"Eh?! Why? If you're worried about mom's work, you don't have to worry at all. Piccolo and Zaobo can handle it. It will be no problem in just a week." Lusamine said, patting her chest.
"That's not the reason..." Liliae turned her head away and said unhappily.
"Isn't this the reason? Oh, I remember now. You're not still angry about that time." Lusamine said with sudden realization.
"That's good to know." Liliae's mouth puffed up with anger.
"Oh my, I didn't expect my little Liliae to be such a vengeful person. It's been five years and you're still angry. It's just that one of your Pippi dolls was broken. The child apologized to you very embarrassedly and even bought you all the Pippi dolls she could find on the market as an apology." Lusamine ran to Liliae and hugged her in her arms.
"I don't care. Although I like those dolls, I still like the original one. Besides, I said at the beginning that I would never go to a place where he is." Liliae still pouts.
"Ah! Liliae, you're so cute like this!" Lusamine pressed her face against Liliae's and began to caress her like a pervert, making Liliae unable to even get angry.
"Mom, stop it!" Liliae protested loudly, but was forcibly suppressed by Lusamine.
In the end, Liliae was persuaded by Lusamine, but whether she was persuaded by reason or she just couldn't stand her mother's perverted behavior, it depends on one's own opinion.
After dealing with Liliae, Lusamine prepared to go to the Aether Foundation to arrange her itinerary after leaving. Although she said it very simply, as the leader of such a large enterprise, she still needed to hand over, and she couldn't think of leaving within three days.
"Okay, that's basically it. I'm going to travel to the Hoenn region in three days, and I'll leave the Foundation to you." Lusamine said to Pico and Zaobo who were standing in front of her.
"We understand, but what about the young master?" Bi Ke hesitated for a while, and finally mustered up the courage to speak out.
"Just let him train outside with the attribute: Kong for a while. You just need to arrange people to protect him secretly. Maybe training outside for a period of time will make him less willful!" Thinking of her restless son, Lusamine said helplessly.
"We understand. We'll take our leave now." Pico and Zaobo bowed and left the office, leaving Lusamine with a relatively quiet space.
"Well~, I can finally relax for a while. It's too uncomfortable to maintain my dignity in front of my subordinates. By the way, I haven't told Anzu-chan about this yet." Lusamine stretched and walked to the other corner of the office where there was a videophone.
"Moshimoshi, is this Kyoko-chan? I'm going to come to Hoenn with my daughter to seek refuge with you, so you have to treat us well!"
"Oh, so you are here to travel, right? Of course you are welcome. My son is going to participate in this year's Caiyou Conference, so we can go to the site for a visit together." Xingzi said happily.
"Okay, okay, I just saw him on TV. This kid is getting more and more handsome. I tell you..."
What followed was a lot of useless phone calls. At this time, Gongsun Yan obviously did not expect that two unexpected visitors would come to Hoenn and even watch his game.
Chapter 378 Gongsun Yan's Bad Speech
"Oh, I didn't expect Lusamine to come to Hoenn for a trip. It seems that she has completely gotten over the shadow of Dr. Moon's disappearance." Anzi said happily after hanging up the phone.
"Well, let me see what we should prepare to receive them." Xingzi's mother hurriedly got busy, thinking about how to welcome the incoming friends. The two of them rarely saw each other after they got married. After all, they were in two different regions, and one of them was running a huge foundation, so they had very little free time. The last time they met was five years ago, and they had a minor conflict at that time.
After tidying up one item in the guest room, Xingzi stood in the room and thought for a while, then decisively ran to Gongsun Yan's room, swept down all the dolls on the shelf, and placed them in the guest room. After doing all this, Xingzi nodded with satisfaction. Such a room full of girlish atmosphere is suitable for girls to live in.
As for Gongsun Yan's room, which was deprived of the right to place the dolls? That's not a big deal. Gongsun Yan didn't go home for such a long time. People who don't go home have no right to make suggestions on the room furnishings.
