At Indigo Stadium, the quarterfinals of the championship tournament were in full swing.
Although a brutal battle between two weaklings had just ended, the audience's enthusiasm had not faded.
Wave after wave of cheers rose through the stands.
"Now, please welcome our second pair of contestants, Raven from Goldenrod City and Gary from Pallet Town!"
The stadium's big screen turned to the contestants' tunnel. A handsome boy in a white hood, looking languid with his hands in his pockets, walked out smiling.
The female fans in the crowd screamed!
"He's here, he's here! Last round he slaughtered the Joy family, and now he's here to punish the Jenny Family!"
"Doesn't that mean Young Master Mao's offended two of the Pokémon League's major families?"
"Ask those two families whether they want to offend the Oak family!"
"He smiled, he smiled! That's exactly how he smiled before sweeping three Pokémon with one!"
"Baby Gary, kill! Kill them for me!"
"Go, Raven! Raven's a badass!"
As expected of the quarterfinals, his opponent actually had fans who could go toe to toe with Gary's fan club!
The two contestants stepped onto the battlefield and met each other's eyes from a distance.
Raven rubbed his wrist and said in a muffled voice, "Gary, I'm going all out."
Gary smiled and nodded. "Just what I wanted."
Huge banners hung on both sides of the battlefield. Rainbow University's students stood in a coordinated formation, their unified cheers firmly drowning out the other side for the moment.
"Hehehe, my student is so popular." Principal Monet stroked his beard cheerfully.
Professor Oak pursed his lips. He's still my grandson, isn't he?
The VIP box was much livelier today. Besides the Elite Four and Chairman Damaranch, Janine and Clair had also been invited to watch the match here.
"This Raven