[Pokémon] Return to Shenao

After the match between Xiaoliang and Marina, the staff began to prepare for the upcoming decisive battle.

The grand celebration of the Gorgeous Contest is scheduled for five days, and it is already the afternoon of the fifth day.After the upcoming showdown, there will be an awards ceremony in the evening, followed by a post-match dance.

Fortunately, in the battle just now, Xiao Liang and Marina had cooperated to smash the huge ice block that trapped the two elves on the stage in advance.In this way, the workload of the staff of the Gorgeous Contest was reduced a lot, and even when Marina and Xiao Liang left the stage, they were thanked by the staff.

"However, this is the first time to be thanked for these things..." Marina scratched her cheeks, a little embarrassed.After crying just now, her eyes were still a little red. After the staff member found out this, he kindly sent her a wet wipe, which is still in her hand.

"After all, this kind of detail for us is their daily work." Xiao Liang also took a bottle of mineral water from the staff, and then opened the bottle cap and took a sip into his mouth.

The water skills used by the crocodile, whether it is "Water Tail" or "Water Cannon", will fully drain the moisture in the surrounding air.What's more, compared to Marina who was on the stage of the big crocodile, Xiao Liang was naturally more affected.Although the entire battle lasted only 5 minutes, Xiao Liang's mouth was already parched. The staff member must have noticed this and handed her water, right?

After taking a few sips of water, Xiao Liang suddenly realized that Marina hadn't made a sound for a long time, and couldn't help but look back, only to find that she was staring at him.

"Marina? What's the matter?" After drinking half a bottle of water in one breath, Xiao Liang felt a lot better. He wiped his mouth with his sleeve and twisted the bottle cap back again.

"No, it's just..." Marina shook her head without leaving Xiaoliang's eyes, "It's just that I suddenly thought of something."

Seeing that Marina didn't want to say much, Xiao Liang just looked at it curiously, then looked at the watch hanging on the wall, and said with a smile to Marina: "Mysterious Q, they have been handed over to Miss Joy. I took care of it on my behalf, there is still some time before the finals, let's go have some afternoon tea or something!"

"Hey, but!" But Xiao Liang, don't you still have to prepare for the next battle with Senior Melissa?

Before Marina could finish her sentence, she was dragged by Xiao Liang and started to run: "Okay, after the hard battle is over, there should be time to rest, right?"

Since the person involved has said so, she can't refute it, but the thought just now resurfaced in her heart.

After being reminded by Xiaoliang, Marina realized that she had watched so many gorgeous battles and gorgeous performances of Xiaoliang from the Chengdu area to the Sinnoh area, but she only concluded one thing today——

Xiao Liang, she has never allowed too much of the remaining skills to exist on the performance venue after the performance.

Whether it's the icebergs created by some coordination trainers for big scenes, or the ground bumps and cracks caused by ground-type skills, she doesn't like to use them.Even the huge vines that the opponent uses "crazy plants" to take root on the ground will be removed by her in a proper way during the battle, so that the stage at the end of the battle will restore its original calm appearance.

But today, when she discovered this, she also understood Xiao Liang's intention in doing so.

While being in front of the stage, making Elf work hard to show herself, she is also very concerned about the feelings of those who are behind the stage and those staff members.

"I always feel... I may never be able to catch up with Senior Xiaoliang..." I couldn't help but whispered in her mouth. Before Marina herself noticed it, there was an extra trace in her eyes when she looked at Xiaoliang. look forward to.

"Huh?" Xiao Liang vaguely heard someone talking behind him, slowed down, turned around and raised the corners of his lips: "Ah, sorry, did you run too fast?"

Marina shook her head and followed Xiao Liang's footsteps.

"Senior Xiaoliang."

"Ok?"

"I will continue to work hard!"

Thinking that Marina would say something important with such a serious expression, Xiao Liang was a little worried before.But in the end it turned out that Marina was just cheering herself up again.

Not knowing Marina's mental activity just now, Xiao Liang just wondered why Marina was so excited suddenly, and encouraged again: "Okay, let's work hard together!"

