"What!" After hearing what Gongsun Yan said, not only Xiaoyao and the others exclaimed, but because Gongsun Yan's voice was quite loud, the guards at the door also exclaimed.
After a period of chaos, the chairman of the conference organizing committee, Mr. Kang Kenstein, also rushed over after hearing the news. He also knew Gongsun Yan's identity, so he knew that Gongsun Yan would not speak nonsense without evidence, so he rushed over as soon as he knew the news.
"This trophy is indeed fake. There is no seal of the Conference Affairs Bureau on it!" Mr. Konkenstein noticed something wrong when he saw the trophy for the first time. After carefully examining it, he came to this sad conclusion.
Mr. Konkenstein then said that without the ribbon trophy, it would be impossible to hold a grand celebration. The trophy was also specially made, and it would be impossible to make a replacement for it at the moment.
After hearing the news, Xiaoyao was immediately upset. She had worked so hard in the past few months just to be able to participate in the grand celebration, and she had always dreamed of lifting the ribbon trophy that represented glory with her own hands.
"Hey, hey, hey, you don't have to be so depressed. We haven't passed any islands along the way. You just checked the ribbon trophy when we got on the ship, and no one left the cruise ship riding a flying Pokémon, so the ribbon trophy should still be on this ship, and Bannay hasn't taken it away yet, so we still have a chance to take the ribbon trophy back."
Gongsun Yan looked at the group of people in front of him with depressed expressions and immediately refuted them in a bad mood. After hearing what Gongsun Yan said, their eyes lit up. As long as they got the ribbon trophy back, everything would turn around.
"No, I know what you want to say. We will lure out the snake and use something to lure Bannai. He is very greedy for money. As long as we set the bait, he will definitely take the risk. In addition, we have blocked the news, so he doesn't know that we have discovered that he stole the trophy."
Gongsun Yan suddenly felt that something was missing in his hand. If he had a feather fan at this moment, and shook it a few times when he was giving advice, it would feel just right.
After hearing Gongsun Yan's plan, everyone thought it made sense and started to offer suggestions. In the end, Miss Junsha's golden Poké Ball plan won the first place. After all, the plans of the other people were too difficult to implement, and they couldn't find any alternatives for a while.
Miss Junsha's plan is the most likely to be realized at the moment. After all, an ordinary Poké Ball is not worth much money, and gold spray paint is also easy to obtain. Although this kind of paint will have very obvious flaws after a day, at least it can be completely mistaken for the real thing today.
Afterwards, Gongsun Yan hid in the dark, waiting for Banner's arrival. He was hiding there as an ambush, which was also a double insurance. Xiaozhi and the others went out to spread the news about the golden Poké Ball, and waited in the exhibition hall, hoping to catch Banner.
"Damn, how did these three scumbags get here!" Gongsun Yan hid in the ventilation duct, carefully watching three people in cleaners' clothes enter the exhibition hall. He recognized them as the Rocket trio at a glance. With such obvious features, it was really hard for Gongsun Yan to miss them.
Perhaps it was because Team Rocket didn't put much thought into their costumes this time, even Ash and the others quickly recognized that the visitor was not Benai, whom they had been waiting for for a long time, but their old friends, the Team Rocket trio.
This time, even a face-blind and foolish person like Satoshi was able to recognize the three members of Team Rocket, which shows how badly their disguise was this time. Team Rocket, whose identities were recognized, had no memory at all and immediately prepared to forcibly seize the golden Poké Balls. Then they were successfully hung up and beaten by Satoshi and his team after they were successfully strengthened, and flew into the blue sky as usual.
Apart from the time when Team Rocket became more powerful in the Unova region, the only time they did not suffer any setbacks was in the Alola region. After all, they had Mama Bear taking care of them. If it weren't for the fact that the three members of Team Rocket were so loyal to Team Rocket, they would have basically been ruined by Mama Bear.
Just after Team Rocket took off, the captain suddenly ran into the exhibition hall and said that the thief Banner was attacking Pokémon at the Pokémon Center and wanted Miss Junsa to rush over to maintain order.
