed, and all four Pokémon from both sides made their appearance.

Xia Shenye Rou's team chose the combination of Togekiss and Incineroar.

In the game, both of these Pokémon were consistently ranked high on the doubles battle leaderboard.

The Blazing Roaring Tiger, thanks to its all-purpose lubricant properties, is also known as the cutest hatchling in the universe.

However, the two Pokémon mostly appear as support units, and it is rare for them to appear together.

But reality is different.

Whether it's Xia Shen's ferocious Togekiss or Ye Rou's violent Blazing Roaring Tiger.