[Such a shame! She was so close!]
[Feels like Nemona got set up by the sponsors. They put her against Blueberry Academy's number one, Drayton, right off the bat. Look at his lineup: Kingdra, Dragonair, Archaludon!]
[Uh, is anyone more loaded than Nemona's family?]
[Maybe the Rotom Phone Company didn't cough up enough sponsorship money lol.]
[Archaludon is such a cheat, though. Other pseudo-legendary Pokémon are all late bloomers, but you just evolve with some "Composite Metal"? Who'd want to play against that?]
[Don't play if you don't like it. Who's stopping you from using Archaludon?]
[The person above is asking for it. When Xia Chi brings out Ogerpon, are you going to say, "Who's stopping you from using a Legendary Pokémon?" too?]
[Not happening. I checked the competitors' lineups. Xia Chi only registered Floragato, Misdreavus, and Larvitar.]
[Then he's done for. He's facing Gym Leader Norman's son, Ruby!]
[No time to mourn Nemona's defeat. Next to arrive on the battlefield is Xia Chi!]
[.]
Over a million viewers had already gathered in P Station's official World Pokémon Academy Tournament livestream, with an endless flood of comments streaming across the screen.
On the main stage of Kitakami's arena, where dozens of high-definition cameras were trained, two young Trainers walked to opposite sides of the battlefield.
The commentator's impassioned voice echoed through the grand arena packed with tens of thousands of people.
"Let's give a warm round of applause to Ruby, from Rustboro Pokémon Academy in the Hoenn Region!"
"And Xia Chi, from Shanghai University's Pokémon Academy in the Donghuang Region!"
Even from over a hundred meters away, the noise coming from every direction made Xia Chi's eardrums ache.
Turning to look at the flashing television cameras from regional Leagues around the world, Xia Chi couldn't help marveling.
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