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"Oh my, this place is enormous!"
Thatch couldn't help but be amazed at the scenic and modern Pokémon Academy, such a contrast to the chaotic and smoky places in the One Piece world.
"Hmph, pirates are pirates, never seen the world."
Kujaku raised her chin high, like a proud peacock.
Kujaku had the Whip-Whip Fruit ability and had been using a whip to discipline prisoners since she was young, making her somewhat dominant and authoritative.
"Tch, if it weren't for your grandmother, do you think you could have gotten in here before me?"
Thatch was usually a gentle person, but he wasn't going to take insults lying down. As Zoro famously said, "Have you ever seen a beast that wouldn't bite?"
"Look, this is our Pokémon Academy notice board. It not only has the academy map to help you find your way around, but any school announcements will also be posted here immediately."
Olvia stepped in timely, adding, "Students caught fighting will be punished accordingly, and the names and photos of the offenders will be posted on the notice board as a warning."
Hearing this, both Kujaku and Thatch calmed down immediately. They both had reputations to uphold and didn't want to be the center of negative attention.
"Here, you can find your dormitory information."
Olvia pointed to a sheet of paper on the notice board.
"Let's see, my roommate is named Margaret. Never heard of her."
Kujaku quickly found her dorm number and roommate's name on the board, "Hmph, teacher, I'll head to my dorm first. I don't want to walk with him."
"Kujaku is still young. Her parents were killed by pirates early on, and Mrs. Tsuru hasn't had much time to discipline her, so she's a bit spoiled. Please bear with her."
As Kujaku's semi-mentor, Olvia naturally spoke up for her.
"It's fine, I won't get angry with a child."
Thatch, being in his forties, wasn't easily angered and waved it off, "Teacher, where is boys' dormitory 103? My roommate is... Sabo?"
"Sabo is a twelve-year-old noble from the Goa Kingdom in East Blue. Recently, the commoners there started a revolt against the nobility, causing chaos.
His parents fled with their younger son to the sea, leaving Sabo behind in their home, though he wasn't harmed.
With nowhere else to go, he sold everything in his home for money, found a breeding facility in the kingdom, bought a Pokémon egg, and sought to join the Pokémon Alliance.
Chief Dak saw that he was still young and allowed him to enter Pokémon Academy to study first."
Olvia provided some background information on Sabo.
To be honest, she found it strange. Given what she knew of Dak, he wasn't the type to intervene in such matters. Moreover, the Revolutionary Army's leader, Dragon, had intended to take care of Sabo, but Dak refused.
This made Olvia suspect that Sabo might have some hidden talents she hadn't noticed.
But Olvia was overthinking it.
Dak intervened simply because Sabo was a memorable character and was well-developed, so he decided to help out of convenience, not because of any special talent.
"A noble? Hopefully, he's not like that other one."
Upon hearing the term "noble," Thatch's mood soured. In the One Piece world, nobles were universally seen as detestable.
"No, no, Sabo is different. He's mature for his age and opposes the noble class."
"Oh, that's interesting."
Thatch perked up. Sabo seemed like someone he could get along with, and he wondered if he could recruit him into the Whitebeard Pirates.
"Here is your class, Class 2, along with the names of your twenty-four classmates."
"Hmm, none of the names look familiar."
"That's because they come from all over the world. Nearly a million people applied, but only 200 students were selected."
Olvia explained, then continued walking, "Come, I'll show you around the school."
"Okay."
Thatch nodded.
They walked from the notice board toward the east, passing by the student dormitories, school cafeteria, battle arena, teaching buildings, and virtual reality arena, among other facilities.
Olvia finally stopped at the boys' dormitory.
She was only responsible for showing Thatch the locations of these places. The students were expected to explore the details themselves, which was part of the fun of being a student.
Thatch, carrying his pile of luggage, found dormitory 103.
He opened the door and was stunned.
It was luxurious!
In his forty-plus years, Thatch had never seen a room so opulent.
Thinking back to the shared room they used to have, which resembled a pigsty, this was a world apart.
"Wow!"
Thatch jumped onto the bed by the door like an excited child.
"Is it my roommate?"
A young voice came from the bathroom.
Thatch froze, then remembered he had a roommate named Sabo. He stood up and looked over.
"Hello, I'm Sabo from the Goa Kingdom in East Blue. I'm a... prospective trainer."
Sabo emerged from the bathroom.
He wasn't using the bathroom or showering but was cleaning his Pokémon egg, a daily task for a prospective trainer.
"Hello, I'm Thatch, from... well, the New World, a member of the Whitebeard Adventure Group."
Thatch patted his chest confidently.
Sabo's politeness made it easy for Thatch, who was also polite, to communicate comfortably.
"Huh?! Whitebeard Adventure Group? The one from before?"
Sabo's eyes widened, and his hands stopped cleaning the Pokémon egg, his eyes filled with fear.
He couldn't help it. The Whitebeard Pirates had a notorious and brutal reputation on the sea.
"Yes, but don't worry. If I can enter this academy, it means we're not bad people. If you don't believe me, you should believe in the Pokémon Alliance."
"That's true."
Sabo nodded. Indeed, everyone trusted the Pokémon Alliance, far more than the previous World Government.
Sabo, who had hung out with Luffy and Ace, clearly had a loose screw in his head.
"Can I sleep in the inner bed?"
Thatch said, and Sabo immediately didn't mind, taking his Pokémon egg and sitting on the bed inside.
"Sure, no problem."
Thatch didn't care about bed placement; he was already very satisfied with this dormitory.
"Look, there's even a computer here with a user manual next to it. The computer has many e-books to help us study."
Sabo wrapped the Pokémon egg in a quilt to keep it warm, then stood up and pointed to the two computer screens on the desk.
He had already read the user manual before, so he knew what it was.
"A computer? I've never used one."
It was Thatch's first time seeing such a high-tech product.
In the One Piece world, high technology was in the hands of a few, while most people lived like in ancient times.
It could even be said that there were two types of people in the One Piece world.
One type included members of the illegal research team MADS, led by Vegapunk.
The other type included everyone else.
"This is amazing, look."
Sabo turned on the computer to demonstrate to Thatch.
"You see, it has information on the eighteen Pokémon types and their interactions, helping us understand type advantages and the attack and defense capabilities of dual-type Pokémon."
He double-clicked on the type chart icon on the desktop.
"Wow! So complicated..."
Thatch felt a headache seeing so much information.
The desktop had not only the 'Type Chart' but also the 'Nature List,' 'Egg Groups,' 'Move List,' and even detailed information on individual Pokémon.
These were compiled by Olvia and the entire education department, with Rotom inputting the data.
Currently, the network of the entire Pokémon Academy and even the entire Alliance City was maintained and controlled by Monet's Porygon2.
"It's not too bad."
For Sabo, who had been forced to study various things by his parents, this learning environment was a blessing.
But for Thatch, who was almost illiterate, studying was a torturous ordeal.
Sabo then helped Thatch organize his luggage.
Since Thatch had a lot of stuff, packed by his family, it took until dusk to finish organizing.
"Is this your Pokémon?"
At this point, Sabo noticed the little chubby guy always following Thatch.
"Yes, this is Munchlax! I'm now a breeder. If your Pokémon is hungry, you can come to me, and I'll make some snacks."
"Munchlax!"
Munchlax gave a thumbs-up, assuring that Thatch's snacks were delicious.
"Hahaha! Great, my Pokémon should hatch in two or three days. It's getting late; let's go to the cafeteria for dinner. Many students should be there by now."
(End of Chapter)