HCB Chapter 260 The Silver Conference Begins
Chapter 260 The Silver Conference Begins
After reaching an agreement with Yukira, Shinji turned off the computer and turned his attention to Yukira who was sitting next to him.
"Okay, Yukira," Shinji said softly, "let's go to the restaurant downstairs to eat now. There will be a selection meeting waiting for us later!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shinji put away Yukira's luxurious Poké Ball, picked up Yukira, walked out of the room and headed towards the first floor.
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Soon they arrived at the cafeteria counter.
"Yukira, do you want to eat anything else besides energy cubes?" Facing the rows of dazzling and overwhelming delicacies in front of him, Shinji lowered his head and asked Yukira.
"By ~"
Want this!
Kira stretched out his little paw and pointed at one of the jam breads that exuded an enticing aroma.
"Okay, jam bread, for you!" Shinji nodded, and first satisfied Kira's little wish by getting the jam bread he liked and putting it on the plate.
Then, Shinji carefully selected some of his favorite foods and filled a plate, then walked to the seat by the window with Yukira and sat down.
Just as Shinji and Yukira were enjoying their meal, he suddenly remembered the upcoming selection meeting, so he put down his cutlery and said to Yukira seriously and solemnly:
"Yukira, let me tell you something first. When you go on stage later, you must follow my instructions and never act rashly without permission. Got it?"
"This is a very serious matter, you must remember it!" Shinji looked at Yukira seriously, hoping that it could understand the importance of "obeying the trainer's command in battle" and keep it in mind.
Yukira is Yiyi's beloved Pokémon. If it suffers serious damage in the competition because of my decision, I will not be able to explain to him when Yiyi comes back!
"By ~"
Ok!
At this time, Yukira on the side seemed to notice Shinji's inner worries. After taking a bite of the jam bread, he nodded obediently, indicating that he was willing to follow Shinji's command and participate in the battle.
Kira said that this Pokémon is fighting for the championship, and it will never disobey orders during the competition!
Then, just when they were about to finish eating, Xiaozhi and his two companions also stepped into the gate of the players' village.
"It's Shinji and Yukira!" As soon as he pushed the door open and walked in, the sharp-eyed Satoshi immediately spotted Shinji and Yukira sitting in the corner. He was so excited as if he had discovered a new continent, shouting loudly and waving his arms at them.
"By ~"
It is him again!
Hearing Xiaozhi's voice, Yukira raised his head calmly and glanced at Xiaozhi who was walking towards him, then quickly stuffed the last piece of jam bread into his mouth.
Shinji saw this and looked at Yukira and said, "They are Yiyi's good friends. You have been with Yiyi for a while, so you should have heard her talk about them!"
"By ~"
Kira nodded slightly. Yiyi had indeed mentioned Xiaozhi and others to it many times, saying that they were all very excellent and kind Pokémon trainers.
"Shinji, and Qingyi's Yukira!" At this moment, Xiaozhi, Xiaoxia and Xiaogang had already walked over quickly. Xiaozhi looked at them with surprise and shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaozhi suddenly felt that something seemed to be wrong, but he couldn't tell what was missing for a moment.
He was seen scratching his head and thinking hard, muttering to himself: "Hmm...what is missing...Oh, right! Where is Qingyi?"
After asking, Xiaozhi looked around and finally set his eyes on Yukira, only then he noticed that Qingyi was not there.
So Xiaozhi quickly asked, "You're all here, why don't you see Qingyi? Where is she?"
When Yukira, who had been standing quietly aside, heard Xiaozhi mention Qingyi's name, he suddenly became a little unhappy.
It just glared at Xiaozhi angrily, then quickly turned around and started to have a tantrum with its back to everyone.
At this moment, Yukira felt wronged again, and thought angrily:
Damn Yiyi, bad Yiyi, if she still doesn’t come back after Yukira successfully wins the championship in the Pokémon League Tournament, Yukira... Yukira will be really angry!
