Seeing Heracross's expression, Koharu didn't feel surprised; instead, her vision went dark.
"You didn't steal that from someone else, did you?!" she couldn't help but ask.
"Hera?" Heracross blinked its eyes.
"You can't do things like that, Heracross. You'll get arrested for doing that!"
The more Koharu thought about it, the more panicked she became. If Heracross really stole someone else's Big Nugget, she would be implicated too.
Although she was Heracross's Trainer and should face it together with it, but... it would be better to avoid such things if possible, right?!
"Hera?"
Seeing Koharu's reaction, Heracross stopped eating honey. It looked at its Trainer, seemingly realizing the severity of the situation.
"Did you really steal it from someone else?" Koharu asked hurriedly.
Although this Pokémon, Heracross, was a bit of a glutton, it was actually quite reliable in battle.
"Hera!"
Heracross shook its head repeatedly. This Big Nugget was something it picked up on the road!
"It wasn't stolen?" Koharu immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As a Trainer, she chose to trust her Pokémon.
"Hera!" Heracross nodded.
"That's good." Koharu finally relaxed: "Well then, next, we should set off for Nimbasa City!"
Go to the Friendly Store to sell the Big Nugget and buy a ticket to Nimbasa City.
As the pokémon flying taxi rose into the blue sky, the ground, towns, and forests below were all left behind.
"Wow!"
The boys and girls looked at this vast land, their hearts full of expectation as they headed toward the end of this journey.
Lacunosa Village wasn't too far from Nimbasa City. In less than two hours, Koharu successfully arrived at this capital city of the Unova Kingdom.
The young girl stood at the entrance of the flying pokémon taxi company, looking up at this largest and most prosperous city in the Unova Kingdom, unable to stop marveling.
"Wow, Watchog, this place is really huge!"
The streets here were wide and clean, with many figures on both sides of the road, among which many Trainers with Pokémon could be seen.
At this moment, Koharu only felt like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world. She walked down the street with Watchog, her eyes constantly looking at the rows of shops around her.
"Eh? Pokémon Bath Center, is this a place specifically for Pokémon to bathe?"
"Pokémon Beauty Salon... make your Pokémon even more beautiful! Wow, there's actually a place like this!"
"Pokémon Snack Shop..." Before Koharu could finish reading the shop name, she suddenly heard a crisp "click" sound from her pocket.
Accompanied by a flash of white light, Heracross's figure appeared from the Poké Ball. Its eyes immediately darted to the snacks in the glass display window, and it began to drool profusely.
"Hera..."
Koharu's eyes widened, her face full of despair: "...Heracross, we're almost out of money, hey!"
Sometimes, having such a gluttonous Pokémon didn't seem like a good thing.
*
Inside the castle.
Draconis watched the increasingly busy streets while listening to Alfred report on the situation in the city over the past two days.
"His Majesty Draconis, starting from a few days ago, Trainers from all over have begun to arrive in Nimbasa City one after another. According to news from the Grand Arena and the Trainer Association, as of now, eighteen Trainers from other cities have arrived in Nimbasa City."
"Eighteen?" Draconis nodded thoughtfully. This number was within his expectations; more Trainers should arrive later.
There was very little time left before the start of the final Trainer Celebration.
Originally, over three thousand people of the right age had received their starter Pokémon at the Trainer Association.
Now that a year has passed, I wonder how many people will be able to complete all the tests and come here.
"By the way, Your Majesty, there is one more thing." Alfred suddenly added: "Miss Anna has returned to Nimbasa City."
"Anna?" Draconis raised an eyebrow. He wasn't too surprised by this.
After all, with Anna's personality, she definitely wouldn't miss something like this.
"It's just, I don't know why Miss Anna hasn't come to see you yet..."
"She probably wants to give me a surprise?" Draconis said slowly.
Back then, the Unova Kingdom was in a state of neglect and needed people, so he sent Anna, Gerolt, and others to other cities to gain experience.
Looking at it now, this little girl Anna should have gained a lot during this year.
Never mind, he would see for himself then just how much that little girl, who had silently wept in the snow back then, had grown!
The year 151 of the kingdom calendar is coming to an end.
In mid-November, Trainers who had collected eight badges gathered in Nimbasa City.
According to statistics from the Trainer Association, there are seventy-eight Trainers participating in this tournament.
They although come from different places, but they have the same goal: to become the Champion!
At the same time, nobles and wealthy people from all over also received the news. They bought tickets and took the steam train to Nimbasa City, preparing to witness the style of these powerful Trainers.
On November 15th, before the tournament was held, the first thing to take place was an activity called the Holy Fire Relay Ceremony.
This ceremony required the participating Trainers to go to a cave on the outskirts of Nimbasa City to collect the Fire of Truth left behind there by the Dragon of Truth, Reshiram.
And bring it back to the Grand Arena to light the Holy Fire Basin there, thereby announcing that the first Trainer Tournament in the history of the Unova Kingdom had officially begun!
In response, the Trainers who came to participate joined in very enthusiastically. This lively scene also attracted many citizens to come and watch.
Through the joint efforts of these Trainers, the Fire of Truth from Reshiram was delivered to the Holy Fire Basin in the Grand Arena.
With a "whoosh," the scorching flames burned fiercely.
"I announce that the first Unova Kingdom League Tournament has officially begun!"
Accompanied by the high-pitched shout of the President of the Trainer Association on the Holy Fire Stage, the entire Grand Arena immediately fell into a feverish atmosphere, and the entirety of Nimbasa City was in an unprecedented state of grandeur.
"Ahhhhh!"
People were cheering, collectively looking forward to the birth of the strongest.
Inside the Grand Arena, seventy-eight Trainers listened to the sounds outside with faces full of excitement.
Anna, Derick, Koharu... including those eight Gym Leaders.
They looked at each other, their faces filled with fighting spirit.
Outside, the President of the Trainer Association was still introducing the rules of this tournament to the audience.
"Welcome everyone to the Grand Arena to witness the holding of this event!"
"Before we proceed to the drawing of lots, we would like to introduce the competition rules to everyone."
"The first round is the preliminary round. The 78 contestants will use a 2v2 battle format, meaning each person is limited to sending out two Pokémon. The winner will advance to the next round."
"In the second round, the 39 winning contestants will continue to draw lots. The contestant who draws a bye will automatically advance to the next round, while the other 38 Trainers will need to go through a second round of 2v2 battles to determine 19 winners. The final remaining 20 people will compete in a Top 20 to Top 10 matches. In the Top 20 to Top 10 matches, the battle rules will change to 3v3... until the Top 10 to Top 5 stage, where the battle rules will become a 6v6 Full Battle!"
"Alright, the rules have been introduced. Next is the most anticipated part: the drawing of lots!"
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