“Teacher Julian, you’re here… uh, Terrance, why are you here too?” Issac said, surprised as his gaze unconsciously wandered to Terrance after noticing Teacher Julian’s arrival.
“Mr. Terrance—” There was soone else who was even more surprised. Kota stared at Terrance in confusion.
“Hey, it’s you,” Terrance replied.
“What? Do you two know each other?” Issac asked.
“I t Mr. Terrance briefly on the cruise I was on,” Kota quickly explained. “Wait… Mr. Terrance, are you also a student here?”
Top Coordinator Terrance, also a student at Crown Academy? Kota suddenly beca excited.
“No need to be so formal, just call
Terrance,” Terrance smiled. He was just a Top Coordinator; it wasn’t fitting for soone his own age to address him like this. He could let it slide when they were unfamiliar with each other, but now that they were about to beco classmates, it felt awkward to continue like this.
“Okay, but I have a lot to learn from you, Senior Terrance. I hope you’ll guide .”
“Hmm… such a polite kid,” Terrance thought to himself, recalling what Teacher Julian had instructed him to do: assess the Trainer’s basic qualities based on their battle performance. Although the battle hadn’t begun yet, Terrance already knew that the boy in front of him was a complete rookie.
It was an easy judgnt. Back on the cruise, Terrance had noticed sothing but didn’t ntion it since they weren’t acquainted then.
Kota had used the wrong thod while having Gallade train ditite. Such a basic mistake was sothing no Trainer should make. Even a slightly more serious rookie Trainer wouldn’t make this mistake.
Terrance had observed Kota’s training for a while. He was trying to strengthen ditite by “tempering its body,” which was an ineffective and inefficient thod.
“Alright, Teacher Julian, can we start the assessnt now?” Issac asked, not dwelling too much on how Terrance and Kota knew each other and urging Teacher Julian to proceed.
“No,” Teacher Julian shook his head. If he were to conduct the assessnt, he’d have to write a report on the new student’s battle performance, analyze which class would be suitable, and docunt the flaws exposed during the battle. In short, it was a lot of hassle.
So, Terrance showing up at this mont was perfect—he could toss this difficult task to him. Julian had taught Terrance for over a year and trusted his abilities.
“If you’re not going to assess him, then you want
to do it!?” Issac nearly shouted.
“No, no,” Teacher Julian shook his head and looked at Terrance, who had a helpless expression on his face, and said: “Why do you think I brought him here? As for the report or whatever, just ask him to write it.”
“……” Terrance.
Issac was silent for a mont, rembering Terrance’s skills and his identity as a Breeder and waved his hand, “Fine, it’s your task, and whatever happens, I’m not responsible.”
“Huh?” Kota’s eyes widened. What was going on?
Why did this feel so casual?
Saying sothing like that in front of —was that really okay?!
“Well, Kota, right? Your entrance assessnt will be handled by . But before we start, I have a question. I rember you have a ditite and Gallade. That Gallade, it’s not your own Pokémon, is it?”
Terrance ignored the two teachers and turned to look at Kota.
“Yes… Gallade is my father’s Pokémon. It was left with
for my protection, and also serves as a training partner for ditite,” Kota explained. Since both Gallade and ditite are Fighting and Psychic types, Kota believed that with Gallade’s guidance, his first partner, ditite, would quickly improve and grow.
Getting the answer he expected, Terrance nodded and asked, “Do you rember the training thod you were using on the cruise?”
Issac and Julian glanced at Terrance in confusion. Why was he asking these questions instead of proceeding with the assessnt?
“Uh…” Kota thought back. At the ti, he had just left Hoenn, and now that he reflected on it, he realized he didn’t have enough training experience. Despite Gallade’s guidance, ditite couldn’t quickly adapt or show significant progress, which left Kota with a deep sense of frustration.
“Have you figured it out? Why ditite couldn’t adapt to Gallade’s training?”
“What…?” Kota was puzzled and stared at Terrance in surprise. Could it be that Terrance knew about the difficulties he had faced during training?
“It seems you still don’t understand ditite well enough,” Terrance shook his head and pointed to the Pokédex on Kota’s belt. “Pokédex is a helper provided to only a few rookie Trainers; it can resolve most common questions that Trainers have. Have you been using it properly?”
Upon hearing this, Kota took out his Pokédex. “This?”
“Yes, that’s right. I saw your training thod. You’re having Gallade teach ditite strength training, right? For Gallade, that is indeed a good training thod, but it’s not suitable for ditite.”
Terrance took Kota’s Pokédex and pressed a few buttons. The device’s electronic voice chid in:
“ditite, the ditate Pokémon, uses ditation to increase its ntal energy, and feeds it back into yoga training, subtly improving physique. This is ditite’s basic training thod.”
ditate Pokémon… increase ntal energy… yoga…
Kota repeated the words to himself, and suddenly, everything clicked. “Oh! So that’s how it is.” Feeling embarrassed, he called out ditite and quickly apologized.
“Even though this is just basic information, for a rookie Trainer, it’s sothing good that can avoid many detours. Pokédex…truly is a brilliant invention.” Terrance sighed in his heart. Looking at the enlightened Kota, he continued: “What happened just now is also part of the assessnt. This is your negligence of basic common sense. As a Trainer, not understanding your own Pokémon is the worst mistake you can make.”
“Take it and make good use of the Pokédex.”
“I’m sorry. I realize my mistake now,” Kota said.
Terrance smiled and turned to Issac and Julian, clearing his throat. “Now, let’s proceed with the battle.”
The two teachers’ faces were filled with a strange expression. Before the battle even began, Terrance had already identified a significant flaw in this new student. Moreover, this flaw was difficult to detect in battle. Even if they themselves were to battle Kota, they might not have discovered Kota’s mistake in training his Pokémon.
This is a fundantal flaw, stemming from not understanding his own Pokémon. It needs to be noted and used as a focus for Kota’s growth in future studies. This is sothing a teacher should have discovered and addressed. At this mont, the two looked at Terrance in surprise, increasingly aware of how much this little guy had changed in the year since they last saw him.
“Are you planning to use ditite in the battle? Just a reminder—the battle will mainly test your reaction ti, decision-making, and overall strategic awareness. At the sa ti, the battle can also expose many fundantal issues. Whether or not you use your own Pokémon is up to you.” Terrance said casually, then released Gallade.
“As it happens, I also have a Gallade. How about a battle between the sa Pokémon?”
The implication was clear—dite was too weak. If Kota didn’t send out Gallade, the battle would be boring.
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