Hearthome City, Super Contest Hall.
This place was normally only used for Contests,
but in response to the establishment of the Master League, it also began to serve as one of the Master League's main venues.
The popularity of the Master League exceeded the expectations of Lance and Mikuri, who had discussed its establishment.
Even battles that weren't between Champions or Elites, but merely Gym Leaders, were completely packed.
As Gym Leaders are relatively familiar to ordinary Trainers, Trainers would suddenly realize, "How are Gym Leaders so strong?"
"Were they holding back when they battled me?"
Indeed, they were.
Gym Leaders decide which Pokemon to use based on the number of badges a Trainer possesses.
Unless they have just taken over a Gym, they usually possess the strength of a Master ClassTrainer.
Powerful Gym Leaders, such as Sakaki and Qinglv, are Champion-level.
The Master League allows Trainers to clearly understand the strength of Gym Leaders, and also allows the audience to experience the charm of powerful matchups.
In the sandstorm, Mismagius would lose a certain amount of HP each turn.
However, Melisa was not completely at a disadvantage; she used Mystical Fire to lower Tyranitar's Special Defense.
And her next move...
"Mismagius, Energy Ball!"
Although Energy Ball is not a STAB move for Mismagius, it deals double damage to Tyranitar.
"And with the sandstorm, Brock's Tyranitar has high HP, so it should be able to take it."
"It's also holding Leftovers, so Brock has a higher chance of winning."
Even with the sandstorm obstructing it, the Energy Ball accurately struck Tyranitar's chest,
accompanied by a thick cloud of smoke, Tyranitar's body uncontrollably staggered backward.
The commentator let out a Snarl: "The speed difference between the two sides is too great!"
Because it was Hearthome City's home ground, and Melisa is the Gym Leader of Hearthome City, most of the audience supported Melisa.
From various perspectives, Brock was at a disadvantage.
Even with Tyranitar's Dragon Dance, it would take at least two turns to catch up to Mismagius's speed.
Melisa also kept Mismagius at a distance.
"Mismagius, continue with Energy Ball!"
Brock's eyes became resolute, "Block it!"
Tyranitar first used the swirling sand to slow down the Energy Ball, then blocked it with its claws!
This Energy Ball was forcibly thrown up by Tyranitar, hitting the ceiling of the arena and causing a tremor.
The commentator exclaimed: "Tyranitar blocked it!"
Although the Energy Ball still hit Tyranitar, it was much better than a direct hit.
This is the unpredictability of battle.
Just like the originator of Counter Shield—Ash.
Even if it's super effective, he can still block it with perseverance or other methods.
Li Wei was internally screaming.
In the VIP box next door, Winona finally remembered where she had heard Li Wei's name.
Especially since Cynthia had just paid a visit, asking Li Wei for some Energy Cubes.
Because Cynthia had rushed over, she didn't have any Pokemon food for her Garchomp.
Since last month, her Garchomp had only eaten Pokemon food made by Li Wei.
Eat anything else? They weren't used to it.
Winona had heard Li Wei's name from Mikuri.
Mikuri highly praised the Energy Cubes made by Li Wei; he once told Winona that Li Wei's Energy Cube technique was on par with his own.
Although Mikuri greatly respected elegant and powerful Trainers,
Mikuri was also proud.
Winona clearly knew that if Li Wei's Energy Cube technique wasn't truly superb, Mikuri would not have said such a thing.
...
The opening battle between Cynthia and Lance was more of an exhibition match.
In a regular Master League match, three Pokemon are chosen out of six, and defeat occurs when three Pokemon faint.
Time flew by in the battle, and Brock defeated Melisa with his Mega Steelix,
"Luvdisc fainted! The winner is Champion Hirona!"
Cynthia sent out Milotic, Garchomp, and Roserade, winning this battle between two Champions.
"Come back, Elisabeth, you are already beautiful enough."
Mikuri recalled his fainted Luvdisc.
Despite losing to Cynthia this time, Mikuri remained confident, giving Cynthia an elegant smile.
"Congratulations, Cynthia."
"Thank you."
After the match, Cynthia's eyes were not as sharp as they were during battle.
In this battle, Mikuri saw the shadow of the person who had trained diligently on Mt. Silver.
...
Although Mikuri looked very much like a woman, he was indeed a man.
He changed clothes faster than Cynthia.
After changing out of his battle attire, Mikuri came to the VIP box,
A smile played on his lips as he extended his hand to Li Wei, "I finally get to meet you, Li Wei."
Mikuri first heard Li Wei's name from Steven.
Later, it was from videos of Li Wei teaching Energy Cube making.
Initially, Li Wei's Energy Cube technique was not as good as Mikuri's.
But Mikuri found that Li Wei's progress was very fast, and now Li Wei's Energy Cube technique was definitely not inferior to his.
Such a rate of progress,
Mikuri would call it... genius!
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Mikuri."
"Just call me Mikuri. When you have some free time, why don't we compare Energy Cube techniques?"
"How would we compare?"
"Hmm... how about having Steven's and Cynthia's Pokemon be the judges?"
Cynthia's voice sounded from behind Mikuri,
"Then you might lose."
Mikuri's gaze darted between Li Wei and Cynthia, "I see, you have a lot of confidence in him."
Cynthia didn't find Mikuri's tone sarcastic; she simply explained calmly:
"Garchomp has been eating Pokemon food made by Li Wei for over a month now."
"Gao!"
The ferocious Garchomp, a symbol of evil, nodded in satisfaction.
After adding Mikuri as a friend on Line, Mikuri gestured to Li Wei: "Let's meet again later. Winona and I are going on a date."
Mikuri and Winona left quickly, leaving only Li Wei and Cynthia.
Li Wei asked, "Are you hungry?"
?
Cynthia looked at him quietly.
"I mean, should we go out to eat?"
Although there was some food in the box, it was definitely not enough to fill them up.
"I feel like restaurant food isn't as good as what you make."
Li Wei didn't mind cooking, but the location didn't allow it,
"But this is Hearthome City, how would we do that?"
Cynthia smiled slightly: "I have a villa here."
"..."
Sister, I don't want to work hard anymore!
"We need to buy some ingredients first. What do you want to eat?"
As soon as the question left his mouth, Li Wei regretted it. If he let Cynthia choose, wouldn't they not eat until tomorrow?
Sure enough, Cynthia rested her chin on her hand and pondered for a long time.
"You go to the villa first. Send me the address, and I'll buy the ingredients."
Cynthia nodded slightly: "Mhm."