Finally, Someone Knows I'm a Genius

After saying that, Ami stood up and went to the water dispenser nearby, filling five cups and carrying them over on a tray.

She handed one to each of them. Yasushi accepted his cup and said, "Thanks."

After sitting back down, the girl suddenly asked, "Who do you think the remaining two people will be?"

That immediately caught everyone's interest, except for Kōmatsu, whose eyes were unfocused.

"Ami, do you know?"

Ami smiled. "I heard about it from the staff before I came."

"One of the remaining two is from Charizard Valley, and the other is from Dragon Village."

"Apparently, something came up and they couldn't make it."

Upon hearing those two places, everyone's expressions varied.

"I knew there was no way people from those two places wouldn't be here."

"There are so many strong opponents this time. The pressure is huge!!" the girl said, sticking out her tongue.

The moment Charizard Valley and Dragon Village were mentioned, everyone felt the pressure.

There were very few people from those places. Each generation only had a handful, but they were all incredibly powerful.

Dragon Village was even stronger than Charizard Valley. Dragon-type Pokémon were naturally far stronger than Pokémon of other types.

So the homeland of Dragon-types could not possibly be weak.

There were even quite a few people from Dragon Village among the Pokémon League's upper ranks.

For example, the current Johto Champion Lance and the Blackthorn Gym Leader Claire were both from Dragon Village.

"By the way, do you know anything about Silver Academy's participants this time?" Sturdy Boy suddenly asked.

The girl rushed to answer, "I know about that."

"I have a relative who teaches at Silver Academy. She told me that this year's sixth graders don't seem very strong."

"Twenty people competed for the spots, and half