The sixty-first day of the journey to Sinnoh, cloudy.
One month later, Lily of the Valley Island...
Bang, bang, bang—
As fireworks exploded in the sky, the Sinnoh Region's Lily of the Valley Conference was about to begin. Yu Hai had skipped the opening ceremony again.
He only woke up in his private room in the competitors' area after hearing the fireworks. The Preliminary Round had long since ended, and it had posed no difficulty for him.
Next came the Three-on-Three preliminary matches. It was the same old format, but he spotted Sinnoh Champion Cynthia. She had actually come in person to oversee the matches.
Sinnoh Champion Cynthia—players in his previous life had called her Miss Cabbage. Seeing her in person truly lived up to her reputation. She was an elegant older sister just like Lorelei. If he won the championship, perhaps he would get to see her at the award ceremony!
Still, none of that mattered. The competitor he had been watching for had arrived. Just as the rumors said, he had swept through every Gym using only one Darkrai, including the Preliminary Round. He would surely do the same in the upcoming preliminary matches.
Throughout the entire Lily of the Valley Conference, only Ash had forced the Legendary Pokémon Trainer to use a second Pokémon. Yu Hai also wanted to know what the Legendary Pokémon Trainer's remaining Pokémon were. They could not possibly be four Magikarp like some online commenters had joked about. That would be hilarious.
He knew that was impossible, of course. If he wanted to face that person, he had to keep advancing. Fortunately, that was no longer difficult for him.
After getting up and washing, he let his Pokémon eat breakfast. He then went to the main cafeteria for his own breakfast before heading