svetikya Chapter 460 The Opening and Closing Show: The Brilliance She Displayed
Chapter 460 The Opening and Closing Show: The Brilliance She Displayed
A gentle breeze swept through the Grand Contest venue in Chestnut Town, where the atmosphere was bustling with excitement, the anticipation almost overflowing from the rooftops.
After a brief verbal exchange with Sweetie Jessie and Lina, Ash and Brock headed straight for the stands, while Lusabbia followed the procedure and went to the players' waiting area.
The preparation area was bustling with activity, as trainers from all walks of life waited for the match to begin. At this point, the only thing trainers needed to adjust was their own mindset.
Lusabbia stood in the corner, looking at the tense atmosphere of the preparation area in front of her. She subconsciously stroked the Poké Ball in her hand. Togekiss was quietly waiting inside, waiting for its moment to shine.
"I can't waste this opportunity!" she murmured, feeling no nervousness despite it being her first time participating.
Perhaps it was due to the princess's experience, or perhaps it was due to the various training sessions that Ash prepared for him yesterday afternoon.
For some reason, the thought of Ash and Brock sitting in the audience waiting to watch her performance brings a sense of peace to her heart.
Time slips away unnoticed.
The lights on the main stage of the grand competition outside the venue are all on.
Holding a microphone, Bai An, dressed in a stunning gown that shone under the spotlight, spoke through the loudspeaker throughout the venue: "Distinguished guests! Welcome to the Katagari Town Grand Prix! I am your host, Bai An!"
The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers.
"Today's match is the last grand tournament held in the Sinnoh region before the major festival! Let's see who can shine on this final stage!"
Bai An's infectious voice sparked another round of cheers. After a brief introduction of the three judges for the Katakuri Town Grand Contest, the competition was about to begin.
"Then without further ado, let the Kataguri Town Grand Contest begin!"
"Please welcome our number one contestant—Miss Xiaoguang!" Bai An's voice was filled with obvious surprise and excitement.
It's worth noting that Hikari is considered one of the most popular dark horses to win the grand celebration, and she already has five ribbon medals, yet she still chooses to participate in such a small competition, which is quite rare!
At this stage, top Coordinators usually choose to train in private, keeping their trump cards for potential use at major celebrations. Therefore, Dawn's appearance came as a surprise to everyone.
Upon seeing Dawn, the audience erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers. Ash and Brock exchanged a glance, both seeing the anticipation in each other's eyes.
Under the spotlight, Rusabbia stepped onto the stage.
After experiencing such enthusiastic cheers and applause, she couldn't help but think to herself with a touch of mischief.
(Today I'm making my appearance as Hikaru, so I can't let Hikaru down~ Otherwise, those magazine reports won't be so lenient~)
"Contestant number one, please begin your performance!"
Lusabbia took a deep breath, took the Poké Ball with a star sticker on it from her waist, and tossed it gently: "Togekiss, make your dazzling entrance!"
The Poké Ball traced a graceful arc in the air, accompanied by shimmering star effects, as Togekiss spread its wings and soared above the stage, its white feathers gleaming under the spotlight.
"Hikari actually used Togekiss in this tournament! Is it her new partner?" Bai An exclaimed in surprise.
After all, almost everyone in the Sinnoh region knows what kind of Pokémon Dawn has, but this time Dawn has sent out a completely new Pokémon.
No wonder she chose to participate in this competition; it seems she wanted to familiarize Tokiss with the Grand Contest stage first, in preparation for the large-scale celebration.
Almost everyone had this thought in their minds.
On the field, Rusabbia raised her right hand, her voice carrying a hint of excitement that she herself was unaware of.
"Tokiss, let's begin! Use Mystic Guard!"
"Tog~!"
Tokiss traced a graceful arc in the air, its body surrounded by a pale blue glow.
This layer of light flowed like liquid, gradually spreading to form a huge, semi-transparent barrier that enveloped the entire stage. The halo of light shimmered with tiny points of light, like stars in the night sky.
