"I took a look just now. That Lucario should have Late Stage Gym Leader Class battle strength too," Yun Mengqiu said, looking at Xiao Ran.
Late Stage Gym Leader Class—its strength already surpassed Veranica's Salamence. Clearly, his opponent must have raised this Pokémon from a young age, and the bond between them had to run deep.
"And Lucario has a type advantage against Rock-types, which puts Diancie at a serious disadvantage," Wang Yunshu said, sounding slightly worried.
"It's fine!" Xiao Ran smiled, unconcerned.
"All right, winning or losing doesn't matter. If we lose, even better—we won't have to deal with this whole mess!" Qiu Yuxuan laughed and ushered everyone toward the cafeteria.
By noon, news that Mill Chester would battle Xiao Ran had spread throughout the University of the Hawaiian Islands. When Xiao Ran and the others finished lunch and reached the Battlefield, they could barely squeeze their way in.
Fortunately, their Chinese faces stood out here. Many students and faculty recognized them and cleared a path into the Battlefield. Otherwise, the battle might have fallen through because one of the Pokémon Trainers couldn't get inside.
"So those are the Chinese visitors? You know, they really are good-looking!" As Xiao Ran and the others entered, quite a few Girls in the crowd began whispering.
"Right? I've always thought Chinese people weren't burly enough, but they really are gorgeous, as beautiful as angels!"
"What a shame~~~ He actually chose to fight Mill Chester. I heard Mill has potential on par with this year's Rookie Champion!"
"Oh~~~ What a pity. Once he loses, I'm definitely going to give him some proper comfort!"
"Maybe you'll get a little romance out of it?"
"Ooh, don't be so blunt! Don't worry, I'll bring you along, but his first time is definitely mine!"
"You're that sure