A few days after the officials announced this year's Masters Tournament venue, trainers discussed the mysterious person far less. More of them were curious about why the competition location had been changed.
But no matter how they asked, the official response remained the same: it had all been Red's decision, and he had the authority to make changes. Even if he decided to hold the tournament in the middle of nowhere, there would be no problem.
Even though some trainers were indeed dissatisfied, such as those from Kanto, there was nothing they could do... What, you're not convinced?
No amount of complaints could change the outcome. Since they could only accept it, they might as well look forward to Red crushing Xingye on Alola's home turf!
Meanwhile, inside Odd Jobs, Lillie sat at her desk and looked through the trainers' online discussions. She could not help feeling worried. "So it really was decided just like that. Is this really okay...?"
"There's no choice. Since Team Rainbow Rocket announced that they would make their move at the end of the year, and the World Championships can't be canceled, the best option is to bring it directly to Alola. That'll make it easier to prevent them from causing trouble."
"But there'll be so many tourists and spectators..."
"Don't worry. Akari will be there."
This was the heavyweight Xingye trusted most. After defeating Iris, she had successfully made it into the Masters Eight, so she would definitely come to Alola then. Besides, she had been paying close attention to Team Rainbow Rocket's activities, though there was currently no new intelligence.
At the mention of that, Lillie immediately perked up and said with a smile, "Haha, Akari really is amazing. She entered the tournament wearing a mask, and even now, so many people are