"You've kept us waiting these past few days!"
A few days later, Ash stood before Lu Ze and the others, full of high spirits, with Pikachu wearing the same expression beside him.
"You certainly did keep us waiting."
Cynthia chuckled softly. She had pushed aside all her work these past few days just to watch this battle between Ash and Lu Ze.
Not to mention anything else, a battle between peak Ash and the current Lu Ze was sure to be spectacular.
She was not the only one who thought so. Steven Stone, Leon, Diantha, and the others felt the same way.
Leon also highly recognized Ash's strength.
Especially after watching Ash's battles in the Kalos League and seeing that absurdly powerful Ash-Greninja.
If Ash-Greninja had appeared in the Masters Eight Tournament, Leon might have lost even faster.
"Sounds good. Shall we begin right away?"
Lu Ze looked at Ash and spoke with a smile.
He considered himself fairly familiar with Ash's Pokémon.
What Lu Ze was unsure of now was whether Ash had brought all of his Pokémon and would select from them during the battle.
Or whether he had brought six Pokémon and intended to use those six directly.
But it was not a big deal. They would see when the time came.
"Sure."
Ash nodded in agreement, and the group headed toward the battle arena.
Diantha followed behind them and immediately started a livestream.
The battle between Lu Ze and Leon a few days ago had not only broken records during its livestream, but had also gained her many new followers.
Today's battle between Ash and Lu Ze was bound to be just as exciting.
"Look, those two up ahead are the competitors in this battle."
After starting the livestream, Diantha smiled and had the Rotom Phone