Chapter 864: Master of Balancing Water

The audience looked stunned.

Until the commentator opened his mouth to congratulate All Baimu, they clapped their hands like a tide, each making sounds of amazement.

"Another sweep of two; he reminds me of Leon."

"Centiskorch's so many tactics were all broken, and that Quick Attack just now, so cool!"

"Ah! Someone on the blog said he defeated an Elite Four member from Hoenn before!"

"Already knew that~"

"What level is Elite Four? Is it very powerful?"

Most of the audience in the Galar region didn't understand what level Elite Four was, but there weren't only Galar people in the field.

They all knew very well how powerful the Elite Four, who were below the Champion, were.

Looking at the eighteen Pokémon Gyms in the Galar League, removing the ten unofficial Gyms (second string), how many of the remaining eight Gym Leaders counted as Elite Four level?

Clash!

The audience looked at All Baimu, who was petting the big and small Dreepy below, and immediately launched a network vote calling for him to clash with Raihan and @World Championship official.

This kind of vote had appeared many times today, and both sides were mostly well-known Trainers or Gym Leaders in Galar.

Although it might not be useful, there were indeed many who loved to join in the fun, and in just a few minutes, the number of voters exceeded a thousand. As for how many of the voters were in the field...

Hard to say.

In the field.

All Baimu was lavishly praising Dragapult's wonderful performance.

The social-anxious dragon had a shy posture on the surface that it couldn't stand it, but it didn't disappear immediately after the match like before, its semi-transparent tail swinging more happily than anyone else, making his eyelids jump wildly.

If this were to swing on his arm or face...

"Hee-ya!"

"Hee-ya~"

The two face-hugging bugs screamed and pounced over, slapping onto the Trainer's face with a "pat, pat", dissatisfied that he only praised Dragapult and forgot about them, the two little contributors.

They had worked very hard in this battle too, okay!

But how could All Baimu forget. It was just that he had to praise Dragapult in time after winning, to build enough confidence for this sensitive guy, and prevent it from sulking randomly after losing a battle.

With such a high level and such a poor mentality, it really makes one suspect that the level seventy it had before joining the team was also achieved by popping pills.

No.

Aggron and the others popped them, but they're tougher than this guy!

During the commotion.

Kabu walked over from the opposite side, his face still stern, showing an exceptionally firm temperament, and his tone mixed with sincerity as he reached out his hand: "Congratulations on your victory, truly a wonderful battle!"

"... Thank you. I am quite honored to be able to battle you!"

All Baimu was slightly surprised, hurriedly shook hands and returned the salute.

It was relatively rare for the losing side to take the initiative to complete the post-match etiquette toward the winning side.

After all, people can afford to lose, and as the winning side, you should also show the demeanor of a winner, and you should be more active.

Or simply give up the post-match etiquette; anyway, this thing isn't mandatory.

Kabu's approach was exceptionally dignified.

An inspirational middle-aged man with a story is indeed different.

Didn't chat much.

Because staff members were already waiting at the door, the next round of contestants had to come up, and Kabu also had to rush to battle other contestants.

As a popular Gym Leader, the organizer arranged the schedule very tightly.

Striving to let more contestants be able to battle him.

The purpose was obvious.

For one, it could let the Gym Leaders' rankings rise rapidly; after all, not all contestants were like All Baimu; for another, being able to battle Gym Leaders who were usually inaccessible was also a gimmick to promote the World Championship.

The Galar Gym battle is a large-scale competition that only Gym Challengers can participate in.

It is by no means the same concept as Gym Challenges in other regions.

Things are precious because they are rare.

Facts proved that their promotion strategy was indeed very effective; the relevant keywords of the Battle Festival successfully climbed into the top five of the hot searches, and the number of people signing up to participate also surged to over thirty thousand, and was still continuing to grow.

There are not many competitions that use the world as a title that can be recognized and actively participated in by Trainers from multiple regions—

Regional Champions don't participate, is your World Championship really world?

So in the first month of the World Championship, nearly half of the participating Trainers came from Galar, until Lance announced his participation, and people from other regions slowly increased.

The gold content suddenly came up.

But All Baimu knew this was just a beginning, and the glory of the next World Championship would officially begin.

After all.

A competition without Ash participating is incomplete in the anime world!

——

Main hall of the venue.

Because he hadn't been able to match with an opponent for a long time, All Baimu had to find an empty seat to play with his phone while waiting.

During this period, many people came up to chat with him, generally carrying goodwill. Of course, there were also those who weren't very bright, insisting on exchanging Pokémon with him, specifically naming the giant Steelix.

