The Silver Conference's round of sixteen came to a swift close. It was different from the Little Cup that was the Indigo Plateau Conference.
At the Silver Conference, the strong competitors were truly strong, and the deadweight really sucked.
Of the eight matches, four were complete stomps.
Meanwhile, Dushe, the competitor Young Master Mao had been paying particular attention to, once again took an unremarkable four-to-six victory.
The guy was just ridiculously steady...
Worth mentioning was that Ash was in fairly good spirits after losing his match.
In Ashy's words, he was a mature Pokémon Trainer now. He wouldn't cry and throw a fit over a temporary win or loss...
Besides, it wasn't his first time losing to Gary. After enough losses, he'd built up an immunity...
Aunt Delia had already headed home. After all, Ash's matches were over.
After treating everyone to a lavish dinner, Aunt Delia went back with Professor Oak the following day.
Gary was speechless too. Whose matches had the old man come to watch, anyway...?
I haven't even been eliminated yet...
Ash's trio, on the other hand, wasn't in a hurry to return to Kanto this time.
Ash said he wanted to watch Tyson's upcoming matches.
"Even though I didn't keep my promise to face Tyson on the battlefield, I still want to see whether he can make it to the end," Ash told Brock and Misty earnestly.
"Let's stay a little longer. We'll set off once Tyson finishes this Silver Conference."
If Gary knew what Ash was thinking, he would probably laugh himself awake. Ashy really knew how to jinx someone...
Sure enough, when they saw Gary vs. Tyson in the quarterfinal matchups, Ash's trio fell silent...
Young Master Mao: (o゜▽゜)o☆ Go pack your bags. Don't worry, I'll send Tyson packing for you while