Chapter 821 Golden Conference

Harry's unexpectedly outstanding performance undoubtedly put some pressure on Xiaoyao.

However, sometimes pressure is motivation. Seeing your opponent perform so well will actually stimulate your own potential and also inspire greater strength.

Harry can be said to have made a good start for this Golden Conference, and after he left the stage, other contestants also took turns to perform on stage, but I don’t know if it was because of Harry’s influence on their mentality, their performance was not very good, and the scores they obtained were generally not high.

This was something that Xiaozhi and the others had never expected. No one expected that Harry would be the one leading the whole race!

Although it was only the first round of review, it could be seen from this that Harry was coming with great momentum and had obviously made sufficient preparations for this conference.

The contestants come on stage, perform, and leave.

As time passed, the atmosphere of the Golden Conference was pushed to its peak. Of course, as more and more contestants performed, the first round was already more than halfway through, and there were fewer and fewer contestants who had not yet appeared on stage.

Xiaoyao didn't know whether she was lucky or unlucky, but this time she was ranked last in the order of appearance. Although this allowed her more time to prepare, she would naturally become more and more nervous after seeing the various performances of the contestants.

But fortunately, Xiaoyao's psychological defenses have been built up at this time, and Xia You is by her side. Although she is still a little nervous, this is normal and will not have any impact on her.

It was in this atmosphere that, as another contestant left the stage, a purple-haired woman wearing a red dress and butterfly glasses on her face walked onto the stage.

Although Lillian introduced her as the fairy Musashi Bian, Xia You recognized at a glance that this person was Musashi from Team Rocket!

I didn't expect Musashi to join in the fun...

Although I was a little surprised at first, it wasn't so strange when I thought about Musashi's personality.

As for... stopping her?

Xia Youke is not so nosy. Besides, he has a good impression of the Rocket Team trio. He will just watch Musashi's performance for fun and also want to see what Musashi can do.

When the show started, Musashi released her Pokémon.

However, when the Poké Ball opened, what appeared was not Musashi's own Pokémon, but Kojiro's Thorny Ball Cactus!

This thorny cactus was captured by Kojiro in the forest near the city of Kazuna in Hoenn, and it accompanied the three members of Team Rocket for a long time.

It looks like a round cactus, and also a bit like a green pumpkin lantern. It is less than half a meter tall, with a golden flower like a crown on its head, a pair of thick arms, and thorns on its body. Although it looks stupid and doesn't seem to be that powerful, its evolved form is Harry's signature Pokémon - Dreamsong Cactus!

In fact, Xia You didn't have a deep understanding of this Pokémon, but he still had some vision. Just from the appearance of the prickly pear cactus, he had already guessed its approximate abilities.

After releasing the prickly pear cactus, Musashi and it looked at each other.

Just as people were wondering what kind of gorgeous moves this pair would perform, the man and the Pokémon began running towards each other and eventually hugged each other.

The audience was simply stunned.

They really didn't expect that it was such a simple action!

And the thorns on the prickly cactus look very sharp just as its name suggests, but Musashi held it so naturally and actually endured such thorns!

This is a performance I've never seen before...

Just one look at it makes people feel unbearable pain for Musashi, and they don’t know what her purpose is in doing this.

But just when people were confused, Lillian, the host, burst into tears and shouted loudly.

"It's so touching!" Lillian said excitedly, "This is love! It's love and peace! It's so beautiful and touching. The romantic hug that made me feel sad worked!"

After hearing what she said, the audience suddenly realized that such hugs were not as superficial as they seemed, but were full of connotation and meaning!

For a moment, people imagined all kinds of things, and like Lillian, they instantly burst into tears and were deeply moved. Especially when the spotlight was on Musashi and the prickly cactus, it added to the atmosphere!

Even Xiaoyao, Xiaozhi and the others seemed to feel the bond between humans and Pokémon after hearing Lillian's explanation, and they clenched their fists in emotion.

I'm afraid Xia You is the only one in the whole audience who still has a blank expression on his face.

He really didn't understand. Wasn't it just that he was pricked by the thorns of the prickly cactus and couldn't move? Why did these people make up so many things in their minds?

I even looked at the three referees and found that they were also smiling and applauding!

This made Xia You very confused.

After all, in his opinion, whether it was Lillian, Konkenstein, Sukisa, or even Miss Joy, they were undoubtedly extremely professional and should be able to see Musashi's current predicament, but why were these people like this?

Suddenly, Xia You realized where the problem lay.

I also realized why I was so reluctant to attend the grand event.

In terms of his behavior style, he is undoubtedly rational, and this kind of character makes him invincible in Pokémon battles. While not revealing any flaws, he can also discover the opponent's loopholes as quickly as possible and win.

But in the gorgeous competition, what is needed is sensibility. One needs to feel the beauty from the coordination between trainers and Pokémon, and feel that kind of visible but indescribable haziness. This is undoubtedly what he lacks the most.

Presumably, it is for this reason that Konkenstein, Susaki, Miss Joy, Lillian, the audience, and even Xiaoyao and Xiaozhi really felt something from Musashi's seemingly flawed freeze-frame performance.

So, Musashi's unintentional performance actually achieved unexpected success!

Could it be that she is really a one-in-a-million genius! ?

Musashi's performance was not over yet.

Perhaps she had adapted to, or perhaps she had endured, the sharp thorns of the prickly pear cactus, and she began her next move.

During the hug, the prickly pear cactus used missile needles, and these sharp needles, under the precise guidance of the prickly pear cactus, flew into the air and collided. With the violent explosion, a sky full of hot rainbow light fell like a starry sky, covering Musashi and the prickly pear cactus. Musashi was just like her name on the stage, like a fairy descending to the earth!

There were bursts of exclamations from the audience.

