The summer blazed, scorching sunlight beating down on the earth. The waves of heat were enough to make anyone shrink back.
The three-day preliminary tournament had drawn to a close, with thirty-two contestants advancing to the Championship Tournament.
Next, before the Championship Tournament began, all the contestants would have three days off.
Gary holed up in his hotel room, enjoying the air conditioning and browsing the tournament forums.
Ash, Masamune, Tyson, Brendan-the whole crowd was here, and everyone had made it into the Championship Tournament.
"Just wonder which unlucky soul will run into me first~" Young Master Mao mused narcissistically.
"Vee! (◦`~´◦) Just bury them all, and that settles it~" Eevee-chan had not gotten a chance to battle these past few days and was in quite a temper.
Gengar thoughtfully brought over a tub of ice cream, finally quieting her down for the moment.
After rolling back and forth in the air-conditioned room, Young Master Mao stretched out both hands. "Help~ The blanket~ The blanket won't let me leave! I've been sealed away by the air conditioning!"
Togetic, Jirachi, and Celebi, the three little cuties in charge of keeping the mood lively, immediately leaped off the nearby sofa and threw themselves into Gary's arms, attempting to "rescue" him from his dire predicament~
"Hehehe, here comes the blanket attack!" Young Master Mao spread out the blanket and swept all three little cuties beneath it, pulling Eevee-chan in along the way.
The room instantly erupted into chaotic horseplay, the little ones laughing as they rolled into a heap.
Blaziken and Sceptile, who were competing at lifting dumbbells, exchanged knowing smiles.
Only when Lucario walked past holding Metagross overhead did the pair abruptly snap out of it and get back to training hard.
Holding Metagross, who had applied Gravity, Lucario trained his legs