The Masters Tournament Was Just for Fun-To Really Learn Technique, You Had to Watch Teacher Yu
It was Monday, December 22.
By a curious coincidence, ever since the Masters Tournament began, southern Paldea, which should have seen days of continuous drizzle, had instead enjoyed an unusually long stretch of clear skies.
This anomaly defied normal weather patterns, leaving experts and students in the field completely baffled.
However, since it had no effect on the Paldea Region's ecosystem, and the comfortable temperatures actually made quite a few Pokémon more active, they soon happily accepted this slightly warmer winter.
"This thing really does work pretty well..."
Strolling through the streets of Mesagoza, Qingyu kept his hands in his pockets, fiddling with the system-issued Sunny-Day Cinderella. He looked up at the endless blue sky and white clouds, feeling thoroughly refreshed.
Just what you'd expect from a comedy anime's absurdly advanced gadget.
If I could figure out how it worked, even Kyogre's Primal Reversion probably wouldn't be able to wrest control of the weather from me...
As these thoughts ran through his mind, Qingyu soon arrived at the open-air arena in central Mesagoza.
Today, the Dragon-type Masters Tournament that countless spectators had eagerly awaited would finally reach its grand finale.
The final was Cynthia versus Lance.
One was Sinnoh's current standard-bearer, a rookie Champion who had swept through the entire Sinnoh League over the course of a year with overwhelming, unstoppable dominance.
The other was Kanto's standard-bearer, a Dragon-type Elite Four member widely acknowledged to have the makings of a Champion, but who had been a little less fortunate.
It symbolized a changing of the guard while also promising an epic clash between two evenly matched opponents.
Thus, by the time Qingyu reached the spectator stands, every seat was already occupied. Countless people cheered enthusiastically, waiting for the thrilling battle to begin.
"The atmosphere really is different once you reach