The very first use of the mysterious guardian's altered form had already sent the entire audience into a frenzy, with everyone eagerly anticipating Xiaoguang's next performance.
"Next, we'll use air cutting!"
With a flap of its wings, dozens of sharp streams of air shot out from them.
These air currents did not spread outwards, but instead swirled within the mysterious protective barrier, like a school of silver fish swimming in a blue ocean.
Each gust of air traces a graceful arc, intersecting with each other to form a complex yet harmonious pattern.
"Use the wave missile again!"
At this moment, Lusabbia was completely immersed in the performance.
Success or failure, the cheers from the audience—none of it seemed to matter to her.
The only thing in her eyes was Pokkis shining on stage, and the performance they had been thinking about together for so long.
"Tog!"
With a soft exclamation.
Tokkiss condensed a bright blue energy ball in its mouth and then launched it upwards.
When the energy ball came into contact with the pattern formed by the air cutting through it, it instantly split into countless tiny points of light. These points of light flowed along the trajectory of the airflow, instantly turning the originally silvery-white pattern into a brilliant blue.
The entire sky above the stage seemed to transform into a nebula, with blue light flowing within the translucent barrier, prompting the audience to spontaneously gasp in admiration.
"Divine Bird Strike!"
As the performance progressed, Rusabella's excitement became increasingly difficult to contain.
Pokkiss seemed to be able to sense Rusabbia's feelings as well.
A dazzling red light ignited around its body, and it shot into the center of the "nebula" like a shooting star.
The red light in the area swept by the divine bird collided with the blue light spots reflected by the wave missile, creating a dazzling explosion effect like fireworks.
Each collision triggers a small "firework," and Togekiss dances through the nebula created by the Mysterious Guardian, leaving a trail of brilliant flames behind it.
"That's amazing!" Bai'an exclaimed excitedly. "Only the perfect combination of attack and defense skills can create such a dreamlike visual feast!"
Not only did Bai An give the performance extremely high praise, but the other three judges on stage also expressed their opinions.
"I haven't seen such a dazzling performance in a long time! Only those who are also filled with beautiful dreams and aspirations can imagine such a performance full of fairy tale fantasy and color. This wonderful feeling is as if it can take you back to the scene when you were a child reading fairy tale books, with your eyes full of fairy tales and your heart full of ideals and distant places."
Miss Joey of Katakuri Town crossed her fingers and placed them in front of her chest.
My entire attention was completely drawn to the performance.
As a woman myself, Miss Joey seemed to be able to sense her emotions from this performance.
"What a remarkable performance! It's as if she has shed all external factors and poured everything into the performance. I never expected that after receiving five ribbon medals and then briefly leaving the competition, Miss Hikari could put on such a high-quality performance with her new companions. Not to mention the grand competition in Kataguri Town, I feel that this level of performance would definitely easily pass the first round of judging at a large-scale festival."
Conkenstein.
The director of the Grand Contest also gave this wonderful performance extremely high praise.
"Mmm~ I really like this!"
"Oh~~ Even Susagi-san, whose words are said to be worth a thousand pieces of gold, has added a modifier at this moment!!!"
"Oh—!!" xN
Susagi's simple words ignited the atmosphere once again.
Meanwhile, Lusabbia and Pokkis' performance on stage reached its final stage, thanks to the high praise from the three judges.
"Now! Use Angel's Kiss!"
After circling the nebula once, Pokekiss now stopped at the center of the nebula.
With a gentle blink, countless pink heart-shaped energies were released.
These heart-shaped energies began to rapidly merge with the surrounding points of light, dyeing the entire nebula a dreamy pink and blue hue. However, some of the remaining pink hearts did not completely merge with the nebula; instead, they danced within the nebula like little sprites.
"Finally, use the Life Drop to finish!"
"Tog!"
Tokiss raised its head and let out a long cry.
As its wings flapped, countless crystal-clear water droplets seeped from between its feathers, first forming a ring around it, then flying high into the sky, where they were instantly detonated under Togekiss's control, tilting down and forming a curtain of water mist in the air.
