Elf: Start your slow-paced life after becoming a farmer.

After Nemo returned to the crowd, Carl called out the next name: "Next student, Shinji."

After his name was called by Karl, Shinji slowly walked out from the crowd. Upon seeing this unfamiliar face, the students began to whisper among themselves.

"Who is this? I've never seen him at the academy before."

"I don't know either. Could he be a freshman who just enrolled this year?"

"How can freshmen take this course?"

……

"Hello everyone, my name is Shinji, and I come from the Sinnoh region. My goal is to become a powerful trainer. I have already obtained the badges of the eight gyms in the Kanto region, and I plan to collect the badges of the eight gyms in the Padilla region this school year."

"From the Sinnoh region? Could it be that he was introduced by Professor Carl?"

"He's already collected all the badges from the eight major dojos in the Kanto region? It seems he's quite skilled."

Shinji coldly observed the whispering crowd and slowly walked back to his original position. He had anticipated the reaction of these "classmates," but he would prove everything with his strength.

After each classmate finished introducing themselves, Carl finally saw the name he had been most looking forward to.

"Next student, Peony."

Upon hearing her name called, Peony, who had remained silent throughout the crowd, closed her eyes in despair, then slowly opened them again. Finally, an air of "calmly facing death" rose from her body, and she strode quickly to the front of the crowd.

"Hello everyone, my name is Peony, and I come from the Galar region..."

Chapter 110 Pipa's Confusion

The moment Peony uttered the first syllable, she noticed her voice trembling.

This was the first time she had introduced herself in front of so many people since entering Orange Academy.

Peony felt her breathing becoming rapid and her heartbeat gradually increasing.

However, when she saw those familiar faces in the crowd casting encouraging glances at her, Peony found that her voice began to flow smoothly.

"Hello everyone, my name is Peony, and I come from the Galar region. I haven't earned any Gym Badges yet. My favorite Pokémon is Eevee... Well, that's it."

The moment Mudan finished speaking, the whispers she had anticipated did not materialize. Instead, she was met with friendly glances from her classmates.

After returning to the crowd, Peony let out a long sigh of relief. Just then, a cheerful female voice rang in her ears: "Hello, Peony, my name is Pipa. It's nice to meet you."

Upon hearing the sound of the loquat, Peony froze for a moment. Although she had communicated with the loquat many times online, this was the first time she had interacted with it in real life.

"Hello, Pipa," Peony replied timidly. "It's a pleasure to meet you too."

"Botan, you really like Eevee, don't you?" Pipa said with a smile. "Could it be that all your Pokémon are evolved forms of Eevee?"

No, that's right.

The bright smile on Pipa's face was a little "irritating" to Peony, but she still mustered up the courage to answer Pipa's question.

Just then, Carl happened to call out Biwa's name. Biwa smiled slightly at Botan, walked out of the crowd with her head held high, and introduced herself clearly: "Hello everyone, I am Biwa, a local from the Padia region. I like Fighting-type Pokémon because I am also good at sports. I hope you will take good care of me in the coming school year."

……

After the last student finished introducing himself, Carl put the attendance book back into his backpack and glanced at the twenty-four students in front of him.

After the self-introductions, Karl mentally divided the students into three categories. The first category, led by Nemo, consisted of students who aspired to become professional trainers. This group made up about half of the class and was the absolute mainstream.

The second category consists of students led by Botan, who, although not interested in becoming professional trainers, have good grades and are very curious about him, so they chose to take this course.

The third category, led by Pipa, consists of students whose grades are just good enough and who believe they might need combat skills in the future, so they choose to take this course. This category is the smallest, with only four students including Pipa.

When preparing his lessons last night, Karl had already considered this situation. After all, having attended university in his previous life, he knew very well that there were many reasons for taking an elective course. Some people were simply interested in the course, some were simply short of credits, and some were just there to keep the class going.

In Karl's view, different teaching methods should be used for different students. As the saying goes, "teaching should be tailored to individual students."

"Before we officially begin the class, please allow me to say one more thing," Karl said, observing the changes in the expressions on the students' faces. "In fact, I haven't received complete teaching training, so my teaching style may be different from other combat studies teachers. However, I think that as long as you take this course seriously, you will be transformed after the course."

"Now, you can pair up and form teams at will. In ten minutes, each team will use their starter Pokémon for a one-on-one battle."

Upon hearing this, the crowd erupted in excitement. Karl continued, "Although the results of the battle won't be included in the class grade, I will use your performance in this battle to develop your future training plans. Therefore, I hope you can give it your all and let me see your current strength."

The moment Karl finished speaking, Shinji and Nemo's eyes met, clearly indicating that they had teamed up.

