svetikya Chapter 384 Shigeru and Shinji, the prizes of the Futaba Festival
Chapter 384 Shigeru and Shinji, the prizes of the Futaba Festival
The quiet night slowly passed.
Before they knew it, it was the morning of the second day.
"Bang bang~ bang bang~~"
Just as Ash and his friends were sitting together eating breakfast, a slow knocking sound came from the door.
Seeing this, Ayako was about to get up.
After all, she is in charge of this Futaba Festival, and at this time, it is highly likely that the residents are coming to her to discuss the final matters of the Futaba Festival.
At 10:00 AM, the Twinleaf Festival officially begins. Professor Oak will be the first to give a speech. The topic is similar to what he usually talks about on TV, just a lecture about Pokémon. However, Professor Oak is very famous. Even in the Sinnoh region, Professor Oak's popularity surpasses that of Professor Yamanashi.
This is also related to the fact that Professor Oak occasionally accepts invitations to perform on variety shows.
If it were Dr. Yamanashi instead...
Even in my imagination, I could never have imagined what this scene would be like.
"I'll drive it."
Before Ayako could get up, Ash spoke first.
After all, he was closest to the gate, and if it was related to the Twinleaf Festival, he could help as well, so Ash took on the task of opening the gate himself.
Ash left the table, and Dawn, seeing this, began to secretly share Ash's stories with Misty.
"So he's really amazing! No matter who the opponent is, Ash seems to never lose, and he's also very caring. When I lost my first Contest, Ash comforted me gently for a long time."
Because there were limited rooms, Xiaoxia stayed in Xiaoguang's room yesterday.
After everyone else had fallen asleep that night, Xiaoxia and Xiaoguang officially became friends, and the two began to share their experiences from their trip with Xiaozhi.
It wasn't too bad for Xiaoxia, because Xiaozhi had become quite mature in the later stages of their trip. What she was really wondering was why Xiaozhi had suddenly become so gentle with girls and was so considerate of Xiaoguang.
As Hikari listened to Ash's story about his early days on the trip, her interest grew. She found it even more incredible when she heard that Ash and Brock had both been interested in the same girl in the past.
However, as Xiaoxia became drowsy, Xiaoguang didn't ask any further questions.
By breakfast this morning, the two of them had both reached the fourth dojo.
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Just as the two were about to continue sharing their stories, Ash's surprised shout came from the doorway.
"Why are you here too?"
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Both of them turned their gazes in unison, only to see a figure who looked about the same age as Ash standing in the doorway, looking at Ash with a mocking expression, and asking, "What? If you can come here, why can't I?"
"That's not what I meant, it was just a bit of a surprise."
Xiao Zhi shrugged.
"Xiao Mao?"
"Why is he here too?"
The two, who were still sitting in their seats sharing Ash's glorious deeds, stood up when they saw that figure.
"Ah, it's finally here."
Compared to the surprise of the two, Ayako, who was meeting Shigeru for the first time, seemed quite calm.
She explained to the two of them, "Because Gary is Professor Oak's grandson, he's quite popular here. Also, everyone has heard that Gary and Ash are childhood friends, so they came to me to ask if they could invite Gary to come along. They seem really interested in seeing a Pokémon battle between Gary and Ash."
"So I invited Shigeru along too. We're both in the Sinnoh region anyway, so it's good to get to know each other and see old friends."
Professor Oak leisurely sipped his porridge, seemingly indifferent to the situation.
Little did they know that in Xiaoxia and Xiaoguang's hearts, Xiaoshi was already a real "villain". After seeing Xiaoshi appear here, they both understood that Xiaoshi would most likely be spending his time with Xiaoshi from now on.
"and--"
Ayako scratched her cheek.
"Volunteers also came along."
"volunteer?"
Xiao Gang glanced at Cai Zi, then turned his gaze to the doorway.
He seemed to have a premonition of something.
"Di Di-"
The sound of car horns came from outside the door.
At this point, everyone lost their appetite and got up to go outside.
The moment Xiaoguang saw the car, he immediately realized who the new visitor was.
"Shinji...and...Raiji-san? Why?"
Xiao Guang's expression froze completely.
It's understandable that they came here, since Hikaru's home is here. They can visit their own home while participating in the festival.
But why are Shinji and Raiji here?!
When they set off, Shinji and his group were also in Kirito City.
They came from the far north to almost the far south just to participate in the Futaba Festival.
She's lived here for so long, how could she not know that the Futaba Festival was so captivating?
"Actually, I volunteered to set up a stall here. Since Professor Oak was coming here, I guessed you guys would be here too. After asking Ayako-san, I brought this guy with me~"
Lei Si smiled and pointed with great pride to the many local specialties from Qiefeng City and Weimu City displayed behind his car.
However, setting up a stall is just a pretext; there's more to it than meets the eye.
Arriving in Twinleaf Town was, in a sense, Shinji's idea, but Shinji's purpose was not for Ash, but for...
"I heard that there will be a tournament at this year's Futaba Festival, and the winner will get a 'magnet'. Is that true?"
Shinji's destination on this trip was precisely this.
"A magnet? What do you need that for? Aren't those things you can buy anywhere?"
Xiao Guang, somewhat puzzled, secretly walked up to Xiao Zhi and leaned down to ask him.
Unexpectedly, Xiaoxia stepped in front of Xiaoguang first, stretched out her index finger and gently shook it, explaining, "The magnet he's talking about isn't the kind you can buy everywhere in the supermarket, but a special item that can enhance the power of electric-type skills."
"Eh, is that so? (Without emotion)"
"So there's such a thing..."
“Pikachu…”
Ash and Pikachu exchanged a glance, completely surprised that this festival would include such a project, and even offer extremely rare Pokémon item rewards.
No wonder Shinji traveled all this way to participate; it turns out it was for the magnet.
If Pikachu didn't already have an Electric Ball, he probably would have really wanted to get this reward too.
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P.S.: A huge thank you to Shangshan for the amazing verification! Sorry I only noticed it today; I hadn't checked it before (￣3￣)a
(Progress - Futaba Festival, because there are several battles and foreshadowing for Aura and Electric Ball, so it's a bit longer. After that, the main story of Team Galactic will break out and end, and then I can focus on the main story and finish writing the League Tournament and the big festival.)