"Oh, yes, this doll has to be put away. Xiaoyan said at the beginning that he would give it to the other party personally, and I almost forgot. It's just the right time to give it to him when I go to Caiyou City to watch his game. It's like killing two birds with one stone." Xingzi suddenly remembered something, picked up a doll from the table, put it in the suitcase, and prepared to give it to Gongsun Yan when the time comes.
While Xingzi was struggling at home, Gongsun Yan was sitting excitedly in the audience seats of a large celebration. The battle he had been looking forward to was finally about to begin, Xiaoyao vs. Xiaoshun, this kind of love-hate scene was his favorite to watch.
"Hey, Xiaoyan, can you calm down a little? You make me feel like you are going to rush onto the field. Please calm down, the spectators are watching us." Xiaosheng reminded Gongsun Yan helplessly. He really couldn't stand the way the people around him looked at him like a monkey.
"Hehe, I'm just too excited. It's normal to lose my composure a little. Don't pay attention to the details. This is the showdown of the century between Xiaoyao and Xiaoshun. It's normal to be a little excited." With Xiaosheng's reminder, Gongsun Yan finally noticed the strange looks from the people around him and restrained himself a little.
"Then there's no need to be so excited. I guess my sister isn't as excited as you." Xiaosheng covered his head. He felt that he was the only normal person in the team who had fallen. He felt tired and exhausted.
"Xiao Yan is indeed very young, but there is no need to be so excited. Just watch Xiao Yao's game." Mitsuko covered her mouth and chuckled, reminding Gongsun Yan slightly. Gongsun Yan, who respected his teacher very much, naturally would not refute what his master's wife said, and immediately sat up straight.
"The next players who will bring us a wonderful match are Xiao Shun and Xiao Yao. The winner between the two will be the champion of this grand celebration. I hope they can bring us a wonderful match!"
With the host Vivian's loud shout, the battle between the rivals Shun and Haruka will officially begin. No matter who will win in the end, all the grievances between the two in the Hoenn region will be wiped out. As for which direction the situation will develop in the future, it is unknown.
"Come out, Flame Chicken, Milotic!"
"I'm counting on you, Desert Dragonfly, Absol!"
Four white lights flashed on the field, and four Pokémon of different sizes appeared in front of everyone. Xiaoyao still sent out the familiar Blaziken and Milotic. In the previous games, the audience also understood how powerful these two Pokémon were.
The two Pokémon released by Xiao Shun also caused heated discussions among the audience as soon as they appeared. This was not the first time that these two Pokémon appeared on the stage of a large-scale celebration, but they only appeared once. That time they helped Xiao Shun defeat Robert, the favorite to win the championship, which was a miracle. Now they want to know if the miracle can happen again.
"It's indeed Fluttershy and Absol. These two Pokémon of Shun are very powerful. I wonder if Xiaoyao can win!" Xiaozhi felt itchy after seeing the Pokémon released by Shun. He always wanted to have a good fight with Shun, but Shun refused his request for a fight on the grounds of preparing for battle.
"I think it will be difficult. Xiao Shun is quite powerful. It would be easy if Xiao Yao knew the information about Absol's mega evolution. But I think Xiao Yao definitely doesn't know it, so we can only wait and see." Gongsun Yan shook his head and openly predicted the future.
"Huh? Xiaoyan, didn't you tell Xiaoyao the information about Mega Absol?" After hearing what Gongsun Yan said, everyone looked over in surprise.
"Hey, it's not that I don't want to tell you, it's that Xiaoyao didn't even ask me. Didn't you see that I kept hanging around in front of her before she was about to enter the preparation room? But she just didn't ask me, so what should I do?"
Gongsun Yan quickly protested that he had no burden of so-called fair competition. Knowledge is power, and connections are also a kind of power. It is normal for me to defeat you by using the information gap. There is no such thing as completely fair in this world, and fairness in the rules is already the limit.
