"Mr. Wataru, I've heard so much about you."
"May I ask, you've been staring at my Eevee ever since earlier. Is something wrong with it?"
Fang Yuan smiled faintly and knowingly asked the obvious.
"Nothing..."
Wataru laughed heartily. By now, he had determined that this Eevee was the one that had blown up his Inspection Mirror.
Still, there was no need to pursue the matter.
Though he was still heartbroken over that Inspection Mirror, there was no need to say it outright. Miss Erika was right here, after all.
It would be far too embarrassing if a Gym Leader found out that "a Champion had his equipment blown up by an Eevee playing a game during a mission."
Did Doduo Wataru not have any pride?!
In any case, now that he knew where the Eevee that had broken his Inspection Mirror was, and who its Trainer was, Wataru was satisfied.
There were plenty of ways for Trainers to settle things between themselves.
Besides, Wataru had not forgotten his main reason for coming here...
At Lorelei's request, he had come to meet Fang Yuan!
Doduo Wataru's gaze instantly sharpened.
After a whole day of running around, he had not found the slightest trace of those Team Rocket rats, leaving Wataru quite frustrated. Now, he only wanted a good battle to ease the day's pent-up irritation.
Wataru circled around the subject. "Actually, it's like this. This morning, Miss Erika and Mr. Fang Yuan had an exceptionally exciting battle..."
Fang Yuan: "Mm..."
Erika: QAQ Stop killing me.
"Since this is Mr. Fang Yuan's first time entering the Championships, and you have very few previous battle records, the Battle Committee was extremely surprised by your strength."
"As it happens, I have a friend who works for the Battle Committee. She asked me, while I