Vermilion City is an important port city in Kanto. It is located near a sea inlet in the southern part of the Kanto region. It is a natural deep-water port, so it has become a homeport for many ships.
Every morning, there will be more than a dozen freighters weighing thousands of tons slowly coming into the Vermilion Harbor or sailing out of it. All of them are filled to the brim with goods from many parts of the world, ready to be transported into or out of the Kanto region.
As soon as Hisoka entered the city center of Vermilion City, Hisoka saw a large crowd gathering in the street. There are a lot of pretty girls in sexy sailor outfits performing some kind of show while handing out flyers to the pedestrians.
This attracted many passersby to stop their stroll and watch the performance. Unsurprisingly, most of those watching were men, while the ladies just walked past the crowd with unhappy looks on their faces. Even a few men were slapped by their female companions for staring at the female sailor's bare legs and deep cleavages.
Hisoka reduced the speed of his bike to a minimum while steering through the large crowd slowly. There were too many people blocking the road. Suddenly, a beautiful girl with auburn hair jumped out from the side, hitting his bike. She was dressed in the same outfit as the other female sailors.
"Hey!" Hisoka raised his hand in the air.
Then, he stepped off his bike, raised his helmet's visor, and looked at the girl who had bumped his bike, saying, "Can you move away, please? You're blocking the road."
"Oops! I'm so sorry!" the girl apologized.
A tinge of red appeared on her cheeks as she stood in front of him in embarrassment. She was busy handing out the flyers just now and didn't realize that she had walked into the middle of the road.
"It's fine," Hisoka waved his hand while stepping on his bike.
Just as he was about to leave, the girl suddenly ran toward Hisoka and held a piece of paper with gold trim on the side in front of him.
"This is my compensation for hitting your bike just now. I'm one of the stewardesses at S.S. Anne. Our S.S. Anne is a well-known luxury-"
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"S.S. Anne?" Hisoka raised an eyebrow while looking at the flyer and the ticket in his hand.
No wonder Vermilion City is so lively today. The S.S. Anne is a world-famous luxury cruise liner that sails around the whole world. Since it was launched three years ago, this luxury vessel will stop in Vermilion City, Kanto, once a year. And each year, the management of S.S. Anne will organize a parade in Vermilion City to attract more customers.
The Anne Transport Company spends a lot of money to build this luxury passenger ship. So, they'll have to attract more customers to board the ship. At the end of the day, rich people are only a minority. They cannot give up the large number of people who are in the middle class. This is the only they can maximize their gains.
Furthermore, it's all done according to the usual routine. Just find a few beautiful girls and ask them to put on a sexy outfit. As long as they say a few sweet words, many men will grit their teeth and buy the expensive tickets unless they are really poor. Only a few top-rich can buy the ticket without blinking an eye.
Hisoka didn't spend a single penny on the ticket, and he had no interest to board the S.S. Anne. Firstly, he came to Vermilion City to apply for an Elite Trainer license. Secondly, he wants to check the Pokemon Center in Vermilion City to see if there's any suitable mission for him right now.
After all, as the largest port city in the Kanto region, there should be a few high-rank missions released.
As for the ticket in hand, the girl gave it to him as compensation. The management issued a few extra tickets to the cruise's staff, so they could give them to their friends or families to board the S.S. Anne for free and enjoy all the perks that come with the purchase of the regular tickets. It's an incentive so that the staff will work harder to bring more customers to the ship.
The girl probably thought that Hisoka was a well-off person since he was riding the new Anne motorbike series. Coupled with Hisoka's attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance, she decided to give her extra tickets to Hisoka. Who knows? Hisoka might be attracted to her.
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There are only three cities in the Kanto region that has the Trainer Admissions Center. One is in Vermilion City, where Hisoka is currently at. The other one is located in Saffron City, the largest and busiest city in the Kanto region. And the last one is in the most populous city, Celadon City.
If registered League trainers want to participate in the Indigo Plateau Conference but are unable to collect all the eight Gym Badges for some reason, they can take the qualification test at Trainer Admissions Center two months before the Conference. Passing all the tests will net them a place in the Kanto League competition.
The Trainer Admissions Center is located just south of Vermilion Gym, not far from the city's Pokemon Center. Unlike the Pokemon Center, which only uses a simple Pokeball image as its official logo. The official logo of the Trainer Admissions Center is a red heptagon with the letter P in the middle, colored in gold.
Passing by the Vermilion Gym, Hisoka gazed at the front door curiously. He has tried being a temporary Gym Leader, but he has no experience in an official Gym Challenge.
When he was reborn in this world, he also wanted to become a registered League trainer at first. He remembered that he wanted to challenge the Gym, obtain the badges, win the regional Conference, and spread his name to the whole world. Later, he gradually lost his enthusiasm due to financial problems. A couple of years later, he had almost forgotten about it.
Maybe when he is tired of being a Hunter one day, he can consider traveling to other regions as a registered-League trainer to participate in the League Circuit, just like Ash and the others.
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