Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 632 Eight Masters

Naoki was very happy for Satoshi that he became the champion a year ahead of schedule.

He wanted to call Xiaozhi to congratulate him, but after changing his mind, he gave up the idea.

After all, they will meet again in the future.

But when they met again, Xiaozhi had already become the champion Xiaozhi.

"I just don't know if this incident will have any impact on the subsequent plot." Naoki murmured in his heart.

Because according to the original plot, Xiaozhi will lose to Alan in the Kalos Conference and win the runner-up. Then next year, he will set off to the Alola region to start a new journey until he becomes the champion.

Now that Ash has won the championship, will he still travel to the Alola region?

Or will he go directly to the World Championships and then challenge the eight masters?

It was a coincidence that just as Naoki was imagining the decision that Satoshi might make, he suddenly received a video call from the Galar region.

The call was connected, and Dan Di's sunny and cheerful smiling face appeared on the screen.

"Long time no see, Naoki!" Dandi greeted happily.

"Long time no see. How have you been recently? Is everything going well in the Galar region?" Naoki asked with a smile.

"Everything is fine lately. The Galar region is the same as before. I am investigating the incident in the dark night."

Having said this, Dandi paused, and then scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "But I didn't come to you this time to talk about that matter."

Naoki was very surprised: "Huh? What's the reason?"

Could it be that Emperor Dan wanted to come to the ranch to compete with him again?
Dandi then began to explain, "I wonder if you have ever heard of the World Championships?"

Hearing these five words, Naoki was slightly startled: "World Championship?"

Could it be...

Sure enough, the next second, Naoki saw Dan Di nod and say:

"Yes, that is a world-class competition that will determine the world's strongest trainer. I called you this time to invite you to participate in the World Championship to be held in the Galar region next summer! Oh, and I have already sent you the details of the competition!"

Hearing this, Naoki switched the video window to a small window, and then opened the chat interface with Dandi, and sure enough, he saw a document there.

When he clicked on it, Naoki saw the details of the World Championships.

[Pokémon World Championship! It is an elimination tournament to determine the world's strongest king! Come and sign up to participate and become the world's strongest trainer! ]

Below is the registration method, rules, and competition time and location.

Naoki took a quick look and found that the World Championships here were no different from the ones he was familiar with.

"How about it? Are you interested?" Dandi asked excitedly, "As long as you reach 9th place, you can have a position-swap battle with the 8th-ranked trainer. As long as you win, you can be promoted to the master level and become one of the world-famous eight masters!"

"However, as a special guest trainer, if you wish, you can directly challenge from 9th place!"

Naoki: "..."

Of course he knew about the World Championship and the Eight Masters, and that Dantei was the strongest trainer ranked number one among them.

However, what Naoki didn't expect was that Dan Di actually came to invite him to participate in the Eight Masters!

The Dan Emperor seemed to have seen through his thoughts and showed a hearty smile on his face:

"I personally would like to be able to fight against powerful trainers in this kind of occasion, and Naoki you are recognized as one of the strongest trainers in the world, so I really hope you can come to participate in the tournament."

Naoki was stunned: "What? When did I become the world's recognized strongest trainer?"

Why doesn't he know?

"Eh? Don't you know yet?" Dan Di was very puzzled. He explained: "It was when you were the gym leader of the Niangguang Gym before!"

"You have been able to capture so many Pokémon, and many trainers who have challenged your trials have come forward to certify you. Now you are not only recognized as the strongest trainer in the Padia region, but many people in other regions have also heard of your name!"

Naoki was silent.

But after a brief silence, Naoki thought of another question.

He couldn't help but ask: "If I want to participate, what kind of Pokémon lineup do you think I should have?"

Is it the lineup of Gym Master Naoki, or the lineup of Rancher Naoki, or will it be the appearance as Motorcycle Mask?
Hearing this, Dan Emperor was also slightly stunned.

He quickly understood what Naoki meant.

As we all know, Naoki has many Pokémon partners around him.

Those Pokémon can form one lineup after another.

If this is the lineup from when I was a gym leader...

The names and figures of several Pokémon appeared in Dandi's mind.

