"I think I've been recognized."
After returning from the Pokémon Center, Wang Xingqiu looked at the gazes around him in confusion and spoke to Lu Ze.
"Be confident. Drop the 'think.'"
After patting Wang Xingqiu on the shoulder, Lu Ze moved away from him.
Wang Xingqiu was the center of everyone's attention now, so it was better not to stay too close to him.
If he got recognized because they were standing too close together, he would really have nowhere to cry.
Wang Xingqiu shot Lu Ze, who had already moved away, a faintly resentful look before silently lowering his head.
My lifelong reputation... it's gone just like that!
The matches progressed quickly. Not long after Wang Xingqiu left the field, the second round had also ended.
After eliminating another half of the contestants, only sixteen people remained.
It was only just past lunch.
At this rate, it should all be over before nightfall.
As the drawing for the third round began, more and more reporters and streamers gathered around the arena.
The organizers of Longtan Park were thrilled to see it.
What an unexpected delight!
Who could have imagined that this competition would attract a contestant who had participated in the World Youth Championships?
Though they were not his main Pokémon, and they had not appeared in the World Youth Championships.
But what did that matter?
As long as he was here, he could draw reporters and the like.
Once the reporters came, wouldn't the exposure rise?
What was the point of hosting this competition?
Wasn't it to make Longtan Park famous?
It had to be said that enduring the pain of offering a Mega Stone set as the first-place prize had been an incredibly farsighted decision.
Seeing the "grand scene" in the arena, Longtan Park's manager could not