The second round of the challenge match began.
His opponent was another familiar face—
Clara.
A former idol whose debut had flopped, with only eight CDs sold.
Unable to endure the rigors of Pokémon Gym training, she had chosen to study at Mustard's Dojo, determined to become a Poison-type Gym Leader.
She always greeted people with a smile, but her scheming made the sweetness feel fake.
In truth, her strength was roughly on par with Avery's.
Galarian Corsola: "Cors..."
Baimu shook his head. "One more opponent."
Another back-to-back battle!
It hated this!
Denied, Galarian Corsola's mouth drooped. Its candleflame eyes brimmed with gloom.
It looked into the distance.
That affected human female had finally sent out its opponent.
Bang!
White light struck the ground.
"Drap!"
A deep, powerful growl rang out.
Drapion, as massive as a small tank, raised its head. Sparks flew as the hooks on either side clashed, making it look fierce and savage.
"Go get him, Clara!"
"Show him what our dojo can do!"
The dojo students shouted encouragement to Clara and Drapion in the arena.
Compared with the somewhat aloof Avery, Clara's ever-present smile and cute looks made her more popular with the other students.
Besides, their junior had been called up in this moment of "crisis." How could they not cheer her on?
"Everyone~"
Moved, Clara waved again and again, like a popular idol greeting her devoted fans.
Why had she gone through Pokémon Gym training and then joined the dojo?
Wasn't it to become popular?
She hadn't expected battling Baimu to bring her this kind of reward!
For a moment, Clara was so overwhelmed that only Drapion's urgent cry brought her back to her senses.
"Drap!"
"What!?"
She looked ahead in surprise, only to be dazzled by a multicolored orb racing toward her. Baimu