Yuko (Thanks to the Cloud Tide Sword Sect bro who likes reeds for gifting a God-tier Certification)

"Steven, I got a real earful this time because of you."

As soon as they returned to the lounge, Chen Shi said this with a chuckle.

Steven shook his head helplessly, knowing exactly what his friend meant.

He had been the first to clash with Kenji.

He hadn't expected Old Chen to run into Kenji at the Pokémon World Championships.

Then Steven smiled. "Someone's going to get even for you anyway, aren't they?"

"I doubt we'll ever see Kenji again after tomorrow."

Chen Shi leaned back on the couch, recalling what Kenji had said, and couldn't help finding it hilarious.

Just how stupid did someone have to be to say something like that?

After losing the match, he had even shouted that his opponent had cheated.

He had nearly made Chen Shi laugh out loud.

These were the Pokémon World Championships, with the entire League watching.

Agatha, the Ghost-type Elite King, was personally overseeing the matches. How could anyone possibly cheat?

That one remark from Kenji had practically slapped the organizers-the Kanto Region-right across the face.

One of their own competitors had lost on home turf and accused another competitor of cheating. It was an absolute laughingstock.

Just then, Pheobe came over and asked curiously, "Brother Chen Shi, why is your Swampert's Waterfall so fast?"

"It reached that Nidoking in an instant. How did it do that?"

Steven and Cynthia pricked up their ears, clearly curious as well.

Chen Shi gave a mysterious smile. "Want to know?"

"Yes, yes!" Pheobe nodded furiously.

"Well, I'm not telling you!"

Pheobe's face fell, and she shot him an angry glare.

Steven and Cynthia were a little disappointed, but neither pressed him.

It was obviously some special technique, like Agatha's Death Makeup Technique.

Why would he reveal it so easily?

Chen Shi merely