Trainer Academy, Sun room.
Gengar hopped onto the ground, presenting the Pokédex in his hand to the Old Master, who was the Admin.
Master emphasized the importance of politeness in interactions, so Gengar opted not to Levitate and handed the Pokédex with both hands.
"How are you?" Old Master smiled and nodded, saying, "Where is your Trainer?"
"Jie jie~!" Gengar conveyed through body movements and gestures.
"Ah, come over later; no problem!" The old man happily smiled and placed the Pokédex on the reader.
With a light 'di' sound, the old man exclaimed lightly. This seemed to be a new faculty member, but the Pokédex was an exceptionally rare version, never seen before.
Returning the Pokédex to Gengar, the old man muttered, "Principal Earl... has recruited a terrific Trainer!"
In the Sun room, artificial sunlight created a bright environment. Training Fire Element moves and cultivating 'Sunny Day' here yielded twice the results for half the effort.
Observing Gengar, the old man entered the sun room with a Growlithe. After half an hour, he set down the hot water bottle, preparing to rest on a wicker chair.
"Jie jie~! (￣▽￣)ﾉ" Gengar emerged from the sun room, leading a black-colored Growlithe.
"Is it over already?" The old man stammered.
"Ao wu! (｀0´)" Growlithe shook its slightly charred tail triumphantly.
A mere Fire Blast was nothing; it was determined to master it in the next hundred and eighty days.
"Jie jie~." Gengar tilted his head, hands on hips in confusion.
Whose innate talent is this straightforward? Logically speaking, it should take much longer!
But with a solid foundation, it would be more convenient for the master's future training.
"Jie jie~!" Gengar nodded and pointed to the lightning room in the distance.
The old man was momentarily taken aback, then hurriedly said, "No problem, I'll open the door for you!"
...
"En? Have Gengar and the others trained in the lightning room?"
Luke looked down at his phone, receiving news from Pokédex through Gengar.
During the break between classes, students excitedly gathered to play cards. Many wanted to add Teacher Luke's contact information, but he repeatedly declined.
"Good grades are the only criteria for adding me, I'm that realistic." "Darn it, I must enter the Alliance conference!" a Bug Catcher Youngster exclaimed. "Teacher, wait, I'll show you my Duel King title!"
A boy with a good haircut clenched his fist.
"Teacher, isn't the card pack's pull rate too low? Don't you guys have a bad luck?"
Luke found it peculiar. Why do these children have so many concerns?
He glanced at Giselle, who was diligently copying in the computer room, feeling reassured. Despite her domineering attitude, she showed considerable adaptability.
A lesson had been completed. Luke's main task was to demonstrate several battles on the computer room's machine. This simulated machine, similar to the one in the anime, resembled a game interface. Virtual projection technology made command and tactical simulation more realistic.
Teacher Luke's impeccable zone defense, exquisite anticipation, pre-reading, and cleverly dirty tactics outshone even Erika, with a bit of bad luck being the only flaw.
In just one class, students divided into the 'Erika school' and the 'Teacher Luke school.' The former was mostly boys, while the latter was predominantly girls. The classroom buzzed with excitement.
"The reason you're asked to memorize the Attribute Restraint table," Teacher Luke lightly coughed, quieting the restless classroom.
"Is because... the art of fighting is, to a large extent, the art of Attribute Restraint." "Of course, if the strengths are very different, Defying the Attribute can also win." "These theories are just to make your Trainer road easier." "Whether in simulation or theory, ultimately, it needs to be implemented in practice."
The students all looked at Luke. In Giselle's eyes, a glimmer of understanding appeared.
"And the most important point," Luke smiled.
"Trust your Pokémon." "In a battle, trust your Pokémon, and Pokémon will respond... Stand up, hold on, and all these are responses." "All in all!"
Luke patted the table, waking up the stunned students.
"If you don't understand, ask your Erika Teacher; don't bother me. Understand?"
