The Johto League Silver Conference's preliminary tournament officially began.
Young Master Mao got up leisurely, yawned, ruffled his hair, and checked his phone.
It was still early. He could wash up, have breakfast, and then stroll over to the competition grounds.
The schedule for the group matches had been sent to his phone the night before.
He was in the second group at Field A, scheduled for noon.
The Silver Conference had sixteen secondary venues, evenly distributed around the main venue and designated by the letters A through P.
Meanwhile, the Competitors' Village where the competitors stayed was a residential area near the main venue, encompassing Festivity Square, Shopping Street, Food Street, Chikorita Hotel, and other facilities.
It was only about a fifteen-minute trip from the Competitors' Village to the competition grounds.
He had to admit, this was the benefit of knowing someone on the organizing committee. All of Young Master Mao's matches were scheduled at times that let him stay fresh and well-rested.
o(￣▽￣)ｄ Good. Nicely done, Lorelei!
Gengar hummed as he set Young Master Mao's clothes for the day beside his bed.
Today's outfit was a gift from Caitlin: a black high-neck sweatshirt, a dark green jacket, white casual pants, and long brown boots.
The designs were quite fresh. Apparently, they belonged to the fashion brand owned by Elesa, the Gym Leader and supermodel from Nimbasa City in the Unova Region.
Gary had once naively believed that Gym Leaders needed side jobs because they were all poor.
Later, he realized that Gym Leaders had all sorts of talents. Being a Gym Leader was actually their side job...
Take Elesa, for example. Her fashion brand was popular worldwide, and she raked in cash hand over fist. Why would she covet a Gym Leader position?
It came down to two