"Alright, I won't say anything more, Miss Karen. My match is about to start. We'll talk next ti."
Sam smiled and waved at Karen before leaving the lounge.
Looking at Sam's departing back, Karen snorted softly.
"Just wait. I hope you can still keep that arrogance after I defeat you."
Because the battlefield had been heavily damaged during the battle between Pikachu and Blastoise, Sam's match was postponed for more than an hour.
Soon, groups of Machoke appeared on the battlefield carrying various tools and materials.
They began repairing the arena.
Sam finally witnessed the incredible speed of construction in the Pokémon world. With Pokémon helping, infrastructure work beca extrely efficient.
In less than half an hour, the damaged battlefield was fully restored.
It looked exactly the sa as before, as if nothing had ever happened.
---
Ti slowly passed, and Sam's battle finally began.
His opponent was also a veteran Trainer and a well-known participant in regional tournants. This wasn't his first ti competing in the Indigo Plateau Conference.
Unfortunately for him—
His journey ended the mont he t Sam.
His trump card was Floatzel, a very agile Pokémon known for its speed and flexibility.
But it had no way to deal with Sam's Clefable.
Sam's Clefable had trained its trono and transformation abilities to perfection.
No matter how fast Floatzel moved, it simply couldn't break through Clefable's defensive tricks.
With the combination of Minimize and various healing moves, the opponent's Pokémon could barely deal any real damage.
After a short battle, Sam secured victory.
Clefable defeated all three of the opponent's Pokémon by itself and helped Sam advance directly into the semifinals.
The comntator spoke excitedly:
"What a very special Clefable! I don't know if everyone noticed, but Sam's Clefable almost never used conventional attacking moves."
"Its only offensive move seems to be trono!"
"It's hard to imagine a Pokémon relying entirely on trono to attack. But if every Pokémon were as lucky as Sam's Clefable, then trono might truly be the most perfect move in the world."
"After all, you can obtain almost any move you want!"
"Using trono like this is simply terrifying."
"Let's give a round of applause! Today we witnessed a battle from what could only be described as the illegitimate daughter of the Goddess of Luck!"
"Congratulations to Sam for advancing to the semifinals!"
---
As Sam was about to leave Quartz Stadium, soone stopped him.
"Long ti no see, Sam."
Erika smiled warmly. Sam could clearly feel the sincerity in her expression.
"It really has been a long ti," Sam replied. "How have you been lately, Erika?"
Sam hadn't expected to see Erika at the Indigo Plateau Conference. He had assud she wouldn't pay much attention to the tournant.
"I've been doing quite well. Don't you notice anything different?" Erika raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Different?"
Sam carefully observed her.
Only then did he realize sothing unusual.
Erika was not wearing her usual kimono.
Instead, she was dressed in simple sportswear.
"That outfit looks great on you," Sam said thoughtfully. "It really suits soone young and energetic like you."
Looking at Erika in sportswear, Sam suddenly rembered sothing.
He once casually ntioned that Erika looked good in sportswear.
Could it be that she changed her usual style because of that?
"Do you like it?" Erika asked softly while looking away.
Her cheeks had turned slightly red.
If Sam didn't understand what she ant, then all those years of watching romance movies would have been pointless.
Wait.
What did romance movies have to do with this?!
Erika seed to be expecting sothing.
Since the girl had already hinted at it, it would be embarrassing for Sam to pretend not to understand.
As a man, sotis you had to take the initiative.
Sam slowly raised his right hand, preparing to make a move—
"Hmph."
A mocking snort suddenly sounded nearby.
Scared people really could scare others to death.
Sam almost had a heart attack.
Annoyed, he turned toward the voice.
Who dared interrupt such an important mont?
"Sabrina? What are you doing here?" Sam asked in surprise.
He was genuinely confused. What were both Erika and Sabrina doing at the Indigo Plateau Conference?
"Haha. Why should I explain where I go? I can appear wherever I want," Sabrina replied coldly.
Sam wanted to say sothing else, but Erika stopped him.
Erika walked toward Sabrina with a gentle smile.
"What a coincidence, Miss Sabrina. You happened to arrive during my date with Sam. Would you like to join us?"
"Date?!" Sabrina's voice instantly rose.
Her lips trembled slightly as if she were suppressing sothing.
"Yes, a date," Erika replied sweetly. "Didn't you know? Sam is my boyfriend."
The angrier Sabrina looked, the brighter Erika's smile beca.
She was clearly enjoying the situation.
But the reaction she expected didn't happen.
Sabrina suddenly regained her composure and looked at Erika as if she were foolish.
"You're not angry?" Erika asked in confusion.
She was sure Sabrina also had feelings for Sam.
Shouldn't she explode after hearing that?
After a mont of silence, Sabrina spoke calmly.
"Only a fool would try to deceive a Psychic."
Erika's smile froze instantly.
She had completely forgotten that Sabrina was a psychic.
"Haha… Miss Sabrina, we'll et again next ti," Erika said with a forced smile.
After losing this round, she had no intention of staying.
She needed to go back and think of a better strategy.
"Of course," Sabrina replied calmly.
The two beautiful won turned around at the sa ti and walked away in opposite directions.
Neither looked back.
Only Sam was left standing there alone.
Sam rubbed his temples with a headache.
He wasn't stupid. He could clearly feel the tension between Erika and Sabrina.
Although… in a way, it might actually be a good thing for him.
Probably.
But this wasn't the ti to think about romance.
The most important thing right now was to get a good night's sleep and prepare for tomorrow's battle.
His next opponent would most likely be Gary.
Sam smiled slightly.
The real competition was about to begin.
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