Water ballet is the most famous performance in Hualan City. According to incomplete statistics, tourists who travel to Hualan City to watch the performances of the three Hualan sisters account for nearly 80% of the total passenger flow each year.
Perhaps because of this, the venue for the three Hualan sisters to perform was so large. Qianye looked around and saw the dense crowd of people stretching as far as the eye could see. The entire venue should be more than enough to accommodate thousands of people.
With such a large scale, even the Nibi Gym that Qianye had challenged before was no more than this size. This is not difficult to understand. The ticket money earned from a single performance may be equivalent to a month's salary for the gym owner, and this is before deducting a series of high expenses such as the gym site maintenance. Such income generation will naturally receive strong support from the Hualan City administrative agency.
It must be said that a rich man is a rich man. Xiao Mao directly booked the best viewing seat in the audience. At this moment, he was touching the armrest with a comfortable look on his face, half lying on the seat.
Qianye sat on the other side with Eevee in his arms. After Kuroko evolved, her body size was no longer suitable for such occasions, so she had to stay in the ball. As for Kokodora...she simply thought this kind of performance was boring, so she ran into the ball and went to sleep.
The sight passed over the large audience below and stopped in the center of the pool that served as the "stage". The spotlights converged, announcing the opening of the performance.
Three pairs of slender legs as white as mutton-fat jade were the first to emerge from the water, swinging their feet and splashing beautiful water. The water droplets falling in the air reflected the lights, like stars following the dancing jade feet.
Heavy panting sounds reached Qianye's ears, and he looked down at the audience seats. At a glance, he could see several fat, greasy middle-aged men trembling with excitement, and even making gurgling sounds as they swallowed their saliva.
I couldn't help but shake my head. With such dirty thoughts, how can I properly appreciate this art? How can I really use my eyes to discover the "beauty" contained in this dance?
I continued to watch the performance with a critical eye, but just when the whole audience was in high spirits, those pairs of legs dived into the water again. It was like peeling off the outer layer of ice cream layer by layer, and when the white, soft and smooth body aroused people's appetite, it was taken away from their faces directly, and the pulling made their hearts itch even more.
Just when the audience was teased to the point of becoming impatient, ripples suddenly appeared on the water surface, and three beautiful mermaids leaped out from the blooming hibiscus, with the splashing water droplets forming a crystal water curtain.
And after the water curtain fell, the three Hualan sisters raised their necks like swans, stretched their arms and generously showed the grace under their swimsuits.
Her blonde hair falls down like waves, her every move is graceful and calm, and her every frown and smile is like a spring breeze. This is the eldest sister Sakura; her blue hair floats on her shoulders, her swaying waist outlines a perfect curve, and her peach-like eyes convey a hint of charm. This is the second sister Acorus; her short pink hair sticks to her cheeks, her raised arms reveal seductive dimples, and a devil-like smile hangs on the corners of her mouth. This is the third sister Peony.
Slurp~ This dance is really big... No, it's really white...
His eyes were wide open, and the ball floating on the water, emitting a strong magnetic force that captured his sight. He gently wiped away the non-existent saliva with his hand, and suddenly felt his collar being pulled down by something.
"What's wrong? Eevee..." He immediately looked down and his eyes met those round eyes.
"Bu-yi, Bu-yi?"
My lord, do you like that kind of outfit?
Lord, what a strange title... His expression was a little subtle at first, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, Qianye no longer had time to pay attention to what Ibrahimovic called him.
Oh no, I was so absorbed in watching it just now that I couldn't control my expression. No! I can't ruin the image I created in front of Ibrahimovic like this!
"Ahem... Ibrahimovic, this water ballet is a kind of dance. Dance is the art of conveying emotions through the body. In other words, since swimsuits don't cover too much, they can best show the changes in the body to the audience... I am concentrating on observing every detail of this art."
"Buyi~" Ibrahimovic nodded ignorantly and continued to focus his attention on the performance in the pool.
Qianye wiped the sweat off his forehead, feeling somewhat relieved. Fortunately, Ibrahimovic was a simple kid. If it was Kokodora, his kidneys would have been hit by a headbutt.
"That Eevee...where did you capture it?" Xiao Mao's voice came to my ears.
Although he was somewhat puzzled as to why the other party suddenly asked such a question, Qianye still answered: "I met him at Yuejian Mountain, and we just happened to fall in love, so we started traveling together."
As for the fact that Ibrahimovic was abandoned in the beginning, he deliberately concealed the past. Although the child seemed to have let it go, it would be better not to mention this sad thing in front of her.
"Your vision is as good as ever. This Eevee has good qualifications." Having been influenced by Professor Oak for many years, Xiao Mao naturally knows how to identify the qualifications of Pokémon, although it is difficult to make an accurate judgment based on appearance alone.
"Maybe, but Ibrahimovic doesn't like fighting."
