"Success! Success!"
Days later, seeing the Grimmsnarl concentrate a pale yellow light ball barely larger than a sesame seed between its palms, Marie, despite having no special attributes, couldn't help but cry out as she searched around the Hulbury Gym for Sun Wuming.
"Hey? Marie, be careful, don't fall!"
Sonia, who had just returned from grocery shopping with her Yamper, couldn't help but warn Marie who was rushing around frantically.
"Where's my master?"
Marie asked like a child who got good grades and couldn't wait to show their parents.
Sonia turned her head and pointed to the uniquely-shaped round spaceship in the corner of the training area.
After saying "thanks," Marie sprinted toward the spaceship.
"Success!"
Marie eagerly opened the door, ready to rush in and report the good news to Sun Wuming.
"Don't come in!"
Sun Wuming, who was lifting a hundred-pound dumbbell inside the spaceship, was startled when he saw Marie about to step in, and hurriedly shouted to stop her.
Marie's pretty face froze, but hearing Sun Wuming's words, she immediately withdrew her foot.
Sun Wuming slowly put down the barbell that was actually only a hundred pounds but felt like thousands under the 10x gravity.
Then like a robot, he laboriously lifted his feet and walked toward the control panel.
Outside the door, Marie watched with confusion, completely unaware of the 663x gravity inside as she couldn't understand why Sun Wuming was walking so strangely.
Until Sun Wuming disabled the gravity and collapsed on the ground with relief, covered in sweat and exhausted:
"O-okay... you can come in now..."
Marie blinked twice and quickly ran over.
Seeing Sun Wuming drenched in sweat, she didn't rush to report the good news, but instead used her sleeve to help wipe his face.
Sun Wuming couldn't help but smile at this, reaching out to ruffle the cute girl's hair.
Taking a deep breath, Sun Wuming stood up again, "What is it?"
"We did it, Grimmsnarl learned it! Come see!"
Marie tugged at Sun Wuming's clothes, eagerly pulling him outside.
"Alright, alright, don't rush, young lady."
Sun Wuming chuckled helplessly.
"There's only a month left until the Galar Star Tournament, and I haven't collected my badges yet. How can I not be anxious?"
Marie showed a rare expression of anxiety.
Sun Wuming slapped his forehead.
Oh my, how did I forget this girl still needs to collect badges?
Well, better help her train first.
After walking out of the spaceship with Marie, Sun Wuming checked.
Indeed, Grimmsnarl had mastered the basic use of ki.
Though at the most novice level...
"Next, you need to incorporate ki power into your special moves, like this."
Speaking, Sun Wuming suddenly raised his right hand, his palm emitting a "boom" with a golden bright light.
Before Marie and the others could see clearly what it was.
With a loud "bang," a hole over three meters in diameter was blasted in the Hulbury Gym's wall.
On the other side of the wall in the kitchen, Sonia was staring through the hole with a horrified expression.
The next second, Sonia grabbed her spatula and walked through the hole with a murderous aura, giving Sun Wuming a thorough beating.
You trying to kill me?!
The Pangoro in its Poké Ball silently watched this scene, thinking to itself:
"To be able to subdue master to this extent, this female human's strength truly can't be underestimated."
Ahem, after Sun Wuming explained the further usage of "ki" to Marie again, the girl nodded seriously.
When Sun Wuming turned to return to training, Marie grabbed his clothes a second time.
Looking back, he saw the girl lowering her head and asking quietly:
"With... with only a month left until the tournament, is there... is there any way for me to get stronger faster?"
Training at the gym, seeing Bede and Gloria's progress always made Marie feel immense pressure.
With her current strength, if she faced them in the Galar Star Tournament, she would definitely have no chance of winning.
That's why Marie wanted to ask Sun Wuming to find a way to help her become stronger in a shorter time.
Bang~
Sun Wuming gave her a moderate knock on the head, making Marie's small head emit a crisp sound.
Sound nice?
If it sounds nice, it's a good head.
"Ah!"
Marie covered the spot where she was hit, glaring at Sun Wuming with resentful eyes.
"Don't look for shortcuts, just do as I say."
Although Sun Wuming also wanted to help this girl achieve maximum growth in the shortest time.
But it had to be realistic.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be accelerated growth, but forcing growth too quickly.
Marie's current rate of growth was already at its limit.
Sigh, in the end, he still couldn't match Teacher Kawaii's ability.
One hit to unleash Cherry Blossom Flow, one hit for Conqueror's Haki, one hit to awaken Devil Fruit powers.
The title of number one anime teacher belonged to him alone.
...
...
Undella Town in the Unova region.
After several months, Cynthia, Diantha, and other female Elite Trainers gathered here once again.
"The Galar Star Tournament is coming up soon, shall we all go to Galar to cheer for Miss Cynthia?"
During afternoon tea, Diantha suggested to the ladies.
Valerie, Skyla, and the others weren't surprised by Diantha's suggestion.
They all knew that rather than being Cynthia's best friend,
Diantha seemed more like a fan.
If they hadn't seen that these two had no overly intimate behavior, they would have suspected they were dating.
Cynthia smiled gently with her beautiful eyes:
"It's just an exhibition match, Diantha, you're being too dramatic."
In Cynthia's eyes, this was just an appetizer to build excitement for the Galar Star Tournament.
"I think it's a good idea,"
Valerie, whose beauty rivaled Cynthia and Diantha but whose strength was slightly inferior, smiled lightly:
"We're all free during that time anyway, let's treat it as a trip to Galar."
"I want to go too! I want to go!"
Iris, the youngest present, jumped and shouted excitedly:
"I've never been to Galar before, I've always wanted to see it!"
"Though I hope Miss Cynthia's opponent in the exhibition match won't lose their confidence after being defeated."
Iris said sympathetically.
She had once challenged Cynthia with admiration and aspiration.
And well, her Axew was completely crushed by Cynthia's Garchomp.
It took a lot of consoling from Cynthia before she recovered.
"Don't worry, I'll go easy on them."
Cynthia said with a gentle smile.
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