I got the Pokémon

"Huh?" Xia You was stunned when he heard this, "Everyone knows about it? What does this mean?"

Xiaoxia took out her cell phone, waved it in front of Xia You, and told him the information she had collected during the day.

"I don't know what happened, but this afternoon the TV news and radio were all filled with news about your fight with Shi Nan tomorrow. Even my phone kept sending notifications. It's only been half a day, and I've already seen hundreds of them!"

Although Xiaoxia didn't understand, Xia You knew what was going on as soon as she heard it.

Hundreds of messages?
Has anyone bought traffic?

It goes without saying that Shi Nan must have seen me coming to challenge him and took a fancy to my title, so he wanted to take advantage of the situation and boost his reputation!
The ambition is quite big...

An ordinary challenge battle, but they had to make it known to everyone so as to take the opportunity to hype it up, as if not taking advantage of this opportunity would result in a loss of millions, without even asking whether I agreed or not.

All I can say is that there are people like this in every world.

Of course, it is also possible that Xia You was overthinking it and this was not done by Shi Nan, but the possibility is still very low. After all, no matter how you think about it, Shi Nan will be the biggest beneficiary of this battle. Apart from him, no one else would have any reason to do this.

But this is a double-edged sword. Is Shi Nan really sure that he can handle all this traffic?

In fact, Xia You had a vague idea of ​​what Shi Nan was thinking. For Shi Nan, no matter he won or lost the battle tomorrow, he would definitely receive more attention because of this matter.

Of course, it is impossible for him to win.

Since such a thing has happened, Xia You himself cannot lose the game in front of everyone, and will fight with all his strength. As long as he performs stably, let alone a pioneering brain, even the Four Heavenly Kings will not be able to score a point from him.

I guess Shi Nan thought the same thing. Although he would try his best to defeat himself, he obviously also made a second choice.

Then, there is only one possible ending for him - to lose the game with dignity and then gain a lot of popularity from the ratings!
If Shi Nan had discussed it with him beforehand, Xia You would actually be willing to do him a favor, so that he could train his Pokémon, win badges, and help Shi Nan at the same time.

After all, even if we can't be friends, at least we won't become enemies.

but now……

hum.

Xia You has made up his mind. He wants to take this opportunity to let people know that no one dares to use him like this!

……

After a night's rest, Xia You and the other two finished their breakfast early the next morning and left the Pokémon Center and headed towards the Battle Dome.

After returning to the dormitory last night, not to mention Xiaoxia and Xiaoyao, even he himself found a lot of information about today's battle when he checked his phone before going to bed.

And from these messages, it can be seen that there is an invisible big hand controlling everything and shaping Shi Nan into a person who can compete with himself.

A large number of people who did not know the truth actually thought that this would be a Pokémon feast, and they showed great interest and attention to it.

Some people who lived nearby even bought tickets overnight to watch the game in person!
Not only them, but more than a dozen TV stations also came and set up equipment, planning to broadcast this battle to the entire Kanto at the same time!
Naturally, the news of this kind of hype also reached Xia You's friends.

Just last night, he received many calls from people asking about this matter. Even Lijia learned from the news that Xia You had returned to Guandu!

This surprised her very much, but she also blamed Xia You for not telling her any news.

Xia You really has a hard time explaining himself.

Originally, he wanted to suddenly attack Yuhong and give Lijia a surprise, but now with Shi Nan's publicity, he became very passive.

This also made Xia You even more dissatisfied with Shi Nan.

It can be said that Xia You’s deployment was completely disrupted because of that person’s self-willed behavior!

When he arrived in front of the battle dome, he could already see countless spectators queuing there from a distance. The entire line was even nearly a kilometer long, which showed how much people were looking forward to this battle!
Among the crowd, there were a large number of fans holding banners supporting Shi Nan. Most of these fans were young women. They were chatting and laughing while queuing, and waving Shi Nan's support items. It was obvious that they had high expectations for Shi Nan.

From this we can also see how good Shi Nan is at managing fan culture!
Pulling his hat lower on his head, Xia You was about to walk past the team when his phone rang.

But when he answered the phone, he found out that it was a staff member from the Battle Dome.

I have to say, probably no one wants the game to go smoothly more than Shi Nan today!

The agreed time was 9 a.m., but now it's not even 8 a.m. and they've already called to remind us.

The content of the call was very simple. He just wanted to know where he was and whether he was going to participate in the competition.

After hanging up the phone, Xia You sighed helplessly.

He is now increasingly helpless towards people like Shi Nan. These behaviors without any sense of boundaries are really suffocating.

The only good news is that there are also a large number of his supporters among the queue to enter the venue.

After all, he is the real champion who won the Quartz Conference with his strong strength and through layers of battles under the attention of everyone!

Although some time has passed, people still remember his performance vividly. The number of fans who were captured by his wonderful performance or handsome appearance is also huge. As more and more fans come, they even tend to overwhelm Shi Nan’s fans!

It can be said that although many passers-by will also be interested in this battle, most of them will only watch the game through broadcasts and the Internet. As for the audience who can travel hundreds or thousands of miles away from the city to watch the game live, except for Shi Nan’s fans, only Xia You’s true fans can do this.

Xia You had never managed fan culture, and he had never even tried to understand it, but that didn't mean he didn't have it! Following the staff's instructions, Xia You led Xiaoxia and Xiaoyao through a side door, avoiding the audience and directly entering the players' lounge at the Battle Dome.

Here, he will wait until the game starts, which can be regarded as the final adjustment before the battle begins.

As soon as she entered the lounge, Xiaoxia looked around curiously.

