Jing He vs. N! A Battle of Truth vs. Ideals!

"Welcome, everyone, to the Master Exchange Battle of the Pokémon World Coronation Series!!"

The Master Exchange Battle had been underway for several days. Some had succeeded, others had failed, but its excitement needed no further explanation.

The cheers reverberating through Wyndon Arena and into the sky were proof enough.

What's more—

Aside from ordinary spectators, there were even two legendary Pokémon from the distant Unova Region: the Black Dragon Zekrom and the White Dragon Reshiram!

That made this match even more anticipated and more talked about.

After confirming that the twin dragons would not suddenly swoop down from above, the host secretly breathed a sigh of relief before his voice became impassioned once more.

"The two competitors in this match are Jing He from the Hoenn Region and N from the Unova Region—"

"Let us welcome both contestants onto the field!"

Cheers that shook the arena erupted from the stands once again, completely drowning out even the entrance music.

Inside the Player Tunnel.

The young man with long green hair, idly turning a Rubik's Cube in his hands, heard the announcement and softly exhaled. Then he smiled at the companions beside him.

"It's time to go. I'll have to trouble you all again."

The Pokémon gathered around N cried out affectionately before turning into streaks of red light and returning to the Poké Balls at his waist.

To be honest.

N did not really like using Poké Balls to carry Pokémon. But the tournament organizer required every contestant to register their Pokémon in Poké Balls—at the very least, there had to be a record of capture.

So when N learned about this, he had considered withdrawing from the competition.

But every Pokémon he knew had willingly touched a Poké Ball and allowed itself to be caught, which moved N deeply.