Blastoise once again defeated two opponents on its own, and its outstanding performance successfully helped Xia You advance to the finals.
The loser left dejectedly, while the winner was greeted by thunderous cheers from the audience. Among them, Misty's voice was particularly loud. Even from some distance away, Xia You could still hear her clearly.
When he turned to look at Misty, he saw her fair, slender arms waving excitedly in the crowd. She had nearly shouted herself hoarse!
But his attention was soon drawn to Erika beside her, who was looking at him with a gaze as gentle as water.
Their eyes met, and for some reason, they both looked away at the same time.
They could both clearly feel that the longer they traveled together and the more time they spent with each other, the more a different sort of feeling seemed to entwine them...
Shaking his head lightly, Xia You gathered his thoughts and recalled Blastoise into its Poké Ball.
Now, he already had one foot on the trophy. All he had to do next was defeat the winner between Gaomei and that female Pokémon Trainer, and he would win this Cup Tournament.
But although he had won, Blastoise did not look to be in very good shape.
The prolonged battles since the preliminaries had left it covered in injuries.
There was no helping it. Those injuries had accumulated over many battles. In particular, although Blastoise had blocked most of Feraligatr's frenzied attacks just now, they had still left far too many wounds on its body.
The finals were that afternoon, but judging by Blastoise's condition, even emergency treatment at the Pokémon Center probably would not restore it to normal.
Would I really have to use my Gyarados in the finals?
Leaving the arena, Xia You met