"But if Xiaoyao had paid close attention to the previous battle between Xiaoshun and Robert, then the characteristics of Mega Absol should be easy to guess. Xiaoshun must know what the characteristics of Mega Flame Chicken are now. These two characteristics will be directly manifested, so it shouldn't be difficult to guess."
That being said, few people can really spot any clues from that short battle video. This requires viewers to be careful enough and have a good understanding of Pokémon knowledge. Otherwise, even if they find something wrong, they won't know which characteristic it corresponds to.
Coincidentally, Xiaoyao has neither of these two points. The latter can be compensated by the Pokémon Encyclopedia, but if the former is not naturally sufficient, then it can only be compensated by acquired efforts. Gongsun Yan did not rush to tell Xiaoyao the information this time, also to allow her to make progress, even if it means losing the victory of this large-scale celebration. Life is long, and sometimes learning something is far more important than an honor.
"Besides, what really restrains Blaziken is not Absol's characteristics, but its instincts. Absol, known as the Pokémon of disaster, cannot be defeated by brute force alone. If Xiaoyao is not prepared, he may even be defeated without any injury."
Gongsun Yan said calmly. Xiaosheng and Mitsuko didn't react yet, but Xiaozhi and Xiaogang nodded thoughtfully.
Chapter 379: Big Mistake! Weakness Being Exploited
"We can see that Xiaoyao and Xiaoshun directly triggered mega evolution when the battle just started. The mega forms of Flame Chicken and Absol appeared in front of everyone again!"
"The situation on the field is very tense! Shun did not rashly let his two Pokémon attack, but took a defensive stance. Yao let Blaziken charge forward as usual, while Milotic assisted from the rear. I wonder which side will be able to make the breakthrough first!"
"Big crisis! All of Blaziken's attacks were avoided by Absol. Blaziken's speed is getting faster and faster, but it still can't accurately attack Absol. How can Xiaoyao solve this problem?"
Vivian was there explaining the game passionately. Originally, there was no position for commentators in the Pokémon Contest, after all, everything gorgeous could be seen directly. However, due to the emergence of mega evolutions, no matter how many gorgeous skills Xiaoyao and Xiaoshun used, the final result was very similar to a normal Pokémon battle. If there was no commentator to explain, most of the audience would probably not understand it.
It was too late to find commentators temporarily, and these commentators had no idea about the rules of the glamour contest. If they were to explain in the usual way, their explanations would probably be irrelevant. So the organizers could only let Vivian, the host, take over, since she had learned the skills in this area anyway.
But no matter whether this commentator is professional or not, at least one thing is not wrong, that is, Xiaoyao is definitely in a great disadvantage now. All her attacks miss, and the opponent's attacks hit. In addition, Flammulina itself is not outstanding in physical strength. If Xiaoyao can't find a way to deal with it, then her trip to this large-scale celebration will come to an end.
"Although I thought about this situation, I didn't expect Xiaoyao to be so flustered after losing the advantage in intelligence and combat power. Do you think I protected Xiaoyao too well?" Gongsun Yan looked at the situation on the field and fell into deep thought.
"Not really. Xiaoyao should have just not checked for a moment and will be able to regroup soon." Xiaozhi forced an explanation, but the guilty conscience in his words could not be concealed.
"No, it's indeed my problem. I found that when you were traveling, you and Xiaoyao would habitually ask me directly whenever you encountered any problems, or I told you the answers myself. The frequency of you using the Pokémon encyclopedia in your hands has become less and less, and this is not a good phenomenon!" Gongsun Yan said with a grim expression.
He suddenly discovered the disadvantages of traveling with Xiaozhi and the others. Although Xiaozhi and the others' strength had been greatly improved under his influence, they were greatly lacking in some basic things. The impact on Xiaozhi, who had already traveled to two regions, was negligible, but for Xiaoyao, a newcomer who had just started traveling, it was not so friendly.
