Although there was still more than half an hour before the Wallace Cup officially started, as contestants, they had to enter the venue fifteen minutes in advance for inspection and drawing lots. Exceeding the specified time meant disqualification.
Therefore, Dawn, coming back to her senses, immediately pulled Hakuya and rushed towards the pass processing counter.
"We need to participate in this Wallace Cup; please help us process the Contest Pass." x2
"O... Okay."
The staff member originally buried in work at the counter looked up, almost startled by these two superimposed voices.
Panicking subconsciously for a moment, she looked at the two supporting their hands on the counter left and right waiting, looking as if carved from the same mold of talented man and beautiful woman, unable to help revealing an auntie smile (doting smile) on her face.
Truly a very matching couple—
"Please show relevant identity proof."
In the Pokémon world, everyone would have their own personal information ID card, generally used as identity proof. For Dawn who received a starter from the local laboratory and started traveling, the so-called identity proof was the Pokédex.
"Phew~ Fi... finally got the Contest Pass."
Minutes later, taking the hard card symbolizing participation qualification from the staff member, Dawn finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Regarding this, Hakuya also shook his head helplessly with a smile.
This lively blue-haired girl was sometimes always confused. If he hadn't suddenly remembered the setting of participation proof, the two of them would have to honestly act as spectators offstage today.
"Is this okay now?"
May, who followed along, raised her hand to ask.
At this moment, the chestnut-haired girl, eager to see Hakuya perform on stage, couldn't hold back anymore.
"Mmm..." Dawn scanned back and forth on Hakuya's top and trousers, then clapped her hands suddenly. "By the way, we have to change into clothes specifically for performing in the Contest."
"Is wearing the original set not allowed?"
Feeling the girl beside him holding his arm and wanting to walk towards the clothing store, Hakuya looked doubtful.
"Of course not; this is basic etiquette for participating."
Dawn puffed up her cheeks lightly, rebuking.
Although Brother Hakuya looks good in any clothes, but...
For a time, the girl with slightly red cheeks lowered her head, finally realizing she accidentally held Hakuya's hand tightly like a passionate girlfriend again. Her pure, tender white face couldn't help flying two touches of peach blossom spring charm, appearing exceptionally tempting.
Due to time urgency, Dawn led Hakuya to find a shop inside the venue.
"Didn't expect there to be a specialty clothing store inside the Contest Hall~"
"Mmm-hmm, considering the situation where contestants don't carry performance clothes, the organizer also specially opened a sales shop..."
Mentioning matters related to Contests, this blue-haired girl, recovering calm and looking pure and beautiful, seemed to have completely opened the chatterbox, talking incessantly to Hakuya.
"Besides ordinary clothes displayed on regular shelves, contestants can also spend money to find Pokémon style designers in the shop to customize their own performance clothes."
"Of course, these custom clothes are often very expensive... After all, not only is the style design excellent, but even the material quality required for sewing clothes in the end needs to meet the highest standards of the League."
"So that's it..."
Hearing this, Hakuya pondered.
He suddenly remembered that the farm still raised a group of Spinarak. After attribute enhancement, the quality of spider silk spun by those little guys was several times stronger than those on the market. But suffering from having no corresponding high-end buyers, the profit wasn't satisfactory.
Maybe after the competition ends, he can talk to the person in charge of custom clothes here...
Thinking of this, Hakuya nodded secretly, then started choosing and buying the clothes to wear for the stage performance later with Dawn.
"Brother Hakuya, how about this one?"
"Mmm... fits your temperament very well, Dawn~"
After this blue-haired girl changed in the independent fitting room and ran to him shyly asking like a little girlfriend, Hakuya looked up and scrutinized carefully, praising.
Contest performance clothes were never premised on exposure, but only needed to show the Trainer's style.
For the conservative Dawn who had long been inclined to him, she wouldn't choose so-called exposing erotic clothes. Just an ankle-length dress falling to the ground like flowing water wrapped her snowy body.
Whether slender soft white tender jade legs, bouncy soft smooth greasy charming buttocks, or round fragrant sticky pair of milk balls, all were covered tightly by thick fabric. Even encountering intense activities like jumping and spinning, they wouldn't be exposed.
"He-he~"
Receiving praise, the corners of Dawn's mouth rose subconsciously, overflowing with a smile full of youthful vitality.
Only minutes later, Hakuya looked at the slim-fit black suit he was forced to change into, a bit unsure whether to laugh or cry.
The pure and beautiful girl finally revealed her true intentions—
"Brother Hakuya, come quickly; let me explain the competition rules to you..."
"Okay."
After changing into performance costumes for the competition and sending May to sit in the audience seats of the venue, Hakuya and Dawn walked non-stop towards the contestant waiting room.
Due to the approaching start time, there were basically no people in the corridor, only a green-haired youth wearing a white sailor hat walking towards them.
Mmm... why always feel this person is a bit familiar?
Moving sideways slightly to make way for this green-haired youth, Hakuya, catching up with Dawn's pace ahead, pondered.
"Uncle? Staff are already calling you to the judge's seat."
At the backstage of the Contest Hall, a girlish soft voice drifted.
"Okay, please wait a moment."
And the green-haired youth called seemed to lower his head, searching for something on the communicator.
Seeing this, the staff uniformly dressed in black uniforms also chose to stand silently aside.
After all, this man wearing a white sailor hat and a emerald green special cloak was the initiator of this Wallace Cup.
Recognized as one of the top Coordinators in the world, the Gym Leader of Sootopolis Gym in the Hoenn region, designated by Steven Stone as the next Hoenn Champion—Wallace.
"Miss Lisia, are you confident about this competition?"
"Of course, Ali (Altaria) and I have practiced for a long time, and mastered brand-new moves. We will definitely win the Wallace Cup Contest!"
"Alta~"
Facing the inquiry of the female staff member beside her, the emerald-green long-haired girl feeding Altaria with Pokéblocks raised her head, responding confidently.
Benefiting from her mother's influence, Lisia also embarked on the path of a Coordinator like her uncle Wallace.
In just two years since debut, she won championships in major Contests in the Hoenn region, and finally won the runner-up in the Slateport City Grand Festival, only one step away from the title of Top Coordinator.
And to further improve coordination ability, Lisia embarked on the journey to the Sinnoh region, determined to bag the victory of the first Contest battle.
"Mmm... maybe not necessarily this time."
Wallace shook his head and stood up, interrupting his niece's confident words calmly.
Not only Hakuya felt a bit familiar alone. Wallace, returning backstage after passing by in the corridor, also inexplicably felt he seemed to have seen the other party somewhere; even the name sounded a bit familiar.
Spending some searching, he finally queried the relevant information of that youth.
"Sure enough... it's that Trainer who repelled the beast tide in Hiyori Forest~"
Wallace looked at the battle video finally finished playing on the screen before him, sighing.
Hakuya, defeated a Pokémon Hunter with Elite Four strength head-on, controlling the Legendary Pokémon Articuno... Just that resume is enough to be jaw-dropping.
Judging from performance, he should possess Champion-level strength, or probably even stronger...
Besides... looking at that attire, he doesn't seem to be a spectator, but coming for the Wallace Cup event?
"Lisia, can't underestimate the enemy later; a very strong Trainer also participated in this Contest..."
"Eh?"
Lisia, hailed as the brightest new star among the new generation Coordinators in Hoenn, enjoying the title "Lisia the Idol Star," froze.
She looked at her uncle Wallace walking silently towards the judge's seat without further explanation, falling into thought for a moment.
Mmm... a contestant who can make a top Coordinator pay attention to, who is this sacred being?!