The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

The rest areas on both sides of the hall were already filled with trainers from all over the world.

There were even people who traveled all the way from the Alola region just to watch the opening ceremony of the Galar region's gym challenge, which will be held tomorrow.

Several brass-colored Pokémon statues stood atop the pillars on either side of the hall.

Directly in front, a giant display screen made up of nine screens is playing promotional videos for the gym challenge in a loop.

The latest registration information is scrolling on the electronic bulletin board at the bottom of the screen.

Ash's eyes were already brimming with barely concealed excitement.

"Speaking of which, how come there are so many gym challengers? Are we going to have to compete with so many people?" Hop asked.

"What, are you scared, Hop?" Ash asked with a smile.

“How could that be? I, Hop, am destined to become the strongest trainer in the future,” Hop replied immediately.

"Let's go register first," Xiaoyou said with a smile.

The three walked to the service counter. A boy in front of them had just finished his procedures and turned around to leave when he saw Xiaozhi and his two friends walking over.

The boy had short hair that was described as platinum blonde but was almost white, with slightly curled ends.

She was wearing a long, dark purple stand-up collar coat that extended past her knees, over which she wore a white turtleneck top, and white skinny jeans with subtle hexagonal patterns on the cuffs.

He wore a blue and white glove on his left hand and a giant wristband on his left wrist.

He wasn't wearing a glove on his right hand, but rather a gold wristwatch on his wrist.

A square shoulder bag in the same color as her coat was tied around her waist.

She was wearing a pair of black and pink sneakers.

The back of his coat bore the logo of Macro Cosmos, a symbol of his status as a trainer sponsored by the group.

This person is Peter, one of Ash's future rivals in the Galar region.

Peter has great confidence in Pokémon battles and possesses the corresponding strength.

He came to participate in the gym challenge with a letter of recommendation he received from Lord, the chairman of the Galar Pokémon League.

Besides wanting to become a champion, he also hopes to help Loz achieve his dream by collecting wishing stars for him.

He became a Pokémon Trainer with the help of Rose, and even his ace Pokémon, Brimwyn (which is currently just Mibrim), was given to him by Rose.

He experienced a traumatic childhood and grew up in a welfare facility.

Difficulty integrating into groups, prone to arguing with others

But the Pokémon that Chairman Rose gave him during his visit changed his life.

He possesses the unique talent of a trainer, focusing on Pokémon battles, and his strength increases day by day.

To prove that Rose, who gave him the letter of recommendation, had not misjudged him, he was determined to sweep through the gym challenges.

Peter's success and failure can be attributed to Rose. He embarked on the path of becoming a Pokémon Trainer because of Rose, but later, Rose also ruined his future and caused him to lose his qualification to become a Pokémon Trainer.

In the original storyline, he was disqualified from gym challenges by Rose because he damaged the ruins in Outland.

Later in Motostoke, he was spotted by Popora and received Popora's personal training. He eventually succeeded Popora as the new Gym Leader of Muddy Town, and became effeminate.

His preferred attribute also changed from the original Psychic type to the Fairy type.

Entrusted by the former Gym Leader Popura, he took over as the new Gym Leader of the Dance Arena.

After Popella's strict tutelage, everyone said he had become much gentler.

While I neither agree nor disagree, I no longer refuse autograph requests, and my skills have greatly improved.

Being asked to take on the role of a surprise attacker was a major headache for him, but that's another story.

Back to the present.

When Peter turned around and saw that Ash and his friends didn't make way for him, he immediately reached out and ruffled Ash's hair, waving his hand dismissively with a look of disdain, and frowned in displeasure.

"Make way, make way! My letter of recommendation came from President Loz; in other words, I'm an elite among elites."

Wasting my time is a grave sin.

After saying that, without waiting for Ash and the others to respond, Peter arrogantly pushed Hop and Yu aside and strode out of the hall.

"What is that guy doing?!" Hep exclaimed angrily.

“Exactly, who does he think he is?” Xiaoyou said angrily.

"Alright, everyone, let's not get angry with this arrogant person who acts like he's all that. Those who do many evil deeds will surely bring about their own downfall."

"The opening ceremony is tomorrow, don't let this kind of trash ruin your mood," Xiao Zhi said.

The three walked to the service desk, where an alliance employee greeted them.

Previously, in other regions, I would go to the Pokémon Center to register with Nurse Joy.

However, in the Galar region, Nurse Joy's role is almost entirely limited to healing Pokémon at Pokémon Centers.

You can contact the Galar Pokémon League staff for anything related to Pokémon battles.

"Hello, welcome to the Machine Arena. Are you a gym challenger who wants to register for the competition?"

If so, please provide your letter of recommendation and your Pokédex.

The three then handed over their letters of recommendation and Pokédex entries.

The League employee glanced at Ash's letter of recommendation and exclaimed in surprise.

"My God, this is the first time I've ever seen a recommendation letter for a champion."

This shout drew everyone's attention to Ash and his two companions. It was truly the first time they had ever seen a trainer recommended by Champion Leon.

“Ours are too,” Hep laughed.

"What! There are actually three trainers favored by Champion Leon! Just who are you guys?" the league employee exclaimed in shock once again.

"Hehe, my name is Hop, I'm Dan's younger brother, and the future champion."

Hop is a bit like Hau before him; Hau always brings up that his grandfather was the king of Melemele Island.

Hop would tell everyone he met about his brother, Dante, the champion of the Galar region.

Even though it's been so long since graduation, Xiaozhi still remembers the perfect essays those two wrote back in school.

A story called "My Grandfather, the King of the Island".

The other one is called "My World Champion Brother".

Similar to this is "My Pokémon Professor Grandpa" written by Gary and Green.

Ah Xun wrote "My Pioneer Father".

The book "My Pokémon Professor Father" written by Xiaoyou and Xiaochun.

Xiaoyao wrote "My Gym Leader Father".

Xiao Guang wrote "My Top Coordination Trainer Mother".

and many more.

When the league employee heard that Hop was actually the younger brother of the famous champion Dante, he was stunned for a few seconds.