It's no wonder Gurkinn so cautious. Ever since the Mega Evolution controversy a couple of years ago, he's been incredibly popular as the first person to showcase Mega Evolution on IQ.
Many people come to the Tower of Mastery specifically to ask him for a Key Stone and the corresponding Evolution Stone for their Pokémon.
There were even those who dared to take the risk of stealing the Key Stone from the Tower of Mastery, but once their Lucario's Aura discovered them, there was only one outcome: they would disappear from the world.
The prolonged pressure left him in a state of constant anxiety and fear.
Although the hype surrounding Galar decreased somewhat after its Dynamax, he still dared not relax his efforts.
Seeing her grandfather looking around anxiously, and feeling ignored Korrina spoke again to Gurkinn:
Grandpa! Are you even hearing me?!
"Huh? Register? Yes! Let's go register now."
Hearing her granddaughter's anxious voice, Gurkinn only then realized what was happening and hurriedly headed towards the Cianwood Gym with the other party.
Gurkinn and Korrina also traveled a long way from the Kalos Region by boat specifically to participate in this Cianwood City Fighting Tournament.
However, a minor incident occurred on the way, causing him to arrive in Cianwood City this morning instead of yesterday.
It would be such a shame if she missed the registration process because of the time difference.
"Grandpa, hurry up, or you'll miss the registration!"
Sparks flew from Korrina's roller skates as she urged Gurkinn behind her.
"They're here, they're here! Don't rush! Be careful."
Seeing that Gurkinn was still acting cautiously, Korrina couldn't stand it any longer. Ignoring Gurkinn, she put on her roller skates and went to the registration point.
It was almost 1 p. m., the registration and verification process was over, and the Gym apprentices were preparing to return to the Gym for lunch.
As Korrina walked towards her, a Gym apprentice who was tidying up some documents said to Korrina:
"Sorry, the registration verification period has ended..."
"Huh? But I was only a little late, and I didn't mean to be so late. It's all because of the pirates, yes! The pirates!"
Seeing Korrina's incoherent state, the Gym apprentice shrugged, indicating that he couldn't help her. Chuck had previously told them that no late Fighting type Pokémon Trainer were allowed to participate in the competition.
In Chuck's opinion, if someone truly wanted to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament, they wouldn't be late.
Just as Korrina was feeling anxious, a tall figure appeared.
Roy patted the apprentice on the shoulder at the entrance of the Gym.
"You go eat first, I'll take care of it for her."
Hearing Roy's voice, Korrina's heart was filled with hope again; she felt as if she had seen a savior.
"Huh? But the club owner specifically instructed those participants who weren't punctual..."
"If you go back late, there won't be any food left."
Upon hearing that there was no food left, the Gym apprentices disregarded the rules Chuck had set beforehand and rushed back into the Gym in as fast as they could.
Seeing that the apprentice had left, Roy looked at Korrina.
"You're going to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament?"
"Right!"
Come with me.
Korrina lifted her leg to follow Roy to register.
Gurkinn arrived late, became wary of Roy's kindness, instinctively feeling that Roy had ill intentions.
He wanted to say something more, but Korrina had already caught up with Roy.
Having no other choice, Gurkinn followed Korrina, while cautiously observing their surroundings.
Seeing Roy helping her register and verify her information, Korrina quickly thanked him:
"Thank you, this is really troublesome. Our ship encountered pirates at sea, otherwise we should have arrived in Cianwood City yesterday."
Pirate?
Were there pirates in the Kalos Region?
"No, the cruise ship encountered it when it passed through the Hoenn sea area."
When Roy thought of the Hoenn Pirates, only one thought came to mind: apart from the Team Aqua, there shouldn't be any other evil organization capable of intercepting the Pokémon League cruise ships.
Before leaving Hoenn, he specifically arranged for Shelly to contact the Team Aqua, but he doesn't know if they have joined now.
"It's okay, give me your ID Card."
"Good!"
Roy pretended not to know her and took Korrina's ID Card to register her pre-match information.
On the ID Card, Korrina's current age is 14, one year younger than him, and she is also the acting Gym Leader of the Shalour Gym.
Roy asked with his head down:
Are you the only one participating?
"And my Lucario is also going to participate; he's going to compete in the Pokémon Martial Arts Tournament."
Roy's intention was to ask Gurkinn, who was dressed in a black coat and completely covered up, whether he would participate in the Martial Arts Tournament.
But seeing that Gurkinn showed no reaction, Roy knew that she must have accompanied Korrina to the Martial Arts Tournament.
Just as Roy had suspected, Gurkinn was there solely to accompany Korrina to the Martial Arts Tournament.
He wouldn't have come to this kind of event for young people if he wasn't worried about Korrina's safety.
Korrina is naive, and he was worried that Korrina might be deceived, so he deliberately followed the other person.
However, Roy only showed a small act of kindness, Korrina had already decided in her heart that Roy was a good person, which made Gurkinn feel that her parenting was a failure.
"Please release your Lucario. Pokémon participating in the competition also need to register their information."
"Good."
Korrina took out a Poké Ball, and with a flash of red light, a Lucario appeared beside Korrina.
System Scan
Pokémon: Lucario
Level: 60
Sex: Male
Ability: Steadfast (Each time Flinch, Steadfast ignites, and your speed increases.)
Skills: Aura Sphere, Foresight, Detect, Focus Energy, Metal Claw, Hone Claws, Counter, Feint, Headbutt, Power-Up Punch, Swords Dance, Metal Sound, Bone Rush, Quick Guard, Work Up, Calm Mind
Held item: Lucarionite
Egg Move: Bullet Punch, Blaze Kick
Individual Values: 26
Technical Machine /Skill Instruction: Bulk Up, Dark Pulse, Low Sweep, Flash Cannon, Bulldoze, Shadow Claw, Earthquake
Korrina has indeed obtained the Lucarionite.
While Roy was using the system to probe Lucario's information, Gurkinn was still looking around, searching for the gaze that had been spying on him earlier.
But what he didn't expect was that the gaze he had just received was right in front of him.
"You've bred your Lucario quite well."
"Thank you... Lucario, they're saying hello to you!"
"Luca!"
Lucario crossed his arms, turned his head to one side, and looked very impatient.
"Sorry, my Lucario doesn't like strangers except for me."
Korrina explained to Roy, feeling embarrassed.
Roy glanced at Korrina with complete indifference.
"Yes, you can go to the Pokémon Center now and have a medical check-up with Nurse Joy. After the check-up, you'll get a player number, which will allow you to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament."