Chapter 41: Rustboro Conference
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"How could it be? How could Dad lose?"
After hearing that Gary and Rosa had won the Balance Badge of the Petalburg Gym, apart from May who was a little shocked, the most unbelievable one was Max, the naughty child.
You know, Max has always regarded his father Norman as his idol.
In his heart, Norman is the most powerful trainer who is invincible.
"Max, are you okay?"
As a sister, May certainly knows Max's mood at this time, and knows the importance of Norman in his heart, so she also looks at her brother Max with a worried look.
"I have to say, Mr. Norman is really strong!"
Rosa did not react to Max's reaction, but recalled the previous battle with Norman in the Petalburg Gym, while sighing.
"Yes, this is also the case when Mr. Norman did not give his full strength."
Gary on the side also nodded in approval. They all knew that Norman had the strength of a Gym Leader.
This is also fortunate that the current Pokémon world is not a special version of the world, otherwise Gary would really suffer.
After all, Norman, who can command Rayquaza, is really hard to deal with.
Max, who was originally a little depressed, immediately recovered from his low mood when he heard that his father did not give his full strength.
"I said, how could Dad lose."
After hearing what Gary and Rosa said, Max also immediately recovered his original mood.
"Max!"
May, who always cares about her younger brother, also showed a speechless expression after seeing Max's mood change from down to up.
Just when Gary and the others changed their faces for Max very quickly, a Beautifly that flew from nowhere suddenly landed on May's head.
"Ah, what is this?"
May was startled by the sudden arrival of the Beautifly.
"Sister, this Pokémon is a Beautifly."
Max, who had recovered his emotions, explained helplessly to his sister May who was making a fuss.
"It seems to like you very much, May."
Ash looked at the Beautifly that refused to come down from May's head and said with a smile.
"Hey! How could it be!"
Facing the Beautifly that couldn't be shaken off, May was also helpless.
Just when May felt collapsed, an apology came from behind them.
"Sorry."
"Are you okay?"
Just at this time, a man and a woman were running towards Gary and the others.
After a brief self-introduction, Gary and the others got to know the two people briefly.
The owner of the Beautifly was this girl named Brianna, and the other man with a Dustox was named Drew.
They were all preparing to participate in this Rustboro Gym, and now they were doing simple pre-match training for the Pokémon Contest.
Just now, when Brianna and Drew were sparring, Drew's Dustox was too strong and blew Brianna's Beautifly over.
Then, facing Ash and May who knew nothing about the Pokémon Contest and the Coordinator Trainer, Brianna and Drew patiently introduced some information about the Pokémon Contest and the Coordinator Trainer to them.
"Is the Pokémon Contest the event where the winner can get the ribbon commemorative medal?"
After listening to Brianna and Drew's introduction to the Pokémon Contest and the Coordinator Trainer, May also remembered it instantly.
Because she had heard about it before, she also had a brief understanding of it.
Then, when Brianna showed her ribbon medal, May was envious.
"It's so beautiful, I want it too!"
Looking at Brianna's medal, May's words were also full of yearning.
"Since you want the ribbon badge, why don't you also participate in the Pokémon Contest?"
Seeing that May liked the ribbon badge very much, Rosa suggested.
"Participate in the Pokémon Contest?"
After hearing Rosa's words, May was also moved.
"I want to participate, too."
Ash also didn't want to miss the Pokémon Contest.
"If you want to participate in the Pokémon Contest, I remember that the registration period hasn't passed yet."
Brianna, who was standing by, also added after hearing that Ash and the others were going to participate in the competition.
"Then let's hurry up and register!"
Ash was the kind of person who did what he said, so he wanted to register now.
"Gary and I won't go."
After watching Ash and the other four preparing to register, Gary immediately stood up.
"Why?"
Ash didn't understand this.
"Because Gary and I came here to watch the Pokémon Contest, and we don't want to participate."
Rosa, who was standing by, followed Gary and explained the reason.
"So that's how it is. I understand."
After learning the reason, Ash also expressed his understanding.
So after saying goodbye to Gary and Rosa, they went to the venue to sign up for the competition under the leadership of Brianna and Drew.
Gary and Rosa found a place to rest in the venue, after all, there was still some distance before the start of the Pokémon Contest.
During the rest time of Gary and Rosa, they met Ash and others again, and learned some information from them.
Because when they rushed to the registration office, they learned from the registrar that the number of applicants this time was full and they could not sign up.
Although they expressed regret for this, with the help of Brianna, Ash and others also obtained the Pokémon Contest pass like Gary and others.
May and Max also served as Brianna's assistants in this performance, just like the original work, and participated in the competition together.
Time soon arrived at the time for the start of the Rustboro Conference.
Gary, Ash, and others also followed the flow of people to the main venue to watch the Pokémon Contest that was about to begin.
After watching the Coordinator Trainers perform one after another, May also became interested in the Pokémon Contest.
However, after a fierce battle, Brianna's Beautifly defeated Drew's Dustox and won the Rustboro Conference, and also won her third ribbon medal.
Similarly, May also experienced this Rustboro Conference and became interested in the Pokémon Contest and Coordinator Trainers, which also laid the foundation for her to become a Hoenn Coordinator in the future.
As for Gary and Rosa, who came to watch the Pokémon Contest, they also expressed satisfaction and gained a lot, saying that it was not in vain.