Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 475 The Cafeteria Team! Let's raise a glass in celebration! For tomorrow, for our dream

After chatting with Xiaoguang and Xiaowang, Xiaogang recovered from his numb state and returned to his energetic self.

Ash, who was already seated, waved to them to come over. Ash and the others were seated closer to Melissa and Nurse Joy.

Just as Ash and his friends sat down, Miss Melissa suddenly spoke up:

"Xiao Guang, congratulations! You did a fantastic job today!"

Perhaps because she had exhausted herself on stage today, Melissa had become normal again, and even her usual strange verbal tics were gone.

Melissa's praise was also acknowledged by Miss Joey, who was standing nearby.

Xiao Guang scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "Thank you. I was only able to perform like that because I had a sudden inspiration. And if it weren't for the perfect teamwork between Cyndaquil and Mamoswine, my performance on stage today might have been a disaster."

Hearing Xiaoguang's modest reply, Melissa simply took a sip of red wine and elegantly put down her glass: "In any case, success means that your strength has reached that level. However, there is a rather coincidental thing. I didn't expect that none of the contestants here would be paired together in the 32-to-16 competition tomorrow morning."

“It is indeed a coincidence,” Xiao Song said with a smile. “If everyone can advance smoothly, the earliest we will meet is tomorrow afternoon. Moreover, there is still a possibility that we will have a bye in the round of 16 tomorrow afternoon.”

"The round of 16 is down to 8, which means the finals will be held the day after tomorrow..."

Even though he already knew this, Xiao Guang still couldn't help feeling a little melancholy.

The Grand Contest will conclude the day after tomorrow, and all my hard work will come to a temporary end then, or perhaps even before that.

"The schedule for the day after tomorrow is very tight," Xiao Wang said, resting his chin on his hand. "The day after tomorrow morning, we will have to go through three matches to determine the winner and the final champion."

"Hmm..." Xiao Guang thought for a moment, then looked at everyone present and hesitantly expressed his thoughts.

"If possible, I still hope that everyone here today can meet again on the stage the day after tomorrow. Although there can only be one champion, at least... at least I hope that we can look forward to meeting each other in the ring for a longer period of time."

It wasn't just empty talk; I genuinely felt a sense of reluctance to part ways.

I'm reluctant to end this journey so soon, and reluctant to say goodbye to other people's dreams so quickly.

Every precious moment is worthwhile.

As soon as Xiaoguang finished speaking, Jianwu suddenly put down his fork, making a crisp sound.

"If I meet you on stage, I will definitely beat you! Hikaru!" Kengo's voice was filled with an unprecedented conviction. "I'll show you how much I've grown during this time!"

"Huh? You have the nerve to say that with a score of 16.5?"

Hearing Kengo brazenly declare war on Dawn, Ulala couldn't help but interject, "The only one who can defeat Dawn is me! I will prove to everyone in the Sinnoh region who the true Star of Sinnoh is!"

"What did you say?!" Jianwu turned to Ulala, "It was just luck that I got 18.5 points, what's there to be proud of?"

"Just lucky?" Ulala's voice rose a few decibels. "My performance was meticulously planned! Unlike some people who try their best but barely make it through!"

As the tension between Kengo and Ulala grew, Xiaosong, who had been silent all along, suddenly stood up and clapped her hands.

"Alright, alright, what's the point of saying all this now?" Xiaosong's voice was as cheerful as ever.

"No matter who beats whom, we have to see who's the best on the field. But regardless of the outcome of tomorrow's and the day after, it's better for us in the 'cafeteria group' to be a little more amicable tonight."

"The cafeteria group?" Xiao Wang asked, puzzled.

“That’s right.” Xiao Song smiled slightly: “Isn’t this the ‘canteen’? A place that carries youth, a place full of Coordinators full of hope and future! At this moment, we are all partners working hard for the same dream. Even if we are competitors, we are ‘diamonds’ who hone each other. No one of us could have achieved such a brilliant success at this grand festival alone.”

"It is the pressure we exert on each other that has allowed us to get this far. Although the journey may not have been smooth sailing, we have all grown along the way. 'Becoming rivals, colliding with each other, and honing our skills, we eventually become dazzling diamonds that have been polished and shine brightly.' This is the philosophy that members of our cafeteria team should have!"

Xiao Song spoke eloquently, which seemed to be the reason why she invited everyone present to gather here.

The golden generation of the Grand Contest.

Even before Xiao Guang and his group had performed more than a few times, the media and newspapers had already started referring to them in this way.

The "Golden Generation" doesn't refer to something they could create individually, but rather something created collectively by everyone who participated in this year's Grand Contest.

Kengo and Ulala exchanged a glance and turned their heads away simultaneously. Although they both had some opinions about the other, this was Xiaosong's gathering, so they naturally wouldn't really start arguing.

Seeing that the two had calmed down, Xiaosong raised her drink as if nothing had happened:

"Alright! Let's all raise a toast! To the matches of the next two days, and even further into the future, to our shared dream!"

"For the dream!"

Ash and Brock followed closely behind, then Nozomi, Kengo, Ulala, Sweetie, Jessie, and Lina, and even the three Nurse Joys and Melissa raised their glasses.

"For the dream!"

"come on!"

The cups of everyone clinked in the air, making a crisp sound, just like their dreams converging at this moment, and then each shining brightly.

click-

The moment everyone raised their glasses, Xiao Song, who had been prepared all along, quickly took out her camera and pressed the shutter at the most suitable angle.

Although it cannot be released yet.

But in the near future, when the grand celebration ends.

This photo, which embodies youth, dreams, and hope, will surely spread throughout the country over time, igniting the passion of all young people with dreams.

As night deepened outside, the first snow of the season quietly descended upon Qiefeng City. The white snowflakes gently pattered against the restaurant windows, as if baptizing the road ahead for these young people with dreams.

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There's one more chapter coming up a bit later. I'm going to grab a late-night snack first, then I'll finish grading some papers.