The villa in Hammerlocke.
Li Wei looked up Brawly's information and began watching recordings of his battles.
Naturally, Li Wei watched his most recent matches.
Thanks to the Type Expert Tournament, Li Wei could watch Brawly's latest battle recordings.
Brawly had an impressive list of achievements.
He was this year's Fighting-type champion of the Type Expert Tournament.
Of course, that was with Bruno sitting it out.
Elite Four members and Champions did not enter the Type Expert Tournament.
Still, to stand out among Maylene, Chuck, Korrina, Bea,
and a whole host of Fighting-type experts and take the crown spoke volumes about Brawly's strength.
There were rather a lot of Pokémon behind Li Wei, though.
Even Victini and Meloetta, who normally had no interest in this sort of thing, craned their heads forward curiously.
Arcanine sat on the floor with his chin resting on the back of the chair, peering at the screen with interest.
Hoopa lay atop Arcanine's head, watching eagerly too.
On the sofa nearby, Cynthia took a sip of coffee and smiled at the sight.
Cynthia suddenly said, "I think entering the Master League was the right decision for you."
"Why do you say that?"
Li Wei tapped the space bar to pause the video and looked up from his computer. Lucario and the others turned their gazes toward Cynthia as well.
With so many pairs of eyes on her, the corners of Cynthia's mouth lifted slightly.
"Look at yourselves now, all working toward the same goal. I think that's really interesting."
Only then did Lucario, Zeraora, and the others realize it.
"You rarely used to do this."
It was only a brief interlude, and Li Wei soon returned his attention to the battle recordings.
After Cynthia's reminder, Lucario and the others watched even more attentively.
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