I haven't decided on a name for my Pokémon trainer yet.

After all, by the end of the semester, all students will have their first Pokémon. I'm just a little bit early, so it shouldn't matter, right?

After considering it for a while, Ye Feng finally decided to take Ralts with him to school.

As for whether the teacher will blame me when I get to school, emmmm, we'll see. The most important thing is that Ralts is happy!

So, Ye Feng happily took Ralts to school.

Passersby noticed Ye Feng's school uniform and the Ralts, clearly a newborn Pokémon, on his shoulder. They understood that he was a student who had just acquired his own Pokémon and cast kind glances at him.

Upon arriving at the school, Ye Feng and Ralts attracted a lot of attention.

"Ah, Ah Feng?" A somewhat uncertain voice sounded behind Ye Feng.

Ye Feng turned around and saw Gu Siming.

Gu Siming stared wide-eyed at the Ralts on Ye Feng's shoulder.

"This is... Ralts? Your Pokémon egg has hatched? It's only been a few days? Didn't the shop assistant say..." Gu Siming asked in surprise.

Ye Feng touched his nose and chuckled, "Yeah, I was quite surprised too. Maybe it's fate?"

Gu Siming nodded blankly, curiously examining Ralts.

Surprisingly, Ralts wasn't afraid at all and even waved its little hand at Gu Siming.

"It's not afraid of me? Isn't Ralts supposed to be afraid of humans?" Gu Siming was a little surprised and waved back.

Ye Feng pondered for a moment and explained, "It probably didn't sense any malice. Ralts can sense human emotions, and only approaching with malicious intent will scare it away."

Gu Siming nodded knowingly, then glanced at Ye Feng: "You even know this?"

Ye Feng smiled and said, "Of course, isn't that common sense?"

“Common sense?” Gu Siming muttered, giving Ye Feng a strange look. “I feel like you’ve changed a bit lately.”

Ye Feng stiffened, and forced a dry laugh: "What's different?"

"You seem much more cheerful now. You never used to laugh like this," Gu Siming said after thinking for a moment.

"Maybe it's because I have ideals," Ye Feng said evasively.

"Maybe." Gu Siming nodded uncertainly.

His ambition to become a master trainer had somehow spread throughout the class. Most people just laughed it off as gossip and didn't take it too seriously.

The only ones who truly cared were Gu Siming, her best friend, and Ning Xian, whom she grew up with.

"I wonder what kind of expressions other people will have when they see you have an elf?" Gu Siming asked expectantly.

"Hmm... I don't know." Ye Feng didn't know either.

Ralts' arrival in the classroom caused quite a stir.

"Wow, Ye Feng, your egg has hatched?"

"What do you mean, my egg? Elf egg? That's an elf egg."

"Oh, what's the difference? This is Ralts, isn't it? It's a very rare Pokémon!"

"Ye Feng, you usually seem so lazy, but you've managed to get your own Pokémon so quickly."

"So cute! Can I hug you?"

"···"

"Ye Feng, I didn't expect that egg to hatch so quickly." Ning Xian was a little surprised.

"Well, I didn't expect that either."

"Can I... huh?" Ning Xian was about to ask if she could hug Ralts, but Ralts took the initiative to leave Ye Feng's shoulder and jumped into Ning Xian's arms, letting out a joyful cry.

"Wow, so cute!"

The group of girls immediately let out a series of screams.

Ning Xian stroked Ralts' head, looking at Ye Feng with a puzzled expression. She had just seen several girls try to pet Ralts, but it dodged them all, yet it had unexpectedly come into her arms on its own initiative.

Ye Feng shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

Ralts looked at Ning Xian, then back at Ye Feng, before nuzzling its head against Ning Xian's chest.

"Wh-what?" Ning Xian suddenly blushed and gently patted Ralts' head. "Don't shout like that."

"What's wrong?" Ye Feng looked at Ning Xian, who suddenly blushed, with a puzzled expression.

"It's nothing, here you go. Class is about to start, go back to your seat." Ning Xian shoved Ralts into Ye Feng's arms and turned to leave.

"That damned Ye Feng, how could he teach a child to call someone 'Mom' like that? I'm still so young." Ning Xian covered her flushed face and muttered to herself.

Ye Feng, completely bewildered, hugged Ralts and put it back on his shoulder.

"That despicable Ye Feng!"

Sitting in his seat, Zhang Qiang gritted his teeth and clenched his fists as he stared at Ye Feng and Ralts, who were surrounded.

