Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

"In order to avoid your relatives and friends from your hometown carrying you back to town on a float to celebrate..."

"And to be a little more manly..."

"…You plan to go straight to the Johto region to continue your journey after the game?"

Wang Yao asked after taking a sip of the sweet and sour refreshing iced tree juice.

There's nothing scary about the celebrations in Girls Town...

That is, the contestants who achieved good results were dressed up as cute Doll Festival dolls, and then sent back to the town with music playing and flowers scattered all the way.

After returning to Girl's Town, a week-long celebration will be held for it.

Of course, as the protagonist of the celebration, Xiaoyou will also attend the celebration in full "dress up".

……

"But what are you going to do... I can't seem to help you with anything?"

Wang Yao is just Xiaoyou's opponent in the semi-finals.

His relatives and friends from Girls Town are coming to take him home to celebrate... As an outsider, he can't say anything, right?

"I see, you have a huge steel snake, right?"

Xiaoyou opened his hands and gestured to imitate the exaggerated size of Steelix.

"During the previous game, the ground of the stadium collapsed..."

Being able to make it to the semi-finals, Xiaoyou is naturally concerned about the strong opponents.

"It was just an accident..."

Wang Yao waved his hand.

"--so what?"

Wang Yao didn't understand what this little girl was trying to do.

"Because on the day of the competition... the contestant tunnel at the stadium will definitely be crowded with cheerleaders, and I won't be able to escape normally."

Xiaoyou sighed.

"So - as long as you deliberately destroy the venue during the battle and cause chaos~ I can take the opportunity to slip away!"

Thinking of this, Xiaoyou sat on the chair and shook her legs happily.

"..."

Wang Yao pulled the corners of his mouth speechlessly.

"Children can't be so mean!"

"I won't help you with this kind of thing. You'd better get ready to be a little princess on the float at the celebration!"

Wang Yao stretched out his index finger and poked Xiaoyou's forehead.

"Woo..."

Xiaoyou's eyes instantly became moist.

Although he had always hoped to be treated as a man, he had been taken care of as a little girl since he was born...

This makes it difficult for Xiaoyou to change her crybaby personality in a short period of time.

"Okay~ Ayao, stop teasing me and think of a way to help Xiaoyou..."

Shizuka helped Xiaoyou wipe away her tears with some heartache.

"Maybe we don't need to cause a big mess, and just help Xiaoyou leave smoothly after the game, right?"

Shizuka thought for a moment and said.

Although she also thinks Xiaoyou is cuter as a little girl...

But since Xiaoyou is trying so hard to become a man, Shizuka feels embarrassed to touch Xiaoyou's inner pain.

"I see... If you just want to help me escape, then it's not impossible."

Wang Yao touched his chin and came up with a good idea.

……

Time quickly came to the day of the semi-finals.

"The contestants in the semi-finals are - Red Team! Contestant Xiaoyou from Girls Town!"

Amid the elegant sound of piano, a red carpet rolled from the contestant passage to the podium.

Xiaoyou, wearing a red kimono, slowly appeared among the falling cherry blossom petals.

Although Xiaoyou herself protested strongly...

But she was still forced by her sisters to dress her up as a cute young lady, a 10-year-old version of Yamato Nadeshiko.

"And the green team - contestant A Yao from Red Lotus Island!"

Wang Yao left the half-drunk glass of iced juice in the coaching booth and walked up to the podium alone.

“The winner of this match will advance to the finals – let’s wait and see!”

As the players from both teams entered the field, the commentator's high-pitched voice echoed throughout the venue.

But at this time... a louder voice appeared on the field!

"Xiaoyou, Xiaoyou, you are the best!"

"Xiaoyou, Xiaoyou, you are the strongest!"

"Victory—Xiaoyou! Xiaoyou—Victory!"

In the audience, at least one-third of the seats were occupied by cheerleaders in uniform!

The cheerleaders, who could not fit in the seats, occupied many aisles and corridors.

Even the contestant channel behind Xiaoyou was crowded with people coming to cheer.

This is a serious disruption to the viewing experience...

But because the cheerleading team is full of big sisters with pretty faces and proud figures...

The audience's patience has been greatly improved!

"I knew it would be like this..."

Xiao Youshe covered her face as if in death.

"Are you going to be so exaggerated?"

Wang Yao scratched his cheek.

He also thought that Xiaoyou's description of the "enthusiasm" of her family and friends was just an exaggeration.

"This guy seems to be quite popular in his hometown..."

Wang Yao muttered.

It seems he will have to be gentler later.

The best one is...you guys fight back and forth until the end.

Then the opponent's Pokémon fell down due to exhaustion, resulting in a narrow victory.

Otherwise, the lightning bird will go up and kill six people...

This scene was broadcast live, and Wang Yao could not take off the hat of "bullying a little girl" on his head!

He, A Yao, is the one who cares about children the most~

……

“Beep! Both players are in position. The game officially begins!”

The referee waved his flag and blew his whistle.

"Go ahead - Giant Mantis!"

Xiaoyou on the red team threw the Poké Ball first.

Although he has only been traveling for a year, Xiaoyou's strength is not bad.

"Oh... Giant Mantis, it's really rare~"

Wang Yao has a Sly Mantis that has not yet grown up, and perhaps he will evolve it into a Giant Mantis in the future.

"Ding! Megalania - the Pliers Pokémon! (Formerly known as the Scissors Pokémon) It evolved from Scyther with the help of a strange item. It has a body as hard as steel and a pair of huge pincers..."

"…In order to prevent its metal body from melting due to overheating during battle, it regulates its body temperature by flapping its wings at high speed."

Under the national live broadcast, Wang Yao calmly took out the illustrated book and collected a stamp.

"Even the illustrated guide knows that you are afraid of fire..."

Wang Yao tossed the Poké Ball in his hand.

"It's decided to be you - coward!"

Wang Yao threw out the Armored Warrior's Poké Ball.

Without choosing a targeted attribute, Wang Yao threw the first Poké Ball according to the order registered before the game.

After all... Bug-types should be fought with Bug-types!

"Bullet punch!"

Xiaoyou on the red team took the lead in attacking.

Swish-!

The giant mantis left a red afterimage where it stood.

Then, it appeared at the body of the armored warrior like lightning, raised its hard pincers and punched out.

boom!

The armored warrior waved his claws and easily blocked the swift attack with the hard armor covering his front paws.

"Ji Ka~"

The weak force transmitted from the armor on the front paws made the armored warrior think that the opponent was letting him win.

[Use force~]

As a bug-type Pokémon that also wears armor, Armored Warrior's defense is far superior to that of Giganotosaurus, which has a steel shell.

"Shell Blade!"

Wang Yao launched a tentative attack.

The sharp claws drew two water knives and slashed towards the giant mantis in front of it in an X shape.

Swish-!

But the swift-moving mantis flapped its wings backwards and easily dodged the attack.

Although due to the limitations of the armor, the giant claw mantis has lost the ability to fly high in the sky during the Scythe period, but with the elytra behind it and the powerful jumping ability of its legs...

The speed of the giant mantis' movement within a short distance is like a red lightning!