On December 16, the winter air was as cold as ever. Cheng Tian got up early and went to breakfast with the other two boys.
At the table, Cheng Tian and Su Han said nothing about what had happened the night before. Everything else was normal. No one noticed anything amiss, because Su Han was still gently putting food on Cheng Tian's plate today.
Su Han wasn't reacting, so he absolutely couldn't react either!
After breakfast, everyone from Bingzhou No. 1 High School, including Teacher Zhou, went off to attend to their own tasks.
Cheng Tian had a match in the Singles Competition, while Bai Yun and Lin Lin had a Double Battle to compete in. Teacher Zhou had assigned everyone else to watch their opponents' matches, hoping to uncover more of what they had up their sleeves.
Cheng Tian walked to his battle area, where his opponent and the referee were already waiting.
Seeing Cheng Tian approach, the referee nodded. "Both competitors are here. We can begin the match."
His opponent was a boy, who nodded slightly as Cheng Tian walked up. "Let's have a good match." Cheng Tian replied politely, "Let's have a good match."
"Both competitors, please send out your Pokémon!"
"Come out, Sneasel!"
A Sneasel with a blue-black body, sharp claws, and a piercing gaze appeared on the field.
Cheng Tian thought for a moment, then tossed out Frogadier's Great Ball. "Froga!"
Sneasel was very fast. Although Aron had high physical defense, dealing with such a speedy opponent really wouldn't be easy, so he decided to send Frogadier into battle instead.
"Begin!"
"Sneasel, use Hone Claws, then Agility!"
Sneasel began rubbing its claws together, using Agility at the same time to increase its speed.
"Use Double Team, then Water Pulse!"
More than a dozen Frogadier appeared