Elf: This little Mao is very different.

“It’s so lively here!”

The arena located on the shore of Lake Risshi in the Sinnoh region was already a bustling scene.

Mei, who was also in the arena, looked at the packed stands around her and spoke with great emotion.

"This is normal. It is normal for a gorgeous competition held in the name of the gorgeous master Mikoli to attract so many people to watch."

Touzi had anticipated such a lively scene, so after looking at the crowd around her, she remained calm.

"With Mikoli's reputation, it is enough to attract many coordination trainers and gorgeous competition enthusiasts from all over the world to come here, so it is normal to have such a large number of people now."

Xiao Mao also took a look at the environment in front of him and expressed his own opinion.

"If it weren't for the limited time, I think there would be more trainers coming here to watch, or to participate in the Mikoli Cup this time."

"That's true!" Mei also deeply understands this.

The fact that the arena was packed with people was enough to prove that what Xiao Mao and Touzi said was true.

"By the way, Brock, where is Satoshi? Why can't I see him?" At this time, Mei looked around the arena and did not find any trace of Satoshi, so she asked Brock.

"As for Satoshi, he has also signed up for this gorgeous contest." After hearing Mei mention Satoshi, Xiaogang immediately replied with a smile.

"Xiaozhi is participating in this gorgeous competition!" Mei was a little surprised after hearing the news.

"But isn't he a trainer? And he's challenging the Sinnoh League Tournament!"

"This does not conflict with Xiaozhi's participation in the gorgeous competition." Xiaogang shook his head and said.

"Xiaozhi is a guy who is very interested in any competition related to Pokémons, and he will actively sign up for the competition."

As Xiaozhi's friend since childhood, Xiaomao knows Xiaozhi's personality and hobbies very well.

"Xiaozhi really has a wide range of interests!" After Xiaomao's explanation, Mei could only shake her head helplessly.

"This is Xiaozhi." After hearing Xiaomao's words, Xiaogang also laughed.

"That's true!" After hearing Xiaogang say this, everyone laughed together.

But just after Xiaomao and the others finished laughing, a staff member suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Who are you?" Xiao Mao asked with a puzzled look on his face, looking at the staff member who suddenly appeared in front of him but whom he didn't recognize yet.

"Hello, are you Mr. Xiaomao?" The staff member did not reveal his identity but asked Xiaomao.

"Yes." Looking at the staff in front of him, Xiao Mao had some guesses in his mind, so he nodded and acknowledged his identity.

What the staff said next made Xiao Mao completely verify his identity.

"Mr. Xiaomao, Mr. Mikri asked me to come to you."

"Mikoli?" The staff's words made not only Xiao Mao, but also Mei, Toruko and Xiao Gang more curious.

"Did Mr. Mikoli say anything?" Xiao Mao asked the staff in front of him with curiosity.

"Mr. Mikoli said that it is related to the surprise he mentioned before." The staff member did not hide it and said it directly.

"Surprise? What surprise?" Except for Xiaogang who was unaware of the situation, Xiaomao and the other two looked thoughtful.

"Mr. Mikoli also said, Mr. Xiaomao, you will know what the surprise is when you go there." The staff member added.

"I know, I'll be there right away."

After saying something to Mei, Toruko, and Xiaogang, he stood up and left with the staff.

"I don't know what scene Mr. Mikoli was talking about." Mei muttered as she watched Xiao Mao leave.

"I think it has something to do with this magnificent Mikoli Cup competition." After thinking about it for a while, Touzi expressed her opinion.

"It's very likely." Mei nodded in agreement.

Turning his eyes back to the other side, Xiao Mao, who was following behind the staff, soon saw Mikoli who was backstage.

The staff member who was leading Xiao Mao took the initiative to say goodbye after seeing Mikoli.

After the staff left, Xiao Mao couldn't hold back his curiosity, so he started asking Mikoli questions.

"Mikoli, what on earth do you want to do?"

"Of course it's the surprise I mentioned to you before!" In response to Xiaomao's question, Mikoli responded with a smile.

"Surprise?" Xiao Mao was still confused.

"This gorgeous competition is about to begin. I would like to invite you to have an exhibition match during the opening ceremony."

At this point, Mikoli no longer concealed the truth and told Xiaomao directly.

"Exhibition match?" Xiao Mao frowned slightly when he heard this.

"Yes, haven't you always wanted to fight against a powerful trainer? Isn't there a good opportunity now?"

And Mikoli's words made Xiao Mao's heart move slightly.

Seeing Xiao Mao was somewhat tempted, Mikoli took advantage of the situation and continued to say to Xiao Mao: "This time we are fighting in front of many people, even the whole world. This is a great opportunity to show off."

"Okay, stop talking. Isn't it enough that I agree?" After listening to Mikoli's words one after another, Xiao Mao rolled his eyes at Mikoli and said.

"That's right." After hearing Xiao Mao's agreement, a smile appeared on Mikoli's face.

"Next time I encounter something like this, I hope you can tell me earlier and not catch me off guard!"

Xiao Mao looked at the smile on Mikoli's face and complained to him in a bad mood.

"Don't worry, I won't do it again next time. I will definitely tell you in advance next time." Mikoli also agreed.

After getting a positive answer from Mikoli, Xiao Mao stopped talking and began to close his eyes and rest.

"Let's wait for the opening ceremony to begin!" Mikoli didn't say anything, but closed his eyes like Xiaomao.

"Why hasn't Xiaomao come back yet?" Looking at the gorgeous competition that was about to begin, Mei found that Xiaomao had not come back, and her doubts became even greater.

"It seems that Xiao Mao is going to have a big fight with Mikoli this time." When Touzi saw this, she understood what was going on.

"Toruko, what do you mean by this?" But Mei hasn't reacted yet.

"You'll find out soon enough."

However, Touzi did not say it explicitly, but kept it a secret.