You are not allowed to date a trainer.

Chapter 12 The First Battle
The crowd of onlookers became agitated.

"Ivy snake? Where did the vine snake come from?"

"It seems to have flown in? Is it that Qin Zhen's spirit?"

"That shouldn't be the case. Look at the tag on its tail. It's a wild Sakamoto without a trainer."

"The blue-eyed vine snake, and this vine whip..." Teacher Chen was also examining the uninvited guest who interrupted the duel. "I remember now! You were the culprit of yesterday's violent conflict. You were the one who beat up the Nuannuan pig with a broken leg."

The old man's brows slowly furrowed. He thought Vine Snake was the kind of war-crazed elf who would want to join in the battle whenever he saw one.

"Vine Snake, if you want to vent your desire to fight, after this duel, I or any teacher in the school can be your opponent, but now there is a spirit duel going on here, please leave."

Vine Snake still stood in front of Qin Zhen, motionless. She gave Teacher Chen and Caterpillar an icy stare. Two murderous vine whips protruded from behind her shoulders, winding in the air like enraged poisonous snakes.

This obvious protective gesture made Teacher Chen stunned for a moment. He seemed to understand something, raised his head, and looked past the vine snake to look at Qin Zhen behind her. Sure enough, there was no confusion on Qin Zhen's face, only a hint of surprise.

The old man's eyes swept back and forth between the little snake and the young man, his frown gradually smoothing out. Finally, he asked loudly, "Qin Zhen, you don't seem surprised that this vine snake appeared in front of you?"

"Yes." Qin Zhen hesitated for a moment, then replied, "It's an elf I know."

"I'm afraid it's more than just knowing it." Teacher Chen laughed and asked, "Can you control it?"

"I……"

Qin Zhen was silent for a moment. He looked at Teng Teng Snake, and the little snake also turned his head and glanced at him. When the deep Klein blue came into his sight, the resentful words "You will regret it" suddenly popped up from the corner and echoed in his mind.

You were obviously so angry and unwilling at that time. At this time, you should have just watched the fun calmly. Why did you jump out stupidly in the end?

Do you think I'll choose you just because you save me like this? Don't be silly! Do you know who you're up against? Milton! The future god! You're a naturally beautiful, clever, and clever young heroine, but he's a princess of a kingdom temporarily down on her luck, with an entire nation as her dowry! Any man would know how to choose, right?

But the more he thought about it, the more depressed he felt, as if his chest was blocked by something. Qin Zhen took a deep breath, took off his schoolbag and put it aside, then slowly nodded to Teacher Chen.

"I can."

"Very good, then let me see your true abilities!"

Teacher Chen clapped his hands vigorously. He looked at the stunned girl with the bob haircut on the sidelines and shouted, "Referee! I request that the fight continue!"

The girl with the bob haircut suddenly woke up. She looked at the vine snake in panic, raised her hand and swung it down hard.

"Application approved! The battle resumes!"

The next moment, two commands were issued one after another.

"Katie! Howl!"

"Vine Snake, whip it with the vine whip! Aim for the eyes and nose! Break it!"

The long vine flew straight towards Growlithe, who was howling towards the sky. The puppy was originally prepared to turn sideways to withstand the vine whip to complete the strengthening, but as soon as it turned around, the vine whip in the air seemed to have eyes, lashing out and swinging, drawing an arc in the air, and lashing towards Growlithe's eyes again. This vicious attack forced Growlithe to give up the strengthening, and it kicked off with all four legs.

"Vine Snake! Sweep the vine whip! Try to bind! The opponent is a fire spirit, so direct attacks won't be very effective!"

"Hmph! Caterpie! Stop! Don't move!"

Caterpie stopped without saying a word, allowing the vines of the vine snake to bind its front paws. It is indeed a good dog and always obeys orders 100%.

At this point, Teacher Chen’s second instruction sounded immediately.

"Now! Bite the whip! Drag it over here! At the same time, prepare the spark!"

At this moment, Qin Zhen suddenly said loudly:

"Don't be afraid, Snake! Follow the pull of Growlithe and hit it! Overturn it!"

A buzz of discussion suddenly erupted from the crowd. This was a confusing order. The power gap between Snake and Growlithe was enormous. For a Snake to actively approach Growlithe during a fight, or even wrestle with the latter, was a completely suicidal act.

The next second, the students' screams rose like a flock of frightened birds. Snake rushed into Growlithe's arms. There was a brief stalemate between the two, and with a confused bark, Growlithe suddenly lost its balance. It was pushed backward by Snakelithe, and the sparks accumulated in its throat sprayed into the sky. The flame column that flashed in the air illuminated the faces of several students in the front row red.

At this moment, Teacher Chen's face changed. He never thought that Growlithe would lose to a Snake in wrestling.

Qin Zhen's command was no longer needed. The vines skillfully and cruelly wrapped around the puppy's limbs. The warm orange color on the Caterpillar's body was quickly replaced by an unsettling dark green. Then the vines began to exert force, lifting the puppy up from the ground.

