At that moment, Xiao Yan noticed a man standing in the corner, holding a little girl's hand. He remembered him as the battle-hungry young man who had suddenly challenged him outside Headquarters.
"Oh, right, let me introduce you. This is my assistant, Alain. He..." "And Alain's girlfriend, Mairin!"
The little girl beside him, dressed entirely in green, interrupted before Lysandre could finish. Seeing his boss frown, Alain immediately covered Mairin's mouth.
Lysandre cleared his throat a few times before continuing. "You'll battle Alain now. I've prepared a generous reward for the winner."
"..." Xiao Yan said nothing, merely staring at Lysandre.
You called me here just to tell me that? These bandages practically make me a mummy. Any normal boss would see what a mess his subordinate was in and send him back to rest! Why are you so eager to have me battle Alain?
"Please!" Alain bowed ninety degrees to Xiao Yan, showing his earnestness.
"No problem." Faced with that, Xiao Yan found it hard to refuse and could only agree.
Everyone moved to the battle arena beside the main hall, where Xiao Yan and Alain stood at opposite ends.
The intense pain throughout his body and overwhelming exhaustion left Xiao Yan dizzy and almost too weak to stand, but he couldn't fall yet!
That fierce determination held him up, keeping him standing tall.
"This will be a one-on-one battle. The winner will become Team Flare's deputy leader. Let the battle begin!" As soon as Lysandre, acting as referee, finished speaking, two Clefairy appeared on the field.
Having watched Alain battle, Xiao Yan knew he would certainly use Charizard, but he still had to send out his Grass-type Sceptile to face him.
Alain's Charizard roared loudly over and over, seemingly provoking Xiao Yan's Sceptile, who merely watched him