Everyone in the room was familiar with the Lake God, the name of the three legendary Pokémon of the lake.

After all, Xia You had already told them about the Three Lake Gods before, so they also knew that there could only be one Lake God who could appear in Lizhi Lake, and that was Akonom, known as the 'God of Will'.

"Is it Akonom?" Xiaoguang was surprised. "Have you seen it?"

Xiaozhi nodded quickly: "Yes, I saw it, but it disappeared after just a glance, but it should be it!"

Xiaozhi and his friends had a heated discussion about Akonome. Even Xiaoguang mentioned that he had seen Emrido at Lake Heart. The more they talked, the more excited they became. They even said that after the game was over tomorrow, they would go to that place to look for Akonome.

Xia You listened quietly and did not join in the discussion.

He is no longer the same person he was before. To him now, it is just a legendary Pokémon, which is no big deal. He has captured a lot of them. If there is anything special about it, it is that there is only one Akonome.

But so what? I don’t want to tame it.

But despite saying this, Xia You couldn't help but think of the things about this legendary Pokémon.

In the story, Team Galactic wants to use them to summon Dialga, the God of Time, and Palkia, the God of Space, to achieve their goals. Therefore, the appearance of this Akonome also makes him alert.

I think the Galaxy team will take action soon.

He was not afraid of a head-on conflict with the guys from the Galaxy Team. He was just afraid that the Galaxy Team would do something secretly without his knowledge, leaving him no chance to respond.

We still have to take precautions early, at least we have to understand the dynamics of these people...

Thinking of this, to be on the safe side, he sent a message to A Quan and Huo Yan, asking them to pay more attention to the situation here.

But just after putting down the phone, he shook his head helplessly.

Although Huoyan and Aquan are very capable, they are still a little short of manpower and stretched to the limit when doing things alone.

But he didn't want to tell the international police about this, as if he really knew everything in advance.

Forget it, why bother so much.

In the end, he just smiled indifferently.

After all, he is not the only one in this world. Even if something really happened, can Kame and the Pokémon League just sit and watch Sinnoh fall into turmoil?

At this moment, his cell phone rang suddenly.

When I took it out and took a look, it turned out to be a text message from Lukia.

Somehow, he looked at Xiaoyao and Xiaoguang with a guilty conscience, as if he was afraid that the two girls would notice something. Then he took the opportunity to go to the bathroom and took a sneak peek.

In fact, after Lucia finished her performance during the day, she had already sent him a message, asking about his new song.

Xia You, who hadn't heard clearly what she sang from beginning to end, could only grit her teeth and praise her.

Originally, this matter was over, but I didn't expect that she would contact me again at this time.

However, when he read the content clearly, he realized that Lukia had something important to discuss with him.

Since Lukia came to support her uncle, how could she not be with her uncle? And if they were together, with her mouth, how could she not tell her relatives what she had been doing for the past two days?

In this way, Mikoli also knew about Xia You's arrival.

This was also a very unexpected thing for Mikoli. He didn't expect that Xia You, the champion of the Hoenn Conference, would appear here.

However, he did not explore further, and just asked Lucia to ask Xia You if he wanted to be a special guest the next day.

After all, the sudden appearance of a champion, even if people in the Sinnoh region don’t know him yet, will definitely bring more popularity to this Mikoli Cup.

After finding out the whole story, Xia You directly rejected Liuqia.

Are you kidding? He is not a coordination trainer and doesn't want to be famous, so why should he join in the fun!

……

The review of the second round of the Mikoli Cup officially began at nine in the morning.

The rules and methods remain the same. Except that the entire conference is named by Mikoli himself, it is no different from an ordinary grand conference.

However, before the battle began, the groups of the 16 players who entered the second round were announced.

Just like other tournaments, the second round of competition is divided into two halves. Before the final battle, the players in the two halves will not fight each other. Each half is divided into two groups, left and right. Every four players fight in a group to determine the top four spots and go all the way to the championship of the tournament.

