"Since both teams have the same number of contestants advancing, the second round will once again use randomly ordered matchups. Next, Zhuguang and I will reveal the pairings for you!" While Liu Qing was driving to the Venue, the tournament had already begun. Mayor Yuantai announced the rules and began arranging the matchups.
"Liu Qing isn't going to skip this, is he?" Xiao Yu's gaze darted between the Venue's entrances, his anxiety plain to see.
"He shouldn't. Liu Qing isn't the kind of person who gives up easily!" Han Ye looked scarcely any better, but keeping everyone calm was what mattered most now. As the strongest among them, he had to do it.
"That bastard has a woman on each arm. He's nothing but a rich playboy. As if he'd come now!" Zuo Jie scoffed. When he heard about what had happened in the private room at noon, his first thought had been of Cynthia's situation. It was unfair to her!
"Hehe, our sunny, handsome boy sounds awfully jealous. But are you jealous of Liu Qing or Cynthia?" Shui Nai wore an innocent expression, her eyes sparkling, but her words invited endless speculation. Han Ye even broke into an unabashedly wicked grin. None of them noticed that Paul and Xun Chaoze had already taken the field, released their Pokémon, and begun battling.
Liu Qing, if you abandon the tournament over a woman, you've truly disappointed me. You wouldn't deserve to be my opponent! As Xun Chaoze commanded his Pokémon, he glanced toward the Eastern Hemisphere group. Seeing that one person was still missing, the fury in his eyes threatened to burn through the heavens.
*Who would have thought someone as cold-blooded as you would care so much about a woman? What a surprise. Liu Qing, your weakness is laid bare