Only the Champion Will Do

The Chengdu region and the Kanto region were right next to each other, neighboring one another. On top of that, Silver Academy was not far from Indigo Plateau.

So, after three days on the bus, Eichi and the others arrived at Indigo Plateau.

This Five School League was being held at Indigo Plateau. The Hoenn Region, Sinnoh Region, and Unova Region were much farther away.

They had set out from their respective regions a month ago and would be arriving one after another over the next few days.

Rumble

The bus stopped in front of a huge blue oval-shaped building.

The people from Silver Academy began getting off the bus.

Eichi stepped down, stretched lazily, and took a deep breath. The air was fresh, far better than the smell inside the bus.

The surrounding buildings were familiar to him. After all, he had taken part in the Indigo League before.

The crowd bustled with conversation. Many of them had never been to Indigo Plateau and were extremely curious about everything around them.

After a while, a group of people emerged from the oval building. They were all dressed in suits, led by a bespectacled middle-aged man of average build.

Director Liu hurried forward, and the two sides shook hands first.

Then the middle-aged man said warmly, "You must be Director Liu. I'm Da Shu, the receptionist for this event."

Director Liu said, "Hello, Mr. Da Shu."

Da Shu said enthusiastically, "We've been waiting so long. You've finally arrived. Without further ado, please follow me."

Director Liu called out to the students behind him, "Everyone, follow along."

There were twenty-six slots in total, but excluding those from outside the school, there were only twenty people.

Of those twenty, seven or eight had come on their own rather than with the school