Just as he was talking, Xiao Liang saw a group of people waiting at the entrance.

"Yin-kun, Kenta-kun, Callum-kun!" Xiao Liang waved at the three of them, then quickened his pace and ran over with Marina.

Before they could speak, Xiao Liang raised his hand first and expressed his plan: "Let's go eat a cake together! We will eat it in the mobile cake shop at the entrance of this venue!"

The original congratulations and comfort were all blocked in his mouth, Kenta choked for a moment, and then exclaimed: "Yeah—? Isn't the final battle coming soon? Xiao Liang, don't you need to prepare?"

"In the venue of the gorgeous contest, it's useless to cram!" Xiao Liang taught with a "senior" attitude, "So, instead of staying nervous in the preparation room, it's better to go out for a stroll. Relax!"

Behind Xiao Liang, Marina spread her hands, expressing that she had tried her best but still couldn't change Xiao Liang's idea.

"So—as expected, let's eat cake!"

Xiao Liang made a summary for his words.

Kenta was defeated first, and then gave Callum the task of dissuading Xiaoliang.Callum scratched his head, and whispered to Xiao Liang who was clearly in high spirits: "Well, isn't the final battle about to begin... Will senior Xiao Liang have time to go back then?"

"No problem, no problem!" Xiao Liang brought out his younger sister's catchphrase at this time, "Before the final battle of the large-scale celebration, in order to allow the two coordinators to adjust to the best condition, there is an hour of preparation time What! It must be enough!"

As a result, Callum was also defeated.

The group put their last hope on Ah Yin, and three pairs of expectant eyes fixed on her, hoping that he could make Xiao Liang change his mind.

At the same time, Xiao Liang also stared at A Yin with a smile.

Ah Yin's eyes scanned a few people, then focused on Xiao Liang's face, and said calmly, "What flavor of cake do you want?"

………………

This guy was on the enemy's side from the very beginning!

Completely ignoring Kenta, Marina and Callum's eyes of "traitor!"

Although she is very happy to be tolerated by Yin Jun without a bottom line...but...

After being dragged away for two steps, Xiao Liang tugged at the corner of La Ayin's clothes: "Well, Mr. Yin, you are going in the wrong direction, you should go this way."

"..."

In the silence, Ah Yin heard a burst of laughter from the place he ignored.

The one-hour break before the final is a time for inserting advertisements for the live broadcast, and it is also the best break for the audience.

It's just that Xiao Liang and Marina have changed their performance clothes, so at least at first glance, no one can find that they are the two coordinators who have just shined on the stage.

The business of that cake shop was quite good, with people coming and going, looking at those who were taking away, Marina was even a little worried that there would be no seats left.

It's just that Xiao Liang got into a corner with ease, found a small table with four seats, and dragged a chair from another place, and five people could barely squeeze in.

Seeing this, Marina also understood. She put her hands on the table and looked at the menu: "It turns out that Senior Xiaoliang is a regular customer of this cake shop!"

Before Xiao Liang could answer, someone behind him took over the conversation: "It's just a regular customer during the grand celebration of the Gorgeous Contest—but this is the first time you come to our store, Xiao Liang."

Marina looked up and saw that she was an amiable big sister.Her blond hair shone in the sunlight, and the bright red lipstick gave her a little more charming color.

"Senior Sayaka!" Xiao Liang smiled flatteringly, "I'm sorry, I still haven't been able to go to Binhai City this year... oh!"

Just as he was talking, Xiaoliang's face was kneaded into a ball, and Sayaka rubbed his soft and tender face vigorously: "I waited for you in the first year, but you ran to the city for me, and then the second year After finally coming back, but not coming to Binhai City?"

"Yes, yes..." Xiaoliang apologized inarticulately, but Sayaka seemed to be addicted to kneading, and she still didn't let go in the face of showing weakness.

But the sudden murderous look from the side made her let go and step back.Seeing A Yin's unfriendly eyes, she raised her eyebrows playfully: "The flower protector?"

Xiao Liang rubbed his blushed face, complaining but also helpless in his tone: "Senior Sayaka, your hands are too strong..."

