The girl standing at the very back of Modu University's team wore the same uniform as her teammates, yet somehow always seemed out of place.
Her complexion was perfectly fine, and she was quite pretty, yet her face still gave the impression of being haggard.
She had a good figure and stood with her chest out and head held high, but she still seemed listless.
Her long hair hung loosely down her back. Although her face was clean, she somehow still looked unkempt.
In short: never fully awake.
The reason Su Bai paid attention to her was that her gaze remained fixed on the ground beneath his feet.
Even when Su Bai stared at her, she merely smiled and kept watching the ground beneath him.
Su Bai knew his own secrets. No matter how hard he tried to look as though he had nothing to hide, there really was a ghost in his shadow.
"Old Ghost, has she spotted you?"
Hee hee hee. (Of course she has, but you don't need to worry.)
"What do you mean?"
Hee hee hee. (There's something in her shadow too, and it's at least as strong as I am.)
Su Bai nodded, then turned and moved closer to Director Li.
"Big Sister Li, do you know that girl?"
"Oh, her? Yes, I do."
Director Li glanced at the girl.
Director Li told Su Bai that, unlike J Province's qualifiers, Modu's internal qualifiers weren't open to the public. Even so, information about that girl had leaked out.
Her name was Ren Xiaoyi. She was an expert in using Ghost-type Pokémon and the great-granddaughter of the Dragon Nation's Ghost-type Elite Four member. Apparently, just like Su Bai, she had swept through the qualifiers with a single Pokémon, defeating all six opponents in every match.
As for