Pokémon: Hoenn Storm

Chapter 574 Awards Ceremony and Championship Challenge (25)

Within the venue, the battle arena riddled with holes began to sink, and was replaced by a flat stone ground.

Thanks to the efforts of a large number of staff, the place quickly returned to its normal appearance without battles.

The spectator stage was still packed with seats, and the ratings on all major communication platforms remained at their peak.

Two consecutive days of high-intensity publicity have made almost everyone look forward to whether this year's young talents, especially Lai, will take advantage of the situation to launch a challenge.

In the stands, Cortner rubbed her shoulders. As soon as she saw Len, who had come back for a short break, she rushed forward to complain.

Listening to what Cortna said, Len raised his head and saw Naqi giving him a charming look. He immediately left Cortna behind and stepped forward happily.

After pinching Lai's waist without any pain, Naqi pulled him in a bright mood and murmured about future arrangements and prospects.

Cortna gnashed her teeth and bared her claws, but Lila and Fleur held her down on their seats.

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on the rostrum.

The chairman, who felt much more at ease, sat in the main seat and remained silent, secretly thinking about how to speak next.

Jingzi and Gat had already left the field early, and went back to prepare for the upcoming, possibly even consecutive King of Heaven challenges, making a last-ditch effort to keep their positions.

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Kanaz, Devon headquarters.

"What a monster." With a long sigh, Zvuchi Hibiscus turned off the TV.

His son has already tried his best on the court, using two mega evolutions in two consecutive games, which is a huge burden on the body, and may even affect him for a long time.

But despite this, he only scored a small point in the end.

Even with the full support of Devin Company, at least for now, the gap between the two is still widening.

He couldn't help but secretly regret that he should have let Daigo go to the violent island in the south through secret channels.

In fact, if he goes there, with his friendship with Lai and his sense of justice, the opportunities at the summit will be his share, and the final outcome may really be left in suspense.

Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine available in the world.

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Yinyu City, Baiyu Gym.

Mo Shu's expression was both relieved and worried, which was in stark contrast to the laughing apprentices below.

Mizi stood beside him, and Xie Mi didn't come over today, but went to continue planting trees after rewarding himself for the holiday.

The two of them already knew the plan of the alliance chairman, and it was a conspiracy. There was no way to directly stop it except that the chairman himself would lose some face.In matters that the alliance headquarters is directly responsible for, according to the regulations, the chairman has the highest authority.

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On the Hiryu, Issei, who became the youngest second officer of the Hiryu after becoming the quasi-king, was watching the live broadcast with Yoshimitsu without any nervousness.

Youqi and the others sat aside, also talking and laughing freely.

Liangguang had long been accustomed to the inexplicable confidence in Rai from several of them, and smiled silently, waiting for the highlight of the upcoming event, the announcement of the championship challenge.

He already knew what Yuanji was thinking, so he felt quite complicated.

Looking at the huge flying dragon and thinking about the results of Genji's lifelong hard work, Liang Guang shook his head.

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Meteor Falls, Meteor Lane.

It has been some time since Shijana returned here. With the full support of the great elder, although there were criticisms within the clan, they were forcibly suppressed.

Shijana patiently endured the rumors and carried out her own special training.

The great elder already knew about Devon's matter, but told her not to act too hastily, which was emotionally difficult for her to accept.

But she also knew that as the leader of the Meteor People, the Great Elder also had many difficulties.

After training, Dorothy often talked to her, and the two of them, who were of equal strength, also formed a friendship that was rare for Shijana in the clan.

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Wu Dou, Cheng Hua, Karnaz, Maple Island, Villa Rica.
Relatives and friends in one place after another are paying attention to the final conclusion of the Caiyou Conference.

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Parl's Island, Lay's home.

The couple hugged each other tightly, feeling very happy.

"My son is growing up so fast. As a father, I have to have a sense of urgency. I will go back to Wudou Town tomorrow, and the things there should be finished." Looking at Lai who was high-spirited in the audience , Opie also made up his mind.

For her husband's decision, Haruko is quite supportive. She is not a trainer, and she doesn't understand the strength of a trainer, but she still does her best to be a strong backing for her relatives.

Outside the house, the entire island was filled with laughter and laughter.

In this small border island, decades after the old mayor Sazar, there was once again a league champion, and he was also an extremely powerful champion-level trainer.

For them, the strength of the so-called Quasi-King or above is very difficult to understand, let alone contact. On weekdays, the most powerful Pokémon they can see are just Opie's two main ones. As well as the Chairman's six ever-strong Pokémon, perhaps now there are two more Spinosaurus from Tomojiu who returned from his trip, and the entire team.

I don't know what kind of adventure led him to travel with the ship for several months, and he made such progress.

Now, Yongto smiles from ear to ear every day, and Chijiu himself is much more low-key and humble.

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It didn't take long to prepare, and the audience's enthusiasm had not subsided. The podium that had been prepared was moved to the field.The chairman and the only two remaining Four Heavenly Kings who remained on the scene were also in place.

Most of the contestants have already left one after another, leaving only a few who are in the venue, preparing to watch the final award ceremony up close.

Above the venue, a large king swallow came through the air, followed by a security guard's toucan.

