Fairy-type Moves (Two-in-One)

As was customary.

Xia Yan indeed spotted Nanu in the contestants' tunnel, shuffling in slippers, idly playing with a kendama, looking thoroughly lazy.

"Mr. Nanu," Xia Yan called out first.

Among all the island kings and island kahunas, Nanu might have been the one Xia Yan valued most.

A former International Police inspector with a long-standing friendship with Giovanni, who later gave up an Elite Four position and suppressed all of Team Skull by himself.

None of those sounded like something an ordinary person could accomplish.

"Xia Yan." Nanu scratched his hair and yawned. "You've certainly been busy these past few days. Fairy-type... Tsk, that really is quite an achievement."

Xia Yan smiled politely.

Then Nanu said thoughtfully, "That Tapu Bulu is a Fairy-type Pokémon too, isn't it?"

"Hm?" Xia Yan froze.

Nanu waved a hand. "Never mind. Let's go. Once today's match is over, I should finally be able to get some proper sleep. I haven't been sleeping well lately."

He stretched lazily and swayed toward the arena.

Watching Nanu's retreating back, Xia Yan lingered where he stood for a moment.

To be honest.

He truly could not see through Nanu.

He always felt that Nanu knew far too many things and hid far too many secrets.

Yet he acted as though nothing interested him, burying everything beneath that lazy facade.

Xia Yan pressed his lips together.

Then he walked out of the contestants' tunnel and into the thunderous cheers.

Win this match, and he would enter the quarterfinals.

Professor Oak, Elite Four Bertha, and Agatha had all told him to make the top three.

That meant he had to at least reach the semifinals.

He just did not know how much of his strength Nanu intended to reveal.

The two took their positions.

"They're here! Let us look