May, following closely behind Hakuya, blinked, casting her gaze curiously.
Whether in appearance or temperament, this blue-haired girl was completely different from Sister Oleana seen in the sales building earlier.
Highlighted silky hair strands were tied into a small side ponytail by a ribbon hairband. A form-fitting black top wrapped her delicate, voluptuous, charming body lightly. Not the voluptuous charm like a beautiful mature woman, nor the enchanting seduction like a cold glamorous mature sister, but charming and beautiful like a pure young girl.
A very beautiful girl~
But after only observing for a moment, May puffed up her pink cheeks subconsciously.
Holding for too long... the pure and beautiful chestnut-haired girl occasionally gets a little bit jealous too—
"Mmm..."
Compared to May whose vinegar jar was about to overturn, Dawn felt the warm breath close at hand, full of joy.
Since parting in Hiyori Forest last time, she could only chat online with Hakuya on the communicator. Now meeting again after many days, she couldn't suppress the joyful emotion in her heart for a moment, pouncing and hugging immediately.
"Alright, haven't introduced each other yet."
Although the girl's body touch could be considered slender, soft, and charming, making one want to cuddle for a while longer, one couldn't favor one over the other. Hakuya loosened the arm hugging Dawn slightly, pulling May who was about to pout beside him over.
"This is May, also here to watch the Contest together..."
At this moment, realizing there was a cute girl watching the whole process aside, even the cheerful, lively, and not thin-skinned Dawn blushed subconsciously, reaching out her fair, snowy, tender small hand tremblingly, introducing herself.
"He... Hello, my name is Dawn, a contestant in this Wallace Cup; nice to meet you."
"Me too, Miss Dawn. I'm from the Hoenn region, currently starting a rookie Trainer journey in Sinnoh..."
Realizing she almost lost composure just now, May's face was also dyed with embarrassed crimson, reaching out her hand too.
After all, being youthful girls of similar age, they had many common topics. Plus having the relationship of Hakuya, the two quickly became familiar from strangers.
After greeting each other, since there was still some time before the start, Hakuya specially found a relatively quiet place nearby, sitting on the lawn with these two girls with unique appearances.
Sitting idle, naturally chatting was indispensable.
Sometimes May talked about strange news and interesting things in the Hoenn region.
Sometimes Dawn talked about her hard work in special training with Piplup for participating in the Wallace Cup these days.
Sometimes the topic shifted to Hakuya, with him telling the daily life of running the farm. That leisurely and relaxed life and picturesque pastoral scenery also made the two girls' eyes light up, yearning for it.
Of course, chatting and chatting, finally returned to the question May asked Hakuya at the beginning.
"Coordinators? Then you asked the right person!"
Dawn put her hands on her hips, looking like a proud and confident girl.
Compared to Hakuya who only knew a little, this blue-haired girl obviously knew more.
"Coordinators are a group pursuing how to better display Pokémon's charm."
"Compared to traditional Trainers focusing on battle, Coordinators pay more attention to Pokémon's appearance and condition, will dress up Pokémon, and also pay attention to their move training, including the gorgeousness and completion of moves..."
"Of course, it is worth noting that the gorgeousness of the Contest is not a beauty pageant, but through the Coordinator's command, Pokémon display their characteristics and charm to the extreme through their own moves, reflecting the bond and harmony between the Coordinator and Pokémon, that's all."
"Mmm..."
May bit her lustrous lips, humming thoughtfully.
And looking at the chestnut-haired girl's half-understanding look, Dawn took out the polished shiny red and white Poké Ball directly.
"Just saying like this, May, you might not have a deep understanding. Let me and Piplup perform a bit~"
Not only to show May the charm of so-called Coordinators, she couldn't wait to present the results of her hard special training these days in front of Hakuya now.
"Piplup, Spotlight!"
This was the [Bubble Beam] move.
May widened her beautiful eyes in surprise, seeing the moment Dawn threw the Poké Ball up, countless crystal clear round bubbles jumped out from it. And the round cute Piplup spun lightly in the air, then landed elegantly with head held high.
On the grass, Dawn entering performance state also changed completely, eyes full of fluid, standing elegantly.
And bubbles like celestial maiden scattering flowers reflected light back and forth under the sun, glowing with mother-of-pearl-like luster, weaving a spiraling crystal light belt in the air.
"Piplup, use Peck."
"Piplup~"
Under the confident hand-raising command of the blue-haired girl, Piplup lowered its center of gravity suddenly. The beak tip dragged an energy light tail nearly half a meter long, stabbing towards the falling watery bubbles.
Accompanied by bang-bang-bang explosion sounds, bubbles exploded into a sky-filling falling water curtain in the air, refracted into beautiful halos like rainbows.
"Wow~ So beautiful~"
May clasped her hands, looking at the crystal water curtain falling overhead, exclaiming.
"Truly a performance combining charm and elegance~"
Hakuya praised softly from the side.
Although he wasn't a Coordinator, purely from an appreciation perspective, Dawn's combination of [Bubble Beam] plus [Peck] perfectly displayed the power of Pokémon moves, making eyes light up involuntarily.
And finally, water droplets bursting into a crystal water curtain falling also set off Piplup's cute figure better.
It had to be said, Dawn already had the potential to become a Top Coordinator in the future.
"He-he~"
Hearing the praise from her sweetheart, the already lively blue-haired girl also narrowed her eyes happily.
"Brother Hakuya, do you think I should switch to being a Coordinator?"
"Mmm... the point is not me, but ask yourself, May..."
Hakuya reached out, gently rubbing the girl's soft chestnut brown hair beside him.
Although the time getting along wasn't long, he could clearly discern May's nature. Outwardly optimistic and cheerful, but actually fragile and soft deep inside, needing someone she trusted to give her important advice and help.
"Whether Gym Challenge or Contest performance, essentially isn't it all establishing deeper bonds with Pokémon, fighting side by side with them, and raising them to be more excellent?"
"I under... understand..."
Feeling the warmth on her head, May lowered her face dyed with thin crimson shyly.
Due to the influence of her father Norman and sister Sapphire, everyone around thought she should also walk the path of a Battle Trainer, so she could inherit her father's Petalburg Gym in the future. But she herself was actually indifferent to becoming a Pokémon Trainer because of childhood experiences.
If not for being influenced by Hakuya, plus wanting to take this opportunity to travel, she wouldn't have stepped on this path.
But now, after watching that gorgeous performance just now, May's state of mind also changed accordingly.
She also wanted to be like Dawn, showing Torchic and the others' charm with gorgeous move performances.
Then May looked up slightly. Her shining beautiful eyes silently gazed at the black-haired youth beside her... She doesn't want to be a vase (flower vase/eye candy). Only by becoming more excellent and becoming a top Coordinator can she stand side by side with him.