After hearing what the captain said, Miss Junsha subconsciously prepared to rush out of the exhibition hall and go to the Pokémon Center to resolve the incident. Even Xiaozhi and others beside her subconsciously rushed out together, but just as they were about to step out of the door, Xiaogang suddenly remembered something and stopped everyone around him.
"You, should not be the captain!" Xiaogang turned around slowly, and his eyes, which had been narrowed, opened slightly. His eyes, which had been hidden for a long time, stared at the fake captain in front of him.
"Hehe, how did you recognize me?" The fake captain sneered twice, turned to look at Xiaogang, and asked with a little confusion.
"Because although you can change your voice, you have never really understood the person you disguised yourself as. You didn't even notice such a simple thing. It seems that you, the so-called Phantom Thief, are far from being as competent as Phantom Thief 1412!" Gongsun Yan kicked open the window of the vent and rushed out.
"Phantom Thief 1412?" Not only Banner was confused, but even Miss Junsha was a little confused. She had been a police officer for so long and had no idea that there was a guy named Phantom Thief 1412. As for Xiaozhi and others, they were not surprised. Gongsun Yan would always suddenly say something that made them confused.
"Well, that's not important. What's important is that your level is really too poor. Even the captain never uses the term thief when calling you the so-called phantom thief, but directly calls you a little thief." Gongsun Yan glanced at Bannayi, his eyes full of ridicule.
"What! You bastard, you dare to say that my level is too low? I will make you pay the price. Come out, Zubat, and use blood sucking!" Bannayi seemed to be angered by Gongsun Yan's words, and released Zubat to attack Gongsun Yan.
As a result, when Gongsun Yan was about to dodge, he found that Zubat was not using a blood-sucking move, but a black fog that could hide its figure!
Chapter 366: Phantom Thief! Junsha! Best Match!
"Oh, you are quite good at tactics. But you are obviously overthinking it. Growlithe, go ahead!" After seeing the black fog in front of him, Gongsun Yan's first reaction was that it was nothing special. These Phantom Thieves always like to play this kind of tricks.
"Woof!" Beside Gongsun Yan, the Growlithe that he had specifically asked Miss Junsha for suddenly pounced in one direction after hearing the command. The black fog that could obscure people's vision had no effect on the Growlithe with a sensitive sense of smell.
However, Bannay had naturally made similar preparations. After the black fog dissipated, what appeared in front of everyone was an empty exhibition stand and a cloak held in the mouth of Caterpillar. There were also a few pieces of clothes on it. It seemed that they were torn off by Caterpillar forcibly, otherwise Bannay would not have been so embarrassed.
"Damn it, he still got away!" Miss Junsha said angrily after seeing the cloak in Katie's mouth.
"Uh, don't worry. I have let my Lucario remember his wave guide. He can't run far." Gongsun Yan looked at Miss Junsha in surprise. For some reason, after finding out that Bannai was not caught, Miss Junsha seemed happy. This made Gongsun Yan a little confused.
At this time, Lucario also walked out from the corner of the room. When Gongsun Yan crawled out of the vent, he threw Lucario's Poké Ball out and attracted his attention in front of Banner.
"Ah? Ah! That's great, let's go catch Bannai!" After hearing what Gongsun Yan said, Miss Junsha was stunned for a moment, then she reacted and hurriedly walked out of the exhibition hall, ready to capture Bannai.
I really don't understand it. Are hostile relationships more suitable for pairing men and women? Gongsun Yan looked at Miss Junsha's slender and slightly flustered steps, and suddenly an explanation that seemed absurd at first glance, but was so reasonable after careful consideration, emerged in his mind.
"Pooh, pooh, pooh, what am I thinking about!" Gongsun Yan slapped himself a few times in his mind for thinking about such things. He dared to think about such things. Isn't this a criticism of Miss Junsha who is fighting on the front line? We should believe that Miss Junsha will not fall into it...right?
"Ms. Junsha, you are going in the wrong direction. Bannai is over here." Gongsun Yan had to remind Miss Junsha who was walking quickly in front of him. He was very pleased that the other party was so persistent in capturing Bannai, but it was a bit counterproductive.
"Forget it, let me lead the way." Gongsun Yan touched his head and took the initiative to walk to the front to lead the way.
