"Congratulations, you've obtained the Eighth Gym's Gym Badge."
"But didn't I lose?"
Legendary Pokémon user Ma Zhenya stared blankly at Lu Ze, who seemed to be glowing as he extended a hand toward him.
"But I saw your progress."
Lu Ze smiled and placed the Gym Badge in Ma Zhenya's hand.
"Compared to last time, when you tried using a Legendary Pokémon to challenge Gyms and earn Gym Badges, this time you used your own Pokémon. That is your own strength."
"My own Pokémon, my own strength?"
Ma Zhenya murmured, staring blankly at the Gym Badge in his hand.
Why hadn't he used Entei this time?
Ma Zhenya's thoughts returned to his previous Gym challenge.
After failing to challenge the Sunny Day Gym, he had chosen the last Gym.
The Gym Leader was Tang Yunqin, of the Gorgeous Gym.
To avoid what had happened when he challenged Lu Ze and Sui Yan, he had specifically checked the Gym's official website for information on the Gym Leader before challenging it.
Generally speaking, a Gym's official website listed information about the Gym Leader's main Pokémon so challengers could prepare beforehand.
He checked twice, and none of the Gym Leader's main Pokémon were Legendary Pokémon.
So he decided that this would be the next Gym he challenged!
Thus, after challenging Sui Yan's Gym, he went to Tang Yunqin's Gorgeous Gym the next day.
This time, he sent out Entei right away.
But the next second, he saw Tang Yunqin looking at him with a strange expression.
His heart skipped a beat on the spot.
He vaguely remembered Lu Ze making the same expression when he saw Entei.
The instant he saw Tang Yunqin's expression, he had a bad feeling.
The next second, Diancie, the Diamond Princess, appeared before him.
And the one who