Though the competition's progression sounded simple in the telling, it had all depended on the two girls' outstanding performances. Without their everyday hard work, how could things have gone so smoothly?
In any case, May and Dawn had met in the final.
This came as no surprise to Xia You. After all, these two had faced each other in the anime's final as well, so the story had now become "the way it was supposed to be."
A battle between two beautiful girls-the spectacle alone had already built the hype to its peak.
Still, watching their expressions on the Giant Screen, he found it rather amusing.
May and Dawn stood facing each other from a distance, but neither said anything. They had already said everything they needed to in private and opened their hearts to each other many times. This was the moment they had long been looking forward to, so now they simply looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.
The impression they gave... there was no hostility at all. Somehow, it was even a little sweet.
The host naturally knew nothing of the friendship between the two girls and was still diligently warming up the crowd. Only when the timing and atmosphere were right did the host signal the start of the match.
As the five-minute countdown began, everyone watched the Battle Field with keen interest.
Under the crowd's gaze, May and Dawn sent out their Pokémon.
Dawn had switched her Pokémon. Precisely because she knew how formidable May was, she was taking this extremely seriously and had finally brought out her Piplup, at least ensuring the field would not put her at a disadvantage.
May's Pokémon, however, was still the same Wartortle she had used in the first round's Performance Evaluation.
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