An unfair revenge...
Before the match, Aihara Take had shaken his head with a regretful sigh.
But now, he could not help asking, "Zhang Yu Ge, can we switch the order of our appearances?" "The rules don't allow last-minute changes."
Yuge patiently explained, then immediately realized something. His face darkened. "My fucking name is Yuge, you little Jap... Japanese man living a pretty good life." "Not allowed?" Aihara Take's expression turned grave.
"You're not getting cold feet just because of one Blastoise, are you?" Yuge said speechlessly.
Before the match, he had arrogantly declared that he wanted revenge, yet the sight of a single Professional-level Pokémon had made him wilt? "You don't understand."
Aihara Take gave him a deep look and walked toward the battle platform.
"Four months ago, when I fought him, Blastoise wasn't part of his main lineup..."
"...?!"
As soon as those words fell, Yuge, Jian An, and the others' pupils contracted. They instantly understood the possibility Aihara Take was suggesting.
...That couldn't be possible, could it?
Roy was not surprised at all to see his old opponent take the second slot.
Aihara Take had traveled such a long way. He could not possibly have come solely for a ticket to the Crown Tundra; his main goal was to seek revenge against Roy.
Among all battle results, a narrow defeat was the most frustrating and regrettable.
That kind of narrow defeat, where victory had clearly been only one step away, always left the loser with regret and unwillingness—If only I had...
Simply put.
He refused to accept it. The knot in his heart had not been untied!
Roy and Aihara Take stared at each other from several hundred meters apart. Enhanced by Aura Power, Roy could clearly see the determination on Aihara Take's face.
What surprised Roy,