On the other side, Piper's face fell after hearing Karl's words. He turned to look at Nemo beside him, only to find that Nemo and Shinji's eyes were about to spark.

Just then, Pipa seemed to sense something and subconsciously turned his head. The next moment, his gaze met Peony's.

Even through the crowd, Pipa could sense the "kindred spirit" emanating from Peony.

'It's him/her.' Pipa and Peony thought to themselves at the same time.

"Oh, right." Karl suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at Shinji and Nemo in the crowd. "Shinji, Nemo, you two don't need to fight. You can help me record the other students' battles."

Upon hearing this, Nemo's excited expression immediately faded, but Shinji did not show much change in emotion and replied, "Yes, teacher."

Ten minutes passed quickly. As the students began their battles one by one, Karl, after assigning observation targets to Nemo and Shinji, came to Pipa and Botan and raised an eyebrow: "Alright, you two stop dawdling and get started fighting."

Seeing the amused look on Carl's face, Piper rolled his eyes, then took out his only two Poké Balls from his pocket and threw them.

On the other side, Peony was also secretly complaining about Karl's perverse sense of humor, but after seeing Piper throw a Poké Ball, she had no choice but to take out an Ultra Ball from her pocket and throw it as well.

As two white lights flashed, Pipa's Mastiff Godfather and Botanica's Sylveon appeared simultaneously on the battlefield.

As the Pokémon that has been with Pipa the longest, Godfather's strength is probably close to that of a Gym Leader, even though Pipa has never trained him.

While the Sylveon sent by Peony may not seem as "intimidating" as the Mastiff Godfather, in Karl's opinion, it was exceptionally well-trained by Peony.

"Godfather Mastiff, use your headbutt!"

Since there was no referee, Piper didn't have too many concerns and directly issued commands to the Mastiff Godfather.

In fact, after learning that Carl was going to be the combat studies teacher at Orange Academy, Piper secretly prepared a "surprise" for Carl.

Although Pipa is still in the beginner stage, he has at least memorized the attribute counter table and has also learned all the skills that the Mastiff Godfather currently possesses through testing.

The fact that Piper didn't let the Mastiff Godfather use his signature moves shows that he had indeed done a lot of preparation in the battle.

On the other side, after seeing that Piper had sent out a single Dark-type Pokémon, Peony instinctively gave the command: "Sylveon, use Moon Power, don't let the Godfather get close to you."

Based on Peony's understanding of Pipa, she knew very well that Pipa had never shown any outstanding talent in Pokémon battles. Therefore, she subconsciously lowered her guard against the Mastiff Godfather.

The next moment, to Peony's astonishment, the Mastiff Godfather, enduring twice the Moon Power that countered it, charged towards Sylveon and rammed into it.

Watching the Mastiff Godfather knock Sylveon several meters away, Pipa didn't show any excitement. Instead, she looked at the Mastiff Godfather on the battlefield with concern and shouted, "Mastiff Godfather, are you alright?"

The only response to Pipa was the somewhat excited bark of the Mastiff Godfather: "Woof!"

Piper was taken aback after hearing the Mastiff Godfather's response. It was the first time he had seen the Mastiff Godfather show interest in Pokémon battles.

'Could it be that the Mastiff Godfather has always longed for Pokémon battles, and I've been suppressing him all along?'

Seeing the confused look on Piper's face, Carl immediately guessed what he was thinking. However, he didn't intend to enlighten him at this moment. Instead, he reminded him, "Pippa, don't get distracted!"

Carl's voice temporarily snapped Piper out of her daze, and at the same time, Peony's command rang out again: "Sylveon, create distance, use Hyper Voice!"

Chapter 111 Review and Post-Lesson Feedback

The battle between Pipa and Peony ended quickly. Although Peony misjudged the strength of the Mastiff Godfather, her command skills were far superior to those of Pipa, an outsider.

After losing the fight, Pipa squatted absentmindedly in front of the Mastiff Godfather, whispering something.

Since it was still during class time, after assessing Peony's current strength, Karl shifted his attention to the other students' matches.

After encouraging Sylveon for a few moments, Peony noticed that Pipa seemed a bit off. Out of kindness, she picked up Sylveon and went to Pipa's side, asking with concern, "Pippa, what's wrong?"

"Uh, it's nothing."

Faced with Peony's concern, Pipa didn't know how to explain his feelings. After a moment's hesitation, he finally spoke: "I've never been interested in Pokémon battles before, but today I learned that Godfather Mastiff is very interested in them."

Piper scratched his head, looking somewhat lost, and said, "So I was wondering if I had overlooked the feelings of the Mastiff Godfather before."

After listening to Pipa's words, Peony roughly understood what Pipa was thinking. She pursed her lips, mustered up her courage, and said, "Perhaps, Godfather Mastiff enjoys Pokémon battles with you."

