Chapter 719

Today is also the day of the Psychic Master Tournament finals.

The Psychic Master Tournament, which had been met with great anticipation by countless spectators before the event, finally ushered in its final curtain call after countless spectacular battles.

In terms of combat level alone, many contestants in this year's tournament left a deep impression.

Moreover, unlike the veteran-heavy Dragon-type Master Tournament last time, the contestants this time were generally very young; even the two finalists were just newly minted adults, definitely with a promising future.

And among these outstanding newcomers, Qingyu was undoubtedly the most dazzling one.

Whether it was the five spectacular "one-vs-three" sweeps in the group stage or the crushing, powerful style in the main tournament, it was enough to win over the audience, and he, already quite famous, took this opportunity to gain even more fans.

Especially Mewtwo and Ogerpon in his team—these two Pokémon, which were not even recorded in the Pokédex, brought an incredibly novel experience to the audience.

And in today's final, Qingyu will face a semi-local contestant, the newly promoted Gym Leader Sabrina from Saffron City in Kanto.

What kind of sparks will collide between these two young, promising geniuses?

"Wow! As expected of a Master Ball-level grand event; even the Pokéstar Studios, which were said to be impossible to fill, are getting crowded..."

After struggling to squeeze into the spectator area from the entrance tunnel, Gold combed his bangs, which were a bit disheveled from being squeezed, and observed the almost full seats below, unable to help but sigh.

"If I could fight a match in a place like this, I'd be willing to meet Ms. Hu Tao offline and shake her hand!"

"However, I'll be able to do this myself sooner or later through my own efforts!"

"Compared to Ms. Hu Tao, today's match is definitely more important. If I miss it, I don't know when the next local Master Ball-level event will be..."

After shaking his head, Gold immediately seized the opportunity to weave through the crowd and finally found a corner with an empty seat to sit down.

"What kind of Pokémon will Teacher Yu use today? I'm really looking forward to it!"

"From today on, I'm also a long-time fan of Teacher Yu!"

Just as the entire Pokéstar Studios was immersed in the fanatical atmosphere before the battle, in a certain corner of Poké TV... a plain-looking broadcast room suddenly went live.

【??? Holy crap, what am I seeing? Why is the homepage recommending Teacher Yu's broadcast room to me? Aren't you supposed to be playing in the finals?】

【Is Teacher Yu really broadcasting while playing in the Master Tournament? Is he that confident?】

【Wait! Why is the one broadcasting the cute one!!!】

"Hello, everyone~"

When the audience, who had formed muscle memory, subconsciously clicked into the broadcast room and hadn't yet reacted, Champion Champion Zhulan, smiling at the camera, had already appeared on the screen.

The audience in the broadcast room let out a sudden "Oh!" and also realized—

【So it's the cute one subbing! That's great, I've long found Teacher Yu an eyesore; I support Champion Champion Zhulan as a permanent guest in the broadcast room!】

【Qingyu? That's someone I don't know! (Merciless)】

【A professional commentator is playing in the match, and the Champion is acting as a commentator in the broadcast room. Why would I have such a dream?】

Since the battle hadn't started yet, Champion Zhulan was holding her Rotom Phone, and having time to see the comments scrolling across the screen, she smiled knowingly.

"That's right, today I was entrusted by Qingyu, who said he wanted to share the joy of winning the championship with the audience in the broadcast room."

"So I will temporarily start the broadcast on his behalf."

"Tsk..."

Once these words were spoken, Cattleya on the side couldn't help but click her tongue loudly, while silently complaining.

"He's already predicting his own championship before the match even starts? He's really high and mighty; this guy probably doesn't even consider the other contestants as rivals!"

"However... I have to admit, he does have the capital to say that. Damn it!"

At the same time Cattleya spoke, the broadcast room had already heard her voice simultaneously.

【Is that Ms. Cattleya? You must be very unwilling after losing to Teacher Yu last time, but you're cute~】

【Why... even though she's complaining about Teacher Yu, I can hear a sense of a loser in her voice?】

【Teacher Yu specializes in killing the cute ones; he's done all the bad things!】

After Champion Zhulan started the broadcast, the audience who couldn't attend the match in person quickly gathered in the broadcast room, and as the number of people climbed, the discussion about the pre-match also became passionate.