I have to say that the infrastructure of the Battle Dome is really good and complete. From the layout of this lounge, you can feel the wealth of this place. There is even a Poké Ball transporter in the corner that can only be found in Pokémon Centers!

After walking around here, she sat down on the sofa and stretched.

"This place is not bad. By the way, Brother Xia You, the competition is about to start. What Pokémon are you going to use to fight that guy?"

Influenced by Xia You, Xiaoxia and Xiaoyao also have a very bad impression of Shi Nan. Xiaoxia is even willing to call him "that person", which shows that Shi Nan has been put on her blacklist.

Xia You chuckled: "Since Shi Nan has a good plan and has thought about the matter so carefully and set up such a big event, I naturally cannot let him down and help him perform this show until the end."

Hearing the teasing in Xia You's tone, Xiaoxia and Xiaoyao looked at him with interest at the same time.

"So...?"

"In Shi Nan's opinion, no matter whether the result is a win or a loss, he has won. But he overlooked one point, that is, although it is the same loss, a dignified end and an embarrassing escape will result in completely different consequences!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the two of them saw that a Poké Ball in Xia You's waist bag actually floated out and landed steadily in his hands. At the same time, his Gengar popped his head out from the shadows and grinned strangely at Xiaoxia and Xiaoyao.

"Since Shi Nan is so confident and thinks he is on the same level as me, I will let him experience what despair is! And he will pay the price for what he did!"

……

"Dear audience members! Sorry to have kept you waiting!!"

When the time came to nine o'clock, as the floating commentary desk appeared on the field, the host's passionate voice also echoed in people's ears.

"As everyone knows, a highly anticipated challenge match will be held in today's Battle Dome! Needless to say, the defending party is our Dome superstar - Shi Nan! And the challenging party is also very impressive, it is Xia You, the champion of the last Quartz Conference, the champion of the last Silver Conference, and the champion of this Caiyou Conference!!"

The audience burst into cheers and even the cameras started rolling frantically.

The host seemed very satisfied with the result. After a pause, he continued, "Both contestants are undoubtedly the best in the Kanto region in terms of both strength and popularity. So, who will be stronger and who will be weaker when they meet today? Well, without further ado, let's take a look at the wonderful highlights of the two contestants!"

As he finished speaking, the screen in the entire hall went black. At the same time, a large screen on the side began to play many of Xia You's wonderful performances at the conference. When Xia You's highlights ended, the screen on the other side also played some of Shi Nan's highlights in the battle dome.

Accompanied by dynamic music, the editing is quite good and it looks very exciting!
It’s just that compared to Xia You’s collection, Shi Nan’s video seems to look more exciting.

It can be seen that these people in the Battle Dome are really trying hard to put Shi Nan and Xia You on the same level. She is obviously just a pioneering brain, but under their propaganda, it seems that she is on par with the conference champion.

The audience had no idea what was going on. They only knew that today would definitely be an evenly matched and exciting battle, and they responded enthusiastically.

After the collection ended, as the spotlights gathered and the elevator rose, Xia You's figure slowly appeared before people's eyes.

Facing the thunderous cheers all around, he just had a relaxed look on his face and waved gently to the people, as if to say hello. But even so, the cheers from the people were still deafening, which showed how popular Xia You was.

But compared to him, Heather's appearance was much more exaggerated.

First, colorful lights lit up in the venue, and then petals fell from the sky. In the midst of this, Heather, dressed in an exaggerated outfit, also appeared on the swing! !
He was seen swinging in the air for more than a dozen times, then jumping down high and standing steadily in the middle of the venue. At the moment when the spotlight was focused on him, Heather bent down, smiled brightly to the people and bowed deeply like a superstar.

It can be seen that his appearance was carefully designed, and such a performance naturally won the applause of the audience.

But when Shi Nan raised his head and looked at Xia You for the first time, he found that the man's expression was the same as always, and there was no change because of his appearance.

This also made him frown and feel unhappy.

After all, in his opinion, he and Xia You were equal opponents, but why was he so cold to him?
This also ruined his plan of chatting with Xia You face to face and presenting a "mutual sympathy" and "joyful conversation" scene to the audience.

Moreover, he had a feeling that there was something...unfriendly in this man's gaze!
This also made Shi Nan feel even more uncomfortable, but he did not take it to heart. After all, in his opinion, this man was just a prop of his. Since there was no way to communicate, he just had to play his due role.

But some polite words still need to be said.

"Xia You." He laughed loudly, "Welcome to the Battle Dome. I hope you can put in a wonderful performance today that lives up to the 'symbol of tactics'!"

The tactical symbol he mentioned was naturally the badge obtained after defeating him. However, Xia You merely nodded slightly in response and had no intention of saying anything.

This undoubtedly made Shi Nan hit a snag again.

For Xia You, although doing this might seem rude and a bit arrogant, but... that's what he thought!

Humph, you want to set up a stage to perform?

Then go and perform a solo!
You perform yours and I fight mine. I'm just here to get the symbol. Do you want me to cooperate with you?
Just dream.

In fact, even Shi Nan's people didn't expect Xia You to be so cold!
Before this, because they didn't know him and had never met him before, they just thought that as the champion, Xia You should at least know basic communication skills even if he didn't have the same personality as Shi Nan and didn't like performing on stage. But they never expected that this situation would happen!
As the saying goes, it takes two to tango. How can it give people the feeling of a focus battle if only Shi Nan keeps chattering there?

Instead, he looks more like a clown!
There was even a strange feeling that this man didn't take them seriously at all! (End of this chapter)