At that moment, the Vine Snake stretched its whip to its limit. A panicked whine echoed from three stories up. Everyone present looked up at the sky, watching the bound Growlithe slowly turn upside down in the air, its head facing downward. "Growlithe, don't panic! Use Fire Vortex on yourself!"

But it was too late. The whip was suddenly retracted, and in the fierce wind, the Growlithe fell straight down and hit the hard concrete ground. The muffled sound made the surrounding students shudder, and they all took a few steps back at the same time. The big circle surrounding Qin Zhen and Teacher Chen suddenly expanded outward a lot.

Teacher Chen fell silent. He shifted his gaze from the Growlithe lying on the ground and looked at Qin Zhen. The young man was standing on the sidelines with an expressionless face, quietly examining Growlithe. His eyes were sharp and cold, just like the Serpent on the field.

"Qin Zhen, how did you do it?"

"What?" Qin Zhen was stunned, and his expression suddenly became lively.

"Why did you give that order just now? The one that directed Snake and Growlithe to wrestle."

"Oh, teacher, you're talking about that..."

Qin Zhen held his throat and coughed twice. As a loyal player of the Pokémon series, commanding elves to fight in reality was a dreamlike experience, so he didn't care about the volume at all, so now his throat was itchy and dry. It seemed that his throat was injured.

"That's because of Milton."

"Millarton?"

Teacher Chen frowned. What does this have to do with that useless motorcycle lizard?
"Teacher, you just gave a pre-battle speech that got Milton incredibly excited, his eyes practically blazing with excitement. But the moment Growlithe entered the scene, Milton suddenly tucked his tail between his legs. That's a sign of fear; such an emotional shift is incredibly unusual." Qin Zhen said, "So, I conclude that your Growlithe's characteristic is 'Intimidation.'"

"Growlithe's ability is Intimidate, yes, but the effect of Intimidate is to reduce the opponent's Pokémon's physical output. Why do you still dare..."

Teacher Chen frowned and pondered this characteristic. He stared at the vine snake and suddenly realized something.

"Dissident! If your abilities are lowered, it will actually become a Dissident trait that increases them! Your Snake's trait is 'Dissident'!?"

"Yes, but I only confirmed it the moment Snake flipped Growlithe over." Qin Zhen scratched his head. "Before that, it was just speculation."

"Just a guess?"

Teacher Chen was stunned, and then his face suddenly became serious.

"Yes, after all, Vine Snake has two special abilities: 'Lush', which greatly increases the power of its Grass-type moves when it's on the verge of death, and 'Opposition', which actually increases its power when its abilities are reduced. Vine Snake has never been injured in front of me, and although its abilities were threatened during this battle, but..."

"Wait a moment." Teacher Chen raised his hand to interrupt him. "Qin Zhen, have you ever considered this? If you guessed wrong, and Snake's characteristic wasn't Opposition but Flourishing, it would be instantly defeated by Growlithe, and then that Spark would severely injure it."

"Of course I've thought about it. If things continue that way, 'Lush' will be activated. Vine Whip is a Grass-type move that benefits from Lush. I'll then order Vine Snake to strike Growlithe's nose and eyes, which are vulnerable to canines." Qin Zhen spread his hands. "You know, Vine Snake has two vine whips, and Growlithe won't be able to avoid them at that time."

"So you've considered the possibility of seriously injuring Snake Vine in exchange for victory from the very beginning?"

"Yes, teacher, you said that too, right? In an elf duel, the winner gets everything, and the loser gets nothing."

Upon hearing this, Teacher Chen fell into an uncontrollable silence.

After a long time, the old man sighed.

"Intelligence gathering, insight, analysis, prediction, and this ruthless yet rational decision-making ability... a natural born trainer!"

"No wonder you so capriciously chose that Motorcycle Lizard. Maybe in your eyes, as long as they obey your orders, it doesn't matter whether they are Motorcycle Lizards or the three great pets. On the contrary, I don't act like a teacher..."

"Teacher Chen?"

"I'm fine. I just suddenly felt a little emotional. The purpose of education is to free students from the slavery of reality, but as a teacher, I unconsciously did the exact opposite - asking my students to change themselves in order to adapt to reality."

Teacher Chen shook his head, his gaze fixed on the Vine Snake opposite. The conversation between teacher and student eased the tense atmosphere of the duel. The students gradually gathered around, and even Milton, who was hiding behind Qin Zhen, secretly opened his claws a little, but the Vine Snake still stood in front of Qin Zhen, his blue eyes vigilantly scanning every figure that tried to approach Qin Zhen.

If……

After a brief silence, the old man suddenly shouted, "Katie! Can you still stand up?"

"Wang!"

The Caterpie lying on the ground barked with all its might, then it stood up shakily and stared at the Vine Snake.

"Very good! Then let's run! Aim for the snake's tail! Use Charged Flame Attack!"

(End of this chapter)