The Kapu Celebration is a custom that has been observed for many years on the Kapu Islands.
Every autumn, the Kapu Islands hold this festival to celebrate the year's harvest, with the purpose of thanking the Kapu Guardians for their care of the Kapu Islands.
It has been four years since the Kapu Islands moved to their current location.
Although none of the Tapu Guardians have appeared during these four years, this festival has become a custom, and the people of the Kapu Islands have never stopped celebrating it.
But this year is different, because the Tapu Guardians have come to the New Kapu Islands.
For the people of the Kapu Islands, the arrival of the Tapu Guardians also means that the Guardians have truly recognized this New Kapu Islands.
On the morning of the second day after arriving at the New Kapu Islands, Mu Li went to the market.
The streets were decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers everywhere, and portraits, dolls, figures, and other merchandise of the four Tapu Guardians could be seen all over.
“This is great, I feel like I’ve gone back to the past,” Mu Li said with some emotion, looking at the people in the market and the decorations, his memories instantly returning to six or seven years ago.
At that time, although a part of the Kapu Islands was submerged by seawater, everyone was still very optimistic, and it was just like today, with lanterns and colorful streamers everywhere.
“Why haven’t I seen the other three Tapu Guardians?” Song Ling'er was still very interested in the other three Tapu Guardians she had not yet met.
“They probably went somewhere to play,” Mu Li explained, “Compared to Tapu Fini, the other three Tapu Guardians prefer to interact with humans. Maybe you’ll run into them around some corner, you never know.”
“Ah? I thought you’d be quite familiar with them?” Song Ling'er said, somewhat dejectedly.
Mu Li couldn't help but laugh, “No way, I’m not very familiar with them. I’ve only met them once or twice. If you’re talking about familiarity, I think Gyarados would be more familiar.”
“Does Gyarados play well with them?” Song Ling'er asked curiously, “Yesterday, Gyarados and Tapu Fini seemed to have a very good relationship, didn’t they?”
“Of course!” Mu Li said with a smile, “Gyarados was raised by Tapu Fini herself.”
“But you don’t need to be disappointed. Aren’t we still participating in the celebration tomorrow?” Fu Peiyao said, “All four Kapu Guardians will appear then. This is their first appearance since they returned.”
Song Ling'er immediately became excited, “I really want to see what the four Tapu Guardians look like together. The scene must be very spectacular.”
Mu Li’s mouth twitched, “That’s great, you still have such a filter when you haven’t seen them yet.”
He didn’t know why, but he thought of the black and white big bug from his own home.
Before, he still had a strong fan filter; that was the Lord of the Anti-World.
After knowing him for so many years, ha, the black and white big bug.
As for those three Rowlet, it was even more so; the image of the Three Legendary Birds had long since vanished.
As for Ho-Oh, ever since Ho-Oh made him dance that summoning dance, Ho-Oh’s persona in Mu Li’s heart had completely collapsed.
The only one whose persona was maintained relatively well was Mewtwo.
Hmm, and Lugia, who was really well-behaved.
“Tour guide, where are we going today?” Cai Ming seemed a bit tired after walking for a long time.
“How about we find a place to rest first?” Zhang Ruoyun suggested, “And then we can go find a restaurant to eat.”
“That’s great!” Mu Li said excitedly, “Our accommodation fee from yesterday has also been refunded to us, so we can go have a big meal!”
Everyone was clearly looking forward to a big meal, especially after a busy morning of filming.
The production team wasn't too worried about recording content about the New Kapu Islands, as the main purpose of coming here was to record the entire celebration process.
From the beginning of preparations to the very end.
However, it now seemed that they might be able to film the Kapu Guardians up close, thanks to Mu Li.
There are very few shows in the world that have had this opportunity.
He remembered that the United States had previously tried to make a documentary about the Kapu Guardians, but in the end, they never found Tapu Fini.
Tapu Fini is also known as the most difficult Kapu Guardian to find.
They didn't expect to encounter them as soon as they arrived.
For the guests, the biggest benefit was being able to stay in free accommodation.
This saved them a lot of money; previously, accommodation alone would have cost them one-third of their total budget.
With this money, everyone started spending lavishly.
During the celebration, the most worthwhile purchases were various figures, dolls, and souvenirs.
They walked from one end of the street to the other, encountering many fellow countrymen who had come to the New Kapu Islands for tourism along the way.
They also met people from other countries who had come to film travel shows.
As the saying goes, wherever there are people, there will be Pokémon battles.
While Mu Li and the others were shopping, they happened to see a Pokémon battle event being held next to the Kapu Islands Pokémon Center.
Everyone was clearly very interested in Pokémon battles and gathered around the battle stage to watch.
“Wow, look at the first-place prize!” Song Ling'er exclaimed.
Mu Li followed Song Ling'er’s exclamation and saw many prizes on the stage nearby, from first place to third place, as well as souvenirs and so on.
The prizes distributed were all limited edition souvenirs.
Especially the first prize, which was a life-sized figure of a Kapu Guardian.
Mu Li turned his head and saw Fu Peiyao staring at those life-sized figures.
Mu Li smiled and suggested, “Should we also participate?”
The other six were stunned, “Huh? Participate?”
Mu Li nodded and said, “That’s right! It’s a rare opportunity, so let’s try to participate. Even if we don’t get first place, maybe we can still get a souvenir?”
Cai Ming smiled and shook his head, “Oh, let you young people participate. I’ll cheer for you.”
However, Fu Peiyao seemed to have seen through Mu Li’s thoughts and quietly leaned close to Mu Li, saying, “Why did you suddenly think of participating?”
Mu Li deliberately looked elsewhere, pretending to be nonchalant, and said, “Isn’t it because someone’s eyes were practically glued to it?”
Fu Peiyao froze, then realized something, and said with a slight blush, “You’re the one whose eyes were glued, hmph.”
But her upturned lips had already betrayed her.
As they were about to go sign up, they happened to see a group of people approaching from the opposite side. They were also yellow-skinned and carrying various cameras, seemingly filming some kind of show as well.
As they got closer, Mu Li heard their voices.
They chattered for a while.
Although Mu Li couldn’t understand what they were saying, he still recognized where they were from.
When the two production teams met, they sent people to negotiate.
Soon after, Li Chao returned and said, “It’s a television station from South Korea. They’re also filming a travel variety show.”
“How did the exchange go?” Zhang Ruoyun asked, puzzled.
“Nothing much, it’s just that they also want to participate in this battle. They said they want to compete with our celebrities to see who can win first prize,” Li Chao said with a helpless smile.
Zhang Ruoyun frowned, “This is going to be difficult.”