my elf trainer simulator.

Chapter 1420 Semifinal Night

Chapter 1420 Semifinal Night

"The outcome is decided!! The fourth match of the first round of the Eight Masters elimination tournament has concluded! Kashiwagi has secured the valuable qualification to advance to the semifinals!!"

The host's voice echoed throughout the arena, followed by thunderous cheers that pierced the sky. A frenzied atmosphere filled the arena, and spectators from all over the country blushed.

People around the world cheered the same way on screens, genuinely happy for Kashiwagi's advancement.

Although it was only the first round, every opponent of the eight masters was a champion-level figure, not to mention that the one opposite him was Daigo, the champion of the Hoenn region!

The strength that Kashiwagi is showing now undoubtedly gives him the aura of aiming for the highest peak.

Any supporter would inevitably be excited about it.

can win!

Minoru Yama clenched his fist, as if he could already see Kashiwagi ascending to the throne of world champion.

But soon, a powerful and awe-inspiring aura beside him drew his attention—

It was none other than Dan, who was also backstage.

The current world champion's eyes gleamed, his burning fighting spirit seemingly capable of incinerating the cypress wood even through the screen.

Why?

After Kashiwagi was confirmed to have advanced to the semifinals, the match schedule displayed on the big screen in the arena quickly gave the results of the next round.

The first match of the semifinals was between Ash and Cynthia, and the second match was between Leon and Kashiwagi.

The two strongest seeds for the championship are about to meet in the semifinals!

The cheers echoed even louder in the stadium, but Yama Minoru couldn't help but feel a tightness in his chest.

Although they would meet sooner or later, he hoped that Kashiwagi could meet Dante again in the finals if possible.

Instead of the semifinals.

After all, this is a battle between the strongest!

"Hahaha! This is something to look forward to!"

Dan laughed heartily and turned to leave, drawing admiring glances from the other staff members.

Having served as the president of the Galar Alliance for less than half a year, he has already proven himself to be as convincing as his predecessor, Loz.

It can only be said that when Rose was training Leon, he was not just training him as a star trainer, but he was indeed training him as a successor, which is why the latter was able to manage the Galar League so easily and quickly.

The scene of the game.

The Polygon II, now back to its original form, returned without being summoned. It shrank back into the phone and said, "Shouldn't the order of the competition be between you and Zhulan?"

"Things are fine now."

Kashiwagi looked away from the big screen. What was so strange about the fact that the Eight Masters competition he was participating in no longer restricted the system and that the opponents in the second round were still randomly determined?

He was going to have to fight Ash and Leon sooner or later anyway, it was just a matter of one coming first and the other later, and he had already accepted that.

Compared to the previous champions who nearly destroyed the arena, the arena after Daigo and Kashiwagi's battle was relatively well preserved.

Only the last three Dynamax Lightning Bolts left the most obvious traces.

Daigo stood in front of the deep pit filled with the stench of burning, and retrieved his Skarmory back into its Poké Ball.

"Daigo-san."

The voice of Cypress came from the front.

He looked up, a faint smile still in his eyes, not much of a sense of defeat. "I regret not going to Oule to find you sooner."

If it were any earlier, this big boy would be representing Hoenn right now, right?

"Please don't say that."

Cypress wood felt ashamed.

But as Daigo said, he would never have stayed in Ore if it weren't for Minoru Yama's invitation.

To a large extent, my initial decision was triggered by the other party.

"Just kidding." Daigo smiled slightly and continued, "Looks like it's going to be a tough battle, you'd better do your best!"

"Ok!"

Bai Mu nodded.

The two didn't talk much, not because their relationship had become distant after the match, but because they had poured out everything they wanted to say to each other during the battle.

Daigo showed Kashiwagi why he dared to claim, "I'm number one, strong and powerful"; Kashiwagi also made Daigo understand who would ultimately win this eight-master elimination tournament.

The defeat was undoubtedly regrettable, but there was more joy in seeing the growth of the younger generation.

Recalling the scenes of their past encounter, this young man, who was no more than ten years older than Kashiwagi, inexplicably developed a feeling that only his father would have.

The two left together.

Inside the preparation room, An Xin'er saw this scene and immediately pulled Karuni to go pick up the person, leaving the latter speechless.

Previously, her display of jealousy was more of a female celebrity's acting skill, just to attract An Xin'er's attention, but now she's genuinely a little sour.

How could these two be so close?

Could he really be his biological father?

