The idea of having Heatran specially train Zhen Si and Chimchar
had come to Luo Mu in a flash after Zhen Si opened up to him about his thoughts and experiences.
Among the Legendary Pokémon Luo Mu knew of whose locations were clear, compared to Moltres at his side,
only Heatran was suited to drawing out the power hidden within Chimchar.
He recalled the final scene of that fierce rivals' battle at the Lily of the Valley Conference—the flames erupting from Infernape's head and shooting into the sky.
They had looked exactly like a volcanic eruption.
As the Volcano Pokémon, Heatran had blood boiling like lava flowing through its body. Perhaps it really had some way to draw out the power hidden within Chimchar.
Even if Heatran failed as well, the results of the special training alone should somewhat make up for the gap in strength caused by Infernape being temporarily unable to trigger Special Blaze in the future.
At the very least, it would let Zhen Si start from the same line as Ash, who had encountered Gible early.
They had only just earned their second Badge, and there was still plenty of time before the Lily of the Valley Conference began. There was more than enough time for them to grow.
From the moment Zhen Si decided to keep Chimchar, Luo Mu understood that the future had completely changed.
The outcome between the two rivals at the Lily of the Valley Conference had gone from certain to uncertain.
As the "teacher" who had personally taught Zhen Si and given Ash some coaching as well, Luo Mu was looking forward to seeing what kind of sparks would fly between them in the future.
Zhen Si had no idea that Luo Mu was already thinking so far ahead. He merely