He couldn't understand how Ye Feng, who was usually so ordinary, suddenly started to change. Not only did his grades improve by leaps and bounds, but he was also the first in the class to have a Pokémon, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

I heard he went on a date with Ning Xian just two days ago. How despicable! Unforgivable!

Once I get the elf, I'll definitely beat you to a pulp!

The school bell rang soon after. Although everyone was reluctant, they all obediently returned to their seats, remembering Liu Ye's likely imposing presence. However, every now and then, someone would turn around to look at Ye Feng, or more precisely, at the Ralts on his shoulder.

The first class was taught by Liu Ye as usual.

Liu Ye walked in and keenly sensed that the atmosphere in the classroom was somewhat different. His gaze swept across the classroom like a solid line, and he quickly found the source.

It's Ye Feng again.

Liu Ye was secretly surprised. Ye Feng had changed a lot recently. He was indeed different from before. It seemed that people would change after they had a clear goal.

"Ye Feng, although there's no rule against bringing Pokémon to class, it's too early now. Let's put them away for now."

Ye Feng knew Liu Ye would ask this question, so he tried to put Ralts down, but Ralts still clung tightly to Ye Feng's head and refused to let go.

Ye Feng could only shrug helplessly at Liu Ye.

Liu Ye took a deep breath and said, "I mean, put the Pokémon into a Poké Ball."

Ye Feng scratched his head and said, "Sorry, Teacher Liu, I don't have a Poké Ball yet..."

Liu Ye was taken aback for a moment before realizing that students would only receive their Pokémon and Poké Balls at the end of the semester. Poké Balls could only be purchased from specialized stores with a Trainer's license, or distributed to students by official educational institutions such as schools.

Ye Feng naturally doesn't have one now.

But going to find a Poké Ball now would be a waste of time and would interfere with class.

"Alright, let's call it a day for this class. Don't disturb others. Come to my office after class."

Ye Feng nodded.

Ralts is quite well-behaved; there's no need to worry about it affecting others.

Chapter 10: The First Pokémon

After class, Ye Feng followed Liu Ye to the office.

Liu Ye took a red and white Poké Ball from the table and handed it to Ye Feng, saying, "I didn't expect your Pokémon egg to hatch so quickly, and you even brought it to school. There are quite a few procedures to get a Poké Ball, and it hasn't been approved yet. This is an empty ball of mine, so you can use it for now. You can return it to me when you get your own Poké Ball."

Ye Feng knew that a Poké Ball would be needed after the Pokémon egg hatched, so he had informed Liu Ye in advance.

After all, Poké Balls are officially regulated resources, and each Pokémon has a unique code that is linked to the Trainer's ID. Non-Trainers are not qualified to possess them, so Ye Feng currently has no way to apply for or purchase them on his own.

However, Ye Feng is a student, and with a teacher's supervision, he can legally possess Poké Balls before becoming a trainer.

With Liu Ye's authorization, Ye Feng can also use his Poké Balls. Currently, Ralts is registered under Liu Ye's Trainer ID; once Ye Feng has his own Trainer ID, he can simply switch the registration.

There's no need to worry about Ralts becoming Liu Ye's Pokémon. After all, binding a Poké Ball to a Trainer ID is just a legal procedure, like registering a Pokémon on a household registration book. And household registration can naturally be transferred.

As for the issue of trainer status, since there wasn't much time left before the end of the semester, Liu Ye and Ye Feng discussed it and decided to apply for it together with other students. Ye Feng didn't intend to make any special arrangements that would make others envious.

Ye Feng didn't refuse, said thank you, and took the ball.

"Ralts?" Ye Feng called out tentatively.

Although he had captured countless Pokémon in the game, this was his first time actually doing it, and Ye Feng couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

In the game, after depleting a Pokémon's HP, you can easily capture it by throwing a Poké Ball, but in reality... I don't know...

Ralts tilted its head, understood Ye Feng's meaning, and reached out to touch the Poké Ball. With a flash of red light, it was sucked in.

The Poké Ball wobbled in Ye Feng's hand for a moment, then stopped.

"Alright, now you can be considered a true Ralts trainer. Go back to class," Liu Ye said, waving his hand.

"Okay, thank you teacher."

"boom!"

With a flash of white light, Ralts suddenly jumped out of its Poké Ball and sat on Ye Feng's shoulder again.

"This?" Ye Feng was a little surprised. He tried to put Ralts back into the ball, but it ran out on its own and hugged Ye Feng's head, making a pitiful sound.

"Hmm?" Liu Ye also looked at Ralts with surprise and uncertainty.

"Teacher Liu, this..." Ye Feng looked at Liu Ye.