Why would you need a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

The young lady didn't seem to expect that Lowe would come up and say hello, but she responded immediately.

"Well, my name is Xi Jiana... Please give me your guidance~"

Chapter 85 She Seems to Know She Is Cute

oh well...

...After hearing the name and carefully confirming the other person's appearance, Lowe suddenly felt a little nervous.

So you are waiting for me here?

However, there was no expression on Lowe's face. After shaking hands with the other party in a friendly manner, he didn't say anything more.

At this stage, the other party most likely appeared here just to probe Lowe's background. As for her exact position, Lowe knew it very well and didn't care much about it.

After all, at this point in the plot, her identity is still very sensitive, and she certainly doesn't want her identity to be exposed here.

Considering that she can be considered as a half-friendly army, and there are still very important scenes in the subsequent plot that require her help, it can even be said that she is the key to breaking the deadlock. Of course, there is no need to say anything more here and cause embarrassment.

Just treat him as an ordinary opponent you met at a grand conference and treat him as such.

Therefore, after saying hello, Lowe walked straight away to chat with other players, which made his previous action look as if he had simply come up to say hello.

Xijiana watched Lowe leave and looked down at her palms.

(I almost couldn't help myself and wanted to go up and invite him to a fight. Could it be that my eyes were noticed? I thought I had exposed something, but am I overthinking?)

She thought her behavior had revealed something, so Lowe took the initiative to come up and talk to her, wanting to ask her something...

But now it seems that Lowe didn't seem to have any special reaction to her, as if she was simply overreacting.

Then seeing that Lowe started chatting with other contestants, it seemed that his action of taking the initiative to look for her just now was really just to get to know each contestant separately.

In other words, maybe it’s just because Lowe is simply more extroverted and sociable?

After all, Lowe had only asked her for her name. It was impossible that his name alone would reveal any information, right?

This is of course impossible under normal circumstances, but Lowe's situation is not normal, so it is very normal to be unexpected.

Just after Lowe had walked around and communicated with almost all the contestants, a staff member came to remind them that the competition was about to begin.

"Okay~" Lowe patted his face and raised his chin calmly, "Come on, let's go!"

After all, it was just an entry-level competition. Under normal circumstances, a few hundred spectators would be considered good, but today there were at least thousands of spectators gathered in the venue.

The reason why such a large number of people gathered here was obviously because most of them came for the final guest, Lucia. But no matter what, at least everyone was interested in enjoying the appetizers before the final meal was served.

The trainers at the scene had no complaints about being treated as appetizers. After all, the popularity of the scene was more than ten times higher than normal, and such a scene itself was quite rare.

Such an opportunity is rare, and there is a high probability of obtaining a higher ranking score than normal, which can be said to be definitely a good thing.

Of course, more people will naturally lead to more attention, which is definitely not good news for people with social anxiety.

But on the other hand, why would a socially anxious person participate in a competition like a gala where he needs to show up in public?

Therefore, generally speaking, those who can come here are not necessarily social elites, but at least they are people with cheerful and outgoing personalities.

However, even if one has a cheerful and outgoing personality, most normal people will feel a little pressure when facing the gaze of hundreds of strangers. Being stared at by thousands of people is no joke.

Therefore, some people may perform poorly because of this.

Just like Lowe's Kirlia, if she were to play in this situation, she would definitely not be able to withstand it.

Therefore, Lowe did not arrange Kirlia, but only let Kamen Rhys and Eevee play together.

As long as Rowe is by her side, Kamen Meow will not be afraid of any situation, but Eevee...

...Lowei discovered that this little guy seemed to be born with a sociable personality and was a very outgoing little guy, or maybe it was because of his bloodline?

After all, he is a descendant of a famous family and has seen many ups and downs in life!

Although when her own mother was killing everyone in the hands of that Red, she was probably still a bastard...

In short, Ibrahimovic was not at all nervous about this scene. The little girl was even quite camera-savvy. Facing the audience, she would very considerately pose at all perfect angles to attract attention.

in short……

…She seems to know that she is cute!

Lowe never expected this, and he could actually discover the special talents of this little girl. She seems to be very good at acting cute.

As expected, after all the trainers on stage showed off their Pokémon, Lowe's Pokémon undoubtedly attracted the most individual votes in the audience.

As for the judges, they are more professional than the audience and can judge the status of the Pokémon participating in the competition from various aspects.

"This is really..."

After all, the judges have seen the world, and even the entry-level judges are professionals. Naturally, their judgment will not be affected by their preference for any particular Pokémon. After their careful review, without exception, they all gave very high praise to Lowe's Eevee and Meowth.

"I see. You must have taken very good care of it, right?"

The judges nodded repeatedly at the smooth and shiny fur of the Masked Cat.

"Well, I do take care of it every day. After all, this child likes cleanliness very much~"

"Masked Cat is very careful about his hair. If he doesn't trust someone very much, he will never let that person touch his hair. If he is allowed to take care of his hair, they must have a very good relationship..."

The judges knew this very well, so they all observed from a distance. The Masked Cat was indeed just as they said, showing caution to anyone who tried to get close.

Her fur can only be touched by herself and trusted trainers, and other Pokémon of the same type include Ninetales and Flamehorn.

