"and many more!"

Just as Volcano was about to launch another attack, Arima's feeble voice rang out from the other side of the battlefield.

Although his face hadn't changed, for some reason he looked as if he had aged decades.

He retrieved the already shaky aluminum-steel dragon into the ball, crossed the battlefield, and headed towards Lu An.

"There's no need to continue fighting. I lost this battle, and I accept it wholeheartedly."

Although the Volcano didn't use its heat attack, for some reason, Naoko, Neito, and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

They couldn't even imagine what the Volcano moth would do if it continued to wreak havoc.

Moreover, Arima's Draconis was clearly unable to withstand another attack, so it was good that the battle ended there.

After shaking hands with Lu An, Arima looked up at Natsumi high above in the stands and said loudly:

"Miss Naz, I have lost this bet, and I will resign from my position as coach of the Golden University team as agreed!"

Upon hearing this, Ning Ren and the rest of the school team members, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, were stunned.

"What?"

"Is this a bet? The coach has to resign if he loses?"

"How come we don't know anything about this?!"

"I saw the coach and Miss Naz were arguing fiercely over there just now. Could it be because of this?"

"It seems that Ms. Naz is very dissatisfied with Golden University's consistent failure to reach the quarterfinals of the Red and Green Cup, and wants to fire the coach."

"what!"

Immediately, some team members wanted to step forward to plead for the coach, but they stopped in their tracks when they saw Naz's beautiful yet icy face.

After all, a person's reputation precedes them, and Sabrina's strength and ruthlessness are well-known.

While everyone was hesitating, Ningren resolutely stepped forward, walked to Arima's side, and looked at Natsumi.

“Miss Naz, could you please not resign from Coach Arima’s position? Coach Arima has devoted himself to our school team for many years. Although we did not achieve a good enough result in the Red and Green Cup, it is not the coach’s fault alone.”

After Ningren took the initiative to step forward, many other school team members who had previously been indebted to Ma also mustered their courage and stepped forward:

"Yes, Master Nazi, please be lenient and spare Coach this time."

"Miss Naz, please don't fire the coach!"

"Miss Nazi, we will definitely make it to the semi-finals, no, to the finals of this year's Red-Green Cup!"

"Miss Naz!"

The pleas for mercy rose and fell, bringing tears to Arima's eyes, who already looked much older: "You brats, I haven't spoiled you for nothing..."

Even so, Naz remained aloof and taut on the stands, her face expressionless.

Arima sighed softly:

"Alright, I'm already satisfied that you pleaded for me. Since I lost, I should naturally abide by the bet."

"If you really want to repay me, train hard, make it to the finals of this year's Red-Green Cup, and win the championship to honor me."

Having said that, Arima prepared to turn and leave.

But just then, Lu An's playful voice came: "Wait, Coach Arima, where are you going?"

Arima asked in confusion, "Then where else can I go? I lost the bet, so naturally I should go to the school to resign."

Upon hearing this, Lu An's amused expression deepened:

"But I remember, your bet with Sabrina didn't say that you had to resign if you lost the match, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ningren, the school team members, and Arima were all taken aback.

Then Arima suddenly remembered that before the battle, Sabrina had told him:

"In the end, Pokémon trainers still have to let their skills speak for themselves."

"As long as you can beat Lu An, I'll turn around and leave. I'll leave the Pokémon battle training and the Red and Green Cup to you, and I won't interfere anymore."

But she doesn't seem to have said what should be done if a horse loses.

Seeing that Arima seemed to have recalled his bet with Natsume, Lu An spoke with a smile:

"It seems your bet only said that if I lose, Naz wouldn't be the honorary coach, but it didn't say that if you lose, you'd have to resign, right?"

"Am I right, Naz?"

Arima and Lu An looked up at Natsumi in the stands, who remained expressionless and did not utter a single word.

But since she didn't deny Lu An's words, doesn't that mean what Lu An said is true?!

Even if I lose this match, I won't be forced to resign from my coaching position.

"what!"

After figuring everything out, Arima suddenly felt ashamed and even dared not look his school team students in the eye.

Just as Arima was so caught up in his overthinking that he wanted to disappear into a hole, Sabrina finally moved.

She slowly floated down from the stands, looking at Arima:

"You will still be in charge of the school team's training and preparation. I will be responsible for the overall direction. I will only serve as the honorary coach for three months. In three months, I want Golden University to win the championship in the Red and Green Cup."

"If you win the championship, you can come to the Saffron Dojo for a month of training; if you don't win the championship..."

Although this time, just like the bet we made before, Nazja didn't say what would happen if she didn't win the championship.

However, Sabrina's cold eyes constantly reminded Arima that if he took those words as a sign of leniency in the bet, and thought that Sabrina would let him go again, he would surely die a terrible death.

Therefore, even though he knew it would be difficult to win the Red and Green Cup three months later, Arima still stood straight, like a child undergoing training:

"Yes, Miss Naz, Golden University will win the championship!"

......

Leaving behind the board members, Arima, and the school team, Naz, Lu An, and Xiao Zhu drove away from Golden University.

On the way, Lu An continued to marvel:

"First, they used me as a pawn to intimidate Arima, and then they told him that if he won the championship, he could go to the Saffron Dojo for a month of training, which is a training opportunity that ordinary people can't get."

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a masterful use of the stick and carrot technique. No wonder you're the leader of the Goldenrod Gym."

While sitting in the back row, Naz closed her eyes to rest, ignoring Lu An's teasing.

But Lu An was still curious:

"But there are only three months left. Can you really turn Golden University, which has been in the top eight in Kanto for three years, into a championship team?"

"No."

The two words that Nazi uttered made Lu An's previously interested expression freeze:

"Then how dare you pressure Arima like this? All he did was resign three months later."

Naza finally opened her eyes:

"Arima is capable in both his own abilities and his coaching level; otherwise, Golden University wouldn't have hired him as their coach for such a high price back then."

"Given the resources available to Golden University, they shouldn't have been stuck in the quarterfinals for three consecutive years."

Lu An asked in surprise, "Could it be that Youma has embezzled school resources?"

Naza shook her head:

"He was one of the finalists in the Red and Green Cup back then. If he had been able to unleash his full potential, he would never have only one Duraludon that has reached the Gym level today."

"This only shows that Arima did not do his best in training himself or the school team."

Naz glanced at Lu An, who seemed completely unconcerned, lost in thought.

"People are unlikely to have the motivation to move forward unless they are pushed. Not everyone can reach the summit alone."

"I'm just giving him a push. If he succeeds, I don't mind nurturing him. If he doesn't, I can just change coaches and let him compete in the Red and Green Cup again next year."

Lu An clicked his tongue and shook his head: "The Super Queen is really ruthless."

As he spoke, he stretched out his legs and, ignoring the angry glare from the driver, Xiaozhu, rested them on the leather interior of the car.

"Since I've worked for you for free, could you do me a favor and buy me a ticket to the Hoenn continent? I need to set off for the Hoenn continent."

"Don't you want a faster flight? You're not still afraid of heights, are you?"

"..."

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