Senior student Kry said after hearing this, "Let's talk somewhere else." He glanced at the excited spectators around them.
Eichi looked around and said, "Alright."
The two of them left the room and went somewhere deserted.
Only then did Kry speak. "The reason I challenged Junior Student Ying Shi is because I'll be battling someone in four months."
"This battle is extremely important. It concerns my future."
"To get a more accurate estimate of his strength, I chose to challenge you."
"Because that person's strength isn't too far off from yours, junior student, I wanted to use our battle to formulate a future training plan."
Kry's expression remained calm as he said this.
After hearing it, Eichi found the whole situation strangely familiar. It seemed that many wealthy families liked pulling this sort of thing.
He just hadn't expected it to happen to him.
Still, it had nothing to do with him. Now that he understood the reason, that was all there was to it.
Kry said, "Thank you so much this time, Junior Student Ying Shi. You really helped me out."
"How about I treat you to a meal?"
Eichi shook his head. "I think you should wait until you win before treating me to that meal."
"Besides, I have something to do right now. I don't have time to eat."
Kry smiled. "Alright. Once I win, I'll treat you to a big feast, junior student."
"Then I won't keep you any longer."
With that, Kry turned and left.
Eichi headed outside the school. Recently, he had felt greatly inspired when it came to making Pokéblocks.
He had a feeling that within the next few days, he might create an entirely new Advanced Pokéblock.
Previously, he had only improved upon existing Pokéblocks.
This time, he was creating something completely