Xu Mu breezed through the preliminaries, crushing every opponent without breaking a sweat.
Honestly, anyone could have done it with such a shamelessly unfair advantage.
At this level of competition, both Arceus and Little Lugia were unstoppable!
Even Bulbasaur, a Semi-King, could crush them. Why wouldn't those two be able to?
As for Bulbasaur being a Semi-King, there was no need to wonder how.
Just look at Charmander back then.
The difference was that Bulbasaur had a father of Supreme rank.
Semi-King? That was nothing.
Hardly worth being surprised about.
"Snorlax, the round-of-sixteen knockout match is tomorrow. Be ready!"
Xu Mu rubbed Snorlax's huge head with a smile.
According to the rotation, today had been Snorlax's turn to crush the competition. Now he lay on the ground, basking lazily in the sun, and gave an unruffled grunt.
"Snor!"
[Got it. No problem. They're just a bunch of youngsters. I'll beat them with a few swipes.]
Ever since Snorlax had won his last match, he'd been unbearably full of himself!
Xu Mu felt like the Earth could barely contain him anymore.
"Sure, sure. You're the boss. You're amazing..."
Xu Mu played along with his bragging and sighed inwardly. That's my Pokémon, all right. He's got half the swagger I had back in the day.
Snorlax clearly wasn't ready to get up and wanted to lie there a while longer, so Xu Mu left him alone.
He turned and found Bulbasaur rubbing himself against a young woman in her arms.
Xu Mu beckoned the shameless Pokémon back at once!
All he did, day after day, was take advantage. As a Pokémon, what could he do besides rub up against people?
If you've got the nerve, go all the way!
Wait!
The thought stopped Xu Mu short.
*Come to think of it... Bulbasaur