Why is my Pokémon acting a little weird?

No one knew what was going on, but the members of the Ultimate Survey Corps had already grabbed their captain and jumped onto the back of Solgaleo.

"Captain! The hole is ready!"

"Well—I'm off, then."

"It's almost time to see you again, fellow Star Child."

A rare smile appeared on Neosira's gray face. The attraction in the Ultra Hole gradually grew stronger, until Solgaleo could no longer bear it. Then the Ultra Hole, the Ultra Survey Team, and Solgaleo all disappeared in front of Qiao Ran.

Only Qiao Ran and Zhu Lan stood there looking at each other.

"Did you hear what the captain said just now?

Qiao Ran looked at Zhu Lan beside him. He also wanted to confirm his companion's opinion. At least he wanted to figure out whether he had heard it wrong in the end, or whether it was all his hallucination.

"……Um."

However, Zhulan nodded, breaking Qiao Ran's illusion of self-doubt.

"He seemed to have just said that Alola... was a civilization from thousands of years ago?"

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Chapter 413

"What do you think he's referring to..."

Qiao Ran didn't know what the people from the Ultimate Investigation Team meant by what they said. Besides, they had already left, and it was impossible for him to tear the dimensional wall apart and pull them out directly.

"Alola...if you must say so, it can indeed be considered a civilization from thousands of years ago."

Zhulan lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking about.

Although she is a scholar of the Sinnoh region and her main research is on the history of the Sinnoh region, she also has some research on other regions.

"There is indeed a huge difference between ancient Alola and modern Alola. Although many customs can be considered to have been passed down, in our academic community, we still tend to divide ancient Alola and modern Alola into two different civilizations."

Zhu Lan looked at Qiao Ran.

"...Based on limited archaeological data, we speculate that ancient Alola suffered a devastating disaster. To conceal the truth of that disaster, many books were burned by the ancient people of that era. This is also the reason for the discontinuity of civilization."

"Eh?"

Ancient...Alola?

Those people were talking about... not now?

Zhulan's thinking seems to be subtly different from her own, but it seems to make sense.

In Qiao Ran's impression, there was indeed such an ancient kingdom in Alola. For example, Alola's ghost captain, Acerola, was a descendant of the royal family.

The truth revealed in the game is also very similar to what Zhulan is saying now. In ancient Alola, the great god of light Necrozma once came to Alola and absorbed all the light of Alola. In the end, Solgaleo and Lunala solved the disaster and restored light to the world.

However, because the disaster was so terrible, the King of Alola at that time ordered all information about Necrozma to be burned, completely burying this history in the earth.

"So... what those people were talking about was actually referring to the ancient Alola Kingdom?"

"It's possible."

Zhu Lan had no way to give Qiao Ran a definite answer. As a scientific researcher, she had to be rigorous enough, but now there was no other evidence to prove her guess. She could only try her best to present evidence to make this idea more credible.

"..."

Qiao Ran scratched his head. If he had known that these guys knew so much, he should have found a way to make them stay a little longer.

However, there was no point in standing here and regretting it now. He had no way of opening the Ultimate Hole that the Ultimate Investigation Team had opened, and Little Nebula did not have similar abilities now.

Qiao Ran took out his phone and checked the time. It took almost two hours. If he didn't go back, it would probably be his turn to perform on stage.

The.

"I'll drive."

Looking at Qiao Ran's actions, Zhu Lan almost figured out what he wanted to do. Although she looked like a cold beauty on the surface, the thoughtfulness she inadvertently revealed made Qiao Ran slightly stunned.

She already knew it before I even said it.

A smile appeared on Qiao Ran's face, and he nodded gently: "Yeah."

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"You haven't come back yet?"

In the lounge, Naz frowned as she looked at the monitor in front of her. The numbers of the contestants who were going on stage were gradually approaching Qiao Ran's number, even just one or two digits off.

As for Mei and Lillie, they had both already gone on stage to perform and were currently watching the screen in the venue in the lounge.

There were no issues with their performance. Although it was a bit less impressive than the first day, it was still a clear dimensionality reduction blow to the other contestants. Furthermore, since they could send two Pokémon on stage simultaneously today, Lillie tried sending out two Hollow Eids at once, and the effect was quite good.

"Should we talk to that auntie and ask her to delay a little?"

Liliae put forward her own idea. The aunt she was referring to was Ms. Su Yiliu who appeared on their first day of the competition and helped them.

Although it was advertised that this lady would participate in the final day of the competition, judging from her current role as a judge, it is estimated that this participation is just a "formality". Her real identity is no longer a participant, but one of the organizers.

As a national champion, she doesn't have to compete for fame and fortune in a local competition.

"It's worth considering." Naz nodded.

