NOVEL NEXT Chapter 327: This Isn't the Right Script
Although many people had already guessed the outcome the moment Old Flame's daughter had unleashed that Flare Blitz, when Arthur actually won the match, the commentators and the audience were still in an uproar!
"What the hell?! He actually won?!"
"He's only been playing for a year, got promoted to a main singles player, and he still won?!"
"Is he going to compete for Best Main Player next year?"
This was, of course, a reference to the fact that Arthur had already won Best Rookie this year.
The moment this was said, the surrounding Sea Carp Team fans instinctively wanted to scoff. The "tch" was halfway out of their mouths, but then they remembered this was Arthur, and they forcefully swallowed the rest.
In the end, it came out as a sound like a deflating balloon.
It was like a river bursting its banks.
The sound drew a lot of attention, making the situation incredibly awkward…
This was enough to show the influence the name "Arthur" now had in the professional circuit.
Since leaving the youth camp, he had created too many miracles. No one could guarantee he wouldn't pull a few more crazy stunts in the future.
The same confidence he had given the fans when he was on the Sea Carp team was now the source of their anxiety.
"Damn it! Why did we sell Arthur?!"
At this point, a Sea Carp fan finally stood up and protested.
But the truth was, just a month ago, when the Sea Carp and Starlight and Frost had made the trade, they had been the ones laughing at Starlight and Frost for being rich fools.
So, as they say, people are fickle.
However, perhaps fate was on the Sea Carp fans' side today. This frustration didn't last long.
Because in the very next match, the Sea Carp team won a round back!
The main singles player that Starlight and Frost had traded away was the one representing the Sea Carp team, and he ultimately defeated Aaron, who had been a substitute here.
As the saying goes, what goes around comes around. In the last match, it was the Sea Carp fans watching Arthur repeatedly slap their faces, their expressions gradually twisting…
And in this match, it was the Starlight and Frost fans watching Aaron get schooled by his former teammate, their blood pressure gradually rising.
Both sets of fans have a bright future ahead of them…
After the second match, when Aaron returned to the lounge, everyone encouraged him.
"It's fine, it's fine. Don't take it to heart."
"He just knows you too well. You're not weak. Don't be discouraged."
"You got this! Just beat him next time!"
In terms of atmosphere, Arthur felt that Starlight and Frost was much better than his old team.
The captain was a good old guy, and the teammates were all friendly.
And because the team's little bosses were right there in the doubles division, there was no issue of main players looking down on doubles rookies.
Compared to his time at the Sea Carp team, where he could basically only talk to Luna and Bella, the atmosphere here was undoubtedly much more comfortable for Arthur.
But sometimes, too much comfort could also have its drawbacks, in Arthur's opinion.
Looking at Aaron, who had habitually picked up his thermos after coming off the stage, Arthur's thoughts drifted.
He always felt that this senior's mentality was a bit… too zen.
He possessed an incredibly rare pseudo-legendary Pokémon like Garchomp, but he didn't have any of Garchomp's wild, ferocious aura.
Instead, his habit of always carrying a thermos and sipping tea made him look more like a retired old man.
All he was missing was walking a bird, listening to opera, and square dancing…
And yet, judging by his appearance, this Senior Aaron was the youngest in the singles division, besides himself.
Is there something wrong with this teammate's mentality?
But as a new member of the team, Arthur couldn't just speak so frankly. He could only observe silently for now.
In the final singles match, the Starlight and Frost team sent out the Dark-type specialist, Alex, to face one of the Sea Carp team's main players.
The two were basically evenly matched, and the battle was once again very close.
Unfortunately, in the end, Alex suffered from his single-type specialization. The opponent seized the type advantage and pressed him hard, and he ultimately lost the round.
And just like that, the great advantage Arthur had fought so hard to secure was squandered by his teammates.
At the end of the singles matches, Starlight and Frost was trailing 2 to 4.
After a short halftime break, the doubles matches began.
For the first match, the sisters Ivy and Bianca took the stage, facing the very doubles pair they had traded away.
And so, they finally got revenge for their senior, Aaron!
The main player who had been traded away had used his familiarity with Aaron's lineup to target him, scheming at every turn and making Aaron's life miserable.
And this time, it was Ivy and Bianca's turn to return the favor!
They were also very familiar with their former teammates!
When both sides have their cards on the table and can't hide anything, the side with the advantage in raw power will inevitably push forward and slowly crush their opponent!
In the end, Ivy and Bianca secured a clean victory!
The score was tied at 4-4!
For the final doubles match, Bella teamed up with Justin.
And on the other side, another old acquaintance of Arthur's appeared.
After they had all left, Asher had naturally become a permanent starter. And his partner for this match was not Elijah, but another familiar face—
Flora!
The rich young lady who had been in the same youth camp year as Arthur and Justin, the one who had a Dragonair and an Arcanine before even touching the professional scene.
She and Justin had graduated from the youth camp together this year.
Justin had been a throw-in in the transfer deal and was taken by Starlight and Frost, while Flora had been promoted directly into her own club's main team.
Although she was a year behind Arthur, she had also achieved her dream of stepping onto the professional stage.
After all, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome with money.
The moment the match began, the audience once again cried out in surprise!
Because the Pokémon Flora sent out was—Dragonite!
A pseudo-legendary Dragonite!
After Aaron's pseudo-legendary Garchomp just now, this was the second pseudo-legendary Pokémon to appear in this match!
In terms of the quality of the Pokémon on the field, this match was absolutely top-tier!
"Her Dragonair… seems to have evolved a bit early," Arthur muttered to himself from the sidelines.
But then he recalled that during their time in the youth camp, Flora had fed her Dragonair all sorts of expensive nutritional supplements every day, managing to raise the normally slender Dragonair into a chubby, plump creature that had trouble flying. An early evolution didn't seem so strange after all.
And to be fair, this Dragonite was really… fat…
So, as they say, there really is no difficulty that cannot be overcome with money.
The match began, and Bella and Justin were not intimidated by the pseudo-legendary on the other side. They steadily executed their pre-planned strategy—
Togekiss would be the main taunter, and Pidgeot would be the main attacker!
But against a Dragonite with the Multiscale ability, Pidgeot's offense struggled to get going from the start.
In the year and a half since they had last seen her, Flora's command skills had also improved significantly. She had graduated successfully, after all. She wouldn't make the same kind of command errors she had in the Autumn Cup back then.
And so, with a trainer who wasn't making mistakes and a Pokémon with a certain advantage in raw power, Bella and Justin, who still lacked some chemistry, were unable to find an effective breakthrough.
After a fierce battle of over ten minutes, they ultimately fell short by a single move and regrettably lost the match.
With that, the regular portion of the competition was over. The Starlight and Frost team, which had taken an early lead, was now behind.
The score had been reversed to 4-6!
For the final captain's tiebreaker, the pressure was all on Leo…
In the stands, the Sea Carp fans who had been ready to lie down and die after Arthur's first match had miraculously discovered that they could stand up again!
During the halftime break, the atmosphere was relatively silent.
Arthur felt a bit regretful: how was it that even on a new team, he had become the one carrying everyone again?
This wasn't the right script at all
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