The arena was buzzing with excitent, as Alder and Johan's exhibition match had instantly ignited the audience's enthusiasm.
Of course, the post-match interview also sparked endless imagination among the Blueberry Academy students.
Just how strong was Teacher Johan?
Amid the audience's cheers, Johan temporarily left the stage, yielding it to Dulse who was preparing to enter.
Originally, the exhibition match was supposed to be between League Champion Alder and Academy Champion Dulse, but Johan's "intrusion" had extended the schedule.
But the audience actually quite enjoyed this type of exhibition match.
They expressed: If they could continue watching Champion Alder versus Teacher Johan battle, please give us more!
Of course, a League Champion versus an Academy Champion also had so appeal.
Johan stood by the player tunnel without imdiately leaving, instead walking toward the Pokémon Center set up inside the arena.
At the sa ti, he was pondering sothing.
Using Gengar against Alder was a no-brainer, but for an exhibition match against Dulse, who specialized in Dragon-type Pokémon, he couldn't very well use Ice Ninetales, could he?
That would be sowhat inhumane.
It seed Dragonite was his only option.
After all, when facing Dragon-type Pokémon, his Dragonite always showed particular excitent.
While he was considering this, the second exhibition match on the field had already begun.
Alder was using his Bouffalant, while Dulse was using his ace Duralodon.
"Shine with brilliant tallic luster, Duralodon!"
Dulse threw out a Terastal Orb, and crystals ford around Duralodon. Already made entirely of duralumin steel, with an added layer of Terastal sheen, Duralodon now looked even more valuable.
"Teacher Johan, do you need your Terastal Orb recharged?"
At this mont, Nurse Joy's soft voice ca from beside Johan.
At Blueberry Academy, the best way to recharge a Terastal Orb was through the Pokémon Center.
"Thank you, Nurse Joy," Johan smiled slightly, handing over the Terastal Orb that had lost its energy.
"It-it's my duty—"
Nurse Joy took the Terastal Orb and turned to walk into the Pokémon Center with Chansey.
"By the way... where does Blueberry Academy's Terastal energy co from?"
Terastallization originated from the ancient legendary Pokémon Terapagos, but if Johan rembered correctly, Terapagos had beco extinct two million years ago, with only one remaining due to crustal movent.
And this last remaining Terapagos had fallen into slumber, currently likely with the grandmother of Riko, one of the protagonists of "Pokémon Horizons."
"But then again, if Terapagos is sleeping... where does the Paldea region's Terastal energy co from?"
Thinking of this, Johan shook his head.
Who cares where it cos from? Anyway, he didn't believe Terapagos would suddenly appear before him.
But just at that mont.
Ding-ding-ding——
The crisp sound of ice crystals colliding rang in Johan's ears, growing closer and closer. The sound was like when Gengar Terastallized, only more delicate.
"No way—" Johan's mouth twitched.
Could his random thought actually co true?
His vision briefly blurred, and a Pokémon resembling a land turtle, deep blue all over, with eyes like stars and a hexagonal crystalline shell, suddenly appeared before him and Gengar.
Terapagos?!
"Ka-ka-kaah? (⊙_⊙)"
Gengar rubbed its eyes twice, then its eyes lit up.
It-it looks so valuable...
Hum——
With a red flash, Larvitar automatically ca out, looking at the "Terapagos" floating in the air. Its eyes were even brighter than Gengar's, and drool even flowed from the corner of its mouth.
"Yo-Yoji...(@ρ@)"
It-it looks so delicious...
Johan: "..."
He covered his face. This was bad—Larvitar really was interested in Terapagos's crystals.
If Larvitar were to Terastallize in the future... would this little thing get so carried away it might even try to eat itself?
Normally, when Pokémon face Gengar's money-obsessed ghost eyes or Larvitar's starving-ghost eyes, they would feel scared.
But this "Terapagos" before them not only wasn't afraid, but even playfully winked, showing a "got you" smile.
"w~~"
Hmm?
A clear, ethereal voice rang out, making Johan instinctively pause. Gengar and Larvitar also ca to their senses, showing puzzled expressions.
This voice... sounded so familiar.
Johan was the first to react, looking at the "Terapagos" and tentatively calling out:
"w?"
