Three days had passed since Sato left Origin Forest. At President Damalanchi's request, Sato temporarily remained at Pokémon League Headquarters.
At the Same Time Did Not Forget, as someone generally recognized to be certain to break through to Elite Four Level, the Pokémon League was not stingy, assigning a villa under Sato's name.
The villa was in an excellent location, within the same villa district as Teacher Drake's place, making it convenient to drop by for visits.
Of course, Teacher Drake spent most of his time aboard his ship and only rarely returned to Pokémon League Headquarters, so he was not around at the moment.
The reason Sato had been kept at Pokémon League Headquarters was not only to let him settle down and consolidate his gains for a while. The latest Alliance Tournament was also about to begin, and Sato had been personally selected as a guest.
Although it was the lowest-tier major competition, the Alliance Tournament undoubtedly is the most widely accepted and recognized.
After all, the vast majority of Trainers peaked at Elite Level in their entire lives.
For them, passionate battles they could understand were what they enjoyed most. If the tactics were too profound for them to follow, they would lose their sense of immersion.
It was just like reading a novel. If the male lead was not handsome, how could readers relate to him? Thus, Exhibition Matches came into being!
Sato set down the guest invitation letter for the tournament. It clearly stated that he would need to participate in an "exciting" Exhibition Match.
And his opponent was none other than the Alliance Investigator who had also been rising to fame recently—his old friend.
Cynthia of Sinnoh! Though it was only an Exhibition Match, Sato could not help feeling excited because his opponent was