Fang Yuan kept his word.
He promised to heal the Rock God Column for Sir Shinto, and he did.
After the match had ended.
"Sir Shinto, please come with me," Fang Yuan said.
Fang Yuan, without turning his head, walked away from the main venue with Mewtwo and headed towards the backstage passage for the competitors.
On the field, Sir Shinto was momentarily stunned, then quickly withdrew King of Holy Pillar, who was still in a deep slumber, and quietly left the arena.
The first battle of the Championship Tournament knockout round thus came to an end, and the venue immediately erupted into a frenzy again.
In this battle, they had discovered too much explosive news.
The Mewtwo that had saved a million lives in Castelia City and repelled the most powerful Ice Dragon Chief Rayquaza, actually had a Trainer?!
And now, this Trainer was attending the World Championship with Mewtwo?!
Even when faced with King of Holy Pillar, they still mercilessly defeated the opponent???
...
The moment Mewtwo appeared, the whole world went into an uproar.
Especially in Castelia City.
The million citizens of Castelia City got the news of Mewtwo's reappearance immediately.
Although the thawing operation in Castelia City had been completed, and the city's order had been restored, the people had never forgotten the image of Mewtwo.
The Mewtwo, who had managed to use its Superpowers to protect Castelia City in the battle against Thundurus, was already regarded by residents as a Guardian God, a Pokémon mightier than the Divine Dragon in the foundation legends.
And now, at the Championship, Champion Adick was telling them that Mewtwo had a Trainer???
The disaster of Castelia City was also resolved by a Trainer??
Upon learning this, countless people were immensely shocked.
Facing this news, many people's first reaction was disbelief.
However, as Adick, the United King, and Castelia City's Mayor Xaka came forward to reveal the truth right away, and indeed Mewtwo had participated in the Championship under Fang Yuan's command as a Pokémon, there was no room for doubt anymore.
"I'm splitting, Mewtwo actually has a Trainer?"
"So, the hero who saved Castelia City is Fang Yuan and Mewtwo?"
"Now I finally understand why his Ditto could transform into Thundurus, damn, because they had personally beaten Thundurus."
"By the same logic, because Darkrai could summon the Temporal and Spatial dragons' Phantoms, they must have battled the Temporal and Spatial dragons during the Alamos Town disaster!! No wonder... wait, hold on, what Mr. Chibana said about Darkrai being able to summon Phantoms of Groudon, Kyogre, what's that about?? Can it be?!!"
"This Fang Yuan is definitely not just a dark horse in the Championship, who exactly is he."
Endless discussions.
But this was just a microcosm.
Such explosive topics, involved Legendary Pokémon, the World Championship, massive disasters, and many other keywords linked together, had virtually the entire Pokémon World's internet-accessible Trainers talking.
...
"I just found out as well!!"
It wasn't just the citizens of Castelia City who were taken aback; the Chairman of the United Alliance was also stunned.
Because no one, not even Adick, had informed him of these developments.
The relationship between Fang Yuan and Mewtwo, and that Mewtwo was called upon by Fang Yuan, these pieces of information were originally something Adick and the others actually wanted to disclose to the public, after all, Fang Yuan and his team had saved the entire Castelia City.
But at that time, Fang Yuan said never mind.
So Adick and the others helped Fang Yuan keep it a secret.
Adick and the others had thought perhaps Fang Yuan did a good deed and didn't want the recognition, or that he was worried that public disclosure would bring him unnecessary trouble.
After all, Mewtwo was linked to Kanto's largest illegal organization, Rocket Team, and Rocket Team was undoubtedly a thorn in the side of the Quartz Alliance...
Of course, as it turned out, Adick and the others had overthought it.
Because Fang Yuan had said that he would disclose the truth after he had finished "psychological work" with Mewtwo, and that it wouldn't be too late to reveal the truth afterwards.
So Adick and others waited and waited until now.
Heh, this was after completing the "psychological work," huh?
TM, now that Mewtwo is coming out of the Poké Ball to fight in the championship, does it make any difference whether they reveal the truth or not?
...
"Although it was victory by Hypnosis, I have no doubt that Mewtwo definitely has the strength to defeat King of Holy Pillar."
"That's for sure; if it weren't in an arena that restrained it, Mewtwo would definitely be able to exert even greater power. Don't forget, it easily defeated Thundurus who could instantaneously freeze an entire city."
"Who exactly is Fang Yuan... How can he tame Mewtwo, is it like Sir Shinto, who obtained Mewtwo's recognition temporarily for some reason, or did he tame Mewtwo through battle, by the might of his own strength?"
The venue was in chaos, with discussions shifting from Sir Shinto and King of Holy Pillar from the previous day to Fang Yuan and Mewtwo today.
In the spectator stands, Xiaozhi and others were caught in the middle, listening to the discussions and feeling bewildered.
"Brother Fang Yuan... ah, no, was Teacher really so powerful that he became the hero who saved Castelia City?"
Misty and Brock gave him a look. Was there anything to be surprised about, hadn't they just saved the Orange Archipelago together recently?
Only you have no right to be surprised!
"Bwoo!" "Bimi!" "Hehe?" In the spectator stands, tucked away in a secluded corner, there were actually three special little spectators. After watching the match, they saw the shocked spectators and shook their heads helplessly. Shocked over this? What a lack of experience!
On the competitor's stage, Du, Da Wu, Mikkeli, Karune, Danti, and others watched silently from above.