"Let's congratulate Lu Ze of Dragon Nation for winning the championship!!"
The commentator shouted himself hoarse.
After celebrating and playing around with his Pokémon for a while, Lu Ze finally stepped onto the podium under the referee's guidance.
"A new generation's strongest contender. Wonderful!"
Once Lu Ze stepped onto the podium, a white-haired old man excitedly approached with the trophy.
The trophy was made of pure gold, with a soaring Ho-Oh at its peak, also fashioned from pure gold.
Lu Ze's gaze sharpened as he looked at the white-haired yet still vigorous old man before him.
He felt like he had seen this man somewhere before.
He just could not remember when.
While Lu Ze was still thinking, the old man had already handed over the pure gold trophy in his hands.
"Keep it up. Surpass that old bastard Wang Yi as soon as possible. I've got high hopes for you."
The old man's face was filled with a delighted smile, and upon seeing that smile, Lu Ze finally remembered who he was.
This old man was the earliest World Youth Championships champion still alive.
Of course, he was not the champion of the very first tournament.
The presenter for the World Youth Championships championship was generally the earliest champion among those still alive.
In other words, only after the previous champion passed away would the next champion take over as the presenter.
And the old man before him was precisely such a person.
However, Lu Ze had first met him during one of Old Master Wang Yi's battles.
Back then, Old Master Wang Yi had challenged for the Champion title.
To earn the Champion position, challengers had to defeat every Master level trainer along the way.
The old man before him had been Old Master Wang Yi's third opponent.