No, it's not just that she's angry, Kira is extremely angry!
"What's wrong with it? Did I say something wrong to make it unhappy?"
Seeing Kira's reaction, Xiaozhi felt very confused and puzzled. A dazed look appeared on his face. He turned to Shinji and Xiaogang beside him for help.
"Oh!" Shinji sighed softly, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
He reached out his hand and gently stroked the back of Yukira's round head, then turned to look at Xiaozhi and the others and slowly explained: "Yiyi has something very urgent and important to deal with, so I'm afraid she won't be able to attend the upcoming Silver Conference!"
"For this reason, she was entrusted to my care by Kira!"
Upon hearing the news, Xiaozhi's face showed obvious disappointment.
He murmured to himself, "Ah, so that's how it is... That's such a pity!"
For Xiaozhi, having an all-out Pokémon battle with a powerful opponent has always been his dream.
Although he already knew that Qingyi was very powerful, he was still full of anticipation in his heart, eager to compete with her again.
However, the reality was so cruel that Xiaozhi was caught off guard.
He had been eagerly awaiting this rare opportunity since the last Quartz Conference.
Every training session and every battle is to improve one's own strength so as to show the best condition in the duel with Qingyi.
But now, hopes are dashed and joy has turned into nothing. How can one not feel lost?
Shinji could also understand Xiaozhi's feelings. He patted Xiaozhi on the shoulder and comforted him: "If you don't have a chance this time, you can always wait for the next time!"
"If everything goes well, Yiyi should go to the Hoenn region after the Silver Conference. By then, you may have the opportunity to meet again at the Caiyou Conference and have a thrilling contest!"
What Shinji said was his and Qingyi's plan for the future, and it also brought some comfort and encouragement to Xiaozhi.
"Okay, it's decided. I must attend the Caiyou Conference!" Xiaozhi clenched his fists and shouted with a firm and fighting look in his eyes.
Although Xiaozhi knew nothing about the Hoenn region, his curiosity about the unknown and his desire to accept new challenges deep in his heart ignited his extremely passionate fighting spirit like a raging fire, making his blood boil!
"Pika~chu~" Pikachu also felt the passion and determination in Xiaozhi's heart, and shouted happily. He stood on Xiaozhi's shoulder and echoed him with the same excitement.
However, when the passion gradually faded and Xiaozhi regained his senses, he suddenly realized an important problem.
"But where exactly is the Hoenn region?" He turned around and asked in confusion.
Xiaoxia, Xiaogang: ...
Xiaoxia and Xiaogang looked at each other, speechless.
I knew it would be like this!
Shinji: ...
I don’t know what to say about Xiaozhi!
After a moment's silence, Shinji glanced at the time, picked up the plate beside him, stood up and prepared to leave, saying, "You'll know when we get there. I have to go to the selection meeting, so I'll leave you now!"
Xiaozhi nodded to show his understanding and waved goodbye: "Okay then, bye!"
Xiao Gang also said: "After we finish looking at the room, we will go to the selection meeting with Xiaozhi. So goodbye, Shinji!"
After saying that, Shinji took Yukira back to the place where the food trays were originally placed, and then turned and walked towards the venue where the selection meeting was held.
At the same time, Xiaozhi and his three companions came to the front desk to receive their room numbers and went straight upstairs.
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The so-called selection meeting is actually the initial elimination round.
At the selection meeting, each contestant can only use one Pokémon. Afterwards, they need to go through rounds of fierce and brutal competition and elimination, and finally select only forty-eight people from more than two hundred contestants.
Of course, every contestant has three chances to fight, but whether he or she can advance after losing will depend on the actual battle situation.
Even if they lose one of the games, they can still continue to participate in the next preliminaries as long as the referee thinks they performed well.
In this way, we can ensure that those players who have certain abilities but are just unlucky will not be eliminated in the first round, and make the following games more exciting!
After all, during the draw, there will always be people who are unlucky and encounter strong opponents who are expected to win the championship or even enter the semi-finals from the very beginning!