With a burst of exclamation, it landed on the ground. The clean and tidy Hanayue ran forward and found Lai and Naqi who were talking.

"How's it going? Who won and by how much?" A firm slap hit Lai's shoulder. Huayue never thought about the possibility that Lai would lose.

In mid-air, the security personnel carried by the big-mouthed bird could only return angrily.

"Dawu, 6 to 1." Lai nodded reservedly.

"Good guy, hahaha, yes, you are a monster!"

He was a little surprised at first, but soon the simple-minded Huayue was relieved. In his mind, everything Lai did was normal, and there was nothing worth making a fuss about.

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"Now, please invite this year's champion, the player from Lai, to come on stage to receive the award! Please invite Mr. Kensaku, the chairman of the alliance, to present the award to the player from Lai!"

The host, whose voice was already slightly hoarse, was full of energy even though his voice was overloaded at the moment.

Amid applause and cheers, Len slowly walked up to the podium, stood in the center, released all nine of his Pokémon companions, and then looked around at the stands in front of him.

There were many familiar figures among the crowd, and even at the VIP table, he saw Sachiko Kanbara, who was fighting a battle of wits and courage that day.

Although she was far away, she still felt Len's eyes, smiled brightly, and bowed to greet him.

Nodding slightly, Lai looked away and looked at the alliance chairman with whom he had already had several confrontations.

At this time, with a polite smile on his face, he shook hands routinely and gave a few words of encouragement. He took the trophy from the assistant at the side, handed it to Lai, turned around, and took a group photo.

On the camera screen, Len was smiling calmly, behind and in front of him were his fellow Pokémon who sympathized with each other.

At this moment, they all have bright smiles, even the natural birds that are usually as serious as icebergs, they are on the side of Nian Meilong, sticking tightly to Lai.

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After the group photo ended, Chairman Kensaku stepped forward and the staff had moved the podium up.

I had already prepared it when I took it out of my arms, but judging from the degree of wrinkles, it was already a speech that I had read countless times.

After the lengthy official talk, it was time to routinely ask the tournament champion whether he would launch a king challenge or a championship challenge. Audiences from all over the country gathered their long-lost energy and waited for Lai's choice.

However, the chairman cleared his throat and announced loudly:
"Starting from this year, the champion of the Hoenn League Caiyu Conference will have the right to choose whether to challenge for the championship. In addition, in order to reduce the workload of the Four Four Kings of the League, those who fail or abstain from the championship challenge will have a one-year challenge interval. This decision is The decision has been made by the Alliance Headquarters and will take effect from now on."

As soon as this statement came out, there was an uproar at the scene.

Even people who didn't know the difference between the Champion Challenge and the King Challenge quickly understood the essential difference between the two through the information passed down from one person to another.

Not to mention, this apparently temporary challenge interval.

The intentions of the alliance headquarters are obvious.

Not long after, there were boos in the stands.

Facing the questions and boos one after another, Kensaku turned a deaf ear and turned around with a calm face, asking Lai who was also calm:
"Contestant Lai, please make your choice. Should you challenge for the championship?"

Len picked up his own phone, tested the sound, and brought it to his mouth.

Seeing that Lai was about to speak, the noisy venue gradually became quiet.

Bowing slightly to the audience on three sides, Lai raised the topic again and answered loudly:
"I will challenge for the championship. And, after I become the league champion, I will initiate a league council issue and propose to veto this meaningless and worthless headquarters decision. I think, by then, the league headquarters will also obey Council resolution, right?”

Lai's words were tantamount to a public break with Chairman Kensaku.

Following the live TV broadcast, this message was immediately transmitted to the entire Fengyuan Continent.

Listening to Lai's question, Kensaku's face finally showed some fluctuations, and he reluctantly replied: "If the alliance council passes the resolution, of course the headquarters will obey it. I wish you a successful challenge, Lai player. So, our current conference , it has come to a successful end, thank you to all the players, audiences, and staff for their support!”

After that, he turned around and left the rostrum, heading backstage despite half of the cheers for Lai and half of the boos for himself.

Before he left, several consecutive voices made him feel worse:
"I, Daigo, have succeeded in the Champion Road Challenge, and now I will launch the Hoenn Alliance King Challenge."

"I, Hanazuki, have successfully challenged the Road to Champions, and now I will launch the Hoenn Alliance King Challenge."

With the support of Lila's Hu Di's super power, the voices of Daigo and Hanazuki spread throughout the entire venue, and in an instant, throughout Hoenn.

Naqi simply called out the Tanabata Blue Bird, and under the gaze of everyone, she rose into the sky, flew out of the sky above the battlefield, and headed straight to the south.

Everyone knows that she will also start her own championship challenge and launch the King's Challenge as a direct counterattack against the actions of the alliance headquarters.

On the other side of the rostrum, Genji looked at the back of his old friend with a complex expression. He didn't know what to say and could only shake his head helplessly.

Although he had already expected today's result, he still felt sad to see the public confrontation between the chairman and a group of young talents. At the same time, he also knew that the chairman was doing this at the cost of his own political life and also had to pay for it. Forcibly interrupting Rai's plan.

Signing Bonnie to go and congratulate Rai alone, Yuanji himself left the venue rather sadly.

(End of this chapter)