Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 223 Arrival in Raven City

Upon seeing Heracross's expression, Xiaochun felt no joy, but instead felt a wave of dizziness.

"You didn't steal it from someone else, did you?!" she couldn't help but ask.

"Hera?" Heracross blinked.

"You can't do that, Heracross! Doing so will get you arrested!"

Xiaochun became increasingly panicked. If Heracross really stole someone else's golden pearl, then she would also be implicated.

Although she's Heracross's trainer and should stand by it, it's probably best to avoid this kind of thing if possible, right?
"Hera?"

Seeing Xiaochun's reaction, Heracross stopped eating honey and looked at its trainer, seemingly realizing the seriousness of the situation.

"Was it really stolen from someone else?" Xiaochun asked hurriedly.

Although Heracross is a bit gluttonous, it's actually quite reliable in battle.

"Hera!"

Hercules shook his head repeatedly; he had found the large golden bead on the road!

"It wasn't stolen?" Xiaochun breathed a sigh of relief. As a trainer, she chose to believe in her Pokémon.

“Hera!” Heracross nodded.

"That's good." Xiaochun breathed a sigh of relief. "Then, we should head to Raven City!"

Go to the Friendship Store to sell the Big Gold Bead and buy a ticket to Raven City.

As the Pokémon flying taxi ascends into the blue sky, the land, towns, and forests beneath its feet are all laid out below.

"Wow!"

The young men and women gazed at the vast land, their hearts filled with anticipation, as they journeyed towards the end of their trip.

Kagome Village is not too far from Raven City. It took Koharu less than two hours to reach the capital of the Unova Kingdom.

The girl stood in front of the Flying Pokémon Taxi Company, looking up at the largest and most prosperous city in the Unova Kingdom, and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Wow, Sentinel Rat, this place is really big!"

The streets here are wide and clean, with many people lining both sides of the road, including quite a few trainers with Pokémon.
At this moment, Xiaochun felt like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world. She walked down the street with her sensible mouse, her eyes constantly looking at the rows of shops around her.

"Huh? A Pokémon bathhouse? Is this a place specifically for Pokémon to take baths?"

"Pokémon beauty salon...making your Pokémon even more beautiful! Wow, there's such a place!"

"Pokémon Snack Shop..." Before Xiaochun could finish reciting the shop's name, she suddenly heard a crisp "click" sound from her pocket.

With a flash of white light, Heracross emerged from its Poké Ball, its eyes immediately fixed on the snacks in the glass display case, its mouth watering uncontrollably.

"Hera..."

Xiaochun's eyes widened, her face filled with despair: "...Hercules, we're almost out of money!"

Sometimes, having such a gluttonous Pokémon doesn't seem like a good thing.

*
Inside the castle.

Raven watched the increasingly bustling streets as he listened to Elif's report on the situation in the city over the past two days.

"Your Majesty Raven, starting a few days ago, trainers from all over the country have begun to arrive in Raven City. According to the information from the Grand Arena and the Trainer Association, as of now, eighteen trainers from other cities have arrived in Raven City."

"Eighteen?" Raven nodded thoughtfully. This number was within his expectations; more trainers should arrive later.

The final Trainer's Festival is fast approaching. Over three thousand eligible individuals received their starter Pokémon from the Trainer's Association.
Now, a year has passed, and it's unknown how many people will be able to complete all the tests and make it here.

"Oh, Your Majesty, there's one more thing," Elif suddenly added. "Miss Anna has returned to Raven City."

“Anna?” Raven raised an eyebrow; he wasn’t too surprised by the situation.

After all, given Anna's personality, she would never miss out on something like this.

"But I wonder why Miss Anna hasn't come to see you yet..."

"He probably wants to give me a surprise, right?" Raven said slowly.

At that time, the United Kingdom was in dire need of manpower and needed rebuilding, so he sent Anna, Geralt, and others to other cities to gain experience.

It seems that Anna has gained quite a lot in this first grade.

Fine, let him see for himself how much that little girl who used to cry silently in the snow has grown up!

The 151st year of the Kingdom Calendar is drawing to a close.

In mid-November, trainers who had collected all eight badges gathered in Raven City.

According to statistics from the Trainers Association, a total of 78 trainers participated in this competition.

Although they come from different places, they have the same goal: to become champions!
At the same time, nobles and wealthy people from all over the world also received the news. They bought tickets and took the steam train to Raven City, ready to witness the prowess of these powerful trainers.

On November 15th, before the competition begins, the first event to take place is an activity called the torch relay ceremony.

This ritual requires participating trainers to travel to a cave on the outskirts of Raven City to collect the True Flame left behind by the True Dragon Reshiram.

They then brought it back to the Grand Arena and lit the sacred cauldron there, thus announcing the official start of the first Trainer Tournament in the history of the Unova Kingdom!
The trainers who came to participate were very enthusiastic, and the lively scene attracted many citizens to come and watch.

Through the combined efforts of these trainers, the True Fire from Reshiram was delivered to the cauldron in the Grand Arena.

With a "whoosh," scorching flames burst into flames.

"I hereby declare the first Alliance Tournament of the United Kingdom officially open!"

As the Trainer Association President shouted from the torch platform, the entire arena was immediately engulfed in a frenzied atmosphere, and the whole of Raven City was in an unprecedented frenzy.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

People cheered, eagerly anticipating the birth of the strongest.

Inside the Grand Arena, seventy-eight trainers listened to the sounds outside with excited expressions.

Anna, Derek, Koharu... and also the eight gym leaders.

They looked at each other, their faces filled with fighting spirit.

Outside, the president of the Trainers Association was still explaining the rules of the competition to the audience.

"Welcome everyone to the Grand Arena to witness this event!"

"Before we begin the draw, we'd like to explain the competition rules to you."

"The first round is the preliminary round, in which 78 players will compete in a 2v2 format, meaning each player can only send out two Pokémon. The winner will advance to the next round."

"In the second round, the 39 winners will draw lots again. Those who receive a bye will automatically advance to the next round. The remaining 38 trainers will need to compete in a second round of 2v2 battles to determine the 19 winners. These 20 finalists will then compete in the top 10 tournament, where the battle rules will change to 3v3... until the top 20 round, where the battle rules will become a full 6v6 battle!"

"Alright, now that the rules have been explained, the next step is the lottery, which everyone is most looking forward to!"

　No abandonment! Regular updates will resume on the first of next month!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)