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Chapter 235 Blue - Yu, the Life Mentor of the Kanto Dojo Masters

"..."

Staring at the conspicuous red word "failure" in front of her, all the words Naz wanted to say turned into a sigh.

This "Teacher Yu" was indeed as I had heard, a master of various tactics and a renowned gym leader in the Padia region.

The so-called layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

Perhaps only Sabrina, as his opponent, truly knows what Qingyu relied on to win.

From the very beginning, this was not a battle where both sides were on equal footing.

Qingyu knew his tactics all too well, as if he had faced the same lineup a thousand times over.

So much so that he could completely predict his tactical choices when selecting the starting lineup in less than a minute.

That's why they immediately and decisively predicted Trick Room at the start, using the same move to counteract their own blockade, while simultaneously commanding the Pokémon "Rejected Monkey" to use Taunt to limit the performance of their support Pokémon Clefairy.

He didn't know Qingyu's team's strategy, but he had already seen through every move they made.

With such an absurd ability to predict the future, it's no surprise that they lost.

Therefore, Naz didn't experience any significant emotional fluctuations.

More than losing a regular game, she was concerned about the tactics Qingyu had used.

This siege tactic developed by Qingyu may be far more effective in actual combat than in the game.

As is well known, Quartz Plateau still maintains the ancient, unregulated fighting style.

It's not the singles or doubles battles that people are more familiar with now, but a wild mode where all trainers are on the field in 6v6, and while trainers are commanding their Pokémon to battle, they are also attacked, and there are no battle rules at all.

Although it is said that the rules will be changed to the current mainstream Master Rules next year in order to align with international standards, most trainers will probably not be able to adapt to them in the short term.

The combination of siege and a sense of justice can quickly bring out a fully-strength Pokémon at the start of the battle, and its combat power in wild battles is absolutely astonishing, definitely with some good applications...

I happen to have a Gallade myself, so I'll use Ability Potion to temporarily change its ability. Maybe it will have an unexpected effect.

worth learning.

Moreover, this tactic is equally crucial for Officer Jenny, whose main fighting force is Arcanine!

What has always troubled these dojo owners is not their own strength.

The four known members of Team Rocket are only at the level of elite gym leaders. Even a rookie gym leader like Sabrina could put up a fight, and with more time, she could even defeat any of the members one-on-one.

However, the Rockets have too many members. They can concentrate their forces to raid a city, but the police and Officer Jenny from different regions cannot be mobilized in time, so there will always be a lag.

This is the real reason why the Rockets are such a headache.

If Officer Jenny's Arcanines could quickly boost their combat power, enabling them to fight multiple opponents in a short period and hold out until reinforcements arrive, Team Rocket's threat would obviously be greatly reduced.

Therefore, if this tactic could be implemented throughout the entire Quartz Plateau, perhaps the security of every city could be guaranteed...

Thinking of this, Sabrina quickly realized what was going on—

Could it be that the answer I had sensed was actually related to this dojo master in the faraway Padia region?

Sabrina no longer hesitated and decisively turned on Pokémon TV.

There was no need to search at all; the "Qunqing Zhiyu" live stream appeared directly on the homepage.

After clicking in, Natsume discovered that the Blue Feather Hall Master seemed to be reviewing the tactics from earlier and discussing the key steps to victory with the audience.

"You might not feel it yet, but once you have a wider range of tactics at your disposal, you'll all soon understand the nobility of the provocateur~"

"Since there are no restrictions on moves, finding ways to prevent the opponent from interfering with your actions and to ensure you can execute your tactical plans is also a very important strategy in a match, and this point will likely be emphasized repeatedly in the future."

"To be fair, Sabrina's doubles skills are among the best of all gym leaders, but if her tactics are disrupted and both sides have equally strong Pokémon, she will still be crushed, right?"

Naz happened to overhear Qingyu's "execution" of her, but she didn't care and nodded repeatedly.

Because he's right.

No wonder he has such a deep understanding of various tactics; he must have a habit of discussing tactics with other excellent trainers, and even unconsciously brought this habit into his live streams.

Just as rumored, she is an excellent curator who is happy to share.

However, since she had learned something from him, she couldn't possibly remain silent.

"Isn't it a bit too materialistic to measure the value of broadening one's thinking and learning tactics that can be used in actual combat with money?"

After thinking for a while, Naz lowered her head and quickly gave up her idea.

"But it seems that I have no way to contact this Teacher Yu, so I can only express my gratitude by giving her a tip."

"So, where is the recharge function on Pokémon TV...?"

After some exploration, Natsume finally managed to express her gratitude to Aoba.

at the same time.

While Qingyu was reviewing the game with the chat in the live stream, a golden light suddenly flashed across her screen, followed by countless Master Ball icons appearing in the lower left corner.

?

Qingyu subconsciously raised an eyebrow and looked at the prompt below.

User "Superpowered Sabrina" has gifted 100 Master Balls!

"Naza???"

Qingyu was stunned for a moment, then blurted out the answer subconsciously.

