svetikya Chapter 223: The First Round of Review Ends, Musashi's Resolve
Chapter 223: The First Round of Review Ends, Musashi's Resolve
As Brock and Ash returned to their normal thoughts, Wallace officially opened.
As a spotlight flashed, Miko took to the stage first and performed the opening show with her ace Milotic. The light and water intertwined, showcasing the strength of the Grand Contest champion to the audience and the contestants behind the scenes.
"That's really amazing."
Even Gon, who doesn't participate in the Grand Contest, could see just how high the level of perfection was in Miko's performance.
The coordination between several skills, and even the coordination between skills and the lighting of the venue.
When Wallace commanded Milotic to bring a visual feast to everyone present, Milotic's elegance and beauty as the protagonist of the Contest were also fully displayed, without being obscured in the slightest by the splendor of the light and shadow.
Mikoli's performance came to an end, and then several contestants took the stage.
"The first one is... Haruka."
Looking at the list of appearances displayed on the big screen, Xiao Gang said this.
"Speaking of which, although Mikkuri is very famous, not all trainers are willing to participate."
Because Ash didn't participate in May and Dawn's discussion at the hotel last night, he only just realized that none of the Coordinators he knew, like Kenjiro and the others, were participating in the Wallace Cup.
"After all, it's very difficult, and even if you participate, it's hard to win. In addition, the timing of the Mikuri event is always quite random, so not all trainers are willing to make a special trip here in a short period of time."
"Hmm...that's true."
Ash felt relieved after realizing that they were just passing through Lake Lizhi and were only stopping by to participate in the Wallace Cup.
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The first round of review went smoothly without any major setbacks.
Although the Coordinators who come to participate in the Mikkuri Cup are much stronger than those who participate in the Grand Contests held in other places, the difference in strength is still relatively limited.
Ash didn't participate in the Wallace Cup this time, so the three strongest players mentioned above are probably still—
Xiaowang, Xiaoyao, and Xiaoguang, right?
Xiao Zhi's guess wasn't too far off.
In their first performance, Haruka and her partner Wartortle won the judges' praise with their excellent teamwork.
After several trainers in the middle also delivered excellent performances, May and her Pokémon Glowfin, who were the fifth to appear, gave the second high-quality performance after May, and they also won high praise from Wallace.
As for the next two to appear, Sweet Musashi Lina and Wobbuffet...
Although she continued in her usual performance art style, this time her performance was rather mediocre compared to her previous ones, to the point that it was somewhat inexplicable.
It's like only finding out today that the Mikkelsen Cup is going to be held here and then training for a few hours.
"That's really a bit..."
"I don't think I'll pass the first round of review."
Ash and Brock said the same thing in turn.
As they had guessed, Hikari, Nozomi, and Haruka passed the first round of auditions, while Sweet Musashi Rina was unsurprisingly eliminated.
.......
"..."
On the second floor of the venue, Musashi stared blankly at the results on the screen.
She hadn't entirely been unaware of this outcome, but—
Looking at the established facts displayed on the big screen, Musashi still felt somewhat uncomfortable.
She should have passed if the White Butterfly hadn't left, if she could have partnered with the White Butterfly as usual for the performance that had been prepared two days earlier.
Who is to blame?
Is that a strange Wobbuffet? Or is it Kojiro and Meowth?
Even if she is unreasonable, she understands that this failure is ultimately due to her own shortcomings.
Although the Poisonous Butterfly is gone and her training has to start from scratch, she still has time, but she can't come up with a more complete performance in that little remaining time.
What's more, she even had Wobbuffet follow James and Meowth to harass Ash and his friends.
Musashi originally thought that she could quickly come up with a performance that suited her and Wobbuffet if she stayed quietly by herself, but she still couldn't come up with one until the very last moment when Wobbuffet came back with Kojiro and Meowth.
So she had no choice but to use today's performance as a last resort.
This failure was entirely her fault.
"Musashi..."
"Are you okay?"
“Sonam…”
Musashi looked up at the figures around him who were trying to comfort him. Musashi clenched his fists with a displeased expression, looking like he was about to explode, which scared Kojiro and the others into shrinking into a ball.
After all, Kojiro and his friends knew that they hadn't really completed Jessie's mission properly. After being knocked away by Ash and his friends, Kojiro and Meowth started slacking off nearby.
There's nothing we can do. We can't beat them anyway, so there's no point in forcing it.
They might go five, ten, or even dozens of times.
But each time Ash wanted to defeat them, it only took a few minutes. Later, they spent their last bit of credit and borrowed money, but they couldn't bear to spend it on making machines. Instead, they used the money to buy some delicious food and send it to Jessie.
Musashi glared at them, and shouted this with displeasure amidst their trembling gazes:
"What are you doing! You look so useless! It's okay to fail this time! I'll definitely get my revenge next time!"
"?"
The group exchanged glances, then asked hesitantly:
So...this time...
"Forget it! Let's hurry up and set up our stall outside while the conference is still going! Otherwise we'll be starving for the next few days!"
"?! Yes, yes!!" x2
"Sonams!"
Seeing that Musashi wasn't going to get angry with them, Kojiro, Meowth, and Wobbuffet quickly stood up and shouted, then ran towards the outside of the venue.
Watching their departing figures, Musashi glanced once more at the 16 trainers who had successfully passed the first round of auditing displayed on the big screen, and gave a disdainful snort.
"Just wait, I'll definitely be the winner in the future!"
After saying that, Musashi headed towards the changing room, intending to change his clothes before going out to set up the stall with Kojiro and the others.
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