For the next three days, nothing happened.
Due to the tight schedule of the Master Tournament, in three days, Cynthia achieved a dominant five consecutive victories in the group stage matches and swept through to secure the first quarterfinals ticket.
Time quickly came to the fifth day.
After a day of rest, today Cynthia would face Drayden, the Dragon-type Gym Leader from Unova's Opelucid City City, in the quarterfinals.
So today, Aiden could only come alone to the front-row spectator seats and quietly wait for the match to begin.
However...
"Why am I sitting with you?" ×2
When Aiden arrived at his seat following his ticket stub, he saw a flustered blonde loli sitting to his right and instinctively furrowed his brows.
Damn, I almost forgot about this…
Both Caitlin and I most likely received "VIP tickets" from Cynthia, so it's highly probable that our seats are right next to each other.
If I had known, I should have asked President Geeta for a ticket.
Aiden sighed. After sitting down, he casually took out a Poké Ball from his pocket.
With a click, the Poké Ball opened by itself, and Eevee immediately appeared in his arms.
Come out, the ultimate weapon against Caitlin!
"Bui..."
Eevee poked its head out, seemingly filled with curiosity about the unfamiliar environment.
The crowd was bustling, the stands above were packed, and enthusiastic cheers occasionally rang out, making the atmosphere quite lively.
But when it turned its gaze towards Aiden's side, it suddenly noticed a somewhat familiar figure.
"Bui?"
It felt like it had seen this beautiful golden-haired girl before, but couldn't quite recall...
However, considering she kept staring at it and seemed like a little fan, it decided to give her some fan service~
Eevee quickly winked at Caitlin and began to skillfully act cute.
Whether human or Pokémon, most are actually attracted to appearances.
From the moment Aiden released Eevee from its Poké Ball, Caitlin's eyes never left it.
It's a cute little Eevee!
For someone like Caitlin, who is passionate about collecting cute things and whose room is full of pink decorations, a cute and charming Eevee undoubtedly hit all the right spots.
The only problem was—
It seems to be the Eevee hatched by Aiden, no wonder it looks so familiar.
Her restless hands stopped mid-air and eventually dropped limply.
Just because of a mere Eevee, I have to talk to this jerk? Never!
"How about we call a truce if I let you pet Eevee."
After using Eevee as a peace offering, Aiden pulled out his Rotom Phone and looked at the conflicted Caitlin.
"I'll be live streaming this Master Tournament today. If you mind, I can ask President Geeta to change my seat."
"Live streaming?"
Caitlin raised an eyebrow.
Before the exhibition match, the host did mention that Aiden was a famous streamer.
However, she hadn't had time to pay attention to the internet recently, so she had no concept of the name "Azure Wings."
She only knew that he indeed had many fans.
Many people watching the exhibition match had expressions as if they had eaten bitter chocolate when they heard he was "Azure Wings."
But then again, it didn't concern her much anyway.
"Suit yourself."
Caitlin pouted and directly picked up Eevee.
Although her relationship with Aiden was basically one of mutual dislike, they would inevitably meet often due to Cynthia…
Since that's the case, maintaining a minimum level of civility would suffice.
Aiden gave her a way out, so she might as well take it and pet this cutie she hadn't touched in years.
Pachirisu is indeed cute, but compared to Eevee, it still falls short.
"Bui?!"
Eevee strongly condemned Aiden's act of selling it out without hesitation!
However, soon after, as a warm and comfortable invisible energy flowed through its body like a bubble bath, Eevee quickly closed its eyes in comfort.
It remembered everything!
It was the psychic girl who used to pet it with telekinesis and had amazing skills!
Under Caitlin's psychic petting techniques, Eevee quickly lost itself and became a cute little creature that could only meow.
As for Aiden, he quickly set up the live streaming mode on his Rotom Phone and quietly waited for the match to begin.
In theory, such high-level Master Tournaments should have online broadcasting rights.
But...
There was no help for it; Aiden was now also a proud worker in the Paldea region.
Even President Geeta was his backer—how dare a mere Pokémon TV block his broadcast?
As the live Rotom continuously emitted countdown beeps, Aiden's live room quickly started streaming.
[Holy crap, Teacher Azure actually went live at this time, how rare!]
[And it's not a game, it's an IRL stream. Has Teacher Azure finally realized that he can rely solely on his looks to make a living from streaming? Cough Gigolo Cough]
[Looks like today's stream is going to cover the Dragon-type Master Tournament.]
Many viewers quickly flooded into the live room.
"Hello everyone~"
Aiden smirked and quickly delivered the familiar opening line.
"Believe the regular viewers know that although the streamer usually plays games, he is also professional in commentary."
"Today, I'm preparing to bring you an eight-finals commentary of the Paldea Dragon-type Master Tournament. The two sides are Champion Cynthia of Sinnoh and Gym Leader Drayden of Unova's Opelucid City City."
[POGPOGPOG!!]
[The last commentary was during the Galar Ranking Battle, between Nessa and Milo right? Damn that was ages ago]
[Azure, are you just going to sit and watch? Why not try harder and participate in the Master Tournament yourself!]
Aside from discussions about Aiden's first live appearance and the content of this live stream, most people's focus was still on the previous exhibition match.
[To be fair, Teacher Azure really participated in the exhibition match a few days ago and carried the whole team with Pachirisu, how about that~]
[I was literally courtside. The scene of Pachirisu tanking that Draco Meteor and Breaking Swipe has nearly reached eight digits in views on Pokémon TV!]
[In the future, when Lance and Drake see that white demon, they will probably tremble...]
[Pulling stunts in games is one thing, but it turns out you're actually skilled huh?]
While chat was enthusiastically commenting, the live host had already warmed up the atmosphere, and soon both competitors appeared and stood ready in their respective halves.
The battle was about to unfold, and Aiden quickly prepared himself and entered the commentary state.
"Alright, let's focus our attention on this high-level match!"
"Follow along with Teacher Azure's rhythm and experience how master-level trainers think during battles!"
"Learning is earning, my friends~"
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