Pokémon: Trainers Returning from Monster Hunter

Chapter 90 Anniversary Special Battle Event

The next morning.

Oreki felt a cool sensation on his cheeks.

He knew what it was, but still pretended to be startled.

Open your eyes.

Kirlian was standing by the bed, her upper body slightly tilted, her green hair hanging down, and a mischievous look on her face.

of course.

What's most striking is the chilling aura constantly emanating from its right fist.

—It's the Freeze Fist!

Hmm—maybe I can only say it's 50% Frozen Fist.

Because its power seems somewhat worrisome.

last night.

Stimulated by the Lavasioth Gem, Kirlia successfully absorbed a small portion of the overflowing ice-type energy, while the remainder turned into water.

It was this small amount of energy absorbed into its body that allowed it to maintain the Frozen Fist for a short time without the need for superpowers.

Then, repeat the process over and over again.

It finally mastered the Frozen Fist that had troubled it for many days in the dead of night.

But perhaps because of this peculiar learning method, every time it unleashed a freezing punch afterward, its power was not as great as its lightning punch.

Not to mention the Flame Fist, which he has mastered the most.

"Since you can control it, it means your body isn't that averse to ice-attribute energy. With more training, its power should return to normal."

Oreki comforted him.

"Chiru!"

Kirlia nodded emphatically and used her superpowers to cover the sleeping blacksmith and Tire Cat with blankets.

It knows everything that happened last night.

Needless to say, the trainer's ingenious training methods are well-known, and I owe most of the credit to him for teaching me Freeze Punch.

But my two friends were willing to stay up late to keep me company—

Kirullian's gaze softened.

This feels really good.

"Meow—meow—meow"

Tire Cat was dreaming about something when she suddenly started talking in her sleep.

But when Oreki finished listening to what it was saying, its expression turned strange.

The first sentence is: Little La—quickly use your frozen fists to make me a chilled orange juice—

After a while, a second sentence came out: Little Ra, your Ice Punch is not powerful enough—not enough. The strange feeling that had risen in Ice Meow’s heart immediately crumbled, and Kirlia walked over with Ice Punch.

Let me let you taste the flavor of chilled stinky cat first!

"Meow!!"

At 9:00 AM, Oreki and Kiju appeared at the East Gate of Tsukidai City.

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As soon as they entered, the two saw Ye Ci, the slender president of the alliance and chairman of the Orange Academy with wild hair.

It looks like they were waiting specifically for them.

Ye Ci glanced at the watch and joked.

"I never expected you to be so punctual, Qishu."

"Don't try to smear my image right off the bat, President!" Kiju retorted angrily.

Oreki was surprised that the chairman of the academy would personally greet him during this part of the event.

Having studied and researched in Padiya for many years, he and Yeci did not see each other often, but he did receive a lot of care from the other party.

He quickened his pace and greeted everyone first.

"Chairman, it's been a long time."

"Long?" Ye Ci feigned deep thought. "I think it'll be about a month?"

.. "

That seems to be the case!

Oreki immediately realized what was happening.

He had been conducting research in Padia before being invited by Dr. Solans.

Even when he finally went to Hoenn, it was Yaji who took him to the airport.

However, because he experienced so much afterward, he subconsciously believed that a long time had passed—

"Oh, I see. The Level 2 Researcher forgot about me, the chairman?"

Knowing that the other person was still joking, Oreki gave an awkward laugh.

"How could that be? It's just that a lot has happened lately."

Upon hearing this, Ye Ci rarely showed a look of emotion.

"Yes, who would have thought that a graduate from our Orange Academy would become a Level 2 Researcher in less than a month after joining Kanaz Academy? And—"

She looked at the Poké Ball on Oreki's waist.

"And they've caught many new companions, so it seems a lot has happened. How about a Pokémon battle?"

???

No, you changed the subject way too fast!

Can anyone tell me why the league champion can trigger the "make eye contact and then fight" storyline?

Or—should I do it myself?

This is a good opportunity to test the effectiveness of the strength enhancement.

"I didn't say you were going to fight me."

Seeing Oreki's surprised expression, Yaji offered an explanation.

"We'd like you to participate in the academy's anniversary battle event. With such a rising star like you, the students in the academy should be very happy to have you there."

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It turned out to be the case.

Oreki felt a pang of regret for some reason.

I also want to have a spectacular fencing match with the enemy's general.

"But I only have three Pokémon, and I just caught one of them, Little Blacksmith, yesterday."

Oreki knew that the current official matches were all in 3V3 and 6V6 singles modes.

2v2 or even 1v1 situations only occur in gym battles.

"I know, I watched part of Qishu's livestream yesterday. Your Pokémon training is excellent, and very—well, very unique!"

After offering a sincere compliment, Ye Ci then explained the rules of the battle event in detail.

After listening, Oreki suddenly understood.

This event is not a competitive match, but rather has the feel of an entertainment exhibition.

The event consists of either 1V1 singles or 2V2 doubles until the semifinals, with one of the two options being randomly selected each round.

According to Yi Yongci, this event features outstanding trainers from Unova Blueberry Academy, so a doubles mode was specially set up for her.

As for the rules for the semi-finals and finals, they represent a completely new approach, and these are the main highlights of the event.

The league provides Pokémon of similar breeding levels. The two teams are randomly assigned ten Pokémon each and choose three from them for the final singles battle.

Isn't that similar to the 6-3 singles match between a rented team in a game from my previous life?

The only difference is that the Pokémon in this battle event are randomized, and there are more of them.

Oreki pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized that this method was quite difficult.

Most trainers can't even control their own familiar Pokémon well, let alone control unfamiliar Pokémon in this time-limited mode.

How about randomly assigning Pokémon battles to students who might not even pass their exams?

What if you get so badly beaten that you start to doubt your existence and give up your trainer status altogether?

Ahem—although he had done "beating up" students before, he still raised his doubts at this opportune moment.

Upon hearing his question, Ye Ci was taken aback at first, then smiled and spoke.

"It's supposed to be an exhibition match, so ordinary students definitely won't be allowed to participate. The participants are all elite trainers, even the Padawan Gym Leader and Elite Four members, all to set a good example for the academy students."

That's a real shame, the much-anticipated "beating up" of students is gone.

After expressing his regret once again, Oreki asked the question that concerned him most.

Is there a prize for first place?

If there's no reward, he'll have to think carefully about whether he should participate.

"You're really confident."

Ye Ci was truly surprised; she had emphasized that even a Heavenly King would be participating, yet Oreki was still so confident.

Seeing that the other person was staring intently at him, as if saying, "I won't participate without a reward," he realized that the other person was not interested.

She had no choice but to reveal it in advance.

"There are rewards; everyone who makes it to the semi-finals will receive a reward."

"Then I'll participate."

Oreki answered immediately.

No matter what the reward is.

As I always say, even a small flower is still flesh.

He now urgently needs resources to increase the speed of Pokémon breeding.

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