The Ship of Friendship Could Capsize at Any Moment, but the Ship of Feasting Would Always Sail!

Dawn vs. Barry, to be honest, this matchup is not that difficult to accept.

After all, there are only four of us in total, right? The odds are there.

So Brother Huang Mao waved his hand, and the celebration banquet for advancing to the semi-finals should be held without any delay.

After the show, everyone went straight to Restaurant Le Nah of Autumnal Avenue, which was the one that conquered Sirfetch'd on the spot.

"Young man, the food is ready. Besides, the wine Alto Mare is mine today. You can drink it as you like. If you have anything else, let me know."

The restaurant owner said with a smile.

The private room is filled with a variety of exquisite dishes, ranging from Lumiose City specialties to flavored snacks.

"The boss is awesome! From now on Lumiose City I will not go to other restaurants, but come to our house!"

Barry was the first to jump up, holding up his cup and shouting.

Today is his treat, so the drinks are free and I can save a lot of money.

"That's a good feeling."

The boss smiled even happier, turned his eyes to Sirfetch'd who was conspicuous in the private room, and his tone instantly became familiar:

"Brother Duck, you are delicious too. I have lost weight after not seeing you for so long."

"Gah!"

Sirfetch'd responded without changing his expression, but subconsciously covered his increasingly rounded belly with his hands.

After the boss left, Barry cleared his throat and stood up. "Ah, let me say something first! To celebrate our promotion to the semi-finals, I will give you a drink first!"

"Cheers!" Everyone raised their glasses, even Pokémon raised their own drinks.

Barry drank it all in one gulp, then immediately filled it up again, "Dawn, we are your opponent next, I'll give you another drink!"

Dawn couldn't help but laugh and raised his cup, "I know, don't worry, I won't hold back."

"Ah? I've already given you a drink and you still don't hold back, so I didn't drink it in vain! The boat of friendship can capsize at any time!"

Barry covered his chest and looked distressed.

"Hahaha."

With his precious interruption, the atmosphere of the dinner immediately became much more relaxed and lively.

While they were enjoying their meal, Barry suddenly bumped up next to Xiaoyun and lowered his voice. "By the way, Xiaoyun, who called this guy here?"

He secretly pointed at Alain who was picking up food for Mairin.

At this moment, Alain is carefully helping the timid Mairin next to her pick up dishes that are out of her reach. Her expression is gentle, and she has completely lost the coldness that she showed during the competition when she was not close to strangers.

Mairin held her Chespin in her arms, and did not forget to feed it some food suitable for Pokémon.

Because Lysandre's plan was ruined in advance by Xiaoyun, this Chespin did not absorb the power of Zygarde like in the original work, and was now happily gnawing food.

"I don't know, maybe Ash brought it here. You know we are not familiar with each other."

Xiaoyun shrugged. He was really not familiar with Alain, and they basically had no interaction with each other.

Barry called the expert directly, "Then Ash is really big-hearted, and the competitor just called him here?"

"Aren't you also a competitor?"

Xiaoyun glanced at him.

Barry said confidently, "How can our relationship be the same? We both grew up wearing crotchless pants together. You have never seen anything about me."

"Get out of here."

Xiaoyun doesn't want to talk to this guy anymore. Think he is Brother Jie?

Seemingly noticing Xiaoyun's gaze, Alain took the initiative to come over after placing Mairin with a rather polite attitude. "Excuse me, senior Xiaoyun."

"Don't bother me. It just so happens that you have also advanced. Having fun alone is not as good as having fun with others."

"By the way, how is President Lysandre doing lately?"

Xiaoyun smiled and waved his hands, his attitude was sincere and natural.

Alain's expression subtly paused:

"... The president asked me to say hello to you."

"Ah, everything is fine. I also miss the days of working with the president."

Xiaoyun's smile became brighter and brighter, as if he was recalling some good past events.

Z2 Tuantuan, Mega Evolution Giant Rock, most of the wealth he saved over the years has gone into his pocket, and he probably doesn't have the capital to do anything now.

The president is really a good person because he is kind.

Lysandre: No cue, it has been hollowed out.

Alain fell into deep thought.

He remembered the disgusted expression on Lysandre's face when he mentioned Xiaoyun, as if he had seen something dirty, and specifically told him to stay away from that person named Xiaoyun. He was more troublesome than the champion.