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"Bannai, you have nowhere to escape, just surrender!" Miss Junsha stood in front of Bannai with righteous indignation and asked Bannai to surrender with righteous words.
After hearing what Miss Junsha said, Gongsun Yan couldn't help but roll his eyes behind her back. This Miss Junsha was simply poisonous. Every time they found Bannai, Bannai always found a chance to escape. He was as slippery as a loach.
This is nothing. The problem is that Bannai can always find a loophole to escape from Miss Junsha, but Gongsun Yan can't see any signs that Miss Junsha is deliberately letting him go. She has always been trying her best, but Bannai knows Miss Junsha too well, and Miss Junsha's obstruction is simply useless in front of him.
While catching his breath, Gongsun Yan inexplicably felt that Miss Junsha and Bannai had a strange sense of CP. They really knew each other too well, making Gongsun Yan feel like a light bulb.
"I can't fail here, beautiful Miss Junsha. The ribbon trophy is not as valuable as I thought. I will return it to you." Bannayi bent down very gentlemanly and threw the ribbon trophy in his hand to Miss Junsha.
"Then I'll go first." After seeing Miss Junsha hurriedly catch the trophy, Bannay also put a rocket vehicle on his back, jumped out of the cruise ship, and flew into the air.
"Just wait for me, I will definitely catch you!" Miss Junsha shouted at the fleeing Bannay.
"Then I'll wait for good news!" Bannai said and flew away.
Gongsun Yan just watched the other party escape without any intention of stopping him. He always felt that he should not take action, otherwise it might be a thankless task.
Gongsun Yan glanced at Miss Junsha, who had been standing there motionless since she flew away from Bannai. Her face had inexplicably turned red. Gongsun Yan even saw a trace of steam coming out of Miss Junsha's face. Gongsun Yan was stunned.
"Woof woof woof?!"
"Huh? Why do I hear the Growlithe barking?" Gongsun Yan murmured. Was he hallucinating?
"Wang Wang!"
"Alas, Growlithe, now we are left alone." Gongsun Yan stroked the Growlithe squatting beside him and felt inexplicably lonely.
"Ha~, we finally caught up. What happened? Was Bannai caught?" Just after everything was settled, Xiaozhi and the others rushed to the deck. Before that, they were busy cleaning up the mess left by Bannai's several disguises, and they just rushed over now.
"Bannai was not caught, but the ribbon trophy has been taken back. The grand celebration can be held normally." Gongsun Yan glanced at Miss Junsha beside him. In the end, he said nothing. He just said that the ribbon trophy was taken back. As for what will happen next, it is better to leave it to fate. It is also very good for him to watch the show from the side.
"That's great, as long as the ribbon trophy has been recovered. We can catch the thief Bannai at any time, but the grand celebration is imminent!" Mr. Kangkenstein also walked out of the cabin, and was overjoyed when he saw the ribbon trophy in Miss Junsha's hand.
There is no other way. Although the grand celebration is not as grand as the League Conference, it is also for coordinating trainers from all over the world. If they knew that the Hoenn region couldn't even protect a ribbon trophy, the reputation of the entire region would be dragged down. Compared with the reputation issue, the Phantom Thief Bannerey would seem so insignificant.
At this moment, Team Rocket was planning to make a comeback and take the ribbon trophy in a hot air balloon, but they were stopped halfway by a man covered in a cloak who was commanding Golbat.
"I finally got the ribbon trophy back, you guys better not have any bad ideas, Golbat, destroy the light!"
Amid the violent explosion, the man raised his head slightly, his purple hair flashed, and the lavender Ditto also squirmed on his shoulder, revealing the same evil smile as its master.
Chapter 367: The Arrival of Master Mitsuko
"Wow!" Standing in front of the main venue of the magnificent large-scale celebration, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed, this venue is really too big.
Even Xiaozhi, who had participated in two League Tournaments, had the same feeling. It's not that the venue of the grand and magnificent celebration is larger than the League Tournament. If we really talk about the size of the event, the regional league tournament held by the league is definitely the grandest event, without a doubt.
