With the deliberate or unintentional push of certain people.
The third round of the Top Trainer Assessment, Heiduo's final match, became a widely known event throughout Goldenrod City.
The public was immensely curious about this Pokémon battle and flooded the Trainer Forum with petitions, asking for the match to be opened to viewers and tickets sold like at the Silver Conference.
—Naturally, the request was rejected. Too many people were not allowed inside the assessment venue, and the original battleground was already far from the spectator stands, all to prevent the audience from affecting the examinees.
However, as the incident between Heiduo and Du Jian continued to gain traction, the Pokémon Association had no choice but to arrange television broadcasts and online streams to satisfy the public's curiosity about the battle.
Personal recording at the venue, which had previously been prohibited, was also permitted.
As a result, the viewing slots for the Top Trainer Assessment, which had originally held little appeal for most people, became highly sought after.
For a time, the entrance to the Pokémon Association was packed with people.
"Whoa! There are so many people that entry is being restricted! It feels livelier than a holiday."
Perched on Heiduo's shoulder, Umbreon looked at the crowd clogging the entrance to the Pokémon Association, the cars blaring their horns, and the neatly dressed security personnel. Its eyes held a trace of fear.
It was not because her reclusive social anxiety had flared up. From her perspective, regardless of how tall or short they were, everyone in the crowd was a "Giant" she had to look up to.
No matter what kind of creature it was, seeing another individual much larger than itself would instinctively make it wary.
It was a biological instinct. Just like when you saw an elephant—even if