I got the Pokémon

Xiaoxia and Xiaoyao left the party area and followed the gravel path all the way to the beach.

The dim street lights stretched the two people's shadows very long, and behind them, gorgeous fireworks were lit and rose up, illuminating the night sky.

The waves hit the rocks, making a splashing sound.

Walking here, Xiaoyao couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you today? Do you feel unhappy?"

Xiaoxia stopped, turned around and looked at Xiaoyao seriously.

"Xiaoyao, what are your plans after the celebration?"

Xiaoyao didn't understand why Xiaoxia mentioned this, but after thinking for a moment, she replied, "Well... I haven't thought about it yet, but I should continue on the path of being a coordinator."

After she finished speaking, she saw Xiaoxia's face showing an expression of "as expected", and she couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Why are you asking this?"

Xiaoxia did not answer her immediately, but asked solemnly: "Can you please do me a favor?"

Perhaps Xiaoyao noticed that Xiaoxia's tone was a little abnormal, the smile on his face disappeared and he nodded heavily.

"Aren't we friends? Just tell me what you want to say."

Taking a deep breath, as if entrusting her dream to someone else, Xiaoxia said, "After the Caiyou Conference is over, can you continue traveling with Brother Xiayou in my place?"

"Eh? Eh!!!?"

Xiaoyao couldn't believe her ears. She didn't understand why Xiaoxia asked her to travel with Xia You!

"You want...you want me to travel with Brother Xia You? Why?"

Xiaoxia turned around somewhat dejectedly and looked at the sea in the distance. However, as it was already night, she could not see anything clearly. She could only hear the sound of the waves echoing in front of her.

"It can't be helped. After the Caiyou Conference is over, I will return to Kanto to inherit the gym. As you know, Xia You is too popular. Especially people like Lucia always try to get close to him. I am really worried."

After hearing her say this, Xiaoyao understood immediately.

It turns out that he wanted me to look after Brother Xia You!

"This... this... but..."

Instinctively, Xiaoyao felt that there was something wrong with this matter. After all, her relationship with Brother Xia You was just good friends. Asking her to watch him and not let other girls get close to him was really crossing the line.

After all, this is someone else's business. If it was just an ordinary trip with Xia You, it would be acceptable, but now I have a purpose, which seems inappropriate no matter how I think about it.

What if I rashly get involved in this and cause Brother Xia You to misunderstand me?

What if Brother Xia You hates me?

Reason kept warning her that she should not agree to Xiaoxia's request, but just as she was about to refuse, she saw Xiaoxia's serious and expectant eyes, and the words on her lips were blocked and she couldn't say them at all.

Xiaoxia naturally knew what Xiaoyao was worried about.

But she had to leave this matter to Xiaoyao, and only her.

Otherwise, it is almost foreseeable what the situation will be like when Xia You meets Lukia again without me!

She didn't want to watch Brother Xia You being taken away by Lukia!

"Xiaoyao, this is the request of my life. As my best friend, I hope you can agree to it!"

After looking into Xiaoxia's eyes for a long time and feeling the pleading in her eyes, Xiaoyao finally nodded and agreed.

"I understand. I will travel with Brother Xia You and will help you keep an eye on him!"

After hearing Xiaoyao's answer, Xiaoxia finally breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on her face again.

"Great! Thank you, Xiaoyao! I knew I could ask you for help!"

When Xiaoxia and Xiaoyao came back chatting and laughing, the party was over and Xia You and his group were waiting for them there.

Everyone was surprised to see that they were still holding hands.

"Sister..." Xiaosheng asked curiously, "Where did you go? Why did you come back just now?"

Before Xiaoyao could speak, Xiaoxia raised her head proudly and said, "I won't tell you!"

"What?" Xiaozhi was also annoyed by the two people's mysteriousness, but when they didn't say anything, he couldn't help but muttered, "What could it be? It must be you girls' whispers, I don't want to hear it!"

Hearing his "whisper", Xiaoyao felt a little guilty and subconsciously glanced at Xia You.

This also made Xia You very curious.

Ok?

What do you want me to do?

Could it be that these two people really had a secret conversation? And the topic was about themselves?

