Watanabe Kenji fell into disarray after losing three Pokémon in a row, and Cheng Tian's father seized the opening to sweep his team.
Wave after wave of thunderous cheers erupted from the stands. After winning the battle, Cheng Tian's father put down his handheld console and left the battle area. Though Japan's competitor Watanabe was deeply dissatisfied, he still politely approached Cheng Tian's father to shake his hand, speaking the Chinese he had learned beforehand in a textbook Japanese colonel's accent.
"Oh! You're fucking awesome! Fucking awesome!"
Everyone, including the commentators, burst out laughing. Cheng Tian's father froze for a moment, then politely shook his hand. "You really suck at this."
This competitor Watanabe clearly did not speak Chinese. He guessed the other man must be complimenting him, so he hurriedly said, "Thank you for the compliment."
And so, the conversation turned into this.
"You really suck at this."
"Thank you for the compliment!"
"Stop playing, young man. Go focus on earning some money."
"Thank you for the compliment!"
"Enough with the thanks. Aren't you embarrassed with all these cameras pointed at you? Hurry up and get off the stage."
"Thank you for the compliment!"
Cheng Tian: ...
Wen Xu had also won her match, making the next battle a showdown between Cheng Tian's father and Wen Xu. In other words, the fight for the championship.
Their gazes exchanged fire in midair as the audience below cheered for the competitors they supported.
Clearly, the overwhelming majority supported Wen Xu. It was understandable; after all, Wen Xu had long been famous both in real life and in video games. With her beautiful face and cool demeanor, she was practically the dream goddess of many an old gentleman. By comparison, an older guy, though handsome too, still fell a little short.
"Now,