At Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park,
Li Wei's parents and the rest of his family were watching the Master League draw at home.
"Look, it's Xiao Wei!"
As one of the Master League's star competitors, Li Wei had the camera linger on him for several seconds.
"He's so handsome!!!"
"Slurp~"
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The crowd at the venue erupted into cheers, especially after Li Wei waved at the camera.
The camera moved past Cynthia, Lorelei, Lance, Steven, Wallace, Blue, and finally Red.
The crowd's cheers instantly reached their peak.
"Red's that popular?"
His elder uncle, Li Wen, quipped, "What did you expect?"
At first, Li Wei's dad, Leon, hadn't even known who Red was...
He was living proof of someone who had only just discovered the internet.
Then again, Red had only been active for a few years before retreating to Mt. Silver to train.
All Red left the world with was the retreating figure of a legend.
But regardless, Red was the uncrowned king in many Trainers' hearts.
Last year, Red had finally returned to the public eye and started battling again.
Red had defeated Steven and the others one after another, ultimately winning the Theme Park's cup tournament.
Though that cup title carried no real prestige, it had successfully proven Red's strength.
The invincible Steven and his invincible Metagross had actually been helpless against Red's Charizard.
As for Akin, no one paid him any attention.
For Akin, who hadn't even won a Pokémon League Conference, making it into the Master League and reaching the Knockout Round was impressive enough.
To put it bluntly, Akin's accomplishments didn't even measure up to Ash's.
No one had particularly high expectations for Akin's Master League run, either. After all, all his talent lay in fighting outside formal battles.
Finally, the camera returned to