Evening arrived on the final night of the charity extravaganza.
The enthusiastic spectators had gathered at Wyndon Stadium early, waiting for Leon, Gary, and Jon's appearance.
Today, there was also a group of special guests.
They were the children from Galar Children's Critical Care Hospital, along with Xiaohui's fellow townspeople who had traveled from afar.
Although illness had left their faces pale, today they all wore smiles of blessing and their best clothes to witness this grand event.
Gary had also dutifully arrived at the competitors' lounge to meet Jon and discuss their arrangements for later.
"In short, I'll do my best to wear Leon out. I'm counting on you to beat him in the final match, Jon!" Young Master Mao solemnly patted the little boy's shoulder.
"I... can I really do it?" Jon clasped his hands, a little excited.
He had thought he would merely be going through the motions today, and even that would have left him completely satisfied.
He had never expected to actually get a chance to take the field.
"Of course. Today is your showdown with Leon, after all." Young Master Mao smiled and nodded.
As the saying went, if you wanted to do charity, you couldn't just talk about it. Letting Jon participate was a very important part of it.
If he merely turned the child into a mascot, wouldn't Young Master Mao be worse than a certain ba?
What Gary wanted wasn't a simple show, but to pass on the fighting spirit of a Trainer in its entirety.
To let this child truly possess the courage to fight for his future.
"That's right, kid. Just kick Leon's butt good and hard. No need to spare my feelings!" Ever since losing to Gary in one move, Raihan had been following him around every day