Chapter 837 831: Another Battle Against an Elite

In the secret room of the Battle Chateau.

At that moment, a person was sitting in front of the lord of the Battle Chateau.

"Magnus, shouldn't you be preparing for your battle against Elite Crowley? How do you have time to come to the Battle Chateau?"

The butler prepared two cups of coffee and brought them over. The lord of the Battle Chateau took one, sipped it, and smiled.

The person sitting in front of him was, surprisingly, a challenger in the battle for the title of Elite. Moreover, from the tone of the lord of the Battle Chateau, it could be noticed that he was only one final step away from reaching that position.

As long as he could defeat one of the Elites, he would become a true Elite!

"I heard that a trainee from the Daleron League is going to rise to Duke."

Magnus also took the coffee and drank a sip. He did not answer the lord of the Battle Chateau's question, but instead asked in return.

"A trainee from the Daleron League? You mean that Marquis called Ethan Black?"

"That's right. He only lacks two battles to rise to Duke."

The lord of the Battle Chateau reflected for a moment and replied.

A few days ago, he had even specially studied Ethan's battles and had given that Lucario a very high evaluation.

"Ethan Black. Yes, it's him. This time, I came to the Battle Chateau for him."

Hearing Ethan's name, Magnus nodded with great certainty.

"You came here for Ethan?"

"His strength is certainly very great, and perhaps he will become the youngest Duke of the Battle Chateau. But it doesn't seem necessary for you to act, does it?" asked the lord of the Battle Chateau in doubt.

Although Magnus had not yet officially become an Elite, no one doubted his strength.

The current Magnus was, without any doubt, a true Elite-level Trainer.

"It seems you still haven't completely investigated Ethan's identity."

Magnus shrugged and took out a document, placing it on the table.

"He... defeated Elite Wolfe of the Federal League?"

After reading the information in the document, the face of the lord of the Battle Chateau showed surprise.

"That's right. This Ethan also possesses Elite-level strength."

"If in the final battle to rise to Duke he sends out that Elite-level Pokémon, probably no Marquis will be able to resist it," Magnus said, nodding.

"Then you came to the Battle Chateau this time because..." The gaze of the lord of the Battle Chateau flickered slightly.

Magnus met the gaze of the lord of the Battle Chateau and said, "Naturally, I came here to prevent him from becoming Duke."

"Don't look at me like that. In reality, I don't want to get involved in this kind of matter either. But the higher-ups of the League asked me to stop Ethan's steps, so I have no choice."

After hearing Magnus's words, the lord of the Battle Chateau nodded. He had also guessed the League's intentions.

It seemed that the Tavaria League wanted to take advantage of this to suppress the trainees of other Leagues a little.

And since Elite-level Trainers could not leave their respective Leagues, Ethan could be considered the strongest among the trainees.

Under those circumstances, Magnus, who happened to have the title of Marquis in the Battle Chateau and had not yet become an Elite, was undoubtedly the most suitable option to defeat Ethan.

"What a pity. I thought I could see the birth of the youngest Duke of the Battle Chateau."

The lord of the Battle Chateau shrugged indifferently.

...

"I heard that another person is going to rise to Duke!"

In the circles of the Battle Chateau, a piece of news quickly spread.

"What? Duke?"

Upon learning the news, most people were very surprised.

The strength of a Duke was Elite level. In the entire Battle Chateau, there were not many Dukes!

"Ethan Black. So it's him!"

"That guy is a ruthless person, a complete battle fanatic."

Seeing that the one who was going to challenge for the title of Duke was Ethan, some people showed expressions of understanding.

The only thing they had not expected was that Ethan's promotion speed would be so fast.

"Wait. Ethan's opponent this time is... Magnus Holt!"

Seeing Ethan's opponent, some people suddenly exclaimed.

For those who frequently followed the Elite Tournament of the Tavaria League, Magnus was truly very famous!

As long as he defeated one of the current Elites of the League, Magnus could become the new Elite!

It could be said that Magnus was currently the person closest to the position of Elite.

No one expected it. None of them thought that Magnus would appear there, much less that he would become Ethan's final opponent!

"It seems Elite Magnus intends to do his final warm-up before the Elite Tournament."

Someone joked, while beginning to feel anticipation. Normally, it was not easy to see an Elite-level Trainer act.

...

On the day of the battle, the stands of the Battle Chateau were full of spectators.

On both sides of the battlefield, Ethan and Magnus stood facing each other.

"It's going to begin, a battle of Elites!"

Seeing Magnus and Ethan perform the etiquette of the Battle Chateau, the spectators became excited.

"It seems this will be a different battle."

Ethan's gaze stopped for an instant on the faces of those spectators, showing a thoughtful expression.

From the situation of the place, those spectators did not seem to have come for his battle to rise to Duke, but for the Trainer in front of him, called Magnus.

Vaguely, he seemed to hear someone shout "Elite Magnus."

Ethan thought back a little. Among the Elites of the Tavaria League, there should not be anyone called Magnus.

Then he could draw a conclusion: this Magnus was surely a challenger of the Elite Tournament, and moreover, he was no longer far from finally obtaining the position of League Elite.

"Let's have a spectacular battle."

Magnus smiled slightly toward Ethan and then was the first to open the Poké Ball in his hand.

Immediately, a Pokémon whose body was mainly red and yellow appeared in the field. The hair on its legs and front claws was abundant and long, finally forming an appearance similar to that of a witch's dress.

"Ah, it's Master Magnus's Delphox!"

"That Pokémon is Master Magnus's emblem!"

Seeing the Pokémon sent out by Magnus, the spectators immediately began to exclaim.

Evidently, they had also not expected Magnus to take this battle so seriously!

"It seems Magnus truly does not intend to hold anything back."

In the secret room of the Battle Chateau, the lord of the Battle Chateau watched the battle that was about to begin through the giant screen.

He knew that Ethan had an Elite-level Melmetal in his hands. Under those circumstances, Delphox, with its Fire and Psychic types, truly had far too great an advantage.

"Delphox, huh. It certainly is a good opponent."

"Then... go onto the field, Lucario!"

The Poké Ball in Ethan's hand released a white light, and Lucario's figure appeared in the field.

"It's not Melmetal, but Lucario!"

Seeing the Pokémon released by Ethan, the lord of the Battle Chateau was surprised.

Could it be that, besides Melmetal, Lucario was also Elite level?