The Battle Chateau.
Thunderous applause and cheers rang throughout the Battle Chateau.
Lucario and Blastoise's hard-hitting clash, Li Wei's clever use of the battlefield...
All of these were hot topics among the spectators.
The livestream chat had never stopped scrolling, either.
Especially after Steven, Lance, and the others sent another round of Super Rockets...
But Li Wei ended the stream in a flash, and Pokédex Rotom flew over to his side.
"I got some fantastic footage, roto!"
Li Wei looked at the panting Lucario.
"Can you keep going? Or would you rather rest in your ball first?"
Lucario shook his head.
"Luca."
"Then take the Full Restore and eat the Oran Berry Cube first."
Lucario accepted them and gulped them down.
Lucario was utterly exhausted.
His paws hurt terribly, too.
Unexpectedly, despite using Mega Evolution, Li Wei didn't feel particularly drained.
He even felt like he could do it again.
Farfetch'd and Shaymin gathered around Lucario, too.
"Quack, quack!"
(You were amazing, Master!)
"Shay~"
(Awesome! Awesome!)
Meanwhile, after recalling Blastoise into his Poké Ball, Siebold walked toward the center of the battlefield with Li Wei.
Siebold's gaze was no longer as sharp as it had been during the battle, and his expression gradually returned to its usual gentleness.
"I learned a great deal. Blastoise is happy, and so am I."
Although he had lost, Siebold had no intention of making excuses.
He hadn't held back.
Blastoise had also enjoyed a thoroughly satisfying battle.
Li Wei shook his hand.
"I learned a lot, too, and Lucario is also happy."
Back in the salon,
Steward Ikū wore a smile.
"According to the rules, your rank at the Battle Chateau has been raised to Duke."
Li Wei donned a scarlet cape and, following the instructions, posed for a photograph to be placed on