"We absolutely cannot let a foreigner win the Kendo Championship! It would disgrace every dojo in China!"
Tian Leyan stared at Genjiro with a grave expression.
Indeed, ever since the Kendo Championship was established after the founding of the nation, no foreigner had ever claimed the title. Although an unaffiliated civilian occasionally won, most champions came from China's top dojos.
The Dragon Tamer Elite Four had called away experts from the various dojos this time, leaving the championship with a weaker field and giving foreign competitors like Genjiro an opening. But those were all excuses. They absolutely could not allow someone from Japan to win the Kendo Championship!
The Kendo Championship was a competition for all of China's swordsmanship dojos. What would it mean if a foreigner claimed the title? That China's swordsmanship was inferior to that of other countries? Especially if the winner came from Japan, a country with decades of bad blood with China!
Tian Leyan stared solemnly at Genjiro. This time, she was determined to give everything she had to defeat him!
"Samurott, we're going all out this time. We have to defeat Escavalier!"
Genjiro looked at Tian Leyan with disdain.
"If you want to beat me, you're welcome to try!"
Tian Leyan gritted her teeth as she glared at Genjiro. This guy was so arrogant!
"Don't celebrate too soon! Samurott, give it everything you've got!"
Samurott charged fiercely at Escavalier. Samurott was much larger, and as a Pokémon with extensive battle experience, Samurott certainly wasn't going to waste that advantage.
That massive body gave Samurott greater reach.
The swift-moving Samurott barreled toward Escavalier, forcing Escavalier to dodge the ferocious charge. But in the next instant, Samurott displayed an agility that belied that enormous body.
The instant Escavalier dodged, Samurott stopped the charge just as promptly and