Babu, Jirachi, Zapdos, Jolteon, Pikachu, and Raikou.

If it was Rancher Naoki's lineup...

That is Gul'don, Babu Tubo, Dragonite, Mount Goat, Mount Goat, Mount Goat.

And if it was the mysterious lineup that Naoki had hidden behind the scenes...

The images of several Pokémon appeared in Dandi's mind again.

Crown of Tiara, Groudon, Kyogre, Giratina, Ho-Oh, Rayquaza.

Emperor Dan: "..."

Seeing this, Naoki knew that Dandi understood what he meant.

He couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Do you still want me to participate now?"

"Of course I do!" Dantei answered without hesitation, his eyes full of fighting spirit: "Having a formal Pokémon battle with a powerful trainer is something that is very worthy of joy for me and other trainers!"

Naoki: "..."

"Okay, I understand." He said helplessly.

"So, will you come and participate then?" asked Emperor Dan.

"I can't give a definite answer right now." Naoki shook his head.

Because as far as he knew, the schedule of the World Championships and the Eight Masters was nearly a month long. By that time, Xiaoshu would be one and a half years old, and it was the time when he needed attention and training. It was unlikely that he would be away from the ranch for too long.

Emperor Dan felt a little disappointed.

Seeing this, Naoki added: "But if I have time, I will definitely go and participate!"

Emperor Dan grinned and said, "Then I will wait for you and Gulden and the others to arrive at the Gongmen Arena!"

After hanging up the phone, Naoki went online to search for information related to the Eighth Master.

Soon, he found the rankings of the eight masters of this session.

The first is Dantei, the second is Sirona, the third is Du, and the fourth is Daigo...

Unlike the League Conference held at the end of the year, the Eight Masters Conference is scheduled to be held in the summer. This year's competition has passed, and the next Eight Masters Conference will be held between July and August next year.

Next year… is the time when Ash will travel in the Alola region, which means it will be the year before Ash competes.

"Are you going to participate?" Qi Shu couldn't help asking. Zhi Shu thought for a moment and replied, "I don't know yet. We'll see what happens when the time comes! But then again, why isn't there a single trainer from the Padia region among the eight masters?"

"Maybe it's because the Eight Masters is a new competition in the past two years?" Qi Shu thought for a while, and then said: "And Ye Ci is very busy every day. She may think that it is better to deal with a few more accumulated things than to participate in the Eight Masters!"

Naoki: "..."

Yes, that’s kind.

*
On October 203, 10 of the League Calendar, on this nice morning, Naoki and his friends took their Pokémon and Xiaoshu to Haole City on the island of Melemele.

As the largest city in the Alola region, Haole City is very prosperous, filled with joy and peace everywhere.

The city is divided into three major areas.

They are the popular beach areas where tourists flock to.

From fashion trends to popular desserts, it brings together everything in the world, and is located in the commercial district in the city center, where many fashionable men and women in bikinis and sunglasses gather.

There is also a port area with a constant flow of people and ships, and you can also take a ship to other islands in the Alola region.

This morning, Naoki and others arrived at Haole City on this ship.

They had a hearty breakfast at a restaurant in the commercial district, then changed into fresh and convenient clothes and headed straight to the beach area, their destination.

Golden sand, bright sunshine, sparkling sea...

A warm and harmonious sea breeze blew towards us, people of all kinds and Pokémon were strolling on the beach, and children wearing Psyduck inflatable swimming rings were playing happily in the water.

In the shallow sea not far away, there were several Lapras carrying human children swimming slowly around the beach, looking as if they were playing with them.

Lapras, a Pokémon of ice and water attributes, has a beautiful blue body and a gray shell, and its cry is as melodious and pleasant as a song.

This beautiful Pokémon is very rare in the Padia region.

Seeing several Lapras now, Qishu's eyes lit up: "Honey, look! It's Lapras! Wow, there are so many of them here!"

Naoki hugged the small tree and looked in that direction with a smile: "It's normal. Laplace is not that rare in the Alola region."

In other regions, Lapras was almost on the verge of extinction due to illegal fishing. In recent years, major alliances have begun to focus on protecting this Pokémon.

