Chapter 126

When it came to the three giant broadcast screens that Takumi had given to Yoimiya to arrange on her own, late in the morning, Kamisato Ayato visited Narukami Taisha Shrine and handed over the third giant screen to Yae Miko.

Ayato Kamisato probably didn't expect that one night later, the screen would go around again and be handed over to the resistance forces on Watatsumi Island through some channel. The giant screen stood in the square of the Coral Palace. The soldiers and civilians on Watatsumi Island were in dead silence, staring blankly at the grand scene of Liyue on the screen. There was deep shock in their hearts and eyes, and at the same time, there were doubts that could not be resolved:

"Why did the High Priestess give this thing to me and the Coral Palace? What is she planning?!"

…

Narukami Taisha Shrine, under the Sacred Sakura Tree.

Yae Miko opened the event live broadcast room on the Teyvat Cheers app. She marveled at the prosperity of Liyue. "Really... General, this is the world she dreams of, and the future that Inazuma hopes for. That's probably it?"

Raiden Ei, the previous generation of the Raiden Shogun, as the sister of the twin demons, had ruled an Inazuma that was actually more vibrant than the current Inazuma. At this moment, the aerial camera quickly moved towards the Liyue Arena, zooming in. The main stage and the guest stage were in sight!

People came on stage one after another, all dressed in uniforms, each with an extraordinary look. Soon, the camera focused on a young man with a smile on his face. He stood in front of a standing microphone, cleared his throat, and said:

"Hello, everyone..."

Yae Miko stared at the screen closely, looking at the young store manager who was caught in a long close-up by the camera. Was he the founder of the era?

"Hello, everyone! Let me hear your cheers first, okay?" Takumi faced the standing microphone and put one hand on his ear as if listening.

At this time, above the Liyue Arena, the giant broadcast screen with no viewing angles in four directions was clearly playing this scene.

"Ahhhhhhh—"

"Ouch! Ouch!"

"Oh oh oh!!"

Screams and cheers shook the sky above Liyue. There were nearly 100,000 people inside the venue, and the cheers roared like a tsunami. Outside the venue, there were two to three hundred thousand people who gathered spontaneously. It seemed that their response alone was enough to shake the world.

Boom, boom!

The ordinary residents in Hanamizaka were shocked. Everyone in the Kamisato family was shocked. Above the Coral Palace, the call from the broadcast signal also echoed over Watatsumi Island for a long time.

Under the Sacred Sakura Tree, Yae Miko stood up with a bang, unable to sit still. Behind her, the Sacred Sakura Tree seemed to be disturbed; the branches swayed, and more cherry blossoms fell than usual.

At the same time, in the starry sky, the three immortals in the clouds also widened their eyes. They hadn't left this world for a long time, and they didn't expect Liyue to be so prosperous!

"Very good," Takumi was very satisfied with the response inside and outside the venue. "Whether they are Mondstadt or Liyue people, I see everyone's welcome and embrace of the Pokémon Era! First of all, I would like to congratulate the 681,234 trainers. Yes, it is more than 680,000. I can tell you directly that among the trainers registered at the Liyue and Mondstadt Pokémon Centers, except for a dozen or so who have emergencies, everyone signed up to participate in this competition!"

"680,000+ players and trainers—is this number surprising to everyone? Our event operators also have a headache because currently, the only arena for the first set of rules is the one under our feet... Thanks also to the cooperation of the two of Liyue's Qixing, Ningguang and Keqing, this Pokémon Arena was built in such a short time!

"The rules of the competition have been published on the official website of the Pokémon Era for some time. The auditions for the first set of rules competition will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. without interruption. The matching will be completely random. Specific opponents, games, and schedules will be reminded in the form of mandatory pop-up notifications on your respective Pokédexes. Therefore, pay attention to the notifications. Failure to appear 15 minutes late will automatically be considered abandoning the game!"

"Then, there is the Super Tournament with the second set of rules. Because there are not many contestants, only one battle will be arranged at the right time every day, for a total of eight games each day. Please stay tuned to the Super Tournament channel! I'm done! Here, Takumi, on behalf of the Home of Pokémon, wishes all trainers good luck in martial arts!"

Takumi waved to the close-up camera, then took a step back and returned to the crowd of guests. Ningguang stepped forward and solemnly announced:

"I represent Liyue's Qixing—I announce here: the first Liyue Trainers Conference is officially open!"

The words fell, and fireworks from all directions roared into the sky and bloomed. The guests took their seats nearby. No one else spoke, as there was no need. The camera kept following this group of guests.

At this time, the broadcast signal finally turned on the barrage mode.

"Wow, I finally met the owner of Takumi Night Club!"

"Nightclub Manager Takumi is so handsome, I love love love love...!!"

