Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master

She smoothly released the Swallowtail Butterfly, showcasing to the judges and audience the Silver Whirlwind of her long-trained frisbee technique, as well as the Swallowtail Butterfly's most powerful silk-spinning move.

Under the dazzling, shimmering light of the silver whirlwind, the hunting swallowtail butterfly skillfully wielded its silk-spinning technique like a whip, with graceful and swift movements.

Silver flakes danced in the air as the hunting swallowtail butterfly manipulated the frisbee, spinning it with effortless ease.

Under Xiaoyao's perfectly calm direction throughout, the performance came to a successful close.

Of course, Xiaoyao remained calm throughout because she was too nervous to make any facial expressions.

However, this misfortune turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as it made her appear incredibly confident and composed, and even more charming.

As the performance ended, Haruka and the Hunting Butterfly gracefully gave their curtain call, her heart pounding in her chest.

"Waaah, my legs are giving way." Xiaoyao is currently only able to support her body thanks to the leg muscles she has developed from training with Xiaozhi; otherwise, she would have collapsed long ago.

"It's your first time performing in front of so many people, and you did a great job, Haruka." Little Intelligence could see how hard Haruka had worked, but Musashi was a little dissatisfied.

"But I feel that Xiaoyao should be more relaxed. It always feels like something's missing if she doesn't smile during the performance..."

"Musashi, stop giving advice. Laughing wildly on stage during your first appearance is something not everyone can do."

"That's right, meow. She was so happy about her successful performance that she took up the time of the next contestant."

"Hey, Kojiro, Meowth, what do you mean by this?!"

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The first judge to give his evaluation was Mr. Conkenstein.

"Excellent! The power of the silver whirlwind was quite impressive, and the choreography of the silk-spitting performance was outstanding. It was truly a great show."

He ultimately gave it a score of 9.5, which shows that he really appreciated Xiaoyao's performance.

And Sukisa's comment, as always, was, "Oh, I like this one!"

"How come this Uncle Sugisaki gets the same comments from everyone after 50 matches?" Kosho couldn't help but complain.

This guy's just here to get paid, isn't he? He could probably do it himself.

However, Sugisaki still gave Haruka a high score of 9.

And lastly, there's Miss Joey.

Miss Joey from Kaina City seems to be exceptionally strict in her scoring; she has given the lowest score to every previous contestant.

This time, as always, Miss Joy gave Xiaoyao a score of 8.5.

Her face still held a gentle smile, but the praise was only a short sentence, and she even specifically pointed out some shortcomings of the hunting swallowtail butterfly.

They didn't give Xiaoyao any special treatment just because she was an acquaintance.

But that's also part of Miss Joey's gentleness; criticism is necessary for growth.

However, 8.5 is a rare high score given by Miss Joy in this conference. Only Shun and Robert scored higher than Haruka.

Xiaoyao's final score was 27 points.

"Wow, I've scored over 25 points!" Xiaoyao cheered secretly with joy after seeing the score.

This score was something she couldn't have imagined before she took the court; her long-term efforts had finally paid off.

"Oh, the little girl got a very high score."

"Miss Musashi, will my sister pass the first round of screening?"

"It should be fine."

Of the 50 participants in this competition, only 8 will pass the first round of review, which means that Xiaoyao's score needs to be among the top eight in the competition.

While Ash and his friends were comforting May in the contestant room, they missed watching several contestants' performances.

However, among the dozen or so contestants I watched, very few scored more than 25 points.

With a score of 27, Xiaoyao should have no problem making it into the top eight.

Just 10 minutes after Xiaoyao's performance, the official results of the first round of review were announced on the central screen.

After a tense wait, Xiaoyao's seemingly blank headshot finally appeared on the screen.

In the waiting room, the athletes' families and friends immediately cheered.

"That's great, sister!"

"Well done, Yao."

"Ash, Max, Jessie... I passed!"

At the same time, in the waiting room, Xiao Shun, who was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, playing the role of a cool but chuunibyou guy, also saw the results being announced.

He also saw Xiaoyao's photo at the same time.

"So-so."

After only a short while, Xiao Shun's attention immediately shifted to Robert, the only player in the entire arena with a higher score than him.

At this time, the list of contestants for the second round of review after the results were announced was also released.

After all the players who passed the first round were shuffled and reordered, the opponents were finally determined.

In the first match of the second round, Haruka and her opponent Shun will face off!

"Ah, is that guy the first one?" Xiaoyao frowned slightly, her heart pounding with nervousness again.

At this moment, Shun walked over again and stood next to Ash, facing May.

"The previous performance was good; you could say it was excellent."

"Shun..."

May and Ash were a little incredulous at first, thinking he had changed his personality, but he quickly added the next sentence.

"Don't misunderstand, this praise is for the hunting swallowtail butterfly."

"Excluding a certain incompetent trainer, your stiff performance is still ugly."

"What!" Xiaoyao's forehead was practically bursting with anger.

