Progressing a Little Bit Every Day

After Sato finished speaking, the entire venue fell silent. Yet the rapid breaths exposed the turmoil in the apprentices' hearts.

At that very moment, George added solemnly, "Inventorying supplies, publicity, registration, screening, and finalizing the list will probably take a month."

"Gasp~"

Another wave of sharp inhalations rose. The gym apprentices went pale as they helplessly wondered, Was the Gym Leader actually serious?

These gym apprentices had all been carefully selected as newcomers, so most of them had matured early and understood just how difficult it was to earn a place as a gym apprentice.

Not to mention that in recent years, Dark Night Town had developed increasingly rapidly. Many families had settled down in Dark Night Town just to give their children the strong starting point of becoming gym apprentices, making the selection even more difficult.

Zuote was an obvious example.

So if they were really expelled from the gym, not only would their parents be furious, but the children themselves would probably be unable to accept such an outcome.

"Then let's set one month as the deadline. Everything you do each day from now on will affect how many people Dark Night Gym recruits a month from now..."

Sato paused deliberately before continuing, "To replace you!"

In an instant, the apprentices below the stage could no longer hold back. Even with Sato watching from above, they instinctively looked at each other and began whispering among themselves.

Seeing this, Sato did not stop them. He directly announced the start of training, then walked to a corner of the training ground by himself. He sent out Skorupi and Ariados and began their routine training.

George and the others exchanged a glance. Mark, in particular, nearly failed to hold back his laughter.

But when he thought of his own life, he