Farewell, Storm

Someone wanted to know just how strong Yu Hai had become, and whether those Pokémon that had performed well in the Indigo League had entered the Elite-class.

Now that they had forced out one of them, his mission was complete. He immediately recalled Ekans with a Poké Ball and tossed the participation Badge to Yu Hai. There was no need to keep fighting.

He did not want Ekans to face Rhydon. Winning would bring no benefit, while losing would mean time spent treating its injuries. His Pokémon could not get hurt during the tournament; he still had another mission ahead.

In any case, the higher-ups had only ordered him to force out specific Pokémon. Probing their strength meant the mission was finished. Getting this far was enough to give the higher-ups an explanation, and they would not be able to find fault with it.

Whoever wanted to come could come. He was done serving them. Some woman had shown up out of nowhere and expected them to follow her arrangements? Who the hell did she think she was? She even wanted to order them around?

"That's it?" Yu Hai held the participation Badge thrown by the Masked Man. Was something wrong with this guy? He had forced Yu Hai to send out a Pokémon of equal strength, only to refuse to battle.

Whatever. As long as he got the participation Badge, that was enough. He only had two Preliminary Round matches left before fulfilling the requirements for the Group Stage, and then he would not need to fight in the Preliminary Round anymore.

The long wait began again. This time, two minutes passed before a young man stepped onto the field. Yu Hai froze when he saw him.

He had not expected this man to enter the tournament too. Local