The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

“We’ve done our best to make it fit the dojos in the Kanto region,” Chikuwa said proudly.

"Are there gyms like this in the Kanto region?" Ash asked, puzzled.

"Does that mean you know something about the Kanto region?" Chikuwa asked, puzzled.

"Of course, I'm from Pallet Town in the Kanto region," Ash said, both amused and exasperated.

"Pallet Town in the Kanto region! Isn't that the legendary Pokémon authority, Professor Oak's residence?" Fishball exclaimed excitedly.

"What's the real Kanto region like?" the chubby boy, Tofu Ball, asked.

"Do our clothes look like the real Kanto region style?" Konjac asked as well.

"Does it look like it? Does it look like it?" Chikuwa asked in return.

This barrage of questions left Ash overwhelmed, and he waved his hands repeatedly, saying...

"I heard that this Kanto Gym was built based on the Vermilion Gym in Vermilion City, Kanto region."

However, judging from its exterior alone, this dojo looks more like the Bell Tower in Enoki City, Johto.

Upon hearing this, Chikuwa and the others realized the shortcomings of their dojo, and also understood that they had lost their composure with their guests due to excessive excitement.

He quickly told the other three to step back, and then apologized to Ash and his friends.

"Sorry, we got a little too excited."

"We're sorry, we lost our composure," said Yu Ban.

“Actually, all of us are trainers at this Kanto Gym,” Tofu Maru said.

"Because we all admire the dojos in the Kanto region so much, we couldn't help but get excited when we met real Kanto people," Konjac said.

Ash's lips twitched when he heard this. Marie's City is a famous tourist destination in the Alola region. Have you never seen a single person from the Kanto region before?

“Then welcome again to our Kanto Gym,” said Chikuwa.

Next, Chikuwa explained the rules of this Kanto Gym to Ash and his friends.

Although the four of them were trainers in this gym, they did not battle the challengers. Instead, they set up a challenge on each of the first four floors of the gym.

Only challengers who successfully overcome four consecutive challenges can reach the fifth floor to battle the gym leader.

Since they had come all this way, all six of them planned to participate in the challenge and have some fun.

The guardian of the first level is Fishplate, who built a huge pool and fountain here.

The challenge involves using the provided bamboo poles, floating shoes, hooks, and other props to perform the "water-walking" technique, walking across the water. Those who cannot cross the water or try to swim across are considered unqualified.

Kachi and Mamane tried several times but failed, and both sank to the bottom.

Ultimately, thanks to Lillie's help in getting Bai Gungun to freeze the entire pool with fine snow, the group walked across the ice and successfully passed the first challenge.

On the second level, the guardian here is Tofu Ball.

A snow fairy waitress followed beside them, and a large table was set with local delicacies from the city of Marieux.

Examples include takoyaki, sukiyaki, and koi king dorayaki.

The challenge was to eat all the food on the table.

Just eating? That's all?

Just as Ash was wondering if there would be anything else, Mamane and the others had already started eating.

After they finished eating all the food prepared on the table, Tofu Ball announced that everyone had successfully passed the second level.

Xiao Zhi was both amused and exasperated, never expecting that he could actually pass the second level simply by eating.

Tofu Maru explained that the main purpose of this checkpoint was to allow visitors to fully appreciate the beauty of Mariès.

After eating and drinking their fill, the group prepared to set off to continue their adventure.

Mao is asking Tofu Ball how to make these specialties of Marie's City. Just like when she met Bonnie the White Radish, she wants to develop new dishes for Eina's restaurant.

Mamane, on the other hand, simply hadn't had enough and wanted to stay and eat some more.

So they had no choice but to leave the two of them behind, while the other four continued onward and went up to the third floor.

The guardian of this level is Konjac Silk, and many shuriken are laid out on the table next to her.

The challenge is to hit the target in front of you with the shuriken provided here.

There's basically no difficulty; there's no requirement to shoot a certain number of rings.

Each person only needs to hit the target with three shurikens to pass the level.

There is no limit to the number of times shuriken can be thrown.

It can be said that the difficulty has been reduced to the minimum.

Kachi threw three shuriken directly, scoring an excellent 27 points.

As a man who had once merged with Greninja, Ash casually flicked his wrist, and five shuriken accurately hit the bullseye in the center of the target.

With another flick, he hit another 50 rings, ultimately advancing with a score of 100 rings.

Shui Lian was even more impressive, throwing six shuriken with both hands simultaneously, and all of them hit the bullseye perfectly, achieving a score of sixty rings in just one throw.

Only Lillie threw a dozen or twenty shurikens in a row, but they all missed the target, not a single one hit the bullseye, not even a single ring.

Finally, Lillie was left on this floor to continue the challenge, while the other three went up to the fourth floor.

The guardian of the fourth level is Zhulan, and next to him is a large set of facilities consisting of a log bridge, floating planks, rolling logs, and horizontal bars. This is the challenge of this level, a bit like the "Boys and Girls Rush Forward" game.

This kind of challenge was no problem at all for Kiawe, Lana, and Ash, who are all extremely athletic. All three of them passed it with ease.

They all earned the qualification to challenge the gym leaders on the fifth floor.

Following the stairs, the three arrived at the fifth floor. This floor was deserted, except for a stage and a battleground in front of it.

Meanwhile, Mamane, Lillie, and Mao arrived at this floor under Chikuwa's guidance. Since they were not qualified to challenge, they sat in the audience and watched the battle.

"Where is the leader? There are about ten of us who are fighting against him."

Kachi called out to the surroundings several times, but no one answered.

At that moment, thick smoke created by dry ice billowed from the direction of the stage, and a figure appeared on the stage.

That was a man about 172 centimeters tall, dressed in red rock-and-roll clothes, carrying a guitar on his back. He was none other than Longkui, the gym leader of the Kanto Gym.

Longkui is a trainer specializing in Dragon-type Pokémon and also a musician who dreams of becoming a star, so she travels across the ocean to the Alola region to make her way in the world.