Once the two finalists were decided, the Pokémon League announced a three-day break, scheduling the final match for Wednesday at 10:00 AM.
During this period, the Pokémon League staff also took promotional photos of Natsui and Corey, plastering posters of their upcoming battle on the streets of every major city!
At the same time, a promotional video was edited and broadcast continuously on television, the internet, and the big screens in commercial districts, ensuring that most of the audience in the Kanto region would receive the news in their daily lives.
As a result, the public's excitement grew, and everyday conversations revolved around the upcoming final.
Someone even started a poll online, and with the support of over six million participants, Natsui completely dominated Corey with 93% of the votes!
On various programs, hosts, experts, and even judges from related competitions all favored Natsui, believing that even if he couldn't win 6-0 in the final, he still had a very high chance of taking home the championship trophy of this year's Indigo League Conference!
The joyful atmosphere grew thicker.
While the outside world held high expectations for Natsui, he himself became more cautious in the face of such public opinion, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
To get into the best possible condition, he specially rented an indoor battle facility in the city to conduct intensive training.
For this, Misty, Brock, and even Ash and their Pokémon all volunteered to help.
Inside the facility, Natsui's Pokémon were scattered in various corners of the battlefield.
Gyarados and Blastoise were engaged in a battle between Water-type Pokémon under Misty's guidance.
It had to be said that, having grown up in a Water-type Gym, Misty truly had a unique talent for training Water Pokémon. She was even able to point out details that Natsui hadn't noticed before.
Meanwhile, his Charizard was having a staredown with Ash's Charizard. Neither Pokémon was willing to back down, looking ready to start a fight at any moment!
As for the rest of his Pokémon, they were all gathered around Brock, each undergoing their respective training routines.
Natsui would occasionally look here, then look there.
He was very satisfied with the current situation. He had done everything he could. With all preparations complete, all that was left was to wait for the match to begin.
Just then, Masa walked in from outside.
"Boss, another big group of reporters is here. They want to interview you. What should we do? Should we chase them all away like before!?"
Natsui was about to refuse, but on second thought, he shook his head.
"Forget it, I'll just do an interview this time. After all, I've come this far. Refusing them again would seem too ungrateful!"
Hearing this, Masa went outside to make arrangements. Under her command, the bikers cleared an area outside the training facility and gathered all the reporters together.
When Natsui appeared, the reporters' eyes lit up, and they swarmed forward, surrounding him tightly. If it weren't for the intimidating bikers standing guard beside him, they might have shoved their microphones in his face again like before!
"Trainer Natsui! Could you please comment on trainer Corey?"
"Trainer Natsui, I'd like to ask, are you confident you'll win the match?"
"Trainer Natsui, is it true that before you became a coach, you were involved in the criminal world? Is that cool girl from the biker gang your lover?
"Trainer Natsui..."
These "uncrowned kings," holding their microphones, asked a wide variety of questions, covering everything from his opponent, family background, dreams, and career to personal gossip. These questions seemed simple but were full of traps. If he answered even slightly incorrectly, they would be embellished and published everywhere that very night, not even waiting until the next day!
Natsui answered cautiously, not aiming to be brilliant, but simply to avoid making any mistakes or giving them anything to use against him.
It could be said that at this moment, riding the wave of the Indigo Conference, Natsui was the man with the highest profile in the Kanto region!
A single interview session, just dealing with them, was even more exhausting than fighting an intense battle!
Time flew by in an instant.
On the last day before the final, to Natsui's surprise, several more unexpected guests arrived at the Indigo Plateau at the same time, specifically to cheer him on!
Among them, the ones who warmed his heart the most were Professor Sakuragi and his wife, Yoshino!
And traveling with the couple, besides Koharu's brother Sota, were even the assistants Kikuna and Renji, who had also come along for the ride!
Their arrival surprised not only Natsui but Koharu as well. They had kept it a complete secret, and Koharu hadn't received even a hint beforehand!
So much so that when she opened the door and saw them, she was stunned for a moment and subconsciously rubbed her eyes, thinking she was hallucinating!
"Mom, Dad, what are you guys doing here?"
Glancing at Natsui, Professor Sakuragi laughed heartily. "At such an important moment, as 'family,' no matter how busy we are with work, we have to make time to come and cheer on our family!"
Hearing this, Natsui's heart felt warm, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say to thank them.
Renji then patted Natsui's shoulder and said excitedly, "I've been secretly following your matches! I never thought you were this amazing, making it all the way to the finals so easily!"
Just as he had settled them into the dorm, before he could even take a sip of tea, the doorbell rang again.
Puzzled, Natsui opened the door. To his surprise, standing outside was a cool and beautiful girl with long, black hair!
"Sabrina!? What are you doing here too?"
The visitor was none other than Sabrina, and she hadn't contacted Natsui beforehand either; she had found her way here on her own!
This was truly a surprise within a surprise!
She looked the same as the last time they met, just as beautiful.
Quickly inviting her into the building, Natsui said with a brilliant smile, "Hey, why didn't you tell me you were coming? If I had known, I would have asked you to come a few days earlier to help me train my Pokémon!"
Shooting Natsui a look, Sabrina said helplessly, "Do you think I'm that free? The Saffron Gym gets challengers every day. How could I leave so easily?"
Natsui raised an eyebrow. "That busy? Does that mean you have to rush back?"
"It's fine," Sabrina said softly. "My father is temporarily acting as the Gym Leader and managing things for me, so I can finally take a break for a while."
Natsui didn't catch the hidden meaning in her words. As they spoke, they had already walked into the living room, and upon seeing so many people, Sabrina couldn't help but pause.
Seeing this, Natsui quickly introduced them to each other.
Among them, Ash's group had of course met Sabrina before. Although they greeted her, they couldn't hide their surprise.
Although it was Ash who had helped Sabrina resolve her inner conflicts, their relationship was merely that of acquaintances. Seeing how familiar and cheerful Natsui was with Sabrina now, they couldn't help but be shocked.
With so many people suddenly crowding into the dorm, the building immediately felt a bit cramped.
Fortunately, it was a two-story building, so there were enough rooms for everyone.
In the end, Professor Sakuragi and Sota shared a room, his wife and Koharu shared another, Brock and Ash shared one, Natsui had his own, Sabrina had her own, and Misty had her own, perfectly filling up all six bedrooms upstairs and downstairs!
That evening, Natsui asked Brock and Misty to go out and buy some fresh meat and vegetables, and they had a big barbecue outside the dorm!
Because there were so many people, and with Brock's cooking skills, everyone ate to their heart's content amidst laughter and conversation.
When Brock saw Sabrina laughing and talking with Natsui, he felt extremely envious. After the meal, he even secretly found Natsui and asked him for tips on how to get along with girls!
"What, you want me to teach you how to pick up girls!?"
"Shh! Keep your voice down!" Seeing Natsui's surprised look, Brock nodded, a bit embarrassed. "You even managed to become friends with an ice queen like Sabrina. How on earth did you do it? Can you teach me a few tricks?"
"I don't really have anything to teach you. There's no special trick to becoming friends with a girl, you just have to be sincere!" Natsui waved his hand, but seeing Brock's disappointed face, he thought for a moment and said, "Alright, it's actually not that hard. As long as you can achieve two words, you can be as popular with girls as I am!"
Brock's eyes widened, instantly shining with a strong light.
"Oh? What two words!?"
Natsui smiled confidently. "Of course, it's 'being handsome'!"
Gag!~
Nearby, Ash, who had been listening for a while, couldn't help but let out a dry heave.
Why is everyone so obsessed with girls!?
I really don't get it. How could something so troublesome be better than Pokémon!?
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