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The noon break passed in a flash, and the second match was about to begin. After Liu Qing and Bruno took their positions, the announcer reached the key part of his introduction. "...All right, our next match pits challenger Liu Qing against Bruno, the Fighting-type specialist of the Elite Four! The battlefield is a flat arena, and the rules remain a full six-on-six battle. Now, their first Pokémon are..."
"Enough talk. Let's see whether your Pokémon have the strength to beat the Pokémon that lived alongside me and grew through grueling training in martial arts. Go, Hitmontop!" Bruno stood bare-chested, his enormous, powerful frame covered in bulging, sharply defined muscles beneath bronze skin, as solid as rock. He wore white trousers with a black belt, and iron rings encircled all four limbs. His bold attire and exposed muscles radiated an overwhelming sense of pressure. As his rough voice rang out, a Poké Ball appeared in his hand. He hurled it with a motion that engaged every muscle in his body. The ball opened, and Hitmontop appeared in the arena upside down, balanced on the spike atop its head, before hopping upright.
Compared with the giant-like Bruno, Liu Qing undoubtedly looked "frail," almost like a small child. To the spectators, he already seemed outmatched in presence alone. Yet only Bruno could feel the tremendous aura pouring from Liu Qing's seemingly "weak" body, bearing down on him and making every muscle in his body tense unnaturally.
"Roserade, I'm counting on you!" Liu Qing then took a Poké Ball from his pocket and tossed it out. The ball opened, and Roserade appeared in the arena with lowered eyelids, as elegant as a gentleman.
"Roserade, huh? I wonder how much stronger it's become since back then in Hoenn." In Ralts City, Hoenn, Drew