You are not allowed to be a Pokémon Trainer!

Chapter 50, the Shanghai Treasure Cup Finals Begin!
December 22, 224 of the League Calendar.

Saturday, sunny.

On this rare weekend, with the rare warm winter sun, the Rainbow Bridge Elf Arena was packed with people.

They didn't come for a professional competition, but to watch the final of the Shanghai Bao Cup.

"Holy crap, are there really that many people?"

Even though Xia Chi had participated in last week's elimination rounds, she couldn't help but gasp when she saw the almost full audience seats.

"Miyao."

The dream demon looked at the densely packed crowd with even more excitement.

So many delicious fears~
Xia Chi, who noticed in time, quickly said, "Stop! Today is the final of Xin Ye Miao's competition. Don't cause trouble!"

He said sternly, "If you can't promise to stay in the lounge and watch the game, I'll put you back into your Poké Ball."

The dream demon pouted and nodded in agreement: "Mimi demon."

"But then again, isn't this just a baby cup?"

Despite these criticisms, Xia Chi could roughly understand the audience's thoughts.

As the world's most influential competitive event, it far surpasses the second-place event.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that my great-grandmother could offer her comments on the games.

Xia Chi remembered that before he traveled through time, tickets for the finals of the National High School Soccer Tournament in Japan were extremely hard to come by.

It's not hard to understand why the final day of the Hubao Cup, a top-tier newcomer competition in the Donghuang region, was packed with people.

The quarterfinals are scheduled for the morning, with Xia Chi playing the opening match.

Both the opponent and their Pokémon are very interesting.

A woman with a Northeastern accent, and a psychic fighting-type Pokémon named Mashana who is skilled in yoga.

(Massana's evolved form Çalem)

Yes, this duo is known as the Northeast Yu Sisters.

As the saying goes, only a gyarados can cross the river.

Sister Yu from Northeast China traveled a long way to participate in the Shanghai Bao Cup and even made it to the quarterfinals, so she must have something special about her.

The Pokémon Masana is strange. Although its base stats are not high, it has an extremely terrifying ability—Yoga Power.

Pokémon with this characteristic will have their physical attacks twice as powerful!
As for why the seemingly ordinary [Yoga Power] effect is as powerful as the [Hercules] trait, Xia Chi has no idea.

Perhaps this is what makes Sister Yu from Northeast China so amazing.

Unfortunately, she encountered the ultimate boss of this year's Shanghai Bao Cup, Xin Ye Miao.

Okay, this is just a self-proclaimed title by Xia Chi; no one else recognizes it.

But then, with two more Shadow Claws from New Leaf Cat, Masana was slain.

The eruption of enthusiastic cheers from the audience in an instant at least tells one thing.

No one can now regard Xia Chi and his Xin Ye Miao as dark horses who have gotten to where they are today simply by luck.

Lin Lange's path to advancement was also smooth.

It remains a steady, unhurried style of combat, like vines that grow continuously in a rainforest, strangling and killing the opponent.

But no one could find a weakness in the Green Vine Snake.

The two players each dominated their respective halves of the bracket.

Four matches have been played this morning.

As expected, those who ultimately advanced to the finals were Xia Chi, who displayed overwhelming strength throughout, and Lin Lange, who was as flexible as grass.

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It's unclear whether this was a warm-up for the finals or to allow both players' Pokémon to get plenty of rest.

Or both.

The final match was scheduled for 7 p.m. after nightfall.

This is a very delicate moment in time.

Because at this moment, many "viewers" in Xia Chi's live stream who were waiting for electronic pickled vegetables to eat with their meals are now homeless.

So when someone makes a call to action in a fan group, you can predict what will happen.

"The online army is rising up everywhere, and they've come for this reason!"

"You guys should surrender already. You're facing the same guy who defeated Kibana, captured Kibana twice, beat Lurina, and bravely fought against the two Hoenn champions, Mizuya-sama!"

"What the hell? This is the Shanghai Bao Cup finals! Whose incredible fans are these?" "We, the Shui Family Army, are troublemakers, but we're also afraid of trouble! Negotiations are fine, but if it comes to fighting, I'll be the first to run!"

"We've found this streamer's Pixiv account, it's called 'Three Kingdoms Kill,' everyone hurry up and go get him!"

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As the streamer with the most insidious tactics on the entire internet, Xia Chi naturally has a group of the most abstract fans.

It's fine for her to have fun in her own little circle, but now that she's out here causing chaos, it's starting to bring her negative attention.

So someone with a strong appeal started advocating for the crackdown on these entertainers in their fan groups.

Before long, the atmosphere in the bullet comments became calm and peaceful.

Xia Chi, who was standing in the contestant tunnel taking deep breaths to adjust her mindset, was unaware of all this.

He realized that he was still a little nervous.

Even if you've fought against countless gym leaders and even Champions in "Road to Victory," it's still just theory.

No matter how strong you are in the game, it's all fake.

Xia Chi was just a rookie trainer with only a level 15 New Leaf Cat.

But so what?

Clutching the Poké Ball that was so important to him, Xia Chi smiled and walked toward the end of the bright and noisy passage.

Xiongguan Mandao is really like iron, and now it has started from scratch.

Become a legend in the arena, starting with this match!
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Inside the Rainbow Bridge Arena, with its dome suspended high above, the blinding incandescent lights illuminate the battlefield.

Xia Chi and Lin Lange stood at opposite ends of the field, quietly waiting for the match to begin.

There was no trash talk, but the tense atmosphere still lingered between people.

Putting aside the fact that it's the final of the Shanghai Baobao Cup.

Because of Shin-chan's presence, this match is equally important for both of them.

Although New Leafy has already stated that the existence of former trainer Lin Lange is irrelevant.

Perhaps that is indeed the case.

However, if Lin Lange and Qing Teng She can be defeated in this head-on confrontation, the thorn that once pierced the deepest part of Xin Ye Miao's heart will eventually soften and disappear.

This is especially true for Lin Lange.

Winning would be fine.

But if she loses, even if Xia Chi says nothing, a voice in her heart will keep repeating itself—

Lin Langge, you made the wrong choice back then.

Even at its core, the breeding philosophy you believe in is wrong!
This is a match that neither side can afford to lose.

"Shh-"

With a whistle from the referee riding on the Aegislash, the battle officially began.

"Green Vine Serpent, prepare for battle!"

"New Leaf Nyan, I choose you!"

Two flashes of white light appeared, and the Green Vine Snake and the New Leaf Cat stepped onto the battlefield.

"Green Vine Serpent, attack!"

From the start of the match, Lin Lange displayed an aggressiveness he had never shown in previous matches.

The Green Vine Snake raised its head to the sky, and dark green grass-type energy suddenly condensed into a ball above its head.

Xia Chi frowned, sensing something was wrong.

"New Leaf Cat, hold on!"

His commands were drowned out by the roar of the energy bursting forth.

The energy ball exploded in the next instant.

The raging leaf blade tornado expanded at an extremely fast speed and then attacked the direction of the new leafy cat.

Wherever it passed, it carved shallow, spark-sparkling marks into the thick rock.

Leaf storm!

I recommend a book written by a friend.
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(End of this chapter)