If Qiao Ran was eliminated for this reason, not only would Qiao Ran himself be unable to accept it, she also didn't want to see such a situation.

She had already lost once in a Pokémon battle. What Nancy wanted was to win back a fair fight in the exhibition match. If it was just a victory like this, what would be the point?

"..."

Nazhi suddenly felt a little regretful about calling Qiao Ran over. She thought that letting Zhulan go alone could probably achieve a similar effect. Besides... Qiao Ran couldn't drive at all. In order to find someone to drive, she took Zhulan away.

Isn't this a waste of time?

"and many more."

Suddenly, just as Nancy was thinking this, her expression changed slightly and she turned her face towards Liliae.

"That guy is here, but we're running out of time. Lillie, get ready and help him touch up his makeup."

"Mei, check his clothes too. He just went out for a run, and there might be some problems with the details of his clothes."

"besides……"

Nancy, who possesses superpowers, felt the arrival of the target at the first moment. Although superpowers have no advantage in detection compared to the power of waves, she is Nancy, an existence beyond common sense.

This range of exploration is still within her acceptable range.

Moreover, she had sufficient experience in performing on stage, and she immediately arranged everything that everyone needed to do. Although these things were not arranged by her in the Pokémon world, she had seen so many of them that she had almost understood the process.

then--

When Qiao Ran returned to the lounge, he saw a group of girls holding various props rushing towards him, attacking him from all angles.

"What...what what what happened??"

Oh my goodness, was I just careless and didn’t use the power of wave guidance, so I was ambushed?

"Don't move, it will be fine soon."

Lillie, who was wearing makeup, actually exuded an inexplicable sense of majesty, and Qiao Ran was directly frozen in place.

"You'll be on stage soon, so let's help you clean up a bit. We'll tell you what happened after you finish your performance."

Nazhi on the side explained a few words. This was the only way. It was because Qiao Ran came too late. If he had arrived earlier, maybe he would have had more time.

At this level of competition, if you don't improve your appearance a little, it will be easy to find flaws.

“I don’t need makeup…”

"Just a little processing, it will look better!"

Lillie interrupted Qiao Ran, causing him to swallow back the next words. She actually wanted to see what Qiao Ran would look like after he dealt with it a little. He would definitely be even more...

"..."

Zhu Lan, who was standing behind Qiao Ran, could only look away with an innocent look, indicating that she knew nothing. However, seeing Qiao Ran like this, she found it quite interesting.

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"Okay, let's welcome one of today's big names, the top ten players in the official voting for expectations after the first day of competition—"

On the stage, the host announced the information of the next contestant, and at the same time, the audience's enthusiasm was aroused.

Although each of the top ten contestants in the voting will be called "Top Ten",

There is no detailed ranking order, but up to now, the only one who has not appeared in the game is that man.

"From Longjiang City, Qiao Ran!"

Accompanied by the cheers of the audience and the dim lights.

A figure appeared at the end of the stage and walked down the stairs step by step.

Gradually - the lights gradually lit up, and with his footsteps, light blue crystals and pink crystals began to spread on both sides of the stage, like dreamy gems. In the slightly dim light, the crystals emitted faint fireflies.

"what is that?"

"That is……"

The strange scene once again brought the audience a completely different feeling.

finally--

When the figure reached the end of the stage, all the lights in the venue had gathered in the center, casting a beam of light.

The light blue and pink paths have also intertwined together, and the red and blue have intersected to produce two-colored crystal flowers that bloom on the stage.

The light from the stage, the light from the gems, the light from the ice crystals, all the lights complement each other, the red and blue merge into one, weaving together an incomparably gorgeous, dreamlike scene.

But this dreamy scene was short-lived after all.

After maintaining its shape for several seconds, the flower, along with the crystal path, finally began to dissipate. Amidst the crisp sound of shattering, it transformed into specks of fluorescent light. At this moment, a white little fox and a pink Diamond Princess also emerged from it and slowly landed in the center of the venue.

——It was Vulpix and Diancie.

The lights in the venue came back on, and the audience finally came to their senses. This time, Qiao Ran actually sent out two Pokémon to perform at once. One was Diancie, whom they had been looking forward to for a long time, and the other was a Pokémon that many people had seen, the ice-type Vulpix.

But... when these two Pokémon were combined together, they produced such a harmonious and dreamy effect. The pink and light blue crystals, the icy yet hot feeling, not only lingered in their vision, but also was completely engraved in their hearts.

The audience cheered. This was the second time that they cheered so enthusiastically just for the opening. This was very rare among all the previous contestants.

“…It’s fantastic. It’s really fantastic.”

The judges on the panel couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, and even Su Yilu nodded repeatedly with a special brilliance in his eyes.