Chapter 346: Gym Battle! and BBQ Party!
"And you'll have a good chance to have a gym battle, right?"
Wang Yao and Shizuka walked side by side in the corridor inside the gym.
"Okay, but I heard that the Cerulean Gym has focused its business on the aquarium and the water ballet performance..."
"…I have neglected the normal management of the gym and rarely receive challengers."
Shizuka recalled the information she had learned from her cousins at the Quartz Conference.
"That's a thing of the past."
Wang Yao smiled and didn't explain too much, but waited for Shizuka to discover it herself.
"We're here. The performance area should be in the front. It sounds so lively!"
Inside the conference hall separated by a door, the noise of the audience was still deafening.
Pushing open the door to the actor's passage in the backstage, Wang Yao and Shizuka were at the entrance to the second-floor platform.
There is also a diving platform here, and sometimes Sakura and the others dive into the venue from this high platform.
Diving platform
However, they arrived a little later today and the performance had already begun, so there was no one else at this entrance.
Shizuka cautiously approached the edge of the platform and looked down.
As soon as I opened my eyes, three pairs of white and slender thighs emerged from the water and danced to the music.
Water Ballet
In the pool, there are White Sea Lion, Magikarp, Gyarados, Vaporeon... a group of water-type Pokémon dancing around the three sisters.
"There are so many water-type Pokémon... and they all look very energetic."
Shizuka sighed.
Of course…these legs were also very white, and they made her cheeks blush.
It's just that she was embarrassed to say it.
However, as a Pokémon nurse, her focus was still on those Pokémon that looked to be of a high level.
Such energetic dance postures are obviously not just for show; these Pokémon must have trained very hard in their daily lives.
"A year ago, I placed the stinging jellyfish in the Cerulean Gym."
"We have also developed a reasonable training plan for the Pokémon in the gym. After this period of training, the results are very significant."
Wang Yao explained as he watched the performance.
However, the three Hualan sisters seemed to be more motivated than he thought.
Perhaps in order to increase the diversity of water ballet, some previously unseen water-attribute Pokémon were captured.
Now it seems that the entire Hualan Gym is strong and powerful.
Even though the three sisters' command level as trainers is slightly lower, as long as the strength of Pokémon is improved, the title of the weakest gym will never fall on the Cerulean Gym.
Half an hour later...
"Dear audience, today's performance ends here. Please leave in an orderly manner..."
"Dear audience, today's..."
As the three sisters swam out of the performance venue through the underwater passage, the staff's reminder voice was heard over the radio.
……
"Great! Today's performance went smoothly!"
"Yes, it has been full for three weeks in a row. The addition of water-type Pokémon really enhances the performance a lot."
"I'm so tired... When I think about having the same performance tomorrow, I feel even hungrier."
The three sisters had already changed into their regular clothes and were now chattering about today's performance backstage.
"As a qualified actress, Acorus, you should pay more attention to your body management."
The eldest sister Sakura said as she wiped the wet stains from her hair.
"Yes, sister, I also feel that you have gained a little weight recently."
The third sister Mudan joked deliberately.
"What...I'm not fat at all, okay!"
Acorus' cheeks puffed up instantly.
"Really? But when I was doing underwater lifts today, I could clearly feel that your waistline had gotten thicker."
"What did you say--!!"
"Okay, stop arguing, both of you. Instead of wasting your energy on this, think about what to eat for lunch."
Seeing that her two sisters were about to make a fuss again, Sakura stood up helplessly and changed the subject.
"It's better to eat barbecue~"
A voice came from outside the door.
"Hmm, barbecue, I really want to eat it...but won't it be too greasy?"
When he heard the word "barbecue", Acorus' saliva instantly began to secrete, but when he thought of what his third sister had just said, he became conflicted again.
"Mr. Yao? Why are you here?"
Sakura put down the towel in her hand and pushed her hair, which was still wet, behind her.
"And Shizuka-chan is here too... Have you started your journey yet?"
Girls' gossip spreads very quickly. Sakura had already learned from her bestie group chat that Wang Yao had kidnapped Joey from Vermilion City.
"What an enviable trip, being able to be with my beloved day and night, well... I am intoxicated just thinking about it."
Chang Pu held her forehead and sighed, but anyone could see the affected performance in her tone.
"If you're so envious, you should go find someone right away - how about Xiao Gang from the Dark Gray Gym? I can help you two get together, guaranteed!"
Wang Yao continued the conversation with a smile.
"..."
Acorus was silent for a moment.
That being said, she doesn't want to fall in love so early.
Especially now that her career is on the rise, any rumors would seriously affect her image.
"Alright, alright, can't you just be quiet... So, Ayao, what's the matter with you coming here this time?"
When Wang Yao talked about Xiaogang, Sakura couldn't help but feel nervous for a moment, but she still got the topic back on track.
"You are big stars now. It's not easy to meet you."
"So the two of us had no choice but to enter without paying the ticket."
Wang Yao explained.
"As for the matter...we were just passing through, but Shizuka happened to be here to have a gym match with you guys."
Wang Yao shrugged and pushed Shizuka in front of him.
"Um... well, please give me some advice."
Shizuka raised her hand in front of her and waved hello, a little overwhelmed.
Hearing that a gym battle was going to take place, Sakura couldn't help but straighten her chest and said confidently, "Gym battle?... Well then, I'll let you see how much we've grown during this time."
She is no longer the weak gym owner who was killed instantly by the coward a year ago!
You know, in the latest issue of the Gym Evaluation Guide, the strength rating of their Hualan Gym has reached three and a half stars!
Taking into account the popularity rating of a full five stars, the Cerulean Gym is now the gym with the highest overall rating in all of Guandian!
[As set in the previous article, the gym evaluation level is divided into 'popularity value' and 'strength value', and the full score for each is five stars. ]
"You seem very confident...Keep up the good work, Shizuka."
Wang Yao nodded.
"But fighting on an empty stomach isn't my style."
Wang Yao took out the grill and charcoal from his backpack.
"It's time for a barbecue party!"
"Great!"
The only one cheering was Acorus, who had no idea what obesity was.