I'm not a Pokémon succubus.

As the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Great Yan region, although she is a homebody, she has participated in many similar competitions when she is not at home, and has long been accustomed to such a huge crowd.

"If you two waste any more time here, and someone recognizes our famous Coach Ai, we won't be able to leave."

After she said this, Aisha and Lillie also reacted, and the three of them immediately took a shortcut to the World Championship venue.

The opening ceremony was grand and the venue was packed.

When Aixia, along with the other 31 contestants, came on stage, the cheers from the audience exploded like thunder and roared like a tsunami.

At the opening ceremony, the host did not say too much nonsense, but instead clearly and concisely stated the schedule of this World Championship.

The two-week schedule will have a first-round match list that will be announced after the opening ceremony, and the first round will begin this afternoon.

When the opening ceremony ended and Aisha returned to the hall of the venue to meet up with Xia Yi and Liliae, the TV on the wall of the hall had already started to display the match list for the first round of matches.

Lijia Vs Yati.

The first pair of opponents in the round of 32 to 16 has been decided.

On the TV screen, Rika, wearing a light green kimono with neatly straightened black hair, and a man with a brown afro and a non-mainstream look appeared together.

"Yati, I remember this is the Bug-type gym leader from Feiyun City in the Unova region?"

Looking at the man's photo, Xia Yi was thoughtful.

"To be able to reach the position of gym leader with a Bug-type Pokémon, he must be quite an expert. No wonder he was able to qualify for the World Championships."

What she said makes sense.

While there are some powerful Bug-type Pokémon, the majority are weak.

Being able to climb to the position of gym leader with such a Pokémon that is considered weak in the eyes of the public, there is no need to say more about Arti's strength.

It is just like Abby from the Johto region and the insect-attributed king from the Sinnoh region, all of them are pure masters of special skills.

"Indeed." Aisha nodded.

"It looks like Lijia is going to be in trouble."

"puff."

Hearing him say this, Xia Yi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

indeed.

Lijia's specialty is the grass attribute. In terms of attribute restraint, she will indeed encounter trouble when fighting against Yati.

but......

Aixia and Xia Yi actually knew everything.

Even with the advantage of attribute restraint, how could a mere gym leader like Ati really pose a threat to Lika, who was once the head gym leader in the Kanto region?

Even though Arti's strength is among the best among gym leaders, Kerria is a genuine top-level trainer. The gap between the two is like an insurmountable chasm.

In the first match of the afternoon, if nothing unexpected happens, Ati will be defeated by Lijia, which will be a hot topic battle of reverse attribute crushing.

"By the way, I remember that in order to ensure the popularity and topic of some competitions, the organizers usually make some adjustments when matching the players, trying to avoid the stronger players from meeting each other in the early stages. Will the World Championship do the same?" With his arms folded and leaning against the wall, Aixia asked Xia Yi curiously.

If he remembered correctly, the rookie competition he had participated in before, as well as the organizers of the Quartz Conference, had done similar things.

"will not."

Xia Yi shook her head and responded to him decisively.

"Unlike other competitions, the World Championships is a serious, high-level competition. No one dares to do anything like this. Everything is left to fate."

indeed.

The only purpose of the trainers who come here to participate in the competition is to fight against strong enemies, not to play an exhibition match for the audience.

They will not allow the organizers to use such tricks to make fun of them, and the organizers dare not do so, so the matching mechanism of the World Championship is truly random.

"I see."

Aisha nodded in understanding.

He also didn't like being deliberately matched with weak trainers by the organizers when matching opponents, as that would be too boring.

"So, if everything is completely random, then it's not impossible for two champions to meet in the first round, right?"

"Who knows, you might meet a very strong opponent in the first round~"

Xia Yi spread her hands and Ai Xia also smiled. Neither of them took this extremely low probability event seriously.

After all, there are a total of thirty-two contestants, and the probability of him meeting Zhulan, Kaluni, or the latter two meeting each other is very small.