Anyone who tries to touch the Nine-Tails' tail will be attacked mercilessly, and the flames on the Flamebear will only be retracted towards trusted trainers.

Therefore, being able to send such a Pokémon to participate in the competition already adds two points to the impression...

In fact, Kirlia is also such a Pokémon, but she is unwilling to appear on the field, so Lowe naturally will not send her into the field.

In contrast, Ibrahimovic was much more generous. Lowe spread out his hands, and she jumped into Lowe's palms. Lowe held her up, and then she slapped her little paws on the judges' palms, raised her chin, and looked proud, saying, "Come and praise my beautiful fur"...

"Haha, what an amazing little guy. Well, your beauty... we have already seen it enough~"

Soon, the first round of review was over, and then...

"...Okay, it's time for the official stage performance~"

The theme of Chapter 86 is... "Love"~

In the first round of presentations, there is no doubt that Lowe scored a lot of impression points.

After all, the main purpose of this segment is to show the charm of Pokémon itself, and the hidden message in it is that the more difficult a Pokémon is to capture and the more effort a trainer must put in to respond, the higher the score it will get from the judges.

Because this itself represents the ability of the trainer himself, and for the audience, it is purely a matter of taste, so it is said that it is best to choose Pokémon that are more popular among the public for entry-level.

Because this is easier to attract the public's attention, and Lowe's choice just happens to combine these two perfectly.

Masked Meow is a Pokémon that will only respond if its trainer shows enough sincerity. Once it identifies a trainer, it will be completely loyal to the trainer. This kind of personality is also preferred by the judges.

This is what the so-called two-way journey between trainers and Pokémon is all about...

Ibrahimovic hits the public's aesthetic itch very well, and Lowe's Ibrahimovic seems to know that he is cute and shows his cuteness to the public without hesitation.

Combining these two, Lowe's score in the first stage naturally went up all the way, and he almost took the first place in popularity at a cliff-level.

However, the other players were not discouraged by this. As mentioned before, the competition was based on a points system. As long as the accumulated points were sufficient, they could advance. This was not a game that required picking a winner.

Moreover, it was not just Lowe who attracted all the attention.

Lowe's eyes wandered and he saw the girl on the stage beside him who was also proudly showing off her Pokémon.

Xijiana...her outfit attracted some attention when she came on stage. There was nothing she could do about it. After all, everyone was either wearing casual clothes or performance clothes. She was the only special one, so naturally she was particularly conspicuous.

In addition, the Pokémon partners she chose were Fang and Dragonite, which obviously means she has no intention of going the cute and adorable route.

Again, although Lowe thinks Yaya and Babylong are also very cute, it is obvious that at least in the public's perception, the positioning of these two is more inclined towards the handsome track.

And Xijiana was obviously also aiming for this track, so the judges also took a few more glances at her. After all, any contestant who can challenge the cute and beautiful animals track at the entry level is worth paying attention to.

After all, most people at the entry level will choose to be safe. There is no need to do anything innovative at the beginning. It is only after entering the advanced level of the competition that they will start to create their own unique personality and route.

Of course, if you can create a unique feature at the entry level, it will undoubtedly add extra points to subsequent competitions.

Xijiana's Fangya and Baby Dragon also received considerable attention, at least they received high scores from the judges.

This is normal. After all, Lowe has already confirmed that Shijiana is a serious Pokémon battle trainer. The Fang and Dragonite she trained were trained for fighting, so they naturally boast about their strength without hesitation.

Even though they are still only in the first stage of juvenile forms at this moment, they can already feel the power hidden in this body, not to mention the evaluation criteria just mentioned.

Both of these are very confident Dragon-type Pokémon. Even in their young forms, they still have their own pride. If the trainer's strength is not enough to convince them, they will not cooperate with the trainer.

This itself is a reflection of the trainer's ability, so the judges will naturally not give a low score.

After the first round of review, the next step is naturally the formal stage performance.

To be honest, Lowe hadn't thought out a complete performance routine until he went on stage.

After all, he had decided to participate in the competition on a whim and had not made much preparation in advance.

But after standing on this stage, Lowe seemed to understand something without any teacher, or it could be said that the exhibition match he watched before gave him enlightenment and inspiration.

The core theme is to show the tacit understanding and bond between Pokémon and trainers. If this is the case, then you just need to show it as you please, just like in a normal battle.

If the performance needs a theme, then the theme is "love"~

The moment Lowe announced the theme of his stage, the judges' expressions changed.

...The reason is simple. There is nothing wrong with the theme itself. It can even be said that this is a very orthodox theme.

But because it is so popular, countless predecessors have interpreted this theme in various forms and ways. It is really not easy for later generations to show something new based on the wonderful performances of their predecessors.

Of course, this is an entry-level app after all, so there’s nothing wrong with choosing some mainstream themes.

Not to mention surpassing predecessors, being able to achieve this means that you don't have to participate in entry-level competitions. At least you can show some of the essence of predecessors, which is enough to get a stable score.

So……

"Look at our 'love'!"

When Lowe told his theme, the masked cat next to him immediately looked eager to try it out, as it was obvious that this theme was very much in line with her ideas.