A gentle breeze blew, and the sunlight was just right.
At a battlefield in the Ninja Academy, Xia You and Aya stood on opposite sides, looking across at each other.
Seeing that he was ready, Aya asked mildly, "How do you want to do this? One round to decide the winner? Or battle until the end, down to our last Pokémon?"
Although she had proposed this match, she did not want anyone to think she was throwing her weight around. As far as the rules went, she thought it would be best to let Xia You propose them, to make things a little fairer.
But after hearing her question, Xia You tossed it right back to her. "I'm fine with anything. You can set the rules."
Tch!
He really gets on my nerves!
Does he think he's got me beaten already?!
Seeing Xia You's composure, Aya snorted inwardly. She had already resolved to defeat this man, and now that he was being so nonchalant, she silently vowed all the more to give it her all. She would make this guy see the results of all her hard training at this ninja academy!
I won't let you beat me so easily like last time and the time before! And this time, there won't be any annoying samurai or Jigglypuff getting in our way!!
At that thought, she took a deep breath and reined in her eagerness before saying, "Then let's have a three-on-three battle. Both sides will send out their Pokémon at the same time, and whoever has the last Pokémon standing wins!"
"Sure."
Xia You shrugged, raising no objections.
It was not actually that he underestimated Aya. To avoid losing, and to free himself from this woman's pestering once and for all, he had already decided to use his main