Bertha watched Xia Yan as Dragapult rolled over and swept Hoshino Ryushin away before her very eyes.
It had shown absolutely no hesitation.
He had not even officially completed the appointment ceremony,
yet he already looked somewhat like an Elite Four member.
But Bertha was even more curious.
"Xia Yan, where did you get that information?"
Xia Yan lightly patted Dragapult, which had returned from the Distortion World, and said with a smile,
"Some of it was investigated long ago. The rest was just to bluff him."
Bertha's eyes widened.
"To bluff him?"
Xia Yan shrugged and looked at Bertha strangely.
"But he admitted it, didn't he?"
Had he admitted it?
Hadn't he?
Bertha replayed the whole thing in her mind.
It seemed Xia Yan had never given Hoshino Ryushin the chance to admit or deny anything from beginning to end.
However,
his various actions had made everyone overlook that part.
It was as though whatever Xia Yan said was simply the truth.
Just listen to the cheers from the entire arena.
In this exhibition match,
Xia Yan had not only claimed victory from Agatha,
but Hoshino Ryushin's sudden interference had further bolstered his prestige.
Most of those present had already acknowledged his strength and ability.
"Don't underestimate our chairman's capabilities, Elite Four Bertha." After saying that seemingly out of nowhere, Xia Yan vanished from the arena with Agatha.
Even after he disappeared from everyone's sight, the endless cheers continued to rise and fall.
Xia Yan had earned the recognition of most people.
Bertha blinked.
Did this have something to do with Chairman Alexander as well?
As they entered the contestants' tunnel,
and only Xia Yan and Agatha, master and disciple, remained,
"Teacher, could you tell Lance to stop investigating me? What if he really finds something?"
Xia Yan immediately