Afterwards, the schedule for the 32 to 16 competition continued to pop up on TV.

Aisha also saw several familiar faces on the screen, and they were all matched with opponents of equal strength.

But when Xia Yi saw the profile pictures of these people, her expression turned a little ugly, just like when she met Zhulan on the street that day.

Finally, it was Aisha's turn.

"My opponent..."

Seeing her own portrait appear on the left side of the TV screen, Aixia couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

After a few seconds, his opponent will be revealed on the right side of the screen. That will be the first opponent he will face in this game.

"Is it the Four Heavenly Kings or the Gym Leader?"

Muttering to himself, Aisha guessed in his heart.

But the facts told him that the two answers he guessed in his mind were both wrong!

"No way......"

When the avatar of another contestant popped up on the right side of the screen, Xia Yi, who was standing next to Ai Xia, made a sound of disbelief.

"This is?"

Aisha was also stunned.

The two looked at her profile picture.

Cascading blonde hair, bright gray eyes, a flawless and beautiful face, and black headpieces hanging on both sides of her hair.

Bamboo Orchid...

The first opponent Aisha met in the World Championship was the champion of the Sinnoh region, Bamboo Ran!

Chapter 718 Aixia vs Zhulan, the championship battle!

When the picture of Aixia and Zhulan appeared together, there was an uproar in the hall.

All those present were contestants of this World Championship, and everyone knew that the matching mechanism for this tournament was completely random, with no behind-the-scenes manipulation.

Therefore, except for Aisha, Zhulan and Kaluni, the remaining 29 contestants have more or less thought in their hearts, "It would be great if these three champions could digest it internally in advance."

After all, although everyone who can come to participate in the World Championships is quite confident in their own abilities, they are not cowards.

But at least you should have some self-awareness.

They were all very aware of the gap between themselves and the three champion-level trainers, and they knew that if they met one of them, they would definitely end up in a miserable defeat.

There is no need to count on winning the championship anyway. The winner will undoubtedly be one of the three champions. The goal of the remaining 29 contestants is to be the runner-up and third place.

It's not impossible.

After all, while it looked like the three champions had already secured the top three spots in the competition, that wasn't the case.

The completely random matching mechanism is so magical that there is a lot of room for manipulation.

If they are lucky, the remaining contestants will have a chance to win the runner-up.

As long as two of Aisha, Zhulan and Kaluni meet before the semi-finals, the winner will be decided, and one of them will be eliminated first. The remaining two will meet again in the semi-finals and one of them will be eliminated. Then the winner of the other group of players in the semi-finals will be able to bypass the two champions who were eliminated internally and fight against the last one of the three. In the end, even if he loses, he can still get the runner-up trophy.

Although the runner-up won in this way will seem worthless and very unlucky, people will also ridicule you for being lucky and getting the runner-up for free.

But just say whether you want it or not.

A runner-up position that you get for free is still a runner-up position. It’s better than not even getting one. What trophy do you have?

Unfortunately, the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

Although the above method is logical and entirely possible, unfortunately, the probability is too small.

The thirty-two contestants were randomly matched, and there were actually only five rounds of competition from the 32 to the 16th round to the finals.

The probability of three of them meeting before the finals, and then being eliminated internally until only one is left, allowing other contestants to pick up the runner-up spot is not very high. What's more, they have to ensure that they will not be met by these three people before then. In this way, the probability is even smaller. The more likely situation to happen in reality is that Aisha, Zhulan and Kaluni will split into three groups, kill indiscriminately, and beat these gym leaders and kings like dogs. In the end, the three will meet at the top of the semi-finals and the finals, take the championship, runner-up and third place, and let the remaining 29 contestants be clowns who accompany them throughout the whole process.

This is also the reason why many people feel discouraged when they see the list of contestants.

These three people are like the three mythical gods, like three huge mountains pressing down on the hearts of all the remaining contestants, telling them, "With us here, you can only rely on luck if you want to get into the top three."

It’s very uncomfortable and I’m very unwilling, but there’s nothing I can do.