……

After staying in Kaina City for a few days, once the grand celebration was over, it was time for everyone to set off for Caiyou City.

Caiyou City, located in the east of Hoenn, far away from the mainland, is a scenic coastal town on a large island. The entire island is covered with beautiful flowers. The main reason for its fame is that the Caiyou Conference and the Pokémon League of the Hoenn region are located here!

Just like Baiyin Town, this city also gradually prospered because of the Caiyou Conference.

Taking a plane is undoubtedly the most time-saving and labor-saving way to get from Kaina City to Caiyou City. However, except for Xia You, these people are all children and do not have enough money to afford such a trip for the time being. Even if they have money, there is no need to do so. After all, taking a boat is also very convenient. There is a direct passenger ferry to Caiyou City. Although it is a bit slow, there are still more than ten days before the opening of the conference, and they have plenty of time to waste.

It is worth mentioning that a small incident occurred when several people gathered at the dock early the next morning and prepared to take a boat to Caiyou City together.

Musashi and Kojiro, disguised as salesmen, tried to use some tricks on Xiaozhi again, but when they saw Xia You was with Xiaozhi, they were suddenly shocked and left in shame.

Xiaozhi and the others were unable to see through the disguises of the two men, and were surprised to see them run away.

Only Xia You shook his head helplessly.

It seems that I have become a monster in the eyes of the Rockets trio.

After about two days of sailing, they finally arrived in Caiyou City.

As soon as they set foot here, they seemed to have felt the hot atmosphere.

There was still time before the meeting, but a large number of tourists had already gathered here, and even many contestants had arrived. Infected by this atmosphere, even Xia You and Xiao Zhi felt a little nervous.

The day has finally come...

Although Caiyou City covers a small area, it is full of tall buildings and is very modern. It is even not inferior to those big cities!

When they stepped into the city, Xia You and Xiao Zhi naturally had to go to the registration center to review their qualifications first, and Xiao Xia and the others, at Xiao Yao's suggestion, decided to check in at a ramen restaurant called "Cai You Xuan" first!

It is said that the ramen in this restaurant is very delicious, so delicious that, according to Xiaoyao, it can definitely be ranked among the top three in Hoenn!

After hearing what she said, Xiaoxia and the others were naturally eager to try it, and Xia You also remembered at this time that Xiaoyao was still a little foodie!

Of course, a more civilized way of saying it is that Xiaoyao is a food lover, but if someone or Pokémon steals her food, then Xiaoyao will become extremely angry. This shows that food is so important to her that Xiaoyao will be like a different person if she loses her food.

Although Xiaozhi also wanted to go with them to try it, he knew that business was more important, so he could only watch Xiaoyao and the others humming songs as they left with regret, and then he followed Xia You dejectedly and walked towards the conference venue.

The venue of the Caiyou Conference is located in the mountains behind Caiyou City. The entire venue is built around the lake and covers a seemingly large area. Different facilities are distributed around the lake, but are connected to the competition venue in the center of the lake through connecting passages, forming a well-connected road on the lake.

When they arrived here, the two found that there were more tourists and contestants. There were people almost everywhere, and they didn't know why these people came so early.

Seeing this, they did not delay any longer and went directly to the registration office of the venue.

Although the registration deadline is before the opening ceremony, for trainers, except for a few who have no sense of time or are delayed by other things, very few will come to register so late.

When they arrived at the registration office, Xia You only needed to review the registration because he had already registered in advance at the Pokémon Center in Inyu City. After the review, he waited for Xiaozhi to finish queuing up to register, and then the two of them received the guide book for the conference from Miss Joy.

However, although it is called a guide book, apart from the competition process, most of the content inside records the food and restaurant conditions of the conference. It is not very helpful for the competition, but it should be very much to Xiaoyao's liking.

Like the previous Quartz Conference and Silver Conference, this year's Caiyou Conference also has the tradition of torch relay, and coincidentally, the torch relay takes place today!

After hearing the news from Miss Joy, Xiaozhi didn't even bother to eat ramen and rushed over to join in the fun.

When encountering such a thing, not only Xiaozhi was curious, Xia You naturally also wanted to join in the fun, so he sent a message to Xiaoxia, and then left the registration office with Xiaozhi and rushed towards the Olympic flame relay route.

