"Bui!!!"
Espeon desperately demanded that Wobbuffet translate, but Wobbuffet struck a textbook facepalm pose.
Oh dear, I overused my Mental Power a little today. I'm going back to rest.
"Bui-"
In the end, kindhearted Lilligant helped translate, and Espeon finally returned to the car in tears.
Anyone who didn't know better would have thought he had suffered a particularly crushing defeat today.
As Rose Champagne left, Shen Qi turned his gaze toward another service bay. It was empty, however; the Rose-Red Flower Crown that should have been parked inside had already left.
He had wanted to see how the Lurantis sisters would react to Lilligant's struggle in the middle and later stages, but since they had already left, there was no need to pursue the matter.
After all, Lilligant was currently far weaker than the Lurantis sisters.
Lurantis had held back during the first half and deliberately taunted Lilligant, then gone all out to catch up in the latter half of the second lap and still managed to take 4th Place.
If they had raced seriously the whole way, they would have had a good chance of finishing in the top three.
"Shen Qi!"
The sudden shout in a hoarse, ragged voice startled Shen Qi. It sounded just like a creditor coming to demand payment.
He turned to see Spearow calling from Cacturne's shoulder.
Cacturne had finished sixth, which was already excellent, placing higher than Primeape, who was also T2 Class.
In the first Qualifying Race and the Preliminaries, Primeape had been far ahead of Cacturne.
During the Preliminaries, Cacturne had never used Spiky Shield, keeping his strength well in reserve. Unfortunately, there were simply too many strong competitors, and he had narrowly missed out on prize money.
"What's wrong?"
Shen Qi asked in confusion.
During the first round of