"Sure enough, should I separate from Xiaozhi and the others when we are in the Kanto region?" Gongsun Yan thought to himself, and finally made up his mind that when he arrived in the Kanto region, he must travel separately from Xiaozhi and the others, otherwise it would have too much of an impact on Xiaoyao. Xiaoyao must learn to travel on her own one day.
"Xiaoyao's condition is becoming less and less optimistic!" Xiaogang said with a heavy face as he looked at the battle situation on the field.
"No need to be so tactful. Xiaoyao has already stepped into Xiaoshun's trap. The more Absol dodges Blaziken's attacks, the more Xiaoyao wants to speed up her attack. Coupled with Blaziken's acceleration characteristics, Blaziken's speed is easily increased. Once it speeds up, it won't be so easy to slow down." Gongsun Yan said without mercy.
At this time, Xiao Shun on the field also showed a smile. He didn't expect that his plan would go so smoothly. This tactic that he originally intended to try actually worked. He used Absol's predictive ability to dodge Flame Chicken's attack, which eventually caused Flame Chicken's speed to get out of control.
"Then, I'll win this battle! Absol, Desert Dragonfly, implement the decapitation plan!" Xiao Shun gave loud orders to his Pokémon.
A violent sandstorm swept out from under the Desert Dragonfly, covering the entire battlefield. The figures of Absol and the Desert Dragonfly suddenly disappeared in the sandstorm.
"What? Milotic, use Rainmaker!" Xiaoyao became anxious when he found that he had lost his vision of the field. He actually asked Milotic to use Rainmaker to seize the weather.
"I got it!" This is what Xiao Shun said.
"It's over!" This is what Gongsun Yan said.
I saw a crystal clear water ball shooting out from the sandstorm and condensing into a large rain cloud in the air. Under the pouring rain, the sandstorm hastily raised by the desert dragonfly was quickly covered up, but the scene that appeared in front of everyone was so unbelievable.
I saw that the four Pokémon that were originally scattered in three places had gathered together. Sandslash and Absol were in a stalemate with Blaziken, and behind Blaziken was Milotic who had lost its combat ability.
The result is obvious. After using the sandstorm to hide their figures, Desert Dragonfly and Absol rushed directly towards Milotic. When Milotic used the rain-praying move, they took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on the opponent.
Milotic was obviously paralyzed by the previous smooth battle. After all, no Pokémon had been able to break through the obstruction of Blaziken and reach her. Over time, Milotic became numb and careless, and actually used the Prayer for Rain move directly without any defensive moves. In the end, it was naturally successfully ambushed and lost its combat ability without any resistance.
Although Flammel noticed the conspiracy of Flycatcher and Absol at the first moment, his speed had been out of control in the previous battle, and he actually gave Milotic a fatal blow at such a critical moment. He actually ran too far.
That's right, in this urgent situation, Flammel should have rushed to Milotic as soon as possible to help her resist the enemy's attack, but Flammel just used a little more strength and rushed past Milotic.
When Flammulina finally stabilized its body and was about to rush back, Tornado Blade and Dragon God Dive hit Milotic. Coincidentally, these two moves hit Milotic's vital points, causing Milotic to lose its combat ability.
Chapter 380: Regretful Defeat, Regrouping
"Xiaoyao, you've already lost." Xiaoshun said to Xiaoyao calmly, as if he didn't see the Desert Dragonfly and Absol who were constantly retreating at the hands of the angry Blaziken.
"What are you talking about? Even if only Blaziken is left, I can still defeat you!" Xiaoyao said viciously, with a hint of complaint in his tone.
"Of course, your Blaziken is indeed very strong, but don't forget that we are participating in a grand celebration, not a league competition. Absol, be patient!" Xiao Shun shook his head slightly and suddenly gave the order.
"What, Blaziken, stop it!" Xiaoyao only then noticed that after Xiaoshun's calculations, her score had already hit rock bottom. It could be said that as long as Blaziken was hit once, it would be completely finished.
