Once the white light of Symbol Evolution faded, Qingyu, who was still holding his pose, quickly breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness Mewtwo's evolution caused such a stir. Surely no one noticed that the Key Stone on my hand never lit up?
Indeed, although Qingyu and Mewtwo had already used Mega Evolution once during the previous semifinal, his presence actually seemed to make little difference to the process...
After all, Mewtwo wasn't carrying its corresponding Mega Stone at all, and Qingyu had no idea where to find one. The very premise of a Trainer transferring power to a Pokémon through the connection between a Key Stone and an Evolution Stone had been impossible from the start.
As for how Mewtwo managed it, Qingyu didn't know either.
After yesterday's match, the sharp-eyed Caitlin had already noticed this and warned him about it.
However, this evolution defied convention so thoroughly that revealing it seemed likely to bring nothing but trouble for him and Mewtwo, so Qingyu had no plans to announce it yet.
That was why he had carefully designed this pose to obscure the other spectators' view as much as possible when using Mega Evolution. Everyone would probably just assume he was showing off.
So far, it seemed to be working beautifully.
Qingyu nodded in satisfaction, lowered the right hand he had raised toward the sky, and looked ahead.
Having transformed straight into Mega Mewtwo Y at the start, Mewtwo remained serious, calmly watching the massive purple figure in the center of the opposing side.
Gengar was already an extremely powerful Ghost Pokémon, let alone one that had also revealed a brand-new Mega Evolution.
Having seen it in the game before, Mewtwo remembered Mega Gengar well.
Blistering speed, overwhelming firepower, and a very troublesome Ability.
At that thought, Mewtwo immediately