The Miracle Seed was infused with gentle Grass-type energy, and swallowing it directly wasn’t actually a problem.But the strong sense of déjà vu made Lu Ye’s eye twitch.Are you sure this isn’t how Eight-Treasure Duck is made?Pre-stuff the ingredients, makes for a more fragrant roast later?
As a seasoned chef, Lu Ye fell deep into thought.“Quack~” Sirfetch’d, with his bold brows and bright eyes, let out a satisfied burp.Then he gave Lu Ye a thumbs-up, his eyes gleaming with a ding.All fed up now, quack~~Since the boss is being this sincere…Guess I’ll reluctantly do a little training later!
“Looks like it worked well,” Erika said with a smile.Lu Ye looked conflicted.The result was good… but the Miracle Seed was gone!
Still, the seed had been chosen specifically for Duck Duck.In a way, this saved him the trouble of training.
“Please thank the founding principal for . I accept this year-end bonus,” Lu Ye sighed.“No worries,” Erika replied with a smile. “I’ll pass along your gratitude~”
With that, the teaching term at Yuhong University officially wrapped up.For Sirfetch’d, the Miracle Seed would boost both Grassy Glide and Leaf Blade.Though Lu Ye suspected… maybe the flavor was the real stat booster.
“Oh, by the way, Mr. Lu,”Erika folded her hands in front of her and smiled, “Please do your best at the League Conference~”
The Quartz Conference was right around the corner.In the elite chat group, Lu Ye might be the only one participating in the League.After all, joining amateur tournants was Mr. Lu’s favorite hobby!
Lu Ye paused.Weird. Everyone knows I’m entering—except ?
“When exactly is the Quartz Conference?”Erika thought for a mont. “It starts on January 25th and will last just over two weeks.”
The League Conference was a routine event across all regions, each with different timing.Besides collecting eight Badges, passing a Pokémon Academy assessnt also granted direct entry to the qualifiers.As a teacher at Yuhong University, Lu Ye naturally had that privilege.
But in the dead of winter, joining tournants just wasn’t his salty, old-fish style.
Not to ntion, Lu Ye had only debuted seven months ago.Sure, he’d done an exhibition match with Leon, gone toe-to-toe with Lance, and even saved Steven’s life…Lu Ye cleared his throat. “We’ll see when the ti cos.”
Yuto Sundae seed determined to enter, and since she was his personal disciple,It might be nice to go watch a few matches live if he had the ti.
More importantly, with his connections to several of Kanto’s Elite Four…He probably wouldn’t need a ticket to spectate… probably.
Riding his majestic Arcanine, Lu Ye returned to Saffron City.The evening sun slanted low, Pidgey flocks returning to their nests above the treetops.Soone walked down the street with a Granbull on a leash.Even Rocket Grunts in black were busy doing deliveries...
“The business transition’s been… surprisingly successful,” Lu Ye muttered.
Truthfully, most of Team Rocket’s power was concentrated in the Boss and the Commanders.Grunts were nothing more than EXP fodder for the main characters.Giovanni didn’t need blind followers.He had ambition, yes—but building a Rainbow Rocket that Silver could respect was far more aningful than the old Rocket.
Back ho...“Quack~” Sirfetch’d used his leek to pick his teeth while guiding the others’ training.“Ka-h…” (Makes total sense...)Blastoise, holding a perfect plank pose without budging an inch, had a glint in his eyes.So it’s true… Coach Leek is the real deal!
Evening was Lu Ye’s favorite cooking ti.Actually, cooking itself wasn’t the hard part—it was cleaning ingredients and wiping tables that gave chefs headaches.Luckily, Sirfetch’d with his “Cooking Talent” helped prep the ingredients.Gengar handled the house chores big and small.All that was left for Lu Ye was walking Arcanine after dinner,Or sitting with Sylveon and playing with her long ears.
Sylveon’s ears were pink on the outside and indigo on the inside, soft and warm—Even better than petting a cat.
“Byii! (`皿??)”Lu Ye waved a stick of vanilla in front of Sylveon.“Byii~ (????▽｀)????”
Togepi looked like she was gaming but was actually studying type matchups behind the scenes.With w’s online lectures… her progress might rival even Duck Duck’s.
Lu Ye felt conflicted, but didn’t want to stop her either.“Guess I’ll check group chat for a bit.”
As spring approached, everyone was getting busy again.The Solo battle between Lu Ye and Leon had shocked Gold so much, he’d stayed up grinding the Bellsprout Tower dungeon.If you don’t hustle now, when will you surpass Mr. Lu!?
“Yo! Hedgehog Head, I saw you in Johto yesterday!” Lt. Surge said cheerfully.Gold blinked: “That electro-bass uncle with 11k fans?”Lt. Surge went quiet, scanning around to see where his mischievous launcher had gone.
“Yesterday, Sylveon went next door again,” Sabrina said flatly.“I heard the Fighting Dojo’s about to shut down.”
Lu Ye was startled.Seriously?Oh… the Fighting Dojo isn’t an official Gym, so the system didn’t flag it!
Misty said awkwardly, “Good thing Mr. Lu isn’t in Cerulean.”Otherwise… even my three sisters would’ve gotten wrecked?
“Maybe we should update the Gym regulation list,” Erika suggested,“To ban Pokémon from challenging Gyms on their own?”
As the head of Kanto’s Gym Leaders, Erika did have the authority to propose such rules.Otherwise, once a Gym Leader gets demoralized, it’s hard to find soone of equal strength…
Aya: “Great idea!”“Mr. Lu is just out of control!” Whitney, the "Miltank Gym Leader
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