After such a lively atmosphere lasted for a few minutes, Hu Tao appeared on the big screen, signaling that the finals of this year's Psychic Master Tournament had officially begun.

……

Both sides of the match quickly walked out of the contestant tunnel.

When Qingyu stood on the battle field and looked at Sabrina, who had come on stage as his opponent, he could clearly feel that her expression was incredibly serious.

As old friends who had interacted both online and offline, the relationship between Qingyu and Sabrina was actually quite good; after all, they had communicated and cooperated quite a bit in the process of destroying Team Rocket's conspiracy.

However, this was the first time they had met as opponents.

"Teacher Yu, I can feel that this battle might be very difficult; even the fragments of the future I've glimpsed are constantly indicating this to me."

Before Qingyu could speak, Sabrina, who seemed somewhat taciturn, spoke first, saying seriously with a straight face.

"But even so, I want to occasionally defy the 'arrangements of fate' and contribute a match without regrets in my best state."

"After meeting Teacher Yu, I have grown a lot, so..."

Halfway through, Sabrina suddenly paused for a moment, and the ice on her previously worried face suddenly melted, revealing a warm smile.

"Witness my full-effort tactics to your heart's content, Teacher Yu!"

Qingyu nodded solemnly.

As expected of Sabrina, the aura she radiated invisibly while speaking just now was incredibly powerful, even making him think for a moment that he was facing a Pokémon as powerful as Mewtwo...

And, as expected, Gym Leaders always say something that feels very high-class before a battle; it has already become a professional habit.

Since that's the case, he couldn't be outdone!

"No matter what kind of tactics they are, they have no meaning to me, even for Ms. Sabrina, who can foresee the future."

"No matter how many times it's deduced, there will only be one result in the end."

After Qingyu finished speaking, he suddenly revealed an aggressive smile, completely different from his usual peaceful demeanor.

"Then... try to defeat me, Sabrina."

After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled, then turned around in sync with tacit understanding.

"Both contestants are in position!"

"The match officially begins!"

With the referee's whistle, except for the back fleeing the scene in a hurry, the two remaining on the field threw their Poké Balls simultaneously.

"Good luck, Teacher Yu, the championship is today!!!"

"Ms. Sabrina, you must stop Teacher Yu; let us see the hope of beating him, please... qwq"

"Quack, being able to see such an explosive, world-shaking duel, even if I turned into a Ghost-type now, the ticket price would be worth it!"

In the stands, the roars and cheers of the audience rose and fell.

"Qingyu's choice here is quite conventional, sending out Indeedee, who had appeared as a surprise force in the main tournament and performed well."

"Still the same style as before; after entering the field, Indeedee immediately triggered its Psychic Surge ability, and the dissipated psychic power temporarily covered the ground, while increasing the power of Psychic-type moves, it could also prevent both sides from using priority moves."

"Contestant Sabrina chose... one of Eevee's evolutions, Espeon!"

Lance, who was originally preparing to introduce the Pokémon on both sides, suddenly changed his tone to become intense.

"Before entering the finals, Ms. Sabrina had never used this Pokémon; it seems it was hidden as a final trump card until now???"

(Espeon)

It is completely understandable that Lance would appear a bit surprised.

After all, there really is someone who would hide a main force until the finals to use it, catching everyone off guard as a starter.

Should I say as expected of a student brought up by Teacher Yu... the tactical layout before the battle started was already becoming "high-quality," making it clear at a glance "who the teacher is."

Even Qingyu, who likes to use this set of information-gap tactics the most, appeared caught off guard, to the point that he was clearly stunned when he saw this Espeon.

But noticing the light blue light still shining in Sabrina's eyes, Qingyu suddenly felt relieved.

That's right, Sabrina can briefly glimpse the future...

Although it is highly likely only a few timelines that might happen, it can also help her obtain a lot of effective information.

For example, that his starter would be Indeedee.

Espeon's own single Psychic-type attribute poses no threat to Qingyu at all.