"Ah, I'm sorry, sorry, I didn't pay much attention." Sayaka waved her hand to admit defeat under Ayin's stare.

At this time, Marina asked the question that she had noticed from the very beginning: "Senior Xiaoliang called Miss Sayaka to mean...Miss Sayaka, was she also a coordinator trainer?"

"Yes, it used to be!" Sayaka admitted graciously, but at the same time waved his hand, "But I feel that I am really not very good at this...so after I was defeated by Xiaoliang, I never participated in Huahua again. It's a contest."

"Defeated by senior Xiaoliang?" Callum couldn't help it now, and asked aloud.

Sayaka couldn't stop talking, looked at the people in the circle, ticked off the menu a few times, handed it to the passing waiter, and dragged a small bench from somewhere, Xiaoliang and Ayin Squeezed in the middle: "Come on, excuse me, let me have a seat."

Then, ignoring Ayin's disgusted eyes, Sayaka held his chin and explained to Callum and others: "Speaking of which, Xiaoliang and I met at the gorgeous competition in Baiyang Town - hey, it was in Baiyang Is it at the meeting?"

Seeing Sayaka's unsure expression, Xiao Liang smiled helplessly: "Let me say it."

"Senior Sayaka and I did meet at the Baiyang Conference. I remember Mr. Callum also made his debut there, right?"

After Callum nodded, Xiao Liang asked again: "Then, you should also visit the Tower of Time and Space, isn't it beautiful and magnificent?"

"That's right! It really is the brainchild of the genius architect Gaudi! The music played is also very good!" Callum nodded, and also aroused Marina's yearning: "That's great, I I also want to go and see—but is it that senior Xiaoliang defeated Sayaka senior in that match?"

Xiao Liang and Sayaka looked at each other and laughed: "No, I won Xiao Liang in that gorgeous competition."

It seemed like a long story, Marina nodded and continued listening.

But the two protagonists temporarily stopped recalling, and teased each other: "At that time, Xiao Liang was really immature. After I won, she would talk a lot. The Tower of Time and Space will witness my oath, huh?"

"Isn't that because you, Senior Sayaka, are too rude! That was my second gorgeous contest at that time!"

After teasing, Xiao Liang continued to narrate: "In fact, at the beginning, our first impressions of each other were very bad, and it has even reached the point of... hating each other, right?"

"Hmm, um!" Sayaka nodded with lingering fear.

But now, you don't feel any mutual dislike at all, do you?

Although everyone didn't say it, they could see the meaning in their eyes.

"Then it changed, probably from the time I saved you?" Xiao Liang asked with a smile.

"Obviously I saved you!" Sayaka pointed out the "mistake" in Xiaoliang's words.

"Okay, okay, that's us helping each other." Xiaoliang's helpless and tolerant tone, as if being naughty to a child, made Sayaka's hands itch, and he wanted to pinch the other's cheek again.

But before that, it was interrupted by others.

"Mutual help?" Ah Yin asked with raised eyebrows.

Seeing that the person next to him looked so high-spirited when he had a backer, and thinking about his unrequited love that had remained unchanged for a hundred years, Sayaka gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Yes, although at that time I was walking on the rainy road at night and my feet slipped. Go down the cliff, but this guy is stupid enough, he also fell down when he saved me."

"I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, and I heard cries for help from the sound of the rain next to me, so it's good to rush there!" Faced with Sayaka's disgust, Xiao Liang was also a little angry.

Hearing that Xiao Liang had such an experience, Ah Yin was a little startled for a moment.He subconsciously wanted to grab Xiaoliang's hand to confirm the existence of the other party, but was separated by Sayaka.

Seeing the woman's childish look of "I'm so happy to have succeeded in getting revenge on the young couple", Ah Yin snorted coldly and took his hand back.

Didn't see the undercurrent of the two people below, Xiao Liang continued to say to Marina and the others: "...Then luckily the rain stopped, we relied on the fire monkey that hadn't evolved into its final form at that time. , and Senior Sayaka's fiery monkey, who climbed up a not-so-steep hill."

