Chapter 209

Performance Competition will also be her battleground.

"Magic City Station arrived. Magic City Station arrived. Please disembark in an orderly manner..."

As the train came to a stop, a mature woman dressed in a black long-sleeved shirt and trousers stepped out of the carriage, pulling a not-so-large suitcase.

"Is this Magic City...? It does look quite similar to Jubilife City."

The woman looked around, her long Golden hair shimmering in the sunlight, but it was clear that she still wore a hint of fatigue on her face.

After seeing the video, she rushed here immediately—before that, she had been immersed in the excavation of the Ruins in the Remote Mountains for quite some time.

"That Trainer... let's not go find him for now, but there's someone else..."

The woman hailed a taxi outside the train station and sat in the back, fiddling with her phone. On the screen of her phone was a picture of a woman with Purple Long Hair and alluring eyes.

Sabrina.

"Gym Leader in the Kanto Region"

The woman knew Sabrina, but in fact, she was more concerned with her own research and not so much with the affairs of the Pokémon League. She couldn't even remember the names and faces of many Gym Leader in various regions. However, she still had quite a few impressions of "Sabrina".

This impression doesn't stem from her status as Gym Leader, but rather from the movies she's Role Play. In Pokéstar Studios in the Unova Region, Sabrina is undoubtedly a top-tier actress. Whenever a villainous queen-type character appears, everyone immediately thinks of Sabrina.

As it happened, every time the woman went on vacation to the Unova Region at the invitation of her friends, she would be recommended many of Sabrina's movies. During that time, she also remembered this movie star who was also Gym Trainer.

"You can still find videos online of Sabrina fighting that man; they seem to know each other."

The woman turned off her phone screen, leaned back in her car seat, and gently closed her eyes.

Her friend is also a user of Psychic, and her skill level is equally high. Although she is not quite as good as her in combat, she can still be considered one of the best Trainer.

"... Perhaps, Sabrina will be able to find her whereabouts."

Since arriving in this world, the woman has focused on exploring its Ruins.

During this time, she discovered many strange things. She didn't have enough evidence to prove what had happened, and because of her special status, she didn't ask the world's Pokémon League for help.

Until—she saw Sabrina.

Clearly, this was some kind of signal being sent by the other party. Sabrina, as Pokémon World, has extremely high recognizability. In addition, the boy later specifically sent Legendary Pokémon to participate in the battle, which has a fatal attraction for the residents of the Pokémon World.

Therefore, she had no reason not to come.

However, it's still necessary to remain cautious.

Upon arriving at the pre-booked hotel, the woman handed her identification to the front desk. Obtaining an identity in this world is not easy; even she had to use some other methods. Presumably, Sabrina had used similar methods. As a user of Psychic, Sabrina did all this without difficulty.

After obtaining her identity, everything else went much more Tailwind. With her solid knowledge base, she quickly obtained the status of a researcher, enabling her to apply for equipment from the Pokémon League to conduct exploration work on the Ruins.

"Please wait a moment, I'll help you with the check-in process."

The receptionist took the woman's identification and entered a series of information into the computer.

After a series of actions, she smiled and handed back the room key and proof of identity, and gave a slight bow.

"I hope you have a wonderful evening, Miss Cynthia."

"The same as you."

The woman smiled gently and took all the items. Staring at that faint smile, the receptionist was stunned for several seconds until the woman in black disappeared from her sight, at which point she finally came to her senses.

Wow, what a cool older sister!

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"It's time to open our own account!"

After returning from her Aunt's house, Qiao Ran had already understood everything.

Sabrina makes a lot of sense. He's currently at the peak of his popularity, so there's no need to wait for any Performance Competition match. Besides, his confidence is at an all-time high, making it the perfect time to make something of himself.

The plan to hold Performance Competition was only made because there wasn't a better opportunity, but now that the opportunity is right in front of him, how could he not take advantage of it?

However, upon hearing these words, Sabrina only glanced at Qiao Ran before returning to scrolling through her phone, leaving an unfinished pizza on the table.

"Opening an account... Speaking of which, what should we post?"

Lillie looked at Qiao Ran with some concern. During this time, she and Mei had watched a lot of videos from this world. The Uploader uploaded the videos generally had a stable output of content. For example, Gym Leader could film the inside of Gym and talk about Pokémon breeding. Some Pokémon researchers could even film the ecology of Pokémon. In short, they all looked very professional at first glance.

What can they send?

"We can just post some Travel Vlogs, of course."

