"Xiao Shu, it's time to go out."
"I'm coming."
Shen Xinyi held the foam chinchilla and stood at the door, listening to the various noises coming from the house, with a rather helpless expression.
About ten more minutes passed.
A young girl with long hair shawl, wearing denim trousers and a white T-shirt, showing off her tall figure, ran out of the house in a hurry with her bag in hand.
"Xiao Shu, you are too slow."
Shen Xinyi glanced at the time displayed on her phone and couldn't help but complain.
The girl named "Xiao Shu" also looked aggrieved.
"Can you blame me? If it weren't for your little love, wouldn't I be able to find the things I usually use?"
"That's true, but for a girl, your place is too sloppy. Xiao Ai and I have been busy cleaning you for the past two days since we came here."
Shen Xinyi said again expressionlessly.
Xiao Shu suddenly showed an embarrassed smile, and then put his right hand skillfully on Shen Xinyi's shoulder.
"What's the relationship between the two of us?"
Then, Xiao Shu rolled his eyes and changed the topic before Shen Xinyi could speak.
"Okay, we have to go to the arena quickly. Although it is a bit regretful that we did not make it to the main game this time, we must not miss the opening ceremony that starts on time at nine o'clock."
"Um."
Shen Xinyi said nothing more and just nodded lightly.
"Xiao Qixing, stop hiding in the house, we are going out~"
Xiao Shu turned his head and shouted towards the door.
A few seconds later, a large ladybug-like creature with a red shell flew over slowly.
It was a ladybug. Because it resembled the Seven-star ladybug, Xiao Shu had already called it Little Seven-star when he met it for the first time.
The relationship between one person and one elf has always been very good.
but…
Seeing his own elf's current depressed mood, Xiao Shu gently patted the other person's head.
"Xiao Qixing, I have told you so many times that the failure to advance to the main competition is not your fault, it is my immaturity as a trainer."
"Besides, weren't you very reluctant to participate in the competition at the beginning? Wouldn't it be just right to be eliminated now? Hey, don't think too much. I just wanted to see the world at first, although in the end I was only one step away from being promoted to the official level. This kind of thing is indeed very disappointing, but the thought of working hard with you to the end makes me very satisfied."
Little Qixing's big black and white eyes were flashing with tears. Finally she couldn't bear it any longer and threw herself into Xiao Shu's arms and cried loudly.
"It's okay, you're already great."
Like a mother comforting a child who failed in an exam, Xiao Shu whispered and gently stroked Xiao Qixing's head with his hand.
Among the nearly 20,000 trainers who signed up for the Pikachu Cup, trainers like Xiao Shu who failed to collect ten shining stars account for the vast majority.
Whether it’s loss or regret…
The result is a foregone conclusion.
The vast majority of trainers can only turn this unwillingness into motivation for their own growth, hoping that one day, they will be able to reap a different result.
but.
What is surprising is that although for these trainers, their competition has temporarily come to an end, many trainers still choose to stay even without official subsidies. Anping City wants to witness how far an opponent who has defeated them can go in this competition.
"Finally came in..."
When Xiao Shu and Shen Xinyi arrived at the Anping Elf Competition Center, they discovered that the entrance to the arena was already crowded with people coming to watch the game.
Ever since.
The two people who had tickets to watch the game stepped into the arena amidst the envious eyes of everyone.
After all, not everyone got tickets to the main game like Xiao Shu and Shen Xinyi. Most of the spectators who came to the arena could only watch the game through the large screen set up outside the arena.
Shen Xinyi couldn't understand it.
The temperature is getting hotter and hotter now. Since we can't enter the arena to watch the game, wouldn't it be more comfortable to stay at home and watch the live broadcast?
"If you don't like Elf Battle, it will be difficult to understand their thoughts. Watching the game with fellow fans at the scene is completely different from watching the game alone at home."
Xiao Shu explained with a smile.
Shen Xinyi did not refute.
