Gary gritted his teeth, his eyes were red, but he managed not to let the tears fall.
Gary He is the grandson of Professor Oak.
Growing up, he was always surrounded by applause and praise.
When we set out on a trip, we were riding in a sports car with a cheerleading team behind us.
Even every time I go to a gym, I can hear compliments such as Professor Oak's grandson is really awesome.
But today, the moment Lucario walked up to Blastoise with his eyes closed, he realized what the gap was.
That was the first time since Gary was born that he was actually pushed to the ground and beaten by his peers, leaving him no room to fight back.
Gary closed his eyes, and various thoughts began to flood his mind.
If only he would work harder when traveling, if he wouldn't spend so much time cheerleading and racing cars.
If he were like Ash, training and suffering with the elves every day...
Wouldn't he lose so badly?
Gary raised his head and looked at the ray of light coming through the gap in the curtain.
"But... this time Pokémon League Conference is not completely over yet."
Gary clenched his fists.
"The main match hasn't started yet, and I haven't been eliminated yet."
"When it comes to the main game, I will definitely become stronger! I will definitely defeat that guy!"
Gary stood up, walked to the window, and opened the curtains.
The evening sunlight poured into the room and shone on his face, dispersing those gloomy emotions.
Outside the hotel.
Professor Oak and Delia stood in the corridor and heard the muffled sound inside through the door and the long silence afterwards.
Professor Oak pushed up his glasses, with a complicated expression on his face, feeling both distressed and relieved.
Lu Chen leaned against the wall of the corridor, put his hands in his pockets, looked at Professor Oak's appearance, and laughed.
"Congratulations, Professor Oak."
Professor Oak turned to look at him.
"From today on, Gary has finally woken up, so you don't have to worry anymore."
Professor Oak opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but the corners of his mouth turned up unconsciously betrayed him.
He coughed, suppressed his smile, and shook his head pretending to be serious:
"This kid should have suffered a lot."
Delia smiled on the side and did not expose him.
Lu Chen waved his hand, turned around and left.
On the way back, Lu Chen was walking alone. The night wind blew down from the plateau, carrying the fragrance of the meadow.
Gengar half of his head poked out from the shadow.
At this time, Lu Chen was still thinking about what Gary just said.
"What do you think about Aaron?"
"Jie~" Gengar shook his head aside.
"Never mind what he thinks." Lu Chen shrugged.
"When the time comes, I won't be honest until I get a good beating."
After hearing what Lu Chen said, Poké Ball of Lu Chen opened it by himself, and Aerodactyl got out, indicating that what Lu Chen said made sense.
On the other side, after the audition ended, the main competition began soon.
The main arena of Indigo Plateau is a huge open-air venue that can accommodate tens of thousands of spectators.
The stands were packed, and flags and banners were flapping in the wind.
The battle platform in the center of the field has been specially reinforced to withstand the impact of Elite Four level elves' battle.
The players filed out of the player channel, and the one at the front was Aaron.
He was still dressed in the blue and black cloak, and Lucario was following him, not squinting.
Following behind was Ash, and Pikachu was lying on his shoulder, looking around.
Behind them are Gary, and Lu Chen walking at the back, walking at random pace.
"Ah!!! It's finally starting!"
"Come on!"
The cheers from the entire audience were deafening.
The host stood in the center of the venue, holding a microphone in his hand, and his voice spread throughout the venue through a loudspeaker.
"Dear viewers! Kanto League Conference The main stage is about to begin!"
"Let us welcome the thirty-two Ace Trainer who stood out from the audition!"
Rollout started playing player information and favorites to win the championship on the big screen.
These include Lu Chen, Aaron, Ash, Ritchie, Wang Hao...
Ritchie is a player that Ash knows and owns a Pikachu named Sparky.
Lu Chen remembers that in the animation, it seems that it was this Ritchie that defeated Ash.
The other Wang Hao is an old trainer who has participated in Kanto League for many years.
When he appeared on the list of favorites to win the championship, the audience burst into warm applause.
And Gary, who originally had high hopes, was directly kicked out of the favorites because he was defeated by Aaron.
By the way, Aaron has become the number one audience seed of Kanto League this year.
The photo of Gary flashed dimly on the big screen. There was no cheering, only a few sporadic discussions.
Gary saw it.
His fists clenched in his sleeves for a moment, then relaxed.
"Next, let's invite the contestants for today's first game!"
"Ding!"
Figures of people flashed on the big screen, and what was unexpected in the end was,
The contestant in the first game is Aaron
His opponent is a girl named Xiao Qin, who looks a little nervous.
"Hello, my name is Xiao Qin, I am a trainer from Celadon City. Please give me some advice."