Karuni was startled by the thought that flashed through her mind, after all, An Xin'er was her own child from a parallel world.

"uncle!"

An Xin'er called out in a silvery voice, like a singing bluebird, and flew into Bai Mu's arms, "Congratulations on breaking through to the semi-finals!"

Kashiwagi, who had been bumped into by the little bean, looked at her, then at the expressionless Karuni. His intuition told this man who wielded the power of the stone tablet that the world's movie queen was very unhappy.

Hey! What a mess this is!

Bai Mu chuckled and patted An Xin'er's head. "Thank you."

Then came the sound of running footsteps from the end of the corridor, and the cheerful Ash and Iris appeared, "Kashiwagi—ah! Everyone's here!"

Ash immediately spotted his next opponent, Cynthia. Their eyes met, and he nodded in greeting, "Nice to meet you tomorrow!"

"Hmm~ Me too, nice to meet you."

Zhu Lan smiled and nodded.

Although Cynthia was defeated by Kashiwagi, in Ash's eyes, the former was still a peak that he had to overcome.

He desperately hoped to win the final victory and stand on the stage of the finals to compete against Kashiwagi or Dante.

"You have to do your best too, Kashiwagi!"

"rest assured."

Kashiwa gently patted his shoulder.

That night.

Karune, Alice, and Daigo left one after another.

Like A-du, they each had their own things to do, especially after losing a match, they still had to participate in press conferences in their respective regions.

However, they also agreed to return to the venue to support them during the finals.

Karuni successfully abducted An Xin'er, who was well aware of Dan Di's power and understood from the atmosphere that Kashiwagi would be under immense pressure.

Not wanting to burden her, she chose to leave temporarily so that he would have ample time to prepare, rather than wasting unnecessary energy on herself.

An Xin'er often did this; in the parallel world, when she had a match against Karuni, she was always that sensible.

While Bai Mu didn't care about this, it was still An Xin'er's kind gesture.

Besides, he felt it was time to hand An Xin'er over to Karuni. Karuni adored her goddaughter, so how could he keep her all to himself?

Even if one doesn't have that thought.

With half of the defeated champions gone, the dinner party that evening became inexplicably quiet.

Even Dan Di didn't appear; it seems he went to handle other matters.

The league president is always so busy; even with the game tomorrow afternoon just around the corner, he still has to devote some of his energy to it.

Fortunately, Olive and Minoru quickly provided him with assistance.

The former did not want their president's masterpiece to waste time on unimportant matters, while the latter hoped that Dan could give 100% of his strength so that the semi-finals would be more valuable.

It was already a great pity for Minoru Yama that the two people who should have met in the finals suddenly met in the semifinals.

He didn't even know how to promote it.

Kashiwagi felt that he was discriminating against Ash, saying, "Just promote it however you want, right? Did the Alola Champion eat your rice?"

"I don't know if I've eaten or not, all I know is that Dan Di's blood volume is high," Shan Ren said quietly.

Ash followed the traditional path of a champion, relying entirely on time to build his reputation. Even after a year as the regional champion, most people still only knew him from the Alola region.

Unlike Dan, Loz's publicity spread his fame all over the world, and his title of World Champion was recognized by many people.

The first season might have seemed less prestigious because only A-Du participated as the champion. But in the current second season, the overwhelming lead in hidden points has proven everything.

These hidden points didn't come for nothing.

To put it bluntly, before the end of the second season, Dante had only two players out of the eight masters he hadn't played against.

One is Kashiwagi, and the other is Satoshi.

The reasons for not joining either are quite simple—first, the organizers were unwilling to arrange it; second, Xiaozhi only reached Master 8 at the end of the season, which can be considered a last-minute move.

Leon, who is ranked first, is not even below the Eight Masters, so naturally he cannot be compared to Ash.

He also really wanted to battle Ash, after all, he had high hopes for the boy.

Unfortunately, it seems there's a roadblock in their way.

After dinner, many people contacted Kashiwagi to congratulate him and wish him success in advancing to the next round.

The night before the semi-finals.

Everything concluded in a lively and festive atmosphere.

……

The next day.

The sky had just begun to brighten.

Kashiwagi was strolling in a park near the hotel when, unsurprisingly, he ran into Satoshi, who was making pre-match adjustments.

"Kashiwagi! You're up early too!"

Xiao Zhi laughed and waved at him.

Kashiwagi looked around at Ash's Pokémon and asked, "Are you nervous?"

"A little bit, I feel restless inside," Xiao Zhi said with an undisguised laugh.