I don’t know if it was luck, but Xiaoyao, Xiaoguang, Xiaozhi and Xiaowang were all assigned to different groups to avoid fighting in advance. Xiaoguang and Xiaoyao were in the upper half and the lower half respectively. If everything went well, the pair of besties would wait until the final battle to fight each other.

“What a good grouping.”

Seeing this, even Ya Mi couldn't help but sigh.

"That's good." Xia You smiled. "It looks like Xiaozhi will face Xiaoguang first. I wonder who will be stronger, Xiaozhi, who is full of confidence, or Xiaoguang, who is also in good shape."

In fact, it stands to reason that once a battle is involved, Ash should be stronger. After all, he is a trainer and has been traveling for so long, so he has a natural advantage. But precisely because he is a trainer, he has some difficulty acclimatizing in such a grand conference.

There's nothing we can do about it. The rules for a gorgeous battle are different from those for an ordinary battle.

In this respect, Xiaozhi is like a novice who has only played a few games. He has experience, but not much. He has just watched a few more games.

So it’s hard to say who will win or lose.

Looking at the competition venue again, compared to yesterday's simple performance stage, the organizer built another one in the middle of the pool overnight, so that the two contestants can face each other from a distance, with only the wide pool in the middle exposed. This also means that today's conference can only focus on water battles.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Xiaozhi took the lead in starting the battle.

The Pokémon he used in the second round was still the Swimming Ring Weasel that he used in the first round. This is actually easy to understand. After all, battles in pure water venues still have to be dominated by Water-type Pokémon, and the number of Water-type Pokémon that trainers have is often not that sufficient.

Seeing the swimming ring weasel, Xia You also straightened his body slightly.

This is a great opportunity to observe Satoshi's growth level. He also wants to see how Satoshi has grown after coming to Sinnoh. This can be regarded as an advance test of Satoshi for the future Lily of the Valley Conference. It is a good opportunity to see if he can pose any threat to himself.

After all, Xiaozhi's growth is too fast, so he has to be on guard.

In this round, Xiaozhi faced an opponent named Kaito, who looked like a rich young man.

His partner is a Lightning Pokémon. It has to be said that in a pure water area with only two places for the trainer to stand, a Pokémon that has both water and electricity can cause a lot of damage.

However, Xiaozhi may have continued his confidence from yesterday. At this moment, he looked full of confidence, as if he was determined to win the game in one go.

However, as the battle began, things developed in an unexpected direction.

Because the same Pokémon was used for two days, it seemed that the flaw of Xiaozhi's Weasel had been discovered by the man named Kaito, which made Kaito succeed frequently and gain the upper hand whenever the two Pokémon fought.

Whether it was the attack of the electric monster or Kaito's command, they were both extremely threatening and caught Xiaozhi off guard.

Xiaozhi's gorgeousness value kept decreasing, so much so that Kaito's first three attacks stunned him.

Fortunately, with the cool water drops splashing on his face, Xiaozhi came to his senses in time, and he gathered his strength to stop the disadvantage. In addition, it was the reverse attribute battle that he was best at, so he relied on his outstanding ability to temporarily stabilize the situation and launched a counterattack.

But how to say it, the disadvantage in the early stage was too obvious. Even though Xiaozhi and Itachi tried their best to catch up, and even used the combination move "Ice Water Jet", which reduced the gorgeous value of Kaito's Electric Monster to about a quarter, they still lost to Kaito in the end.

This also surprised Xia You in the stands and Xiao Yao and others in the lounge.

Xiaozhi actually lost?

After all, Xiaozhi got the second highest score yesterday, so we knew he was in good shape, but we didn’t expect that he would suddenly fail in just one night and be eliminated by an unknown person!

There were only 16 contestants in total, and he was eliminated in the top 16?

What’s the difference between this and not entering?

Not only were people in the audience talking about it, they didn't expect that Xiaozhi, the second-place performer, would be eliminated in the top 16. Even Xia You covered her face helplessly.

I am so silly.

They actually hoped to test Xiaozhi's strength through such a competition.

This guy really gave me a super surprise...

But this is indeed his style.