Also saying something like if Steelix doesn't work, Dragapult is barely okay, or Gengar at worst.

Picked this crazy guy!

The Shiny Gengar in the shadow was so angry that it wanted to curse him to death on the spot, but there were too many people, so it wasn't easy to make a move, and it could only call the patrolling Officer Jenny outside to drive him away.

Like for Officer Jenny.

However, this kind was ultimately a minority, and what made Gengar quite gratified was receiving a gift from a little girl—

A crayon drawing of it and its Trainer drawn by her own hand.

The gray fatty was drawn huge.

The girl's mother said she liked Gengar, who was mischievous in the stadium, very much, and specifically drew it to give to it, but All Baimu was elusive, and she hadn't found a chance.

Gengar held the drawing, and instantly forgot the slight unpleasantness.

Looking at it happily again and again.

It regarded it as a heart-and-liver treasure that must be treasured.

To be reasonable.

This move belongs to the super ultimate move in the Pokémon world; heaven knows how many Pokémon have been hooked by the pure and kind stick figures of children.

Even Mawile couldn't be immune to it; it had many small accessories it liked that were sent by its fan club.

All Baimu had long been accustomed to it, and wasn't petty enough to be jealous.

And through these audience members who came up to chat, he learned that there was actually a proposal online for him to battle Raihan.

Is this thing useful?

The audience members who were asked all shook their heads, awkwardly saying they didn't know.

He hoped it was useful.

After the battle with Kabu, his ranking rose directly to 400th; how many contestants around 400 could be participating in the Battle Festival?

It could be seen from him waiting so long without waiting for one.

Plus this is Wyndon.

Being able to battle the owner of the Wyndon Stadium would make the trip worthwhile.

All Baimu let the Porygon phone vote in favor for himself.

As soon as the vote was cast.

A call came.

An unfamiliar number.

Hmm?

All Baimu: 'Hello?'

Unfamiliar male: 'Contestant All Baimu, I am seeking your opinion on behalf of the World Championship Battle Festival organizer; do you agree to battle Contestant Raihan at the Wyndon Stadium? This battle will allow contestants to use special systems, for example—Dynamax.'

'Agree to the point where I can't agree anymore.'

A smile of surprise overflowed from the corners of his mouth.

Daydream came true!

Actually being able to go to the Wyndon Stadium to battle Raihan, this Battle Festival trip was truly not in vain!

Organizer: 'Good, I have registered for you. We will dispatch a vehicle to pick you up to the Wyndon Stadium to participate in the match, please wait patiently in place.'

All Baimu: 'OK.'

Here it comes!

Dragon Tamer vs Weather Team Dragon Tamer!

Long wanted to ask Raihan 'what kind of Champion are you', 【It is said that changing regions can achieve the Champion position】, is the promotional slogan true, brother?

And not long after the call hung up.

The whole venue seemed to know the news that he was going to battle Raihan.

The audience who had chatted before and more and more strangers ran over to say "Go for it" to him, making the main hall behind look like the stadium, the cheering sound deafening as if to lift the roof.

Making Officer Jenny have to run over to disperse the crowd.

Truly enthusiastic.

Gengar once thought the audience in the Galar region was very cold, but in reality, it was just that they hadn't been recognized by them yet.

Under the efforts of Officer Jenny and the staff, the crowd did disperse.

But the real reason they left was because someone said "Quickly go to the Wyndon Stadium to grab a seat", and the whole main hall instantly became empty.

All Baimu, the protagonist, was also left in place.

"..."

Making such a big scene?

He suddenly realized that Leon not coming to participate in the match was correct; even his battle with Raihan almost caused an accident; if Leon came, wouldn't the venue be dismantled?

Don't underestimate the popularity of the undefeated King!

"—Gengar!"

Gengar suddenly flew out from the shadow, patted its belly, looking like it was recommending itself.

All Baimu looked at it, and instantly understood that the crayon drawing just now had hooked this guy, wanting to become more popular and be liked by more people.

He raised both hands and made an X, saying: "You have had enough battle rounds today, others need a chance to appear too. Not to mention the opponent is Raihan."

"!"

Gengar was slightly surprised, then disappeared into the shadow bit by bit with regret, looking like it was melting.

It sighed inwardly, only feeling that the master of balancing water was well-deserved.

——

The organizer let All Baimu wait for a long time.

Half an hour later.

He finally got on the car to the stadium, listening to the staff in the passenger seat apologizing, saying that too many audience members came suddenly, causing a certain disturbance to the scene.

All Baimu pulled the corners of his mouth, noncommittal.

