Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 116 Master Itachi: Drowned in Water...

Su Yu arrived at just the right time; Luo Sheng had just finished his lesson when he arrived.

Just as Su Yu picked up his water glass to drink, the martial arts apprentice beside him led him up to Luo Sheng and said:

"Master, this man says he's here to see you. Do you know him?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Sheng put down his water glass in surprise and looked at Su Yu.

Su Yu then stepped forward and said:

"Hello, Master Luo. I am Yang Wen's cousin, the one who runs a ranch in the neighboring Seagull Town."

Upon hearing Su Yu's words, Luo Sheng immediately remembered them. He said:

"Then come with me. There are too many people here. Let's talk outside."

Upon hearing this, Su Yu had no choice but to follow.

Seeing their master suddenly leave with someone, the students who were resting during break all gathered around, curiously asking the apprentice who had brought Su Yu:

"Bai Yue, who was that person just now? Why did the owner specifically take him away?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yue, the dojo apprentice, shook her head and replied:

"I don't know who he is. He only said that he is a rancher from the neighboring town of Seagull."

A rancher?

Upon hearing this, the dojo apprentices looked at each other in bewilderment. What was the rancher doing at the dojo?

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Meanwhile, on the other side...

After leading Su Yu to a secluded spot, the gym leader named Luo Sheng took out a Poké Ball and released a Weasel.

He looked at Su Yu and said:

"Since you are Yang Wen's cousin, then you must have some kind of relationship with Officer Jenny's family."

"In that case, let's have a match first, so I can test your strength. Don't worry, I'll hold back, you just need to go all out."

Upon hearing this, Su Yu was quite surprised. A battle right after meeting? Wasn't that... a bit too sudden?

And what's more, they actually want me to use all my strength?

Does this mean you think I'm weak?

Su Yu scratched his head. He hadn't brought many Pokémon with him on this trip, only Tropius, Alcremie, and his mount, Eyjafjalla.

Alcremie is definitely out of the question, and Tropius seems to have reached Gym level by now, so it probably needs a battle to hone its skills.

"However... let's use it to give our little sheep mounts some battle experience."

"Gym-level battles are a rare opportunity, so let them experience it."

With that in mind, Su Yu took out all the Poké Balls and released them.

"Everyone, come out and see what's going on!"

The one he chose to fight was naturally the strongest of his little sheep mounts, the one that had learned the Grassy Ground skill first.

"As for the battle... I choose you, little lamb!"

Su Yu sent out his mount, a little sheep.

To Luo Sheng on the other side, this was exactly what he considered a weakling's performance.

"Did they send out their little lamb mounts?"

Judging from appearances, Yang Wen's cousin isn't very capable either. Compared to Yang Wen, who graduated from the specialized Officer Jenny School, he seems far inferior.

With that in mind, Luo Sheng had already decided to go easy on Luo Sheng in this match.

However, at this moment, Su Yu on the other side said:

"Master Luo, in this battle, please make sure you go all out and let your little lamb experience it properly."

"Don't let its appearance fool you, this little lamb mount is actually quite strong, so please be very careful!"

To Luo Sheng, this seemed rather comical.

Luo Sheng thought to himself:

"What's there to be afraid of with just a little lamb? What's this kid thinking? I'm a Gym Leader, you know!"

"No matter what, I could never be beaten up by a little sheep."

With that in mind, Rashomon also sent his master, Itachi, to the battlefield.

However, Luo Sheng did not let his master Itachi attack first. Instead, he let Itachi stand still and wait for Su Yu's mount, the little sheep, to attack.

Seeing Luo Sheng's expression, Su Yu realized that Luo Sheng hadn't taken his words to heart at all. He sighed helplessly; there was nothing he could do. After all, who would have thought that a little sheep mount could be so strong?

He had no choice but to instruct his little lamb:

"Don't rush to use Grassy Terrain. Use Leaf Blade to probe first and see how strong the opponent is."

"Meow~!"

Upon hearing this, the little sheep mount nodded, and a blade of grass-type energy flashed at the corner of its mouth, instantly forming a leaf blade.

With the leaf blade in its mouth, the little sheep mount charged forward.

In response, Luo Sheng instructed:

"Defend with a Brick Breaker and see how strong your opponent is."

Upon hearing this, Master Itachi immediately unleashed the Brick Break move, gathering Fighting-type energy in his hand to clash with the Leaf Blade used by his mount, Eyjafjalla.

Watching his master Itachi fight his mount, the little sheep, Luo Sheng nodded while drinking water.

Hmm... The proficiency with the Leaf Blade move is quite good, and the Grass-type energy is also quite refined.

It's clear that this is a Pokémon with a very solid foundation.

Meanwhile, Su Yu kept directing his mount, the little sheep, as it used various techniques such as leaf blades, wooden horns, and vine whips to test its current strength.

After their exchange, Su Yu had a general idea of ​​the strength of his mount, the little sheep.

It seems that the mount lambs have an exceptionally high affinity for the "Grassland" move after their metamorphosis. Or perhaps... because they primarily practice Grassland, their proficiency with other moves has fallen far behind.

At least after this battle, the strength shown by the little sheep mount was far from reaching the level of a dojo master.

They might not even have reached the professional level.

According to Su Yu's estimation, if Grassy Terrain is used, its strength should be able to reach the level of a gym.

The difference is quite enormous.

"Is this going for a squishy mage build?"

"No... perhaps a more accurate term would be 'Summoner'."

Su Yu thought this way, and it wasn't a bad idea. After all, the little sheep's talent in the Grass Field move was truly outstanding.

In contrast, the little sheep mount's talent in other moves is rather lacking.

"In that case, let's focus our training on the Grass Field move when we get back."

The Grassy Terrain move can have many variations. For example... the types of plants summoned?

Thinking of this, Su Yu's expression turned strange.

"Oh no... this is really going to turn into Plants vs. Zombies."

Shifting our focus back to the battle, Master Itachi and his mount, the little sheep, had already completed their mutual probing.

Seeing this, Su Yu also said:

"It feels ready, little lamb mount, let's use that move directly."

"Master Itachi, please be careful. This next move might be quite powerful..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Sheng, who was drinking water not far away, was also somewhat surprised. This little sheep mount had been fighting for so long, and it still had a trump card up its sleeve?

What kind of trump card could it be?

Luo Sheng felt a little curious.

However, when he saw his little sheep mount use "that move," he was completely dumbfounded, and the mouthful of water he had just drunk immediately spat out.

"Pfft...cough cough, holy crap, what's this?"

The next moment, countless ferocious plants surged from the ground, completely engulfing Master Itachi.

At the moment he was engulfed by the ferocious plants, Rashomon could still see the bewildered expression on his master Itachi's face, as if to say:

Who am I? Where am I? What happened?

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(End of this chapter)