Chapter 177: Chapter 177: The Convention Begins
"Long time no see, Gary, Rosa, Hilda!" Tyson came over with a smile and said.
"Long time no see, Tyson." Gary and the other two nodded to Tyson with a smile.
"Gary, do you know Tyson?" Looking at Gary and the other two and Tyson, who he had just met, Ash asked curiously with a familiar look.
"Rosa, Hilda, and I met him at a competition in a small town."
Then Gary simply told the curious Ash and others about how they met Tyson.
"Is that so? I didn't expect that Verdanturf Town had held a doubles match! Unfortunately, we were late."
When Ash heard that Verdanturf Town, where they had passed by, had held a doubles match, he felt sorry that they missed this match.
"Ash, what is destined to happen will happen, and what is not destined to happen should not be forced!" Looking at Ash, who was a little regretful, Tyson smiled and comforted him.
"That's true!" After hearing what Tyson said, Ash also felt relieved.
"Gary, I haven't seen you for such a long time, you really surprised me!" At this time, the president of the alliance, Mr. Goodshow, also came over with a smile.
"It's President Goodshow!" Looking at the familiar bearded grandfather in front of him, Gary recognized the identity of the person at a glance. It was the current president of the alliance, Mr. Goodshow.
"Long time no see!" Gary had met President Goodshow many times with his grandfather, Professor Oak.
"Long time no see, Gary." Looking at his old friend Samuel's grandson in front of him, Mr. Goodshow was also full of emotion for a moment: "I didn't expect that in such a short time, Gary, you have made such progress.
Compared to your time in Kanto and Johto, it can be said that there is a world of difference!"
Thinking about what Gary experienced in the Hoenn region, including Gary's rapid rise in strength and the conquest of the sky overlord Rayquaza, Mr. Goodshow was impressed.
"Just like flowing water, people always have to look forward, don't they?"
After hearing Mr. Goodshow's words, Gary also smiled lightly.
"That's right!" Mr. Goodshow also smiled lightly when he heard the words: "I am old, the future of this world, the future of the alliance, still depends on you young people!"
After that, Mr. Goodshow did not wait for Gary to reply and left with Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy.
"Okay, let's go back to the venue."
After a brief chat, Gary and the others did not stay there but returned to the venue of the Ever Grande Conference together.
"Gary, Rosa, Hilda, this is the Pokémon Center dedicated to the conference. Registration, schedule arrangement, and grouping for the Ever Grande Conference are all done here."
After arriving at the Pokémon Center at the venue, Ash, who had already registered, took the initiative to stand up and introduce it to Gary and the other two.
"Is that so?" Rosa understood immediately after hearing this.
"That means we have to register here."
"Yes." Ash nodded.
"Okay, let's go and register for the competition first."
After informing Ash, Gary, Rosa, and Hilda came to the front desk of the Pokémon Center, where Nurse Joy was, and started the registration for the Ever Grande Conference.
"Hello, Nurse Joy, we want to register for the Ever Grande Conference." Gary, Rosa, and Hilda came to the counter and said to Nurse Joy, who was registering.
"Okay." Nurse Joy said after taking a look at Gary and the other two, "Please show your ID and the corresponding eight badges."
"Okay."
After submitting their Pokédex and badges, Nurse Joy also began to verify the identities of Gary and the other two.
"Gary from Pallet Town in Kanto, Rosa and Hilda from the Unova region, right?"
"Yes." Gary and the other two nodded.
"Your registration procedures have been completed." After some operations, Nurse Joy completed the registration of Gary and the other two.
"Thank you, Nurse Joy." Gary and the other two immediately thanked her after hearing this.
"By the way, this is the official guidebook of the Ever Grande Conference. It contains some notes about the conference, as well as your Pokédex and badges. Please keep them."
After Nurse Joy returned the Pokédex and badges of Gary and the other two, she also gave each of them a guidebook.
"Okay."
After receiving the Pokédex, badges, and guidebooks, Gary and the other two's registration for the Ever Grande Conference was completed.
And then they just needed to wait until the opening ceremony was over and the time for the conference competition was held.
During this period, Gary and the other two received calls from their respective parents and also received blessings from their grandfather, Professor Oak, Ash's mother, Delia, and Rosa and Hilda's mothers.
Because there were still a few days before the official start of the conference, Gary, Ash, Tyson, and others also made the final adjustments to their Pokémon.
During this period, Ash also met his good friend in the Hoenn region, a chubby guy who was also a part-time rival, a man named Morrison.
Because Morrison came late and was blocked by Team Rocket, he almost forgot to register for the Ever Grande Conference.
However, with the help of Ash, Tyson, and others, Morrison completed the registration in time at the last moment, otherwise, he would have missed this Ever Grande Conference.
"Tomorrow will start the first round of the Ever Grande Conference preliminaries. I am really looking forward to it!"
In the room of the player village, Gary stood on the balcony, looking at the night sky full of stars, and murmured.
At the same time, Gary was a little nervous, after all, this was the first time he had participated in the league conference since he woke up.
"Yes, we are looking forward to it."
Just after Gary finished speaking, the voices of Rosa and Hilda came from behind.
"You know, I am determined to win the championship of this Ever Grande Conference."
Hilda walked to Gary's side, waved her fist at him, and said: "Gary, don't be defeated before fighting me!"
"No, I should be the one who can defeat Gary." After Hilda's words, Rosa expressed her firm opposition, only she can defeat Gary.
"You are all wrong, the final winner should be this young master."
Gary looked at Rosa and Hilda who were bickering, and he was originally a little anxious, but now he has regained his calm.
So Gary, who had recovered his composure, raised his lips, smiled, and hugged Rosa and Hilda into his arms, saying.
"What? It should be me." But Rosa was still mumbling at this time.
"It should be me!" Hilda, who was also in Gary's arms, of course, heard Rosa's mumbling, so she immediately retorted.
"Then let's decide the winner in the next game!"
Gary looked at Rosa and Hilda who were still bickering and immediately stopped them.
"Okay."
After seeing Rosa and Hilda answer in unison, Gary also smiled.
But when Gary didn't notice, Rosa and Hilda looked at each other, then laughed together, and there was also a small sound.
"Plan completed!"