Yu Hai vs.

At Citrus Stadium, after breakfast and feeding the Pokémon theirs, Yu Hai arrived.

As for Dunmei?

Of course, she had returned to her hospital room at the Pokémon Center to watch the match on the live broadcast. Dunmei had wanted to come along, but Yu Hai refused again, saying he could not be distracted by things outside the match.

After arriving at the main venue, Yu Hai was in no hurry to enter Citrus Stadium. Today was the round of sixteen to eight, which meant there would only be eight matches and they would not drag on into the night.

There was plenty of time today. His ranking was neither high nor low, and he was in the third match. If the contestants did not have Elite-class Pokémon, the matches might end quickly. If they did, they would end even faster.

He went to the contestants' lounge, where there were not many people left—only one or two unfamiliar contestants. He had no intention of talking to them and looked toward the television broadcasting the matches.

There were already people battling on the field. He saw A Yi on the television, another familiar face. When the match ended, A Yi had once again been forced to reveal an Elite-class Pokémon.

Next, another familiar person took the field. Yu Hai remained in the lounge, eating snacks and drinking a cold beverage. After watching the second match, it would soon be his turn.

"Contestant Yu Hai, please enter the arena. Contestant Yu Hai, please enter the arena..."

Finally, it was time. Yu Hai rose and left the lounge, slowly heading toward the contestants' tunnel. The announcement calling him to the arena stopped after repeating five times, and he would have five minutes to arrive.

A match could be delayed for up to ten