"It's Showtime!"
"The Pokémon Grand Contest, the Giruba Conference, is about to begin!"
"Everyone, please follow my Lillian's footsteps closely~"
The host, Miss Lillian, is still so passionate.
The place immediately heated up!
"oh!"
"Ms. Lillian, no matter where you are, I will follow you to the end!"
Xiaogang clenched his fists shyly. This capable and beautiful big sister is also great~
Xiaoxia, who was standing by, felt her hands itching.
"To be honest, the atmosphere of the grand competition in Kanto is much more lively than that in Fengyuan." Xiaozhi rubbed his ears, which had not yet adapted to the atmosphere, and commented.
The unique sight of them standing in a row, each holding an egg in their hands, also attracted everyone's attention.
It was not until the contestants below entered the stage that everyone turned their attention back to the stage.
"Well, please give them a warm round of applause and continue to liven up the atmosphere. Here We…"
Miss Vivian was about to wave her arm when she paused and saw a staff member running up and whispering in her ear.
"Oh my…"
There was a hint of surprise in her tone, and she immediately clasped her hands together and said to the audience, "I'm sorry, I just need to make a business connection.
It seems that one of the coordinators who signed up has not arrived yet.
Mr. Ogata, number 13, did you go to the wrong place and sit in the audience? "
Miss Vivian's humorous expression.
The audience's emotions were immediately calmed down, and they began to smile happily.
Unfortunately, after waiting for a long time, no one came out.
Just as Miss Vivian was considering whether to disqualify herself from the competition, a portly man in a suit carrying a suitcase hurriedly appeared from the door behind the audience seats.
"I'm here. I'm Ogata...ha...ha...huh..."
He ran down the stairs panting, came to the stage, and quickly explained the reason.
"I have plenty of time. I'm sorry, Minister... No, it's Miss Lillian!"
Mr. Ogata realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly raised his head and waved his hands.
The audience burst into laughter immediately.
Only Xiaozhi, who was sitting in the front, sighed slightly and shook his head.
Since all the contestants had arrived, the first review performance began.
But after all, it was held in a small town, and its scale was not as large as the one in Huangjin City.
There were only a few performances in the preliminary review, and soon it was Xiaoyao's turn.
"The next person to appear is Miss Xiaoyao!"
"Squirtle, come on stage!"
"Jenny!"
As soon as the little girl emerged from the treasure ball, blue and white light began to gather in her mouth.
Then the body began to spin at high speed, like a spinning top enchanted by freezing rays, appearing with bits of ice crystals!
"Wow!"
This novel way of appearance received unanimous admiration from the audience and judges.
"Squirtle, use Bubble Ray!"
"Jenny!"
Squirtle smiled happily after receiving Xiaoyao's instructions.
He opened his mouth and spit out circles of bubbles that spread out in the center of the stage.
While everyone was still watching, a huge bubble was thrown up by Squirtle, and the little girl jumped and landed on it.
And Xiaoyao gave the finishing instructions.
"Squirtle, use Freeze Ray!"
"Jenny!"
Under the expectant gaze of the audience, the blue-white beams of light turned all the surrounding bubbles into floating ice crystals as Squirtle rotated and fired.
Finally, Squirtle's body turned sharply downward, pushing the huge bubble to the ground.
At the moment of breaking, it froze into a crescent-shaped lotus. This lotus was crystal clear and shone with a cold and beautiful light!
At this moment, Squirtle gracefully stepped on the tip of the icy edges of the lotus petals and slowly opened his two little hands.
This scene seemed frozen in time, and was greeted with cheers from the audience.
"What a high-level performance! Miss Haruka and Squirtle's cool and cute performance was a success!"
"This performance is very interesting."
"Ah, I like this one!"
"It feels very youthful and energetic~"
Miss Lillian and the judges spoke highly of it.
"Xiaoyao, Squirtle, you guys are awesome!"
Xiaoxia cheered in the audience.
Xiaozhi at the side clapped his hands and laughed, "Looking at this situation, there will be no problem entering the second round of examination."
