It had been months since they last met.
Zhengyi felt ready to take him on again.
"Long time no see! Let's battle!"
He shouted excitedly.
As one of Silicon Beryllium City's top trainers, Zhengyi naturally had a part to play in testing the Mega Evolution Wave.
Baimu wasn't surprised to see him here. He was just curious what use battle data would be in developing the Mega Evolution Wave right now.
Shouldn't they at least control the variables involving the Pokémon first?
Oh well.
If the researchers wanted it, he would cooperate as their tester.
Baimu exchanged a glance with Mega Aggron, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Long time no see. Want me to go easy on you?"
"I'll let you use that as an excuse after you lose."
Zhengyi fired back without hesitation, one hand on his hip and a confident smile on his face.
There was nothing more to say.
For trainers, a good, hard battle was the perfect way to catch up.
They moved to opposite sides without a word, and the researchers hurried to switch on the recording equipment.
The researchers couldn't help whispering among themselves, as though they'd been waiting for this.
Shan Ren entered the control room, separated from the test arena by a single pane of glass. As he looked inside, a trace of envy crossed his otherwise calm face.
He, too, had once tried to climb to the top of the battling world.
But after recognizing his limits and taking on the responsibility of reviving Orre, he had chosen to give it up.
Looking back, he couldn't help feeling some regret.
Watching Baimu go farther and farther as a trainer, gradually reaching heights he could no longer see, he would be lying if he said he wasn't envious.
Who hadn't dreamed of