Zhen Si's Shattered Conviction and a Teacher's Duty (Please Check the Author's Note for the Poll)

Zhen Si: ???

No, I didn't provoke you either, did I?

No matter how hard he thought about it, he could not understand how Darkrai had cast its hostile gaze past everyone in front of it and directly onto him.

That even included Baron Albert, who had shouted, "Darkrai, you've finally shown yourself!" before immediately sending out a Lickitung to attack it.

Just as Zhen Si was about to react, he saw Darkrai suddenly raise its hand.

At that instant, a bone-chilling sense of danger surged through Zhen Si's heart.

He had just been about to give an order to the frozen Chimchar beside him, but Darkrai moved faster.

In the blink of an eye, Darkrai hurled a pitch-black sphere that struck Zhen Si, the Trainer himself, at an unimaginable speed!

Zhen Si did not remember much of what happened afterward.

Before he fell into unconsciousness, the only thing he could not understand was why Darkrai had attacked him when they had no grudge against each other.

Was it because he had entered that courtyard and looked around a little too much?

That reason was far too absurd, wasn't it?

When Zhen Si jolted awake from nightmares whose details he absolutely did not want to recall and abruptly opened his eyes—

The first thing he saw was Calyrex's calm profile.

Judging by Calyrex's faintly glowing hand resting on his forehead, it was clearly Calyrex who had pulled him out of the nightmare.

"Tha—"

Zhen Si had just tried to sit up and bow to Calyrex in thanks when a large hand pressed him back down.

"Rest in bed for now."

Luo Mu, who had rushed over after receiving the news, spoke in a low voice.

Zhen Si nodded, his gaze passing over Luo Mu's face.

For some reason, Zhen Si