How come Naz, who just lost to me, is now flashing into my live stream to give me gifts?
Didn't she hear everything I just reviewed?

Does this mean I'm actually being targeted...?

No, it shouldn’t be that serious, right?

Maybe they just learned something from this battle, like Lulina before, which is why they came to the live stream to give a reward as a token of their gratitude?

It's not that he's bragging, but Qingyu is actually very clear in his heart that some of the viewers in his live stream are definitely trainers from various regions, and there might even be Elite Four members!

So there's no need to think of Sabrina as something terrible; just treat her as a fellow player who wants to exchange tactics with you.

Qingyu subconsciously wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, but still went through the normal procedure and thanked everyone for the gifts.

"Thank you, Miss Sabrina, for the hundred Master Balls! May the boss live forever!"

"If Miss Naz has any questions, you can message the streamer privately. I will reply after the live stream!"

【?? Teacher Yu is contacting fans privately at lightning speed, huh? When will it be my turn? I've been a fan of Teacher Yu for ten years!】

[To the person upstairs, give them a hundred Masterballs as a reward first to see their skill!]

[Miss Naza is doing better now; she's even able to send tips and private messages to Teacher Yu!]

"Can I ask Teacher Yu if I have any questions?"

Far away in Golden City, Natsu suddenly frowned.

Qingyu has just analyzed their match very thoroughly, and I have learned a lot from it.

If there are any other problems, she does have some...

But should I really tell this to the dojo master of Padiya?
My biggest headache right now is still whether or not to join Team Rocket in order to ensure the safety of Goldenrod City.

My premonition suddenly came true in a strange way...

Naz couldn't help but sigh, perhaps this was part of fate.

Since you can't get the answer yourself, it's better to ask than to keep putting it off.

In any case, even if something unexpected happens, Qingyu, who is far away in Padiya, will not be affected.

Team Rocket's territory is limited to the Indigo Plateau, and they have no reason to risk clashing with the united Padilla League.

With that in mind, Naz no longer hesitated.

She quickly switched out of the live stream, clicked on Qingyu's avatar, typed out her question as concisely as possible, and sent it over.

Sabrina no longer appears in the live stream, but her appearance seems to serve as some kind of signal, quickly drawing out another group of trainers who were lurking in the live stream.

So, under Qingyu's astonished gaze, his live stream was bombarded with Master Balls for the next few minutes. "Thanks to Xiaogang for the Master Ball... how come it's another Kanto Gym Leader?"

[Xiao Gang - A man as steadfast as a rock: Since Miss Nazja has taken the lead, I would also like to express my gratitude for Teacher Yu's guidance. I benefited greatly from the previous Shattered Armor Onix strategy, but unfortunately, I am short of funds and can only reward you with a Master Ball. It's just a small token of my appreciation!]

As Brock said, as the gym leader of Pewter City, he has to take care of his younger siblings, so there isn't much money left over from the salary he receives from the League.

The fact that he suddenly started giving tips suggests that his previous tactics really helped him a lot, right?
Just as Qingyu was thinking this, another familiar trainer's name appeared in the lower left corner of the screen.

User "Hua Lan's Mermaid" has gifted 10 Master Balls!

[Cerulean Mermaid: Miss Sabrina reminded me! After watching so many of Yu-sensei's tutorials, I don't think I've thanked him yet~ I hope Yu-sensei can do another Pokémon tutorial related to rain teams!]

Yes, I don't even need to look to know, it's definitely Misty, the head of the Cerulean Dojo.

Others include the Sinnoh Gym Leader, Eterna; the Sinnoh Elite Four members, Gosho, Dae-Ye, and Ariel; the Johto members, Ami and Akane; and Galar's old acquaintance, Lurina.

The live stream suddenly turned into a gathering of owners from various regions...

Through this incident, Qingyu realized one thing once again—

My current influence seems to be a little bit bigger than I imagined!

……

The joyful moments of a live stream always seem to pass too quickly.

In that hour, Qingyu used simple siege tactics combined with various support moves from the Wind Fairy to easily win several more matches.

"That's all for today's live stream. I should be updating videos as usual tomorrow, and the gym challenge will also continue to be streamed until the Championship Road ends~"

After leaving a farewell message, Qingyu immediately shut down the live stream amidst the wailing of the audience.

"Phew—the live stream seems to have gone pretty well today?"

After letting out a long sigh, Qingyu couldn't help but shake his head helplessly as he recalled the other gym leaders who had popped up in the live stream earlier.

"Unbeknownst to me, my influence seems to have already extended beyond the Padia region and the Orange Academy, reaching many parts of the world..."

"This should be considered a good thing, right?"

Although it's unclear what use these "connections" will be for now, at least the number of powerful trainers I can communicate with has increased significantly.

"Oh right, I almost forgot I promised Miss Naz that I would review things with her."

She streamed for an hour, and I still don't know if she's online.

Qingyu opened the backend and found another message from "Superpowered Natsume" in addition to the private chat with Lulina from last time.

Upon clicking through, Qingyu was immediately dumbfounded.

