NABC Chapter 118 Interesting Sponsor
Chapter 118 Interesting Sponsor
Time soon came to the next day, and the Latin American Pokémon Contest was held as scheduled.
After a night of practice, Xiaozhi sat on the back of the little fire horse in a decent manner, just like a real jockey.
Hoshino, who was sitting in the audience, couldn't help but yawned. He didn't sleep last night, so he had been sitting on the edge of Tomiko's training ground watching Xiaozhi train. The main thing was to be a companion.
Of course, Xiaozhi's screams were also one of the reasons why he couldn't sleep. Although Xiaozhi no longer screamed after training, he looked at the bright sky and Bobo, who was used to watching the sunrise, from the elf. The ball jumped out of the ball, and Hoshino suddenly felt like there was no need to sleep anymore...
However, after seeing Bobo coming out of the elf ball and seeing his surprised look, Hoshino finally remembered that it seemed like it had been a long time since he had watched the sunrise with Bobo...
...Well~, just think of it as training with Xiaozhi and watching the sunrise with Bobo. This is called killing two birds with one stone~!
"Bobo, look, the sunrise seen from the plain is so special. It feels like the sun has become a lot bigger~"
Hoshino said playfully to Bobo on his shoulder, and Bobo was obviously very happy. He fluttered his wings twice, slowly leaned on his trainer's cheek, and responded to his trainer excitedly.
"Wa~!"
......
The Pokémon Contest held by the Latin American tribe is about to begin. Looking at the fireworks exploding in the sky and the excited crowd in the audience, the popularity of this contest is far beyond Hoshino's imagination.
Although I don't really understand why fireworks are set off during the day, from Hoshino's perspective, only a few shallow lines can be seen from the fireworks exploding in the sky, but...
Listening to the deafening cheers in his ears, Hoshino felt that it didn't matter anymore and just regarded it as fun. As long as everyone is happy and lively...
But having said that, Hoshino was still hurt by the noise in the audience, and Scorpio seemed to be a little uncomfortable, so Hoshino bought two pairs of earplugs from the system after a long time, one pair for himself and Scorpio, which was of course the cheapest. That kind of...
After all, everything in the system is ridiculously expensive, and this is all I can afford...
【Ding! It's obviously been a long time since I sold something, and I sold two at once. It's obviously two joys, but how can it be so subtle when added together...]
(Hoshino: It’s hard to make money in this world, but it’s good to make some money~)
Helping Scorpio put on the earplugs, Hoshino then put on the earplugs himself.
The moment I put it on, the surrounding sounds dropped a lot. Although some sounds could still be heard, they were within the range of adaptation and did not affect Hoshino's ability to experience the lively atmosphere of the scene.
Feeling the changes in the surrounding environment, Hoshino couldn't help but admire in his heart. Although the system is a bit expensive, the effect is really good...
Seeing Xiaozhi and others waving to him on the track, Hoshino smiled and waved back.
In addition to Xiaozhi who will ride a little fire horse to participate in the competition, Xiaoxia and Xiaogang have also signed up to participate in the competition. One of them rides a gem starfish and the other rides a big rock snake.
In addition, even Ash’s Pikachu and Squirtle have signed up to participate in the competition.
Yes, you read that right, Pikachu will ride Squirtle in the competition. Rather than complaining about Pokémon riding Pokémon, or making turtles race, Hoshino is more concerned about the fact that the organizer actually admitted it. For such a pair, let them participate in the competition as official contestants.
...It truly is a magical world of Pokémon...
It can be said that almost everyone participated in this competition, except for a certain Hoshino who was rejected by the organizer...
In fact, when Hoshino saw that everyone except himself had decided to participate, Hoshino, who was originally not interested in the competition, was provoked and eager to try.
Although I don’t have a Pokémon suitable for carrying people, the Stylus, which is similar in size to myself, should be able to carry me. Not only that, even the Stylus itself is rare this time, showing interest. I am willing to give my trainer a ride.