Especially in the Alola region where the marine ecological environment is very good, but their focus on protecting Lapras has led to them becoming a bit of a disaster.

It is true that those who are suffering from drought will die of drought, and those who are suffering from floods will die of floods.

Naoki supported Xiaoshu and let her practice standing on the soft sand.

The little tree, which had never been far away, was soon attracted by the soft sand under its feet.

She squatted down, grabbed a handful of sand with her little hands, and said, "Wow!"

Naoki smiled and said, "Let's play here!"

The little tree was tired of standing, so he simply sat down on the beach and started playing with the sand with his two little hands.

Naoki sat aside, enjoying the sunshine quite relaxedly.

Not far away, Pokémon are playing.

Erguiyan and Saifuhao ran happily on the beach, stepping on the sand, chasing each other one after another.

The Ibrahimovics gathered together, muttering to each other, and no one knew what they were doing.

Naoki shouted, and the group of Eevees immediately looked over.

Naoki looked through the gaps between their bodies and finally saw what they were doing - they were digging a sand pit.

Naoki couldn't understand it, but then he thought, this might be the unique fun of Eevee!
He turned his attention to the other Pokémon.

Dragonite and Babu Tubo are no strangers to the beach. They had played on the beach when they attended the fireworks festival in Ziqin Town a few years ago.

Therefore, even in the Alola region where the sea view is more beautiful, it makes no difference to the two Pokémon.

Dragonite was lying on the beach, lazily basking in the sun.

Babu Tubo found a three-year-old child who was lost from his parents.

"Bamo!"

Naoki: "..."

He immediately got up and contacted the beach manager, asking him to use the radio to help the child find his parents.

Soon, a young couple ran over with tears of gratitude, held the child in their arms, and expressed their gratitude to Naoki sincerely.

Naoki grinned: "Don't thank me, thank my Pokémon! It was it that found your child!"

The couple thanked Babu Tubo gratefully and brought him several ice creams.

Faced with praise from outsiders, Babu Tubo felt a little shy.

It refused their ice cream, then put on its little red cape, and then jumped up and flew around the entire beach from the air to see if there were any Pokémon or human children who were lost from their families and needed help.
Gulden didn't go anywhere. He lay lazily beside the straight tree and the small tree, with his big head lowered and resting on his paws, as if he was taking a nap.

At this moment, Qi Shu ran over from a distance with the Motor Lizard and the Dream Demon.

The Motorcycle Lizard ran excitedly to Naoki, holding the frisbee that Qishu bought for it.

"Gah!"

The Motorcycle Lizard let out a cry, then lowered its head and threw the frisbee in front of Naoki, as if it really wanted to play frisbee with him.

"It looks like Motorcycle Lizard wants to play with you!" Qishu smiled and looked very happy.

She waved the Rotom phone in her hand and said to Naoki, "I want to record this beautiful day!"

Naoki smiled: "Okay."

After that, he stood up and said to Motor Lizard: Are you ready? "

"Gaao!" The Motorcycle Lizard nodded vigorously.

"Well, let's begin!" Naoki swung the frisbee in his hand with force.

The Motorcycle Lizard then jumped up and ran quickly following the path of the Frisbee.

Before the frisbee hit the ground, the motor lizard caught it accurately and turned to run towards Naoki.

Qi Shu's Rotom phone had the recording function turned on. She first calmed the camera for a week to record all the Pokémon, and then pointed the camera at Naoki and Motorlizard.

"Hey, today is October 203th, 10, and we're here to play on the beach! Everyone seems to be having a lot of fun! Hey! Motorcycle Lizard caught the Frisbee! How cool!"

Qi Shu introduced what happened today to the camera in a lively tone, while moving the camera to follow the movement of the motorcycle lizard.

She plans to record some of the beautiful days in her life.

This way, when she and Naoki are old, they can watch these videos and reminisce.

In the video, the motorcycle lizard excitedly handed the frisbee to Naoki, who reached out to take it and touched its head encouragingly.

His mouth opened and closed, as if he was saying something to the motor lizard.

On the other side, Gulden had changed to a prone position at some point, and was observing the scene with his eyes half closed.

(End of this chapter)