A Match to Remember

Ugh... All right, all right! We surrender!

A wise decision.

Hmph. So you've finally accepted your fate.

That's it! We've finally crushed all of Team Break!

We sure did! And not only that...

We teamed up with LEAR of all people in the final battle!

Hmph. I could easily have defeated those fools on my own if I'd wanted to.

Sh-shut up! I only teamed up with you to hurry along the process!

Hmph!

Nice work, young master!

Those Team Break losers were sooooo annoying. I'm super glad they're, like, finally gonna be out of our hair.

Looks like we've officially gotten rid of Pasio's biggest headache.

Indeed.

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Rachel. Sawyer. Round up all the Team Break members we captured and bring them to me.

Uh...

Just do it!

R-right away!

All this time, you thought you could do whatever you wanted, wreaking havoc across my island.

Are you ready to face the consequences?

W-we're so sorry! We apologize for all of it.

Please, I beg you! Spare us!

What do you think, young master?

Hmm... Shall we, like, take turns beating 'em up? A li'l payback for all the trouble they've caused? Oooh! How 'bout a lifetime prison sentence?

B-beat us up?! P-prison sentence?!

Nooo! I can't spend the rest of my life in prison!

All right. I've made my decision.

You will all serve the same sentence...

To serve as my personal retainers and work for me here on Pasio!

Huh?

It won't just be cleaning duty. You'll also be responsible for greeting visitors, assisting with Pokémon battles, and any other tasks I see fit!

I'll pay you for your work and even give you days off, but play hooky on the job, and you'll live to regret it!

I'm going to work you hard, and I expect results! Is that understood?

I...but...

Is that it? We just...have to work for you?

M-Master Lear?

Are you sure that's the punishment you want to go with?

Well... I'm part of the reason Team Break was created in the first place.

If I'd bothered to listen to these people when they were upset and disappointed, maybe things would never have gotten this bad.

So I plan to look after them until they've corrected their ways.

It's my responsibility as the host and founder of the PML.

Young master...

Master Lear...

You'll f-forgive us even after we wrecked everything so bad?

*sob sob*

Th-thank you, Lear! I mean, Master Lear!

Pasio is gonna be the awesomest place ever! We promise to make up for all the terrible stuff we did!

Hmph. I expect nothing less!

Now that that's taken care of...

I have a message for everyone on Pasio waiting to watch the semifinals!

As you no doubt witnessed, our program for today was interrupted by a surprise Team Break raid.

The situation is now under control, but our partner Pokémon are exhausted and the arena will need to undergo repairs.

Therefore, I'd like to postpone today's semifinal matches to tomorrow!

Tomorrow?!

I mean, I AM pretty tired and I want to make sure my partner gets some rest, but...

I wonder how the people who've been waiting for this match are going to feel...

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I'm sure some of you think I'm abusing my power as the PML's host and postponing the match for my own selfish reasons.

But that's not it at all. I want everyone to be at their absolute best for this next battle!

So please, Pasio...

let us postpone this match!

Uhh, am I hearing things, or did Lear really just say "please" to us?

W-well, he didn't ask to postpone the matches that time with Elesa...

I say it's OK!

He said pwease! That's the magic word! I'll wait for tomorrow wike Wear says!

Me, too! Lear's not even a bad guy!

Once, he even rescued our Pokémon from Team Break!

He DID?! You serious?

W-well, we did just witness him put his neck on the line to defend the PML today...

I'm rooting for Lear!

Go, Master Wear! You can do it!

Yeah! I can wait, too! I vote postpone!

Same! I mean, he saved everybody from Team Break! What's another day or two?

I can't wait to see everyone go all out in the match tomorrow! It's gonna be awesome!

Good luck, Scottie! And good luck, Lear!

Master Lear! Big news, big news!

We're getting reports from all over Pasio. Sounds like folks are OK with postponing the match until tomorrow.

In return, they say they want us to make it the greatest battle ever!

That's what...everyone is saying?

I mean, of course! That's exactly the response I was expecting! I'll show them the greatest battle they've ever seen!

Pasio, you'd better be so excited, you don't get even a wink of sleep tonight!

Hahahahaha!

Lear...

He's changed somehow, hasn't he. Still as self-important as ever, though.

Yeah. I actually realized something about Lear when we were battling together.

He's gotten so much stronger that I hardly even recognize his battle style anymore.

Indeed. He's grown a lot. What we're seeing now is Lear's true strength.

Are you confident you can beat this new-and- improved Lear, Scottie?

A bold answer. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's match.

And that's perfectly fine. Battle your heart out with no regrets!

Let's give it our best shot tomorrow! Our battle with Lear is gonna be one for the history books!