Accompanied by Xiaomei, Erika went to another room for her flower-arranging class, while Xia You parted ways with them, crossed the covered walkway, circled around the rear rooms, and headed alone into the back courtyard.
Although the scenery in the front and back courtyards was much the same, the atmosphere here was clearly different.
If the front courtyard was a place where men and women admired flowers, watched the water, and chatted quietly together, the back courtyard was definitely much livelier!
Just as Xiaomei had said, quite a few people had gathered here. They surrounded a simple battle arena, watching two Pokémon Trainers battle.
The two Pokémon Trainers were a young man and woman, both ordinary-looking and dressed in kimono. Nothing about them seemed particularly special.
As for their Pokémon, the male Pokémon Trainer had sent out a Sentret, while the female Pokémon Trainer had sent out a Teddiursa.
At that moment, the two Pokémon were clashing, fighting each other amid their Pokémon Trainers' constant commands.
Except...
Scratch, Leer, Lick, Growl, Defense Curl, Tackle...
Whether it was Sentret or Teddiursa, all Xia You saw were these basic moves, over and over.
To his eyes, both the Pokémon Trainers and their Pokémon were at a beginner's level. The battle could hardly be called exciting, consisting of nothing more than simple exchanges of moves, but the spectators around them were watching with relish.
Although no high-level moves appeared, people simply enjoyed watching this sort of hand-to-hand battle where every blow landed solidly!
They fought like that for quite some time, and in the end, the female Pokémon Trainer's Teddiursa proved slightly better and defeated Sentret.
The spectators applauded, offering the victor their warmest cheers and acclamations.
When Teddiursa returned to her side, the female Pokémon Trainer patted its head, then straightened up,