"Hmph! This is a challenge between freshmen. What are you doing up here?" Bruce was not sure which year Xiao Ran was in. China kept information about its Awakened confidential, so he could only search through ordinary media or his connections.
With the resources at his disposal, Bruce had only discovered that Xiao Ran had made a splash in the College League. He knew nothing beyond that.
Most students who competed in the College League were juniors or seniors. As far as Bruce was concerned, no matter how gifted Xiao Ran was, competing as a sophomore was already impressive enough, right? And Xiao Ran had indeed demonstrated that level of strength when they had battled in the Arena before.
"That's right. A challenge between freshmen, isn't it? Allow me to introduce myself: Xiao Ran, a freshman at Nancheng Pokémon University in China!" Xiao Ran said with a faint smile.
"What? You're a freshman?" Bruce exclaimed. He was not the only one. Many spectators who had watched the earlier battle in the Arena also looked astonished.
Xiao Ran looked young, but his strength spoke for itself, so everyone had simply assumed he had a youthful face. They had never expected him to actually be that young!
"If I remember correctly, he summoned three Elite Class Pokémon in the Arena, didn't he? And a Sylveon at the peak of Entry Class?" a spectator who had watched the Arena battle said in surprise.
"That's right, and in the end, it was that peak Entry Class Sylveon that blew everyone away!"
"Exactly! An Elite Class Pokémon Trainer in his freshman year? Isn't that a world record?"
Discussion buzzed through the crowd outside the battlefield. Hearing Bruce's words, Xiao Ran smiled again.
"That's right! A genuine freshman. You can check my enrollment record on