After the battle ended, Bai Lu recalled her Pokémon and left the arena.
"Well done. Come back, Swampert." Zhang Cheng took out a Poké Ball and recalled Swampert as well.
With two consecutive wins, Zhang Cheng had secured a place in the top three. Now he needed to fight for first or second place.
By the time he registered the result with the Referee, it was getting late. Zhang Cheng first took his injured Pokémon to the Pokémon Treatment Room.
The Pokémon Treatment Room was open twenty-four hours a day, since injured Pokémon could need treatment at any time, even in the early hours of the morning.
Only after getting his Pokémon settled did Zhang Cheng finally relax. He went to the school cafeteria, ordered plenty of delicious food, and enjoyed a hearty dinner.
After dinner, Zhang Cheng returned to the Pokémon Treatment Room. Once his Pokémon had recovered, he took them back to his lodgings.
There would be another two matches tomorrow, and those matches would determine the champion and runner-up of this year's Freshman Competition.
Back in his dorm, Zhang Cheng washed up and took out Pokéblocks to fill his Pokémon's stomachs. Then he went to bed to get plenty of rest for tomorrow's matches.
The next morning, Zhang Cheng woke before his alarm rang, having gone to bed early the night before.
After waking, Zhang Cheng had breakfast with his Pokémon, then arrived at the arena early and waited in the rest area for the matches to begin.
After a while, the other competitors and Referees arrived.
At the scheduled starting time, the Referee announced the day's matches on the big screen.
Zhang Cheng looked up. His match was first, and his opponent was a Trainer named Li Ao.
Led by the Referee, Zhang Cheng and Li