The next morning, Zhang Cheng instinctively turned off his alarm and went back to sleep.
He slept until almost noon before finally waking up.
Feeling hungry after waking, Zhang Cheng hastily washed up and went to the school cafeteria to grab something to eat.
After eating, Zhang Cheng headed to the training grounds. He and Ye Tian had agreed yesterday to continue training today, so Ye Tian was probably already there.
When he entered the training grounds, quite a few students were training their Pokémon.
They were all competitors preparing for the tournament, getting in some final training before it began.
After looking around, Zhang Cheng finally found Ye Tian.
"Why are you only getting here now? I've been here all morning. I was bored out of my mind," Ye Tian complained.
Zhang Cheng said awkwardly, "Sorry, I stayed up late last night and didn't wake up until noon."
"It's fine, no big deal. Let's train our Pokémon for a while. Even last-minute practice is better than none." Ye Tian was focused entirely on training.
"Sure, let's do it. Hopefully, our Pokémon can gain a level before the tournament." With that, Zhang Cheng sent out his Pokémon.
Since Mareep's level was rather low, Zhang Cheng had no intention of using Mareep in this tournament.
Battles between Heracross and Pidgey were far too one-sided, so this time, they paired Poliwag against Heracross and Butterfree against Pidgey.
The Pokémon also knew the tournament was about to begin, and they trained even harder than usual.
After an afternoon of training, Pidgey and Heracross had both gained a level.
Pidgey was now level 14, while Heracross was level 12.
Through the recent training and battles, Poliwag was also close to leveling up. By Zhang Cheng's estimate, that would probably happen midway through the tournament.