Pokémon: Starting with Lucario and Gardevoir

She wore a purple silk scarf around her neck.

He wore a light blue coat and trousers with a wing pattern.

She was dressed in gorgeous clothes, completely different from the one I had seen at Yantushan.

"I'm sorry, Director Naki, I didn't recognize you." Haoyan extended his hand and shook hands with her lightly.

"It's alright, Mr. Haoyan, are you also planning to participate in the flying competition?" Naqi asked with a smile.

"Well, I heard that the prize for first place is a flying gem, so I'm planning to participate and see if I can win the flying competition," Haoyan replied.

Before Hao Yan had any Flying-type Pokémon, he could only look on with envy at the prizes.

But now that we have Charizard, we can give it a try.

"Haoyan, Naqi is the regular champion of the flying competition."

“You’d better be careful,” Asha said, swinging her earrings.

"Oh, Director Naki is also participating in the flight convention."

"Then it seems I need to work harder," Haoyan replied with a smile.

"Hey Haoyan, do you think these earrings look good on me?" Yasha adjusted the teddy bear earrings on her head and looked at Haoyan expectantly.

Although Aysa is usually carefree, she actually has the heart of a little princess.

Moreover, she has an inexplicable fondness for cute teddy bears.

Haoyan didn't answer immediately. Instead, he looked at it first and then nodded seriously, replying, "It looks good and makes you look quite cute."

"Buy it."

No matter how old she is, as long as she is female, she needs to be coaxed.

Haoyan understood this well.

"That's good!" Asha paid happily and with satisfaction.

... ...

Through conversation, I learned that Aysa came to Inmo City at Naki's invitation.

The two sisters, who were usually close, invited Asha to come and play during a festival in Yinyu City.

Yasha, who rarely gets to relax, readily agreed.

However, ever since Haoyan joined them, Asha's conversations have automatically shifted to Haoyan.

Naqi was a little jealous, feeling like her best friend had been stolen away.

During their conversation, the three arrived at the venue for the flight convention held in Yinyu City.

The organizers set aside an open space where several trainers riding Flying-type Pokémon were performing some spectacular flight maneuvers.

It occasionally drew applause from the surrounding crowd.

"Hello, Director Naki."

"Good morning, Director Naki." The locals greeted Naki warmly.

She is good-looking and is the local curator, so she has a high profile in Inju City.

"Hello everyone..." Naki greeted the others with a smile.

The people around her greeted her warmly, which eased her slight jealousy.

... ...

Chapter 122 The Straight-Line Racing Competition, Ready to Begin

"Haoyan, look! That giant green onion duck over there is amazing!"

"At that speed, it can still be so agile in overcoming obstacles in the air."

Aysa pointed to the flying Farfetch'd in the air and said, "I feel that Farfetch'd might be the champion of this spectacular flight."

The air show is divided into two parts.

The first is Spectacular Flight, which requires Flying Pokémon to maintain a certain speed and perform some difficult maneuvers.

It's actually kind of like a flying version of the Grand Contest.

The winner will receive a reward of 50 Alliance Coins.

This can be considered a warm-up performance to mark the start of the air show.

The second part is the straight-line flight race, which is the part of the flight competition that attracts the most attention.

This is what Haoyan plans to participate in.

Haoyan followed the direction she pointed and saw the giant green onion duck in the air.

It wasn't as exaggerated as Asha described; it was just a few leaps in the air and passing through a few rings of fire.

Such simple agility and maneuvering are beyond the capabilities of a small creature like a green onion duck.

His fire-breathing dragon is so big that it's quite easy for him to do.

However, this farfalle duck is considered tall among this group of 'shorts'.

Many of the other participants' Pokémon couldn't even complete basic moves.

"The trainer of that Farfetch'd is named Cang Jingkong. She is a famous and beautiful trainer in our area."

"She excels at this kind of beautiful, performative, and glamorous flight."

Naki knew the owner of the giant farfalle duck, but then she changed the subject and said with a hint of pride.

"But compared to me, they're still a bit lacking."

"Back then, I won first place in the Spectacular Flight competition for five consecutive years."

Naki and the current league champion Mikkuri have something in common: they both place great emphasis on the elegance and flair of their battles.

"Okay, okay~ That's great~" Asha pouted and reluctantly gave a couple of compliments.

That's...

The two women joked with each other; they seemed to have a good relationship.

... ...

After watching the spectacular flight for a while, Haoyan and his two companions arrived at the registration point for the flight competition.

The staff at the registration point saw Naki and greeted her, "Director Naki, are you here to participate in the straight-line competition?"

"That's right!"

Naki answered without hesitation.

"It seems that this year's champion is none other than Director Naki," the staff member said with a smile.

Naki didn't reply, but instead winked at Aysa.

Whether it's a magnificent flight or a straight-line race, Naki is very confident in anything that involves flying in the sky.

Because in the Hoenn region, she is known as "the bird-type Pokémon trainer who soars across the world!"

It is said that she can also read the direction of the wind and use this to command Flying-type Pokémon.

It's a rare treat for my girlfriends to come to my turf, so naturally I have to show off a bit in front of them.

"Hmph~ Brother Haoyan, you should sign up too."

"After you beat Naki, don't let her get too cocky~" Asha shook Haoyan's arm, urging him to go and register.

Haoyan smiled and then went to register as well.

There are far more participants in straight-line racing than in fancy flying.

Straight-line racing tests a Pokémon's explosive power more.

It is also the match that receives the most attention.

There are many Pokémon that can fly, including Bug-type Pokémon like Beedrill and Beautifly.

However, insect-type creatures have only a thin layer of wings, making it difficult to achieve good results in straight-line races.

Strong wings are needed to generate explosive power, and most of the Pokémon that compete are birds.

... ...

"Ladies and gentlemen, next up is the annual straight-line flight racing competition in Yinyu City."

A host, holding a microphone, said, "Everyone can see those balloons over there, right?"

Haoyan followed the host's voice and looked at a giant balloon about one kilometer away.

The balloon was about 200 meters above the ground, making it very conspicuous.

"All participants need to ride their own Pokémon."

"The one that flies the fastest and is the first to pop that balloon is the champion of this straight-line speed flight competition."

"The match will begin in three minutes."

"Contestants, please get ready."

... ...

Chapter 123 The imposing Charizard steals the show.

The other contestants around them released their respective Pokémon.

Examples include Pidgeotto, Nightjar, and Darkhead.

There are also a few that use Zubat and Gliscor, which are just there to make up the numbers.

Naki released her Pokémon, a shiny Swellow.

The common king swallow has mainly dark blue feathers, with vermilion stripes on its neck, tail tip, and forehead, while its belly is white.

Naki's giant swallow has blue-green feathers everywhere except for its white belly.