The Silver Conference's final four had emerged amid heated competition, and the semifinal matchups were announced immediately afterward.
August 13, morning: Gary vs. Longye
August 13, afternoon: Dushe vs. Xiaohui
The finalists for this tournament would be decided then. The official prediction poll for the tournament's Champion had now opened.
Young Master Mao led the pack by a mile, topping the rankings with 65% of the votes.
Next came Dushe at 20%, followed by Xiaohui at 10%.
Longye had only 5% support because his personality was too overbearing, and his heavily bearded face was too ugly...
"Damn, a tough customer right off the bat." Gary curled his lip as he read the tournament notice on his phone.
With only a few matches left, Young Master Mao had simply moved back into the hotel.
Caitlin and Lorelei continued staying at the mountaintop villa.
So today, the hotel suite held only Young Master Mao, along with Ash's trio, Erika, Janine, Whitney, and Jasmine, who had come for a strategy meeting...
They called it a meeting, but Gary suspected Janine and Whitney were only there to mooch a meal...
In the middle of the living room, Blastoise and Charizard, the dragon-and-turtle duo, were putting their backs into an arm-wrestling match.
The tournament was nearly over, yet neither had exerted much effort, and both were getting a little anxious.
Especially Blastoise. Will I get kicked out if I don't perform well? Turtle wondered cautiously.
"Look, this post gives a really thorough breakdown of Longye's lineup." Misty held her phone up in front of Young Master Mao.
Young Master Mao, who was cooking udon, spared it a glance.
"Garchomp sweeps teams with Swords Dance, while the rest of the lineup is reduced to accessories. One carrying five.
"The poster is Doctor Slowking, and the IP