Chapter 247: You've Already Come, Why Send Gifts, Lance?

December 13, Saturday.

Three days until the opening of the Dragon-type Master Tournament.

Another ordinary morning, the busy Teacher Yu is preparing breakfast for the whole family in the kitchen.

Paldean sandwiches, canned beans, Moomoo Milk, and instant miso soup.

All are wonderful dishes that can be made without any cooking foundation, making up today's meal at Sunshine Gym.

The development of pre-made food in the Pokémon world is similar to the previous life, but there is not so much technology and harsh ingredients, and the raw materials are mostly supplied by farms in various places, so humans and Pokémon can eat with peace of mind.

After all, the Pokémon world is never short of fresh ingredients.

Qingyu hummed a little tune, and while preparing breakfast, he inadvertently glanced out the window.

Under Champion Zhulan's command, Garchomp and Kommo-o were dancing clumsy dances, looking quite funny.

"Pfft—"

Qingyu couldn't help but laugh, and before Garchomp's gaze swept over, he lowered his head again, focusing on the work in his hands.

Since Champion Zhulan's arrival, Qingyu only felt that the flow of time seemed to have accelerated a lot.

In the blink of an eye, this was already her fourth day in the Paldea region.

But speaking of which, from the first day of living with Champion Zhulan, the way they got along seemed to have no awkward stage at all, very natural.

There is indeed a tacit understanding between childhood sweethearts.

Not to mention Eevee and Riolu; his own two Pokémon were so intimate with Champion Zhulan...

While Qingyu was distracted and thinking wildly, Miraidon, who was awakened by the imposing sound of Kommo-o outside the door, sneezed.

Such noisy guests.

Miraidon's gaze looked at Garchomp and Kommo-o who were practicing moves.

Why roll so hard every day? It's better to be lazy like me...

And they've been learning for a few days; if they can't learn, they can't learn. Don't struggle anymore, go back to sleep like me!

Although it kept complaining about these noisy guests in its heart, Miraidon's body was very honest and remained motionless.

Because it couldn't beat them.

Having lost all its power, it now just wants to be a salted fish lying flat and basking in the sun, not wanting to work hard anymore.

Thinking this way, Miraidon looked up at the sky.

The sun has been so good these past few days; it's a waste not to sleep enough.

Just then, Miraidon suddenly keenly noticed an orange figure in the sky, seemingly flashing across the clouds in an instant, and soon disappeared.

"Garchomp?"

Miraidon blinked and quickly withdrew its gaze.

It should be its illusion, right?

Riding a Dragonite through the clouds, Lance's gaze focused on the bottom.

Wanting to identify the direction at high altitude, or even find one's destination, is actually a relatively difficult thing.

However, fortunately, the target location is very easy to identify.

Mesagoza is located in the south of the central Great Crater of the Paldea continental plate; as long as you go around the landmark called "Area Zero Great Crater," you can always find the right direction.

Of course, before going to Mesagoza to sign up for the Dragon-type Master Tournament, Lance had another more important thing.

"Dragonite, slow down a bit, go down and take a look."

According to the map guide, after spending some time, Lance finally turned back to the correct direction and found Cabo Poco where Sunshine Gym is located.

After landing, he noticed the Sinnoh Champion Zhulan who was training outside.

Lance naturally took a look at her information before the game, so he knew that she was also one of the strong rivals of this Master Tournament, and her ace Garchomp even overturned the previous Sinnoh Elite Four in one breath...

The newcomers now are too fierce.

"Mr. Lance?"

Champion Zhulan also noticed this guest who descended from the sky and greeted him with surprise.

"Hello, Sinnoh Champion Ms. Zhulan."

Lance nodded slightly with a serious and polite expression, and then asked:

"This is Sunshine Gym, right?"

Although he didn't know why she appeared here, these private matters between trainers were not for him to ask more.

He was not interested in gossip; only becoming strong enough to maintain justice was the only goal he pursued.

"That's right."

Champion Zhulan nodded and pointed to Sunshine Gym in front.

"Thank you."

Putting Dragonite back into the Poké Ball, Lance turned and walked toward Sunshine Gym.

Knock knock knock—

The door was knocked, and Qingyu, who was just about to go out to call Champion Zhulan back for dinner, walked over immediately.

Opening the door, a middle-aged man with brown-red hair, a burly figure, and a firm face appeared before his eyes.

Besides these striking appearance features, the Kanto G-Man outfit and the iconic red and black cape behind him were all hinting at his identity.

Kanto Elite Four, Lance!

"Hello?"

Qingyu scratched his head, his face full of confusion.

How did this guy run to my place?

He is not Leon the road-blind; it's impossible that he can't even find such an obvious place as Mesagoza, right?

"Hello, Mr. Qingyu, or should I say..."

"Teacher Azure Feather?"

The moment Lance spoke, Qingyu was stunned.

Damn, exposed!

Could it be because he used the Bug-type Baton Pass tactic to win against him last time, so this time he came to Paldea to "by the way" find him offline and get back at him?

"Cough cough—"

Noticing that Qingyu's expression became a bit strange, Lance immediately coughed and explained immediately:

"In the previous online battle with Mr. Qingyu, I learned a lot of useful things, so this time I came here specifically to express my gratitude."

"And my cousin Clair too; after learning your Sniper Kingdra tactic, her strength has also improved quite a bit."

While speaking, Lance was also silently observing this gym-leader-level trainer who seemed a bit young.

Indeed, like the trainer image in the game, he is a young man under twenty.

But the temperament on him gives people a steady feeling, plus that endless, ever-changing tactical style.

He is definitely an extremely excellent young man; his future potential is definitely not lower than an Elite Four, and even becoming a Champion is not impossible.