"Yes, Xiaoyao has really improved a lot. She is now able to lead and guide the Pokémon that are participating for the first time correctly." Xiaogang is happy for his partner's growth.
The first review is also coming to an end.
Not long after, the office worker who was late just now appeared.
"Ah, this person is Mr. Ogata from before?"
Xiaoyao in the waiting room looked at the uncle on the screen in surprise, who had completely changed into a different person, and expressed the thoughts of everyone.
Because at this moment, he was dressed in wild black rock clothes, wearing sunglasses, and full of energy, "Everyone, come on!"
"Butterfree, use our unique charm to anesthetize everyone!"
He used to be a rock singer, and he also loved being a trainer.
Now, in middle age, he wants to pay tribute to his lost youth by participating in this gorgeous competition!
"wu~"
"Use the sleeping powder first, then the paralysis powder!"
Following the passionate guitar playing by Mr. Ogata, with Butterfree at the center, the wings on both sides flapped out purple and yellow powder screens, which then magically intertwined together!
"Right here, use the mysterious protection!"
Mr. Ogata's instructions were precise and decisive.
Suddenly, a green fluorescent light was released from Butterfree's body, shining onto the powder from the center of the screen, dazzlingly colorful, and everyone was amazed!
"I can't believe it, what a perfect match!
Butterfree's charm and the charm of its special moves were fully displayed!"
Miss Lillian said in amazement.
Even Xiaozhi had to admit that this uncle was quite capable.
Just when everyone thought the performance would end like this, Mr. Ogata's wife and son appeared and interrupted the show.
"Hubby, stop embarrassing yourself!"
"You are so old, what are you still doing?!"
"Do you know what your neighbors say about you?"
Mr. Ogata felt a little embarrassed when faced with his family's questioning.
But he still ran over quickly, "What are you doing here? The important glamour competition is still going on..."
"What's important is the face!"
"Your outfit will make our family a laughing stock!"
Their noise completely brought the originally passionate performance to an end.
Mr. Ogata had a wry smile on his face. Even though he was sad inside, he still apologized to the audience and judges present. "This is the sacred stage of the gorgeous competition. I have tarnished it. I'm sorry, everyone."
"Okay, stop playing and go home quickly..."
The urging voice had the same tone of misunderstanding and contempt as always.
This finally ignited Mr. Ogata's anger. He expressed his inner sadness and grievances, and shouted, "This is not a joke!"
"Because this is my dream. I have worked so hard for so many years going back and forth to the company every day. Now that I am at this age, I can see what the rest of my life will be like!
Is it not okay for me to pursue the dreams that I could not fulfill in the past? "
He changed from being timid and submissive, which had been smoothed over by life.
His eyes were firm, "I admit that it was my fault for not telling you.
But the Pokémon Contest is a place where the results of countless hard training of Pokémon and coordination trainers are shown to everyone!
The sense of accomplishment when the performance is successful, and the touching communication with the audience, these are all beautiful products that cannot be expressed in words!"
Everyone present was moved. They saw the endless forbearance and sadness in the heart of a man who had established a family and a career.
Just when Mr. Ogata had finished venting his anger and was about to say goodbye to everyone.
A voice broke the silence.
"Well said!"
Xiaozhi's tall figure stood up from the front of the audience.
He decided to give a little strength to this man whose back was bent by life.
"Ma'am, first of all, I'm sorry. It's not appropriate for me, an outsider, to say these things."
Xiaozhi set his sights on Mrs. Ogata, "Perhaps in your eyes, Mr. Ogata's display of charm is a kind of unprofessional behavior.
But in our eyes, he is so dazzling standing on the stage.
Neither the prejudice of his neighbors nor the cold eyes of the outside world can conceal his brilliance.
If we as a family cannot understand and appreciate his dreams and pride, how can he be our pride? "
Xiaozhi's words are thought-provoking.
At this time, some sharp-eyed viewers recognized the face under his hat brim and exclaimed, "It's Mr. Xiaozhi!"
Wow!
The whole audience suddenly broke out into an uproar!