Elf: No, it's because he was made the gym leader!

Chapter 22 The Finals

"Dear viewers, hello everyone. You are now watching the final of the Xiaofengwang Cup. I am your commentator, Sato."

"I am the commentator, Xiaodu."

At this moment, the camera slowly pans across the final of the Xiaofeng King Cup, showing the audience arriving early in their seats, waiting for the start of the final match.

As the camera pans, the image eventually settles on the two people who were initially positioned.

These two commentators are a well-known duo in the industry.

With his professional knowledge, witty and humorous style, and in-depth understanding of the competition, he has won the love of many fans.

"After a whole week of intense and fierce competition, our tournament has finally reached its climax today. To be honest, this tournament has given me so many unexpected surprises!" Sato said with deep emotion.

"Indeed," Xiao Du chimed in, deeply agreeing. "After all, who could have predicted that this year's biggest dark horse would be a gym leader?"

Sato nodded and said, "That's right! When I first heard someone say that to me, I couldn't believe my ears. I was thinking, 'Huh? A gym leader comes to participate in a rookie competition? Is that funny?'"

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be true...

"This kind of thing does happen occasionally. Some powerful figures want to test the gap between themselves and the younger generation, or something like that..."

Xiao Du continued, "But the information shows that Lu Yuan is participating in an official competition for the first time, so theoretically he is indeed a novice."

“Eh! There’s such a rule? It’s really rare to find a gym leader who hasn’t participated in any official tournaments. I can only say that our other player’s luck seems to be a bit off,” Sato said.

(P.S.: Xiao Lan fabricated her identity; everyone only knows she comes from Pallet Town, and everything else is blank.)

"However, there are also examples of people pretending to be weak while actually being strong. Who knows, maybe our little blue player is hiding a big shot, haha."

The two commentators were a little embarrassed, so they tried to lighten the mood with some jokes.

This was the first time they had encountered such a situation. The majority of the audience had come for Lu Yuan, and logically, they should have been holding signs with Lu Yuan's name on them and shouting his name to cheer him on.

However, the truth is quite the opposite; without exception, all those signs had Xiao Lan's name on them!

Looking at the audience, it has been noisy since the beginning. Even from the commentary booth, which is some distance away from the audience, the waves of noise can still be faintly heard.

Such offensive and offensive remarks include phrases like "Lu Yuan deserves a terrible death!", "Lu Yuan is morally corrupt!", and "Lu Yuan will be drowned in a pig cage!"

Of course, in this ocean of insults and accusations, a few faint words of praise can occasionally be heard.

Unfortunately, these few positive comments, which had barely surfaced, were instantly swallowed up by the overwhelming negative emotions around them, as if they had sunk to the bottom of the sea.

If this situation continues, it probably won't be long before the two groups start fighting.

Fortunately, before the situation spiraled out of control, Lu Yuan and Xiao Lan finally appeared in everyone's sight and successfully entered the venue.

Upon seeing the two of them enter, the two commentators breathed a sigh of relief.

Sato adjusted his mindset and said, "Alright, dear viewers, the competition has now officially entered the countdown. Both contestants have arrived at the venue. So, let's wait and see who will win the prize!"

......

In Kanto, in Pallet Town, in front of a house.

The girl with the orange ponytail patted her slightly flushed cheeks and comforted herself.

It's okay, it's okay, it's just an invitation to a movie, he probably won't think much of it...

Mustering her courage, Tokiwa Tsubaki cautiously pressed the doorbell. A moment later, a slight static came from the intercom at the door.

"Oh, it's Xiao Huang. The door's unlocked, so come up to the second floor."

Go straight up to the second floor! Isn't that... the crimson room?

Thinking of this, she felt her cheeks burning red. She was a little embarrassed, but also couldn't help feeling curious.

With a mix of nervousness and anticipation, Tokiwa Lilac nervously pushed open the door.

Suddenly, a yellow figure flew down from the second floor and pounced into her arms.

"Pikachu, Pikachu~"

Tokiwa Lilac instinctively opened her arms.

