Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 391 When you're in the game, you need a background.
"Which lineage?" Xiao Gang looked at Xiao Zhuang curiously.

"When the Dragon Sanctuary was first established, the Guardian Senior accepted three waves of followers. To distinguish them, just look at their hair color."

As Xiao Zhuang spoke, he pointed to the six old men on the judges' panel.

Except for one person whose hair had all fallen out and was not visible, the rest had purple hair.

"Damn it, isn't there some inside story here? That guy managed to win the championship twice in a row, I thought he had some skill!"

Ash rolled up his sleeves, furious, only to find that Jade had already disappeared.

On the other hand, the judges seemed to be a little startled.

"What is this?!" Zhu Lan's pupils contracted.

From afar, she saw a Dragonite with a person riding on its back, rapidly approaching her.

As they got closer, the person didn't slow down at all.

"boom!"

Natsume landed smoothly, and the Dragonite that was being lifted up raised its fist, assuming a Superman flying posture.

Finally, Daikai Ryu clapped his hands, intending to let Natsume do it one more time.

"Alright, alright, you should go do the evaluation now."

Natsume pointed to the judges' table, paused slightly, and stared intently at the golden figure.

Sister Cabbage?
Turning his head, he saw Shaka standing to the side.

The hometown of Hezhong Dragon?
Finally, Natsume's gaze fell on Wataru.

It's unbelievable that this handover ceremony could attract two such important figures.

"Your name is Natsume, right?"

Zhu Lan glanced at Natsume's entry certificate first.

A quick swipe, and it's a perfect 10!

Natsume glanced around and noticed that Cynthia had given all the trainers a perfect score of 10.

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"This Dragonite is very well-bred, but what's wrong with its wings?"

Shaka frowned and looked at the giant Dragonite.

He was amazed by the size of the giant Dragonite, but something was very noticeably wrong with its wings.

"I'm trying to figure out a way to fix it."

As Natsume spoke, he prepared to briefly explain his repair plan.

Unexpectedly, before he could even speak, Shaka marked a big 8.

Just like with Orchid, Xia Ka treated everyone equally, giving everyone a score of eight.

Natsume frowned slightly.

These two definitely didn't come here to be referees.
Next up is Ji Ke.

"Our Charizard Valley Dragonite definitely deserves a perfect score."

Ji Ke made a sweeping gesture: 9 points.

"The highest score will be removed," she whispered.

Natsume nodded and led the Great Dragonite to the front of Wataru.

Standing in front of Wataru, Natsume stared at him, trying to suppress his laughter.

Crossing: “.”

"Alright, go to the next one now."

Du covered his face and gave it an 8 out of 10.

The remaining six were all old men.

One Mediterranean, five purple hair.

Natsume was slightly taken aback. He noticed that, apart from the special guests, everyone else at the conference seemed to have red, blue, or purple hair.

"You Dragonite, you have absolutely no concentration!"

The old man frowned and gave Natsume a score of 3.

"Ok?"

Natsume tilted his head, looking at the other person strangely.

The giant dragon also imitated Natsume, tilting its head to look at the other.

"What do you want to do?"

The old man snorted coldly.

"Do you know who she is?" Natsume stared at the old man with great interest.

"I don't know, hurry up, it's almost over!"

The old man urged Natsume to move on to the next judge.

"Poor training! 3 points!" "It's obvious there hasn't been any recent training, 2 points!"

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Without exception, all the remaining scores were low, and even Du, Zhulan, and the others couldn't help but frown upon hearing this.

Natsume's final score for the first round was 4.2 points.

"Elder, isn't such a low score a bit inappropriate?"

Du glanced coldly at the elderly man with a receding hairline.

"Oh dear, Xiao Du, this is beyond our control." The First Elder spoke politely, but his words were utterly ruthless:

"Look at this Dragonite. Not only is there no sign of training, but it also has genetic defects."

"I can't go against my conscience and give false ratings!"

The elder was speaking righteously and was completely unaware that Natsume had secretly taken out his phone and started recording.

"Genetic defect? ​​Do you think my Dragonite's parents have bad genes?"

"Oh dear, you can't say that." The elder looked at Natsume with a gentle expression, then suddenly changed the subject:
"It's possible that I've seen too many Pokémon from the Dragon Sanctuary and neglected the wild Dragon-type Pokémon, so it's normal for them to have some genetic defects."

“If your genetics are a little bad, you can make up for it later. But your Dragonite has no signs of training at all. It’s obvious that no one has taken care of it for the past two months.”

“I’ve taken care of it.” Natsume’s expression was strange. For the past two months, the Guardian Dragonite had been training her large Dragonite.

"Stop arguing, we're going to eat." The elder waved his hand and said:

"Even if they did manage it, the training methods would definitely be extremely poor!"

After saying that, the remaining elders all stood up, giving Natsume no chance at all.

"Ok?"

Natsume looked at them strangely.

Suddenly, a purple hue appeared in his field of vision.

Turning his head, he spotted the arrogant little brat from before.

With the aid of telekinesis, he could hear the conversation between the other person and the group of old men very clearly.

"So, how many points did that rude guy get?"

"4.2!"

The elder affectionately patted the other person's head.

"Oh?" Natsume raised an eyebrow slightly.

Takeran and the others also got up and left. When they passed Natsume, Watari and Kikami stopped.

"Relax, the first round only accounts for 20% of the score, and the third round accounts for 10%," Ji Ke said.

"Yes, the second round of the Dragon Trial, dealing with all sorts of bad-tempered dragons, is the main event, accounting for 70% of the score!"

Du nodded solemnly.

Despite Natsume's personality, it would be good enough if he didn't anger the dragons.

This clumsy Dragonite probably won't be of much help.
Wataru glanced at the Dragonite sucking on its claws with a complicated expression, and finally patted Natsume on the shoulder to comfort him.

"The second round accounts for 70%?"

Natsume was taken aback for a moment, then completely relaxed.

If that's the case, then it's definitely a sure thing.

He even felt that he could skip the third round.

Humming a song casually, Natsume walked off the stage.

Approaching them was Hei Yu, whose face was flushed red.

The other person painstakingly washed away the shoe print, and as he passed Natsume, he whispered:

"When you're in the game, connections matter!"

“?” Natsume looked at the departing figure with a puzzled expression.

"Natsume-san!"

Ash and his friends gathered around.

"What did that annoying guy say to you?" Xiaoxia glared angrily at Heiyu's retreating figure.

"He said he wants to get a zero in the second round." Natsume patted the belly of the giant dragon.

"How could that be? The other team has the best chance of winning the championship," Xiao Zhuang's disappointed voice rang out.

"Damn it, if Lance hadn't forced me to go out and become a gym leader, I could have stayed in the Sanctuary like Jade, and built good relationships with all sorts of dragons. Maybe I could have gotten the Dragon Cloak this year!"

Xiao Zhuang pouted, her eyes fixed on Du as he left in the distance.

"Build good relationships? That's easy."

Natsume stroked the belly of the giant dragon, looked at the small stake, and said directly:
"How many points do you want in the second round? Just tell me."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)