He originally thought that Sabrina would at most talk to him about the game they just played, or about how to optimize the Trick Room team.

But the first question she asked silenced Qingyu completely.

[Sarcasm: Yu-sensei, Team Rocket in Kanto wants me to join them. What are your thoughts on this?]

[Sarcasm, the esper: I shouldn't be asking you this question when we've just met, but... I'm sure you're aware of the current predicament we're facing at Indigo Plateau.]

???

Is this a question I should be hearing?
Qingyu was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to her senses.

This issue clearly shows that Nancy has nothing to do with the Rockets anymore.

First, let's exclude the special episode manga plot.

In other words, most of the gym leaders in Kanto are not actually on the same side as Team Rocket.

That would be interesting.

After thinking for a moment, Qingyu quickly asked Nazi a question first:
[Azure Feather: Do you think other gym leaders might face the same problem as you?]

Despite the nearly one-hour live stream, Naz quickly responded.

[Sarcasm: Other Gym Leaders are likely also under threat from Team Rocket, and as far as I know, Mr. Giovanni and Mr. Blaine have been forced to join Team Rocket as well.]

Because Aoba isn't from Kanto, Sabrina doesn't need to worry about whether he's a Team Rocket spy, so she speaks much more frankly.

"Gakki joined Team Rocket?"

Upon seeing this somewhat darkly humorous answer, Qingyu couldn't help but shake her head.

Sure enough, that old fox Giovanni is very cunning.

If I hadn't known more information as a time traveler, I probably wouldn't have guessed that Mr. Giovanni, the Gym Leader of Viridian City who maintained the safety of the area, was actually the real boss of Team Rocket...

Even his dojo master colleagues were completely unaware of this.

However, perhaps this point can be used to our advantage?
After some thought, Qingyu quickly typed a few more lines of text on the screen:

【Azure Feather: Miss Sabrina, my suggestion is...】

[Azure Feather: Why not pretend to join Team Rocket first? Maybe that will help us discover the other Gym Leaders' intentions.]

[Azure Feather: If we could identify which Gym Leaders were forced to join Team Rocket and which were originally their accomplices, how about we act as undercover agents with others to coordinate an operation when the League purges Team Rocket in the future?]

That's right, Qingyu's idea is very simple.

Now that Sabrina has been confirmed as a "good person," and the Gym Leaders don't have the power to fight Team Rocket for the time being...

The safest approach is to wait for the right opportunity.

He also learned a little about Team Rocket through Mew, and knew that Mewtwo had appeared in this world and seemed to be subtly influenced by Mew.

So Mewtwo is bound to clash with Team Rocket and Giovanni sooner or later. At that time, all four Kanto Elite Four members will be involved, and Red and Blue might also get involved.

Aoba didn't know about the others, but if he mentioned Team Rocket to Adu, this "righteous messenger" of Kanto would definitely not let them off the hook.

By then, it will be much easier for Mewtwo to bring it out.

"Hiss—wait?"

Thinking of this, Qingyu suddenly realized...

If that's the case, does that mean I'll have to go to Kanto sooner or later?
It's not that Qingyu doesn't believe in Meng Huan's strength, but mainly because they've become so close, Qingyu is genuinely afraid that something might happen to Meng Huan and cause it some harm.

Team Rocket was founded with the goal of finding Mew. Although the exact reason is unknown, it is evident from the fact that they have been searching for two or three decades and even found ancient Mew's eyelash fossils.

For the Rockets, the dream has become an obsession.

If Mewtwo really appeared in front of them, it would probably be hard for him to escape, since it's uncertain whether he'd even be able to stand up to anything...

If something unexpected happens, not only will I be heartbroken, but Sylveon, who has always been very close to Mew, will also be very sad...

"Ugh……"

Qingyu sighed silently and made a mental note of it.

Next time Mew comes back, I'll go ask it and find out what's going on in Kanto.

If I have to help sooner or later, the more information I have, the better.

After thinking for a moment, Qingyu added another sentence to Nazi.

[Azure Feather: There's one more thing, be careful of Giovanni at the Viridian Dojo!]

[Sarcasm: ...I understand. Thank you for reminding me, Teacher Yu.]

Qingyu sighed helplessly and got up from her seat.

I seem to have inexplicably become the mastermind behind the Kanto dojo masters again.
No, that word is wrong. It should be "life mentor"!
"I just wanted to be a good gym leader in Padia, so how did I end up getting involved in such a big deal in Kanto..."

Is this what they mean by "with great power comes great responsibility"?

Qingyu didn't quite understand, but since things had come to this point, all he could do was try his best to prevent the plot from following the original story.

If Mew has already established a certain connection with Mewtwo, but still becomes a tool of Team Rocket and ultimately stages a comeback, leading to a destined battle with Mewtwo...

Isn't he somewhat incompetent as a time traveler?
As a beautiful Pokémon world, all these dark storylines should be banished. Mewtwo should make peace with Mew and come to my house to make dumplings together!
For some reason, Qingyu had this absurd idea inexplicably arise in her mind.

(End of this chapter)