"Damn you, Xia Yan! Hammerlocke Stadium is blacklisting you from now on! If they ever let you in to battle again, I'll—"
Listening to Raihan unleash a barrage of "magic" abuse, Xia Yan, who had already gained "magic resistance," could not help digging at his ears.
"How long has he been cursing?"
Piers glanced at his phone.
With a strange expression, he said, "About an hour."
"To be precise, fifty-five minutes and thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six seconds," Marnie said expressionlessly, giving the exact and detailed time.
Xia Yan's mouth twitched.
"I'm telling you, I really didn't mean to break the Infinity Energy barrier this time. Do you believe me?"
"So you did it on purpose last time?!" Raihan's eyes widened as he glared at him fiercely.
Xia Yan: "..."
Fine. There was no talking to him.
"Let's go."
Xia Yan waved a hand and led Cynthia, Gardenia, Volkner, and the Piers siblings away.
"Wait! You have to reimburse me!"
Despite Raihan continuing to yell behind them, Xia Yan showed no intention of turning back.
What a joke.
Since Rose had explicitly demanded that point-ranking matches involving Great Balls and above be held in the Galar Region, refusing to let the Sinnoh Region get a share, Rose had to be prepared to bear the cost.
Oh—Raihan had simply been caught in the crossfire.
Watching Xia Yan and the others leave at a brisk pace, Raihan's reddened chest heaved violently, and his eyes were practically bloodshot.
After quite a while.
"Heh—"
Raihan suddenly let out a breath and revealed a relieved smile. In a low murmur, he said, "So strong... Is this what it means to be someone who can defeat Leon? I really am... still far behind."
As he spoke, Raihan's expression gradually turned serious.
"I can't keep staying in one city