The Isle of Armor Dojo's Final Trial had already been going on for five minutes.
"Is Teacher Yu's Riolu going to lose? The size difference feels way too big. It can't fight back at all..."
"Hard to say. Its opponent is a legend here in Galar, after all. Even Leon wouldn't have an easy time against Master's Urshifu."
"Honestly, isn't it already impressive that Riolu and Teacher Yu have lasted this long?"
The apprentices watching from the sidelines buzzed with discussion. Standing outside the battlefield with his arms crossed, Leon couldn't help worrying for Riolu, too.
The Isle of Armor Dojo's Final Trial was originally an assessment reserved for Trainers who had caught a Kubfu.
Under the immense pressure exerted by Mustard's Urshifu in this battle, even a Kubfu utterly devoted to martial arts would struggle to hold out, let alone a Riolu that hadn't evolved yet...
But Master's judgment was never wrong.
If Master acknowledged this Riolu and believed that it and Qingyu were qualified to challenge the Final Trial, then it had to possess the potential to match.
So...
Come on, Teacher Yu!
Leon looked toward the young man on the other side, whose brow was furrowed in concentration as he watched the battle, and silently cheered Qingyu on.
Leon hadn't earned his master's approval back then, but he understood perfectly well.
Master had always hoped someone would inherit the martial arts style he had developed over decades of training. That was why he had founded the Isle of Armor Dojo.
If it was Qingyu, he might really be able to do it!
Meanwhile, the two Pokémon on the battlefield were locked in a fierce exchange.
Over the past five minutes, Urshifu had launched repeated attacks, but Riolu had narrowly evaded them all with its Agility-enhanced speed.
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