"Since you're friends, why don't you join us for some muscle training?" The man gave them another hearty smile, then said, "Ah, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Yanqingshui, the founder and manager of this training ground, and the strongest Pokémon Trainer on this island. If you want to become as strong as me and reach the pinnacle of Pokémon battles, then persistent muscle training is the most important thing!"
From Yanqingshui's words, it was clear that he was extremely confident in his own strength. No wonder he had managed to gather so many people.
But...
Just the strongest Pokémon Trainer on this little island?
The settlement on the island was no more than a small town at best. There weren't many residents in total, let alone Pokémon Trainers...
Other than the town's own residents, probably no one else usually stayed here.
As the strongest Pokémon Trainer in such a remote, quiet town, where exactly did this man named Yanqingshui get his sense of pride? He even kept bringing up that title in such a tone!
Had it been Xia You, even if he really were the strongest Pokémon Trainer on this little island, he would never have mentioned a title like that. It wasn't worth boasting about at all.
It wasn't that winning two regional tournaments had gone to his head and made him look down on ordinary Pokémon Trainers. There were simply too many islands and small towns like this in the world. If someone claiming to be the strongest Pokémon Trainer popped up in every one of them, how much weight would "the strongest" really carry?
Especially since Yanqingshui even dared tell others to become as strong as him. He really was rather... lacking in self-awareness.
Even Xia You wouldn't dare say something like that.
"Sorry..." Xia