Rash and irritable?

He noticed the other person's slightly trembling right hand, but understood that it wasn't pressure. "Looks like you can't wait any longer."

Without a doubt, the emotion lingering in Ash's heart at this moment was not nervousness, but rather an overwhelming sense of anticipation.

This boy, who had been a constant presence throughout Kashiwagi's childhood in his previous life, is finally starting to look like a champion.

A dark shadow swept past in the distance.

Attracted by them, the two approached and discovered that they were Cynthia and Garchomp dressed in casual clothes.

They were just like Ash, making pre-match adjustments.

However, Cynthia's main concern was ensuring that the Pokémon's body was relaxed enough. To this end, she personally relieved the stiffness in Garchomp's muscles and strengthened its overall balance to improve its movement and attack speed.

The group unexpectedly met in the small park.

"Miss Zhulan!" Xiaozhi greeted her cheerfully.

Cynthia was quite taken aback. "Satoshi? Kashiwagi? What's going on here?"

"walk."

Kashiwagi smiled and waved.

Ash was followed by a large group of Pokémon, and Cynthia immediately realized, "Are you also adjusting the status of your Pokémon?"

"That's right!"

Xiao Zhi nodded quickly, "Miss Zhu Lan too?"

Both of them were facing off for the first time today, so they came out before dawn.

"Hmm~"

Cynthia smiled and gently patted Garchomp, which immediately flew into the air, circled once, and then landed heavily.

"Crack!"

"Hmm...it seems like this part is still a little short."

She stepped forward and used her fingers to loosen Garchomp's muscles, leaving Ash completely bewildered.

Having gotten to where he is today through sheer hard work and unorthodox methods, he has never encountered such a professional team. His Pokémon have hardly ever even enjoyed a massage.

Seeing that she didn't understand, Zhu Lan carefully explained the reason why she did it.

Then Garchomp demonstrated it again.

Sure enough, it flew faster the second time, and the force of its fall was even greater.

It resembles some kind of torpedo.

"Feels good." Zhu Lan smiled and comforted the Garchomp.

Ash's eyes lit up as he exclaimed, "Amazing! You've really gotten faster and stronger!"

Kashiwagi asked, "Would you like your Pokémon to try it too? I'm quite skilled at massage."

"Okay!"

He agreed without hesitation, "Please!"

Cynthia paused, the important competition was about to begin, should she hand over her Pokémon to someone else?

She chuckled and said, "You two are truly something else."

Kashiwagi and Satoshi looked completely innocent.

The small park was quiet and deserted. Cypress started working on the spot, and Gengar brought out various items.

The first match of the second round was scheduled to start at 9 a.m., but it was only a little past 6 a.m., which was very early.

Ash's Pokémon haven't had a massage in a long time. As soon as he touched them, he could feel the stiff muscles in Pikachu and the other Pokémon. If he pressed harder, Pikachu would even unleash its electric shock.

"Skin……"

"While massages aren't necessary, take your Pokémon for a massage regularly for their own good."

Kashiwagi skillfully helped Farfetch'd and Dragonite release muscle tension, but when it came to Lucario, he felt that even its fur was rough.

Just like Ash.

"I see..."

Ash seemed to understand something, and the images that flashed through his mind were Brock, Cilan, and Clemont.

In the past, most of the people who helped him take care of his Pokémon were his travel companions.

Even in the Alola region, Dr. Kukui helps out.

However, during the journey, he was almost alone, so much so that he overlooked this important matter.

Fortunately, Ash often went home or visited Professor Oak, and the Pokémon were indeed quite talented. The luck of the era also came his way, causing his strength to improve by leaps and bounds.

Before long, Kashiwagi had pressed all of Ash's Pokémon.

Pikachu and the others also collapsed to the ground, so comfortable that they couldn't get up for a long time.

Pre-match massages may seem like last-minute cramming, but they can actually boost a Pokémon's fighting ability to some extent.

The three chatted idly, and for some reason, they started talking about their respective starter Pokémon.

Unlike Kashiwagi and Ash, Cynthia's Garchomp was hatched by her when she was very young, so she is more attached to her family.

Cynthia treats Garchomp like a patriarch, a trait she shares with Kashiwagi.

Time passed second by second.

Around 7:30, the three of them stopped lingering and went back to their hotels to pack their belongings and prepare to enter.

The first match of the second round of the Eight Masters elimination tournament is about to begin.

First up are Cynthia and Satoshi!