Pokémon: Master Pokémon has a fish-frying system.

Golden University.

After giving Huizi's arrogant green onion duck a good talking-to, Lu An returned the green onion to it.

Soon after, Natsume-sensei arrived at the school building, pushing a small cart loaded with dozens of ordinary Poké Balls and many kinds of berries.

"Students, it seems you're all ready for the exam."

Teacher Natsume glanced at the students who had all arrived, and without saying anything more, released all the rented spirits he had brought.

"Roar!"

"rumble!"

"Meow~"

The rental Pokémon were diverse, including more than a dozen Kanto Pokémon such as the burly Graveler and the elegant Meowth.

Natsume clapped his hands, drawing all the students' attention to him, and then slowly said:

"The practical exam is very subjective. You can choose three Pokémon and then place the energy cubes you made in front of them."

"I will score your performance based on how much the rented Pokémon like the Power Cubes."

"Of course, because Pokémon have different personalities and taste preferences, my ratings will be rather subjective."

"Therefore, in order to ensure fairness as much as possible, I also invited Mr. Nagata Yu to score with me."

As she spoke, Natsume-sensei went to the door and welcomed the serious-looking Nagata Yu inside.

"Mr. Yu Nagata is a very experienced breeder. He has unique insights into the creation of energy cubes. With him and me scoring for everyone, I believe we can give the most reasonable score."

Huizi leaned close to Lu An and whispered:

"Oh no, Teacher You is here too. He's always very serious in class. If he's here to grade us, our scores probably won't be very high."

The same situation happened to other students as Huizi.

"Why is Teacher You here?"

"Should we have Teacher You give us our scores?"

"I'm doomed. I was already terrified during the written exam this morning, and now Teacher You is grading the practical exam. I'm not going to fail, am I?"

A buzzing sound filled the classroom.

Natsume looked around at his classmates, then glanced at Nagata Yu beside him.

Actually, Nagata Yuu's participation in the afternoon's practical exam wasn't at his invitation; rather, Nagata Yuu proactively asked him to come.

Although Natsume wasn't quite sure why Nagata Yu wanted to participate in the practical exam, he had no reason to refuse if someone could help him.

So Natsume clapped his hands:

"Alright, students, stop whispering. You will all become pillars of the nation in the future, and I believe the exam this afternoon will not be difficult for you."

He then began preparing for the exam.

Beside Natsume, Nagata Yu, who had been silent since entering the classroom, quietly turned his gaze toward Lu An.

Yes, the only reason he would come to invigilate and grade the exams in the afternoon was out of curiosity about Lu An.

He was very curious as to why Lu An, who had hardly ever appeared in his classes, possessed such a wealth of knowledge about nurturing.

He was curious whether Lu An's actual skills were comparable to his knowledge base, or whether he was merely an academic who only knew how to talk big but was superficial.

Driven by this curiosity, he asked Natsume, the proctor for the afternoon exam, for help.

Lu An naturally felt Nagata Yu's gaze. Although he was a little puzzled, he didn't think much of it. Perhaps it was just that his early submission of the paper in the morning had made Nagata Yu remember him.

......

Golden University truly lives up to its reputation as a key university in Golden City, the strongest economic city in the Kanto region.

Not only does the school offer Pokémon-related majors such as "Pokémon Breeding and Care," which are notorious for their high spending on in-game purchases, but it also boasts a wealth of infrastructure.

For example, there are ten tree and fruit mixers right in front of us.

It's worth noting that even in the Hoenn region, the birthplace of the Power Cube, each Contest venue typically only has two Berry Mixers.

Golden University, with just one major, has ten machines available for students to use at any time.

Their strong financial resources are evident.

"Next, students whose names I call, please line up in order."

As instructed by Natsume-sensei, the ten students each selected a machine and lined up in order, throwing their chosen fruit into the fruit mixer.

"Rumble rumble rumble~"

The fruit mixer started mixing.

Lu An leaned against the wall, quietly listening to the roar of the mixer.

Making Energy Cubes isn't as simple as pressing a switch and pouring it out for your Pokémon; it's a very complex skill.

Students need to select different berries based on the Pokémon that consumes the Energy Cubes, and then create the Energy Cubes by controlling the mixer speed, time, and rotation method.

High-quality energy cubes can not only meet the daily dietary needs of Pokémon, but also make Pokémon healthier, cooler, and more beautiful.

Some perfectly crafted Power Cubes can even increase a Pokémon's strength and enhance its control over certain types.

After about half a class period, all ten machines gradually stopped running.

After the students finished making their creations, Natsume indicated that they could choose which Pokémon to feed them.

One of the boys who had muttered something after seeing Nagata Yu enter put on an expression that said, "I'd rather risk everything than fail a course," and walked towards a Pokémon first.

He chose a cat that was licking its paws.

He clearly believed that the smaller Meowth would be more interested in food than other larger Pokémon.

He placed a black energy cube in front of Meow Meow and whispered persuasively:

"Come on, meow meow, this is something delicious, why don't you try it?"

"Meow?"

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To everyone's surprise, when the boy handed her the energy cube, Meow Meow didn't even look at it. She knocked the bowl containing the energy cube into the air with one paw, knocking the other two energy cubes the boy was carrying to the ground as well.

"Ah! My energy cube!"

Looking at the boy who was heartbroken that his cube had been destroyed, Lu An shook his head.

Meowth is a Pokémon with a very strong sense of curiosity, and it will usually sniff at its food with interest.

Some butchers on the street, frustrated by the cats stealing their food, would take advantage of the cats' curiosity by adding poison to some of the meat, so that the cats would no longer dare to steal food from their stalls.

This boy clearly lacked confidence in his energy cube and was trying to exploit the cat's personality traits to cheat for some points.

Unfortunately, the meowth in front of us is clearly a carefully selected Pokémon.

From the moment Natsume-sensei released it from the Poké Ball, Lu An noticed that this Meowth wrapped itself up with its curled tail and sat coldly on the ground, quietly watching everyone's every move.

Even the roar of the fruit mixer couldn't stir any emotion in the usually curious yet cautious Meow Meow.

Furthermore, it did not sniff out the energy cubes at all.

If Lu An wasn't mistaken, this cat was probably not only a proud and aloof creature, but it was also very likely that it had been fed before the practical exam even began.