December 1.
While the excitement over Sinnoh Champion Cynthia winning the second Master League had yet to fade,
the Sinnoh League's official website released this year's Lily of the Valley Conference contestant information right on schedule.
The competition would officially begin tomorrow.
Several contestants sparked heated discussion.
There was Tobias, who reportedly owned a Darkrai and had swept through eight Gyms using that Darkrai alone.
He was considered one of the favorites to win.
Then there was Ash, who had conquered the Battle Frontier and earned the title of Super New Trainer, but had performed poorly in previous Pokémon League tournaments.
Shinji looked like Brandon's biological son, with an expression that said everyone owed him five million.
And then there was... Li Wei.
He had never competed in a tournament before.
"What?! He's entering the Lily of the Valley Conference too?"
"I've never even seen him go out challenging Gyms!"
"Why would he need to go out challenging Gyms?
The Gym Leaders would be falling over themselves to hand him their badges!"
"Champion Cynthia could ask for them too!"
"Is he here to replace Champion Cynthia?"
Quite a few people believed Li Wei was aiming for the position of Sinnoh Champion, intending to replace Cynthia.
As for why, naturally, he hated seeing his girlfriend work so hard.
"But Champion Cynthia just defeated Leon. She won't be that easy to beat, will she?"
"Oh, come on. She could just throw the match..."
Li Wei's fans were naturally thrilled.
The contestants, however, were left trembling.
Despite Li Wei having no competitive record,
he instantly became the top favorite to win.
The Lily of the Valley Conference contestants trembled.
"Are we really not going to get steamrolled?"
"Don't worry. We might not even face him..."
"So what if we do? Just get out