Luke smiled and said coldly.
"No!" "Teacher Luke speaks so well..." "I think Erika Teacher is not as good as Teacher Luke!"
The students were full of admiration. Giselle silently lowered her head, looking at the Poké Ball in her hand.
Believe... in your Pokémon?
Squeezing the Poké Ball tightly, Giselle's eyes became particularly focused.
Cubone, in the inter-school exchange competition, we may be able to prove ourselves to Teacher Luke!
....
"All rise!"
"Goodbye, Teacher Luke!"
In a respectful tone, Luke waved his hand and headed towards the thunder and lightning room.
Typically, a class is only forty minutes, and nothing extraordinary should occur...
Suddenly, Luke came to a halt.
The building in front of him displayed a substantial hole in the middle, as if it had been struck by thunder and lightning, leaving it covered in burn marks.
Gengar and Growlithe stood outside the facility, their expressions reflecting a mix of emotions as they gazed at the sizable hole.
"Jie jie~ ﾍ(;´´Д｀ﾍ)..." (about to get deducted~)
"Ao wu! (｀0´)" (worthy of this Uncle!)
"What happened?" Luke inquired of the elderly Admin.
The old man appeared disheartened.
Are you embarrassed to ask me?
The strength of Pokémon surpasses the capacity of the facility...
Not only that, the facility was blown up!
Luke: "Master, do you have monitoring... It doesn't matter whether you lose money or not; the main thing is to be clear about the incident."
The old man looked peculiar.
He nodded and led Luke to the monitoring room.
On the screen, thunder pillars were active one after another in the lightning room.
These low-formidable-power lightning pillars stimulated Pokémon's physical activity to facilitate training or mastery of moves.
Gengar approached a thunder pillar, cautiously reaching in, and was stunned for a moment.
On this level?
"Jie jie~! (๑`▽´๑)۶"
Bounding around in the thunderstorm zone, Gengar twisted its butt while attempting to master 'Thunderbolt.'
"Ao wu ~~"
Although Growlithe had not yet evolved, it had begun learning to master 'Wild Charge' with the help of the thunderstorms.
Coiling the electric current around its body, Growlithe rampaged in the thunder and lightning room, as if it were a no-man's-land!
Well… there was no one inside.
Perhaps something malfunctioned, and the electric engine in the lightning room failed.
The zi zi current turned into a violent lightning pillar, directly blasting a big hole in the ceiling of the lightning chamber.
Growlithe and Gengar looked at each other in dismay, and the screen froze.
Luke wore a complicated expression.
The school got blown up on the first day of classes?
You two never fail to surprise!
Gengar learning 'Thunderbolt'... that was just an appetizer.
The crucial thing was Growlithe's 'Wild Charge.'
Once it evolved into Arcanine, this place could become truly electrifying!
Glancing at the little fellow with a dejected face, Luke sighed.
"Specifically... how much do we have to pay?"
"Let's discuss it when the Principal arrives," the old man said with a hint of trepidation.
It seemed the rumors were true.
This new teacher was a Trainer with quite a distinct personality!
...
Principal Earl, who arrived in haste, didn't seem perturbed.
"The equipment was due for replacement anyway. It's fine if it got blown up."
Mr. Earl, stroking his beard, nodded in agreement.
Luke was on the verge of tears.
Principal, you're a gem!
"As long as you guide the students well and accidentally blow up a few more training rooms, there's no problem!"
Mr. Earl patted Luke's shoulder vigorously, saying with a grin:
"The inter-school exchange competition at the end of the year... I want to see you there!"
"Don't worry; I'll pick out some promising talents!"
Luke patted his chest.
I came here to fish, but I might as well have a little snack.
The students also have some outstanding talents. That one aspiring to be the Duel King seems quite promising.
Wait... Giselle, you still owe me 20 Attribute Restraint lists?
Stroking his chin, Teacher Luke was lost in thought.