It was unclear how Spoink drove, but he really did have some high-tech tricks.
With his springlike tail cushioning his backside, most of the jolting was absorbed. No matter how bad the road got, Spoink remained perfectly steady behind the wheel.
Vroom-
A distinctly different engine note rang out. The rearview mirror reflected a lavish race car, its body even pinker than Lilligant's Flower Crown, brimming with dreamy, girlish charm.
"It's Clefairy!"
Li Yizi's Clefairy came charging up in a race car styled after a pretty girl idol, showing no intention of slowing down. In an instant, she caught up behind Lilligant.
Shen Qi glanced at the dashboard. The Flower Crown had slowed to seventy kilometers per hour to avoid launching too high off a mound and crashing hard into the next one.
But Clefairy's car was definitely doing over a hundred. She would go flying!
The car pushed back into third obediently moved toward the edge, traveling at about the same speed as the Flower Crown, afraid of getting caught in a crash.
With a roar of the engine, Clefairy used her overwhelming speed to surge into first place!
"Miss Li Yizi!"
"Li Yizi's Pokémon is leading the race!"
The commentator's excited voice in his headphones failed to distract Shen Qi in the slightest. His gaze stayed fixed on the car charging toward the crest.
How high would she fly?
Would the nose hit another mound on the way down?
Drones filmed from overhead, and the spectators also stared intently at the big screen.
The overhead view revealed the full stretch of rolling hills. If a race car launched too high, its chances looked grim.
But...
"She didn't jump?!"
Despite charging up the mound at over a hundred kilometers per hour, Clefairy's car never left the ground. All four