After all, she has been a very quiet person since she was a child. Although she likes elves, according to the descriptions on the Internet, she is a pure life-type elf breeder.
Rather than a trainer.
"There are more and more people..."
It was only half past eight, and the entire open-air ring battle arena was already filled with spectators.
When they first entered, many spectators raised their heads curiously and observed the 360-degree 360-degree display surrounded by the roof of the arena, which was built with huge official investment and made up of nearly 2,000 flat screen cabinets. Circular viewing screen.
With these large screens, even the spectators sitting on the outermost seats can watch the battle in the center of the arena more comfortably.
at this time.
Shen Xinyi, who was scrolling through her phone with her head down, suddenly felt that the entire battle arena suddenly became noisier.
Xiao Shu next to him also suddenly shouted at this time.
"Hey, what is that?"
Shen Xinyi raised her head and saw men and women wearing black uniforms slowly walking to the center of the arena with various musical instruments.
at the same time.
The circular viewing screen above the battle arena also lit up at this time.
"Is this going to be a concert?"
"It's probably a program for the opening ceremony. Teacher Mo has been busy all day long, and it's quite fun."
"Tsk, I'm afraid there are already more than a hundred people coming out. It can be regarded as a large symphony orchestra. It's quite interesting."
"I'm not interested in music. I just hope that Teacher Mo will finish all these fancy things quickly. I want to see if the guy who defeated me and successfully advanced can pass the first round of the group stage."
The crowd was buzzing.
William, who was sitting at the front of the arena, was taking pictures of the scene with his mobile phone while introducing the current situation to the growing number of foreign viewers in the live broadcast room.
The time soon came to nine o'clock.
With the crisp sound of keyboard tapping resounding throughout the battle arena, a line of large characters slowly appeared on the large screen at the top.
[——To all those who love elves. 】
In the auditorium in the arena, many spectators who saw this sentence became very sensible and fell silent.
The text on the big screen slowly faded away.
In the center of the battlefield, the middle-aged conductor in charge of the symphony orchestra looked at the prompts given beside him, nodded slightly, and raised his hands.
Along with a burst of passionate blows, the audience sitting in the arena suddenly realized that the picture on the big screen had changed.
"That is!"
"Fuck! It's Gengar and Nidorino!"
"Isn't this Gengar the Gengar from Teacher Mo's house?"
On the big screen, Gengar and Nidorino, who were confronting each other in the woods, appeared in front of countless viewers. The two elves followed the rhythm of the music, going back and forth, and launched a fierce offensive against each other. .
"To be honest, I still don't quite understand why you would specifically create such a picture."
Backstage.
Zhou Yichuan glanced at Chen Mo, who was surrounded by Pikachu, Gengar and other elves, with a confused expression.
Zhou Yichuan couldn't understand why he made some music for the opening ceremony, but he didn't quite understand why Chen Mo would borrow his Nidorino to shoot this battle scene with Gengar.
Can the poisonous Nidorino defeat Gengar?
You can't fight at all!
To this.
Listening to the most classic BGM song "~Prologue~" in his previous life, and looking at the most classic scene in "Fire Red/Leaf Green", Chen Mo just smiled.
"It doesn't make any sense, I just like it."
"..."
Hearing this, Zhou Yichuan shook his head and said nothing more.
in the big screen.
The screen gradually switches with the movements of the two elves.
Forests, mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, and countless elves flash through the picture one by one. Together, they embellish the natural scenery as beautiful as a dream.
finally.
As a Pikachu burrowed into the grass, the scene appropriately followed the sound of music and returned to darkness.
William, who was filming live off the field, was very excited and kept talking to the camera in his native language.
"Did you see the pictures just now? There are so many cute elves. It's really great. It's great that elves can come to this world!"
The arena was noisy, and people were talking about the scene just now.
But that's it.
The big screen that was originally dim suddenly appeared again with a line of text.
[——To all trainers and elves participating in the Pikachu Cup this time. 】
"What's the meaning?"
