Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 115 Rashomon Dojo

That evening.

After digesting the changes for a long time outside, the Caterpie finally grasped the general changes brought about by binding itself to the Sky Tree. However, it still needs some time to adjust to the subsequent changes.

Feeling the surge of power within him, the caterpillar returned to its little house. It still felt somewhat unsettled. Seeing this, its mounts, the little sheep, gathered around it.

The little sheep were quite used to this surge of power; they had experienced the same change when they absorbed the Water of Life before.

In this situation, simply release all the energy in your body and wait for it to recover naturally. Repeat this several times, and your body will fully adapt to the feeling.

"Hiss~!" Caterpillar nodded after hearing the instructions from the little sheep, preparing to try it out later.

In addition, the caterpillar said it plans to stay on the Sky Tree for the next few days and doesn't plan to come back inside to sleep.

Because it sensed that the Sky Tree seemed to have a special affinity for flying-type energy, it planned to stay on the tree for a few days to see if it could deepen its understanding of flying-type energy.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu pondered for a moment. What the green caterpillar was referring to was probably that the Sky Tree could promote its growth by absorbing the energy of the wind.

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Meanwhile, on the other side...

The pastoral area where Su Yu is located is under the jurisdiction of Haiou Town.

And right next to Seagull Town, there is a city. In this city, there is a dojo.

Luo Sheng is the head of this dojo.

In the Eastern Kingdoms, to become a certified Gym Leader, you must first own six Pokémon of Professional Rank or higher. Secondly, among these six Pokémon, at least three must be Gym Leader Rank Pokémon.

And this is only the requirement for certification as a Level 1 dojo. A Level 1 dojo is essentially the most basic dojo in any region, and the business it can operate is quite limited. Besides offering challenges, the only business it can offer is sparring.

If you can pass the assessment and be promoted to a Level 2 dojo, you will be able to operate more businesses. In addition to being able to recruit apprentices in the name of the dojo, you will also gain the right to promote products in the name of the dojo.

Unlocking these features will significantly boost the dojo's profitability. After all, the apprenticeship and sales businesses are both incredibly lucrative.

However, the corresponding assessment standards for Level 2 dojos are also very strict, and very few Level 1 dojos can pass them.

Even so, a level 1 gym is enough to command respect. The people living in a town feel at ease knowing that a gym is located there.

Therefore, various regions provide subsidies for the establishment of dojos so that their cities can have at least one dojo.

The dojo where Luo Sheng works is a first-class dojo, which he just founded.

He was also a friend of Yang Wen, Su Yu's cousin from the past. When Yang Wen left, she gave Su Yu a business card from Luo Sheng.

Furthermore, Yang Wen had asked Luo Sheng to take good care of Su Yu on her behalf.

At first, Luo Sheng thought Su Yu would contact him on her own initiative. But so much time has passed, and Luo Sheng still hasn't received a call from Su Yu.

This puzzled Luo Sheng greatly. What was wrong with the other party? After asking him for help, they hadn't replied at all?

Luo Sheng took out his phone and sent Yang Wen a message. He asked her a question out of curiosity, and then left the rest to Yang Wen to handle herself.

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Meanwhile, on the other side...

Upon receiving Yang Wen's message, Su Yu suddenly remembered that such a thing had indeed happened back then.

He scratched his head. Since the other party had specifically asked about this, it wouldn't be right for him not to go.

Su Yu went outside and called over the Pokémon from the ranch. He told them about the incident and asked:

"So I'm planning to check out that dojo. Anyone want to come with me?"

Upon hearing this, the little sheep, Alcremie, and Squirtle all raised their hands, expressing their desire to go and see it together.

The green caterpillar said that it wanted to stay on the ranch recently, so it was not going to go with Su Yu.

Seeing this, Su Yu didn't say anything more. He summoned Tropius and then flew with a group of Pokémon to the neighboring city.

This was the first time Su Yu had left the area of ​​Seagull Town. In the past, the farthest he had ever gone was only to the town's market.

When he arrived at the dojo, he was quite amazed by its grandeur.

"I never imagined a level one dojo could be built so beautifully!"

That must cost a lot of money, right?

These words were overheard by a man who looked like an apprentice, who snorted coldly and said:

"Hmph, of course. Although our gym has only just been established, our gym leader is working hard to build a high-level gym."

"Even though our Rashomon Dojo Master is still a Level 1 Dojo Master, he is already able to recruit apprentices, which is something that many Level 1 Dojos cannot do."

While generally only level two dojos are allowed to openly recruit apprentices, there are always exceptions.

That is, if the Gym Leader of this Level 1 Gym is very good at teaching knowledge about Trainers and has passed the relevant assessments of the League.

In this situation, even a top-level dojo can openly recruit apprentices.

Such a situation is obviously extremely rare.

Hearing what the apprentice-looking man said, Su Yu nodded and asked curiously:

"So... are you an apprentice at this dojo?"

Upon hearing this, the other person nodded proudly, seemingly quite pleased with their status as a dojo apprentice.

"It seems you've never been to our dojo before. In that case, let me show you inside?"

As he spoke, the man turned around and prepared to lead the way.

Su Yu wasn't very interested in this. He wasn't there to visit the dojo; he was only there because the dojo master had mentioned it to Yang Wen.

Immediately, Su Yu jogged to catch up with the dojo apprentice and asked:

"Hey...bro, do you know where your dojo master is?"

"You're here to see our dojo master?" The dojo apprentice seemed somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

After Su Yu nodded, he suddenly realized:

"That's true. I thought you were a trainer newbie who was just passing by and had never seen a gym before, so I thought I'd show you around."

"However, the dojo master should still be teaching the previous batch of students. Come with me, I'll take you there to find him."

The dojo apprentice led the way, and before long they arrived at a rather spacious hall.

Here, the dojo master named Rashomon is giving a lesson to his apprentices, who are listening attentively.

This scene reminded Su Yu of the after-school tutoring classes in his previous life. Perhaps the apprentices recruited by this dojo were of the same type?

(End of this chapter)