Pokémon: The Climb

Two days later, in a gorgeously decorated hall.

"I didn't expect that the Hezhong Alliance would hold such a grand ceremony to celebrate the new gym leaders. They are really rich!" Omu Yong sighed and couldn't help but straighten his clothes.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m not used to the dress I’m wearing, or because I’m not used to the atmosphere in the hall.

"Just relax, dad. As long as you don't act too rude, no one will be bored and stare at you." Yang Yan, who had a little experience in the scene at this time, gave guidance.

Omu Yong nodded, and then handed the invitation sent by a special person from the United Union this morning to the waiter at the door.

The waiter quickly checked and then raised his hand sideways, "Please come in!"

"Thank you!" Omu Yong nodded slightly unnaturally, and then slowly walked through the door with his wife holding his arm.

Yang Yan was a little behind, because he was looking at the groups of people in groups in front and behind with great interest.

"As expected, these people should be the new gym leaders who have passed the gym leader assessment and their relatives and friends."

This morning, when they were woken up by a knock on the door and received the invitation letter, Yangyan's family found out that his father, Omu Yong, had passed the gym leader assessment.

It was also because of the staff member's reminder that Omu Yong knew that his trainer account had received relevant notifications early yesterday morning.

In addition, the alliance's official assessment results announcement was also announced at about the same time.

Maybe it was because it was too late, so there wasn't much commotion last night.

Yang Yan and his father later studied the announcement carefully and found that the announcement only gave a list of 100 people who passed the assessment according to region, but there was no specific ranking of everyone.

I don’t know if there is anything fishy here.

But even if there is a problem, Yang Yan does not need to explore it. Dad passed the exam successfully, and that's the most important thing.

After passing through the door and formally entering the banquet hall, Yang Yan discovered that there were a lot more people than he thought.

Perhaps in order to allow unfamiliar people to communicate freely, the banquet was divided into different areas according to regions.

In each area, there are also special delicacies unique to each region.

Yang Yan naturally followed his father to the Fengyuan area.

Today's banquet is prepared for new owners like dad, who are the protagonists.

Yang Yan came here just to gain experience, and he would not "do it for me".

"This must be Mr. Omu, right?"

Yang Yan's family walked over and immediately caught the eyes of the people who were talking just now.

One of the men, who looked to be the oldest among them, spoke first.

"I am Omu Yong, may I ask..."

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Omu, I will guess your identity, just because among our new owners of Fengyuan, only Mr. Omu has not arrived yet!"

"I see," Omu Yong felt a little ashamed, "I didn't expect everyone to come so early."

"I'm just bored!" At this time, another man of similar age to Omu Yong came out. He was holding two bottles of wine that were only available in Fengyuan, and he stuffed one of them into Omu Yong's hands. into his arms, and said with a smile: "Although he is not late, he is the last one to come, so he deserves to be punished!"

……

While my father was getting to know and chatting with a dozen other new hall owners in Fengyuan, my mother, Reiko, was also pulled to the other side by the female relatives of those hall owners.

Women's topics are completely different from those between men, and Yang Yan has no interest in getting involved.

But this does not mean that no one will pay attention to him, because the younger generation members among the relatives and friends of the museum owners are naturally preparing to accept Yang Yan, the "newcomer".

For parents and elders in the family to become gym leaders, it is natural and honorable for them, so everyone is filled with happy smiles.

Yang Yan did not put on airs and quickly integrated into the small group after a brief self-introduction.

From region to region, different circles formed between new museum owners and others.

Although there is no clear divide between them, there are indeed not many people who are willing to communicate with people from different regions.

Yang Yan also didn't wander around, but he just echoed the lofty ideals of some "hot-blooded young people".

So, about half an hour passed.

Suddenly an unexpected voice sounded behind Yang Yan, breaking the cheerful atmosphere.

"Lord Omu?!"

This "Sir" made everyone a little confused, and the scene suddenly became quiet. Even the new hall owners on the other side stopped communicating and looked at the person who just spoke,

To be more precise, those people.

Yang Yan was also stunned for a moment, and then turned around and realized that he was indeed an acquaintance.

"Dousuke?!"

At this time, a middle-aged man with a graceful manner came from behind Dou Jie and couldn't help but set his sights on Yang Yan first. He asked curiously, "Dou Jie, this young man is..."

Dousuke recovered from his surprise, raised his hand and introduced: "Mr. Kawakami, this is my boss when I first joined the military, Oki Yohiko."

"military?"

"boss?"

These two words, which were so normal, seemed a bit inconsistent when used by a young man like Yang Yan. The young people who had just talked to Yang Yan were really at a loss for words.

Yang Yan ignored the shock of the others, but stood up and walked to the middle-aged man, "Dousuke, he is joking, I am not an 'adult' now."

"Sir... Mr. Omu, he left the army after that mission." Dousuke explained helpfully.

"That's it!" Kawakami nodded, and then asked: "My friend left the army, could it be that he wants to become a gym leader? I remember that there is indeed a big wood among the new gym leaders this time..."

"That's my father!" Yang Yan suddenly interrupted.

At this time, Omu Yong, who finally couldn't sit still, walked up, and Yang Yan took advantage of the situation and half-held his father's hand.

"This is my father!"

Da MuYong stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, Mr. Kawakami, I am Da MuYong!"

Kawakami paused for a moment, then laughed, "Sorry, sorry, I didn't do my job well, and I almost made a joke!"

Omu Yong was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say. Yang Yan had no choice but to continue to answer and said with a smile: "Don't say that. If word gets out, if people misunderstand it, why don't you give my dad some shoes?"

"Mr. Kawakami is not that kind of person..." Dousuke helped again.

Kawakami smiled and said: "My little friend, you are worrying too much. Although I am not doing my job well, you two are our talents in Fengyuan. How could I ignore big things just because of a trivial matter!"

The implication is that if he was a petty person, how could the Fengyuan Alliance send him as an envoy?

Yang Yan was actually betting, so he made the matter clear in a half-joking way.

Fortunately, I didn't make a mistake.

After chatting briefly for a few more words, Kawakami turned around and walked towards the new owner.