Next to him, Ash, who had already drank two glasses of wine, came over with shining eyes:

"Alain! Let's fight!"

"Um, this..."

Alain hesitated.

Normally he wouldn't refuse, but they will be opponents tomorrow. Shouldn't they avoid suspicion at this time?

If Ash wasn't so crazy, he would have suspected that Ash was planning to drug him when he invited him to dinner.

Serena quickly grabbed Ash: "Ash, it's not appropriate to talk about fighting now, Bide."

Ash was still a little reluctant, but Barry suddenly interjected. "What a shame! If you don't fight when you eat, you don't eat when you fight. Let's compete to see who can eat more!"

"I can do this!"

Ash was immediately diverted and picked up his fork and aimed at the largest piece of steak.

The dinner was going on in a lively atmosphere.

Ash and Barry had already eaten Belch, but they still looked at the dishes on the table eagerly.

Serena persuaded from the side, Dawn leaned on Xiaoyun's shoulder

Chespin sat obediently on Mairin's lap, and Mairin stayed next to Alain with a satisfied look on his face.

Alain quietly felt the excitement.

This feeling is so good...

The next day, the conference venue!

"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the Kalos League semi-finals!"

"The two sides competing today are - the Ash player from Pallet Town, and our local Alain player from Kalos!"

The sound of the broadcast echoed in the Kalos Lumiose Conference main venue, and the audience cheered like a tsunami.

At the VIP table, Kalos champion Diantha elegantly arranged the hem of her skirt. Next to her sat water Elite Four Siebold and fire Elite Four Malva.

Siebold looked down with interest. "Is this boy the trainer of that special Greninja? He looks very Hustle."

Diantha smiled slightly, "That kind of evolution is quite interesting. I'm looking forward to his battle."

Siebold turned his attention to the other side of the field. "Is your opponent Alain? He is also a strong opponent."

Diantha nodded lightly. "It is said that the president of Lysandre Labs has great praise for this young man."

She suddenly turned her head and looked at Malva, who had been silent. "Malva, what do you think?"

Huo Elite Four held his chin with one hand. "Who knows. Fighting is like a flame. It looks strong, but it may be blown out by the wind in the next second."

"So, you don't like Ash?" Siebold raised his eyebrows.

Malva raised the corner of his mouth slightly. "On the contrary, I just like to see this kind of flames that burn out of control."

Diantha smiled and said, "So, both of them are very capable trainers. It seems that this duel will be very interesting."

In the audience, Barry sighed:

"Hey, Ash took the lead in the first game. It seems that the showdown between Dawn and I can only be played in the finale."

Zoey next to him glanced sideways at him. "No, you've already been beaten. It's not good to rush into this matter."

Barry said dissatisfied, "What are you saying? Do you think I have no chance of winning?"

Zoey shrugged. "Maybe, but I choose Dawn."

"Me too."

Xiaoyun came over at some point, holding a bag of popcorn he just bought in his hand, chewing it happily.

Barry stared wide-eyed. "Xiaoyun! Even you..."

"Okay, okay, we'll talk about it later."

Xiaoyun said perfunctorily and handed over the popcorn, "Want some first? Raspberry caramel flavor."

"Huh! Don't eat it!"

Barry turned his head, but turned back three seconds later, grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth. "Hmm... it smells so good."

The small boat of friendship will always capsize, but the big boat of rice will always set sail!

In the corner, Trip, who has not yet left the conference, is staring at the field with a complicated expression:

"I hope you won't disappoint me today."

In the shadow at the highest point of the venue, a Red-Haired man was overlooking the arena through special glass, with an elusive smile on his lips:

"Let me see the so-called power of bonds."

In the center of the field, Ash and Alain are already in place.

The referee stood in the middle, looked left and right to confirm that both parties were ready, and then announced loudly:

"The rules of the game are 6-on-6 all-player battle, and Pokémon can be replaced midway! When three Pokémons on one side lose their ability to fight, it will enter halftime!"

"Now, the game begins!"

"Here we go, Tyranitar!"

Alain was the first to throw Poké Ball, and with a deafening roar, the huge Tyranitar crashed to the ground, shaking the entire arena.

With the roar of the desert tyrant, wild sand rolled up out of thin air on the venue, and small rocks flew in the wind, instantly forming Sandstorm weather covering the entire venue!

Ability, Sand Stream.