After using a Snowman Snorlax at a type disadvantage to beat Thorton into doubting himself at the Battle Factory, Xia You went on to challenge the Battle Stage that afternoon.
By then, as word spread, more than half the visitors in the entire Battle Frontier already knew that an exceptionally strong Pokémon Trainer was sweeping through its battle facilities.
Naturally, people were deeply interested, and before Xia You even reached the Battle Stage, its spectator stands were already packed with visitors.
Compared with them, Xia You arrived rather late.
He really did seem like the protagonist in an anime or game who only appeared at the last moment.
When they saw him, some people who had watched his earlier matches recognized him and began applauding. With them taking the lead, applause filled the entire Battle Stage in mere moments, setting the mood perfectly.
That alone showed just what these people expected of Xia You.
Amid this welcome, Xia You passed through the crowd, stepped onto the Battle Field, and met the Frontier Brain of this Battle Stage-Kate.
Kate was an older woman who had once been known as the Stage Diva.
Judging by her appearance, she was at least fifty, with pronounced smile lines and crow's feet. Clearly, time no longer favored her.
But Kate was clearly still young at heart.
She looked fashionable, with short, purple-gray hair that flipped up at her ears, sunglasses perched on her head, makeup, red lipstick, and large earrings. Dressed in red with riding boots on her feet, she looked very elegant from a distance and had fine features. It was easy to tell that she must have been a great beauty in her youth.
No wonder this place was called the Battle Stage.
Judging by her Stage Diva title, perhaps Kate really had