Pokémon: An Encounter with You

After two days of auditions, a total of 63 people entered the finals of the Curtain City Gorgeous Contest.

Shi Qiu drew a relatively early number, 12.

"In the end, only 16 people will enter the competition, and % of them will be eliminated in two rounds."

"Vulpix, I'm going to perform on stage tomorrow. I'm so nervous QAQ."

Ice Vulpix: ...I'm not much better myself, but seeing the trainer's embarrassing look makes me feel tired...

Riolu sighed: "(It doesn't matter, we are still young, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, just consider it as accumulating experience in the future...)"

The next day, the flow of people in Curtain City reached its peak, and countless spectators bought tickets to enter the venue.

The live broadcast has started and is being promoted by the official, and the popularity has soared.

"I heard that the judge this time is Luo Shanyu, a top coordinator."

"Not only that, there are several already famous star contestants in this gorgeous competition."

"What kind of celebrity contestant is this? They are just promoted by the Chinese Gorgeous Contest officials. They are totally incomparable to the French region, right?"

"It's so funny, you just love to flatter other regions? Who is the top coordinator upstairs? Why didn't I see you enter the competition venue?"

……

On the stage, the host Villian winked at the audience playfully: "Welcome everyone to the Curtain City Gorgeous Competition. I am the host Villian!"

"First of all, I would like to thank Doudou Pigeon Hot Air Balloon for its official sponsorship of this magnificent competition..."

"Now, please welcome top coordinator Ms. Luo Shanyu to give us the opening performance!"

A white veil accompanied by a faint icy mist appeared from the center of the stage.

The waves surged, the ice mist condensed into suspended water droplets, and the light from the aurora curtain refracted on the stage, appearing magnificent and like a fairyland.

Shi Qiu was deep in thought in the players' rest area.

At the same time, in the Great Hall of Youye Academy.

All senior students and some outstanding junior students are gathered here, while other students are listening to the lecture of Professor Pang from Shanghai University through the multimedia screen in the classroom.

Professor Pang is a representative figure in the Chinese region who promotes the Gorgeous Contest and coordinates trainers. Luo Shanyu is an outstanding graduate of Professor Pang from Magic City University.

Now, Professor Pang introduced the relevant knowledge based on the skill coordination of water drop condensation in Luo Shanyu's opening performance.

"...So, this simple water drop not only has to control the water energy of the mist, but also has to stay suspended while refracting its own aurora at a perfect angle. Luo Shanyu's performance is undoubtedly amazing."

“It’s a very short performance, but it contains a lot of in-depth coordination knowledge.”

Professor Pang is full of praise for his former outstanding students.

"First, we welcome contestant No. 1, Mr. Chen Liu, and his elf partner!"

After the opening performance, the first performer was an acquaintance, the young man who used the hunting swallowtail butterfly.

The hunting swallowtail butterfly appeared with the silver wind, still starting with spinning silk, but in the [Silver Whirlwind] it was like silk covered with a veil.

"Hunting swallowtail butterflies, insect chirping!"

The hunting swallowtail butterfly stretched out its antennae, making ripples, but without any harsh, mocking sound. Instead, it caused whirlwinds and silk threads to dance in the air.

The unique rhythm and movements made the audience around feel like they were seeing a butterfly-girl in palace dress, dancing charmingly in the dim and hazy wind curtain.

The three judges gave scores of 9.8, 10 and 9.9 respectively, for a total score of 29.7.

The opening is a big hit.

"Wow, this is the gorgeous competition in Curtain City. There's a performance of this level at the beginning."

“Chen Liu, you don’t know that the winners of the previous Amano City and Seer City Gorgeous Competitions were awarded the star players of the Amano Ribbon and Seer Ribbon.”

"I thought this performance would have received full marks."

"After all, he is the first one to appear, so the judges will be more reserved in their scoring."

While the judges were commenting, Professor Pang also praised the first performance.

"This is a typical coordinated performance. Whether it's the insect silk, silver whirlwind, or insect chirping, their skill control and coordination are excellent!"

"If you want to train or are training Swallowtails in the future, Silkworm and Silver Whirlwind will be your top priorities. Whether it's a traditional battle or a coordinated performance, these are the representative and core skills of the Swallowtails elf race."

The subsequent performances gradually became mediocre. Although they were still wonderful, they were still a certain distance away from Luo Shanyu and Chen Liu.

"Contestant No. 12 is ready!"

Behind the contestants, a staff member ran over to give them a reminder.

Shi Qiu picked up Ice Vulpix and walked towards the stage.

In front of the stage, Villian waved her arms playfully and said to the audience:

"The next contestant to appear is Mr. Shi Qiu, number 12. This young man is participating in a gorgeous competition for the first time, but he won the first place in the audition stage with 95 points and entered the main competition!"

"Let us look forward to his magnificent performance with the elves!"

"Little fox, do I really have to do that? QAQ, I think you are enough~"

Vulpix gave him a displeased look and dived into the Poké Ball.

Shi Qiu sighed, reluctantly hiding the aggrieved look on his face, managing his facial expression, and following Villian's instructions, walked to the front of the stage.

"Vulpix, Snow Scene!"

A small, snow-white figure emerged from the Poké Ball in front of the audience, accompanied by snow and wind, and landed lightly on the stage while stepping on the fine snow in mid-air.

"Enchanting voice, round singing."

Following Shi Qiu's order, the wind and snow grew thicker but did not block the eyes. The white snowflakes reflected the light of the stage, and the world became white.

As Ice Vulpix stepped onto the snow, an ethereal chanting voice rang out of nowhere. The combination of heavy snow and the singing was so fascinating that it was almost holy.

Several judges nodded secretly, "Excellent coordination skills."

As the wind and snow grew stronger, the beauty grew stronger, and several judges showed amazement on their faces.

"No!" On the judges' panel, Luo Shanyu, who was admiring Liu Wei's performance and immersed in Fengxue's song, suddenly shuddered.

This chanting, with its spiritual induction, paralyzed people's nerves, making them ignore the bleakness and solemnity of the heavy snow. By the time they realized it, the cold had already penetrated into their bones...

The terrifying murderous intent lurks beneath the beautiful and harmless surface.

The judges on the field also reacted instantly, and their amazement turned into shock.

Has this boy and his Vulpix ever seen blood? Such a strong but well-hidden murderous intent.

"Vulpix, Blizzard!"

Shi Qiu looked into Liuwei's ice-blue eyes and saw the urging and threat in them.

He sighed silently, took a step forward, and swayed gently, singing Vulpix's harmony.

For a moment, the wind and snow obscured Shi Qiu's figure. When he looked again, the tight white formal performance costume had changed.

The black hair turned into silver white, and the still tender face was dotted with snow-white crystal sequins. The heavy clothes were removed, and the blue gauze clung to the boy's body, revealing the thinness and leanness unique to his youth.

Ice Vulpix jumped lightly onto the boy's shoulder, leaping and flipping along with the dance of the coordinator.

The fine snow accompanies me, the singing voices blend in with me, and my shadows intersect with me.

People and elves seem like children of ice and snow, and it is impossible to take your eyes off them in the dancing snow.

"Is this... an immortal?"

"What a charming Vulpix... and the coordinator..."

Ethereal harmonies, blending figures, and dancing wind and snow.

From then on, ice and snow had shapes, and snow had sounds.

After the performance, there was silence in the audience, and everyone was looking at the man and the elf on the stage in a daze.

Shi Qiu held Ice Vulpix in front of him to use as a shield.

Although he is a man and has covered all the necessary parts, this kind of clothes makes him feel too uncomfortable!