Pokémon: The Zen Trainer

A short-haired female teacher looked on and sighed.

"Not necessarily. I remember during the Tower Climbing Festival at the Trumpet Bud Tower, Bian Xiang didn't even rank well. He couldn't even beat the three clowns in Teacher Du's class." The bespectacled male teacher said calmly, then looked up at Du Congyu.

"Ms. Du, is your method of selecting students fair? Is it responsible to your students?"

The bespectacled teacher looked up and stared at Teacher Du with sharp eyes.

"Teacher Wang Yijiang, Bian Xiang was selected by all the students in the entire Combat Class Two, so it was absolutely fair."

Teacher Du looked at the bespectacled teacher and said bluntly.

"Of course Teacher Wang Yijiang would be anxious. After all, his class has two members on the school team. It wouldn't look good if they were outshone by Bian Xiang."

The short-haired female teacher chuckled softly and said.

"Heh," Wang Yijiang sneered. "Teacher Wei, you have one in your class too, right? And want to make a bet, Teacher Du?"

Wang Yijiang looked up at Du Congyu and said.

"A bet? That's right, a bet. I bet Bian Xiang won't make the school team today, and I bet you, Teacher Du, are you willing to accept that unchanging stone?"

Teacher Du hesitated; that unchanging stone was a token of his love from his wife.

He took the Everstone out of the pendant in his pocket and looked at it deeply.

Wei Wen looked at Wang Yijiang in surprise. She had only meant to provoke him because he had been getting a bit cocky lately. She hadn't expected him to cause such a big fuss.

Hehehe, Wang Yijiang glanced greedily at Du Congyu's unchanging stone, then sneered.

"You hesitated? You said it was chosen by the class, but that was probably a private message from you, wasn't it? You don't even trust your own students, Teacher Du, you should just retire sooner rather than later."

I bet!

Du Congyu looked up at Wang Yijiang and said firmly.

"Teacher Du, you..."

Wei Wen wanted to say something more, but Du Congyu stopped her.

"I bet! I bet Bian Xiang can definitely make it onto the school team!"

Du Congyu had seen everything Bian Xiang had done these past two days! The old Bian Xiang was back!!

Du Congyu wasn't gambling with his pride; he was betting on the trust his students placed in him, his teaching career, and the humiliation he would face at home.

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Brutal Battle

Principal Okamoto glanced at the argument between the teachers.

Then, looking down at the remaining students, he said, "The remaining students can choose to watch the game or go back to the classroom for class."

The group of students below stirred for a moment, and then unanimously stayed behind.

Go back to class? Only someone with a screw loose would choose that.

"Alright, next, please come up to the stage, everyone from the school team."

"The five members of the school team took turns standing on the five competition platforms."

"Now I hereby declare the school team's qualifying challenge officially open!!"

Bian Xiang sighed as he looked at the training platform, and was about to walk up to it.

Suddenly, I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around and saw Shi Shouxin's smiling face.

"Brother Xiang, I'll go first and scout ahead for you. I can't let you steal all the limelight."

After saying that, Shi Shouxin jumped directly onto Wu Wen's arena.

Looking at the fire dragon beside Wu Wen, his eyes burned with fierce fighting spirit.

Last time, I was not selected for the school team because I narrowly lost to Wuwen's Little Fire Dragon.

We must win this time!

"Right? Scorbunny?"

"Bunny!!"

Yan Tu'er, who was next to Shi Shouxin, jumped up and gave Shi Shouxin a high five.

I am not the same person I used to be.

I believe in my own spirit, just as the spirit believes in me.

Sooner or later, I will step onto the League stage with Flame Rabbit.

Wu Wen looked at Shi Shouxin across from him with a mocking expression.

"You already lost once last time? Are you coming back to give away points again?"

"You were no match for me when my Pokémon was still a Charmander, so what will you use to beat me after my Pokémon evolves into Charmeleon?"

Shi Shouxin looked at Wu Wen without saying a word. How could he win? After his own Pokémon lost to the tactics of the three-person team, Shi Shouxin realized that the outcome of Pokémon battles was not determined by the quality of the Pokémon themselves.

"Go, Fire Rabbit!!"

"hehe."

Wu Wen sneered.

"I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget today!"

"Charmeleon uses Dragon Breath!!"

"Fire Rabbit, Flash!"

In an instant, Scorbunny vanished from its spot, dodging Charizard's breath attack, and suddenly reappeared in front of Charizard.

He kicked the Charizard so hard it flew backwards.

This was the first lesson Shi Shouxin learned from that three-on-three match on the sidelines.

Observe! Always keep track of the situation on the battlefield.

"Well done, Fire Rabbit!!"

"Bunny!!!"

Yan Tu'er gave Shi Shouxin a thumbs up.

Wu Wen's face was cold as he looked at the fire dinosaur that was getting up from the ground.

"What are you doing?!!"

"Roar!!"

A flash of anger appeared in Charmeleon's eyes, and the flames on its tail burned even more fiercely.

.....

"Oh, Teacher Du, isn't Shi Shouxin from your class quite good?"

"There has been a lot of progress."

Du Congyu looked at the competition field with a somewhat solemn expression.

The reserve members selected from each class for the school team were quickly defeated. As rumored, the Pokémon attacked very hard, especially the one who fought Lu Fangyuan. Even with a healing Pokémon, it would probably take two weeks to recover. For a starter Pokémon, this is a very serious injury, as it means losing two weeks of growth time.

Because they have already entered the second stage of evolution ahead of schedule, and because they have been training in the dojo for a month, their combat experience is much higher than that of the students here.

Only the match between Wu Wen and Shi Shouxin was quite intense.

Wu Wen looked at the situation on the training field, and then at the team members who had already finished their training session.

A hint of anxiety flashed in his eyes.

"Wu Wen, what are you doing?!"

Lu Fangyuan stood on the training field to the side, looking at Wu Wen with a cold expression.

Wu Wen gritted his teeth, the Flame Rabbit opposite him was slippery and hard to catch.

Several times I almost caught it, but it escaped.

"hateful."

Wu Wen gritted his teeth, staring at the fire dragon standing on the field.

"Charmeleon, don't hide! Catch it!!"

"Roar!!!!"

Charizard let out a roar.

Bian Xiang frowned as he looked at the Charmeleon; he had a very strange feeling about this Pokémon.

His eyes turned bloodshot.

"Oh no, Scorbunny, get away from it!!"

"Bunny!!"

Scorbunny was just about to get away from Charizard.

Charmeleon grabbed one of its feet tightly, while Charmeleon withstood Scorbunny's attacks.