"So that was it..."
Lilligant had always believed she had been too immature, and without a highly proficient Protect, she had been unable to protect Sayaka from the disaster of the exploding race car.
She really was being too hard on herself. Never mind Lilligant back then—even among the other Pokémon co-drivers present, very few could have used Protect to save both themselves and their Pokémon Trainers while plunging off a cliff and enduring a car explosion.
At this point, Lilligant's situation was actually rather puzzling.
It was merely a reunion with familiar faces. Lilligant had met the two sisters back when they had yet to evolve and were still Fomantis, and she had seen another Flower Crown.
Well... it was already something that they hadn't embraced each other and burst into tears. Why had it caused such negative emotional turmoil, dealing an even heavier blow than the first round?
"Lilligant, you..."
Lilligant was staring wide-eyed, wanting to cry but unable to. Shen Qi didn't dare keep asking and helped her into the Service Bay first.
They said... said...
"What did they say?"
The Lurantis sisters had heard Lilligant say that it would be fine to fall to somewhere around tenth, as long as she didn't lose too many points.
They had driven over specifically to express their contempt and disgust. Three years ago, Lilligant had failed to protect her Pokémon Trainer and survived alone. Now she was still so meek and pathetic, having made no progress and lacking even a shred of ambition.
"How could they say something like that?" Shen Qi couldn't help remarking.
This wasn't a question of ambition. What damn good would declaring they would take first place do? How were they supposed to compete against Cerise Castle?
That was simply reality. They would need everyone