Hoshino and the Stingy Bee hit it off immediately, and immediately decided to sign up for the competition with Xiaozhi and the others, but were rejected mercilessly by the organizer. The reason was that this was a racing competition, and flying Styling Bees were not allowed to participate...
Later, Hoshino also asked the organizers why they made an exception to allow Pikachu and Squirtle to participate, but the answer he got was that he thought it was very interesting and allowed it, and they were running on the ground after all...
Hoshino will probably never forget the organizer's expression when he said this in his life. It was a righteous and natural statement.
However, the organizer who can say this is naturally very reasonable. He said that as long as Hoshino can ensure that the Stylus does not fly during the whole process, he and the Stylist will be allowed to participate. The reason is also that flying Pokémon are not reliable. Flying, it would be fun to choose to carry your trainer the entire distance.
...Okay, this does sound interesting, but Hoshino looked at the giant needle bee's thin arms and legs and didn't dare to say anything.
After all, the giant sting bee usually relies on flight to move. Although the giant sting bee can also walk and run, it is by no means capable of participating in a marathon, let alone carrying a person on its back.
Although Master Chong said later that this was okay, but... let's forget it and stop torturing Master Chong...
Lord Chong: "..."
...Forget it, after all, it's the trainer's good intentions, so I'd better not live up to it...
All in all, Hoshino sat in the audience and watched the live broadcast, and by the way, he worked part-time as a cheerleader.
When all the contestants stood at the starting point, the host of the competition also took the microphone and began to passionately introduce the rules of this competition.
"The Lalammi Pokémon competition is an obstacle course with valleys and streams. As long as you overcome all difficulties and be ahead of all others, the one who returns to the finish line first will be the champion!"
The referee quickly introduced the rules of the game, and with the referee's order, all the contestants rushed out like arrows, and the one running at the front was Dulifu, who provoked Miss Tomiko.
Although Dulifu is annoying, his strength is indeed as powerful as Tomiko said. In the first straight track, he left everyone far behind and showed no signs of decline.
Seeing this, the host also started to heat up the atmosphere, "It's appeared! It's appeared! It's Duduli who is known as the fastest! It's ahead!"
"Run with all your might from the beginning! Can it last until the end like this?!"
Watching the live game broadcast on the screen, the host was explaining enthusiastically. At this moment, an accident suddenly happened.
[Nidona, the poisonous needle Pokémon, is the evolved form of Nidoran. Nidona has a gentle and kind personality, and her horns grow too slowly, so she has no interest in fighting...]
For some reason, Kentero, who was participating in the competition, suddenly went crazy and started running around uncontrollably, accidentally injuring Nidona who was standing beside him.
Nidona, who was attacked inexplicably, was not convinced. She turned around and started fighting with Kentero. No matter how much the trainer tried to persuade her, she refused to listen. The scene fell into chaos for a time. It seemed that they could no longer participate in the competition.
Looking at the live broadcast, Hoshino was full of questions, ah, why did the fight suddenly start...
Although there was an accident midway, the race did not stop there. The first echelon running at the front soon came to the next section of the track, which was a slope path with an angle of 45 degrees.
According to the host, this stage of the game mainly tests the breathing of trainers and Pokémon.
Just as the host said, this large slope made everyone and the Pokémon breathe harder. It seemed that running on such a large slope was quite strenuous.
But even so, Dulifu is still in the lead, and the rankings of other players have begun to change. The most eye-catching one is the combination of Pikachu and Squirtle.
At this time, Squirtle was panting from exhaustion and relied on Pikachu to push him behind him to continue climbing up. He was soon left behind by other contestants.
After running the steep uphill section, the next step is the downhill section of the same level.
As soon as they reached the downhill section, everyone's speed obviously became much faster. It would be better to say that they might be a little out of control.
Although Dulifu still maintained his leading position, the person who paid more attention to him at this time was a trainer whose partner was Naughty Lei Dan. He and Naughty Lei Dan were moving at an extremely fast speed, and in the blink of an eye they became Second place, and has just been rapidly shortening the gap with first place.
