After taking just a few steps, Natsui saw several groups of hotel employees in various distinctive uniforms, holding megaphones and banners, stationed in different spots and energetically soliciting business.
"Welcome! Please stay at our Pummelo Hotel!"
"Passengers who haven't booked a room yet, please check in at our Seven Oranges Express Hotel!"
"Little Kumquat Inn has plenty of vacant rooms! Clean, tidy, and hygienic, and the prices are very cheap~!"
The shouts rose and fell all around him.
It was the peak time for disembarking, and a large number of tourists were crowded here. Instead of waiting passively in their hotels for guests to come to them, these hotel employees were like sharks that had smelled blood, flocking to the port to actively attract customers.
Such intense competition showed just how fierce the business was here.
Among them, a buxom, red-haired woman was particularly eye-catching.
It wasn't that she was exceptionally beautiful, but just like her hair color, she had a fiery personality and a booming voice that completely drowned out the surrounding sounds.
"All travelers, please look over here! If you're choosing a hotel, you must choose our Trovita Hotel~! Our Trovita Hotel is the best hotel in the entire Orange Archipelago! We guarantee your satisfaction with both our accommodation and our food!"
Hearing her words, Natsui chuckled. What a bold claim.
The best hotel in the entire Orange Archipelago?
That probably also means the most expensive…
Ignoring her, Natsui and Sabrina walked right past. They were planning to check into a different hotel, but unexpectedly, the woman saw Natsui and proactively stopped him.
"You two, please wait a moment!"
Seeing Natsui's puzzled expression, the woman smiled. "By the looks of it, you're both trainers, aren't you?"
When Natsui nodded, she continued, "I saw you just now. That Charizard of yours is very well-raised. But since you're trainers, you should definitely stay at our hotel. Our Trovita Hotel has a lot of training equipment for Pokémon, as well as dance and fitness classes for them. It's a place that combines accommodation and training, perfect for traveling trainers like you!"
Natsui was taken aback. "Dance and fitness classes specifically for Pokémon?"
"That's right, that's right!" the woman explained with a toothy grin. "It can help improve their circulation, loosen up their joints, and regulate their breathing rhythm. It's a very good training method. I bet you've never experienced it before, right? So what are you waiting for? Check in now!"
With that, without waiting for Natsui's consent, she beckoned to someone behind her. A bellboy came forward to take over, while she herself turned back to solicit other tourists.
Natsui raised his eyebrows.
Dancing and all that… why does it sound so much like the style of the Pomelo Gym Leader, Rudy?
But there was nothing to be done. The woman was so enthusiastic that Natsui found it hard to refuse without being rude.
Seeing Sabrina also nod lightly, the two of them followed the bellboy. He led them out of the port and along the seaside road for a few hundred meters until they reached a skyscraper.
Judging by the sign, this was clearly the Trovita Hotel.
Looking up in the dark of night, the building was illuminated by lights, looking extremely magnificent.
At over twenty stories high, it was indeed quite large. From its facade alone, it truly deserved the title of 'the best hotel' in the Orange Archipelago.
"Please, come in," the bellboy said with a slight bow, gesturing inside.
Natsui and Sabrina entered the hotel, but they were taken aback by the scene in the lobby.
On both sides stood over twenty male receptionists who all bowed in unison upon seeing them.
"Welcome!"
While Natsui was still marveling at such a grand reception, a man and a woman approached them, their faces wreathed in friendly smiles, their attitude extremely cordial.
"Welcome. We are the managers here. Are you here to check in?"
The managers themselves are handling a simple check-in?
Natsui found it incredible.
Just like the red-haired woman he had just met, this was almost too enthusiastic.
But regardless, his first impression of the hotel was quite good. No matter what the interior was like, treating ordinary travelers like VIPs, in terms of attitude alone, was very satisfying.
At the front desk, Natsui booked one room for the two of them.
This surprised Sabrina a little.
She had thought that since she was on her period and they couldn't be intimate, Natsui would sleep separately from her tonight.
Seeing her expression, Natsui just shrugged, unconcerned.
They had a certain emotional foundation; it wasn't just about her body. Why is she looking at me like that?
When it was time to pay, Natsui had expected the room rate to be very expensive, but he was surprised to find it was unexpectedly affordable.
This made him see the place in a new light.
He had been fully prepared to be ripped off… but it seemed he had been overthinking it.
Taking the elevator, they went up to the seventeenth floor. They entered the room, put down their luggage, and then looked at a small booklet in their hands.
It was a travel guide given to him by the staff, which gave a general introduction to the island's scenery.
Natsui now learned that this famous tourist destination was known for its seafood cuisine and hot springs with beautifying effects.
Unfortunately, since Sabrina was in her special time, she couldn't use the hot springs, so they would miss out on that feature.
He just didn't know if she could eat seafood. If she couldn't even have seafood during her period, it would be a real waste of a trip for her.
The night passed without incident.
The next day, they first went to see the dancing area. They saw a female instructor in a leotard teaching a group of Pokémon to dance.
The dance moves were nothing special, similar to those at the Pomelo Gym.
Natsui instantly lost interest.
After having breakfast at the hotel, he had planned to challenge the gym. But when he asked for directions, a bellboy informed him that the Trovita Gym was located right inside this hotel.
This was the first time Natsui had ever heard of a gym being built inside a hotel.
But this also meant that even if the hotel and the Gym Leader were not the same person, they must at least be in a partnership.
Led by the bellboy, they passed through the lobby and arrived at an arena in the back hall of the hotel.
So this is the Trovita Gym…
Looking around, the gym was built quite luxuriously, with all the necessary facilities. However, it lacked a separate main entrance, and he couldn't see the gym's exterior, which felt strange to him.
Arriving on the field, he saw a woman standing in the trainer's box on the other side. Natsui looked, and sure enough, it was the red-haired woman from last night.
So she must be the Gym Leader.
Sigh, can't be helped. He had forgotten most of the plot. If he still remembered, he would have recognized her at first sight.
But it didn't really matter. Even if he had recognized her, he would still have to pretend it was their first time meeting.
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