When the Sandstorm cleared, they hurriedly looked toward the battlefield, only to see Cheryl's Drifblim lying on the ground. Before it, Torterra stood like a small hill.
The outcome was decided...
This result was both reasonable and unexpected.
After all, the Sandstorm obscured things equally for both Pokémon Trainers. Not only Cheryl, but even Gardenia could not get her commands through to Torterra. For Torterra to defeat Drifblim without instructions, Gardenia must indeed have practiced this tactic more than once in private.
Feeling somewhat moved, Xia You was about to say something to May when his phone rang.
Hmm?
Who would be calling me at this hour?
Puzzled, Xia You took out his phone and discovered that it was actually Looker!
This surprised Xia You a little. After all, Looker rarely contacted him first, much less at eight or nine in the morning like this.
After gesturing to May, Xia You rose and left the spectator stands. Only when he reached the corridor did he answer.
The next second, Looker's voice, sounding as though he had yet to wake up properly, reached his ear.
"My friend Xia You, you're in Eterna City right now, aren't you?"
Xia You was not surprised that Looker knew his whereabouts. He was merely curious why Looker had contacted him now, and why he had gotten straight to the point.
"I am. Why? Did something happen?"
Looker laughed on the other end, but paired with his utterly haggard voice, that laughter sounded thoroughly drained no matter how one listened to it.
How many nights has he stayed up...?
"Of course something happened. But wasn't it all your doing? You're right there in Eterna City. You should know better than me."
With that single remark, Xia You knew Looker must have learned about his raid on