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Eichi did not tell Beedrill to dodge. Instead, he said, "Block it."

Upon hearing Eichi's command, the three teachers nearby all thought he had gone crazy. He actually wanted Beedrill to block it.

Then they saw Beedrill raise its arm.

Bang!

Keita's face filled with disbelief.

"That's impossible!"

Gliscor's attack had actually been blocked without leaving a scratch.

Could it be...

The bespectacled teacher's eyes widened as he suddenly thought of the Beedrill that had defeated the Rattata Poaching Gang.

"Damn it."

Unwilling to accept this, Keita continued issuing commands to Gliscor. "Gliscor, use Sludge Bomb!"

Gliscor, swaying in midair, spat chunks of sludge from its mouth.

The lumps of sludge shot toward Beedrill like cannonballs.

Tut-tut-tut!

But Beedrill did not dodge. It took them head-on, one after another.

It did not retreat even a step. After Gliscor saw Beedrill withstand all the sludge head-on,

panic began to appear on its face, and it glanced at Keita.

Keita was panicking as well. He had no idea what to do next; his mind was completely blank.

With a blank expression, Eichi said to Beedrill, "Beedrill, use Agility."

Beedrill vanished in an instant. Gliscor looked left and right,

but could not find Beedrill anywhere. Then, a blur suddenly appeared behind it.

Keita loudly warned Gliscor, "Gliscor, behind you!"

Still wearing a cold expression, Eichi gave his final command. "Twin Needles."

A crimson glow flared in Beedrill's eyes. The instant it raised both arms, its twin stingers thrust down separately.

Gliscor had only just turned its head when Beedrill's Twin Needles struck it, directly triggering its Sniper Ability and increasing the power by 2.25 times.

Then came a scream as it fell to the ground, losing its ability to battle.

When Gliscor hit the ground, the entire venue fell so silent that a pin dropping could have been heard.

Then Keita's cry broke the silence.

"Gliscor, get up!"

But the referee had already determined that Gliscor had lost its ability to battle.

He immediately declared Eichi the winner.

The three teachers nearby looked at one another.

The bespectacled man said uncertainly, "Could this Beedrill be that Beedrill?"

The tall teacher said, "A ten-year-old boy and a powerful Beedrill—it should be him."

The female teacher said in disbelief, "I thought it was all fake. I never expected it to be even stronger than the rumors said."

"We all know how strong Keita's Gliscor is.

Although he has only had Gliscor for a few months, it is still quite strong. Otherwise, we would not have agreed to let him serve as an examiner."

"But Gliscor was completely overwhelmed. None of its attacks had any effect on Beedrill at all."

Instead, Beedrill had one-shotted it with a single move.

The three teachers had no idea what to say.

The three teachers looked at one another and nodded.

All three of them gave Eichi full marks on his assessment form.

Eichi recalled Beedrill, glanced at Keita, and walked back toward his place. There was still no expression on his face.

At that moment, a candidate below the stage shouted, "Could he be the one who defeated the Poaching Gang?"

All the candidates instantly erupted.

"It has to be him. That Beedrill is way too strong!"

"If not him, then who else could it be?"

"He's actually in the same examination hall as us?"

When Eichi walked down, everyone stood up and applauded him.

As Eichi approached them, the applause grew even louder.

Several candidates were grateful to Eichi for defeating Keita and venting their frustration for them. Quite a few of them enthusiastically praised him.

Eichi did not respond. He looked expressionless on the surface, but inwardly, he was already feeling a little embarrassed.

Eichi was the last one. Once he had finished his assessment, everyone left the examination hall under the teachers' guidance.

After coming out, several candidates kept trying to strike up conversations with Eichi.

Eichi ignored them and went straight to the Pokémon Center to wait for Teacher Arno.

When Eichi came out, there was not a single person around. It seemed the people from Eichi's examination hall had finished the fastest.

After all, Keita had been arrogant. He had gone all out from the beginning without holding back.

One candidate after another had quickly been eliminated. Unlike the examiners in the other halls, who used ordinary Pokémon provided by Silver Academy.

That way, they could judge the candidates' potential and abilities.

Keita had not played by the usual rules, but when he ran into the freak that was Eichi, he could only blame his own arrogance. He deserved it.

By the time Eichi arrived at the Pokémon Center, Teacher Arno was already there.

When he saw Eichi walk over, he asked, "How did today's assessment go?"

Eichi thought for a moment. "The examiner was quite strong."

Teacher Arno asked, "Did you pass the assessment?"

Eichi said, "I passed."

Of course he had passed. He had directly one-shotted the examiner's Pokémon.

Teacher Arno knew that passing the assessment should not have been a problem given Eichi's strength, but he had not expected Eichi to pass in that manner.

Teacher Arno told Eichi that while Eichi had been taking the assessment, he had gone to meet an old friend.

Eichi did not ask which friend he had met. Instead, he asked when the results would be released.

Teacher Arno thought for a moment and said, "Probably the day after tomorrow."

It would take a little time, but the results should all be out by then.

After saying that, Teacher Arno added, "There are only a little over ten days until the graduation exam. Spend more time with your friends."

At that, Eichi suddenly realized that he had not contacted Aji or his other friends in a long time.

Every day, he had been busy training Beedrill and reviewing study materials.

His interactions with them had gradually decreased. He was going to Silver Academy, while they could only attend ordinary schools.

There would be even fewer chances for them to meet in the future. Perhaps they would never cross paths again.

For a moment, Eichi's feelings were complicated.

In an office at Tokiwa Academy in Tokiwa City, a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses was chatting with a beautiful, capable-looking woman with long purple hair.

The middle-aged man sat behind his desk and asked meticulously, "How did this assessment go?"

The purple-haired woman replied, "Director, everything went very smoothly."

The Director said, "Good."

After a moment of silence, the Director asked again, "Were there any promising candidates this time?"

The purple-haired woman said, "There were three very outstanding candidates this time, especially one of them."

The Director said, "Oh? It is rare for you to specifically mention someone. I would like to know who he is. Tell me what makes him so special."

The purple-haired woman said, "Keita's Gliscor was defeated by the other party's Pokémon in a single move."

The Director was somewhat surprised. "Oh! Keita's Gliscor was a Pokémon his family specifically prepared for him."

It was said to have been trained exceptionally well, yet it had actually been killed in one strike by another Pokémon.

What Pokémon did the other party use?

The purple-haired woman said, "Beedrill."

The Director said, "Hm? Beedrill!"

The Director suddenly thought of something. "Could he be the boy who used a Beedrill to defeat a small Poaching Gang?"

The purple-haired woman said, "Yes."

The Director stroked his chin. "Beedrill... Interesting!"