[Naughty Thunderbolt, the Ball Pokémon, is the evolved form of Thunderbolt Ball. It will explode as soon as it receives a little stimulation, so it is nicknamed Explosive Ball...]
This partner is the trainer of the Naughty Thunderbolt. Just like a stuntman in a circus, he uses his feet to make the Naughty Thunderbolt roll forward to achieve the purpose of moving forward. You can also participate in such weird ways. Competition, needless to say, must be allowed only if the competition party finds it interesting.
By the way, when we just went up the hill, this trainer also used the same method to go up the hill. So although I feel sorry for Xiaozhi, in Star Ambition, this trainer is the best player in this game. , after all, the difficulty level is obviously not the same.
Moreover, according to the illustrations, naughty thunder bombs will explode when exposed to a little stimulation. However, this naughty thunder bomb in the competition was actually rolled like this without exploding. It looked like it had gone through a lot of training, so Hoshino felt that he should be awarded the best in the competition. It's not too much to say to them.
Although this player is obviously no longer able to control the speed of the naughty thunder bomb, Hoshino is still very optimistic about him.
boom--!
Just when Hoshino was thinking that the player partnered with Naughty Thunder Bomb might get first place, they suddenly fell into a pit, and soon Naughty Thunder Bomb self-destructed...
Hoshino: "..."
...This shouldn't be my problem...
This self-destruction caused Naughty Thunderbolt to lose his combat ability directly. To be more specific, he was eliminated.
And the impact of this explosion also affected other contestants. It can be said that except for Dulifu who was running in front, and Xiaogang and Xiaoxia who took advantage of the naughty thunder bomb to fall into the pit and overtaken it, these people who ran behind the naughty thunder bomb Except for the contestants in front who were not affected, almost all the contestants behind the naughty thunder bomb suffered.
Among them was Xiaozhi, who happened to be at the center of the explosion. In a blink of an eye, Xiaozhi fell to the ground with the little fire horse, and seemed to have fallen into a coma.
Just when Hoshino was worried about Xiaozhi, Pikachu and Squirtle, who had been left behind when going uphill, also came over. Although they were lagging far behind, they escaped because of this.
I saw Pikachu using electricity to shock Xiaozhi and Xiaozhi. In a blink of an eye, Xiaozhi and Xiaozhi woke up with a cry, regained their energy, and then continued the game immediately.
To be honest, Hoshino was stunned for a moment after watching this scene, sighing that this is Ash Ketchum, the recovery method is so different, but surprisingly reasonable... Pikachu brand power bank, you deserve it. .....
Then the next level is a river with some floats floating on it, and the contestants need to step on them to cross the river.
The leader, Duduli, was still very powerful. He jumped over after riding Duduli for a few times.
Then Xiaozhi and Xiaoxia who followed them also crossed the river smoothly, except for Xiaogang who was riding a big rock snake...
Since rock-type Pokémon are very afraid of water, the huge Rock Snake looked at the river in front of him and did not dare to move forward, so unfortunately it stopped here.
The next level is called Filling the Belly. Pokémon need to eat the corresponding Pokémon food in this level to continue passing the level.
And right here, Duduli's three heads suddenly started arguing over food, wasting a lot of time, and Xiaozhi and the others also took the opportunity to catch up, and the gap with Dulifu disappeared in an instant.
But at this moment, the Rockets trio appeared again...Eh? Why do I say it again? ...
Looking at the Rockets trio in the live broadcast, Hoshino was not surprised for some reason.
Although there was no sound, judging from the live broadcast, Team Rocket was probably here to hinder Ash.
While Team Rocket was hindering Xiaozhi, Dulif's Doodle had already finished its Pokémon food and continued to move towards the finish line...
etc? ! Why is the game still going on? ! Doesn’t the competition official care? !
After reacting, Hoshino immediately looked towards the host and found that he was watching the live broadcast with great interest, and even commented from time to time...
Hoshino: "..."
...This organizer is hopeless...