In the Chat Group,
Although everyone felt there had been no doubt that Li Wei would advance, they still congratulated him.
Li Wei and Cynthia strolled through the streets of Lily of the Valley Island at dusk.
Lucario, Garchomp, and the others tacitly fell a few paces behind.
Their shadows stretched longer and longer beneath the setting sun.
"Interested in challenging the Sinnoh Elite Four?"
Under the rules, the winner of the Lily of the Valley Conference could choose one of the Elite Four to challenge.
In a full six-on-six battle, anyone who defeated a member of the Elite Four could take their place.
Given Li Wei's strength, neither Lucian, Flint, nor Aaron would actually be able to stop him.
Of course, if he wanted to challenge for the position of Sinnoh Champion,
He would first have to defeat all Four Elite Four Members of Sinnoh. That was a prerequisite.
Li Wei immediately shook his head. "No."
"Speaking of which, I ran into Bertha, too."
"Oh? What did you talk about?"
"Same thing as you. She wanted me to replace her in the Sinnoh Elite Four."
Cynthia couldn't help laughing. "I was just bringing it up casually."
Cynthia herself was thinking about retiring. She had no intention of forcing Li Wei to join the Elite Four.
"How do you feel about facing Ash in the finals?"
Cynthia had met Ash, Dawn, and their friends many times during their travels, so she knew Ash's goal very well.
He was a spirited boy who loved Pokémon battles and aimed to become a Pokémon Master.
Perhaps it hadn't been apparent in Ash before,
But after learning from Shinji as they pushed each other forward, and under Green's guidance, Ash had already shown that he had what it took.
There was certainly no hope