Pokémon, but cultural invasion.

"Zoroa, become like the person in the photo."

"Woof!"

After glancing at the photo in his hand, Soroya shook his head and jumped onto the sofa to continue watching TV.

"what's the situation?"

Izumi didn't expect that Zoroya would disobey orders.

After spending these days together, Zoroya has progressed from getting angry whenever he sees him to being indifferent but obedient.

Originally, Zorua might have retained the arrogance of a wild elf, but the endless delicious food, the warm and comfortable little nest, and the daily baths and grooming services have completely destroyed it.

It's hard to go from luxury to frugality. Even if you release Zoroya back into the wild now, he'll come back because he misses the life of fine clothes and delicacies.

Therefore, it is unreasonable to disobey orders.

Izumi thought for a moment and tentatively said, "Zorua, transform into Cabbage Sister."

Dark energy flowed, and the next second, Cynthia, with her golden hair flowing like waves, lay lazily on the sofa and glanced at him.

"That's no problem."

Izumi-ki then said, "Transform into Lurina's appearance."

In a flash, Lulina, dressed in a swimsuit, sat in the corner of the sofa, revealing large expanses of her tanned skin.

"That's fine too... What about the Transformation Tree?"

Just like the strange tree on the live stream screen, she had a cold and aloof little face, completely lacking energy and vitality.

"Finally, let's transform into Xiao Gang and see."

This time, Zoroya remained unmoved, even abandoning his usual demure demeanor and simply sprawling lazily on the sofa.

"Qishu and Baicai are both fine, but Adu and Xiaogang aren't..."

Suddenly, Izumi remembered something and pulled Zoroya onto his lap.

Since this was a preliminary step in grooming, Zoroya did not resist and closed her eyes to wait for the comb to arrive.

He flipped Zorua over, spread its two relaxed hind legs, and suddenly realized what was going on.

"So it's a female. No wonder she didn't want to become a male character."

"Snapped!"

Zorua's fluffy tail lashed out at Izumi's face, leaving a reddish mark.

Filled with shame and indignation, Zoroya fled into the bedroom.

"hiss--"

Izumi gasped in pain, but his actions were indeed offensive; Pokémon should also have their own privacy.

Given Zorua's personality, it would be quite difficult to make it transform into a male character against its own will.

It's such a waste that such a versatile, large-cup actor can only portray women.

It turns out that the previous attempts to command Zoroa's transformations weren't failures, but rather that Zoroa simply didn't want to.

This guy not only transforms into women, but he only chooses to transform into beautiful women, he's incredibly picky.

Quanshu came to understand some of the things that had happened in the past, and the truth suddenly became clear.

Fortunately, Dittos have no gender, so they don't hesitate to become either human or gadgets.

"Sigh, I'll buy some stylish little cakes to appease Zoroya."

......

three days later.

Sinnoh Region, Coastal City, Sinnoh League Building.

Inside the meeting room, the three Heavenly Kings, Wusong, Daye, and Aliu, along with several dojo masters, were sitting at a table, reading through the A4 sheets of paper that had been handed out.

They all looked worried, scratching their heads and gasping for breath when they saw a certain line of dialogue.

"To restore the glory of Sinnoh, it is we, our generation..."

Wu Song simply didn't have the courage to continue reading; he was so embarrassed that he could dig three bedrooms and a living room out of his toes on the floor.

"Failure is a constant throughout life..."

Denji was secretly pleased; his lines were much more normal compared to the others.

"If you can get past me, then we can talk about the future."

Big Ye, with his explosive red hair, swung his fist. Yes, very domineering. He didn't feel embarrassed at all.

"Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow... but someday..."

A-Liu suddenly felt that the lines she had were quite profound.

"The only thing I can do and the only thing I'm good at is fighting. If I can't succeed in what I do best, I don't know what the point of my life is."

The vegetables chewed on these lines, their do-or-die determination was truly moving.

Wusong put down the paper, adjusted his glasses, and said helplessly, "Are we really going to read the lines from here?"

"The alliance has decided that the necessary sacrifices are worthwhile for the sake of the Suzuran Festival's ratings, and besides, it's hardly a sacrifice."

The head of the Lily of the Valley Tournament organizing committee showed no mercy, looking at Cynthia: "Besides, there's the champion's support, right?"

"Huh? Oh! Hmm."

Cynthia looked at the lines Izumi had written for her and was already suffering from decision paralysis.

What's even more difficult are these lines.

"I am the champion, and I shall crush all enemies in the world."

"Who claims to be invincible? Who dares to say they are undefeated?"

"Unparalleled throughout history, even with a four-fold weakness to Ice, and a decrease in Mega Evolution speed instead of an increase, my Garchomp remains invincible in the world!"

"The Earth Dragon is already invincible, why would it need a Mega Stone?"

Is this a script that humans could write?

Chapter 128 The next day, Cynthia was expelled for stepping into the classroom with her left foot (4k)

The lines on a tiny A4 sheet of paper would make even seasoned, battle-hardened Elite Four level trainers break out in a cold sweat.

Not to mention having to speak in front of the camera, and then having it edited by the editors and broadcast on television to every household.

Seeing the fearful expressions on the faces of the Heavenly Kings, the person in charge felt a deep sense of disappointment and frustration. He shouted, "Where has your composure, confidence, and self-assurance from your usual battles gone?"

The people below looked at each other, wondering how this could be the same.

