"And now, we'll announce the pairings for the third round!" With every second-round match finished, the announcer's voice rang out, and the photos of the sixteen remaining contestants immediately appeared on the big screen before being randomly paired.
Liu Qing had paid special attention to the first Trainer in the first pairing during the second round: Tobias, the Trainer who had a Darkrai. Liu Qing himself was in the fourth pairing, and his opponent was none other than Lemon. Ash and Conway were in the sixth pairing, while Jun and Paul were in the seventh.
"Mr. Liu Qing, I've finally been waiting for this moment! In our next match, I'll give it everything I've got!" Lemon had come to the blue field during the afternoon matches. Now, looking at the pairings, he could not help growing excited as he addressed Liu Qing, brimming with fighting spirit.
"I won't hold anything back either, Lemon. Let's both give it our best!" Liu Qing said with a smile, accepting his challenge.
"What? What? What's going on?!" Just as Liu Qing emerged from the blue field's contestants' passage, he saw Jun sitting on the ground, his left hand clenched into a fist as he complained with resentment written all over his face. Ignoring Ash's calls to stop, Jun stood up and said to Dawn, "You bumped into me right before my match! That'll cost you a fine!" Seeing this, Liu Qing simply leaned against the wall outside the field to watch what Jun would do.
"You were the one who ran into me!" Dawn immediately retorted.
"All right, all right!" Seeing that the two were about to argue, Brock hurried forward to intervene.
"Jun, where are you rushing off to?" Ash stepped forward and asked in puzzlement.
"To see Paul!" Jun explained. Seeing Ash's