Chapter 344: Pokémon Marathon Conference Opens!
Time passed quickly, and several days went by in the blink of an eye.

July 7th, sunny, Sunday.

The entire Pingdie Town seemed to be caught up in a festive atmosphere, with the streets and alleys filled with people, which was rare. Although the streets had not yet reached the point of being decorated with lights and lanterns, due to the popularity brought by the conference, many outsiders also appeared.

This also means that today is the day of the Pokémon Marathon in Pingdie Town.

The starting point of the race was chosen at the highly commemorative central square of Pingdie Town.

The central square of Pingdie Town is decorated with lights and colors to appear more formal, and it really does have a festive atmosphere.

In the edge area outside the central square, a group of mobile stalls are parked here, like a festival, filled with a variety of fragrant snacks.

Luo Mu was taking his cat to admire the scenery along the way and happened to pass by here.

Relying on his iron will, Luo Mu ignored the aroma lingering around his nose and arrived at the central square of Pingdie Town after passing the area where the stalls were concentrated.

In addition to the local residents of Pingdie Town who came to watch the game, there were also many trainers who were traveling through Pingdie Town in the Padia region and lingered here, and even many ordinary students from Orange Academy.

Unfortunately, these students rarely came into contact with Luo Mu and could not recognize his face. Also, because it was summer vacation, the students did not need to wear the Orange Academy uniform even when going out, so Luo Mu could not recognize them as he was not familiar with them.

Perhaps during an unintentional eye contact, these students and wild trainers will exchange energies and start a Pokémon battle directly in the open air.

Even Luo Mu received many battle invitations from trainers because of the domineering appearance of the Roentgen Cat, but considering that the registration deadline was approaching, he could only decline the battle invitation and rush to the registration place.

By the time Luo Mu and Roentgen Cat arrived at the registration office, it seemed that they had successfully missed the peak period, and there were not many people queuing up.

Even the several check-in points that were originally set up were now only operated by a middle-aged man.

When Luo Mu arrived at the queue, he found that the person in front of him at the end of the queue looked familiar, and asked in confusion: "Ms. Junsha?"

The moment the voice fell, Luo Mu clearly saw the person in front of him, whose body stiffened even though she was wearing professional riding equipment, and turned to look at him with almost shock on her face.

Miss Junsha, who had wrapped her head tightly with a helmet on a hot day, turned around and looked behind her in disbelief. She couldn't understand why anyone could recognize her when she was just short of covering up all the exposed skin that was used to dissipate heat.

It was not until she saw Luo Mu's face clearly that she cried out, "How did you realize that I was wrong? Why did you participate in the competition?!"

Luo Mu pointed at the Poké Ball hanging around Miss Junsha's waist with a strange look on his face: "Isn't there a police station logo clearly pasted on your Poké Ball? And your hair color is also very rare."

"By the way, has your Growlithe evolved?"

"Are you planning to take it to the marathon?"

"Then why are you hiding it? As far as I know, you are probably the only one with a Wind Speed ​​Dog clan in the entire Pingdie Town, Miss Junsha?"

Junsha: “.”

Luo Mu's rapid-fire barrage completely silenced Miss Junsha.

After a while, she took off the helmet that almost suffocated her brain even though she bought a ventilated model. She said helplessly, "It's mainly because it seems a bit bad for me to participate in the competition as Junsha."

Suddenly, an old voice sounded not far away, which startled Junsha.

"How could that be, Miss Junsha?"

As the rhythmic sound of the cane hitting the ground rang out, Grandma Juzi, who was wearing brightly colored clothes, slowly walked over, as if to coincide with the "festival" of Pingdie Town.

Luo Mu's eyes lit up and he greeted her, "Grandma Juzi, long time no see."

Ju Zi first showed Luo Mu a kind smile and said, "I heard you say you were going to attend the conference, so I came to watch the game."

After stroking the slowly approaching Roentgen cat, Juzi looked at Miss Junsha and said, "Miss Junsha has worked so hard to maintain the stability of Pingdie Town. If she heard that you are going to participate in the conference, she will definitely be very happy."

"At least I'm looking forward to the performance of Miss Junsha and her partner. Of course, I'm also looking forward to your performance, Luo Mu."

"Are you planning to attend the tournament with Windy Dog this time?"

Next to Junsha, who was lost in thought after hearing Mariko's speech, Luo Mu shook his head and said, "I plan to attend the conference with another Pokémon from the farm this time."

"Really? That's a pity."

"It's okay. Although it looks a little different from my Arcanine, Miss Junsha's partner should also be an Arcanine."

"Oh my, is this true?"

After a brief conversation, facing the curious look from Ju Zi, Miss Junsha could only nod slightly.

"Not long ago, Growlithe evolved into Arcanine."

"This Pokémon Marathon will start from the main road connected to the central square of Pingdie Town and go all the way to the suburbs."

