There was no other reason: the Maractus Cacturne liked had moved to Island 6, where they had temporarily been given the vacant teachers' dormitory at Pokémon High School to live in.
Maractus definitely couldn't come to this T2 race; it would only waste money. She hadn't even entered the Summer Race, choosing only to earn a little money in the Regular Race.
Hopefully, things would get better in the future.
Besides Cacturne, another driver Shen Qi knew was Serperior.
The Servine he had once raced alongside had evolved into Serperior and earned T2 certification too.
He was Erika's Pokémon. It had been quite a while since they last met.
The racing car was Flower in Water, with Poliwrath as the driver and Lumineon and Luvdisc as co-drivers.
This was... Lily's Pokémon team.
In the Autumn Race Shen Qi had accompanied Lilligant to, Poliwrath had taken second place.
The champion back then had been Blastoise, driving Cerise Castle. Blastoise was Chloe's Pokémon.
Now Chloe was an adult and had become a racing driver herself. Her Pokémon hadn't come to compete in T2, which was wonderful news for Shen Qi and Lilligant.
"Hmm..."
Lilligant felt a little down. She had spotted the Rose-Red Flower Crown on the entrant list.
The Lurantis Sisters were here too.
To be precise, the Rose-Red Flower Crown's lineup should consist of the elder Lurantis sister as the driver, Sayaka as the co-driver, and the other Pokémon on the Poké Ball Rack.
It was very similar to Lilligant and Shen Qi's setup.
"Shen Qi!!!"
The Flower Crown displayed the grouping results, and Lilligant grew excited.
Moonview Square circuit, nineteen drivers.
The top five would advance all the same, so being in a group of nineteen drivers was naturally an advantage over being in one of twenty.
Still, strength