Gujī--
Seeing Chansey, who had fought alongside him at the Team Rocket Warehouse, Porygon circled happily.
"What brings you here?"
"Principal Gui approved it!"
Last night, Principal Gui had said that whenever Shen Qi needed him, he could take Porygon out of Pokémon High School.
Principal Gui would sign the authorization paperwork and speak to the Security Bureau himself.
This really was a huge help.
The T3 preliminaries a month away offered no prize money, nor did they reimburse energy or other wear and tear. Only the main race offered rewards.
The champion of the main race would receive one million, a substantial step up from Regular Races. The top five received prize money, while the top ten received double reimbursement for energy and wear and tear, plus one free basic tune-up.
With Lilligant's abilities, making the top ten... would be difficult, but not hopeless.
If she fell outside the top ten, not only would they receive nothing, but they would lose Driver points too. That would be miserable.
5th Place offered 300,000 b in prize money, plus ten Driver points.
For other Drivers, the returns actually weren't that great.
Shen Qi also thought ten points wasn't much, but 300,000 b was an enormous sum. They had to try for it.
Lilligant had competed in standard Pokémon Trainer T3 races and had considerable experience in that regard;
She had also entered Pokémon-format T3 races herself. Her best finish had been ninth, which earned her points but no prize money...
By her standards back then, securing a top-ten finish and hoping for the top five wasn't too far-fetched. The difficulty was that Lilligant hadn't competed at such a high level in a very long time. She was no longer in her former condition and needed to recover her old competitive form