Water droplets pass through colorful nebulae, refracting seven colors of light as they cascade down from the sky. Illuminated by neon lights, they resemble a rainbow waterfall, with various colors intertwined in varying shades, yet without clashing. Instead, they all merge into the curtain created by the life-giving water droplets, radiating an even stronger brilliance.
As the curtain of water slowly fell, the barrier formed by the mysterious guardian gradually dissipated. Colorful specks of light fell like snowflakes, and Togekiss soared through this rain of light before gracefully landing in front of Lusabbia. The two bowed in greeting.
The entire venue fell silent for a moment, then erupted in thunderous applause and cheers.
At that moment, Lusabbia felt an unprecedented sense of joy and satisfaction welling up inside her.
Is this... the stage for the Grand Contest?
She looked at the audience cheering for her below the stage, a lingering light seemingly flickering in her eyes.
This feeling of being recognized by everyone after all my hard work was something Rusabbia had never experienced before.
Thank you everyone!
Lusabbia waved to the audience with a bright smile on her face.
In the audience, Xiaozhi and Xiaogang were also applauding her wonderful performance.
"As expected of Princess Rusabella," Brock exclaimed. "Even though it's only her first time on stage, she's put on such a dazzling performance. It feels like Princess Rusabella's professionalism in the Grand Contest is in no way inferior to that of the Coordinators who participate in large-scale festivals."
Having witnessed countless performances by Coordinators from the Hoenn region to the Sinnoh region, Brock's assessment is naturally quite accurate.
"Ash, did you already see Princess Rusabella's performance yesterday?"
Ash simply shook his head: "No, yesterday afternoon I only gave some simple advice on Pokémon battles. Princess Rusabella did all of this by herself."
"I see." Xiao Gang was even more impressed by this.
Xiao Gang originally thought that Xiao Zhi also deserved credit for this performance, since Xiao Zhi was also very good at showcasing the charm of Pokémon in the first round of auditions.
It's surprising that such a high level of performance was entirely created by newcomers.
"What a perfect first performance!" Xiao Gang couldn't help but praise again.
"Pika~" Pikachu nodded its little head.
Xiao Zhi simply watched the figure on the stage silently, without expressing complete agreement, but only stating his own opinion.
“That’s not wrong, but…” Ash said, looking at Rusabella’s trembling shoulders on the stage.
"For her, this is both her first and last Grand Contest. Lusabbia must have had this in mind when she was alone in the castle envisioning this performance. So what she has to do is to put all her dreams and visions into this performance, making it her debut show and also her closing show, announcing that she will never participate again."
Most coordination trainers don't have this problem; if it doesn't work the first time, they can try again. They have plenty of chances to fail.
But Lusabbia is not like that.
"This is her only chance, and I think she feels the same way. She hopes to use this one and only stage where she cannot afford to fail to express her philosophy about the Grand Contest to everyone."
"So the theme of the entire performance is fairy tales and distant nebulae?"
Just a moment ago, Brock was still immersed in the perfection of Rusabella's performance, but now he fell silent because of Ash's explanation.
Is this his first appearance, and also his last...?
No wonder it gives people the feeling of "overexertion." The more brilliant the performance on a smaller stage, the more powerless it feels.
This feeling made both Xiao Gang and Pikachu feel somewhat depressed. Even Pikachu's ears began to droop limply. Looking at the brightly lit figure illuminated by the neon lights, it couldn't help but feel a little regretful and sad.
Ten years in the making?
Although it hasn't been that long, Lusabbia certainly came to this grand tournament with that mindset.
But in this competition, Rusabbia truly revealed the edge she had spent "ten years" honing.
But will this blade, which has left a deep impression on the world, ever be revealed again?
Perhaps Lusabbia's answer was simply a slight shake of her head in denial.
But if possible, Ash hopes that day will come as soon as possible.
It is not only a hope for Lusamia, but also a hope for all those who have dreams.
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