However, before reaching the gate of the venue, I saw from afar a short old man getting out of a black car.

That person is...

Just as he saw who it was, a figure flashed beside him and Xiaozhi walked up to him briskly and greeted him.

"President Damalanchi! Long time no see!"

Hearing the voice, Damalanqi turned his head and saw Xiaozhi at a glance, and then saw Xia You behind him.

"It's you! Player Xiaozhi and Player Xiayou, are you also coming to the Caiyou Conference?"

"That's right!"

Xiaozhi nodded, and Xia You also stepped forward to greet Damalanqi.

"Mr. President, long time no see."

Looking at the two, Dama Lanqi nodded and said, "It's great that you came to participate. I believe you will have a wonderful performance in this conference, especially contestant Xia You. Your goal this time must still be the championship, right?"

"Whose goal isn't to win the championship?" Xia You said with a smile, "As long as I can do my best, I can accept any result in the end."

Look, this is top-notch rhetoric. It not only expresses one's own thoughts, but also will not cause resentment among other contestants if it gets out. It really kills two birds with one stone.

After taking a deep look at Xia You, Dama Lanqi obviously realized his tactfulness.

"Then I wish you good results. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Knowing that such an important figure was indeed extremely busy every day, the two did not dare to waste his time. They said goodbye and watched him leave before continuing to walk towards the direction of the sacred fire.

Without mentioning them, just after Damalanqi left, he walked all the way to the office building of the venue and came to the small conference room.

At this time, the place was filled with smoke. All the persons in charge of this conference had gathered together and were smoking miserably. When they saw Damalanqi coming in, they all stood up and saluted.

"Everyone, take a seat."

Dama Lanqi waved his hand and sat down in the main seat. He then looked around at everyone and asked in a completely different tone from his usual smiling face: "Tell me, what should we do?"

As soon as the words fell, almost everyone looked behind Dama Lanqi.

There was a screen hanging there, and on the screen was a photo of Xia You holding the trophy at the last Silver Conference!

There was silence at first, and then people began to talk.

"So, this man really came to participate in the Caiyou Conference?"

"Yeah, in this case, with his strength, wouldn't it be easy for him to win the championship again?"

"But I heard that when he challenged the gym in Hoenn, he didn't use the same winning lineup as before. Will he still have the same strength as before?"

"Who knows? But if he wins the championship with this lineup, then we might as well not hold it anymore and just give him the trophy directly!"

After listening to what these people said but not getting the answer he wanted, Damalanqi slapped the table, and the conference room fell silent in an instant.

"I'm here to ask you for solutions, not to listen to your complaints!"

The rest of the people at the round table looked at each other and fell silent.

After a long while, someone said weakly, "We really don't have any other options. We can't stop him from participating, right?"

As soon as this person finished speaking, there was another round of discussion in the conference room.

"How is this possible? Not letting him participate? There has never been such a precedent since the establishment of the Pokémon Conference. No! Absolutely not!"

"That is to say, if this gets out, our credibility will be completely destroyed!"

"So what else can stop him? "

Listening to the noise around me, there was only one person in the field, smoking quietly. He didn't say a word from beginning to end, but there was a hint of sarcasm on his face.

And this person is none other than John, who has been the live broadcast director at the Quartz Conference and the Silver Conference!

Looking around at these people, John couldn't help sneering in his heart.

No one understands ratings better than him, and no one knows what the audience wants to see.

Do you want to stop Xia You from participating in the competition?

The first one can’t get past him!

As for Damalanqi's idea of ​​asking these people to find a way to prevent Xia You from winning the championship, it is even more unacceptable!

These people only think about development, not knowing that ratings and reputation are the most important!

The presence of such contestants is a guarantee of ratings, and ratings represent success, which means the success of the conference!

Think about it, it's no use even if you rack your brains!

Shaking his head, John put out the cigarette, then crossed his legs and looked up at the big screen again.

I have to say that Xia You’s photo was really well chosen.

Six parts self-confidence, three parts unruly, and one part arrogance.

It was like he was looking at everyone in the room with disdain!