"I don't like fighting..." Xiao Mao repeated Qianye's words, looked into his eyes and smiled meaningfully. Without saying anything else, he turned around and continued to watch the show...
…
The performance was over, the music in the venue turned quiet, and the audience, who were delighted after watching the dance, also left one after another. However, Qianye did not leave immediately. He still remembered the commission from the girl named Xiaoxia whom he met in Nibi City.
I want to send the letter to the three Hualan sisters... Having said that, as water ballet dancers, they should be considered as celebrities in Hualan City. Can I really meet them without some token of my love?
"Qian Ye, the performance is over, why don't you leave yet?" Xiao Mao beside him suddenly said.
Because I was asked to do this, and... you've been staying here all this time, haven't you? What do you want the autographs of the three Hualan sisters for?
Just as Qianye was secretly guessing the other party's intentions, Xiaomao turned his head, his eyes full of confidence as if he had seen through the truth:
"As expected... you are here to challenge the Cerulean Gym!"
ah?
"Hehe, I should have thought of it earlier. I was a little disappointed when Grandpa said you didn't plan to be a Pokémon trainer, but in fact it was just a cover to confuse me."
"no..."
"What a pity! I already knew it when I saw the Nibi badge hidden in your clothes. You wanted to pretend that you were not a trainer to make me let my guard down, and then catch me off guard at the Quartz Conference, right? Don't underestimate my reasoning!"
No buddy, are you crazy?
Qianye didn't know what to say to the other party's self-entertaining reasoning, and was left with an embarrassed expression.
However, the more he saw the boy's expression, the more Xiao Mao believed in his own inference. He stood up and pointed his eyes at the ridiculously large pool below:
"Like now, why are you here? Is it really just to watch girls dance? No, no, your real purpose is to challenge the leaders of the Hualan Gym - the Hualan sisters!"
"Eh?" What does that mean? The three Hualan sisters are gym leaders? Then Hualan Gym is...
At the same time, the three Hualan sisters, who had just changed into formal attire and walked out of the diving platform at the other end of the swimming pool, all heard the confident voice from above:
"I'm Oki Shigeru from Pallet Town, and I'll be the first to receive the Cerulean Badge!"
…
Qianye had never thought that after the water ballet performance, he would be able to enjoy another "performance" in the same seat, but this one was obviously not as good as the previous one. The reason was simple - the three Hualan sisters... were just too bad!
It's not even appropriate to describe them as vegetables. After accepting the challenge, they looked absent-minded the whole time. There was no tactical command, nor did they send out Pokémon in a targeted manner based on attribute restraint.
He just kept repeating the moves he had already used, and was then defeated twice by Xiaomao's Stottle cleanly and almost without any harm.
Are all the Pokémon Gym Leaders like this now?
Recalling Brock of the Nibe Gym, he was also a young gym leader, but he was obviously much more competent than the three sisters here.
"This is your Hualan badge." The leading sister Sakura walked across the platform above the pool and handed a blue teardrop-shaped badge to Xiaomao.
There was no trace of desolation from losing the battle on her face, but rather a sense of relief and relaxation as if a job that she absolutely did not want to do but had to do overtime was finally over.
His mind was full of complaints, but he couldn't forget the important matter. Seeing that the time was almost right, Qianye took out the letter from his backpack and walked straight towards the four people over there.
"Um, I came to..." Sakura had just walked in front of them and before she could finish her words, she took out a Hualan badge from her pocket and handed it to Qianye.
"...?"
"As you can see, the battle just now has made all of our remaining Pokémon lose their combat power, and they are unable to accept any more challenges. I'm sorry to have made you come here in vain, please take this badge directly."
So casual? Gym badges can be given away just like that? No, that's not the point...
"Haha, just take the badge. A gym of this level won't be difficult for you anyway." Xiao Mao patted the boy's shoulder and said with a smile. Seeing that happy handsome face, Qian Ye suddenly had the urge to punch him.
I was wondering how come I was treated as a challenger before I even said a word? It seems like you were exaggerating, right?
"I'm just here to deliver a letter." Knowing that continuing the argument would only lead to an endless stream, Qianye simply stated his purpose and handed the letter to Sakura.
"Deliver a message?"
Sakura was slightly startled and subconsciously took the letter. The pink-haired girl behind her showed an interested expression, her peach-colored eyes scanning Qianye's body:
"Is it a love letter ? Hehe, I have to say that you are quite handsome, maybe Sakura-san will agree~"
"Peony!" Sakura gave her third sister a reproachful look, had already opened the letter in her hand and quickly scanned its contents.
"Little sister..." She murmured to herself, as if she was lost in some thoughts. But she soon realized that there were other people present, and bowed to Qianye and the others with an apologetic look on her face, and said:
"If you don't mind, could you two please come inside for a chat?"