They're All Junior Students

Director Liu said, "Don't take those two teachers' doubts about you to heart."

Kona said, "I know. We don't really care much about that sort of thing."

Director Liu said, "Good, as long as you don't."

That was what they said, but only the five of them knew what they truly thought.

Director Liu knew exactly what those two teachers were thinking. Being too outstanding could also make others jealous.

Especially when their own abilities were lacking.

"Alright," Director Liu continued, "this time, you'll be assisting the teachers. The task will be fairly easy, so don't put too much pressure on yourselves."

"Alright, everyone, head back."

"Oh, right. Here's a list and some information on the students participating in this special training. Take it back and have a look."

After saying that, he took another sip of water and sorted through the documents in his hands.

The others stood up, each accepting a copy of the materials from Director Liu before saying goodbye and leaving.

On his way back, Eichi read through the materials in his hand as he walked.

This time, he would be leading 1st Grade junior students. He had seen the top ten students in their grade during the school selection tournament before.

However, he only had a vague impression of them and had never paid them much special attention.

This time, their 1st Place was a boy named Long Chuan.

He was quite strong. Not only was he ranked first in his grade in actual combat, but his academic performance was as well.

He was somewhat similar to Eichi back then. The Pokémon he was best at using were Espeon, Scizor, and Magmar.

However, compared to Eichi at that time, he was still somewhat lacking.

He was about on par with Matsumoto and Ishida.

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