Anime & Comic Spirit: Newly Awakened System, Joined Group Chat

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"The competition will begin immediately after the countdown ends!"

Upon hearing this, Aki Tomoya's expression became even more embarrassed.

But the referee continued to loudly announce the rules of the game through a loudspeaker.

"No player may enter the arena to interfere with the match before the referee announces the result!"

"Violators will be immediately disqualified!"

"Before the match ends, the Pokémon can attack any non-friendly element on the field."

"If a contestant rushes into the arena and is attacked by the opposing Pokémon, neither the opposing Pokémon nor the trainer will bear any consequences!"

"All contestants, please memorize and abide by the competition rules!"

"Do not disrupt the competition!"

"Those who violate the rules will bear the consequences!"

After reminding the referee of the rules, he didn't look at Aki Tomoya again.

As professional referees, what they hate most is people who violate the rules of the game!

The students in the audience immediately burst into laughter.

"Is this guy a clown?! Even the most beautiful girl at Kasumigaoka High School doesn't recognize him, yet he keeps trying to get close to her!"

"How could this guy have the nerve to ask Kasumigaoka to go easy on him? Is he out of his mind?"

"All I know is that this guy violated the rules by rushing onto the platform and disrupting the competition."

"It was only after the referee pointed it out that I realized this guy had broken so many rules!"

"So, illegally rushing onto a platform can get you punished?!"

Hearing the exclamations of his classmates,

The bespectacled man adjusted his glasses, a crooked smile spreading across his face, and offered an explanation.

"You only found out today?!"

"It's obvious you're terrible at [Duel Arena]!"

“In the past, some people took advantage of the rule that ‘Pokémon cannot attack their trainers’ to rush onto the field and interfere with the competition when their own Pokémon were at a disadvantage.”

"Later, some people learned this trick and would often rush onto the arena to block the Pokémon and prevent the opponent's Pokémon from attacking."

"Even worse, they will attack the opponent's Pokémon!"

"The alliance made a final, ruthless move, splitting the [Duel Arena] in two."

"Half of it is 'Unrestricted Duel,' which has no rules and allows players to attack the opponent's Pokémon and trainer at will."

"The other half is the [Limited Duel] which strictly prohibits trainers from interfering with the match."

"In [Restricted Duel], if a Trainer illegally rushes onto the stage, that Trainer will be automatically disqualified!"

"Furthermore, the opponent's Pokémon instantly switched to [Unlimited Duel] mode! It can launch attacks at will!"

"Most importantly, the [Limited Duel] explicitly includes a [Priority Attack Rule], also known as the [Unlimited Defense Rule]."

"If the opposing trainer violates the rules by entering the arena, your Pokémon can prioritize attacking the opposing trainer to prevent them from using illegal items that could cause injury to personnel and Pokémon!"

"Many trainers who engage in 'Limited Battle' will focus on training their Pokémon to fight back against illegal attempts to enter the arena."

"The goal is to cultivate good habits in our own Pokémon and prevent problems before they occur."

"It's only because Kasumigaoka hasn't had any proper training, otherwise this guy would be a piece of roast meat by now!"

At this point, the bespectacled man, [Dragon King Smile], smiled even more broadly.

"By the way..."

He felt the gazes of his classmates and gently pushed up his glasses with his index finger.

"My monkey monster has already been trained with [Infinite Defense]!"

…………

Utaha completely ignored Aki Tomoya, who was cowering in the air.

She recalled her Charizard without expression, turned around, and walked off the dueling arena.

Bai Hao smiled slightly and waved to Shi Yu as she left the stage.

When Shi Yu saw Bai Hao not far away, her icy demeanor melted instantly, revealing a bright and charming smile.

"¨" Haojun! "

The girl cried out softly, took two quick steps, and threw herself into Bai Hao's arms.

Bai Hao put his arm around the girl's slender waist and softly congratulated her.

"Congratulations to Shiyu for winning the match."

"Ok!"

The students watching widened their eyes again.

"Holy crap! Kasumigaoka actually jumped into a boy's arms?!"

"That smile just now was from Kasumigaoka Utaha?!"

"Isn't she and Yukino Yukinoshita known as the 'Ice Queens of Soubu High School'?!"

"Ah! No!! Kasumigaoka Utaha!!!"

"No! Who is he?! I want to duel him!"

"I support you! Go for it!"

"Ah?! It's Bai Hao. Oh, then it's alright."

…………

Bai Hao sensed the gazes around him, raised an eyebrow, and slowly activated [Aura Concealment].

The surrounding view quickly disappeared.

Bai Hao embraced the girl, leaned down, and whispered in her ear.

"Wait a minute."

"Let's go back together after they've all finished fighting."

"Ok!"

…………

The next day.

After the match last night, Shiyu and her two companions fed their Pokémon their second [Evolution Stone].

The three little ones have leveled up five or six times.

The morning session featured the second and third rounds of the knockout stage.

[24 to 12] and [12 to 6].

The afternoon session is the final round of elimination matches, with 6 teams advancing to 3.

In previous years, the [General Martial Arts High School] would prepare three [Evolution Stones] as a reward for the top three finishers.

The final round of the official competition is the "6 to 3" round.

What followed was a friendly match between the top three.

However, this year there are 4 spots, and the three losers from the [6 to 3] round will have to compete in a tiebreaker to select the fourth place.

The three players will compete in pairs, and the player who wins both matches will be ranked fourth.

The entire match proceeded without any major incidents.

Bai Hao, Shi Yu, Yukino, and Eru successfully secured all the spots.

After the awards ceremony, Hiratsuka Shizuka kept the four of them behind.

She glanced at Bai Hao, her face full of surprise.

"Bai Hao, you should be watching Douyin by now, right?"

Bai Hao nodded.

"I saw it. Yui told me this morning."

Yesterday, the video of the frog cub's appearance immediately topped the Douyin (TikTok) trending charts!

Its popularity even surpassed that of Bai Hao's Six-Tailed Fox!

If it were just a simple appearance to dominate weaker opponents, it certainly wouldn't have garnered such high attention.

When the school was editing the video, they also included the part where the frog was using the "Life Drop" skill.

Everyone discovered that the frog was just the starting Pokémon for the senior high school students.

Yet he defeated the elite-level peak hippo king with just a glimpse of his back!

and,