"Maybe it's because we have experienced danger together. Since then, the relationship between the two of us has gradually improved, and everyone was surprised to find that we have become good friends!" Xiao Liang couldn't help laughing at the expressions of his companions.

"Then, what Senior Sayaka said before, giving up the gorgeous contest after losing to Xiao Liang, refers to...?"

"Ah, that's for a big celebration!" Just as the waiter brought the cake, Sayaka said carelessly while sharing it with everyone.

When handing it to Xiao Liang, she added a special sentence: "Here, Xiao Liang, your favorite chocolate cake."

"Thank you." Xiao Liang took it with both hands.

Sayaka gave Ah Yin another smug look.

Ah Yin scoffed: "Childish."

But even with such a naive behavior, it really hit Ah Yin's weakness - to be honest, he really didn't know that Xiao Liang liked to eat chocolate cakes.

To be exact, he only knew that Xiao Liang had been keeping himself away from all kinds of high-calorie foods in order to keep in shape.

Looking at the green cake in front of him, he pushed it further away with one finger, out of sight and out of mind.

But Xiao Liang also saw his action, and said with a bit of regret: "Hey... that matcha cake tastes good too, I think it will be Yin Jun's favorite taste."

Ah Yin's movement of pushing away suddenly froze.

Under Sayaka's gaze, he still picked up the spoon next to him, cut a small bite and put it in his mouth.

"How?" Xiao Liang looked at him expectantly.

"...It's okay." Ah Yin said, swallowing the last cake.

"I said it~" Xiao Liang's eyes narrowed with a smile after his opinion was recognized.

Gently knocking a crack on the shell of the chocolate cake with a spoon, Xiao Liang dug a small crack, and put a spoonful of chocolate-covered cream into his mouth: "Well—delicious!"

On the other side, Marina was also obviously conquered by the taste of the cake, and looked at Sayaka adoringly: "Senior Sayaka is really amazing! You can tell our favorite taste at a glance!"

Sayaka smiled so much that her mouth almost reached her ears, but she still put on a humble look: "It's nothing, it's nothing! Anyway, I am also a former coordinator trainer who has worked hard in the gorgeous competition for more than three years!"

But the more Sayaka said that, the bigger the doubts in other people's minds.

Why did Sayaka, who had been fighting for more than three years, give up the gorgeous competition after losing to Xiaoliang?

And why did she say that she is not suitable for the beauty contest?

Sayaka ignored everyone's eyes this time, but took a big bite of the tiramisu she ordered for herself.

The sweet and greasy taste melted on the tip of her tongue, making her close her eyes happily.

"I've been told by my friends since I was a kid—I don't look like a girl at all—whatever."

Sayaka suddenly started his own narration.

"Even the name, it's said that it doesn't look like a girl's name at all."

Speaking of the past, Sayaka's expression suddenly softened, and she lost her usual vigor.

"So, in the beginning, I probably wanted to be right with those boys, so I went to participate in a gorgeous contest that was said to be 'only girls like'."

Sayaka smiled wryly.

"However, after all, it was just for puffing up, and my road in the gorgeous contest was not smooth. In the first year, I participated in more than a dozen gorgeous contests, but I won a ribbon medal. None got it."

Recalling the time back then, Sayaka's face inevitably showed a trace of distress.

"But I am also a stubborn person after all, so I devoted myself to studying other people's performance methods, and then in the second year, relying on my own strength, I finally achieved a zero breakthrough. In the five games in the second half of the year, I won the Two medals with ribbons!"

Sayaka smiled smugly, but she could clearly see the bitterness behind her smile.

Then she looked at Xiao Liang with tenderness in her eyes.

"Then, in the third year, I met Xiao Liang."

The author has something to say:

Sayaka was actually a side plot that I planned to write at the beginning... But then I couldn't fit in the space, so let her act as a buffer for the intermission in the final grand celebration of the gorgeous contest!

By the way, Sayaka's unrequited love is Electromagnetic... and the one who laughed at her as a tomboy since she was a child is... Daye [

Daye → Sayaka → Electromagnetic

Childhood sweetheart Shura field [No