Shen Qi had not expected that.
Before arriving at the Fighting Dojo, Shen Qi asked about Wude and learned that he had been inside the dojo all these days.
His body and mind had entered a highly concentrated combat state, squeezing out almost all his potential. After his seven days of rest ended, he had struggled to fall asleep normally during the subsequent recovery period.
In the Fighting Dojo's recuperation and rehabilitation facilities, some Psychic-type Pokémon used moves resembling a weakened version of Hypnosis to soothe the body and mind and help with sleep.
Thus, Wude had actually been resting in the recuperation area all these days.
Without those hypnotic methods, Wude probably would not have been able to sleep soundly even before the battle. That would have seriously affected his condition during the match, and his physical condition would have been even worse afterward.
Over the past few days, Xinyan and several retired former Gym Leaders of the Fighting Dojo had returned to advise Wude on strategy and tactics.
Although Wude was in poor physical condition, after a short period of strengthening himself without regard for the consequences, he would not be much weaker than Xinyan. His Pokémon were also doing reasonably well. His shortcomings were that he had gone too long without battling and was somewhat rusty competitively, and that some of his main Pokémon had departed three years ago.
Without this opportunity brought about by Wude, there was no telling when the Fighting Dojo would next challenge the Saffron Gym with such fanfare. Naturally, all its senior members poured their efforts into helping him prepare.
After learning this, Shen Qi did not go to the recuperation area to disturb him. He simply waited for the next day's showdown at the Saffron Gym.
Never mind Wude being unable