But the bad thing is that the tactics he carefully designed for Indeedee had already been used once before, and it is estimated that Sabrina has already studied them thoroughly.

Indeedee's specialty comes from its ability to absorb the opponent's emotions during battle, so it needs to use various means to pull the opponent.

The best method is naturally... slapping various "high-quality" combos in the face, making the opponent disgusted while constantly breeding various negative emotions, until Indeedee accumulates enough energy to use its signature move.

It's a pity that when facing Espeon, these moves are clearly no longer effective.

Espeon's hidden ability is Magic Bounce, which can reflect most status moves, making Qingyu's tactics impossible to execute from the beginning.

Therefore, it is a very troublesome opponent for Indeedee.

"You've got a trick up your sleeve..."

As Qingyu spoke, his eyes became increasingly fiery.

"However, that's exactly what a final opponent should be like; it feels interesting!"

"Indeedee, Shadow Ball."

Qingyu immediately gave the command, intending to test Sabrina's reaction first.

"Espeon, Thunder Wave!"

Indeedee's actions seemed to be completely within Sabrina's expectations; after a cold sneer, she quickly made her choice, commanding Espeon to use Thunder Wave, which could paralyze the opponent, to harass it.

"Tsk..."

Qingyu couldn't help but click his tongue.

Magic Bounce is really shameless in singles; while almost not letting his side use status moves, Sabrina's side is using them quite happily!

Things have come to this, interrupting Indeedee's Shadow Ball, which is almost finished, to use Protect to block it makes no sense; after all, relying on its speed advantage, Espeon's move will hit sooner or later.

Therefore, he chose to hurt each other.

While Indeedee was forming a Shadow Ball in its hands, Espeon also used its tail to cast a very fast Thunder Wave; neither side chose to dodge, but instead confronted each other head-on.

After being hit by the Ghost-type move that countered it, Espeon gritted its teeth and withstood the attack, and even though it was not lightly injured, it still had a look of intense battle intent.

And Indeedee was invaded by the Thunder Wave, its body soon beginning to emit crackling electricity, having already fallen into a paralyzed state.

At this very moment, the wild electricity running through its body made the situation even more uncontrollable.

After all, if luck is bad, the electricity might suddenly flare up before the move is used, causing Indeedee to spasm, which might instantly interrupt the use of the move, thereby missing the opportunity.

"Why didn't Qingyu use the invincible Mewtwo as a starter from the beginning? I feel like Mega Mewtwo should be able to directly solve this Espeon, right?"

In the broadcast room, the audience who were immersed in watching the match online suddenly heard the girl's question, and only then did they realize it was Cattleya muttering to herself.

Clearly, the pressure Mewtwo brought before left a very deep impression on Cattleya, so much so that she was already thinking about this "trump card" Pokémon of Qingyu's at the very beginning.

Regarding this, the fans felt deeply identified.

【Yeah, wouldn't Mewtwo just sweep three-vs-one? What is Teacher Yu thinking?】

【Maybe it's because he wants other Pokémon to enter the field too? After all, it's the finals; he has to give his teammates some sense of participation!】

【Uh... Teacher Yu shouldn't be confident to this extent, right? Playing around in the finals and not respecting the opponent is a big taboo; if he loses, it will become a lifelong shame...】

"Qingyu certainly has his own ideas."

Champion Zhulan shook her head helplessly and pointed at the Espeon on Sabrina's field.

"I think Ms. Sabrina must have already considered this; if this Espeon is holding a Focus Sash, it doesn't matter even if it hard-tanks Mewtwo's attack."

"As long as it can make Mewtwo paralyzed, its threat will at least be greatly weakened; the Mega Gengar that enters next might really be able to sweep the team in one go..."

"The more it's in this situation, the more conservative one must be; Qingyu's decision is not a problem in my opinion."

After explaining a few words simply, Cattleya suddenly realized.

"Indeed... that Mega Gengar is too headache-inducing; it seems no one has thought of a way to deal with it yet. Once it steps on your shadow and locks you on the field, you can only fight it to the death."

"But if it appeared from the beginning, it might instead be consumed of a lot of stamina by Qingyu, thereby causing its suppression power to be greatly reduced."