Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

After calming the audience, he stepped off the stage.

The staff immediately reported this.

"The Royal Masked Men agreed, but they asked us to help promote the Alola region!"

"Say yes! This kind of small thing isn't a problem right now!"

To get to his job, the person in charge simply waved his hand.

"What about the other one?"

"Uh, I can't get in touch with them..."

"What do you mean you can't get in touch?! Keep calling! Keep calling until he answers!"

"But we've already made six calls..."

The person holding the illustrated guide spoke softly, their voice tinged with obvious nervousness.

"Then make the seventh call!"

......

Over there, Ash and his two friends, who were celebrating together, noticed the unusual situation.

"What's going on here?"

Xiaoxia curiously tiptoed and peered in that direction.

Pikachu, who was standing with his hands on his hips and feeling very confident, immediately pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

"How about it?"

Xiaoxia looked at Pikachu.

Upon hearing this, Pikachu's face fell.

“Pikachu........”

It's not that the mouse can't hear me.

The main problem is that there are too many people and the noise is too chaotic.

Seeing that Pikachu was out of the question, Brock and Misty looked to the very reliable Ash.

Receiving their gazes, Ash, with Pikachu on one shoulder and Staryu on the other, listened intently.

Then he said

"Judging from this... it seems like they can't get in touch with one of the players."

Which player?

"It's that guy who's supposedly really good offline."

"Could something have happened?"

Xiao Gang said.

"No way? It's the semifinals, what could possibly happen?"

Xiaoxia frowned.

Time passed by, second by second.

ten minutes.

twenty minutes.

Thirty minutes.

The organizer's expression grew increasingly grim.

Meanwhile, the patience of the audience is visibly wearing thin.

"Are we going to fight or not?"

Someone shouted, their voice already tinged with hostility.

"That's right, give us a straight answer! We paid to watch the game, not to watch you put on a mime show!"

"If no one comes soon, we'll have to refund our tickets!"

......

Amid the noise, a figure walked toward the person in charge of the conference.

His signature mask, shirtless.

The word "Aurora" is clearly visible on the pants.

A blazing roaring tiger followed behind him, grinning maliciously at everyone indiscriminately.

They are royal masked men.

He walked straight toward the person in charge of the conference, and the surrounding staff automatically made way for him.

"They're here! They're the royal masked men!"

Some audience members shouted excitedly.

But soon, the excitement turned into confusion.

Because only the royal masked man appeared.

As for his opponent, there was no trace of him.

"Huh?" Xiaoxia craned her neck. "Where's the other contestant?"

"Could it be that he overslept?"

Xiao Zhi scratched his head.

"Impossible." Xiao Gang shook his head, his expression serious. "A player who can reach the semi-finals wouldn't make such a basic mistake. Unless..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but all three of them turned their gazes in that direction simultaneously.

Are you looking for my rival?

Kukui's voice came through the mask.

"Yes, yes! Do you have any leads on this contestant? Have you seen him?"

The person in charge's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, as if he had grasped a lifeline.

"I guess so?"

Kukui was somewhat uncertain.

"Last night I was at the training ground, and he tried to ambush me, but he didn't succeed."

This is also because the timing of that person's selection was wrong.

Yes, he did take the Blazing Roaring Tiger into account at the time.

But he didn't consider the Warriors Eagles that he let out for some fresh air above the training field.

Brave Eagle is a Pokémon that fights without regard for danger for its partners, so it immediately attacked with full force.

Since ancient times, flying has been the antithesis of fighting.

That person was indeed very strong and managed to hold on despite the hardship.

But as soon as the Blazing Roaring Tiger joined the battle... he immediately knelt down.

"A sneak attack?!"

The person in charge of the conference immediately broke into a choke voice.

His eyes were wide open, and his mouth was agape enough to fit a Poké Ball.

No way, you're still playing like this in the semifinals?

Kukui nodded.

"and then?"

The staff member's voice trembled.

"Then I stopped caring about it. We left after the match. Why don't you guys go check out the training grounds yourselves? It's in the East Zone, court number three."

"Roar."

The Blazing Roaring Tiger nodded in agreement.

The organizers were dumbfounded.

Then he suddenly realized what was happening and yelled at the staff.

"Get to the training grounds right now! East Zone 3! Hurry!"

Ash and his two friends exchanged glances.

"A sneak attack? A semi-finalist?" Xiaoxia's eyes widened in disbelief. "This is too..."

"That guy probably wanted to weaken his opponent before the match," Xiao Gang frowned, his tone filled with disgust. "He just picked the wrong target."

"Serves him right," Xiao Zhi commented briefly.

Pikachu nodded in agreement.

Three minutes later, a reply came from the walkie-talkie.

The person has been found.

But after being beaten like that, it's probably going to be difficult for him to participate in the competition.

The person in charge looked up at the sky and took a deep breath.

What's going on with all the participants in this conference?!

I'm tired!

Destroy it!

Let whoever wants to earn this salary earn it!

He waved his hand listlessly, letting the host announce the news.