Trace Town, inside a restaurant.
Fang Yuan and Caidou arrived here and ordered some food for themselves.
After Fang Yuan got the menu, he was slightly indecisive.
The food from Kanto and Hoenn was okay, with curry, sushi, ramen, and hot pot, which he could still get used to eating.
But the dishes from Galar seemed to be more British in style; just looking at the pictures and names didn't interest Fang Yuan at all.
In the end, Fang Yuan casually ordered some tea and fries, then planned to make something for himself after going back.
"Miss Caidou, you mentioned earlier that you had something to discuss with me, what is it?"
Fang Yuan put down the menu and looked at the beautiful girl across from him. From the start of their meeting, her expression had been cold as ice, which made Fang Yuan wonder if he looked like a bad person to her.
Logically, with his handsome appearance, anyone who interacted with him should be happy and smiling.
However, Fang Yuan had to admit that this Caidou must be quite powerful. He could sense through Wave Guide that she could, just like himself, take on Pokemon barehanded. Probably even a dozen trainers like Xu Haoran from Hua Nation's Four Kings stood no chance against this girl with just one hand.
After the Pokemon battle, perhaps they could spar in person.
"The venue for tomorrow's battle is Trace Colosseum," said Caidou, and after a slight silence, she continued, "Also, the match tomorrow, there will likely be no audience."
No audience? That's not the style of this region.
"Is it because the match is too sudden?" asked Fang Yuan.
Caidou shook her head, that wasn't the case.
In Galar, whether it's a gym battle or a ranked battle, every match is broadcast online and on television in its entirety, with thousands of spectators on the scene, which is a characteristic of the Galar region.
Fang Yuan was aware of this; here, battling is equivalent to a commercial activity. Any formal battle would be conducted in public.
What was the situation this time?
But whether it's a public or private battle, Fang Yuan didn't really care.
"So, tomorrow's battle is essentially a private match, right? Other than the related personnel responsible for recording, there will be no other spectators."
"Yes," Caidou nodded, letting Fang Yuan know in advance.
She didn't know what Fang Yuan was thinking, but for trainers from Galar, such public battles were a proof of one's ability and a tradition that had been maintained for a long time.
So Caidou was also puzzled; she had contacted Miss Olive, initially planning to ask how the other party would arrange this battle. However, Olive's response in the end was "private battle"?
Caidou didn't understand and simply chose not to think about it anymore.
What she didn't know was that President Loz and Olive had even called over Danti.
For an unknown trainer like Fang Yuan, whose background needed to be understood, starting with a public battle was too unpredictable. Danti's official 100% win rate in official matches needed to be maintained.
Although Loz and others didn't think Danti would lose, they just wanted Danti to test Fang Yuan. Still, due to Fang Yuan's mysterious background and Danti's fame, they decided to keep it secret and not battle openly.
Otherwise, Danti battling a trainer ranked 600 in the championships would be hard to explain to the public.
"It doesn't matter, as long as the battle can proceed normally," Fang Yuan said nonchalantly after eating a bite of dessert.
"Wait, wait a minute, Miss Caidou, Trace Colosseum is your gym, right? The protection there should be secure, shouldn't it?" Fang Yuan added, suddenly anxious.
Caidou was puzzled.
"Of course, there will be no issues. Galar's coliseums are all supplied with Dynamax energy by energy plants. The energy needed for protection is also supplied by the energy plants. Even the collisions of Gigantamax battles can be withstood."
This is the strength of the Galar region's arenas, capable of supporting Gigantamax battles. The protective facilities are currently the top among the Alliance.
The energy used for protection is basically the same as the one absorbed by Pokemon when they Gigantamax. Therefore, Loz was able to successfully apply for the championship finals venue to be in Galar because the protective facilities here are strong enough to easily support battles between powerful champions.
As long as it's not a battle of Legendary Level, it will definitely not affect outside the battlefield!
Loz, as the energy head of Galar, never worried about the protection of the venue.
Fang Yuan: "Then, I'm relieved."
...
After confirming the specific time for tomorrow's battle was 10 a.m., Fang Yuan and Caidou bid each other goodbye.
In the end, Fang Yuan didn't find a place to stay in town and instead took his tent and went to the wilderness.
After discussing Gigantamaxing with the Rotom in his phone for half the day and checking the progress of Eevee and the others' special training, the night passed.
The next morning.
Carrying his Poké Balls, Fang Yuan arrived at Trace Colosseum. After the gatekeeper confirmed his identity, he was let through immediately.
The inside of the coliseum was vast, capable of accommodating thousands of spectators, but just as Caidou had said yesterday, the normally packed arena had not a single spectator today.
Fang Yuan followed the corridor towards the main battlefield and hadn't yet seen Caidou when he first saw a professionally dressed, attractive woman who seemed to be waiting for him up ahead.
The woman had chestnut-brown hair and was wearing a professional business outfit. Seeing Fang Yuan, she smiled and strode towards him.