Jiangning's first High School Pokémon Tournament was organized under the leadership of the Official Authorities.
Its influence came nowhere near that of the Pokémon League Tournament.
The standard of competition was also far below that of the Pokémon League Tournament.
Still, it gave some students a chance to participate.
The in-person matches did not attract much attention either.
Yet today, for the Top Ten Tournament, Jiangning's Ten Thousand People Stadium was packed.
As the saying went, it paid to have a big brother to lean on. Qin Yao had helped herself to Pokémon from her brother's Pokémon Home.
Through her own hard work, she had successfully advanced to a Silver Pokémon Trainer, despite still being in her final year of high school.
Just then.
A wave of startled cries rose from the spectators in the stands.
"Holy crap! Isn't that Song Anhe?"
"It really is! The Trainer ranked third in Jiangning and in the top thousand nationwide."
"I heard their team has already made Jiangning's top five. They've got a real shot at the championship!"
"Heh, that's just flattery. With Qin Feng around, none of these Jiangning teams have a chance of winning, okay?"
"Did the school invite him? Or did he come specifically to watch the matches?"
"I doubt the school invited him. Knowing them, they'd have put up banners a whole month in advance!"
Highly ranked Pokémon Trainers were now more popular than the idols and pretty-boy celebrities who had once dominated the spotlight.
People idolized them even more.
After all, strength commanded respect.
Sitting in the competitors' waiting area, Qin Yao could not help standing up excitedly to look over.
In front of a Diamond Trainer, a Silver small fry like her was just another fangirl.
Under everyone's admiring gazes, Song Anhe walked straight to Jiangning No.