Two days soon passed.
The preliminaries had now ended, and all four of them had advanced to the main tournament without any surprises.
During that time, Chen Shi had encountered no opponents worth noting, crushing his way into the main tournament.
Cynthia and the others had done much the same.
On the third day of the Pokémon World Championships, they gathered in lounge 18 on the third floor of the Silver Conference Hall.
"The main tournament starts today," Steven said calmly. "There's one match in the morning and one in the afternoon."
"Our opponents will probably only get tougher from here. Be careful."
Chen Shi nodded slightly. "Got it."
"Let me check who I'm facing today first."
He picked up the remote and brought up the day's match schedule. When Chen Shi looked closely, he was a little surprised.
He remembered this person.
It was the man who had gotten into a minor confrontation with Steven at registration a few days ago. His name was Kenji.
Apparently, he had made the top four at the previous Silver Conference.
Chen Shi had not expected such a coincidence. Now the man had turned up again as his opponent.
Still, Chen Shi did not have a very good impression of him. He was arrogant and always looked down his nose at everyone else.
Who knew how strong he actually was...
He checked the venue as well. His match was on battlefield 9 at nine thirty.
It was only eight now, so there was no rush.
Pheobe's opponent surprised Chen Shi more, though, because the name listed was-
Oak Daisy!
Wasn't she Professor Oak's freaking granddaughter, Gary's older sister?
Why had she come to compete in the Pokémon World Championships too?
Chen Shi could not help rubbing his temples before reading on.
Steven's and