Manor Lord in the Pokémon World

Fang Zhou raised an eyebrow as he watched the green-haired young man gradually emerge from the stage.

It's N!

So, what I saw in the crowd earlier was indeed him.

Why did N suddenly come to participate in the competition in Weibai Town?

Could it be that Group Plasma is planning something in the Hoenn region?

The mayor's presentation continued.

"The festival competitions are meant to allow manor owners from different regions to learn from each other. In future competitions, we will also try to invite people from other regions to come and compete together, celebrating the festival together!"

The spotlight came back on, and N stood on the stage, accompanied by a small black fox.

Its entire body is covered in smooth, jet-black fur that gleams with a bluish sheen under the light.

Soraya was very well trained; his two large, clear blue eyes looked curiously at the audience below.

She was wearing a little black dress that blended perfectly with her hair, without looking out of place at all.

The surface of the garment occasionally flashes with flowing, pale golden lightning-like patterns, woven from the special silk spun by electric insects, adding a touch of playfulness and elegance.

With N snapping his fingers, Zorua received the instruction and began his performance.

Its claws emitted a dazzling white light, while layers of malevolent energy continuously emerged from its body.

These are the Claw Sharpening skill and the Trick skill.

The two skills alone created a tense atmosphere on stage.

Then a small black ball slowly floated up from behind Zoroya and rose into the air!

It is a Dark Blast skill, resembling a rising black full moon.

The little fox ran under the moonlight, and with a final, gentle leap, its body overlapped with the full moon.

Sharp claws swung out!

boom!

The black moon was shattered and turned into specks of light that fell.

The performance has ended.

Sure enough, the performance won the audience's favor, and the applause was thunderous.

Hikari clicked his tongue and shifted his posture uneasily, his previous composure completely gone.

He suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Next, please give your scores, audience members! Raise your light sticks and rate Mr. N's performance!"

This time, even more spectators than Hikari did just now lit up their lights, and the data on the big screen changed rapidly!

It ultimately scored 95 points!

"Wow! Congratulations to our contestant N from the Unova region! You've achieved a score of 95 in the audience scoring round, the highest score of the entire competition so far! Now, please welcome our three judges to give their comments and scores."

First, there's Mr. Conkenstein.

"This performance was absolutely gorgeous. It's no exaggeration to say that it reached the level of a grand performance! It perfectly showcased Zorua's characteristics. I give it a score of 96."

Lin Feng, who was standing next to him, continued, "This Zoroia has also been carefully bred, perfectly bringing out the small and agile characteristics of the Zoroia fox. I would give it a score of 92."

After hearing the judges' comments, the audience members said they had learned something. They thought it was entertaining, but they didn't expect there to be hidden tricks and clever ideas from the performers.

Finally, the professor gave his comments.

"The clothes are of very high quality. If I'm not mistaken, they should be made from the silk spun by Electivire. You might not be familiar with this Pokémon. It's from the Unova region. The silk they spun is different from the Wurmple from the Hoenn region. It has a special lightning pattern."

The professor, microphone in hand, continued his explanation to the audience, "This kind of insect silk is unlikely to become popular because it's too sticky. Only when the quality of the silk is extremely high can it be made into clothing! If I'm not mistaken, the quality of this insect silk is close to that of a rare treasure!"

The silkworm silk of the highest grade can undergo a qualitative change, producing a variety of amazing effects.

The professor's words immediately caused an uproar among the audience. Many of them were engaged in production work and naturally knew how precious the treasure-level materials were.

Although it's only close to the level of a secret treasure, it's still quite remarkable.

The serious professor became quite talkative when discussing his field of expertise, revealing a great deal of information at once, and ultimately received a high score of 97.

"He's really impressive. It looks like he'll win this game," George exclaimed from the audience.

Robin, standing to the side, nodded secretly. As expected of the formidable character in the rumors, he ultimately scored 95 points, pulling ahead of second-place Hikari by a full 5 points.

Poor Hikari will be a runner-up again this year.

Backstage, the mayor's expression was somewhat grim. Although he had said before N's performance that trainers from other regions were welcome to participate, but...

I still hope that the first place winner is someone from my own town!

After all the fuss about finding so many great judges, having the TV station broadcast the event live, and making all the arrangements, it's still a little disheartening if the winner is someone from out of town.

He then remembered Emily telling him that Ark would definitely win first place...

Ark, you absolutely have to keep it up!

While the audience around her were still marveling at the performance, Emily pouted unconvinced and said, "Just you wait and see, you'll soon understand what a real grand finale is!"

She looked at Fangzhou beside her and reminded him, "Fangzhou, you need to go backstage to prepare."

Upon hearing Emily's reminder, Fangzhou stood up.

The Pokémon beside him immediately looked over, their eyes filled with encouragement.

Psyduck waved its little paws and quacked.

Go go go!

Several Carapace and Shield Cocoon blinked their eyes. "Ralts, let's show these humans our strength!"

Ralts gave the other Pokémon an OK sign and followed closely behind Ark, heading towards the back of the stage.

As N's performance ended, all the lights in the theater went out again.

"Next, let's welcome our last contestant, and also our youngest manor owner in this competition, Ark!"

"He's only been running the estate for less than a month, so regardless of his performance, please give him your sincerest encouragement, okay?"

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause, even more enthusiastic than before.

Backstage, when it was time to actually go on stage, Ark noticed that Ralts was a bit stiff, whereas she had looked so confident just moments before.

Sure enough, I was still very nervous about my first time on stage.

"Ralts, if you're nervous, take a deep breath."

Upon hearing this, Ralts took a deep breath.

Inhale~ Exhale~

Sure enough, it's gotten a bit better.

"Don't worry, don't be nervous, I'm here with you."

"Ralu~"

Ralts held Ark's hand tightly.

"Let's go."