Chapter 368: Dragon of the Sky
And the professor said this was only a part; it was hard to imagine how many more were to come.
He sorted through the Key Stones one by one.
Hikaru couldn't stop nodding.
There were a total of 37 Mega Stones, including those for Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, Salamence... 13 types of Mega Stones in total.
Among them, there were 8 Mega Stones for pseudo-legendaries.
25 for starter Pokémon.
Others included Mega Stones like Absolite.
One could only say the variety was rich and complete...
"Having acquired so many... should I reveal Mega Evolution a bit earlier?"
Looking at these Mega Stones, Hikaru fell silent.
From the audience's performance these past few days, everyone's enthusiasm was dwindling day by day.
The contestants also looked dejected.
This was completely unlike the high spirits a tournament should have.
Never mind previous years' Youth Leagues.
Just take the High School League Hikaru had experienced; the audience was so enthusiastic back then. Contestants shed sweat on the arena to fight for higher rankings and stand on a bigger stage.
That was how a competition should truly be.
After much thought,
Hikaru shook his head.
Of the three Sakura Country trainers, only two had appeared so far.
The last one was clearly the strongest of the three.
"Let's see his strength first before deciding..."
...
December 17th.
The third day of the competition.
Hikaru woke up very early that day.
Because his match was the first one today.
Perhaps because of Hikaru, or perhaps because it was early morning, the atmosphere warmed up slightly.
The match began.
Facing Mu Hui, Hikaru offered an apologetic smile, then summoned Latias.
The purple-haired young man opposite him showed a wry smile, then summoned Gallade.
The result went without saying.
Latias one-shot Gallade and Tangrowth.
Then Hikaru switched to Charizard, which similarly one-shot Mu Hui's Raichu.
The pale white flames attracted a large wave of the audience's attention.
Some people, some Pokémon,
The moment they appear, they are the protagonist!
Matches like this passed day by day.
Perhaps because Sakura Country contestants were no longer participating in the later matches.
The enthusiasm recovered slightly.
On the fifth day, Sakura's opponent was a T3 level contestant.
There were no surprises.
The opponent had no Fairy-type or Ice-type Pokémon.
Sakura didn't even use her Dragon Tamer power, winning with her already Master-level Sonic Dragon and Dragonite.
On the sixth day, Ye Tian faced a T2 level contestant. His level 53 Dragonite traded with the opponent's Ice-type Sandslash, and he was unfortunately defeated.
On the same day.
Ye Huo won his match.
On the seventh day.
Ash faced a T3 level contestant and won.
On the same day, Pan Shanyu faced a T2 level contestant.
After defeating the opponent's Pokémon with Metagross, he sent out his second Pokémon...
A level 57 Persian.
This was rather surprising: first a pseudo-legendary, then a level 57 Persian.
It wasn't that level 57 was weak.
But Persian, in terms of base stat distribution, apart from Speed, its other stats weren't outstanding, even arguably very low.
However, the level 57 Persian still easily defeated the opponent's level 54 Flareon.
On the eighth day, Mu Wanqing faced a T3 level contestant and advanced smoothly.
And the seeded contestants from North China University and Central Youth University naturally all advanced.
While the competition was ongoing.
The hype surrounding the "Compulsory Training Device" grew increasingly intense.
Regarding its use, two schools of thought gradually began to emerge.
One school believed its use was too inhumane and suggested it should be banned.
The other believed that such equipment, though cruel.
Could also be utilized.
For example, some ferocious Pokémon that endangered humans and refused to obey after being captured could be tamed using the Compulsory Training Device.
These were the two mainstream schools of thought.
Various discussions branched off from these two.
"No, brothers, don't you all understand this?"
"This is a conspiracy by Sakura Country! Once this thing becomes legal, there will always be lawless elements enslaving Pokémon!"
"Boycott the use of Compulsory Training Devices within Huaxia's borders!"
"Come on, it's just a Compulsory Training Device. Trainers willing to maintain relationships with Pokémon through friendship can continue relying on bonds! The existence of the Compulsory Training Device doesn't hinder them!"
"Hilarious! It's precisely because of your traditional thinking. This kind of advanced technology, why can't it be introduced? Bear Country over there, with its vast territory, suffers from incursions by wild Pokémon year after year due to insufficient population. Didn't they also start using Compulsory Training Devices?"
"And now, aren't Bear Country's trainers doing just fine?"
...
The two schools of thought argued endlessly.
The tenth day of the competition, the sixty-third match.
The first contestant to take the stage was the third Sakura Country contestant from before.
And the second.
Was a contestant whom Hikaru judged to be T1 level.
The scout from Central Youth University's former seeded team—Chen Chen.
Her main Pokémon was a level 59 Blastoise.
And a level 57 Arcanine.
This strength was quite decent among all the contestants.
And Chen Chen herself was usually very warm-hearted at school, plus her future status as a law enforcement officer was practically set in stone.
The moment she appeared, people cheered for her!
"Sister Chen! Crush him!"
"Sister Chen, go for it!"
"Please, don't let this kid be so arrogant!"
...
But cheers were ultimately just cheers; they couldn't provide any boost to Chen Chen's Pokémon.
As the commentator's introduction above concluded.
The two summoned their Pokémon respectively.
On Chen Chen's side, it was undoubtedly the level 59 Blastoise.
A heavy shell, a massive body, a slightly defiant face, thick limbs, and two cannon barrels extending from the sides of its shell on its back.
The dark cannons emitted a deep, faint glow; it wasn't hard to see what powerful Hydro Pumps could be shot from them.
"Roar!"
Blastoise roared at Watanabe Sanetake, seemingly venting its anger for what the other party had done on Huaxia soil these past few days.
"What a fine Blastoise!"
"You'd better guard your Blastoise well!"
Watanabe Sanetake showed a covetous gaze. In his eyes, this Blastoise undoubtedly met his capture requirements.
If he put a Compulsory Training Device around its neck and tempered it for a few months,
Then this Blastoise would undoubtedly become his Pokémon too.
"And such a beautiful trainer too..."
Chen Chen didn't get angry because of his gaze, nor did she feel indignant because of his verbal teasing.
She just said calmly, "Make your move!"
"Come out, Dragon of the Sky!"
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