Lake Valor, Lakeside Arena.
The first round of the Pokémon Contest's preliminary judging was still underway, and Zoey, one of the favorites to win, had already finished her performance.
As for her performance,
Li Wei could only say he didn't understand it, but it certainly looked impressive.
Watching Zoey stand atop a waterspout,
Li Wei could only say that a Super Snowpoint Saiyan had arrived...
Li Wei also wanted to ask whether there were any normal people left in this world.
Taking moves head-on with their bodies, standing atop waterspouts...
Li Wei also wanted to know how she planned to get down...
Performing in front of Li Wei was one of Xiaoguang's childhood friends-Kenny.
Li Wei wasn't particularly fond of him.
The guy was far too full of himself.
Still, Li Wei wouldn't interfere. After all, he was Dawn's friend. As long as Dawn could put up with him, that was enough.
"Floatzel, Aqua Jet!"
"Empoleon, Hydro Cannon!"
Right up until he used Metal Claw to spread out the splashing water, Kenny's performance seemed to be going smoothly.
Kenny nodded confidently.
"Let's use our big move!"
Kenny directed Floatzel to use Whirlpool and maintain the pose sustaining it.
"Empoleon, Flash Cannon!"
If everything went according to Kenny's plan,
Flash Cannon would blast the Whirlpool apart with precision, creating a beautiful scene resembling a fine early-spring rain.
But things didn't go as planned.
Perhaps Empoleon hadn't controlled the power properly, or perhaps Floatzel couldn't sustain the Whirlpool for that long.
Instead, Flash Cannon struck Floatzel. The Whirlpool exploded, sending Floatzel flying backward.
Li Wei murmured, "A major mistake..."
If Kenny hadn't used that final big move,
he might have managed to scrape through.
But now that he had botched it,
the judges' impression of him would take a serious hit.
Still,