Unova, at the Vertress Conference venue.
It took a long time for the audience's applause to die down. Brock and Iris sat down along with the other spectators.
Watching Ash hold his trophy high, surrounded by Pikachu, Meloetta, Charizard, and his other Pokémon,
Brock couldn't help feeling a little nostalgic.
He had traveled with Ash for two and a half years, journeying through five regions: Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova.
Now that he had witnessed Ash win a Pokémon League conference,
Brock had no regrets left about their journey.
Unlike Dawn and Piplup, who were cheering excitedly nearby, Li Wei was filled with emotion.
He, too, had witnessed Ash's growth.
Li Wei had originally thought Ash might not win his first Pokémon League conference until he reached the Kalos Region.
He had never expected Ash to be this formidable without having his progress reset.
Ash had been improving all along, even compared to his time in the Sinnoh Region.
Still, the stretch from Hoenn to Sinnoh had been the period when Ash improved the fastest.
There was someone else sitting in front of a television, watching the match nervously, just like Li Wei and Blue.
Serena, far away in Vaniville Town in the Kalos Region.
Ever since they met at the Pokémon summer camp at Professor Oak's Laboratory, Serena had remembered Ash, the boy who helped her.
Watching Ash cheer with his trophy held high, Serena's eyes sparkled.
That night.
Ash had already received everyone's congratulations in the Chat Group.
His journey through Unova wasn't quite over yet.
Having won the Pokémon League conference, Ash still had a chance to challenge Alder.
Keldeo had wanted to keep helping Ash, but Ash refused.
"No, Keldeo, you've already helped me a lot.
You made a promise to the Swords of