Not a trainer this time

"Steel Armor Crow Flying Taxi Corporation..."

Naoki walked with Gu Ledun and Lei Guanwang on the streets of Gongmen City, following the road signs in the center of the city and started to rush to the destination of their trip.

Passers-by were coming and going around, and almost everyone had one or two Pokémon with them.

Some were simply shopping, and some were Pokémon trainers who came to Gongmen City for the first time and were full of surprise.

In this world, going shopping with Pokémon is a rare and common thing, so even though there were Gullton and Ray Crown, it didn't cause much commotion.

There is no other reason than that these two Pokémon are so rare that no one knows them.

There would be a few young men full of fighting spirit who, after meeting Naoki's eyes, would run over to block their way and invite him to fight.

Just like now.

A young man wearing a red and white peaked cap with a flaming rabbit behind him stopped in front of them, looking at Gulton and Lei Guanwang with excitement.

"A Pokémon I've never seen before! Are you a trainer too? Let's have a Pokémon battle!"

Naoki looked down at the cute little rabbit and couldn't help but said, "You must have just become a trainer, right?"

The boy raised three fingers: "It's been three months!"

A polite smile suddenly appeared on Naoki's face: "This may be a little unfair to you, you should wait until you grow up before challenging me!"

The young man persisted and said: "No, we have already collected three gym badges!"

"Three?" Naoki was a little surprised, but after thinking about the strength of Gu Ledun and King Lei Guan, he still shook his head and said: "It's still not enough. Okay, I wish you a smooth trip, see you later!"

After saying that, he walked around the new trainer.

As a result, after walking a few steps, another trainer came over and invited him to start a Pokémon battle.

Naoki: "..."

It is indeed a super metropolis where trainer culture is prevalent!

He looked at the Cong Youbing who was following this young man, and said to himself that he looked much stronger than the last one.

But this time he came to this place, he really wasn't here to fight!

Facing the boy's invitation, Naoki shook his head and said, "Sorry, I'm not a Pokémon trainer, so I can't accept your invitation."

The young man was stunned for a moment. He looked a little older, about fifteen or sixteen years old.

"How could it be? I see that you are obviously a trainer... This Pokémon must be so strong, it must have gone through many long battles!

Naoki continued to smile politely: "But we are really not!"

The young man knew how to read people's faces. After hearing this, he finally stopped inviting the other party to fight.

Naoki finally breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't dare to stroll around the city anymore, so he rode directly on Gulton and started running on the road at a speed that ordinary people couldn't catch up with.

After passing through several streets, they finally arrived at the headquarters of the Steel Armor Crow Flying Taxi.

This is a skyscraper more than thirty meters high.

The lobby on the first floor is the ticket office and rest area. Several service staff are guarding the front desk. When Naoki came in, there happened to be a few customers who were about to take the flying taxi and bought their tickets.

"The total is 1,500 alliance coins. Please keep your ticket and take the elevator to the rooftop. Our steel-armored crow flying taxis are parked there."

The receptionist smiled and handed the ticket in his hand to the guest in front of him.

The guest turned to leave, and she turned her gaze to Naoki who came forward. She smiled politely and said, "Welcome! Hello, how can I help you?"

"Hello, I would like to ask, are there steel armored crow feathers for sale here?" Naoki asked.

Hearing this, the receptionist was slightly startled: "Do you want to buy steel-armored crow feathers?"

Naoki nodded.

The receptionist was a little embarrassed: "As far as I know, our company has signed an agreement with the steel factory. All the feathers shed by the steel-armored crows working here will be sent to the factory for smelting, and made into various iron tools and sold to other companies. The place has never been sold separately..."

"Steel factory?" Naoki thought for a moment, and then realized that the feathers of the steel-armored crow were also a very important resource in this world.

Seeing that he wanted it very much, the receptionist thought about it carefully and then said, "Okay, I'll ask the boss of our company."