"My name is Aaron." Aaron said without any change in expression.
"The battle begins! Please send both players their first Pokémon!"
Aaron sent out his elves.
White light flashed.
An elf with white wings appeared on the field.
Its body is streamlined, its wings are wide and Limber, and there is a bunch of pointed feathers on its head.
Its eyes are gentle, but its whole body exudes a strange fluctuation, like some kind of invisible force field.
The entire audience was stunned.
"What elf is that?"
"I've never seen it before!"
Professor Oak sat in the commentary box, pushed up his glasses, and took the microphone:
"This is Togekiss, the rare Fairy type plus Flying-type sprite."
"By the way, Fairy type is a new attribute discovered recently."
Lu Chen was sitting in the players' rest area and added:
"Togekiss is a relatively rare Fairy type type elf, and is also very good at Aura."
Misty held Togepi in his arms, his eyes suddenly lit up:
"Togepi? Mr. Lu Chen, then my Togepi..."
"Your guess is correct, the final evolutionary form of Togepi is Togekiss." Lu Chen glanced at her.
Misty has little stars popping out of his eyes:
"Wow, it turns out that Togepi is such a cute elf after evolving."
Ash laughed next to him and said half-jokingly
"Don't you like Water-type Pokémon the most?"
Misty gave Ash a blank look:
"I like all Water-type Pokémon, and I also like all the cute Pokémon!"
On the battle stage, Togekiss of Aaron has already begun to take action.
The speed of Togekiss is not very fast, but its perception ability of Aura is extremely strong.
The opponent sent a Electabuzz, Electabuzz hit Thunderbolt, and Togekiss avoided it by turning slightly.
"Togekiss! Use Air Slash!"
Then it waved its wings, and Silver Wind flew out with an air blade, making several fine wounds on Electabuzz's body.
Before Electabuzz could react, Togekiss was already approaching.
It closed its wings, blasted out a Aura Sphere at close range, and Electabuzz flew directly out of the field.
"Electabuzz has lost the ability to fight!"
I saw Electabuzz who was almost instantly killed.
Xiao Qin gritted his teeth and sent out the second elf.
"Come on! Bellossom!"
But it is a pity that although Xiao Qin and Bellossom are bred very well.
But facing Togekiss from Aaron, it can't take any advantage.
Under the command of Aaron, Togekiss did not give it a chance to get close and hovered in the air.
Use Air Blade and Dazzling Gleam to consume alternately.
Bellossom, Petal Dance and Razor Leaf cannot reach the opponent in the sky at all.
But after just a few minutes, Bellossom collapsed.
Aaron took back Togekiss and directly dispatched Lucario.
The last elf of Xiao Qin is a Fearow, Lucario and even Heart of Aura are useless.
A hand knife followed by a Aura Sphere ended the battle cleanly.
"Congratulations to player Aaron for defeating player Xiao Qin! Kanto League Conference's first victory!"
The audience burst into applause.
"Awesome! I really won!"
"Haha! Let me just say Aaron is the number one champion seed in this competition!"
"The trainer who can defeat Professor Oak's grandson in a row is indeed terrifyingly strong."
At this time, the host excitedly walked up to Aaron and handed over the microphone.
"As the first player to advance to the top 16, what do you want to say?"
Aaron took the microphone.
His expression was cold, and he could not see any joy in being promoted.
He glanced in the direction of the players' rest area, and his eyes stopped for a moment on Lu Chen.
"I came to Kanto Region just to find another person who owns Aura."
Aaron's voice spread throughout the venue through the loudspeaker, and the originally chaotic venue became quiet.
The entire audience is ready to hear what Aaron is going to say.
"As a result, when I was looking for another Aura Guardian, I found that someone had no respect for this competition venue and the contestants."
There was an uproar in the audience.
"I will beat him in the next game."
"Let him know what it means to respect your opponent and respect the game."
"Of course, for the sake of fairness, I will not reveal who he is now, but wait until I defeat him in an upright manner. I hope he can apologize to the trainers present!"
Aaron returned the microphone to the host, turned around and walked off the stage.
The entire arena exploded in an instant.
"Oh my gosh! This game is so much more fun than I expected!"
"I didn't expect there would be a part where we exchange harsh words!"
"Yes, that's right! Make the battle exciting!"
There are also bloodthirsty spectators who feel that the more chaotic the scene, the better, and they want to start fighting now.
In the players' rest area, Gary and Ash turned to look at Lu Chen at the same time.
Lu Chen is sitting on the chair, the expression on his face is still calm, no change can be seen.
"Brother Lu Chen..." Ash spoke carefully.