Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

The much anticipated Quartz Conference finals has finally begun!

Sixteen elite trainers from various regions will compete in a six-on-six duel at the tournament.

Who will win the championship trophy? Stay tuned!

……

"Want to draw lots by fishing for Magikarp?"

Wang Yao looked at the small pool in front of him curiously.

There are many Magikarp swimming inside with lottery numbers printed on their bodies.

There were originally sixteen carp kings, but Wang Yao arrived a little late and more than half of them had been caught.

…Now there are only seven left.

"Don't you know? This is a tradition of the conference~"

Shizuka stood beside Wang Yao with her hands behind her back and raised her head to introduce him.

“… Just like a fish leaping over the dragon gate, the contestants who achieve excellent results can also return home with trophies in hand.”

Raising a finger, Shizuka gave an example with a smile.

"Can I take the Magikarp I caught with me?"

Wang Yao asked casually as he fiddled with the short fishing rod placed by the pond.

"Of course not! What kind of stupid things are you thinking about?!"

Shizuka failed in a second.

Puff-!

Wang Yao cast his fishing rod into the water.

"sell!"

“Gugu——!”

The carp kings in the pond swam quickly towards the fallen bait, vying to take the hook, as if they had not eaten for three days.

"Ooooh—baited!"

Wang Yao gripped the fishing rod tightly and pulled the hooked King Carp out of the water.

“Gugu!”

The Magikarp that came out of the water kept struggling.

The words "C-4" are printed on the red fish twisting in the air.

"Your draw number is Group C No. 4!"

The registration staff at the front desk entered Wang Yao's lottery number into the computer.

The sixteen-player competition is divided into four groups, and the winner of each group will advance to the semi-finals.

On the big screen in the conference hall, Wang Yao’s portrait also appeared on one of the branches of the tree diagram.

"The first game will be at 9am the day after tomorrow, please don't be late."

The staff at the venue handed the schedule to Wang Yao.

Because the finals were broadcast live in the main venue, there was only one game at the same time.

Group C, where Wang Yao is located, has a relatively late match time arrangement.

"It's scheduled for the day after tomorrow... Then you can have two more days to study your opponent."

Shizuka reminded.

"There's no difference... I've already studied it a few days ago."

Wang Yao put his hands behind his head and yawned in boredom.

He has also participated in quite a few amateur qualifying competitions in the past few days. Because he has been on a winning streak, he is now ranked sixth in the points.

During this period, from the descriptions of those who lost...

Wang Yao has studied all the powerful opponents.

"There's a float parade tonight, let's go and take a look!"

Wang Yao turned and suggested to Shizuka.

The Alliance Conference is like a national celebration. There are not only snack streets around the venue, but also float parades and fireworks shows.

"It's like this again... You get carried away too easily!"

Shizuka sighed, she felt like she was worrying for nothing.

"I call this a combination of work and rest - it's different from someone else's last-minute cramming~"

Wang Yao was hinting at something.

"--What did you say?!"

Shizuka became angry and embarrassed.

"Hahahaha!"

"Stop!"

Wang Yao laughed loudly and dodged Shizuka's clutches, and the two ran out of the venue hall one after the other.

……

The takoyaki in the snack street is very authentic.

The crowd at the float parade was very crowded.

The night sky is beautiful with the fireworks display.

Shizuka's lips feel very soft.

……

The time of joy is always short.

In a blink of an eye, Wang Yao was already standing on the competition field.

"Use the reflective wall!"

Facing Wang Yao's quick attack, Mami could only let Gardevoir avoid his attack first.

"Break it! Break the tiles!"

Wang Yao seized upon Mami's timidity and took advantage of the situation to get the giant crab closer to the opponent.

"Right now—scissors and guillotine!"

Swish-!

The crab claws fell, and a blade of light slashed across Gardevoir's neck.

(In the animation, the scissors guillotine is used to cut the neck, and the new translated name after the harmonization is [Extreme Clamps], which is a large clamp that jumps out from the ground and clamps people.)

"A fatal blow! Gardevoir falls!"

The atmosphere at the main venue was much more lively than that at the branch venue.

Since the start of the competition, there have been many exciting and exciting battle scenes.

The commentators and the audience were all in a frenzy!

"Contestant Tomoe Mami has no usable Pokémon - the winner is Yao from Crimson Island!"

Beep——!

As the last light was turned off, Mami's performance stopped at the top 16 of the Quartz Conference.

"Such a terrifying offensive... The pressure you gave me was completely different from that of my opponents in the knockout rounds."

Tomoe Mami and Wang Yao arrived and shook hands.

Throughout the entire battle, Wang Yao's only order was to attack and then attack again...

The violent attacks continued one after another, leaving Mami completely confused.

"I asked your opponents, and their advice was not to fall into the tactical trap you set."

Wang Yao’s reply was very honest.

The opponent is a trainer specializing in psychic-type and is also a psychic user. He can even communicate with Pokémon telepathically during battle.

Hypnosis, teleportation, illusion... rely on these abilities to play with your opponents and gradually gain victory.

This has always been Mami Tomoe's specialty.

Although Wang Yao can win if he fights normally, if he gets into a fierce battle, it will waste his afternoon tea time.

"……I see."

She was obviously stronger than herself, yet she still conducted tactical research targeting her.

Mami Tomoe felt that her loss was not unfair.

……

Wang Yao and Shizuka refused to be interviewed by reporters and left the venue and went to the contestant restaurant.

"A coffee pudding and plum soda."

As usual, Wang Yao ordered a flavor he had never tried before.

"What are you having, soufflé or pudding?"

Wang Yao asked while holding the menu.

"…Black tea will be fine."

Shizuka said somewhat reluctantly.

She weighed herself this morning.

I found that I had eaten too many sweets in the past half month and had gained three kilograms!

"Eh - is black tea enough?"

Wang Yao put down the menu and looked at Shizuka in shock.

"It's all your fault! Get rid of your bad afternoon tea habit!"

"You'll get fat if you eat so many sweets!"

Shizuka blamed her boyfriend for the fact that she couldn't control her mouth.

"...Then don't steal my pudding later!"

Wang Yao looked at Shizuka with distrust.

"..."

"pudding……"

After a brief silence, Shizuka's response sounded like a flea.

"Ok?"

Wang Yao tilted his ear, looking as if he couldn't hear clearly.

"An extra helping of pudding—you bastard!"

Jingxiang grabbed Wang Yao's head angrily and roared loudly in his ear.

"I heard it! I heard it!"

"Why are you yelling so loudly..."

Wang Yao rubbed his ears and retracted his neck.

"—One more coffee pudding, please!"

Wang Yao raised his hand to signal the waiter.