"Xiao Ze, are you going to keep challenging your way up?"
"Of course."
Lu Ze smiled and nodded. "If I can defeat Leon before the final Masters Eight tournament begins, that seems like a pretty good option too."
Right now, the number one on the World Coronation Series rankings was the previous champion, Leon.
Second was Lance.
Third was Diantha, fourth was Alain, fifth was Iris, sixth was Drasna, and seventh was Flint.
When Alain and Iris had fought before, their Pokémon World Championships rankings had been lower than his.
Yet after he had taken a break for a while, the two of them had already made it into the Masters Eight.
That was fast!
Lu Ze sighed with emotion and issued a challenge to Flint.
It was only a scheduled challenge, though, with the exact time set for a week later.
"So I can't challenge him until a week from now."
Lu Ze helplessly spread his hands and looked at Ash, Sui Yan, and the others in front of him.
"Fine, then I won't wait for you."
Sui Yan waved his hand and smiled as he prepared to leave.
"Don't let me reach the rank-swapping matches while you're still stuck in eighth place."
Lu Ze laughed. "What, are you afraid I'll block your way and you won't be able to beat me?"
"Hah?"
Sui Yan laughed too. "You?"
"I just haven't shown my full strength yet!"
After saying that, Sui Yan gave Lu Ze no chance to respond and turned around to leave.
Lu Ze laughed as well and looked at Ash and Goh beside him. "Don't believe him. He's just afraid of embarrassing himself in front of you two."
"He can't beat me."
After Lu Ze said that, Ash and Goh looked at each other, unsure who to