Just as Silly Thing had Pikachu, Xu Mu always had a little red-haired cutie perched on his shoulder.
That little one was Ralts, who looked no different from a mascot.
Practically everyone in the Post-Pokémon Civilization knew Xu Mu had a Ralts, though she had never fought in public.
She was a Shiny Pokémon. Although no official data on her had been released, people still suspected there was something special about her.
So far, no one knew what that might be. They simply had a feeling this Pokémon was no ordinary Pokémon.
After all, few Pokémon in the world had the privilege of sitting on Xu Mu's shoulder!
Even a Legendary Pokémon like Lugia was the one Xu Mu rode, wasn't it?
So when Xu Mu finished speaking, the crowd of challengers he had imagined did not materialize.
Everyone had their misgivings, and no one dared to be the first to challenge him.
Now that was awkward.
She really is just a little Ralts. There's nothing special about her, aside from being able to use Dark-type moves...
"I'll do it!"
At the crucial moment, it was one of his own who stepped up.
Liu Shuo shouted and raised his hand, looking every bit like a man marching bravely to his doom.
At that moment, nearly all three thousand freshmen gave Liu Shuo a mental thumbs-up. This guy was incredible!
What guts!
In the silence, someone seemed to start humming Qǐ Yuē Wú Yī.
That was all it took to set off a chain reaction. Everyone began humming along softly to themselves!
"We'll share our robes when the king calls us to war..."
That reaction made one thing clear: to them, Liu Shuo challenging Xu Mu was an act of heroic self-destruction.
"That's not what I taught you that song for!"