I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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"You wait."

Ash knew that talk was cheap and action was useless, so he decided to wait until he defeated Gary before making any moves.

“Hey! I mean, do you guys know each other?” Masamune suddenly interjected.

Masamune is a trainer that Ash met in the Hoenn region, and he is unaware of the relationship between Ash and Gary.

“Masamune, Shigeru is my childhood friend and also my rival,” Ash said.

"Oh! A formidable rival!"

Masamune is a very loyal person. After learning that Gary is Ash's rival, he immediately went to Gary's side.

Shigeru was also taken aback, wondering what Masamune was up to.

Xiao Shigeru didn't act rashly. Apart from being loud, Masamune wasn't a bad person at heart; in fact, he was somewhat soft-hearted.

At the Rainbow Tournament, Ash faced Masamune in the second round of the competition. Because Masamune considered Ash a friend, he went easy on Ash throughout the battle and ultimately lost the match.

Even if Masamune hadn't gone easy on him, he might not have been able to beat Satoshi, but he deliberately did, putting himself in a difficult position.

"Hello, my name is Masamune, and I'm Ash's friend. Since you're Ash's rival, you're also my rival. I'll defeat you in the competition," Masamune declared.

"Okay, good luck. I'm just worried that you and Ash might lose to me together," said Gary.

"That's definitely not going to happen. I'll beat both you and Satoshi," Masamune said narcissistically.

"What are you saying, Masamune? It was me who defeated both of you," Ash retorted.

Xiao Mao shook his head helplessly, picked up his plate and left, heading to a place further away to eat, so as not to be bothered by the two of them any longer.

...!

The next day.

The preliminary rounds of the Saiyu Tournament have officially begun, with the competition starting at 9:00 AM.

Xiao Mao arrived at venue number 7 before 9 o'clock (bbcj).

Because the preliminary rounds do not inform the players who their opponents will be, and the matchup is completely random, the players need to be ready early. Otherwise, if their name is called and they have to go on stage within 5 minutes, they will be eliminated even if they lose.

Upon arriving at venue number 7, all the competitors were present and seated in their designated areas. The audience had also entered the venue, awaiting the start of the competition.

After sitting down in the contestant area, Xiao Shi looked around to see if there were any trainers he recognized. After looking around, he didn't recognize a single one.

At 9 o'clock, the host announced: "Thank you to the audience who came to watch the game at venue number 7. Without further ado, let's begin today's game. Please welcome Xiaolong and Gangcun to the game."

As the competition began, the two contestants whose names were announced by the host entered the game.

The two players sent out Golduck and Zubat respectively. The two fought back and forth, but in the end Golduck defeated Zubat and successfully advanced to the preliminary tournament.

It's just a one-on-one match, plus the time for court preparation, a match lasts six or seven minutes, or even five minutes if you're quick.

"It's just so-so."

Looking at the Pokémon sent out by the contestants, Shigeru realized he had overestimated the level of the Saiyu Tournament.

The Pokémon sent out by the contestants were all between level 40 and 45, which are all Pokémon that can enter and exit gyms. Not a single Pokémon above level 45 could be seen, which shows that these contestants are not very skilled.

However, there's nothing that can be done about it; the Hoenn region is the most enthusiastic region for Pokémon battles, so naturally there are many participants.

"Please welcome Shigeru and Amamiya to the match," the host suddenly announced.

"Finally it's my turn."

Xiao Mao was very glad that it was his turn, otherwise he didn't know when he would have to wait. Although the competition was not boring, Xiao Mao would rather stay in an air-conditioned room and watch it on TV.

The Hoenn region has a tropical climate, and the race track is open-air with no shade. Without sunscreen, you'll definitely get sunburned.

Shigeru and Amamiya quickly walked down the tunnel and, following the referee's instructions, stood in the command area, waiting for the referee to announce the start of the match.

"Next up is a 1-on-1 match between Shigeru and Amemiya. Both players, please release your Pokémon at the same time."

The referee finished speaking.

"Go! Pop-Sound Monster!"

"King of Taking Leave, the first match is yours!"

Shigeru and Amamiya both threw out their Pokémon.

Great!!

[LV45 Sonic Boom Monster♂/Quasi-King of Heaven]

【LV50 Leave-Requesting King♂/Champion】

Both sides fielded Pokémon of considerable level, and Shigeru finally spotted a level 45 Pokémon on Field 7, indicating that Amemiya has some skill, though not much.

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"Both players sent out their Pokémon, both of which were Normal-type. Amamiya sent out Explosion, which is a very aggressive Pokémon."

"The Pokémon that Gary sent out is Slaking. Although Slaking has amazing power, it is too lazy. I wonder if Gary can control it."

The host then introduced the basic information about the two Pokémon.

The surrounding audience also expressed their skepticism about the "Fake King".

"Slave King? It looks huge, but it just lies there all day without moving. Can it really fight?"

"I don't know, but I have a feeling that Xiao Mao is going to lose."

