Chapter 514 - Fallarbor Contest (2)
The fair-skinned girl, Sora, with long, straight, cream-colored hair and dressed in a white dress, stepped onto the stage and released her Pokémon, Beautifly.
She still wore a black rabbit plush as an accessory at her waist, and the two black bows on her head remained unchanged.
It was the sa outfit Sora was wearing when Terrance first t her. However, after more than a year had passed, Terrance noticed that her Starter Pokémon, Beautifly, had improved significantly in terms of breeding.
"Using Beautifly?"
Terrance was slightly taken aback, and both Fuego and Joy also glanced at him.
If they rembered correctly, the Pokémon that had earned Terrance the honor of Top Coordinator was also Beautifly.
Terrance smiled slightly and quietly watched, waiting to see what kind of performance she would put on.
After Sora walked onto the stage and steadied herself, she began issuing commands. Her Beautifly spat out a large mass of silk into the air. As the mass of silk was launched skyward, a gust of wind suddenly lifted it up. Then, Beautifly flapped its wings and used Air Cutter!
Slash! Slash! Slash!
The wind blades cut through the silk, and after a burst of light and shadow, the silk was reduced to countless fine threads.
Seeing this, Terrance's expression beca sowhat peculiar, but he continued to watch calmly.
Beneath the scattered silk fragnts, a silver whirlwind surged upward, swallowing them all.
Accompanied by a whirring sound, the whirlwind carried the silk fragnts, resembling a rolling wave of silver light—dazzling beyond words.
The white silk fragnts, swept up by the silver powdery scales, were ultimately brought to a close with Beautifly's "Morning Sun." As the fragnts gently drifted down, Beautifly danced gracefully among them...
This was...
Silver teor Shower.
The technique Terrance had once showcased at the Verdanturf Contest was now being recreated by Sora.
"I rember that a year ago, her Beautifly couldn't even use Silver Wind to control a flying disc, yet now it can replicate my silver teor shower?" Terrance was slightly astonished.
Silver teor Shower, accompanied by Morning Sun, with Beautifly dancing within—it was breathtaking, like a scene from a fairyland.
Many spectators were utterly srized, quickly reaching for their caras to capture the mont.
"So...beautiful." Fuego slowly spoke. "However, I can only give it a 9.7."
9.7?
Such a spectacular performance, yet only a 9.7? Many people were puzzled, feeling that Sora had been treated unfairly.
Contestant Aiko, who had scored a perfect 10, was in the contestant room when she saw the "Silver teor Shower." She was montarily stunned. In terms of technical difficulty, it was even more complex than the technique her Sneasel had perford, as it incorporated far more moves.
One small mistake in any step could have led to complete failure.
Yet such a performance only received a 9.7?
Why—
Doubt arose in the hearts of many.
"I accept the score because this technique is not my original creation." At that mont, Sora spoke. "I once saw this technique perford by a senior in a Pokémon Contest. At the ti, it was at a level I couldn't even hope to reach. That senior and his Beautifly deeply inspired . This performance... to a large extent, is ant as a respect to him."
As soon as Sora finished speaking, the entire venue fell silent.
"If I'm not mistaken, that senior must be Terrance," Fuego said with a smile.
His words instantly startled the audience, who all turned to look at Terrance.
The Verdanturf Contest was a regional event, not broadcast publicly. All recordings were archived by the Contest Committee, aning outsiders were unaware of Terrance's "Silver teor Shower." Other than those who had been present at the contest, very few people had any knowledge of it.
What truly made Terrance famous was the Grand Festival, a large-scale competition broadcast live across all of Hoenn.
That was why everyone was so shocked when they saw Sora's "Silver teor Shower." They had never seen Terrance perform this technique before, making this their first ti witnessing it.
"So the original creator of this technique is Terrance—"
"I never would have thought... I assud Sora had created it herself."
The crowd erupted in astonishnt. Now they understood why Fuego had only given it a 9.7. The performance was undoubtedly stunning, but it was rely a reproduction. Even though it achieved the sa effect, its value was diminished since it was not the first ti the technique had been displayed.
"9.8." Terrance finally gave his score with a smile. To be honest, the fact that she had managed to replicate it at all was already surprising to him.
After all, Beautifly's "Silver teor Shower" wasn't sothing just anyone could perform, even if they knew its composition and core techniques.
To execute it, one undoubtedly requires a high level of coordination and a deep understanding of Beautifly!
"I did it..." Sora let out a sigh of relief. For an entire year, she had been studying the "Silver teor Shower" that she first witnessed Terrance perform during her debut Pokémon Contest. That stunning scene had been etched into her mory. Determined to recreate it, she and Beautifly had put in an enormous amount of effort. But their hard work was not in vain. In the process of learning Terrance's technique, both she and Beautifly had made remarkable progress in various aspects. Just mastering this single technique had allowed Sora to grow rapidly. Only after experiencing the true value of the Silver teor Shower did she fully grasp the gap between herself and Terrance.
This ti, she had also co to challenge Terrance and, by paying respect to Terrance's technique, she had achieved a temporary second place in the overall score!
Terrance noticed Sora looking at him from below and couldn't help but smile slightly.
This was the sa rookie he had once encouraged, guided, and even criticized.
Now, it seed she had fully grown and was here to test her own strength.
"This Fallarbor Contest is turning out to be quite interesting," Terrance thought to himself.
"Up next is Chisana's performance. Let's see what kind of brilliant performance he can show... on a real stage!"
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...
With most of the Fallarbor Contest's performance round completed, it was now ti for a break.
Terrance and the other two judges retreated to a lounge, enjoying so tea as they discussed the previous performances.
"So, it seems that Contestant Aiko and Contestant Sora have a high chance of standing out in the Contest Battle round?" Nurse Joy asked.
"Not necessarily. Quite a few Coordinators actually excel more in battles rather than performance. Many of them have prior experience as Trainers... so the final result is still uncertain," Fuego replied.
Taking a sip of tea, Terrance added, "If we consider the rules of appeal points, the scores from the primary judging are quite telling."
"Oh? Then, Mr. Gym Leader, do you have the confidence to defeat whoever ends up winning?" Nurse Joy asked teasingly.
"Uh..." Terrance was montarily stunned before responding:
"They all have great potential... but for now, they're still too inexperienced."
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