Can't spare people to pick him up because of the scene disturbance?

One had to know he was one of the parties participating in the battle; how could there be a reason to leave the main character aside and ignore him, and manage the audience first...

Fine.

Maybe the Galar region is indeed audience-first.

Have to make money!

At the entrance of the stadium, a young man who claimed to be a supervisor came to apologize again, and All Baimu waved his hand and forgave them magnanimously.

Doesn't matter anymore, as long as he can battle.

Entering the preparation room inside the stadium, a staff member asked him if he needed to change clothes.

Temporary sportswear is equipped here all year round.

All Baimu looked at the style, it was exactly the same as the fake soccer uniform the protagonist wore when entering the stadium in the game, the only difference was that there was no number on the back.

He naturally wouldn't change out of the magma outfit he was wearing, and refused directly.

At this time.

Someone opened the door and came in.

"Yo! All Baimu! Nice to meet you!"

The tall and sunny young man raised his hand to greet him, his fangs at the corners of his lips exceptionally obvious.

'Raihan', Gym Leader title "Dragon Storm".

A Dragon Tamer skilled in using various weather conditions appeared before All Baimu before the match; he had likely come specifically to see him.

"Hello."

All Baimu responded casually, though a large part of his attention was on the small orange square frame next to Raihan's shoulder.

A phone!

A Rotom Phone!

He widened his eyes; had this thing already been released? How had he not heard a single word about it!?

Raihan also noticed him staring at the Rotom Phone and laughed: "Are you curious about this? This is a Rotom Phone, a special electronic device that utilizes a Rotom. Chairman Rose gave it to me; if you want one, I can help you ask him for one."

"…Thanks for the offer, but no need, I already have a phone."

All Baimu quickly regained his composure, firmly drawing a line between himself and the Rotom Phone.

Otherwise, the toy duck in his pocket wouldn't let it slide; the hostility toward Rotom was something Dr. Akihabara had carved into the bones of every Porygon.

Raihan said in surprise: "You really are stiff and serious; I thought someone like you, who could refuse Chairman Rose's invitation, would have a more aggressive personality. By the way, I suggested this battle to Secretary Oleana; I hope you don't mind."

"You suggested it to Oleana—"

He felt quite puzzled, and then thought that the online polls were indeed useless.

Raihan nodded and laughed: "Because I'm curious about you; I was curious ever since I saw your Gengar's match."

Rose was perhaps a bit too sacred in their hearts.

But All Baimu could actually understand; this person's personal charisma was indeed extremely high.

How many Trainers in all of Galar could resist the temptation of Rose's invitation? It had nothing to do with whether one would reach the top in one step; just being appreciated itself was worth getting excited about.

"Save your curiosity for the battle; you'll have a chance to understand me."

He threw Raihan's overt and covert provocations right back at him.

Raihan's eyes lit up at these words, and he laughed: "That's the spirit; as a Trainer, one should always have a bit of edge. Here, take this."

Something white and shiny was tossed over.

All Baimu caught it and looked closely, discovering it was actually a Dynamax Band!

Raihan said: "I don't want to take advantage of you either; since we're battling in the arena, you should experience Dynamaxing. I'm lending this to you; remember to return it after the match."

With that, the dark-skinned young man turned to leave.

Who would have thought the Dynamax Band would be tossed back.

"No need, I have my own power." All Baimu shook his head slightly.

Lend it to him?

It's useless.

If he were to engage in a Dynamax battle, given his personality, he would definitely have practiced it before applying it to actual combat; for him, making decisions on the fly was a highly unreliable behavior.

—Ash loves making decisions on the fly, and his flashes of inspiration are often praised by others.

Raihan didn't insist, waving his hand casually: "Fine~"

And so.

The time for the official appearance had arrived.

All Baimu walked slowly out of the familiar tunnel, and before him was a massive arena extremely similar to the one in the game.

Tens of thousands of people were cheering and jumping, the flashes from cameras dazzling the eyes.

The only difference was the ground.

In the game, it was covered in grass, but in the anime, perhaps Rose felt the cost of grass was too high, so it had been replaced with a relatively plain reinforced plastic surface.

A huge Poké Ball pattern sat in the center of the arena.

He looked at Raihan standing opposite him, feeling that the distance between them was nearly a hundred meters.

If a Pokémon were to go to the other side, it might be impossible to issue commands normally without screaming at the top of its lungs, but there was no help for it.

It was an arena designed for Dynamax Pokémon, after all.

How could there be room to maneuver if it were too small? Who would want to watch an elephant dance in a refrigerator?