The Jubilife Breeding Center.
After Diancie's dazzling performance, the training grounds fell silent for several seconds.
Then Diancie lifted the hem of her dress and curtsied.
"Perfect," Lily said admiringly. "A perfect demonstration of what elegance truly means."
Although Lily wasn't a top Coordinator, that was only because she had switched careers midway to become a Pokémon Style Designer.
Back then, Lily had been known as the "Tiger Lily of Celestic Town."
Not that Lily herself knew what to say about that nickname.
"Wow!!!"
Ash was the first to cry out in amazement.
"That... that was so beautiful!"
"Pika, pika!"
Pikachu raised a paw, indicating that the performance had held its undivided attention too.
Brock's narrow eyes were full of admiration.
"Truly breathtaking. You brought out every last bit of beauty in those moves."
Immediately afterward, praise and applause rose from the surrounding spectators.
Among them, a striking girl wearing a jacket and sunglasses on her head gave a slight nod.
If he enters, he'll definitely be a formidable rival.
She wasn't confident she could beat him.
With Li Wei's reputation, there was no way the girl hadn't heard of him. She had come specifically to visit him.
She hadn't expected to catch Li Wei giving Dawn a lesson, so she had quietly watched from the sidelines.
Piplup and Buneary were spellbound too.
Piplup had even forgotten to blink.
During Diancie's performance, Dawn had been utterly absorbed in it.
Her eyes sparkled. As she looked at Diancie again, then at Piplup and Buneary, something seemed to ignite in her chest.
"To become a top Coordinator," Li Wei said softly, "you also need passion."
Li Wei couldn't claim to have that passion, but Diancie did.
What Li Wei could do was train alongside Diancie and help figure out how to showcase