Below, Ye Lan, who had already accepted his fate, froze at those words, then looked at Breloom with gratitude written all over his face.
So kind! The Shroomish family was just too kind! The folks in Green Sprout Town really were good people!
Ye Lan had made up his mind. Before leaving Green Sprout Town, he would go to the ancestral shrine in the town center and burn a stick of incense too.
"Gym Leader Huang, I object! I request a 2v2 Pokémon Battle against him!" a yellow-haired young man shouted from the crowd.
Before Ye Lan could enjoy his happiness for long, that voice suddenly rang out from the crowd. Instead, it made his smile grow even wider.
Ye Lan finally understood. He wasn't the most honest-looking one, but he was the easiest to bully!
Anyone who could come here had some family backing. Most of them knew one another, and their families were roughly equal in strength, so there was no need to pick fights with each other.
Ye Lan, on the other hand, was an unfamiliar face. Besides, Huang Yuntian's stance at the end hadn't been firm, which clearly left an opening.
Huang Yuntian looked at his old partner. Seeing Breloom nod, he agreed.
"All right. The final spot will be decided by a battle."
Everyone moved to the battlefield outside the reception room. Both sides took their positions, and the battle was about to begin.
"I will serve as the referee for this battle. The rules are a 2v2 Single Battle, continuing until all Pokémon on one side are unable to battle."
"Battle, begin!"
At Huang Yuntian's command, both sides threw their Poké Balls simultaneously.
"Come out, Magmar!"
A Pokémon with flames burning atop its head and a yellow mouth resembling a duck's bill appeared on