After Qingyu and Caitlin's battle ended, the four semifinalists of the Psychic Power Masters Tournament were officially decided.
In the upper bracket, the battle for a place in the finals would be fought between the two Psychic Gym Leaders, Sabrina and Olympia.
In the lower bracket, Qingyu would face his own "loyal fan," Lucian.
After their Double Battle in a game last time, their first offline meeting would take place in the semifinals of a Type Masters Tournament. The stakes were certainly high.
Still, now that Qingyu's goal had become winning the championship, facing stronger opponents was only a matter of time.
Besides... this would be his first time facing an Elite Four-level opponent in an official competition.
Perhaps Lucian could give him the answer he wanted: did he actually have what it took to become one of Paldea's Elite Four?
With that thought in mind, Qingyu waited in the lounge until Lance and Kurt finished explaining the upcoming schedule, then left the Pokémon Dome to get some rest.
On his way back to the inn, however, he ran into a rather unexpected Trainer.
"A pleasure to meet you, Qingyu... no, perhaps Teacher Yu would be more appropriate?"
As he left the venue, a red-haired boy leaning against the wall immediately spotted him and approached, speaking with a stern expression.
The moment Qingyu saw the boy approaching him, his expression grew complicated, and an unreadable look entered his eyes.
They had never met in real life, but he certainly knew who this was...
Silver, the protagonist's rival in Pokémon Gold and Silver, and Giovanni's long-lost biological son in Pokémon Adventures.
Qingyu was clearly very surprised by Silver's appearance.
They had never had anything to do with each other. Even a connection through Giovanni would not logically explain this.
At least