But perhaps because powerful trainers are like ascetics, the decoration of the League Tournament is a bit too simple compared to the magnificent large-scale celebration stage in front of them, which is filled with the atmosphere of wealth in every corner.
“Xiaoyao, you have to work hard! No matter whether you can win the final championship or not, you must try your best, so that you won’t regret it.” Gongsun Yan patted Xiaoyao on the shoulder and encouraged her.
“That’s right, don’t be nervous. I was extremely nervous when I attended the Quartz Conference for the first time. My hands were shaking when I went on stage. But I believe that you will not be the same as me, Xiaoyao.” Xiaozhi also patted Xiaoyao on the shoulder and shared his experience with Xiaoyao, trying to dispel Xiaoyao’s anxiety.
"That's right, sister, you can do it, we believe in you!" Xiaosheng also encouraged Xiaoyao. Although Xiaogang didn't say anything, he looked at Xiaoyao with gentle eyes and nodded slightly.
"Huh~, I understand. Thank you everyone." Xiaoyao let out a long breath and felt that the tension in her heart, which was already a little bit, suddenly dissipated a lot. She felt a lot more relaxed.
"No need to say so much between partners. Let's go and register." Gongsun Yan smiled and pushed Xiaoyao and pushed her into the registration building. Xiaoyao was not annoyed and walked towards the registration desk with a smile.
"Hello, please show me your conference ribbon." The registrar said gently.
"Drip, drip."
"Okay, the information collection is complete. This is your conference guide book, which contains the venue and precautions for the conference. Please read it carefully." The registrar handed Xiaoyao a thick guide book and a room card, and carefully reminded Xiaoyao to read the guide book more.
"Okay, let's go check out the accommodations for the players. I heard that the accommodations for the grand celebrations are much better than those for the league tournaments. Each contestant has an independent suite, so it's easy to accommodate ten people."
After seeing Xiaoyao finish registration, Gongsun Yan urged Xiaoyao to go to the dormitory quickly. In order to let the contestants be in good spirits, the organizer generously built a new building to provide accommodation for the contestants during the large-scale celebration, highlighting their wealth.
"By the way, there are two surprises waiting for you in the dormitory. You can guess them in your mind, but we won't reveal them in advance." Gongsun Yan suddenly revealed a mysterious smile while walking, and looked at Xiaozhi and others, giving Xiaoyao a shot of prevention in advance.
"Eh?! Surprise? What is it? Tell me!" Xiaoyao, whose appetite was successfully aroused by Gongsun Yan, immediately started asking questions. However, no one wanted to reveal the secret and they all walked towards the dormitory without paying any attention to Xiaoyao who was scratching his head behind them.
Originally, Xiaoyao had been wondering what the surprise Gongsun Yan mentioned was, but after she saw the gorgeous dormitory building in front of her, all these unimportant things were thrown out of her mind. Looking at the dormitory building in front of her, she imagined how comfortable it would be to live in it.
"Master~, cough cough..." Gongsun Yan had been looking around since he arrived at the dormitory door, and finally found the figure of Master's wife Mitsuko who had been waiting for a long time in a shadow. Gongsun Yan was about to remind her loudly but was immediately stopped by a sharp look. He could only watch his Master's wife tiptoe to Xiaoyao's back and cover Xiaoyao's eyes with her hands.
"Guess who I am?" Mitsuko started to play with Xiaoyao in a very childish way. Gongsun Yan vaguely remembered that he had mastered this move when he was a child. It was really amazing that the master's wife could say such shameful words in public.
Xiaoyao naturally guessed her mother's identity very quickly. After all, she had such a childish mother. Xiaoyao couldn't remember how many times she had played this childish game with her mother since she was a child. Even though she felt a little bored, Mitsuko never got tired of it.
However, Xiaoyao did not feel annoyed this time. After all, she had been separated from her mother for a while, and the mother and daughter had a lot of private things to talk about. For a moment, she even forgot about the boys around her and stood at the door of the dormitory building chatting enthusiastically.
"Well, it's about time for us to put our things in the dormitory, otherwise we may not have time to visit the entire venue later." Gongsun Yan saw that the mother and daughter were talking more and more excitedly, and did not notice the boys who were waiting on the side and were a little impatient, so he had to speak up to interrupt this harmonious scene.
