VS Genji, Double Battle!

On the evening of January 21.

Outside Larousse City's Battle Tower, even "a sea of people" was no longer enough to describe the number gathered here.

Though they could watch via livestream, many still wanted to witness and experience the upcoming exhibition match firsthand.

—Not long ago, news that a heavyweight exhibition match would be held in the Battle Tower tonight had already been broadcast throughout the city by Cube Robots.

Electronic advertisements for the exhibition match filled every street and alley of Larousse City.

The identities of both trainers had also been revealed from the very beginning.

Since he was from another region, and a long time had passed since the Shamouti Island incident, many people in the Hoenn Region were not particularly familiar with Luo Mu.

Nor did they connect him to the teacher of Nemona, the promising young Trainer from the Champion Assessment livestream that had recently taken the internet by storm.

But since Lund Dr. and the others had not concealed Luo Mu's identity as a Champion-Level Trainer, no one questioned whether he was qualified to battle the other Trainer.

After all, compared to Luo Mu, his opponent was the undisputed pinnacle of Hoenn Region Trainers, aside from the two Champions who frequently traded places at the top.

The Elite Four member who commanded Dragon-types, Genji!

Once word spread that he would be holding an exhibition match at Larousse City's Battle Tower, the entire city—and even several nearby cities—had been thrown into a frenzy.

Even now, many people were likely still taking the sea-crossing train and continuously making their way toward Larousse City.

That was the world of Pokémon.

Even if someone rarely appeared in public, the title of Elite Four was Genji's living calling card.

It also meant he had no worries when he sailed