It was incredibly frustrating.
The first normal Spring Race had drawn to a close. The racing had certainly been exciting. Of the twenty competitors who reached the Finals, fewer than half were T2 Drivers. Clearly, the T2 Drivers still entering T3 Races these days were either struggling to maintain their points and coming to pick up a few more.
Or they were practice Drivers from the Battle Circuit, or... T2 Drivers like Lao Fu, whose form was off for various reasons.
Once they were past their prime, or they or their Pokémon suffered injuries, their form would inevitably decline sharply.
Speaking of Lao Fu, he had finished eighth.
It was nothing compared to his peak, but at his age, coming back after rehabilitating from injuries, it was already very impressive.
Lilligant had at least placed ninth in the Finals, matching her previous best result, so she and Lopunny were in a good mood.
"Ugh... I really wanted to race properly too."
Watching the race footage, Shen Qi felt utterly frustrated.
He had held back in the first two rounds of the Preliminaries, then withdrawn before he could show what he could do in the third.
Frustrating as it was, the same still held true: if time turned back, Shen Qi would make the same choice.
On the fifth day, there were still no results...
After completing a leg of his journey and returning to Island 6 to rest, Shen Qi would sometimes stay home for several days straight, but not like this.
Whenever he could no longer stand it, Shen Qi would put on a mask and hat and go for a walk, picking up some supplies along the way. Anyone who did not know better might think he was some major celebrity keeping a low profile, or someone with