On the screen, Drew's Roselia had already begun its performance.
It leaped into the air and used Petal Dance, scattering petals all over the sky. These petals fluttered wantonly in mid-air. This wasn't over yet; as Roselia spun its body, it used Stun Spore again, spraying it into the sky, then followed up with Magical Leaf. The successive use of moves created a mixed effect. The powder of Stun Spore and the Magical Leaves intertwined, glowing under the spotlight, looking very magnificent! Such a combination of moves created an effect that was indeed beautiful, and naturally received praise from the host and enthusiastic applause from the audience! The atmosphere was stirred up.
This wasn't the end. Roselia used Petal Dance again, and amidst the flying petals, it seemed to become invisible, disappearing from the stage! Before the audience could be surprised, Roselia reappeared and used Magical Leaf again. Using the sharp edges of the leaves, it shattered the petals filling the sky into countless fragments. These petal fragments spun and fell slowly, like a pink snowstorm! In such snow, Roselia and Drew bowed to the audience in unison and left the stage.
Clap clap clap...
Thunderous applause erupted instantly! The screens in front of the three judges displayed their respective scores. First was Mr. Contesta, who gave a 9.8. Mr. Sukizo gave a high score of 9.9, and Nurse Joy also gave a 9.7! Added together, Drew obtained a good score of 29.4 in this round! Such a score led all previous contestants!
Seeing such a score, Vivian was surprised, but she didn't let the next contestant appear. Instead, she went to the judges' table and interviewed Nurse Joy, Mr. Sukizo, and Mr. Contesta respectively.
"It can be seen that all three of you gave very high scores. Can you explain your reasons?"
This is also an essential step, to let some viewers watching the Pokémon Contest for the first time understand why Drew got such a high score. Nurse Joy looked at the screen and smiled. "This contestant coordinated perfectly with the Pokémon. It is the most comfortable performance among all contestants so far, so I gave a 9.7!" The short Mr. Sukizo, president of the Pokémon Fan Club, faced the microphone handed to him and simply said with a smile, "No other reason, I just like it very much."
Compared to these two, Mr. Contesta, the Director of the Contest Committee, gave a more professional reason. "This contestant's stage performance was wonderful. It can be seen that the Pokémon is well-trained and must have undergone long and arduous practice. Some move combinations cannot be achieved simply. There are strict requirements for the Pokémon's timing mastery. If not performed well, it is easy to be self-defeating."
In the contestants' lounge, after watching Drew's performance and the judges' comments, Misty also frowned.
"This guy really has some skills. No wonder he has such confidence."
Hearing Misty's words, May remained silent.
To be honest, the pressure Drew brought to her was indeed great!
With such a performance from him, could she really redeem herself in front of him?
At this time, the competition was still going on.
Not long after Drew left the stage, the door to May's lounge opened, and Drew walked in with his hands in his pockets just like that!
"Yo, you guys really came." Sizing up the group with his eyes, his gaze finally rested on May, and he sneered. "Did you see my performance just now? That is true beauty, not something a beginner like you can achieve!"
Hearing him mention beauty again, Misty's anger shot up instantly! "Are you here to provoke us? Do you want to get beaten up again?" Looking at Misty's aggressive appearance, Drew also remembered the fear dominated by Misty's punch. He stood at the door, not daring to walk further in, but his mouth remained tough. "Provoke? I'm not that bored. I'm just here as a senior Coordinator to cheer you on. I hope you can at least pass the first round of judging. Don't get eliminated!"
Anyone could hear that he was here to mock and show off! Facing such provocation, although May admired Drew's performance in her heart, she obviously wouldn't show it in front of him. Instead, she stood up unwilling to show weakness and said firmly, "I will pass! Just you wait and see!"
Just at this time, huge cheers came from the TV again.
The group was attracted by the sound and turned to look. On the TV, a man with long blond hair, wearing a purple tuxedo, and looking very elegant, was performing with his Pokémon.
His Pokémon was a Milotic.
Under the illumination of the spotlight, Milotic seemed to be enveloped by a layer of mysterious light, looking sparkling!
Vivian said excitedly, "It doesn't even need to perform! Just standing there quietly, Milotic's beauty has ignited the entire arena!!"
"Milotic?"
Ash opened his mouth, looking in shock at the colorful Pokémon on the screen that somewhat resembled Dragonair's body shape, and murmured, "So beautiful. What Pokémon is this?"
"Don't you know?" Misty first glanced at Drew disdainfully, too lazy to waste words with him, then turned to look at Ash. "Didn't you battle Brother Natsui's Feebas before? After Feebas evolves, it becomes Milotic!"
"What!??"
Ash was directly shocked!
That ugly and weak Feebas, after evolving, is actually such a beautiful Pokémon!?
Although not humanoid, Ash could obviously still feel its beauty!
In the entire room, only Natsui, looking at Milotic, didn't feel much.
To him, Milotic represented more of an elegance. To say how beautiful it was, not necessarily.
When he caught Feebas, it was actually just to make up for the shortage of Water-type Pokémon at present.
To say which Pokémon really made him feel beautiful, only Pokémon like Gardevoir, Pheromosa, and Meloetta could do so.
Even in terms of elegance, he felt Latias was much more elegant and beautiful than Milotic.
Hiss, but speaking of Latias, after all, it was a Pokémon that had entered his Poké Ball. He wondered what it and its brother Latios were doing now, and whether they were disturbed by humans.
But on second thought, with Canon and his grandfather taking care of them, and the barrier protection, they should still be living carefree in Alto Mare as before.
While he was zoning out, the performance on the screen had ended. Just like Drew just now, he received the same cheers from the audience!
Even the score was the same as Drew's!
It was also at this time that Natsui learned the name of this contestant from Vivian's mouth—Robert!
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