Yi Nanzi looked at the newly evolved Quilava with immense pride. Seeing Quilava's smile, he felt a surge of strength well up inside him!
I have to win today!
With determination in his eyes, Yi Nanzi said to Quilava, "Quilava, let's go claim our victory!"
Quilava smiled at Yi Nanzi, who was brimming with fighting spirit. "Maa-woo, maa-woo!" Come on, Trainer! Let's claim our victory!
Yi Nanzi and Quilava started running again amid the crowd's admiring gazes and cheers. This time, Yi Nanzi's strides were especially firm, and his pace had picked up considerably.
Hu Bin and the others were also cheering Nanzi on with everything they had.
"Nanzi, you can do it!"
"Nanzi, Quilava, go for it!"
Jin Kaiwei and Raichu trudged closer and closer to the finish line, but he simply couldn't understand why all the spectators were cheering for Yi Nanzi. Most infuriating of all, his own girlfriend was in the crowd cheering Yi Nanzi on, completely ignoring him!
Jin Kaiwei no longer had the strength to look back and see what was happening. Still, he was confident. He and Raichu were only three meters from the finish line now. There was no way Yi Nanzi could overtake him.
Just as Jin Kaiwei was imagining that, a person and a Pokémon raced past him!
Jin Kaiwei glanced to his side in disbelief and froze in shock.
"How is that possible? How is that possible?!"
The ones overtaking him were none other than Yi Nanzi and Quilava. As they passed Jin Kaiwei, Yi Nanzi gave him a mocking smile. This time, Quilava and I won!
Under the crowd's expectant gazes, Yi Nanzi and Quilava crossed the finish line! They had taken ninth place in the Spring City Marathon!
The entire crowd gave the competitor and his partner a