Seemingly afraid Maylene would fail to grasp the gravity of the situation, Kuroda gave a light cough and deliberately told her, "Miss Bea is a Gym Leader from the Galar Region. Not only is she a Fighting-type Pokémon Trainer, but she's also hailed as a fighting prodigy in Galar. Maylene... you..."
He had wanted to remind Maylene that this visitor meant business, held the same position as her, and was very well known. She needed to be careful and give it everything she had.
But with Xia You and Bea right there, he could hardly say those things outright. He could only keep glancing at Maylene, hoping his meaningful looks would get the message across.
Unfortunately, Maylene's eyes remained fixed on Bea. She never noticed Kuroda's warning looks, much less understood what he was implying!
She was utterly oblivious!
After their brief introductions, Maylene and Bea walked over to their respective Pokémon Trainer's Battle Areas.
The battle was about to begin!
Some apprentices who had heard the news hurried off to tell the others. As more and more people came to watch, it seemed every apprentice in the Gym had gathered there!
Xia You sat in a chair behind Bea, listening to the constant footsteps around him. Turning to look, he saw men and women, young and old, all dressed in white karate uniforms. A rough count put them at no fewer than thirty or forty. They knelt around the Battle Field, some watching the Battle Arena nervously, others discussing something in hushed voices!
It seemed the battle between these two Fighting-type Gym Leaders had caused a stir throughout the dojo...
Actually, never mind them-even Xia You wanted to know who would win a karate match between these two female karate prodigies, aside from their Pokémon battle!
Would Bea from