"Oh, it's Pikachu! Will you come down and get me? Thank you."

Upon seeing that it was Pikachu, Tokiwa Lilac smiled and gently stroked the Pikachu in her arms.

Upon reaching the second floor, a young man with short black hair and resolute eyes caught Pikachu and placed it on his shoulder.

This person is none other than Crimson.

Just as Tokiwa Dingxiang was about to speak, a familiar voice came from inside the room.

"Oh, it's Little Yellow!"

Upon hearing this, Tokiwa Lilac immediately peeked out and looked into the room, where a handsome young man with straight brown hair was sitting on the bed.

"Qing...Qing...Qing...Qinglv, how is it you!" Tokiwa Dingxiang's cheeks flushed red as she stammered, pointing at the young man in the room, her heart filled with surprise and disbelief.

"What do you mean 'How could it be me?' You didn't even call me 'teacher.'" Qinglu raised an eyebrow in dissatisfaction.

"Um, did I come at the wrong time?" Tokiwa Dingxiang seemed a little uneasy, fidgeting with the hem of her clothes unconsciously, and murmured softly.

Could it really be as Senior Azure said...?

“No, you’ve come at just the right time.” Crimson grabbed Little Yellow’s arm and led her to her room.

Inside the crimson room.

The room was clean and tidy, with various trophies displayed in the window. The furnishings were very simple: a bed, a wooden table with a computer, and a round clock on the wall.

As soon as Tokiwa Lilac sat down on the bed, Ao-ryu spoke up.

"So, what do you want from me?"

Red turned on the computer on the table and said with a smile, "I saw a very interesting trainer yesterday."

Hearing this, Xiao Huang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. So that's what it was.

Green, on the other hand, became interested and curiously approached the computer. It's rare to see a trainer praised by Red.

"Let me see it quickly."

Chi Hong stood up and gave his seat to Qing Lü, then skillfully opened the live stream page, where the Xiao Feng Wang Cup finals were displayed.

"The Little Phoenix Cup!" Qinglu exclaimed in disbelief.

"Isn't this the baby cup that Xiao Lan went to get?"

Tokiwa Lilac also looked curiously at the live stream screen.

"Really? I saw Azure-senpai."

"So the trainer you find interesting is that Lu Yuan?" Qinglu asked.

"Yes, his understanding of Chansey's tactics is absolutely spot on!"

"Ah, I really want to have a match with him, but unfortunately Little Blue beat me to it." Crimson eyes gleamed.

"In place...?" Green recalled Chansey's moves and nodded.

"Yes, that's spot on."

"However, I don't think it's very likely that it can beat Xiaolan. Xiaolan's Hitmonlee is a descendant of Shiba's main force, which is not comparable to ordinary Fighting-type Pokémon," Qinglv analyzed.

“The descendants of the main force of the Shiba..." Red said, “but I think Little Blue might fall into Lu Yuan’s hands this time.”

"Oh? Want to bet?"

Seeing that Crimson had objections, Green couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

If their formidable rival has any differences with them, they will resort to betting to determine the winner.

"Okay, what's the bet?"

Qinglu smiled slightly and took out a fire stone that emitted a blazing light from her pocket.

“I happen to have a high-grade fire stone here. If you win, it’s yours, but if you lose…” Qinglu paused deliberately, “you’ll have to wash my socks for a month!”

“Okay.” Crimson agreed without hesitation; once he decided to gamble, he had no intention of losing.

After finalizing the bet, both of them turned their attention to the live stream.

Chapter 23 He's Not Human!

Lu Yuan stood in front of Xiao Lan, and the two shook hands amicably before the game.

Xiao Lan leaned closer and lowered her voice: "I have a lot of high-tech products here. If you want any, I can give you a 1% discount, how about it?"

Lu Yuan: "......"

The competition is almost here, and you still haven't forgotten to promote your product.

However, from a business perspective, Xiaolan is undoubtedly qualified.

Lu Yuan joked, "If you lose to me, I might consider it."