Naoki originally thought he wouldn't be able to buy it, but when he heard this, he realized there was still a chance. He thanked: "Then I'll trouble you."

The receptionist smiled slightly: "It's okay. I'm glad to be able to help you, Mr. Trainer."

The Galar region values ​​every trainer very much. After serving as the director of the alliance, President Roz formulated a series of preferential treatment policies for trainers.

He hopes that every trainer can have a good experience when they come to the Galar region.

Under his influence, everyone in the area is willing to help passing trainers.

Because these trainers traveling in the Galar region can bring them real benefits, whether it is consumption or Pokémon battles.

After all, the Galar region relies on Pokémon battles to attract people.

Naoki is not very clear about this.

The receptionist didn't explain. She picked up the phone at the front desk, entered the numbers, and dialed a number.

Soon, the call was answered.

The receptionist reported the situation truthfully.

"Hello boss! Here comes a trainer from the company who wants to buy the fallen feathers of the steel-armored crow..."

"Well, I saw him with two very powerful Pokémon. I've never seen them before."

"What? You want to come here in person?"

"Oh, okay, I understand, I will arrange it!"

After saying that, the phone was hung up and the receptionist smiled sheepishly.

"Sorry, our boss wants to see you after hearing about this. Please wait over there for a moment. He will be here soon."

Naoki was suddenly stunned.

What's happening here? Didn't he just want to buy some steel armor and crow feathers? He is not a big shot, why would he mobilize troops and mobilize people like this?

After a brief thought, he sat in the rest area and waited.

Gu Luton looked left and right curiously, but King Lei Guan had a calm expression, an elegant posture, and an invisible majesty in his eyes.

After a while, an elevator descended from above to the first floor.

Immediately afterwards, a tall, muscular middle-aged man wearing casual clothes walked down from the elevator.

He was holding a very old-fashioned mobile phone in his hand and said in a loud voice:

"What? That guy dared to say in public that my taste is not as good as his? And it also affected the company's stock price?"

"Damn it! It's so abominable! Let him wait for me. Our Galar Racing Company will definitely win the Rising Star Competition!"

The man hung up the phone bitterly and dialed another number.

"Where did that kid Komatsu go? Why is there no news yet? The Rising Star Competition is about to start. As a trainer sponsored by the company, doesn't he have a clue?"

I don’t know what was said on the other end of the phone.

The man was very angry: "Forget it, don't count on him anymore, I'll see if I can find other trainers to help. We must not lose to other companies in this Rising Star Competition!"

After saying that, the man hung up the phone and walked towards the front desk.

The receptionist pointed in the direction of the rest area.

Then, Naoki saw the man walking towards him.

The man looked at the young man in front of him, and then turned his attention to the two Pokémon beside him.

The one on the left is huge, full of muscles, and has fierce eyes. At first glance, it is not an ordinary Pokémon.

The one on the right...

The man opened his eyes wide and was very surprised. Why is this Pokémon's head so big? !

As if aware of the man's rude gaze, King Lei Guan raised his eyes. The majesty of the king instantly filled his body, making people want to surrender to him.

The man was startled, this Pokémon penetrated his thoughts?

Although I don’t know what kind of Pokémon this is, judging from the look in its eyes and the aura on its body, it’s extraordinary at first glance!

The man's eyes suddenly became hot.

Fortunately, there is no perfect way, and it takes no effort to get it. The trainer player they sponsored could not come back, so God sent them a powerful trainer.

It seems that luck is on their side. The champion of this Rising Star Competition must be theirs!

The man cleared his throat to look polite: "Do you want to buy steel armor and crow feathers?"

Naoki said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Yes."

"This is easy to say. Don't say I bought it, I can just give it to you!" the man said generously.

Naoki: "?"

"As long as you are willing to do me a favor." The man said.

help? What does he want? Naoki thought for a while and asked, "What are you busy with?"

Man: "Represent our company and participate in the next regional rising star competition!"

