Livestream: Mingyou vs. Kieran (Please Vote)

The next day, sunlight broke through after the snow, and all of Kitakami seemed transformed. The air was fresh and cool.

Kitakami Center was the main route into Oni Mountain. During tourist season, plenty of visitors came through each day to soak in its hot springs and ski down its slopes.

Kieran had arrived early to wait. He had deliberately chosen to battle at Kitakami Center.

It wasn't just because there were so many tourists who could witness him defeat Mingyou. This was also where they had first met...

Here, he would tell Mingyou that he had never been wrong about the Ogre. Mingyou was the one who was wrong!

Carmine stood a short distance away, hands clasped against her chest as she watched anxiously. She had already contacted Mingyou and the others.

"Kieran..."

A little later, Mingyou and Akari arrived on Wyrdeer. Ogerpon had come along too, though she was inside her Poké Ball...

As Mingyou dismounted, Kieran raised his chin slightly and glanced over. "You finally came... Looks like you aren't planning to call in outside help this time."

"We made a promise!"

Mingyou walked forward with a faint smile.

The tourists between them sensed the tension and immediately realized a battle was about to start. They moved aside to watch. In this world, all it took was eye contact to start a battle anywhere that wasn't a public facility.

Akari went over to Carmine and gently rested a hand on her shoulder, signaling that she shouldn't worry too much.

Mingyou stopped when he was about a basketball court's length from Kieran.

That was roughly the size of a standard Battlefield. Only major competition venues had fields as large as soccer pitches...

Last night had exhausted him. It was his first time training Pokémon, and Akari had certainly