Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 294 First Prize, Transparent Bell
"what happened?"

The seat turned around, and there was Natsume's face.

Ayi and Axin were taken aback and asked in unison:

"Uh, sir, where is Supervisor Satake?"

"He's gone to prepare his manuscript for tonight. If you need anything, you can talk to me first."

Natsume, who was very familiar with the place, said.

After hesitating for a moment, Ayi and Axin reluctantly spoke:
"Uh-huh."

The two stammered for a long time without getting to the bottom of it, as if it were something difficult to talk about.

"So what exactly happened?" Natsume asked curiously.

"That's right, we don't have enough food for the banquet."

Ayahsin blushed.

The researchers working nearby also turned around and looked at the two of them, feeling ashamed.

There wasn't enough food at the banquet?

How embarrassing! They're the organizers!

"To be precise, we didn't have enough small cakes."

Ayi stammered and glanced at Axin.

"Uh, normally very few people eat at these kinds of banquets, so we've prepared a lot of drinks."

Ashin swallowed hard.

"really."

Natsume scratched his head.

Few people eat much here, and even those who deliberately drink alcohol or beverages do so to have an excuse to "excuse themselves" at any time.

"But this time, they're like starving ghosts!"

Ashin scratched his head, looking troubled.

There are fossil pits all around, but no shops.

they?

Natsume was taken aback. Could it be that the Team Rocket trio had come in to freeload?

Upon checking the surveillance footage, Natsume discovered that this was not the case.

The children eating the small cakes were from the pre-school extracurricular classes.

They moved through the crowd, and encouraged by Xiaozhi, they began to chat with the adults.

When talking about things they didn't know, they started picking up small cakes and chewing them.
Natsume: "."

Before he knew it, Xiao Zhi and Xiao Xia had even taken on apprentices and grand-apprentices for him.

"I have some food here, you can take it first."

There are quite a few vacuum-packed snacks in Natsume's system space.

Having reviewed most of the information here, Natsume used his telekinesis to carry several large boxes outside.

Upon returning to the hall, they found the man with the middle-parted hair sleeping on the huge fossil skeleton in the very center.

The passing researchers would occasionally look up at it, their expressions strange, and they would whisper among themselves.

"We should go."

Natsume picked up the girl with her hair parted in the middle and found Kasumi and Satoshi.

Xiaoxia and Xiaozhi looked radiant, a stark contrast to their previous dejected state.

"Natsume-nii, this is so interesting! We taught them something!"

Xiao Zhi pointed at the students in the pre-college interest class who were chewing away.

Natsume: "."

In the evening, before Satake began his narration, Natsume secretly led everyone away.

Professor Oak's intention was simply for him to register; his inquiry to Satake beforehand stemmed entirely from his own curiosity.

"Why are we leaving so soon? I wanted to try the cafeteria food here."

Ash hung dejectedly at the back of the group.

He, who was originally the most resistant, is now the one who misses him the most.

"Let's go to Yuanzhu City soon, Xiao Mao is there too."

As Natsume spoke, he scratched off the S-rank scratch card that the system had given him.

[Ding! You have obtained the "Rainbow Feather"!]

Natsume had little hope, thinking it was just another guaranteed loss.

But this time, the announcement was unexpectedly not about a master ball.

"Feather of Rainbow"

Natsume was somewhat stunned.

Legend has it that if a rainbow warrior wields a rainbow feather, the Phoenix King can grant him one wish.

It's really like giving you a pillow when you're sleepy.

Natsume stroked his chin, lost in thought.

The problem now is that he has two wishes.

One is Hoopa's older sister. The other is a large Dragonite.

The Great Dragonite isn't in a hurry; let it train in the Charizard Valley first, so it can master the power within its body.

The second question is, who the hell is the Rainbow Warrior?

Natsume turned his gaze to Ash.

He knew that the future Xiao Zhi would definitely be like that, but it was hard to say right now.

The Rainbow Feather was given to the Rainbow Warrior by Ho-Oh, so naturally Ho-Oh knows who the Rainbow Warrior is.

But the Rainbow Feather in his hand was given to him by the system.
"Natsume-nii, what is this?"

Ash stared blankly at the seven-colored feather that suddenly appeared in Natsume's hand.

"Wow, this feather is so beautiful! If a bird Pokémon wore it, it would definitely win a beauty pageant!"

Xiaoxia came closer and exclaimed in surprise.

"Beauty pageants? What are those?"

Ash and Natsume turned around at the same time and looked at Misty.

"It's the Pokémon beauty pageant in Lot City. Oh well, we're pressed for time and don't have time to participate."

Xiaoxia suddenly felt lost.

"Hmph, what's so interesting about beauty pageants? Someone didn't even pass the preliminary rounds of a beach beauty pageant."

"What did you say!"

During a brief pause in Xiaoxia and Xiaozhi's argument, Natsume briefly recalled the events and muttered to himself:

"So, it seems like Shigeru said he was going to take his Eevee dogs to a beauty pageant?"

Ash's ears suddenly perked up.

"I think my Pikachu is also very beautiful."

Ash picked up Pikachu.

"Pikachu."

"Stop looking, Ash. We really need to hurry this time. Don't forget that Hoopa's sister is still waiting for us to rescue her."

Xiao Gang's voice rang out.

"That's right."

Xiao Zhi suddenly felt a heavy burden fall on his shoulders.

"Wait a minute, look at the prize for the winner of the Pokémon beauty pageant."

Jiaozi presented her phone to everyone, which displayed the registration website for the Pokémon Beauty Pageant in Pearl City.

"The third-place prize is 100 million."

"Second place: an unknown Pokémon egg."

"First place. Transparent Bell."

Ash read out the reward word by word.

"A transparent bell, isn't that the item from the legends of Bead City used to contact Ho-Oh?" Brock's eyes lit up.

"Legend has it that the transparent bell is built on the bell tower. When the other bells do not ring, but the transparent bell rings, it is the moment when the Phoenix King descends!"

Xiao Gang introduced the legends and stories of Yuanzhu City to everyone.

"That's great! It perfectly aligns with our goals!"

Xiao Zhi was overjoyed.

He was determined to prepare thoroughly and give Xiao Mao a huge shock.

"I want to sign up!"

Xiao Zhi reached out his hand, pleading with Jiao Zi to help him enter the information.

"And me, the number one beautiful girl's Pokémon, I'm sure I'll be ranked."

"I'll sign up too. I'm quite confident in my breeding skills," Xiao Gang chimed in.

"Okay, okay, come one by one."

The proud young man was in a flurry of activity.

After helping everyone enter their information, Jiaozi looked at Natsume:
"Mr. Natsume, aren't you going to participate?"

Jiaozi looked at the other person nervously.

"No, I think I can inform the judges and work with you from the inside."

Natsume looked down at his phone.

The above is a temporary recruitment notice from the Yuanzhu City Government.

Pokémon Appearance Appraiser

[Mandatory Requirements: Must meet any of the following conditions: holding a Level 1 Breeder certificate, being a researcher, or having experience as a judge in a Pokémon Coordination Tournament]

None of these are important; what matters most are the soft requirements below.

[A love for Pokémon, an ability to discover its unique beauty. Your aesthetic can conform to mainstream trends, or you can forge your own unique style—as long as you can interpret the "beauty" in your heart from a professional perspective.]

Natsume stroked his chin.

Thinking to myself, isn't this him?

(End of this chapter)