When Shinji arrived at the selection meeting, it was in full swing.
The white grid-like fence divides the entire space into rectangular battle fields. In each field, trainers command their Pokémon to engage in thrilling duels.
"Nidoking, use Slam Attack!"
"Mighty Crocodile, use your water cannon trick!"
"..."
"Circle Bear has lost its ability to fight, Dunjia wins!"
“Therefore, the winner of this game is Long Zhi from Azure City!”
Time passed minute by minute, and after several minutes, a voice suddenly came from the radio calling for the contestants to enter.
Finally it's Shinji's turn!
"Contestant Shinji from Kamiya Town, contestant Saburo from Yoshika City, please proceed to Site B immediately."
Hearing this, Shinji, who had been sitting quietly on the bench watching the game, stood up suddenly, looked down at Yukira beside him, and said softly: "Yukira, are you ready? It's our turn to go on stage!"
Yukira: "Yu~"
Shinji took out a Pokeball shining with black and gold light from his waist, then squatted down and said to Yukira: "Go back to the Pokeball and rest for a while, Yukira! Come out and fight to your heart's content later!"
Yukira knew that he was going to fight, so he didn't resist. He blinked and obediently entered the Poké Ball.
Shinji put away the Poké Ball containing Yukira and walked into the B venue.
At this time, his opponent Saburo was already standing on the field waiting.
The referee gave the order: "Then, the second match of the selection meeting B area is about to begin! Contestant Shinji from Kamiya Town and contestant Saburo from Yoshika City, please get ready!"
Next, the order of attacking first is determined by the big wheel, and the first attacker is the opposing player Saburo.
Faced with such a result, Shinji secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the first attacker was the opponent's player. If he was the first attacker and was in an unfavorable situation, he would have to consider not sending Yu Kira to the field. At that time, he was afraid that Yu Kira would make trouble with him!
At this moment, Saburo shouted, "Go, my most trusted Pokémon, Alidos!"
"Yukira, come on stage!" Shinji threw the Poké Ball in his hand without hesitation.
Fortunately, the Pokémon sent out by the opponent was a Bug-type and Poison-type Pokémon, which, in terms of attributes, would not pose much of a threat to Kira.
"Yu~~" With a loud but still slightly childish shout, Yu Kira appeared on the field.
However, its immature voice brought out merciless ridicule from Alidos on the opposite side!
This made Yukira very angry!
Seeing this, Sanlang immediately ordered: "Aridos, use the spinning skill!"
Shinji: "Yukira, get out of the way!"
The white silk threads that came out of Ariados' mouth quickly gathered into a bundle and shot towards Kira like an arrow, as if trying to wrap him tightly.
However, Kira used his agility to easily dodge to the side and successfully avoided the fatal blow.
Shinji seized this perfect opportunity and shouted, "Yukira, use the piercing sound!"
Yukira's noise is quite severe, it's time to let its opponents experience it!
Kira raised his head and let out a deafening scream that almost pierced his eardrums.
This sharp and piercing sound instantly resounded throughout the entire venue, and its influence even spread to several nearby battle areas.
Alidos was at the center of Yukira's noise, suffering unprecedented torture.
The sharp and piercing sound was like a sharp sword, piercing its eardrums and soul, causing it unbearable pain.
Finally, unable to bear the severe pain, Alidos collapsed to the ground, his body shaking constantly and emitting bursts of painful cries.
Saburo on the side was extremely anxious. He shouted loudly: "Aridos, stand up quickly! Use the cross scissors to attack!"
However, Alidos was in extreme pain at this moment. Although he wanted to obey the trainer's instructions and use his skills deep down, his body was not under his control and his movements were abnormally slow.
Because of this, Shinji did not leave the opponent a chance to counterattack, "Yukira, now is the time, rush over with all your strength and attack with the Iron Head Technique!"
After receiving the instructions, Yukira rushed towards Alidos like an arrow.