"Huh?" Xia You froze at her words. "All of Kanto knows? What do you mean?"
Misty took out her phone, waved it in front of Xia You, and told him about the news she had gathered during the day.
"I don't know what's going on, but the TV news and radio have been full of reports about your battle with Steven Stone tomorrow all afternoon. Even my phone keeps sending notifications. It's only been a little over half a day, and I've already seen hundreds of posts!"
Misty might not understand, but Xia You knew what was happening as soon as he heard her.
Hundreds of posts?
Someone paid for traffic?
He hardly needed to think to know that Steven Stone must have seen the value in his titles when he came to challenge him and wanted to use the opportunity to boost his own reputation!
He certainly is ambitious...
He had insisted on turning an ordinary challenge match into something everyone knew about so he could generate publicity, as though failing to exploit this opportunity would cost him millions. He had not even asked whether Xia You agreed.
There were people like that in every world.
Of course, Xia You could have been overthinking it, and Steven Stone might not have been responsible. But that possibility was very, very slim. After all, however he looked at it, Steven Stone stood to benefit the most from this battle. No one else would have had a reason to do this.
But this was a double-edged sword. Was Steven Stone really sure he could handle all that attention?
Xia You could more or less guess what Steven Stone was thinking. As far as Steven Stone was concerned, whether he won or lost tomorrow, this incident would certainly bring him more attention.
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