He knows Pokémon better than me.

Shuizhou Town is a bustling port town located in the eastern part of the central Galar region.

The moist sea breeze blows over the eaves all year round, and along the coast are rows of duplex low-rise buildings, spread out in an orderly manner.

The cobblestone roads of varying heights extend into many long slopes, leading to various parts of the town.

“The scenery is nice~”

Xiaozhi leaned on the railing at the port and looked out to sea. There were many small boats or private speedboats parked at the port, but no large cargo or cruise ships were seen.

There are many shops and specialty restaurants nearby. Obviously, this is a scenic tourist town.

Looking to the northeast, you can see a red-topped lighthouse standing on a small island extending from the coastline. It is probably the landmark building of Shuizhou Town.

The middle is connected by an artificial road, and the other side of the road leads to the water boat arena.

Today, Xiaozhi got up early, took his teddy bear for a quick morning exercise, and then went straight into the second mine to start today's mining work.

Finally, I finished today's share before noon, so I had time to leisurely visit Shuizhou Town.

“There are so many people~”

Looking around, the entire town has a huge flow of people today. The streets are crowded with people, most of whom are heading towards the Water Boat Arena.

Lurina is extremely popular in the Galar region, and when she is going to hold a gym competition, the number of spectators will naturally exceed that of Mr. Yaluo's grass arena.

"Let's go too."

Xiaozhi picked up Meltan, who was still looking over the railing, and joined the crowd, walking towards the road extending out of the coast.

The size of the Shuizhou Arena is similar to that of the Caolu Arena, and the overall structure is also similar. The arena is oblate, but the exterior walls are blue-purple with bubble-like patterns.

Upon entering, the originally spacious and open hall seemed a bit crowded, with noisy discussions everywhere.

The front desk staff and the classic Galar League mascot, Qiu, were busy providing guidance.

"Hey, isn't that Xiaoyou?"

Looking at the promotional poster for today's battle on the wall, Xiaozhi was a little surprised.

The latter is also currently challenging the Galar League Championship Cup, and he thought that Lurina's opponent today would be Xiaoyou.

It turned out to be a black guy.

There is also a selfie of him on the league card on the poster——

He has brown skin, purple-black curly hair, and is wearing a standard arena uniform. He is grinning at the camera with a hearty smile.

"So it's Hep?"

Xiaozhi recognized the latter, as he had once fought a Gigantamax team battle with Hope.

I didn't expect that today would be the battle between Lurina and Hep. Interesting!
I just don't know which gym Shuizhou Town is Hepu's?
Xiaozhi waited for a while in front of a bronze statue of a tearful lizard. At this time, a fashionable woman wearing heart-shaped glasses came up to him in a hurry.

We agreed on the phone, pick up the ticket at this location.

"You are Xiaozhi, right? I am Miss Lurina's agent. She is a bit busy right now and can't get away. But this is the VIP ticket that Miss Lurina asked me to give you!"

The agent compared the photo of the Xiaozhi League card that Lurina gave her, and after confirming that it was correct, she handed over the ticket.

I was secretly wondering:

"Lurina usually works as a model and trains in gym battles. As for friends, there is really no one else except Sonya."

I don't know when I met this young man. "Oh, thanks. Please give her some encouragement for me."

Xiaozhi accepted the ticket. This time it was not a friend and family seat, but a VIP seat.

It was almost time, so he followed the crowd into the venue. The VIP seats were not in the front row, but in the middle of the stadium, with the best view.

The battle against Galar involves a Gigantamax battle. Once both sides become giants, the viewing experience in the front row is actually not that good. It's like watching a 3D movie.

However, like the friends and family seats, this VIP seat is also separated separately, with a translucent barrier at the edge. There are only about seven or eight seats inside, similar to a small private room.

When he entered the room, Xiaozhi found that there was already someone sitting inside.

She looked about the same age as me, with soft short hair dyed gray-blue and thick bangs dyed fiery red.

He has a delicate face and wears round-frame glasses. Just looking at his face, it is difficult to tell his gender.

She was wearing a gray-black sweater, a white skirt, gray stockings, and thick snow boots.
It's a girl!
"Hello, I'm Lurina's friend~!"

After coming in, Xiaozhi was naturally the first to greet everyone enthusiastically.

"Uh-huh, hello."

The girl with glasses seemed to have some social anxiety. After looking at Xiaozhi, she responded in a low voice, then immediately lowered her head and waited quietly for the game to begin.

Xiaozhi scratched his head. She was a very quiet girl.

I don't know what your relationship with Lurina is. Are you a relative?
He didn't continue to try to get close to her, but walked inside and chose a seat to sit down.

There is a one-meter-long Eevee doll, or rather an Eevee backpack, on the seat next to the girl with glasses. She must be an Eevee fan?
Seeing that Pikachu and Meltan were about to run around again, and were very curious about the Eevee doll, Xiaozhi quickly pulled them back and pressed them on his thighs.

"Don't run around, just watch the game!"

The strange Meltan attracted the girl with glasses to look at it a few more times with curiosity.

Soon, the game started.

The venue was packed with people, and there were noisy cheers and applause everywhere, urging the battle to begin.

"Both sides of the challenge match at the Shuizhou Arena! The owner of the Shuizhou Arena, Ms. Lurina!!"

An aerial Rotom acted as the host and introduced the characters loudly, which caused the whole audience to burst into applause and cheers, showing how popular the character is.

Lurina also walked slowly onto the green field, with a tall and slender figure, wearing an ultra-short competitive uniform with water elements, with a confident smile on her face, as if she was walking on a supermodel catwalk.

"The challenger is contestant Hepu from Hualang Town!!"

In comparison, the cheers for Hep's appearance were much smaller, but compared to Lurina's, he seemed to be quite popular.

Hupp entered from the other side, still wearing the gray-blue braided wool jacket and sports trousers, and carrying a shoulder bag.

He put his hands in his pockets and did not walk with a heartless gait. Instead, he leaned forward and the smile on his face seemed a little stiff.

"Hehehe, hello everyone."

Putting his hands in his pockets can make him feel more confident.

Then the two walked to the center of the green grass, shook hands first, and then walked to both sides of the field and looked at each other from a distance.

"I declare that the Water Boat Arena Challenge officially begins!!"

The sound of the air hitting Rotom echoed throughout the entire stadium. (End of this chapter)