Xingye vs. Cynthia, the Third and Final Time!

On the big screen, the match brackets and first-round schedule had already been arranged. Just as before, Leon and Red had not been placed in the same group.

Though it looked suspiciously like the organizers had rigged it, everyone loved watching it. Besides, this was Leon's final World Championships before retirement, so nobody said much. Other than those two being separated, every other contestant had been randomly assigned by the system.

All matches followed a full 6v6 format. The first round would begin thirty minutes after the opening ceremony, giving contestants time to prepare and switch out the Pokémon they would use.

Although all the contestants had left the field, the audience was far from bored. Looking at the brackets on the big screen, they began discussing them animatedly. Some people were unwilling to waste even this little bit of time and started taking bets on the spot.

Lillie and Selene sat near the front of the stands. Nemona, Penny, and Penny had come along with them this time. Two of them had missed the previous challenge tournament, so they definitely could not miss this one.

"They're all legendary competitors. I used to feel like people like them lived in a completely different world from us, but now they somehow feel so close."

Penny muttered quietly. Although being a Trainer was not his main profession, the fame of people like Red was known throughout the world.

Hearing this, Penny, who wore a hood beside him, adjusted her glasses and said softly, "It's fine. People from a different world than mine will never have anything to do with that circle anyway. I'm more curious about that mysterious person. Even I couldn't find any information on her at all. It's really strange."

"Haha..."

Lillie laughed twice, but when she saw their gazes