"Amazing……"

Xiaoyao's murmurs of praise could also be heard beside my ears.

Xia You turned around and found that the girl was looking at the screen seriously. She was surprised and said, "It seems that it's not just Harry, this person... is also a tough opponent!"

Xia You:......

Obviously, Xiaoyao did not recognize the true identity of the fairy Musashi Bian, and actually thought she was an extremely powerful coordination trainer!

But Xia You hesitated and still didn't tell her the truth.

After all, judging from the level of the Rockets' trio, even if they are not exposed, they will eventually give up and reveal their true colors. If that's the case, why should I bother?

Then let Xiaoyao feel more pressure now.

Maybe through these pressures, her potential can be stimulated!

As expected, Musashi also completed her round of review with an extremely high score, and this score was even higher than Harry, who was the first to play, and won the highest score of the whole game!

Xia You looked up at the ceiling.

How should I put it? This result is somewhat unexpected, yet reasonable.

When Musashi gets serious, he is really amazing!

However, a small incident occurred when Musashi left the stage.

Perhaps because he had endured two close-range spike attacks, Musashi was fixed there, unable to move. In the end, Lillian called the medical staff up and asked them to carry Musashi away on a stretcher!

Of course, such an accident could not change the outcome, but instead allowed the audience to see Musashi’s seriousness and dedication.

Now the applause and cheers became even louder!

After Musashi left the stage, the last contestant of the first round of review, Xiaoyao, finally appeared.

"Come on." In the lobby of the players' lounge, Xia You turned to look at Xiao Yao and encouraged her, "I believe you can do it. Just put your usual training into practice."

"Don't worry, I will behave well!"

Giving Xia You a sweet smile, Xiaoyao stood up, put aside all distracting thoughts, and walked towards the contestant channel with firm steps.

It didn't take long before Xiaoyao appeared on the stage.

Seeing the relaxed and confident look on her face through the big screen, Xia You also perked up and prepared to take a look at Xiaoyao's training results.

In fact, to be honest, Xia You himself knew that his traveling companion Xiaoyao did not even know what Pokémon his companion would use for the competition or what the stage choreography was like. He was indeed a bit irresponsible. Especially last night, when he knew that Xiaoyao was about to participate in the competition, he still left her behind to go on a date, which made him seem even more unreliable.

But there was nothing he could do about it. After all, he and Nazi rarely had time to get together. How could he avoid seeing each other when they were so close? For Xiaoyao's guilt, he could only compensate her more in future trips.

Fortunately, Xiaoyao was a sensible girl and didn't mind it at all. But even so, it made Xia You feel even more embarrassed.

And this is why he took such good care of Xiaoyao and was so busy running around.

At this time, after Lillian briefly introduced Xiaoyao's name and resume, Xiaoyao's performance officially began.

Although she brought Squirtle with her, in the first round of review, Xiaoyao did not take the risk of interpreting a new style. Instead, she threw the Poké Ball and sent out her Pokemon.

It can be seen from this that she really wanted Squirtle to accept and integrate into such competitive performances as soon as possible, so she brought it with her. This also made Xia You sigh that she has really grown a lot compared to before.

After Strong Chicken spun around and jumped steadily to the center of the stage, Xiaoyao took off her headscarf and threw it away. Strong Chicken immediately used Flame Vortex and followed it with Sky Punch, using the rising thermal airflow to blow the headscarf high into the sky. Then Strong Chicken also jumped into the vortex and jumped high, using Sky Punch to hit the unfolded headscarf back onto Xiaoyao's head.

Finally, Xiaoyao and Lizhuangji jumped to the center of the stage at the same time and gave a gorgeous farewell.

At this point, Xiaoyao's performance is completely over.

But after watching it, Xia You touched his chin and always felt that Xiaoyao's performance, although it seemed to be very technical and fast, and indeed showed the charm of the strong chicken itself, was too cool and lacked gorgeousness, giving people a very monotonous feeling.

Although he also understood that RoboPulse is a Fire and Fighting Pokémon and did not take the gorgeous route but the handsome route, it was obvious that Xiaoyao's performance still had a strong Satoshi Katsuki style.

It’s not that this style is bad, it’s just that it’s simply handsome and lacks any depth, so it’s hard to get high scores, and it won’t be smooth for Xiaoyao’s future growth.

But fortunately, such a handsome performance still won the love of the audience, and even the three judges gave it a relatively high score.

Seeing this, Xia You also made an estimate in his mind.

Xiaoyao's score is not the highest, but it is higher than most people. If nothing unexpected happens, she should advance to the next round.

Sure enough, just as he thought, after Xiaoyao's performance ended, within a few moments, the list of eight contestants entering the next round was announced on the big screen.

Xiaoyao, with the second-to-last place, entered the next round without any major problems.

As for Musashi and Harry, they took the first two places and also advanced successfully.

Such a result is also good news for Xiaoyao. After all, it means that she has made a big step forward. She is finally no longer at the bottom of the list, but has stepped up a step and become the new seventh place!

The contestants who did not advance were naturally eliminated regretfully, but for those like Xiaoyao who entered the next round, there was no time to be happy, as they would soon have to compete again.

The rules of the second round of the Kanto region are basically the same as those of the Hoenn region, and it is also a gorgeous battle. But as mentioned before, in the gorgeous competition in the Kanto region, two different Pokémon can be used in the first and second rounds!

In this way, one Pokémon can focus on the stage performance, while the other Pokémon can focus on the stage battle. The effect will undoubtedly be better and the intensity will be greatly increased.

This is also a scene that the audience is happy to see.

"Dear audience, let's continue." Lillian walked to the center of the stage with a smile on her face, pointed to the big screen and said, "But before that, let's take a look at the first round of grouping for the second round of competition!"