"Oh! Yes, yes, let's go into the room quickly. It is said that the contestants' dormitory is decorated very nicely. Let's go in and take a look together." Mitsuko then realized that she had ignored the other people watching on the side. She felt a little embarrassed, but on the surface she pretended to be nothing and led everyone into the dormitory building.
However, the only problem was that Mitsuko had just arrived and had been waiting for Xiaoyao and her group outside the dormitory building, so she had not actually gone inside to take a look. She only imagined the structure inside in her mind, which was obviously not enough to lead the way.
In addition, the organizer built this dormitory building in a grand and majestic manner, and the roads inside were full of twists and turns. Everyone got lost after wandering around. If a waiter hadn't passed by, they would probably still be wandering in the corridor.
"Mom, you are obviously a directionally challenged person, why did you lead the way? The dormitory is so close, but we took so long to get around."
After entering the room, Xiaoyao finally couldn't help but started complaining about her mother. Her room was clearly right next to the elevator and only two steps away, but she had been wandering around outside for such a long time and passed by the door three times but didn't come in. She could be called the modern Dayu.
"Ahem, it's all their fault for designing the door number to be the same as the pattern on the wall. At first I didn't realize it was a door number." Mitsuko forced an explanation, but her language sounded a little pale.
Chapter 368: Embarrassment Spreads Throughout the Body
"Ahem, Xiaoyao, Master's wife didn't mean it. Let's not talk about this matter for now. Look at the thick stack of letters on the table. That's the second surprise I mentioned." Gongsun Yan saw Master's wife's embarrassed look and immediately realized that it was time for him to show up. He spoke directly to divert Xiaoyao's attention.
After seeing the pile of letters on the table, Xiaoyao no longer complained about her mother's mood. Instead, she went over and started to open the letters with great interest.
Mitsuko, who escaped the disaster, breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Gongsun Yan with a little gratitude. In response, Gongsun Yan could only smile helplessly and took the initiative to help Xiaoyao open the letters. These were the temporary enemies and forever friends that Xiaoyao met during her travels.
After knowing that Xiaoyao won five ribbons and could take part in the grand celebration, they sent letters of encouragement one after another. After seeing the letters from these old friends, Xiaoyao seemed to be given an extra boost. His blood boiled and he wished that today was the day when the grand celebration would begin so that he could go on stage and have a good fight with his opponents.
"Alright, alright, wait until the game to release your passion. Take a break now. No one here wants to be your punching bag." Gongsun Yan had to pour a bucket of cold water on Xiaoyao. Although being full of fighting spirit is a good thing, energy should be put into the right occasion and at the right time.
"Well, let me explain the rules of this grand celebration. This grand celebration is divided into preliminaries and official matches. First up is the preliminaries that will start tomorrow..."
Xiaogang skillfully picked up the instruction book handed by the registrar, found the page about the rules of the competition, and began to explain the rules of the large-scale celebration. His skillful look made Gongsun Yan inexplicably feel distressed. Xiaogang was really worried about having Xiaozhi, a reckless travel partner. Without his help, Xiaozhi probably wouldn't even care about the rules of the conference.
However, seeing how Xiaogang was enjoying himself, Gongsun Yan decisively decided not to say anything. Everyone has the right to choose the lifestyle they like. As a friend, he just needs to give his blessing. Maybe Xiaogang really likes this kind of nanny-type life.
As for the rules of the Grand Celebration, they are actually very simple. 247 seeded players who can enter the official competition will be selected from 64 participants. This part is exactly the same as the League Tournament. The only difference is that in the League Tournament, each participant has to participate in several Pokémon battles. After eliminating several opponents in succession, they can enter the top 64. The Grand Celebration only performs two rounds, and the scores of these two rounds are used to determine whether they can enter the official competition.
In the first round, the coordinating trainer can show his Pokémon using no more than one move. In the second round, he can use any moves. However, the grand celebration in the Sinnoh region is a little different. There is only one round of performances, and the two-person performance rule will be used, which means that the coordinating trainer needs to use two Pokémon to perform, which makes it more difficult. After all, two Pokémon are obviously more difficult to coordinate and command than one Pokémon.
