The strongest gym leader starts by beating up Gary.

Fang Yuan looked at Xiao Wen and said

"We'll re-screen the applicants these next few days, only accepting challengers with two badges who have never participated in the League Tournament before."

"Yes, Master!"

Xiaowen also fully understands Fang Yuan's choice.

After all, the gym's Pokémon are all gone now, so no matter how strong the gym leader's command ability is, it's useless.

Fang Yuan looked at the quasi-god-level Pokémon egg that he could claim from the system, made up an excuse, and left.

Fang Yuan arrived at a warehouse of the Songzao Dojo.

Inside the warehouse, Fang Yuan quickly found an incubator specifically designed to protect elves and help elf eggs hatch.

Since it's a pseudo-legendary Pokémon egg, it's always good to be cautious.

After everything was ready, Fang Yuan clicked to claim.

Then a yellowish-brown elf egg appeared in Fang Yuan's hand.

The eggshell surface has dark, triangular patterns, and you can feel a strong heartbeat vibration when you touch it.

"A tan-colored Pokémon egg? Which Pokémon is this?"

Fang Yuan placed the elf egg into the incubator.

[Sprite: Unknown]

【Qualification: Top Grade】

[Evaluation: This is a pseudo-legendary Pokémon egg with exceptionally high potential; no one knows what it will hatch into.]

Just then, a Pokémon jumped out of the Poké Ball on Fang Yuan's waist and looked curiously at the Pokémon egg that Fang Yuan was holding.

Fang Yuan patted the head of the water leaping fish.

He will be your younger brother or sister from now on.

The water sprite nodded, seemingly understanding.

Just then, a mechanical voice rang in Fang Yuan's mind again.

[Ding~ Host's beginner mission is complete. You can earn rewards simply by developing your gym.]

Developing a gym includes, but is not limited to: increasing strength, enhancing the gym's reputation, mentoring trainers, and recruiting disciples.

"Taking disciples?"

Upon seeing these three words, Fang Yuan suddenly had a new idea.

Chapter 5 Chief Disciple

"Accepting disciples..."

Fang Yuan looked at the development goals for the dojo given by the system and asked...

Are the rewards for accepting disciples related to the disciples' status, position, and strength?

"What reward would I get if I could recruit Xiao Shi as a disciple of the dojo?"

Upon hearing Fang Yuan's question, the system paused briefly, which was unusual, before providing its answer.

[Key plot character detected: Shigeru Oki (Professor Oki's grandson)]

[Mission Objective: To recruit Shigeru as a disciple of the Matsumo Dojo.]

[Quest Reward: Tokiwa Power (Fragment)]

Upon hearing the system's voice, Fang Yuan's eyes lit up!

Fang Yuan immediately went from the backyard to the dojo.

Xiaowen was puzzled when she saw Fang Yuan come out, while Xiaomao's cheerleading girlfriends looked at Fang Yuan with a mixture of dissatisfaction and hostility.

Fang Yuan completely ignored all of this and took two steps at a time to get to Xiao Mao.

Seeing Fang Yuan approaching, Xiao Mao lowered his head, not daring to look Fang Yuan in the eye.

But in the end, he gritted his teeth and said to Fang Yuan...

"Gym Leader Fang, I lost this gym battle, but I will continue to work hard and earn the badge!"

After hearing Xiao Mao's words, Fang Yuan thought for a moment and quickly came up with a solution.

A way to get Shigeru to join the dojo on his own initiative.

"Keep trying to get badges?"

"Let me be frank, if you continue training like this, forget about getting a badge, sooner or later you won't even be able to beat Ash!"

"Xiao Zhi? Master Fang knows Xiao Zhi?"

Fang Yuan gently traced the engravings on the gym emblem on the Poké Ball with his fingertips; it was a mark passed down through generations of gym leaders.

"Of course. Although Ash is not as strong as you now, in the future, you will definitely be left far behind by Ash."

"Impossible! That hot-blooded idiot Ash! How could I, Gary, possibly be left behind by him?!"

Seeing Xiao Mao's disbelief, Fang Yuan continued to deliver the finishing blow without any hesitation.

"I swear on the reputation of Matsuzo Dojo, I mean it."

Xiao Mao stared in shock at Fang Yuan, who seemed serious.

"Me? I can't even beat Ash, that hot-blooded idiot?"

If this crushing defeat could be considered a slap in the face for Gary, then the news that Ash would surpass him completely shattered Gary's resolve.

"I'm Professor Oak's grandson! I've received the best education since I was a child, and all the Pokémon I have are top-tier. The breeding materials I use are from top breeders! How could I possibly lose to Ash?!"

Upon hearing Xiao Mao's question, Fang Yuan only uttered one last sentence.

"You've long lost your passion for battles; they're just something you use to show off."