Qiao Ran seemed quite confident. His Pokémon was unique enough, Mei's Trainer Knowledge was solid enough, and with Lillie as a semi-researcher, they wouldn't lose to anyone else in terms of professionalism, right?

If all else fails... you can always ask Lillie's mother for help. As the head of an organization, that would be the best form of external assistance.

"As for things like filming and editing the videos, let Rotom handle that. She's just hanging around anyway."

"... Rotom?" Rotom was wandering aimlessly in the Wild Area across a world, suddenly felt a chill.

At this moment, she clearly had no idea what was about to happen to her.

"After all, her status is quite special, so I wouldn't dare let her play in the Competition. Doing logistical work is more suitable for her."

Qiao Ran had never used Rotom in Pokémon battles, and she herself didn't seem to have Hilbert.

She wasn't really interested in anything. Every time she was asked to participate in training, she would slack off everywhere, even using her skills clumsily. She didn't look like a Rotom at all, which was very embarrassing.

Most importantly, if she gets hurt, we don't know where to get her repaired.

As an upright Trainer who cares about his Pokémon, Qiao Ran naturally has an obligation to help his Pokémon find a way forward. Even a useless Rotom can Illuminate through hard work.

"Rotom will definitely be very touched."

Qiao Ran's eyes gleamed as he clenched his fists.

"As for shows and such, we can invite people to do some interviews and talk; we know quite a few people in total."

"Are the people we know... the Iron Maiden Gym Leader and Dr. Lilia?"

When it comes to acquaintances, Mei immediately thought of these two; in this world, they were the two people she knew best.

"Not only that, there's another person who will definitely attract a lot of attention and will definitely help us."

Who is it?

Lillie and Mei both showed interest and couldn't help but ask another question.

Well...

A mysterious smile curved Qiao Ran's lips. He had already decided on this person beforehand, but even he himself did not expect that he would be able to use him so soon.

"Of course, it's this."

Qiao Ran shook his phone; he had already made a video call.

A short while later, the person on the other end of the phone answered.

"Hmm? Why are you calling me at this hour?"

On the screen appeared a little girl with white hair, and behind her, all sorts of Ghostly Apparitions kept appearing.

"What do you mean by 'this time'? Isn't this your favorite time?"

Qiao Ran looked out the window; it was already dark. Although it wasn't late at night yet, looking at the other person's energetic appearance, she already knew whether she liked him or not.

"... really."

Phoebe nodded and took a sip of the mysterious liquid in her coffee cup.

"Speak, what brings you here to see me all of a sudden?"

Every time Qiao Ran called, it was usually because she needed to talk to her about something. She preferred this way of communicating; rather than chatting idly, it was better to get straight to the point. After all, she didn't have much time left.

"Actually, it's like this..."

Qiao Ran held his phone and chattered away to Phoebe about his thoughts and what he wanted to do next.

After listening to Qiao Ran's story, Phoebe's composure completely vanished, and even the hand holding the cup handle froze in mid-air.

"You mean... you want me to help you record some kind of talk show... and it'll even involve showing your face? And you want me to participate frequently afterward?"

Do you think I... would... do such a thing?

Phoebe looked up, a hint of stiffness in her expression.

She doesn't like to show her face in public, not because she's afraid of anything, but simply because she doesn't like it by nature.

"Of course, didn't you promise me before?"

Qiao Ran nodded.

"I... no, what did I promise you?" Phoebe's eyes flickered.

"It's a very simple thing, you can do it in your room, right? Didn't you say you could?"

Since she couldn't remember, Qiao Ran gave her a few keywords to help her recall. What he said was absolutely true.

"Hmm..." Phoebe took a sip of the tomato juice in her glass and gently looked away.

"This... this is something I don't know anything about. To deceive me... that would be a grave mistake."

Seeing Phoebe's stubborn denial, Qiao Ran was both annoyed and amused. Having no other choice, he had to unleash his final trump card.

For some reasons, Phoebe might refuse him, but for others, she absolutely had no reason to refuse him.

"Besides these, once our show becomes popular and attracts more attention, we might even find more people from the Pokémon World!"

Qiao Ran's voice rang out like a devil's whisper.

Phoebe shuddered. "...!"

"Find more... people in the Pokémon World..."

"Yeah, look, I've met two already, haven't I? If we actively go out, we can definitely find more. Aren't you also thinking of meeting more people from the Pokémon World? Maybe they'll know a clue about that Pokémon?"

"Clue..."

Qiao Ran's words left Phoebe speechless. She lowered her head and gritted her teeth, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.

After a struggle with her thoughts, Phoebe finally raised her head again.

"Good!"

Her vision had become much clearer.