However, the number of participants in the grand celebration is much smaller than that of the League Tournament, so the pass rate is not too low. It is completely without the cruelty of the League Tournament where 64 people are selected from nearly a thousand people, and those who are eliminated cannot even show their faces. The TV station's broadcast only begins after the top are selected, and the ones before that are just cannon fodder after all.
The Grand Gala does a great job in this regard. Even the Coordinator Trainers who are eliminated in the first round can have a chance to show up. After all, the Coordinator Trainers who can enter the Grand Gala have all obtained five ribbons. I can’t say how strong they are, but the combos they designed are absolutely gorgeous to the extreme, the kind that can be broadcast directly on TV without any special effects.
However, Gongsun Yan disdained all of these. A coordination trainer is still a type of trainer after all, and a trainer should keep fighting on the field. If he only cares about the level of gorgeousness, he will definitely not go far. Just as Ye Buxiu, who wishes to remain anonymous and is known as the ancestor of tactics, said, he entered the competitive circle, not the entertainment circle.
If they really only care about the level of gorgeousness, then the profession of Pokémon Performer that is popular in the Kalos region is more suitable for them. They don't need to be very powerful, as long as they look good enough.
After listening to the rules of the large-scale celebration, Xiaoyao suddenly felt a little pressure. Tomorrow's opening ceremony will be held under the watchful eyes of countless people. If any problems arise here, her career as a coordination trainer will be forced to end.
Thinking of this, Xiaoyao could no longer sit still and planned to take all her Pokémon out for some fresh air and check everyone's status to avoid any problems when the time came.
"Oh, you should go to the square first. There seems to be a lot of coordination trainers gathered there to participate in this grand celebration. You can also go there to feel the atmosphere and see if there are any characters that need attention and collect some information." Gongsun Yan stood up from the sofa, stretched his body casually, and spoke.
"Huh? Xiaoyan, is there anything I can help you with?" Xiaoyao asked puzzledly.
"It's nothing serious, just a small matter that needs to be resolved. If everything goes well, I will be able to meet up with you in less than five minutes after you arrive at the square. Don't worry." Gongsun Yan said as he walked out of the room and closed the door very casually.
"Huh~, okay, now it's time to teach Team Rocket a lesson. They actually dared to pretend to be teachers to cheat. It seems they didn't remember any lesson at all." The gentle smile on Gongsun Yan's face disappeared after the door was closed. It was replaced by a cold face with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
Gongsun Yan touched the Poké Ball on his waist and walked towards the elevator. An aura of keeping strangers away began to emanate from him. This aura lasted until he stood in front of the elevator, and then it came to an abrupt end.
"Um, it seems that this elevator can only be opened with a special magnetic card." Gongsun Yan looked at the elevator in front of him, strands of embarrassment spreading up from his back and finally gathered on his face.
Afterwards, Gongsun Yan ran back dejectedly and asked Xiaoyao for the additional magnetic card for swiping the elevator that was placed in the room. The organizer had prepared one for each contestant's companion. Gongsun Yan was so cool when he went out just now that he completely forgot about this matter.
Chapter 369: Xiaoshun gives flowers to Xiaoyao?
"What a disgusting feeling~!" Following a familiar line, Gongsun Yan stood on the ground and watched Team Rocket go away, revealing a hint of coldness just like the King of Leave beside him.
"See, these three people are all fakes. You are all coordination trainers who have received five ribbons, but how come you don't even have the ability to distinguish? Teacher Qianli would not come out to cheat like this." Gongsun Yan said in a cold voice to the group of coordination trainers around him.
After he got the room card and rushed here, he ran into Team Rocket who were cheating there, spying on other people's Pokémon under the name of their own teachers.
How could Gongsun Yan tolerate such a bad temper? He immediately released the King of Leave, and sent the Rocket Team trio back to the sky with a few arm hammers. After "sending" the Rocket Team trio away, Gongsun Yan was furious when he looked at the group of children around him who had not been baptized by the dangers of the world.
