Fang Yuan's plan for a peaceful day had failed.
However, the next day arrived without any unexpected incidents.
In the Galar region, both inside and outside the Palace Arena, there was a sea of people.
Today, countless people poured into Gongmen City, and even if they didn't have tickets to watch the match inside the arena, watching the live broadcast on the screens outside was enough to satisfy them.
King of Holy Pillar Regigigas!!
The possible appearance of Regigigas today made numerous Trainers entering the Palace Arena unbearably excited.
This ticket was worth every penny.
Even early in the morning, the Palace Arena with its hundred thousand seats was already filled to capacity.
The spectator seats were divided into several large areas, including regular seats and special guest seats, which were clearly delineated.
Outside the arena, numerous Trainers had also gathered.
At this moment, in the front row of the regular seats inside the arena, Xiaozhi, Misty, and Brock listened to the discussions of the surrounding spectators, looking anxious.
Because, all along the way, it seemed everyone was talking about the King of Holy Pillar.
"Is the King of Holy Pillar really that strong?" Xiaozhi asked.
Brock pondered, "Yes, theoretically, it might be stronger than Ho-Oh and Lugia we encountered in the Orange Archipelago."
Xiaozhi was rendered speechless.
In his mind, the Three Divine Birds were already absurdly powerful. Ho-Oh and Lugia were beings even stronger than the Three Divine Birds, and thinking of the King of Holy Pillar as even stronger than Lugia and Ho-Oh was unimaginable.
...…
The competitor's prep room.
Sir Shinto sat on a chair, eyes slightly closed, resting.
As he had anticipated, deciding to bring the King of Holy Pillar into the competition had caused a great reaction from the outside world.
However, no matter the reaction, the Rock Tablet was something he had to obtain.
At the time, in order to awaken the rampaging King of Holy Pillar and protect it from the Spirit Hunters, his Rock God Column was hit by the King of Holy Pillar's destructive Destruction Dead Light beam, killing it instantly.
Although in the end he and the other two God Pillars gambled with their own lives and successfully awakened the King of Holy Pillar, the damage sustained by the Rock God Column was already irreversible.
Even with the intervention of the King of Holy Pillar, they could only restore the Rock God Column's Life Energy, but they could not return it to its previous state of activity.
After consulting with the King of Holy Pillar, it seemed that only by harnessing the Power of Tablet, could the Rock God Column be fully healed.
The Power of Tablet, shared by all creations.
Those who wield the Tablet shall command the power of endless transformation.
As it was his own actions that had led to the Rock God Column's current state, and considering that this Rock God Column was also one of his kin created during a certain era, the King of Holy Pillar decided to help Shinto obtain the Tablet after learning that Shinto had found the whereabouts of the Rock Tablet.
At this moment, though feeling apologetic to the other competitors, Shinto felt that all he could do now was to rely on the power of the King of Holy Pillar.
Only by doing so, could he be absolutely certain of winning the championship.
"Mr. Shinto, the match is about to begin."
A knock on the door was followed by Secretary Miss Olive's voice from outside.
"I know," Shinto opened his eyes and spoke with a stern expression.
Outside.
As Shinto walked past Miss Olive, she spoke up, "Mr. Shinto, are you really planning to use the King of Holy Pillar for the championship battle?"
Shinto paused, then replied, "If the Tablet can only be obtained by the champion of the championship, then I have to do this."
Miss Olive said, "Then please rest assured, Mr. Shinto, the arena's defense systems have been upgraded to the highest level."
"Oh," Shinto was slightly startled.
Miss Olive sighed softly, remembering Fang Yuan's sudden message to President Loz the day before.
Does Fang Yuan plan to fight with all his might even against the King of Holy Pillar?
...
At the Palace Arena's chairman's platform.
An old man with white goatee, not very tall, dressed in a red striped tracksuit, wearing a blue-purple hat, smiled happily at the scene below.
He was the Chairman Damaranche of the Elf Alliance, known as "the greatest man in the Pokémon Alliance," who acted as the responsible person for the Pokémon Alliance conference on four occasions in the anime and is the honorary chairman of the League Headquarters.
Beside him, there were several seats where President Loz, wearing a gray suit, was smiling satisfactorily, his thoughts inscrutable from his expression.
Apart from these two representatives of the Pokémon Alliance, there were also two representing Trainers now sitting in the special chairman's area.
They were the former Champion of the Galar Region, Master and the current Champion of the Unova Region, Adick.
Both were veteran Champions who had the idea of retiring due to the decline in strength following the death of their partnering Pokémon.
However, despite their current poor state, their popularity had not waned due to their many years of holding the Champion title, and Adick's popularity might not be as strong as it once was, but his influence over generations of Trainers made him no less popular than newer champions like Hirona and Danti.
"Ahaha, I never thought I'd get to sit here and watch the match," Adick chuckled softly, very satisfied with Old Man Ma's invitation.
"You should thank Old Man Ma, aloo," Master stroked his beard as he spoke.
"Next, we'll be counting on the two of you to provide some fantastic commentary for the match," President Loz spoke with respectful mirth.
Inviting them over was akin to selling a bit of nostalgia, as their popularity with the audience below was still very high.