After that, the bidding war between Leon and Suzuki Yu grew much fiercer, neither willing to back down.
If one raised the bid by a hundred million, the other did the same.
The price gradually climbed to 3.2 billion.
Suzuki Yu fell completely silent. Even he was struggling to accept that price.
He had brought plenty of funds this time, but he could not spend them like this.
After all, it was the family's money, not his own.
Leon, meanwhile, remained perfectly composed.
As a prodigy an entire region had poured its resources into nurturing, Leon was ready for any bid Suzuki Yu could throw at him.
Chen Shi was also a little surprised when he saw the price climb past three billion. Mega Stones were precious, certainly, but over three billion League Coins was an enormous sum.
If he were bidding himself, he would have felt it was not quite worth it.
But he soon figured it out.
There were several reasons the price could go so high.
First, Mega Evolution had only just been introduced, so higher prices were perfectly normal.
Second, Charizard was popular in practically every region. Plenty of people wanted one, making its Mega Stone highly sought after.
Another reason was that this thing could be passed down as a family heirloom, and anyone could use it.
In the end, Suzuki Yu gave up, and Leon successfully secured the Mega Charizard X Stone.
After paying by card, Leon smiled as he looked at the Mega Stone the staff brought him.
"We can get even stronger now, Charizard!"
A Poké Ball at his waist rocked slightly, as though in reply.
Chen Shi and the other three smiled, happy for Leon too.
"Next up is our second grand finale item! This one is also a Mega