Participate in...a competition? Naoki was slightly startled.

In his doubtful eyes, the man explained with a smile:

"Don't be nervous, this is just an ordinary Pokémon competition. Are you a trainer from another region?"

Naoki: "Yes."

"I saw it right away." The man said proudly, his vision has always been very accurate: "The Regional Rising Star Competition is a traditional competition in the Galar region."

"Here in our country, trainer battles have already been commercialized. At the beginning, some companies would spend a lot of money to invite some famous trainers to endorse the company and sell their products to fans."

"Later on, some companies began to fund their own talented trainers and train them from scratch. If they can achieve good results in the championship, it will bring very generous profits to the company."

"But the championship is only held once a year. Some fans are not satisfied and feel that watching is not enough. So at their strong request, the Regional Rising Star Competition came into being. Many well-known trainers will come to participate in the competition on behalf of the company behind it."

Hearing this, Naoki probably understood.

A bit similar to the All-Star Game? These companies invest money to sponsor those trainers and then monetize their fame and fans.

Thinking of this, an incredible idea suddenly appeared in his mind: "You don't want me to represent your company in the competition, do you?"

The man grinned: "Clever!"

He continued: "It's like this. Our company originally funded a trainer. He successfully entered the semi-finals in the last championship, but unfortunately lost to Dan Emperor in the end."

"Last month he went out to practice, but we don't know where he went and we couldn't contact him. It seems he couldn't come back in time to participate in this Rising Star Competition."

“The company selling woolen sweaters next door took the opportunity to mock us, saying that we were timid newts and that we would be the first to be eliminated in this competition. This frightened some sponsors to withdraw their funds early, causing our company’s stock price to plummet. few!"

At this point, the man's lungs were about to explode with anger: "Isn't that hateful guy just a clothes seller?!"

Naoki: "...What was the ranking of the trainer they sponsored in the last championship?"

The man recalled for a while and said: "Second runner-up, right? Humph, isn't he just the third child? What's so great about it!"

The third place is always better than the top four, Naoki said in his heart.

The man looked over and said to him: "If you are willing to represent our company in the competition, I don't expect to win the championship. As long as you can eliminate the trainers funded by that guy, let alone the feathers of the Steel Armored Crow, even if it is a set I can also get you genuine Lai Sad Tea and Horror Teapot tea sets! They are all free of charge and you won’t charge a penny!”

Hearing this, Naoki's heart moved.

The genuine Lai Sad Tea and Horror Teapots? This is a very rare existence!

He quite likes tea.

As soon as he saw his expression, the man knew that his heart was moved.

He smiled evilly: "How is it?"

Naoki: Heartbroken.

Although he is not a trainer, he can be one when necessary.

Anyway, Guluton is very strong. He can win by simply following behind.

However, Naoki still had a question in his mind: "Why do you think I can definitely beat that trainer?"

"Because your two Pokémon are not ordinary Pokémon at first glance!"

The man had his own logic: "This kind of rare Pokémon is very difficult to encounter in the wild. Even I have never seen it before."

"They feel mysterious and powerful. Their eyes tell me that they will never succumb to humans as easily as Pikachu on the roadside."

"How can you be so weak if you can conquer them? You can't tell me that you are not a trainer, but a farmer farming in the countryside, right?"

Naoki: "..." He really is.

"So!" The man spread his hands: "There are only two situations at this time. The first is what I just said, and the second is that you come from some ancient families with deep foundations. These Pokémon are yours. The elders gave it to you."

"But you need to buy steel armor and crow feathers from outside, instead of applying from the family, so the second possibility is eliminated, leaving only the first one."

The "very smart" man showed a standard detective gesture: "So, there is only one truth! You are an extremely powerful trainer!"

Naoki: "..."

After saying that, the man scratched his head in embarrassment: "Haha, I'm sorry, I've been watching too much Detective Pikachu lately."

"How about it? Are you willing to help me with this?" the man asked.