"Determination, passion, willpower, perhaps these are all very vague and ethereal things."

"But when these things meet the elves, they create extraordinary sparks."

"And that's what being a trainer is all about. All you're doing now is pretending you want to be a trainer."

"If you still have this mentality, you might as well go home and inherit your grandfather's mantle. Becoming an elf researcher is not shameful."

Xiao Mao's knee slammed onto the floor with a dull thud, his meticulously styled spiky hair drooped, and the Squirtle pendant on his collar swayed violently with his heavy breathing.

"Have I been pretending to want to become a trainer all this time?"

Seeing Xiao Mao fall, his cheerleader girlfriend rushed over to help him up.

Just then, his eyes hardened again, and he seemed to recall the first day he had just acquired Squirtle and embarked on his journey.

Xiao Mao forcefully shook off the cheerleaders' hands.

Xiao Mao looked at Fang Yuan and then knelt down in front of him without hesitation.

"I've only been traveling for three months, but I seem to have already forgotten the excitement I felt on the first day I led Squirtle away."

"Gym Leader, I want to become a real Trainer!"

Although Gary stayed with Professor Oak, he encountered quite a few of the Elite Four, and even met the Champion a few times.

However, Fang Yuan was the first dojo master to point out his own problem!

Seeing this, Fang Yuan finally smiled.

"Still calling him the curator?"

[Ding~ Congratulations, host, for accepting Xiao Mao as your disciple. You have received the reward: Tokiwa Power (Incomplete)]

[Ding~ Disciple Xiao Mao's Growth System Activated]

[Disciple Profile: Shigeru Oki]

[Identity: Professor Oak's grandson]

Current strength: Beginner

[Tactical Talent: ★★☆☆]

[Elf Affinity: ★★☆☆☆]

Willpower: ★☆☆☆

(☆ represents the maximum potential of talent, ★ represents the current level reached)

[Pocketed Pokémon: Wartortle, Kingler, Eevee, Rattata, Pidgeotto...]

[Exclusive Questline: Rediscover Your Original Aspirations, Completion Rate 5%]

[Next stage reward: Evolution Potion (increases a Pokémon's Individual Values ​​by 3-5 points)]

Fang Yuan's smile widened even more; he found Xiao Mao kneeling on the ground pleasing to the eye no matter what.

"Good apprentice, get up quickly, the ground is cold."

"From now on, you'll follow me, and I guarantee I'll help you beat that kid Zhi to a pulp."

"Thank you, master!"

Xiao Mao nodded, expressing his heartfelt gratitude.

Seeing this, Xiaowen stroked her chin and said...

"The master has already started taking on apprentices on only the first day?"

Xiao Mao's cheerleading girlfriends were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

Xiao Mao has become an apprentice, but what are they going to do?

"Master, what should I do next?"

Xiao Mao raised a question to Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan, without any hesitation, waved his hand and said...

"First, we'll get rid of all your cheerleaders. You're just an ordinary trainer now, but you're putting on a bigger show than most Elite Four members!"

Xiao Mao scratched his head sheepishly and said...

"Okay master!"

"And you'll throw away that sports car of yours..."

"Park it in the dojo's parking garage. Just scan the shared bike. In the future, wouldn't riding a Champion-level Growlithe be cooler than any sports car?"

Upon hearing Fang Yuan's words, Xiao Mao nodded repeatedly.

"Master is right! I'll get rid of all these material possessions right now!"

Afterwards, Xiao Mao's cheerleading girlfriends looked at the severance pay in their hands and were on the verge of tears.

In particular, one seemingly unremarkable girl among the cheerleaders was so panicked she was about to explode.

Because she is not only Gary's cheerleader, but also Professor Oak's bodyguard secretly arranged for Gary.

After all, Gary is Professor Oak's only grandson, so this level of protection is necessary.

But today, under her protection, Xiao Mao actually chose to become an apprentice of a dojo master, and a master who was about the same age as Xiao Mao.

She was almost in tears at that moment.

At that moment, she had only one thought in her mind: contact Professor Oak immediately, your grandson has been kidnapped!

Meanwhile, in Pallet Town, Professor Oak, who was cooking instant noodles in his lab, suddenly sneezed and said in a very anxious tone...

"Oh my god! My instant noodles are going to get soggy again?!"

—————— Supplement to Power Level Settings

[Pokémon level names: 1-10: Newbie, 11-20: Normal, 21-30: Veteran, 31-50: Elite, 51-59: Gym Leader, 60: Proto-Elite, 60 and above: Elite Trainer.]

Having a Pokémon of the corresponding level means having a trainer of the corresponding level. Because the number and strength of Pokémon of the same level vary greatly, the difference between trainers of the same level can also be very large.

Chapter 6's second starter Pokémon, Bubble