Manalo Stadium.
The disturbance caused by the two Guzzlord last night,
thanks to how quickly Li Wei, Cynthia, Lusamine, and the others had dealt with it, had caused no lasting problems.
Nor had it dampened the spectators' enthusiasm.
Especially after the Masked Royal's identity had been revealed,
the news that the Masked Royal was Professor Kukui,
along with Ash becoming the Alola Region's First Champion,
had become last night's bombshell headlines.
Lana, Kiawe, Sophocles, and the others could hardly accept it, while Professor Burnet declared herself a fake fan.
Professor Kukui had not deliberately kept it from them. He had simply found it fun that way and never said anything.
Ash, meanwhile, was incredibly excited,
because this meant he would be battling both the Masked Royal and Professor Kukui at once.
He was thrilled about it.
With the Aether Foundation and the Alola League putting everything into repairs, the stadium had been restored in a single night.
It could truly be called an Alolan miracle.
If this had happened in the Kalos Region...
it would have taken at least a month or two to repair.
Well, the battlefield itself would have been all right, actually.
The day after the Alola League Conference ended, Ash and Professor Kukui's exhibition match began.
It was another showdown that drew the eyes of all Alola.
A public exhibition match between Alola's First Champion, Ash, and his mentor, Professor Kukui, the founder of the Alola League!
Not to mention that Professor Kukui's identity as the Masked Royal was now public, sparking even more discussion.
Once again, every seat in the stadium was filled.
At the commentary desk,
Li Wei and Cynthia had been invited back
to provide commentary for this special match.
"Welcome to this exhibition match, everyone!"
"Once again, I'm Ji Qiu, bringing