The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

The entry I saw in a diary today was as follows:

Most people believe that Magiana's true form is the Soul Heart located in its chest.

Some documents even suggest that its power source is the soul of a Pokémon, but this method has not been empirically proven.

However, I will not give up this research, for my most precious little princess, Lillie.

From these few lines of text, Lillie felt her father's deep love for her.

After Ash and his friends arrived, Lillie put on her father's Z-Ring, recalling her father's love for her while strengthening her resolve.

"Give me strength, Father!"

It's coming, Bai Gungun!

The snow, falling silently from the sky, countless shimmering ice crystals, the icy blanket covering the earth, together with my burning soul, return to the heavens once more.

The earth is covered in ice!!!"

This time, Lillie and Bai Gun Gun successfully unleashed an Ice-type Z-Move together: Frenzy Earth - Thousands of Miles of Ice!

Now, the Z-Bracelet that Lillie inherited from her father was no longer a temporary license, which made Lillie very happy. Excited, she immediately called Hala to report this.

Unbeknownst to her, the moment she and Bai Gungun successfully unleashed their Z-Move, Magearna in the room reacted again.

Mallow also underwent Z-Move training with Sweetie under Kaki's guidance, but ultimately failed to unleash it.

Today's special training was initiated by Ash, Kiawe, and Lana, who are familiar with Z-Moves, to help guide Mallow, Lillie, and Mallow in their practice.

Mamane had already succeeded once in the special training session in the mountains near Kachi's house, and he performed normally again today, without any problems.

Lillie just successfully used her Z-Move.

Now, among the group, only Mao hasn't succeeded yet.

After the special training, Lillie led everyone on a tour of the Magiana in Moen's room and told them about her decision to make it come to life, which received everyone's unanimous support.

After leaving the room, everyone went to the living room to sit down, have some snacks, and relax.

I turned on the TV and tuned to the news channel. Dr. Kukui was on camera.

Today marks the completion of the Manaro Arena, and many reporters have gone to the site to cover the event.

As one of the main founders of the Alola League, Dr. Kukui naturally had to be there in person to cut the ribbon.

Ash had promised to come and help everyone train their Z-Moves, so he asked Beeke to represent the Pokémon Inspection Bureau and the Pokémon League headquarters at the Manaro Stadium ribbon-cutting ceremony in his place.

After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Dr. Kukui walked onto the stage with a microphone and addressed the reporters below, who were holding cameras and microphones.

"Today, we are holding the first tournament of our Alola League, the Manaro Tournament."

The Manaro Arena, located atop Mount Ranakira on the island of Ulaura in the Alola region, has officially opened to the public.

I am genuinely happy.

The inaugural tournament of the Alola League, the Manaro Conference.

It's a Pokémon League tournament with Alola regional characteristics that anyone can participate in.

Friends, I hope you will all bravely participate in the competition, with the burning spirit of a "sacred fire"!

In addition, we have prepared an absolutely mysterious and exciting special exhibition battle for the inaugural Alola Champion of this year's Alola League Manalo Conference!

Our mysterious adversary is none other than the Royal Masked Man! And his Fiery Roaring Tiger!

As soon as Dr. Kukui finished speaking, cheers erupted from the reporters in the audience, not to mention the Royal Masked Man fans watching on television and in the official live broadcast room.

They were all incredibly excited, eager to participate and, after winning the championship, to fight against the Royal Masked Men.

As mentioned before, the Alora people are really strange.

They basically don't catch Pokémon, so even in the finals it was only 3 vs 3.

If we exclude this exhibition match, there wasn't a single 6 vs 6 all-out battle in the entire Alola League Manalo Conference.

This group of people, who don't seem to care much about catching Pokémon, are incredibly passionate about battling.

Others who want to win a championship either gain status, trophies, and honors, or they hone their skills by competing against top players in the process.

But the Aloramen weren't there; they were there to fight the Royal Masked Men.

The fight against the masked royals wasn't about winning; it was simply about fighting for the sake of fighting.

They would be satisfied as long as they could fight the royal masked men.

Because the Royal Masked Man is a very popular battle superstar in the Alola region, and together with his strongest partner Pokémon Incineroar, they even achieved a top record of 20 consecutive wins in Royal battles.

The Aloramen want to fight, that's fine, but do they have the skills? They don't want to be defeated in the very first round.

Leaving aside whether the Alolars can hold their own against the Royal Masked Man and Incineroar, before they even encounter the Royal Masked Man, they probably have to defeat all the other contestants and win the tournament first.

However, this competition has no entry requirements; anyone can participate.

To put it bluntly, is it possible that a rookie trainer who just got a level 5 starter Pokémon, maybe even a kid, is qualified to participate?

After he joined, since the qualifiers were a chaotic free-for-all, he just had to lie low and wait for others to fight each other.

Even if you don't get a single kill in the qualifiers, you can still advance to the knockout stage alongside top players who have defeated dozens of opponents.

Even though he had never caught a single Pokémon, only his first Pokémon,

Even though he had never fought a single battle and had absolutely no fighting skills or experience,

Even if he's eliminated in the first knockout round, he'll still be at least in the top 16, right?

After Dr. Kukui finished speaking, the camera switched to the large screen in the hall, where a pre-recorded video was playing, containing speeches from the Royal Masked Man and Incineroar:

"It is an immense honor to be able to battle against the unforgettable champions of the first Alola League and the first regional champions."

I hope we can all enjoy battling together at the Alola League Manalo Conference!