Given Julian's current fame, his social media followers were no longer limited to just domestic audiences; many people from abroad also followed him.
Julian had over 1.5 billion followers on Geek.
Additionally, Julian rarely posted on Geek, so this post quickly climbed to the top of the trending list and also amused countless netizens.
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> "Breaking news: A dignified Champion actually had his road bike stolen."
> "If the thief knew he stole Champion Walker's road bike, he'd probably be scared to death."
> "Champion Walker is in Cloud City."
> "The pressure is on Cloud City's authorities now."
> "Public safety in Drakoria is so poor. Champion Walker, come to our country instead."
> "Your country is the last one to talk about public safety, okay?"
> "A road bike worth millions, and Champion Walker just left it by a tree. No wonder it got stolen."
> "What do you mean millions? My humble background limits my imagination."
> "Can any experts explain why this road bike is so expensive?"
> "This is a world-class road bike produced by the XXX Company, limited to just 100 units globally. The entire bike is made from the white wing parts of Scizor, weighing less than two kilograms in total."
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After an expert explained, netizens finally understood why Julian's road bike was so expensive.
"So that's why that bike is so valuable."
Julian also saw this informative comment and muttered to himself.
Seeing that the comments below had already exceeded one million, Julian began to regret posting this embarrassing incident on Geek.
It felt like slapping his own face.
Of course, the hardest slap was likely for Cloud City's authorities.
At this moment, every official resource available in Cloud City was mobilized to search for Julian's road bike.
The head of Cloud City's administration was so furious he almost smashed his desk. His thoughts were simple: 'Champion Walker finally came to our city's famous check-in spot and even rode a bike, which was quite meaningful. But after just a quick noodle break, his bike got stolen.'
Although Julian didn't blame anyone, as Cloud City's authorities, their reputation had already been tarnished internationally. If the road bike wasn't found, this humiliation might never be undone.
Especially for the department responsible for the area where Julian lost his bike, its head was severely reprimanded by higher-ups, to the point where he was almost driven into emotional shutdown.
As for the lost road bike, Julian didn't plan to look for it. Apart from feeling that it would be a waste of time, he was also simply too lazy to bother.
He mounted Salamence and pointed in a certain direction. Going to the comic con was far more interesting than looking for a road bike.
'Pokémon Glory Comic Con, here I come!'
Filled with anticipation and excitement, Julian rode Salamence toward Lake City, where the convention was being held.
Lake City hosted a comic con every year, but this year's scale was larger than in previous years. While the main theme was Pokémon Glory, there were also characters from other games, anime, and films.
Before long, Julian arrived at the convention venue.
He purchased a boar-head mask and two swords from the system shop, put on the mask, took off his shirt, and cosplayed as a character from a certain anime.
Since he was at a comic con, why not dress up?
His tall, slender frame, fair skin, flawless exposed upper-body muscles, and the rugged boar head on top immediately drew attention.
Though there were others also cosplaying the same character, none matched Julian's physique. As soon as he entered, he attracted the gazes of many visitors and fellow cosplayers.
Striking a few poses, Julian instantly drew a crowd, especially the girls.
Many young women came over to take photos with him.
Wearing the boar-head mask, Julian didn't have to worry about being recognized. He didn't mind the photos, nor even the occasional hand "accidentally" touching his chest.
"Big brother, could you take off the mask? I want to see what you look like," a cute girl said expectantly, and many girls around her shared the same thought.
It was a common curiosity—when a man saw a woman with a great figure from behind, he often wondered what her face looked like. Women were no exception.
With Julian's perfect physique, surely his face must be just as handsome? Maybe even inspiring some… blush-inducing daydreams.
"No," Julian said.
His voice came out muffled from inside the mask, so there was no worry about them recognizing it.
The girls around him immediately looked disappointed, but none of them continued to pester him.
"You can take your hand down now," Julian said, glancing at the hand still resting on his chest.
'If I don't say anything, are you just going to leave it there all day?'
"Oh, right—sorry!"
The girl blushed and quickly pulled her hand away.
Spotting a girl cosplaying as a Lopunny, Julian's eyes immediately lit up—this was a Mega Lopunny cosplay, with a figure both curvaceous and toned, exuding a certain strength.
Around her, quite a few "appreciators" were snapping photos with their phones or cameras. Of course, Julian was also getting plenty of photo attention himself.
"Hey, can we take a photo together?" Julian walked up to the Mega Lopunny cosplayer and asked.
She had actually noticed him earlier, but since she was hired by the event organizers to draw crowds, she couldn't wander around freely.
"Sure."
Just seeing Julian's exposed physique made it impossible to refuse. She leaned in close for a rather intimate photo, and of course, she also took out her phone to snap a few shots with him.
"Want to exchange contacts?" she offered.
"Nah, I'm off to find the Lilligant cosplayer," Julian shook his head and headed straight for a nearby Lilligant cosplayer with an equally stunning figure and looks.
Mega Lopunny cosplayer: (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
She was genuinely annoyed by Julian's shamelessness.
Lilligant, Gardevoir, Delphox, Lucario, Tsareena, Bellossom, Roselia—these were all on Julian's photo target list. His intentions were pretty obvious.
Right after taking a photo with a beauty cosplaying as Hitmonchan, feeling her somewhat exaggerated "pecs," Julian instinctively glanced down. But due to the mask blocking his view, he couldn't see what he wanted to see.
Suddenly, the mask felt a little… inconvenient.
"Want to see?"
As if sensing his thoughts, the cosplayer whispered teasingly in his ear, "If you do, let's exchange contacts. After the event, we can meet up tonight~"
"If I'm satisfied, you might get more than just a look~"
The more she spoke, the more suggestive it became—and the more Julian's heart wavered.
"I don't want to look. I suspect they're fake," Julian replied calmly.
'Trying to tempt me? If I was that easily tempted, I'd have expanded the Walker family tree long ago—you wouldn't even be in the running.'
Tsareena, Gardevoir, Delphox from earlier—which one wasn't prettier than her? Even if it were to happen, it wouldn't be her turn anyway.
Watching Julian walk away without a second glance, the Hitmonchan cosplayer genuinely felt like hitting him with a Mega Punch.
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