Doctor Jiachengxue's Lecture

The underlings were completely dumbfounded, unable to make sense of their boss's sudden change. Before long, Garbodor impatiently waved them away.

They left in a daze, unaware that their own boss had already begun finding them an eyesore for getting in the way of his admiration for that blue figure.

Lucario felt uncomfortable under the gaze and wanted to move somewhere quieter to train.

But the moment she moved, Garbodor promptly scurried away. "Carry on, I didn't do anything. I was just... passing by. Yeah, passing by!"

Seeing that he did not seem inclined to cause any further trouble, Bu Xiang and Lucario abandoned the idea of relocating and continued focusing on their training.

Here, a human and a Pokémon worked hard to adapt to their new strength and form; over there, someone began his "secret operation."

Who was it? Oh my, what a difficult mystery.

It was Garbodor, of course. He found a corner he considered concealed and began his great "peeping" endeavor.

One of his Scraggy underlings was uneasy and secretly doubled back to see what his boss was doing.

What he saw nearly made his eyes pop out: their boss, who was normally arrogant and domineering, who spat at others to provoke them at the slightest disagreement, was currently pressed against a corner wall, staring dreamily at the distant training figure. Sticky saliva—the kind he usually used as a provocation—was even unconsciously forming at the corner of his mouth...

The sight was bizarre no matter how one looked at it.

Garbodor keenly sensed the gaze behind him and whipped around, warning viciously, "Why are you back again? Get lost! Don't follow me anymore!"

Seeing his underling's bewildered and frightened expression, Garbodor seemed to make some sort of decision. He irritably waved a hand. "You! I hereby appoint