When dawn came, Xia You and his group returned to the draw venue.
Compared with the second round, the number of contestants had halved again, leaving just 64. Although the draw venue looked even emptier, after two rounds of eliminations, nearly everyone left was a highly skilled Ace Trainer, and from the third round onward, their opponents would become even tougher to handle.
The staff member who had helped them before happened to be busy assisting someone else, so Xia You and the others did not disturb her and instead went to another empty counter.
After two rounds, they were already quite familiar with the draw procedure. They greeted the staff member, pressed the button, and soon had their results.
Ash was assigned to the Ice Field. His opponent was a Pokémon Trainer named Sho, whose earlier performances had shown considerable skill. Defeating him probably would not be easy for Ash.
As for Xia You's draw...
After the Rock Field appeared first, a pretty girl's portrait followed close behind on the screen.
"Th-this is...?" Misty froze for a moment at the sight of her, then quickly turned toward Ash and teased, "Xia You, remember how I told you Ash once called a girl cute during our travels? This is her. I remember her name was-Giselle, I think?"
Ash's face instantly flushed red.
Damn it, why couldn't that memory just be erased from their minds!?
Giselle, huh?
Xia You rubbed his chin.
So she was the top student people had named as a favorite to win alongside Gary!
Judging by the photo, she really was rather cute. No wonder Ash had fallen for her. She also had a distinguished air about her, clearly the young lady of a prominent family.
In Brock's words, in another eight years, she would surely grow