This was Agatha of the Elite Four's Haunter. Both his driving skills and his connections were rock solid.
Lilligant accepted the Racing License gratefully.
"Contestant Tsareena," the host prompted, "is there anything you'd like to say at this moment?"
"I..."
Lilligant stepped forward, plucked up her courage, and announced loudly in Pokémon language, "Actually, I'm not Tsareena. I'm Lilligant!"
Silence-
The venue fell silent for a few seconds, followed by waves of laughter.
Any Pokémon Trainer or Pokémon who had seen a little of the world could tell that "Tsareena" was only an alias. This driver was a Lilligant.
Making a point of explaining it now was truly funny.
Everyone marveled at Lilligant's sense of humor, but Shen Qi only gave a polite smile.
Behind her seemingly humorous declaration that she was Lilligant lay her fixation and long-cherished wish.
Ever since they first met at Pokémon High School, Lilligant had raced under the alias "Tsareena." Back then, she had resolved to drop the alias only after earning her T2 certification.
A little wish, a little alias, and behind them lay Lilligant's tireless efforts.
As her Pokémon Trainer, Shen Qi felt nothing but immense honor at seeing Lilligant come this far.
Apart from Shen Qi, the other person who knew what dropping the "Tsareena" alias meant was, of course, Sayaka. She had already hurried away from the venue.
The others thought nothing of it. At most, they assumed that friend of Shen Qi's had other things to do.
The actual reason was... crying with a mask on was really inconvenient.
Clutching the T2 Racing License she had dreamed of, Lilligant left the ceremony beaming.
["Speedy Hot Girl-Long-Cherished Wish":conquest complete]
Outside, Espeon, Poliwrath, Little Lilligant, Pidgeot, Serperior...
Everyone was waiting to have a celebratory meal with Lilligant.
"You Pokémon have fun together."