There is nothing to say about not being as skilled as others. Even if you complain, it won’t change anything.

Since that’s the case, why not just accept reality?

There’s a saying online that goes something like this: “Life is like rape. If you can’t resist, just lie down and enjoy it.”

Quite a number of contestants now have this mentality.

Since I can't get a ranking, I'd better not think about it. I'll just play the game and compete peacefully.

Moreover, it is quite rare to see three champion-level trainers appearing in the same event at the same time.

Once you no longer care about winning or losing and the ranking, matching with them is no longer a bad thing, but a purely good thing!

After all, not everyone gets the chance to play against the champion.

The reason why a champion is a champion is that he has thinking ability and reaction speed far beyond that of ordinary people during the battle, as well as extremely rich combat experience.

Each champion has a unique way of fighting. If you can compete with them, you can truly feel the power of the champion.

If you are lucky and have a high level of understanding, you can learn some of the characteristics of the champions when competing against them. That will be much more useful than picking up the runner-up or third place!

Moreover, even if you are unlucky and cannot match these three champions, it is worth the price of admission to see them fight!

Therefore, by the time of the opening ceremony, many contestants had actually figured it out and let it go. Some were even looking forward to being matched with Aisha and the other two right from the start.

However, Aisha and Zhulan were matched together in the first round.

this......

"Are you kidding me? It's so exciting right from the start?"

In a corner of the hall, Asu, who was wearing cyan and blue clothes and had short dark blue hair, looked at the matching results appearing on the TV screen and muttered to himself in surprise.

He is the gym leader of Kikyo City in the Johto region. He is good at using Flying-type Pokémon and is also an investigator working under Du. This time he took advantage of the holiday to come to the Kalos region to participate in the World Championship. As a result, he met three champions in his first competition, and he didn't expect to see two champions facing off in the first round.

"Yo ho?"

Not far from Asu, there was a guy who looked like a little gangster, wearing a black top with gold edges and bright magenta trousers. On his bald head, only a tuft of very conspicuous red hair was left on the top of his head. At first glance, he would look like a gangster with a ruffian spirit. Huayue couldn't help but smile wickedly when she saw him.

"Now it's time to watch something interesting..."

He raised his hand and stroked his stubble-free chin. As one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Hoenn region, Hanazuki, who represents the evil attribute of Pokémon, is just like the Pokémon in his hand, with a perverse personality.

At this moment, he looked at the avatars of Aixia and Zhulan displayed on the screen and couldn't help but laugh.

As I said earlier, many contestants have thought it through and let it go, and no longer plan to compete for the second and third place, but there are still some who are still insisting on trying to get a good ranking through luck, and Huayue is obviously one of them.

At this moment, he saw that Aixia and Zhulan, who should have been obstacles that he could not break through, met in the first round, and he couldn't help but feel happy.

"Fight, fight, but we have to wait until you guys are both badly hurt, then people like us will have a chance to pick up the spoils."

After saying that, he chuckled, hooked his arm around the neck of Yati, who was sitting on the sofa with him, and said carelessly: "Brother, who do you want to bet on? I'm betting on Coach Ai. That guy has something on him!"

Although Hua Yue's words were full of malice just now, he actually did not have any ill will towards Aisha, one of the three champions.

After all, when their Hoenn region was in danger of destruction, Aisha and Xiayi rushed to help from the Da Yan region. Huayue always remembered this kindness.

Although gangsters are not likable, they at least have some shining points that ordinary people don’t have, and loyalty is one of them.

In addition, Aisha was also the MVP designated by Daigo and Mikoli, the two Hoenn champions, in the Hoenn region defense battle.

Huayue naturally has a very high favorability towards him, so she is very happy to see him defeat Zhulan.

"Anyway, if Coach Ai doesn't win the championship, I'll start to suspect there's something fishy going on in this competition, hahahahaha!"

Not afraid of offending anyone, Hua Yue slapped her thigh, making no secret of her favoritism towards Aixia, and then burst into laughter.