With a helpless sigh, Xia You no longer looked at Xiaozhi who was looking frustrated after finishing the game, but instead focused his attention on Xiaoguang who was about to play.

The Pokémon that Xiaoguang sent out this time was Curly-eared, the rabbit that was good at jumping. This was not a very wise choice. After all, this was a water place. Using non-water-attribute Pokémon to fight would be equivalent to handing over the advantage of the terrain to others. There were also very few places to move around, which was really not right.

Why not send her Pogamon?

This doubt flashed through my mind, but after thinking about it, I decided that Xiaoguang probably had his own plans.

It turns out that Xiaoguang, who has recovered, is really a good fighter.

She was very motivated, and so was Rabbithug. The two Pokémon worked together seamlessly, and despite being at a disadvantage, they managed to defeat their opponent's opponent's Roaring Whale.

This also surprised the audience.

After all, in the battle just now, the girl showed a creative way of attack and excellent ability to adapt to changes. She also bounced back the attack of the howling whale, leaving a very deep impression on people.

And it was precisely because of this kind of performance that she won the battle with a huge difference in gorgeousness value at the end of the 5-minute countdown.

It is true that some people make people sigh, while others make people feel surprised.

The one who was surprised was Xiao Guang, but as for the one who was sighing...

I won’t say anything. Whoever loses will be embarrassed anyway.

Xia You smiled silently and was also happy for Xiaoguang.

After all, he also understood that it was from this Mikoli Cup that Xiaoguang really grew up, and it could be regarded as her turning point.

At this time, Xiaogang beside him sighed: "Xiaoguang's fighting style is really becoming more and more like Xiaozhi. If I hadn't looked at the trainer, I would have thought it was Xiaozhi who was fighting just now."

Following the applause of the audience around him, Xia You nodded.

"Yes, but it's not that she looks like Xiaozhi. It's that they are actually the same type of people in essence. They are both cheerful and confident, so their fighting styles are so similar. Of course, Xiaozhi did influence her."

As he spoke, Xia You couldn't help but think of Xiaoyao again.

If Xiaoguang is similar to Xiaozhi, then Xiaoyao is firmly moving towards his style.

Although in Xia You's eyes, Xiaoyao is still very immature and has a lot of room for growth, it is undeniable that her style of being steady in the early stages and finding the right opportunity to counterattack in the later stages is indeed very similar to her own.

This is what is called "birds of a feather flock together."

I really want to know what kind of sparks will be created when these two people fight each other.

After all, Xiaoguang and Xiaoyao are not only friends now, but they also follow Xiaozhi and himself on their respective trips, and their styles are the same as Xiaozhi and himself. Doesn't that mean they are Xiaozhi and himself's stand-ins, fighting on the field?

Thinking about it this way, he was actually looking forward to the final battle!

Are Xiaozhi and Xiaoguang's styles better, or can my style and Xiaoyao's style suppress them?

Apart from the huge gap in strength between himself and Xiaozhi, he now really wanted to see the result of the collision of these two different styles from these two girls.

Thinking of this, Xia You watched the rest of the game quietly out of curiosity.

A total of 16 games are needed to advance from 8 to 8. After the battle between Xiaozhi and Xiaoguang ended, including the time it took for the players to come on and off the court, in less than an hour, the list of the top 8 players was already released.

As for Xiaoyao and the person called Xiaowang, Xia You didn't doubt at all whether they would advance. After all, their strength was there, and Xiaoyao had passed the stage where her strength fluctuated, so it would be strange if she lost.

And the development was just as he expected. Both of them won the battle with a huge advantage and met their opponents again.

After a short break, the battle continued.

In fact, for Xiaoyao and Xiaoguang’s friends, the game was already completely clear at this point. As Xiaoguang’s condition became more and more hot, Xiaoyao’s condition remained online, and the two continued to advance. In the end, they really met in the finals just like in the anime.

As for Xiaowang, he was eliminated by Xiaoyao in the semi-finals.

At this point, the good friends Xiaoguang and Xiaoyao met on the battlefield for the first time!