However, Blaziken's speed had long been out of control, not only its movement speed, but also its attack speed. Even though Xiaoyao opened her mouth to stop it immediately, its flaming kick hit Absol directly and was eaten head-on by Absol.
Absol was then covered with red light, and slammed into Flame Chicken fiercely, knocking it back several steps. It finally stabilized its body, and before Flame Chicken could fight back, the big screen above its head announced the result of the match.
Xiao Shun's portrait was enlarged to the entire big screen, with photos of the Desert Dragonfly and Absol next to it, and the word "winner" appeared below. The audience and the host were shouting Xiao Shun's name, indicating that he was the final winner.
Xiaoyao's avatar was pushed down and finally disappeared on the big screen, indicating Xiaoyao's defeat.
“Okay, let’s stop standing here and go comfort Xiaoyao. She probably isn’t feeling well right now. After all, she’s just a little bit away from her goal.” Gongsun Yan slowly stood up and walked towards the contestants’ passage.
"Lost, huh?" Xiaoyao looked at Xiaoshun who was standing on the field welcoming the applause from the audience. For a moment, she felt that the originally gentle sunlight had become a little dazzling. She forced a crying smile to Xiaoshun and walked towards the player passage with heavy steps.
"You are great, Xiaoyao!"
"Thank you for the wonderful fight. It's an honor to lose!"
"Don't be sad! If you lose this time, you can win it again next time!"
When Xiaoyao was about to walk into the aisle, she heard words of encouragement from the audience behind her. Xiaoyao turned around in surprise and found that the audience were cheering for her. Even the referees on the side were looking at her with encouraging eyes and applauding her.
"Thank you, thank you everyone!" At this moment, Xiaoyao could not stop crying. With tears streaming down her face, she bowed deeply to the audience, then rushed into the corridor as if escaping, found a secluded corner and started crying there.
At this time, Xiao Shun was receiving his ribbon trophy from Mr. Kangkenstein, giving his victory speech, and dealing with the reporters who flocked to the scene.
After Xiao Shun had dealt with those reporters exhausted both physically and mentally, a man dressed in green quietly appeared beside Xiao Shun.
"Hey, you defeated that little girl, why don't you rush to comfort her!" Harry still used that sarcastic tone, standing beside Xiao Shun and teasing him.
"Don't worry, she has a group of very competent partners. It will be the same whether I go or not. I can't let Mr. Conkenstein down. He has worked very hard to promote the gorgeous competition. I can't just run away like this." Xiao Shun said calmly.
"Oh, I really don't understand you young people. I am really old. Forget it. I have reminded you all that I should have reminded you. It is time for me to think about where to travel next. I heard that the Kanto region wants to hold a grand celebration. Are you interested?"
Harry shrugged, said hello to Xiao Shun and walked out, and extended an invitation to Xiao Shun before leaving.
"Kanto? Not bad, then you just wait there, I won't give you the chance to defeat me." After hearing what Harry said, Xiao Shun thought for a while, and suddenly remembered something Gongsun Yan had mentioned to him before, and immediately made up his mind to go to Kanto to participate in the gorgeous competition.
"Haha, I won't stop moving forward. If you don't make any progress, let alone Xiaoyao, I will become your nightmare." Harry left the venue with a smile. While he was talking to Xiaoshun, he also kept his eyes on the ribbon trophy in Xiaoshun's hand. There was desire, regret and relief in his eyes, but there was no greed. Although he did things by any means necessary, he would not have such greed.
Just as Xiao Shun and Harry were having a "cordial and friendly" conversation, Gongsun Yan and others also found Xiao Yao. After all, Xiao Yao didn't deliberately hide from everyone, she just found a corner to hide. Gongsun Yan found her as soon as she entered the lounge.
After seeing everyone, Xiaoyao rushed into Mitsuko's arms immediately. At this time, the mother's arms were obviously the warmest place. Gongsun Yan and others did not make any noise to disturb her, but stood quietly by and waited.