Papa looked at Peony with some confusion, not quite understanding what she was trying to express in those words.

“What Peony means is that Godfather Mastiff isn’t just interested in Pokémon battles,” Carl’s voice came from behind Piper. “It’s because of your command that he’s interested in Pokémon battles.”

After hearing Carl's words, Piper finally realized what was happening. He looked down at the Mastiff Godfather and found that the Mastiff Godfather was also looking at him.

"Alright, time to assemble." Carl reached out and patted Piper on the shoulder, his tone becoming subtle. "You don't actually think your command skills are up to par with the Mastiff Godfather's, do you?"

Piper's face stiffened, then he remembered that it was still class time. He put the Mastiff Godfather back into his Poké Ball and returned to the crowd with a sullen face.

"Students, in your opinion, what abilities are needed to become a powerful trainer?" Karl asked the students after they had all taken their places.

Before the students could answer, Karl continued, "I think most of you have your own answers, but in my opinion, learning how to review is a necessary condition for becoming a powerful trainer."

After hearing Carl's answer, most of the students present fell into deep thought. They had thought that Carl would teach them some more specific training methods or tactics, but they did not expect Carl to talk about such "basic" things.

"I think everyone here has seen the recording of my battle with King Cindy, right?" Karl said with a smile. "The assignment I've given you for this course is to watch the recording of this battle again and analyze it. In the next class, I will share my thoughts on the battle with you. If your analysis is consistent with mine, perhaps you will become the next King Padia."

"As for now, let me review the battles we just fought for you one by one. First up, Alexis."

“Teacher, I’m here.” After hearing Karl call out his name, Alex immediately raised his hand to indicate where he was.

“In your match against Rosen just now, I noticed that Tire Cat had three chances to end the match.” Carl’s tone became serious. “I think you realized that too, right?”

“Yes, teacher.” Alex hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement.

"What do you think is the reason you missed those three times?" Carl continued to press.

“Uh, this.” Alex wanted to say that he hadn’t seized the opportunity, but he knew that’s not what Karl wanted to hear. What he wanted to hear was why he hadn’t seized the opportunity.

“I think you missed those three opportunities not because you didn’t notice them, but because you didn’t trust your own judgment, right?” Karl said incisively.

Alexis nodded silently.

“Making mistakes isn’t terrible,” Karl said, looking directly into Alex’s eyes. “What’s terrible is not even having the courage to make mistakes.”

“However, your command was not flawed, and your response to the opponent’s attack was flawless.” Karl’s voice softened. “But being overly conservative will lead to a loss of initiative in the battle. I think your command should be more proactive.”

“…” Alex raised his head, met Karl’s gaze directly, and nodded earnestly, “I understand, thank you, teacher.”

……

After Karl had methodically reviewed all the students' matches, the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class.

As Karl announced the end of get out of class, the students gathered in small groups to discuss the content of Karl's lesson.

"Although Mr. Carl was a bit too blunt in some of his remarks, he did point out many shortcomings."

"Mr. Carl seems to be a very responsible teacher."

"..."

"Phew, it's finally over." Karl watched the students leave the battlefield and subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"Karl, how was your first class?" Pipa asked curiously as he moved closer to Karl.

"Feeling pretty good? It's just that reviewing for each person was a bit too mentally taxing." Carl reached out and vigorously ruffled Pipa's hair. "Do you guys have class later?"

“I have a cooking class,” Pipa replied, recalling her schedule.

"I don't have classes," Shinji said succinctly.

"I should have a biology class, right?" Nemo asked uncertainly. "Why are you asking, Karl?"

How about we have lunch together?

"Okay, okay, but what should we eat?"

"We'll see when the time comes."

……

Orange Academy, Chairman's Office.

Ye Ci, who had just arrived from the headquarters of the Padiya Alliance, sat at her desk and nodded in satisfaction as she looked at the unanimous praise from students on the campus forum for Karl's first lesson.

"Oh? They actually did a debriefing for every student? Carl is really dedicated."

Upon learning the news, other students who hadn't managed to register for the classes immediately began lamenting and pleading with the college to add more classes.

After all, being able to be taught by a trainer whose strength is at least at the Elite level is an opportunity that most trainers can only dream of.

After seeing the students' request, Ye Ci began to consider the possibility of adding extra classes.

Considering that Carl might resign due to academic pressure, Ye Ci ultimately gave up on the idea.

'But the annual exchange program is just around the corner, isn't it?' Ye Ci pondered to herself, 'Perhaps I could have Carl lead the team?'

Chapter 112 Steel-Armored Raven: Strength is the reason to be king!

Regardless of what wicked schemes Ye Ci might be plotting, Karl was generally satisfied with his first lesson at Orange Academy.