As a trainer who was eliminated, Xiao Shu looked at this line of text with a puzzled expression.
The next second.
In the symphony orchestra, the brass section consisting of trumpets, trombones, French horns, and tubas was like a horn that launched a charge, taking the lead in playing a high-pitched and crisp prelude.
In this world, "The Target is the Pokémon Master", the music engraved in Chen Mo's soul, appeared in the ears of many trainers for the first time.
"Xiao Shu, look!"
Suddenly, Xiao Shu was pulled by Shen Xinyi next to him.
Hearing the other party's excited voice, Xiao Shu, who was wandering away from home listening to the music, suddenly came back to his senses.
All kinds of noisy and excited voices came to my ears.
Xiao Shu raised her head in the direction pointed by Shen Xinyi. The next second, her eyes widened slightly, revealing emotions full of disbelief.
in the big screen.
A girl trainer wearing light-colored casual shorts and shorts was commanding a ladybug and an elf commanding Meow in a fierce battle.
The girl's expression is extremely serious, and through the big screen, you can still see the girl's sweat-stained forehead.
As if to respond to the girl's expectations, Ladybug tried her best and used a series of high-speed stars.
The beams of stars, as if they have a tracking effect, are chasing the front and flashing desperately, also in response to the trainer's expected meow.
"Then that...is that...me?"
Xiao Shu felt like he was stuttering when he spoke.
Shen Xinyi nodded in a positive tone.
"that is you!"
Ladybug Ba, who was in Xiao Shu's arms, was stunned as she looked at the picture on the screen.
This was the first time it saw itself fighting.
Because of his carelessness, he showed pain after being scratched by Meow Meow's claws.
Ladybug Ba saw how distressed and anxious the expression on Xiao Shu's face was when he was standing on the edge of the battlefield and commanding at the moment when she was hit and injured.
It turned around and found that its trainer had tears in his eyes and was looking at it at this moment.
A strange, unprecedented feeling suddenly surged into Ladybug's heart.
If I had to use one sentence to express the feelings of one person and one elf, it would be——
I'm so lucky to have met you!
The music still goes on.
The big screen is divided into multiple pictures. In each picture, two trainers and their respective elves will appear. These pictures are carefully selected by Chen Mo and many staff to better show the trainers. The bond with his own elves.
"That was me and the Green Caterpillar! Ah, I remember that game, what a shame, but it was great to be able to work hard with the Armored Chrysalis until the end."
"My little Ratta, woo woo woo, you have really worked hard!"
"I'm sorry, walking grass. It's obviously my responsibility as a trainer. My mentality was so bad that you failed to defeat your opponent. I should have been the one to apologize to you, but in the end it was you who came to comfort me when I was crying..."
Many eliminated trainers staying in the arena found themselves and their elves on the big screen.
this moment.
Many trainers finally understood.
Why does that strange line of words appear on the big screen before the music starts?
the reason is simple.
Regardless of whether you advance or not, the following music and the following pictures are dedicated to you who can participate in this Pikachu Cup. Thank you and your elves for showing your bond during the competition.
Many trainers who were watching the live broadcast at home were also excited to leave messages in the official live broadcast room.
[I found the picture of me and the unicorn bug. Ah, I regret it so much. Why did I leave Anping City so early? It will definitely be very exciting to experience such a grand occasion at the scene. 】
[This music sounds really good. It is both passionate and warm at the same time. It feels like it perfectly fits the theme of humans and elves. 】
[I kind of regret not participating in this Pikachu Cup. 】
[It feels like the workload is huge. Teacher Mo is really thoughtful and arranged such a program at the opening ceremony. It’s great to be a fan of Teacher Mo! 】
The sky above the ring arena where music and cheers of all kinds intersect.
A light green humanoid elf was flying high in the sky, looking curiously at the scene below.
The long light green hair that meanders like musical notes dances gently in the breeze with the rhythm of the music coming from below.