"Woohoo! I was so excited that I burst into tears. I really want to be matched with an opponent immediately and go straight to the first game to get a good start!!"

"Damn it... I'm outside the venue, posting barrages with a Pokédex. This is my first live event experience! Goosebumps all over my body!"

"The guest stage lineup is so luxurious—Ningguang, Keqing, and the other Seven Stars, the Mondstadt team..."

"The group photos and back views of the guests are destined to become profound events in the history of Liyue and Mondstadt Pokémon BattleTournament!"

"We saw historical events! And recorded it!"

On the huge screen of the broadcast, in the live broadcast room, a thick sea of barrage comments floated quickly. After these days of surfing and bombing, the people of Mondstadt and Liyue had long been accustomed to this kind of scene and had become a part of the barrage army.

But far away in Inazuma—in Hanamizaka, the Kamisato Estate, and the Coral Palace—seeing the barrage on the giant screen, all the Inazuma residents were stunned again.

Hold the grass! How can this be done? Interesting! So interesting!

Under the Sacred Sakura Tree, Yae Miko was so excited that her tail, which only appeared when her elemental power was stimulated, actually appeared and swung wildly.

"Does the barrage represent every citizen? Are they witnessing history and leaving their personal traces?"

Yae Miko tried to input and edit the barrage, and soon she sent out a message:

"Nightclub Manager Takumi is so handsome, I love love love love..."

Miko, who had been trying for a long time, didn't know that there is such a thing as copy and paste. After working hard for a long time, she just wanted to be a repeater.

Kamisato Estate.

Kamisato Ayato's expression was subtle when he saw his sister holding the Pokédex in both hands, struggling with the virtual keyboard for a long time.

"Ayaka, you can post whatever you want. In this form, no one will know your identity..."

Kamisato Ayaka muttered, "Really?" before sending out the barrage she had been struggling with for a long time:

"Club Manager Takumi is really handsome... I cried to death."

…

At the same time.

Takumi: ? ? ?

When every important character in the group chat posted a barrage, the system in his mind actually had background observations. Especially the characters from the Inazuma area, whom he had set as key reminders and had just joined the group chat.

Takumi wanted to use this method to secretly observe their attitude towards the Pokémon Era. This method was very stable. Don't be afraid of rebels. Who would have known that he would see the barrages of Yae Miko and Kamisato Ayaka one after another?

Takumi felt like his body was crawling with ants. As a fun person, he could ignore the barrage from the fox. But Miss Ayaka… do you know that the phrase "He is really, I cried to death" has a weird yin and yang feel? No, Miss Ayaka, you definitely don't know! Never mind!

Takumi immediately focused his attention on the upcoming opening match. It was said that the battles and matchings were completely random, but for the schedule of the past few days, Takumi quietly asked the system to "focus on scheduling."

At the beginning, it definitely couldn't be too ordinary. First, select some elite seed players, let them appear as soon as possible, and brutally defeat some non-competitive players, thereby triggering discussions and gaining popularity.

The referees, hosts, and commentators of the competition team came on stage one after another, and the venue set off another wave of applause. The beautiful and decent female host came on stage, holding a microphone. Her voice was trembling slightly, but she still spoke the lines powerfully:

"Next, is the first opening match of the day! The first set of rules, audition A, first round—the two players are Alfie and Heihachi."

"The rules of the knockout round are 1 vs 1. The strongest main Pokémon will face each other head-on until the Pokémon on either side loses its fighting ability. The winner advances to the next round, the loser is eliminated!"

The female host continued to introduce the players with a sweet voice based on the players' information sheets. On the sidelines, the referee waved a small flag to signal the ready players to come on stage.

When the trainers from both sides stood in the command position, the referee beeped his whistle. At the same time, Tian Tiezui, who was assigned to be in the first match on the commentary desk, exclaimed in an excited voice:

"Oops, the referee blew the whistle, and the battle begins! Let's see—huh? Amazing, Alfie's main Pokémon is actually a Rufflet! As far as I know, Rufflet is a Pokémon directly under the Mondstadt Pokémon Alliance's guard force. It is currently not in circulation on the market and cannot be sold, so his identity is already obvious..."

Many Mondstadt and Liyue spectators rolled their eyes when they heard this. Nonsense, Alfie was wearing a standard uniform when he took the stage. It wasn't even the uniform of the Mondstadt Pokémon Guard but the Adventurers' Guild Environmental Protection Bureau uniform! These ecological protection team members patrolled inside and outside the ecological zone every day, with sharp methods and strict rules. Each of them was an elite.

It was said that the director of this Ecological and Environmental Protection Bureau was Takumi himself. Therefore, trainers wearing this uniform could be regarded as the direct subordinates of the Takumi Night Club Manager.

"I'm so confused! What a bloody misfortune that lasted eight lifetimes!"

The other player, Heihachi, was muttering under his breath.