Lily of the Valley Island.
In the blink of an eye, the Lily of the Valley Conference had reached the battles for a place in the Semifinals. From the quarterfinals onward, every match was a full six-on-six battle.
Ash got his wish and was matched against Shinji.
As long as he defeated Shinji, Ash would set a new personal record at a Pokémon League conference-reaching the final four.
And luckily, he and Li Wei were in different halves of the bracket.
Li Wei and Tobias were in the upper half.
Shinji and Ash were in the lower half.
In other words, if Ash wanted to face Li Wei, they would have to meet at the summit.
Ash clenched his fists and said excitedly, "Mr. Li Wei, I'll definitely make it to the Finals and have a proper match with you there!"
Ash had always wanted to have a Pokémon battle with Li Wei, but he had never found the chance.
Whenever he visited the Theme Park, Li Wei was usually either cooking or busy with something else.
Li Wei nodded. "All right."
This definitely didn't count as tempting fate.
Li Wei had studied Ash's half of the bracket. Aside from Shinji, none of the others posed much of a threat.
The only person Ash needed to worry about was Shinji, who had defeated him in that disastrous battle at Lake Acuity.
Beating Shinji was practically the same as making it to the Finals.
As long as Ash didn't underestimate his opponents, that was.
If he dared to get complacent, Li Wei could guarantee that Blue would immediately fly over on Charizard and teach Ash a lesson.
Li Wei's match was still the earliest one.
It was held at ten in the morning.
This was a privilege Li Wei had quietly