"Yeah, who can Slave King beat?"

Shigeru listened to the surrounding complaints without caring at all. After all, Slacker's laziness was notorious in the Hoenn region, so it was normal for others not to have high hopes for him.

"What do you know? That trainer is Master Shigeru, Master Shigeru! Do you know that?" At this moment, a dissenting voice came from the audience. It was a middle-aged man dressed in casual clothes.

"He's just a kid, isn't it a bit much to call him 'Master Mao'?"

"You don't know anything. Uncle Mao is a two-time League Champion. His Pokémon must be very strong. If the Hoenn region weren't so far away, you wouldn't know how terrifying Uncle Mao's support group is."

This middle-aged man, named Koji, was from the Kanto region. He had accumulated a mountain of high-interest debt due to business failure. Just when he was in despair, he used all his savings to buy lottery tickets, betting everything on Shigeru to win. He instantly became rich overnight, turning his bicycle into a Panamera.

From then on, Xiao Shi became Koji's idol. Whenever Xiao Shi participated in a competition, Koji would watch it in person and bet on Xiao Shi's performance. And Xiao Shi never disappointed him.

Most of the spectators around were locals who didn't usually watch regional league tournaments, and they were skeptical of what Koji said.

on the field.

Koji looked at Slaking with great confusion. As a native of the Hoenn region, even if he had never seen Slaking before, he had seen Slaking. He couldn't understand why Gary would use Slaking in such an important competition.

Although it's a preliminary round, you'll be eliminated if you lose.

Seeing that both players had sent out their Pokémon, the referee announced, "The match begins!"

Amamiya quickly gave the order: "Soundbreaker, use Noise!"

"burst...!!"

The Explosive Monster launched a massive sonic attack, but Slaking crossed his arms in front of him to shield himself from the deafening sonic waves.

"Explosive Fist!" Xiao Mao immediately issued the command.

"Ta-da!"

With his incredible explosive power, Slaking quickly rushed in front of Explosive Monster and swung his fist at it.

"Thunder Fist!" Amamiya shouted quickly, and the Explosive Monster immediately countered with a Thunder Fist.

boom! !

As their fists clashed, Explosion was no match for Slaking's power. Explosion's fist was deflected, and Slaking's fist continued its charge, striking Explosion's cheek. Explosion was sent flying backward and crashed to the ground.

"Boom Monster, are you alright?" Amamiya looked at Boom Monster, who was in a state of confusion, but Amamiya wasn't worried at all.

Slaking has already acted once and needs to rest for a while before he can act again, while Explosive Monster still has a chance to recover.

Amamiya immediately looked up and noticed that Slaking was staring at the Explosive Monster with an unfriendly gaze, and was not lying on the ground to rest.

"What's going on?" Amamiya asked, puzzled. Normally, the King of Leave should be lying on the ground resting right now, so why is he still standing?

"Explosive punch!"

Wang, the one who requested leave, leaped to his feet.

"What! Why can it move!" Amamiya looked on in disbelief as he watched Slaking land in front of Explosion Monster and unleash a Burst Punch at it.

boom! !

Amidst the chaos, the Explosive Monster felt a numbness in its body, lost consciousness, but could still feel itself being thrown out.

Bang! !

The Explosive Monster fell to the ground, its eyes spinning in circles.

"Explosive Monster is unable to fight, Wang Sheng is out of the running." The referee announced, "The winner is Xiao Shigeru."

"My God, the Slacker King has ignored the Sloth trait and has been acting continuously! How is this possible?!" The host was also shocked.

Having hosted so many competitions, I may not be familiar with Pokémon from other regions, but I am quite familiar with the local Pokémon.

"What exactly happened? Why is Wang, who has been on leave, able to continue his actions?"

"This is unscientific, unbelievable!!"

“That’s normal. The leader of the Petalburg Gym, Senri, has a 'Sick Leave King' that allows him to act continuously.”

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"Hehe, I told you guys, Shigeru isn't your average trainer." Only Koji chuckled; he had bought Shigeru so he could successfully enter the final tournament.

Elf Sports offers a prediction contest. Among the more than 600 players, who will advance to the preliminary tournament? Koji guessed that Shigeru would advance to the final tournament, so he went all in.

Elf Sports Lottery isn't stupid; they've naturally researched all the players and know that Xiao Mao has won two League Tournament championships. The percentage of players won't be too high, but even so, it's practically free money for Number Two.

Amidst the murmurs of the audience, Shigeru left Arena 7 and returned to the athletes' village. After handing the leave request to Joey, he went back to his room to watch the match.

There's only one preliminary round; if you win, you'll advance to the qualifying tournament. Xiao Mao just needs to wait for the preliminary round to end, which will take at least another day.

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That's why Xiao Mao chose to use the "Leave King" in today's preliminary round, giving him three days to rest. He can use it once in the subsequent preliminary tournament and twice in the final tournament.

Shigeru was watching the matches in other arenas when he happened to see Ash's match.