"The chances aren't high. That Fang Yuan is said to have good relations with the Legendary Pokémon of the Many Island Secret Realm. Besides, with his status, he could have contacted the Guardian God of the Alliance long ago. This challenge is something he probably wouldn't bother with,"
"It's just a farce." Fujiwara Haruka crossed her arms and shook her head as she looked at Cain and Salu De down in the arena.
Cain's actions were perplexing.
Challenging Fang Yuan like this, it's unlikely that Fang Yuan would even pay attention to him.
Countless people pointed and whispered about Cain and Salu De, but they calmly waited on the field.
They believed that soon the event here would reach the ears of someone like Fang Yuan and Venusaur, and if the challenge was accepted, they were sure to win. If not, they could at least show Shaymin that the Pokémon it liked was a coward.
By now, more than thirty minutes had passed since Cain openly issued the challenge.
Online, the topic was already heating up.
But almost no one believed that Fang Yuan would accept such an unreasonable challenge.
Even if Cain were challenging Fang Yuan's main force, everyone could understand that.
But what was he trying to do by challenging someone's B-team Pokémon?
Regardless of the outcome, it would only bring shame upon him.
Could it be reverse marketing? At least now, the topic of Wolf Boy Cain challenging Doctor Fang Yuan was blowing up.
Wolf Boy Cain, Phantom Elves, Guardian God—these were already hot topics. Now, tied to another hugely popular topic, Fang Yuan, the challenge suddenly topped the hot search lists in several countries, garnering attention from countless people.
At least if Cain was aiming for fame through such means, he had done so flawlessly.
"Incredible, so many media outlets have shown up."
At this moment, the trainers in the spectator seats, who were there to enjoy the spectacle, realized that several international news media teams from Alliance Island had also arrived.
One didn't need to think hard to know that this incident was about to spread throughout the Trainer Domain.
"Cain is about to become famous."
"So there's a way to get famous like this. What if I publicly take my Machamp and challenge Doctor Fang Yuan himself—not his Pokémon but him directly? Wouldn't such a shameless act create an even bigger buzz? Could I become famous too?"
"Have you lost your mind? Cain can stay because of his Salu De at his side. What do you have? You'd probably be taken to a mental hospital within minutes."
"True that," everyone regretted not being able to replicate Cain's method of gaining fame.
Time passed for another dozen minutes.
People were beginning to grow bored.
After all, whether it was online or in reality, the China Association and Fang Yuan himself had given no response.
It seemed, on one side, there was only the farce put up by Wolf Boy Cain, whose thoughts were obviously different from normal humans.
Continuing to wait was pointless and uninteresting.
Just as many were about to leave to follow the news online, suddenly, roars like a tidal wave erupted from a certain direction in the competition field.
Many voices were shouting.
"It's Fang Yuan—Doctor Fang Yuan!"
"He really came."
Down the pathway leading to the battle arena, Fang Yuan walked casually, with an Eevee hanging on his shoulder.
Surrounded by the enthusiastic cheers, Fang Yuan felt a bit embarrassed. Had his popularity fermented this high?
Public kisses from foreign girls—that's not okay.
Ah, the main space-time was better. This level of popularity couldn't be experienced in the Future Space-time or Pokémon World.
"Doctor Fang Yuan, did you come here in response to the challenge?"
"Doctor Fang Yuan, what do you think of their challenge? Will you accept it?"
"Doctor Fang Yuan..."
Meanwhile, with Fang Yuan's appearance, a bunch of reporters, like mad dogs, swarmed over.
But with the Eevee hanging on Fang Yuan's shoulder, no one could get too close. They were blocked by an invisible wall, interviewing him in a fluster.
"Uh"
"Sort of."
"I'm on vacation here, and I heard there's an interesting trainer who wants to challenge me, so I came to take a look."
Fang Yuan stopped in his tracks, gave a brief answer, and then continued walking with a smile.
At this moment, seeing Fang Yuan walking toward Cain, everyone, whether they knew Fang Yuan or not, had their pupils constrict.
"We're in for a good show!"