Manor Lord in the Pokémon World

The last textile festival made Ark famous, making this new manor lord well-known to many viewers.

Many of the onlookers recognized him and greeted Fang Zhou, even making room for him.

There aren't many entertainment options in the town, so every festival is the day everyone pays the most attention to. Once you achieve something during a festival, your fame will soar.

Fangzhou smiled and nodded to the townspeople on both sides before slowly walking to his stall.

This is a temporary wooden stall covered with a dark red velvet cloth.

Behind the booth hung an oak board with the odds for each player listed in colored chalk.

A faint smell of chalk dust filled the air.

The person in charge was a red-haired woman with a high ponytail, wearing a white skirt in the front and pants in the back.

Ah!

An old acquaintance! Robin!

"Hey, Fangzhou, you're here too! Come on, let's play a few rounds of guessing!"

Robin greeted him warmly, explaining that the carpenter's shop was closed for a festival, so she had changed into a different outfit, which Fangzhou almost didn't recognize at first glance.

Fangzhou looked at the odds on the wooden board.

The top three are currently:

Clint 1:1.5

Ark 1:2

Willie 1:2

The rest are all 1 to 10 odds, which are major upsets and no one is optimistic about them, so the payout ratio for betting on them is very high.

The lower the payout ratio, the higher the probability of winning the championship.

It seems everyone has high hopes for Clint!

Fang Zhou asked curiously, "Didn't they just start registering the contestants over there? How did you know the contestant list so quickly?"

Robin raised an eyebrow, a look of pride on his face. "Don't forget, I'm the all-knowing Robin. I've already found out who's in the competition and who has the best chance of winning, hehe!"

As expected of Robin, Ark gives her a thumbs up.

At this moment, Emily, who was standing next to Fangzhou, glanced at the names on the wooden board and enthusiastically introduced Fangzhou to the two formidable opponents this time.

"Clint is the blacksmith shop owner in our town. He's good at making all sorts of gadgets, and he even designs some weird gadgets himself, saying he wants to make gadgets create the future."

There was also a photo of Clint, a bearded man wearing brown overalls.

"He was also last year's champion, and the Pokémon he used was Skarmory."

Armored Bird?!

Fangzhou narrowed his eyes, recalling the one he had seen before.

However, isn't Skarmory a competitor whose speed is comparable to that of Tropius?

"Even Skarmory is here? This Pokémon can win a championship?"

Emily nodded. "Because Clint made a ton of gadgets for it, it flew out like a rocket during the race."

Holy crap, this works!

That's outrageous!

Why don't you build an airplane, tie the armored bird to it, and say that the armored bird is participating in a flying competition?

"Is this okay? Isn't it against the rules?"

Emily shook her head. "The official competition rules don't say you can't use props. As long as you don't violate any of the rules on the official website, it's fine."

good good!

Ark was initially quite confident about this competition, but now he's starting to panic.

"Willie is a fisherman, but not like Beno who always misses the boat. He's the owner of a fish shop and has real skills. He's very good with Water-type Pokémon and has a very powerful Gyarados. Gyarados also has a Flying type, so I guess he'll be using Gyarados again this time."

Fangzhou looked at the photo and saw a man wearing orange overalls and a fisherman's hat, making a peace sign at the camera, with an electric dragon next to him.

Someone nearby chimed in, "He also has an electric dragon."

Emily pursed her lips: "Indeed, he has another identity. He is a lighthouse keeper. Whenever it rains or the weather is bad, he takes the electric dragon to the lighthouse to guide passing ships."

"But we definitely can't use the electric dragon in this competition; we can't exactly ride it into the sky!"

"I don't know if it's because of his fishing rod, but he's also very good at billiards. He uses a billiard cue with unparalleled skill. I heard he also has an apprentice from the Johto region named Kogane, who is also a master of using a billiard cue."

Emily asked curiously, "By the way, what Flying-type Pokémon did you use in this competition?"

The onlookers around them cast expectant glances their way.

Then the Ark released a tropical dragon, a small fire monkey, and a wind sprite.

"These are my competitors for this competition."

The cheerful atmosphere instantly froze.

Robin, standing nearby, grinned like a fox, "Place your bets now, no take-backs allowed!"

Emily asked in a low voice, "You're not really going to use a tropical dragon in the competition, are you? I remember you have a fast poison moth that can carry you around. Tropical dragons aren't that fast."

The onlookers immediately started making a fuss.

"Damn it! Ark is using a tropical dragon!"

"No, I want my money back! I'm betting on someone else instead."

"That darn Robin! I fell for her trick!"

A blond-haired boy slammed his hand on the table. "The tropical dragon can't even fly as fast as my old man can run. I'll bet on Willie instead."

Fangzhou recognized him as the guy who used the Night Demon at the Weaving Festival.

Robin patted the small wooden block on the table, as if he were striking a gavel. "I've already said, once you've placed your bet, it's done. You can't change it."

She was overjoyed.

Fangzhou was speechless. Was it really necessary?

That's so humiliating!

I'm still here!

Emily silently grieved for the two hundred Alliance Coins she had lost, and asked softly, "Ark, are you going to place a bet?"

"Huh? Players can place their own bets?"

Aren't you afraid that people will rig matches and make money through cheating?

"Of course you can."

Fangzhou felt a thorn in his side, sensing the intense gazes directed at him by the three tropical dragons.

"Ao Si~"

"Beep beep~"

"Chirp~"

The time has come to test the Ark's trust in them!

Ark, let's bet!

Let them see our manor love!

The three Pokémon knew that the people around them didn't believe them, and they were all thinking of proving them wrong later.

Fangzhou felt like you were confidently leading your children into a competition.

You only find out when you get to the competition that there are some big shots among your opponents, but the expectant look in your son's eyes makes you reluctantly shout, "I believe you can win."

The little fire monkey climbed onto the ark's shoulder, chirping softly.

Hurry, place your bet! So many people are watching!

Fang Zhou gritted his teeth, took out his Alliance Card, and said, "I'm betting! I'm definitely betting on myself!"

"So how much are you planning to bet?"

The little fire monkey excitedly snatched the League Card and slammed it hard on the table.

Snapped!

Robin immediately perked up, "Great! I'll bet everything! 150,000 Alliance Coins in total! Place your bet!"

Then, as if afraid that Ark would regret it, he quickly put away the Alliance Card.

ark:!!!

He grabbed the little fire monkey by its armpits and pulled it in front of him.

Monkey King! Monkey King, what have you done?!

"Monkey King, we absolutely have to win!!!"

Hearing Ark's roar, the three Pokémon immediately became excited, sensing Ark's determination to win, and they all roared along with him.

Manor Love will prevail!

"Wow, this is the bond between you and your Pokémon! No wonder you won the textile festival." Emily exclaimed in admiration.

The doubts on the faces of the audience members next to them turned into anticipation.

Fang Zhou's willingness to bet everything shows that he must have a sure chance of winning and some trump card.

This tropical dragon certainly doesn't look like an ordinary tropical dragon!

At that moment, the town mayor's voice rang out from the field.

"The competition is about to begin. Participants, please take your seats in the venue."