Elf: No, it's because he was made the gym leader!

Just then, the old man inadvertently glanced at the newspaper on the table.

The Sinnoh Daily.

The most famous and authoritative newspaper in Sinnoh, its content covers all kinds of strange and unusual events and important current affairs in the Sinnoh region.

When I opened the newspaper, I saw that it also contained reports about the Xiaofengwang Cup preliminary rounds.

An incident of players assaulting each other occurred during the preliminary rounds of the Xiaofengwang Cup.

[A contestant suffered an emotional breakdown during the competition and attempted to assault an opposing contestant, but failed. They have now been disqualified...]

"Um?"

A player assaulted someone? Is that even possible?

He shook his head and sighed, "Sure enough, young people these days are so impetuous. They'll fight over the slightest thing and don't even know how to uphold the basic qualities and ethics of a trainer."

I'm really worried about the future.

The old man then continued reading.

[In the final match of the Little Phoenix Cup preliminary rounds, player Sato collapsed on the field due to a sudden heart attack. Thanks to Miss Joey's efforts, he is now out of danger...]

?!

Heart disease? Is it that serious?

Has the beginner's cup become this dangerous?

He muttered to himself as various thoughts raced through his mind.

Suddenly, a feeling of déjà vu washed over me.

The old man suddenly remembered that Lu Yuan seemed to have also participated in this Little Phoenix King Cup competition, and instantly recalled the scene when he fought Lu Yuan before, when his blood pressure soared and he "almost resorted to violence"...

That guy is definitely right!

......

Pokémon Center.

After a busy day, Joyce felt like the sky had fallen.

The workload was already huge because of the Little Phoenix Cup, and then at this critical moment, a player suddenly suffered a heart attack.

But I'm an elven doctor, how could I treat humans!

Fortunately, after some emergency treatment, the man was eventually out of danger.

But this is the first time I've ever had a heart attack caused by being beaten in the rookie cup.

Curious, Qiao Yimei walked to the computer, logged into the Xiaofeng Wang Cup official website backend, and prepared to check the player's opponent.

When the information displayed on the screen, Joyce was stunned.

Well, it really was you.

Chapter 17 Scizor

"Lu Ye, your opponent for the next round has been revealed."

In the waiting area, a woman wearing black-rimmed glasses and a black suit walked briskly up to the boy and handed him her phone.

This person is Liu Jing, the agent of the popular star Lu Ye.

The boy in front of her, Lu Ye, was absentmindedly fiddling with the Poké Ball in his hand.

Upon seeing this, agent Liu Jing's expression instantly turned serious, and she shouted, "Are you even listening to me?!"

Faced with Liu Jing's questioning, Lu Ye simply raised his head slightly and casually replied, "I know, I know, you're so long-winded..."

Then he continued to lower his head and play with the Poké Ball in his hand.

Seeing this, Liu Jing sighed helplessly, calmed herself down slightly, and continued:

"I watched his match videos from a few days ago. His tactics were...unexpected, but it's also clear he's not a complete novice. You absolutely mustn't underestimate him..."

Before Liu Jing could finish speaking, Lu Ye waved his hand impatiently and interrupted, "Alright, alright."

Lu Ye had heard a bit about his opponents. Despite his seemingly arrogant demeanor, he had actually done thorough research on the players who could pose a threat to him.

This also includes his next opponent, Lu Yuan.

He had also seen Lu Yuan's tactics: using poison to wear down opponents, using a substitute, holding the defense, and then watching the opponent be tortured to death little by little.

Ha, what a useless little trick.

Lu Ye couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

Then a slight smile appeared on his lips as he said:

"You haven't forgotten that my Scizor is immune to Poison-type moves, have you?"

After Lu Ye's reminder, his manager Liu Jing quickly realized that Lu Ye's beginner Pokémon, Scyther, had already evolved into a Steel/Bug-type Scizor using Metal Coat a few days ago.

As is well known, steel-type characters are immune to poison-type characters.

Therefore, Chansey's Substitute/Poison strategy has no chance of winning against Scizor.

What can Chansey do if it can't use its poison? Heal Scizor?

Seeing Lu Ye's confidence, Liu Jing didn't want to interrupt him. Although it was true that Scizor was effective against Chansey, she still had a bad feeling.

Hope is an illusion.

......

In the main tournament of the Xiaofengwang Cup, the three-day preliminary rounds have already eliminated most of the players, and the remaining players should be able to complete the competition within two days.

As soon as Lu Yuan came out of the waiting area, he noticed that there were an unusually large number of people in the audience today.

Am I really that famous already?

There's even a TV station here!

Even the finals aren't this big, are they?

Lu Yuan couldn't help but mutter to himself.

At this moment, rows of cheerleaders dressed in revealing outfits in the audience held up banners and shouted in unison.

"Go Lu Ye! Lu Ye will win!"

Some of these voices contained personal opinions:

"Lu~Bao~Daisuki~"

Oh, so it wasn't meant for me after all.

Just as Lu Yuan was complaining, his opponent Lu Ye also stepped onto the battlefield, and the two stared at each other.

Meanwhile, the TV crew members nearby also pointed their cameras at the two of them.

Liu Jing, the agent in the audience, was restless. She had told Lu Ye to tell the TV station people not to come, but she still couldn't stop them.

The closer the competition got, the stronger her ominous premonition became.

If he accidentally loses the game, wouldn't the persona he's built for Lu Ye be ruined?

Although the company relaxed the requirements and didn't let him achieve a 100% win rate like the champion Dandi, it's still a bit too embarrassing to lose in the first round of the Rookie Cup main tournament!

Thinking about this made Liu Jing even more uneasy.

"Scizor, go!"

"Go, Chansey."

Both Pokémon appeared on the field at the same time.

The scyther has broad shoulders, slender, segmented arms, and a suit of crimson armor.

His demeanor is quite good, but unfortunately, he is slightly inferior in rank.

Having accumulated a lot of emotional points through a series of matches in the past few days, Lu Yuan launched another ten-match streak.

But this time my luck wasn't as good as last time; I only drew one purple talent.

Breeding Skills LV3: Possesses extensive knowledge of Pokémon breeding and can determine a Pokémon's status and level simply by its appearance.

Through it, Lu Yuan could tell that the scyther had probably only recently evolved.

Then, a large amount of rare metals were used to polish the body, and it would be really hard to tell unless one had master-level nurturing skills.

Wow, those celebrities are really rich. Those rare metals are so expensive. Just one piece is worth a day's worth of food for Patchlitz.

"Scizor, use consecutive slashes!"

Lu Ye took the initiative.

Scyther evolves into Scizor, which has a significantly reduced speed, but its explosive power is not to be underestimated; it can reach Chansey in the blink of an eye.

The metal pincers, covered in a layer of emerald green insect-elemental energy, slammed down hard.

"Lucky~(￣▽￣～)~"