"After circling the entire Pingdie Town three times in the suburbs, you will return to the central square. The whole journey is about 500 kilometers. Please make sure that your Pokémon has enough physical strength to run such a long distance before signing up."

The receptionist in front of him explained the general schedule to Luo Mu again with a numb look on his face.

Judging from his speaking speed and expression, he had obviously said it countless times. Luo Mu nodded slightly: "I understand."

The receptionist didn't say much, and asked directly: "Then let me confirm for the last time, the Pokémon participating in the tournament is Muddy Pokémon, right?"

"You still have a chance to change it now. Once you submit the information, you can't change the Pokémon that appears."

Luo Mu affirmed: "Sure."

After getting Luo Mu's answer, the registration clerk stopped talking. After registering the information, he handed Luo Mu the contestant vest and the number plate attached to the Pokémon's back that had been prepared long ago, and pointed in a direction.

"The waiting area for the contestants is over there. There will be staff there to greet you, so don't worry."

"Good luck in the competition!"

After saying that, the check-in clerk continued to check in the contestants behind Luo Mu.

Luo Mu wisely left the queue and came to Miss Junsha and Grandma Juzi who had not been waiting for long.

At this time, Miss Junsha asked curiously: "What's your number?"

"26." Looking at the number plate and the contestant's vest in his hand, Luo Mu replied, "It seems that the number on the Pokémon's number plate and the contestant's vest are the same."

"I'm number 25." Junsha nodded slightly as if in agreement, looked at the almost empty queue on the side, and added: "It seems that including other travelers and trainers who are attending the conference out of curiosity, the total number is about people."

Grandma Juzi smiled and said, "I will go to the starting point to take up my place. You all should do your best."

"Walk slowly!"

The two waved to Grandma Juzi, and after her back gradually disappeared in the crowd, Miss Junsha stretched and sighed, "I was too worried before."

"It's all thanks to Grandma Mariko that I have the confidence to walk onto the stage of the conference as Junsha."

Luo Mu glanced at Jun Sha thoughtfully: "It seems like you two just talked about something."

Junsha nodded without denying it, and reminded, "Let's go, we should go to the waiting area to get ready. It seems that the mayor will give a speech later."

The waiting area is an area separated by a curtain in a corner of the central square. There is a passage leading directly to the starting point of the competition, so there is no need to worry about the crowds gathered around scaring the Pokémon participating in the competition.

At this time, quite a lot of contestants had gathered in the waiting area.

These players are accompanied by the three-headed Dodoli, the huge Onix, the lightning zebra with electric currents flashing in its black and white striped hair, the one-horned rhinoceros with heavy armor, and the most numerous Padya Kentaro, including fire, water and fighting types.

There is also a flaming horse that looks extremely majestic, with flames burning all over its body, a strong body and sharp eyes.

Flamehorses are not common in the Padia region. Luo Mu guessed that the trainer of this Flamehorse was most likely a traveler from other regions who was traveling to the Padia region.

But the Pokémon that shocked Luo Mu the most was neither Onix, nor Ragnarok, nor Pyrrha.

Luo Mu's eyes fell on a gray-haired old man, where there was a Slowpoke that was pink all over, walked on two legs, had a cream-colored belly, and had a huge spinning top-shaped shell in its tail.

Luo Mu was dumbfounded.

Could this be the legendary stupid hippopotamus that is also a horse?

Then will I have the opportunity to ride Necrozma to participate in the tournament in the future?
Fortunately, this is a Pokémon marathon, not a Pokémon horse racing competition, so even if you register using Slowshell, it will pass the review.

"Slowpoke!?"

Obviously, Miss Junsha beside Luo Mu also discovered the figure of Slowpoke. She covered her mouth and let out a low cry that only she and Luo Mu could hear.

"Because it's a town convention, it's more about entertainment than competition, so there are no restrictions when signing up."

"After all, Miss Junsha, you were able to successfully register even though you were wearing a helmet that looked suspicious."

Luo Mu stroked his chin thoughtfully, and stabbed Miss Junsha again.

".Can you please stop talking about this?" Junsha blushed as if her dark history had been exposed, then shook her head and shouted with full force: "Come out, Wind Speed ​​Dog!"

next moment.

A nearly two-meter-tall Arcanine with fluffy flaxen hair, tiger-like black and orange stripes on its body, and hair around its feet appeared beside Miss Junsha. It looked even more heroic than the Flame Horse.

The moment Arcanine appeared, it attracted the attention of the surrounding contestants, especially when they saw the combination of Miss Junsha and Arcanine, their expressions became even more solemn.

The contestants all thought at the same time that they had never expected that there would be a day when they would be able to compete on the same stage with Miss Junsha and her Windy Dog. This was really stressful.

Stroking the proud Arcanine, Miss Junsha's usually stern face now showed a look of determination because of the atmosphere of the conference.

She pointed at Luo Mu and confidently declared her victory: "Even if you are the champion, since you don't send your Arcanine and Roentgen, then the victory will be won by Arcanine and me!"

(End of this chapter)