As soon as Cynthia finished speaking, all the Pokémon sprang into action.
They had been itching to fight!
Watching Lucario battle alone at the front while they could do nothing had stung every Pokémon and Trainer among them.
The battle erupted at once. After everything Lucario had put them through, Eastern Academy's team was already exhausted.
Now, facing a fully rested opponent attacking with all its might, they could barely summon the will to resist.
Their Trainers kept encouraging them, but they were worn out.
Lucario alone hadn't scared them witless, but they had no confidence in the fight ahead.
Mentally, Eastern Academy had already lost!
The tactic was admittedly a little unfair: send Lucario alone against a hundred opponents and keep fighting until their morale collapsed.
To the other competing teams, it was downright shameless!
There was only one individual Champion.
There was basically no other team that could pull off the same trick!
But against freshmen who had yet to develop strong teamwork, sound tactics, or mental resilience, it worked wonders.
So after Magic City Academy defeated Eastern Academy, they used the same tactic in both the semifinal and the final.
Of course, effective as it was, the tactic took a lot out of Lucario.
If it wore Lucario down so badly, how did Magic City Academy keep using it?
Well, that came down to Xu Mu.
If Xu Mu asked Lucario to do it, would Lucario dare refuse?
Before long, Magic City Academy had won both the individual and team championships. With Li Lun grinning smugly, that year's Freshman Competition came to a perfect close.
With the opening act over, it was time for the world-class powerhouses' long-awaited exchange tournament!
This was the main event, and the reason everyone had paid so much attention to the Freshman