Speaking of Hualan City [Japanese: ハナダシティ, Hanada_City, English: Cerulean_City], its public impression can be called "the city of flowers and water".

Nestled on the backdrop of the dormant volcano of ancient Hualan Mountain, Hualan City is famous as a long-established hot spring tourist destination with many large and small natural hot springs. There are many hot spring towns and hot spring inns in the city, attracting tourists from other parts of the city to experience the charm of hot springs that can relax and unwind.

Due to the geothermal heat brought by the volcano, this city of flowers and water is like spring all year round, the climate is pleasant, and the city is full of flowers all year round, and the name "Hua Lan" was once believed to be taken from "Hua Lan". In fact, the entire city of Hualan and its surroundings are covered in a thick layer of volcanic ash, and the endless flower fields on the outskirts are spectacular, in fact, because such land is basically impossible to grow crops other than flowers and sweet potatoes.

Therefore, in addition to the iconic flower fields, there are surprisingly many small shops selling roasted sweet potatoes in Hualan Market, and some stalls even hang up signs with "century-old shops", which is ridiculous.

The Hualan River, which flows through the volcanic ash field, saves water dramatically during heavy rainfalls, causing flooding almost every year due to diversion. However, due to the instability of the Hualan River, the swamps and wetlands formed by its frequent diversion dotted the entire city, and the river sparkled and bloomed all over the city became a famous beauty of Hualan City.

In this old tourist city, a large number of suspicious hotels and small hotels are not uncommon, and the dense flow of people is probably a problem that every tourist city cannot avoid. However, the reputation of the old-fashioned hot spring inns is still strong, and with the unique scenery in the city, there are still many newlyweds who want to travel here.

Just after the early morning, Xiao Ye entered the blue city. Whether it's a flower shop, a hot spring inn or a small shop of roasting sweet potatoes, the roofs of each building are painted in a turquoise blue that matches the colorful flowers in the large and small flower beds along the street.

Along the way, Xiao Ye was stuffed with a lot of leaflets from various hotels. Although the hot springs, sushi, and Japanese-style houses may sound tempting, after looking at the price of 15,000 pd a day, Saya wisely decided to go to the Pokémon Center.

In addition to the hot spring hotels, the bicycle shops in Hualan City are also quite famous. The most popular among trainers is the Flaming Continental sports bike – said to be owned by the well-known financial family Igarashi – and is lightweight, durable, and has two speed gears, making it an excellent travel commuter.

Standing under the delicate signboard of "Flaming Horse Bicycle", through the floor-to-ceiling window, Xiao Ye saw the best-selling model bicycle placed in front of the window. The body is bright fiery red throughout, and the streamlined shape is full of sporty beauty.

List price: 1000000pd

Deposits: 27334PD

Sayo: "......"

Why is an ordinary bicycle so incredibly expensive, is it a BMW?!

Well, it's the Flaming Horse.

Thinking about the price of a bicycle in the original game, it really seems that it is so outrageous, and Saya loses her temper. For such a luxury, it is good to really look at it.

Walking down the street surrounded by flower beds, it took a lot of effort for Xiao Ya to escape from the overheated clerks - if she did get into the delicately decorated flower shops, she might have lost her family today.

After nearly an hour of walking through the city, Saya finally arrives at the Pokémon Center, located in the heart of the city. After handing over the three Pokéballs to Miss Joy and checking in, Saya happily walks into the standard room of the familiar Pokémon Center.

Seeing the terrible prices on the signboards of so many hotels, Xiao Ye felt that it was happier to be free.

While waiting for the Pokémon to recover, Saya once again took out the lost notepad to pass the time. Sitting on the bed, Saya stared carefully at the last page of the notepad that she had flipped through many times along the way. In the messy handwriting, only the middle line can be faintly recognized as the number "1000.1.20", which probably refers to the date "January 20, 1000", which is today.

Thinking of Team Rocket's actions, this notepad may be some kind of illegal plan of action. However,

xxこうxxx，1000.1.20，セxxx。 [X-ray xx, 10000120, snow xx.] 】

In the end, Xiao Ya only barely managed to make out the few scattered characters with unknown meanings.

Sure enough, let's leave it to the police to deal with.

The distance between the police station and the Hualan Gym is not far, and when the Gym battle is over, you can drop by and send the notepad to the police station. Although Sayo thinks that such a thing will only be thrown aside by Miss Junsha as a ghost drawing.

The reminder that the treatment is over sounds, and Xiao Ye went to the front desk to pick up three Poké Balls, and set off in the direction of the Hualan Gym.

The Hualan Gym stands on the east coast of the city. This building is more like a gymnasium than a gymnasium. The silver steel frame structure supports the spherical dome, and there are constant shouts from it.

In front of the gymnasium was a long sign: "Three beautiful sisters, ballet in the water, take you into a heart-pounding and joyful dream." ”

Sure enough.

Standing in front of the signboard, Saya sighed. I've long heard that the owner of the Hualan Gym is more focused on performing underwater ballet than running a gym, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.

Thinking about Ash's experience in the anime, Saya can only silently pray that she can challenge the gym normally instead of being given a badge.

Spent 800pd to buy an admission ticket, and Xiao Ye found a random seat in the row of seats. Under the dome, the turquoise water of the pool is clear, and the audience sits around the pool, occasionally letting out bursts of excited cheers.

In the middle of the pool. Three young women in bright swimsuits and fins dance lightly to the waltz playing in the museum. The music seems to be nearing its end, with three beautiful dancers performing encore movements back to back.

"Thank you very much for coming to watch the underwater ballet performance, the three Hualan sisters are here to thank you......" The beautiful female voice resounded throughout the audience.

Amid the deafening cheers, the audience began to leave, and there was some chaos in the stadium for a while. In the chaotic crowd, Xiao Ye struggled to stand on tiptoe and look.

At the edge of the pool, a narrow passage looms behind the curtain, and a few words are crookedly written on a small sign erected next to it.

[Challengers, please go here.] 】

"......" Xiao Ye was suddenly a little speechless. Such a perfunctory gym has not yet been banned, which is also a miracle in some sense.

Due to the dense flow of people at the end of the venue, it took a long time to squeeze in the tide of people, and Xiao Ye made it difficult to reach the entrance of the gym.

Walking in the narrow and dimly lit passage, Xiao Ye faintly heard the faint explosion of human voices and skills colliding.

Presumably, a challenger who came first has already started the fight. Thinking so, Saya pushed the door open. Walk out of the passageway.

In front of you is a pool much smaller than the previous performance venue, and two Pokémon are fighting in the middle of the pool. The shadow ball collided with the freezing light, and the shockwave swept through the room with a chill.

"Well done, Eevee!"

The youthful voice resounded throughout the venue, and the stubbornly curled blonde hair danced in the wind.

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Small Theatre:

Flame Horse Bike, price tag: 1000000pd/unit

Hot spring inn, list price: 15,000pd/day

Deposits: 27334PD

Night: ...... (Angry bank card slam!)

Joey (smiling): Free meals, free accommodation, take you into a heart-pounding and joyful dream~