"Hi..."
Seeing Ye Qing looking so furious, Su Yiqin gave an awkward greeting, a bag of takeout in her hand.
"What are you doing here?"
At the sight of Su Yiqin, whom he had startled, Ye Qing's anger immediately faded.
"I was worried you hadn't eaten. You're our main force, so how could we let you go hungry!"
"I brought you a little of everything. Eat it while it's hot."
Su Yiqin smiled playfully and reached out to set the takeout on the table.
"Thanks."
Ye Qing rubbed his empty stomach. He hadn't expected Su Yiqin to be so thoughtful.
Su Yiqin smiled and shook her head, then rose to leave. "Go on and eat, then get some rest. I'm heading back to take a shower."
"Okay."
Ye Qing answered. After eating his fill, he felt a little bored, so he went with Gardevoir to the Glory Stele on Champion Island again.
The stele stood ten meters tall, inscribed with the winners of every World Cup.
Cynthia, the Dragon Tamer Envoy... So they had all won world championships when they were young.
Looking at the gleaming golden names, Ye Qing couldn't help feeling a surge of ambition.
Perhaps, in a few days, his name would be added to this stele too.
The next day.
The azure sky was cloudless, and the fiery sun shone down on the earth.
Colorful fireworks bloomed in the sky, while Clefairy and Meowth hot-air balloons floated above Champion Island.
Ye Qing gathered with the others in the athletes' village, and the Dragon Tamer then led them to the venue.
Along the way, spectators from various countries lined both sides of the streets. Rather than hurrying inside, they planned to watch the members of each National Team make their appearance here.
Television stations and media