"What? Who is this brat? He's so annoying."

The outspoken Musashi said it directly to Shun's face.

Musashi thought Shun was friends with May and Ash because he came over so naturally, but now it seems they don't get along at all!

However, Shun is also a master of the art of acting cool and chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur) for over a decade. His composure is exceptional, and Musashi's words did not affect his cool expression at all.

He still looked down at Xiaoyao with a cool expression.

"Shun, did you come here just to provoke me?!"

"No, it's just a final farewell and consolation for someone's lucky journey."

"hateful!"

The green-haired guy is indeed gifted at provoking others, but because of this, Xiaoyao put in a lot of effort.

"Shun, I will never lose to you!"

Chapter 403 Xiaoyao's Second Battle

Let's put an end to the pre-match trash talk for now.

As it was the first match of the Grand Battle stage, Haruka and Shun quickly arrived on the stage.

Ash and his friends left the backstage area and took their seats in the audience. As soon as Max sat down, he started to feel nervous for his sister.

"It's coming, it's coming... Sister has been focused on performing, will she be able to handle the battle?"

After all, May and Beautifly have a glorious record of being defeated by Shrike in one move, so it's really hard for Max to trust its combat ability.

However, Musashi then corrected his previous statement.

"Kid, there's a big difference between a fancy battle and a real battle."

"Each match lasts for 5 minutes, and the scores of both sides are displayed in real time on the big screen."

"Most importantly, the requirements for the glamorous battle are that both sides must fight while maintaining beauty and elegance."

At this moment, photos of Haruka and Shun appeared on the large screen in the center of the battle stage, with a long score bar below each of them.

Musashi continued.

"Points will only be deducted when a Pokémon is attacked, makes a mistake in its move, or when the opponent's Pokémon displays a particularly flashy move, or even takes advantage of the situation to use one's own move to showcase the charm of one's Pokémon."

"When the match ends, the remaining scores of both sides will be compared, and the side with more remaining scores wins."

"If the remaining scores are the same, an overtime period will be played until one side loses all their points, at which point the other side wins."

"I see." Xiao Sheng looked like he had learned something.

No wonder Xiaoshun looked so arrogant during that beach battle.

Indeed, in that battle, the allure of the Poison Rose was far stronger than that of the Hunting Swallowtail.

"Then doesn't that mean my sister has no chance of winning?"

"Of course not."

At this moment, Ash spoke with a slight smile.

"Even in the Grand Contest, a battle is still a battle, and May's Hunting Butterfly still has the advantage in terms of attributes."

"In a battle of ultimate moves, Poison Rose will definitely show signs of fatigue sooner; it's not that she has no chance."

"That's right, and with the careful training of my Lord Musashi, it's more accurate to say that the little girl has a very high chance of winning, hahaha..."

It has to be said that Musashi and his friends were indeed the best sparring partners for Ash and his group.

In just the few battles that Musashi fought alongside Haruka, even with the fighting abilities of a girl with large breasts, she was able to accidentally defeat the Gluttonous Serpent multiple times while training her skills.

It really boosted the experience of hunting swallowtail butterflies by a lot, which is quite something.

Of course, this was under the condition that Musashi was unprepared.

Currently, in terms of strength in the Grand Contest alone, Musashi is far superior to Haruka.

However, the increase in strength is real.

Compared to the beach battle a few days ago, the Hunting Butterfly's strength has improved by at least one level.

Thanks to this, Xiaoyao has already chosen her winning formula.

Finally, the host, Vivian, announced the start of the match, and May and Shun simultaneously released their Pokémon.

As expected, both sides chose their good partners from the performance phase, who were also old rivals from the previous battle: the Swallowtail and the Poison Rose.

"This time, I'm going to beat you no matter what, Shun!"

"Hmph, if you can do it, then give it a try."

"But in the end, the one who will surely be victorious is my most beautiful poisonous rose."

Because there are only 5 minutes left, and if the two sides do not start fighting, both of them will receive a yellow card and have half of their points deducted.

If neither side continues to fight, they will receive a second yellow card and be eliminated.

Therefore, a Coordinator's spectacular battles cannot be taken lightly.

Every minute and every second was extremely precious, and Xiaoyao immediately seized the initiative.

"Hunting Swallowtail Butterfly, use Silver Whirlwind!"

Ah—Oh!

With a flap of its beautiful wings, the whirlwind, mixed with the silvery scales of the large butterfly, shimmered and attacked its opponent.

"Poisonous Rose, Magic Leaf".

Facing the silver whirlwind, the poisonous rose spun and released leaves that emitted a green glow.

However, Grass-type moves are naturally at a disadvantage when facing Bug-type moves.

The magic leaf's attack was thwarted, and it was directly blown away by the silver whirlwind.

The leaves were blown to both sides by the wind.

"Yay! My sister's Hunting Butterfly attribute has an overwhelming advantage!"