The third day
For the practical assessment, everyone arrived at the Battle Hall entrance on time. The temperature that morning was just right—not too cold, not too hot.
Director Zhi Guan was once again the last to arrive, just as he had been the previous two days. The moment he arrived, he walked straight into the Battle Hall and said as he went, "Follow me."
The group followed him inside and arrived at the arenas on the second floor. After leading them there, Director Zhi Guan turned around and said, "Today's practical assessment will be one-on-one battles. Our staff will battle you."
"If you win, you pass the assessment. If you lose or draw, you fail. Understand?"
"Understood!" the fourteen of them answered in unison.
Director Zhi Guan nodded in satisfaction. "Good. Let's begin. When your name is called, go to your assigned arena."
"Jia Kang, Arena One."
"Ji Wu, Arena Two."
"Shen Gu, Arena Three."
The three of them headed toward their respective arenas, where the staff members were already prepared.
Both sides threw out their Poké Balls. White light flashed, and Pokémon sprang out from within.
Tyranitar, Golem, Fearow, Venusaur, Tentacruel, Dugtrio.
All six Pokémon were at the Early Gym Leader level. The academy had probably learned the other students' strength beforehand, or perhaps this was the standard for every student applying for early graduation.
As long as they reached that level, they were qualified to apply for early graduation.
The battles in the three arenas erupted at once. Powerful auras burst forth, followed by the thunderous explosions of various skills.
Eichi stood nearby. All three battles were within his field of vision, but he could only focus completely on one at a time.
After watching for several minutes, he had a general grasp of the strength of