As he stepped forward, the field fell silent. Wang Yunshu was taken aback too; she had never expected him to be the first to come out.
The young man was named Li Shiyuan. It was a very feminine name, and he looked scholarly as well. He was studying to become a Pokémon Breeder and was classmates with Big Fatty, who had spoken earlier.
However, Li Shiyuan had not taken part in any practice matches over the past few days. Whenever he had free time, he sat off to the side on his own, reading and tending to his Pokémon. In that respect, he was quite similar to Xiao Ran.
He was also a top student. At least in the Pokémon Breeder major, none of the first-year students could match him. Despite his young age, he was already a Junior Breeder—the very qualification required to graduate from the Pokémon Breeder program at Pokémon University.
"You? Are you sure?" Wang Yunshu asked doubtfully. She really did not know much about Li Shiyuan's strength.
"Don't worry! This guy's seriously strong!" Big Fatty said excitedly when he saw Li Shiyuan step up.
Others might not know, but as his friend and roommate, Big Fatty had some inkling. The guy was the quiet type, but dogs that bite don't bark. When it came to training Pokémon, he could be ruthless!
"All right, then!" Wang Yunshu nodded. This was the students' battle now. The instructors had all stepped aside and had no intention of interfering.
"Finally decided to come out? I thought you were all too scared of losing to step up!" James looked at Li Shiyuan and laughed mockingly.
"We were just considering how much strength to use so your loss wouldn't be too embarrassing! In the end, we had no choice but to send