"w~~(＾▽＾)"
The "Terapagos" glowed with a strange light, and its appearance indeed changed into w!
A slightly plumper w looked even more adorable.
"Nii-mi?!"
Victini on Johan's shoulder revealed itself, watching as "Terapagos" transford back into w, rubbing its eyes with its little hands.
So amazing!
This was Victini's first ti seeing w.
"w~~"
w swished its long, slender tail and dove into Johan's arms. He imdiately felt the soft, slightly plump little one.
"You've gotten fatter," Johan rubbed w's head, laughing. "Nice to see you, w."
"w~!"
Hearing Johan say "fatter," w imdiately puffed up its cheeks, pretending to be angry, which drew laughter from Johan and Gengar.
Co to think of it, the last ti w ca to find him, although they had fun together, Johan had promised w he would bring it to play again at the next academy Spring Festival.
But later, due to a series of events in the Unova region, plus the "Youth Master World Championship," Johan hadn't made it to the academy's Spring Festival.
So, w, having waited for a long ti, ca looking for him itself.
"w? w?"
After burrowing into Johan's arms, w suddenly twitched its little nose and began sniffing him.
"w?"
The more it sniffed, the more puzzled its expression beca, with a hint of curiosity.
"What's wrong, w?" Johan couldn't help but ask, seeing this.
"w—" w showed a thoughtful expression, "w?"
It had detected from Johan's body... a scent that was sowhat familiar yet sowhat strange, a very... odd scent.
Have you been secretly seeing other little ws?
Hearing this, Johan couldn't help but laugh.
How many ws were there in this world? He... wasn't really sure.
However, Johan also understood what scent w had detected. It wasn't w's, but wtwo's.
But explaining wtwo's existence also posed a challenge for him.
Fortunately, little w was only curious for a mont before its attention was drawn to Victini.
After the two little ones curiously sized each other up for a few monts, a mischievous gleam flashed in w's eyes.
"w~~" (Rock-paper-scissors!)
"Nii-nii mi?" Victini instinctively extended its hand—scissors.
w extended a small, clenched pink fist.
"w~~" (Rock, I win~~)
Victini: ...
The little one dove into Johan's clothes.
"Teacher Johan, your Terastal Orb—" Nurse Joy's voice ca from behind.
"w~!"
w reacted quickly, imdiately transforming into an Eevee and landing in Johan's arms.
"What was that sound?" Nurse Joy looked puzzled.
"Ee-vui~~"
Johan turned around, and the Eevee in his arms casually licked its paw.
"What?"
"Nothing, I must have misheard," Nurse Joy said, holding a tray with the fully recharged Terastal Orb in the center—a transparent black crystal ball with rippling waves inside.
"Teacher Johan, your Terastal Orb is fully charged."
"Thank you, Nurse Joy," Johan smiled.
"Ee-vui~~"
w also called out.
"How cute, this little Eevee, so plump—obviously well-fed," Nurse Joy remarked.
"Ee-Ee-vui?!"
Johan quickly pressed his hand on w's head, hurriedly saying, "Um... Nurse Joy, I need to go prepare."
"Alright."
Johan then carried w, pulling Gengar and Larvitar along as he quickly walked away.
"Ee-vui!"
The Eevee that w had transford into puffed up its cheeks.
Johan directly inserted his hand into its fluffy fur, saying with a smile: "But you are quite cute."
With its fleshiness and smooth fur, wasn't it much better to pet than sothing like Garchomp?
Hearing Johan's words, w's expression imdiately improved. It raised its paw to paw at Johan's clothes.
Knowing what it wanted, Johan imdiately took out so Poké Puffs and macarons.
"Nii-mi?"
Slling the aroma of the macarons, Victini, who had suffered a thousand-mile defeat on the "rock-paper-scissors" road, also ca out.
Before long.
The "crunch-crunch" sounds and "Ee-vui Ee-vui" voices beca the main the.
"Yoji~~"
Larvitar, with a mineral in one hand and a macaron in the other, indicated: Macarons paired with minerals is the perfect combination, you guys just don't understand.
However, w's sudden appearance gave Johan so new ideas.
"w, would you be interested in... participating in the exhibition match?" Johan asked.
"Ee-vui?"
