Karen and Fuyou

Asen thought for a moment and said, "None of those participating in the Five School League are weak."

"But a few of them are exceptionally strong, clearly far ahead of everyone else. If you run into them, you basically have no hope of winning."

"Oh, and one of them is Mei—Sato, your older sister."

Asen looked at Sato as he spoke.

Sato's eyes narrowed, and the atmosphere instantly became somewhat oppressive.

"Besides the students from your academies, there should also be others who obtained slots, right? Their strength is terrifying. At the very least, they're on the level of the top three in 6th Grade."

"So there are too many strong people. You should worry about whether you're strong enough."

Eichi smiled. "What matters is participating."

Asen shook his head without saying anything.

Aside from them, other teachers and students had also come out to stroll along the street. They were all from Kanto and Chengdu, so there was not much hostility between them.

Eichi could clearly sense that Asen did not wish to continue talking with Sato and Kona, so after exchanging a few words, he took his leave.

A ferry was docked at the harbor. It was enormous, much to everyone's surprise.

Before long, a middle-aged gentleman stepped off the ferry.

He wore a black suit, his back ramrod straight, with grizzled hair and a beard.

He wore a wise smile. This man was Director Nakamura of Sinnoh Academy.

Director Nakamura was the first to step down. He took a deep breath and smiled in satisfaction. Two more people came down behind him.

One of them looked to be in his twenties. His bald head had only a small tuft of red hair, and he wore a brown floral shirt, cropped pants, and black pointed shoes. No