What kind of good-natured trainer would shout a bunch of cringey quotes before a battle?

Everyone tacitly agrees that keeping quiet is an act of pretense; otherwise, travel-oriented trainers with an average education level of only elementary school dropout would easily expose their true colors when trying to show off their skills by trash-talking.

The person in charge turned to look at Cynthia, whose face remained calm and composed.

Well done, worthy of being our Sinnoh champion.

"We knew you wouldn't live up to our expectations, but thankfully we brought in a professional tutor to give you a lecture before recording the promotional video and provide you with professional one-on-one guidance."

The person in charge gave them a lot of face: "Let's give a round of applause to the genius game producer, renowned director, and chief designer of this Lily of the Valley Convention promotional campaign—Mr. Quanshu!"

With Zoroia perched on Izumi's shoulder, he pushed open the door and strolled in, saying casually, "Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen!"

Sparse applause rang out from the audience, but Cynthia clapped her hands loudly.

"Is this the person who designed the dialogue, the one the Sinnoh League believes will boost viewership?"

"Close to God, far from man."

"He doesn't look very old, no wonder some of his lines have a strong sense of adolescent angst."

The hushed whispers reached Quanshu's ears, but he remained calm and took the microphone from the host:

“I know you may have concerns and be unable to speak your lines confidently in front of the camera. There is only one reason for this, and that is that you are missing something.”

He turned around and wrote three large characters on the blackboard in a flourish: "Sense of Faith".

"A sense of faith?"

Wu Song is an avid reader and has the demeanor of a scholar. He would undoubtedly be a top student in any training family.

He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he thought he smelled a faint aroma of chicken soup.

"That's right, it's a sense of conviction."

Izumi dropped the chalk, placed her hands on the conference table, and said, "Everyone, you have traveled once and competed to become gym leaders in the Lily of the Valley Tournament. You are no longer the passionate young men and women you once were."

"Long-term work has smoothed out your edges and made you lose your youthful spirit, which is why you feel embarrassed about the battle declaration you are about to make."

"The desire for victory remains, but the spirit of giving it your all and running even if it means looking disheveled, like when you were young, is long gone, isn't it?"

His words silenced many people on the spot, causing them to fall into deep self-reflection.

Indeed, they still crave victory in the battle, but they can no longer endure the struggle of wrestling through mud and stubbornly getting back up after each fall, just like they did when they participated in the Lily of the Valley tournament as teenagers.

Wu Song had the same thought, but the next second... wait a minute! He didn't use any cringey, childish phrases when he was young!

On stage, Izumi spoke with great passion: "I hope everyone can rediscover their past selves, recite the lines on the paper with absolute conviction, and let the audience all over the world see the determination of our Sinnoh Gym Leader!"

"You understand applause!"

Cynthia was the first to clap, and the gym leaders who were still thinking in the audience were swayed and burst into enthusiastic applause.

What does it mean to find your past self?

Wu Song opened his eyes wide, showing the whole world his determination: as long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who will be embarrassed, right?

He stared at Quanshu, who was talking eloquently. Where did this professional mentor come from? He was clearly a big liar!

After the applause subsided, Izumi slowly said, "Actually, the Alliance invited me here not entirely for the promotion of the Lily of the Valley Tournament, but also because they hope I can increase the visibility of all the gym leaders."

"Has anyone ever wondered why Galar has Lurina, Unova has Kiyomi, but Sinnoh doesn't have a popular Gym Leader?"

Young Song raised her hand and asked uncertainly, "Because we're not pretty enough?"

"wrong!"

Izumi corrected, "Appearance is only a small part of it. The most important thing is that you all don't know how to market your dojo on the internet."

The popularity of gym leaders is actually a recurring issue in the Sinnoh League.

A museum is a symbol of a city; high popularity means attracting more tourists and promoting the development of local culture and tourism.

One museum owner only covers one city, but when multiple museum owners gather together, they represent the future of the entire region.

Any museum owner who wants to contribute to their city cannot be indifferent to the issue of visitor numbers.

"Marketing Dojo?"

I've seen product marketing before, but this is the first time I've heard of a marketing dojo.

The person in charge turned on the projection screen and showed the newly registered account named "Sinnoh League - Lily of the Valley Conference".

"The first step is to register accounts for your dojo on various influential platforms."

Quanshu tapped the screen with the pointer stick, pointing out several currently popular platforms with a large number of users.

"The second step is to think about the unique features of your gym and improve the challenge experience for new trainers. They are the gym's users and will also be the best promoters."

Xiao Song raised her hand again and asked, "Ms. Quanshu, in what specific ways can we improve the challenge experience?"

The gym leaders are good at kicking the challengers to death, but improving their experience is unfamiliar territory.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Izumi gave examples: "There are many aspects, such as the overall cleanliness of the dojo, the service of the rest area while waiting in line, and repeat customers who are challenging the dojo a second time being able to skip the line, etc."

"But the simplest thing, and the one I most recommend you try, is to come up with a few fixed lines to create a unique style, just like what I wrote on an A4 sheet of paper."

Quanshu explained, "Memorable lines and signature moves help spread your image. They don't have to be particularly beautiful or handsome, but they must be unforgettable after just one look."

While the other owners were still pondering, Big Leaf with his red afro had already started racking his brains.

He left the conference table and walked down the aisle, holding a ball in one hand and brushing his curly hair aside with the other.

"Burn fiercely, my soul! Give it your all, until you are reduced to ashes!"