The Eevee blinked twice.
When it ca to battles and fighting, w actually didn't have much desire for it, as it wasn't a Pokémon that particularly enjoyed fighting—quite different from wtwo in this regard.
But an "exhibition match," or rather a "performance," imdiately caught little w's interest.
After all, it was just an exhibition match, so winning or losing didn't matter, nor did the fighting style.
"Ee-vui~~"
w hopped and changed back to its original form, then beca invisible as it passed through the player tunnel to the edge of the field. Hearing the cheers of the entire arena, its little eyes imdiately showed interest.
Returning to Johan's side.
"We can do... this and that..." Johan said in a low voice.
"w~~" w covered its mouth with both hands, revealing a sly smile.
"Ka-kaah?"
Gengar scratched its butt, tilting its head slightly.
Why does it feel like this little w is also learning from ?
Johan also showed a similar "Johan family style" smile.
"Let's give them a little shock."
"Thank you, Champion Alder and Student Dulse, for bringing us such an exciting exhibition match!"
The entire arena erupted in cheers.
It had to be said that while Dulse VS Alder wasn't quite as thrilling as Teacher Johan VS Alder, it still gave the audience a different feeling.
Johan VS Alder gave them the excitent of watching a celebrity match.
Dulse VS Alder gave them more imrsion, allowing them to imagine themselves in Dulse's position, fantasizing about the future scene where they themselves would reach the hall of the Champion Cup and face Champion Alder.
As for the upcoming Dulse VS Teacher Johan—why did it mysteriously feel like a subject teacher giving one-on-one individual guidance to a student?
After giving Dulse so rest ti, as well as ti to recharge the Terastal Orb, Johan and Dulse slowly appeared on the field under the announcer's introduction.
"Teacher Johan! Dulse has been held back for three years, you need to give him a good 'redial lesson'!"
"Teacher Johan, Dulse likes to doze off and has a lazy personality, you need to 'cure' him properly!"
"..."
Many students cupped their hands like gaphones, shouting to Johan on the field.
Dulse: "..."
Before Johan could react, Dulse had already inserted his hands into his hair, covering his forehead.
Headache.
Although Dulse was strong, being the undisputed Champion of Blueberry Academy's Blueberry League, as well as the president of the League Union.
If this were translated to the real League, it would be equivalent to combining Leon and Rose—Champion and League Chairman in one person.
But Dulse's laziness was also well-known. For studying and going to school... he really couldn't muster much interest.
Those who didn't know better might think he was Alder's grandson, rather than the grandson of Mr. Shaga, the strict Gym Leader and teacher.
Because Dulse and Alder actually had so similarities.
Dulse quickly adjusted his state. He knew that those voices were just Blueberry Academy students joking around. Rather than these jokes, he was more concerned about his match with Teacher Johan.
"Teacher Johan, my grandfather has ntioned more than once on the phone that I should learn well from you, and I've actually been looking forward to battling you for a long ti!"
Dulse held a Poké Ball in his hand and threw it without hesitation.
"Go, Kingdra!"
When battling Alder, Dulse's Pokémon was Duralodon, but facing Johan, he chose Kingdra, a Water and Dragon-type Pokémon!
Clearly.
This was a precaution against Johan's Ice Ninetales.
Kingdra was quite talented in terms of weather, and its Water-type also made it less afraid of Ice-type moves.
It seed Dulse had a good understanding of Johan.
But...
Johan smiled.
It was just an exhibition match, no need to be so serious. Even if w hadn't co, he probably wouldn't have used Ice Ninetales, which would be too targeted against Dulse's Pokémon.
But now...
"Go, 'Eevee'."
"Ee-vui~!"
'Eevee', transford by w, jumped from Johan's arms onto the field.
"Eevee?" Dulse was taken aback.
The audience was also stunned.
"Eevee?"
"Does Teacher Johan have an Eevee Pokémon?"
"I think... I heard soone ntion it before?"
But what shocked them even more was Johan's first command.
"'Eevee', Misty Terrain!"
"Ee-vui——"
A pink field spread from 'Eevee', expanding in all directions.
Everyone: ???
Wait.
Eevee... can use Misty Terrain?
Teacher Johan, is your Pokémon legal?
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