Tetsu introduced the man beside him. "This is Yoshino Eishi, my friend. We used to be classmates, but he graduated early."
Then he turned to Eichi. "Eichi, let me introduce you. This is Yicun, a friend of my older brother."
Eichi looked at Yicun. The man had a yellow afro, stood around 175 centimeters tall, and had an ordinary face. His chin was tilted, and his head was angled fifteen degrees toward the sky.
With both hands in his pockets, he gave off the impression that he was looking down on everyone.
Unfortunately, he was not tall enough. When looking at Eichi, he could only look up.
Eichi's first impression was that this guy was a little arrogant.
Maybe he was a powerful Trainer.
Yicun's first impression of Eichi was: This kid is kind of handsome. With him standing beside me, all the girls' attention will be stolen away.
All the girls were looking at him. Who would look at me?!
So his first impression of Eichi was one of intense displeasure.
"He's so handsome!"
Two girls suddenly walked up behind them. When one of them saw Eichi's handsome face, she immediately swooned.
She accidentally voiced what was on her mind, only realizing it after she had said it. She quickly covered her mouth and left.
Eichi did not take this little incident to heart. Things like this happened too often, and he had long since grown used to them.
However, he could sense Yicun's hostility toward him—the hostility an ugly guy felt toward a handsome guy.
Tetsu asked again, "Eichi, I heard you entered the selection for a spot in the Elite Four Selection Match. You came back this time for that, right?"
Eichi nodded. "Yeah, that's exactly why I came back."
Tetsu pointed at Yicun. "Yicun is here