"Alright, alright, it's just a mistake. Sometimes failure is far more precious than success. Although you lost the game this time, you also know your shortcomings. Now you shouldn't cry here, but find a way to make up for your shortcomings."
Mitsuko persuaded Xiaoyao in a gentle voice. Having watched Xiaoyao grow up, she naturally knew how to take Xiaoyao's pulse. Sure enough, under her persuasion, Xiaoyao gradually returned to normal. Although her red eyes indicated that her condition just now was definitely not good, there was no problem now.
"Okay, Xiaoyao, as a newcomer who just started traveling this year, you have done very well. Think about Xiaozhi, he only made it to the top 16 when he just debuted. You don't have to underestimate yourself." Gongsun Yan also spoke out to comfort Xiaoyao, and even pulled Xiaozhi next to him out to give him a good beating. Although these two competitions cannot be generalized, it is also a great motivation for Xiaoyao now.
"Hey, hey, why are you talking about me? But one thing Xiaoyan said is right, Xiaoyao, you have been very good. You were just targeted this time. We will win back next time." As the protagonist, Xiaozhi is naturally very good at talking. Although he only said a few words, he successfully comforted Xiaoyao.
Xiaoyao, who burst into laughter, was also pulled out by everyone to celebrate. On the day when the big celebration ended, the organizers gathered a large number of stalls, and special snacks from all over the country could be found here. This was undoubtedly a paradise for Xiaoyao, a foodie. Perhaps this was the important reason why Xiaoyao cheered up again, and the verbal attacks were just a foil.
Chapter 381: The Grand Celebration Ends
"Ah~, so satisfied!" Xiaoyao held her stomach contentedly and moved to a chair beside her with difficulty. Xiaoshun, who was standing by, wanted to help her but didn't dare to, and could only watch helplessly in the end.
"Hey, young man, be mentally prepared first. This scene will probably appear many times in the future." Gongsun Yan patted Xiao Shun's shoulder with pity and said earnestly, looking like a loyal and honest elder, although he is not even older than Xiao Shun.
"Has Xiaoyao's appetite always been so strong?" Xiao Shun felt his eyelids twitching. The scene he just saw was too shocking to his worldview.
When the temple fair just started, Xiaoyao boasted that she would eat everything, and then plunged into the crowd, catching everyone off guard. When everyone found Xiaoyao again, Xiaoyao had already stamped all the stamp lists given to her, which means that Xiaoyao really accomplished this almost impossible feat in a very short time.
"I say, you don't have to work so hard. You can eat at any time, but you only have one body." Xiao Shun said as he sat next to Xiao Yao. Seeing this, Gongsun Yan wisely walked away.
After Gongsun Yan walked a few steps, he took advantage of the fact that neither of them was looking at him and hid behind a small stall. He stuck his head out to peek, his desire to eat melon burning in his heart.
"Wow, come on, Xiao Shun, you didn't use this great opportunity to have a chat, but took Xiao Yao to practice a gorgeous performance on the beach. How come you always come up with something new for me?"
"That's right, Xiao Shun is still too shy!"
Gongsun Yan poked his head out from behind the stall, and after seeing Xiao Shun's actions, he couldn't help but criticize him. In such a good atmosphere, he, a light bulb, walked away on his own initiative. He didn't even know how to take action. He was really too young.
Just after he said this, a familiar voice came from behind Gongsun Yan. After hearing the other party agree with his point of view, Gongsun Yan nodded in agreement. Just as he was about to continue sticking his head out to peek, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. He turned around abruptly and found that Xiaozhi and the others were hiding behind him. The person who had spoken just now was Mitsuko.
"Wow! Master's Wife, I'm not saying this, but scaring others can kill them. Could you please not make such surprise attacks next time?" Gongsun Yan was frightened out of his three souls and seven spirits, and only one soul was left. He finally calmed down and said with a tone full of complaints.
