Chapter 485: Announcement

Chapter 485: Announcement Exiting the battle room, Ribombee perched on Yuga's head was still buzzing with excitement. Watching the battle between Florges and Hydreigon filled it with pride as a Fairy-type Pokémon.

"Ribombee, Ribombee," it exclaimed.

It was so impressive, truly impressive.

Ribombee tugged on Yuga's hair and kept muttering. Perhaps due to its simple nature, it couldn't articulate its emotions beyond "impressive."

Yuga had a bit of a complaint in his mind as he returned from the 52nd floor. He couldn't help but remark on the last guardians, Hydreigon and Tyranitar. They were just too much to handle. It was easy to imagine that the next three floors would all feature pseudo-Elite level Pokémon as guardians.

When he returned to the waiting room, Liliana and Mayor Ishida were already waiting inside. After both batches of contestants had finished their matches, accompanying personnel were allowed into the Battle Company Building.

Because the preliminary rounds were conducted in a closed state, apart from the judges and staff, nobody knew the match results. So as Yuga entered, Mayor Ishida was nervously asking, "How's the match going?"

Yuga frowned and replied, "Entering the main tournament should be no problem."

To be honest, he didn't know his ranking among the contestants, but he believed that even if he didn't rank at the top, he should have no trouble advancing to the main tournament.

After all, the strength of the last guardians had reached pseudo-Elite level, and considering the age of these contestants, there couldn't be many trainers who had achieved pseudo-Elite strength at this stage.

Hearing Yuga's words, Mayor Ishida breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect Yuga to achieve a high ranking. As long as he secured the place allocated for the Gym, even if it was the last place, Mayor Ishida would be satisfied.

At this moment, Chatot on the side suddenly noticed Ribombee perched on Yuga's head. Flapping its wings, it flew up to Ribombee and asked, "Where did this little one come from?"

Because Chatot didn't like staying inside the Poké Ball, it had followed Mayor Ishida and Liliana during Yuga's matches.

Ribombee, being an insect after all, was startled when it saw the approaching Chatot. However, upon hearing Chatot call it a little one, it immediately became unhappy.

"Ribombee!"

Who are you calling a little one!

"Heh, not very big in size, but quite a temper," chuckled Chatot.

Ribombee placed its hands on its hips, glared at Chatot with big eyes, and then realized it probably couldn't win against Chatot. It sighed and settled back into Yuga's hair in a huff.

After dedicating a considerable amount of time to rigorous training at home, combined with the double benefits of experience and potential, Chatot's strength had not fully returned to its pseudo-Elite level. However, at the very least, in terms of levels, it was now on par with Florges and the others. So, in a matchup between Chatot and Ribombee, the latter would undoubtedly face certain defeat.

After reaching level 50, Chatot's leveling rate had slowed significantly. That's why it had tagged along with Yuga this time to enjoy some leisure time. Now that it has no worries, Chator can live a very wanton life every day.

Just then, a voice came through the speakers on the waiting room wall.

"The preliminary round results have been announced. Contestants can check the results on the large screen outside the Battle Company Building or log in to the ××××× website for inquiries."

The announcement repeated several times before Yuga turned to the others and said, "Let's go check the match results."

Mayor Ishida and Liliana nodded eagerly. They were already eager to go outside and see the results.

And so, no one paid much attention to the sudden appearance of Ribombee.

Outside the Battle Company Building's main entrance, there was a large screen used for promoting and playing recordings of matches held inside. The screen covered an entire wall and was quite substantial. When Yuga and his group arrived, many contestants and onlookers had already gathered to check the match results.

Yuga's photo and name were prominently displayed at the top, followed closely by Marlon from the Unova Region and Grant from the Kalos Region.

Next were Roxie and Sora, who had both reached the 42nd floor before being stopped at the 43rd. They shared the same number of floors cleared as Grant, but Grant had the advantage in terms of completion time, so they were ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.

Viola, unfortunately, couldn't make it past the 42nd floor and ended up in sixth place, followed by Brawly in seventh.

These were the contestants who had advanced past the 40th floor. The rest hadn't made it beyond the 40th floor.

The match results only revealed rankings without specifying the contestants' exact scores. So, when Yuga saw his ranking, he was genuinely surprised. He had assumed someone would reach the final stage, but he didn't expect that his achievement of reaching the 51st floor would be the best.

Yuga usually didn't pay much attention to competitions, and he had limited interaction with people his age. It was challenging for him to gauge his strength among his peers. Geniuses like Robert and Sabrina were not suitable benchmarks.

The previous participants from Verdanturf Town hadn't been able to pass the preliminaries, so Mayor Ishida didn't know what level of strength was needed to advance in the preliminaries. That's why Yuga had pushed so hard and ended up securing the first place.

In reality, being first in the preliminary round didn't necessarily mean he was the strongest among these contestants. The rankings here weren't important; it was merely a selection for the main tournament. It was difficult to guarantee that other contestants didn't have hidden abilities, and Yuga hadn't given his all either.

So when Yuga saw that he was first in the preliminary round, he didn't feel overly excited.

"Hey, have you heard of this person named Shimizu Yuga?"

"I haven't heard of him. I've only heard of Marlon and Roxie from our Unova Region."

"Me too, me too. By the way, how many floors did you clear? I made it to..." Searᴄh the nôᴠel Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Regardless of Yuga's actual circumstances, being in the first place always attracted attention. Both spectators and participants were discussing Yuga, but they were from different regions, so they hadn't heard of Shimizu Yuga's name. On the other hand, the contestants from Hoenn region knew Yuga, even if they didn't have much of a connection with him. After all, living in the same area, they were aware the name.

They originally thought that Hoenn's best performer would be Brawly, but unexpectedly, the suddenly emerged Shimizu Yuga came out of nowhere and snatched the first place.

Of course, there was no jealousy among them. They understood that whoever came in first was the first. They knew their own abilities, and regardless of who took the top spot, it didn't concern them directly. After all, this was still a Hoenn person, so even if someone from their group came in first, it would still be a matter of pride for them.