Collapse? No, this is just everyday life.

Wiping his eyes, the contestant showed embarrassment for the first time.

Hey, hey, hey, your cool facade has completely crumbled!!

He silently complained to himself, but he could understand to some extent.

Standing out from a vast number of players, battling through countless opponents to achieve final victory—anyone would be incredibly excited. This guy only shed a few tears; his emotional control was already quite good.

"I understand, do you need a comforting hug?"

He made a joking remark, which immediately drew laughter from the audience.

"Huh? This... this..."

Unexpectedly, Nangong Yu said that, and the contestant suddenly became hesitant: "Well, it's not impossible..."

Nangong Yu: "?"

No, man.

He was just joking, why did you take it seriously?

"Pfft~"

Ellie, who was next to her, couldn't help but laugh and picked up the microphone to fan the flames: "Oh my, what a touching scene! Our game designer, aren't you going to fulfill the fans' expectations?"

Upon hearing this, the audience started to jeer.

"Give me a hug!! Give me a hug!! Give me a hug!!"

Kiana shouted so loudly that Sirin couldn't hold her back.

Pushed like that, Nangong Yu could only helplessly open her arms and hug the contestant.

They hugged lightly and then immediately separated, a sight that brought laughter to the scene.

"Alright, alright, that concludes the comforting segment. Let's move on to the next segment."

"Huh? I haven't said my acceptance speech yet."

"Next time definitely!"

"?"

Ignoring his bewildered look, Nangong Yu coughed and then said, "Ahem, do you remember the special reward I mentioned to everyone at the opening ceremony?"

As he spoke, he looked up and said, "Now, it's time for the reward to appear."

As his voice faded, a clear bird call suddenly echoed throughout the venue.

In mid-air, the sacred flame that had been burning fiercely for a whole week suddenly fell away.

It transformed back into the form of the Flame Phoenix, spread its wings and flew high, circling the audience seats before swooping down towards the center of the arena.

Just as it approached the ground, the flames instantly contracted, the diving motion came to an abrupt halt, and it finally transformed into a rainbow-colored feather, which slowly drifted down and was then gently held in the contestant's hand.

Players are quite familiar with this; it's Ho-Oh's rainbow feather, which appears in the anime.

Moreover, this scene suddenly reminded viewers of the first Pokémon PV, which featured the scene of Ho-Oh giving a feather.

I just don't know what use this thing is in real life.

"this......"

Before he could even read the description carefully, Nangong Yu explained the feather's function: "The Phoenix King's rainbow feather, a special item that can summon the Phoenix King under special conditions."

He paused, then smiled slightly: "If you defeat Ho-Oh in the trials she gives you, or gain her approval, then the player who possesses the Rainbow Feather will have the opportunity to tame Ho-Oh."

He uttered something quite extraordinary in a calm voice.

Capture Ho-Oh!!!

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

That's a legendary Pokémon! Pokémon has been in open beta for so long, and hardly anyone has ever seen one.

Furthermore, given the setting, Ho-Oh is a solitary entity. What does that signify?

It's the only one of its kind in the world!!

Recall the awe-inspiring appearance of Ho-Oh at the opening ceremony; if that were their Pokémon...

Everyone started to feel envious, including the athlete, but he quickly suppressed his excitement and put the feather into his backpack.

He still needs more training to face a first-level god!

The subsequent awards ceremony was rather conventional.

The top eight finishers in the competition each received a Master Ball, which guarantees 100% capture of all Pokémon except for legendary and mythical Pokémon, with a significantly increased capture rate for legendary and mythical Pokémon.

Other prizes include substantial cash rewards, special Pokémon titles, and of course, the opportunity to be inducted into the Pokémon Hall of Fame, which is of utmost importance to them.

They will be remembered by later players as the original eight masters.

After the awards ceremony, there was a media interview session, and the audience gradually began to leave.

These people who came from afar did not choose to go home because there was something they were really looking forward to tomorrow.

The first opening of Gensokyo Land!!

Each audience member found a ticket to Gensokyo Land in their seat bag, along with a fixed-value voucher.

The voucher amount isn't huge, but it's enough for tourists to eat and drink their fill and maybe buy a small souvenir.

Seeing the introduction to this amusement park, how could they, as Pokémon fans, not go?

Everyone was thoroughly satisfied with the exciting matches that had been going on for a week. Now, they've already made plans in small groups with their colleagues and friends from the past few days to have a blast at the amusement park tomorrow.

With 100,000 visitors on its opening day, let's hope nothing unexpected happens.

After silently offering a prayer, Nangong Yu prepared to go home and rest.

It was almost dinnertime. He ate something and then prepared for tomorrow's press conference.

Just then, he finished changing his clothes and heard a knock on the door.

He glanced at Ellie, who had also tidied her clothes, then walked over and unlocked the door.

"Bronya and Seele, what are you doing backstage? I was just about to go home."

Looking at the two people who walked in, Nangong Yu asked in confusion.

The words had barely left his mouth when a somewhat timid voice came from the doorway: "Um, excuse me for disturbing you..."

Turning my gaze, I immediately spotted a blonde girl clinging to the doorframe, shyly peering inside.

Looking at her, Nangong Yu suddenly felt that she looked somewhat familiar.

"Brother, this is Susana, a friend that Seele and Bronya have met these past few days."

As if to assert her dominance, Seele affectionately hugged Nangong Yu's arm and pulled him to Susana's side.

Unfortunately, Susana froze after Nangong Yu approached her and didn't realize what Seele was doing.

"She's a fan of my brother, so I wanted to introduce her to him."

After saying that, Bronya added, "I originally planned to come over on the night the opening ceremony ended, but it was too late that day, so I postponed it until now."

Unlike Seele, who was full of ulterior motives, Bronya didn't really care about Nangong Yu's interactions with others. But seeing that Seele had already hugged him, and it wouldn't look good for Yu's other hand to be empty, she simply hugged him as well.

Yeah, I really don't have any ulterior motives.

"Susana?"

Upon hearing the name, relevant information immediately flashed through his mind, and he exclaimed in realization.

"..."

Seeing that Susana didn't respond, Seele and Bronya were a little confused, so they also called out.

"Susana?"

"Susana?"

"..."

Looking around at Seele and Bronya, Nangong Yu asked, "What's going on?"

"..."

Who can know for sure?

Little did Susana know that the world had completely changed in her eyes at that moment.

She felt as if she had stepped into some kind of romance comic; Nangong Yu, standing before her, was practically glowing.

“Miss Susana, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”

"I'm very happy too!!"

"I feel deeply honored to have a fan like you. If you don't mind, may I kiss the back of your hand?"

"Huh? This, this, isn't this a bit too daring...?"

"..."

The above dialogue is purely imaginary, and Susana is temporarily lost in her own reverie.

Now, it's time for fantasy!!

Outside, the three people called out a few more times, and Xier even went up and patted Susana on the shoulder, but she still didn't react at all.

"Okay, Yu, why don't you leave an autograph for Susana? Xi'er and I will stay here and give her the autograph right away."

It's not that we can't force Susana to wake up, but I have a feeling that if Nangong Yu were still around, she would be so ashamed that she would want to disappear. For the sake of my friend's reputation, I'd better not.

“…That’s fine.”

He picked up a signature board, wrote his name on it, added a message of blessing, and handed the board to Bronya.

"Then I'll head back now."

"Okay, brother, you should go back first."

With a greeting, Nangong Yu walked towards Aili, who had been waiting for a long time.

"Who is that?"

"Seele and Bronya's new friends are supposedly my fans."