Team Rocket Appears

A few minutes later, "Huff, huff, huff~~ Had enough?"

"Snort! Snort!"

The tusked wild boar pinned beneath Xiao Zhi's rear let out loud grunts, expressing its unyielding spirit.

"Give me liberty, or give me death!"

Xiao Zhi waved his fist, wiping away the boar's dissatisfaction.

A lousy life was still better than a good death.

"So this counts as taming it?"

Pikachu watched Xiao Zhi ride on the boar's back, deep in thought.

Its combat fundamentals were solid. Its strength, speed, and toughness were all noteworthy among Dog Rank creatures. With all five attributes accounted for, it was perfect as his "power bank."

First, he had run into that cheat-powered human who had emerged from the Sea Kingdom and barely escaped with his life. Then he had been sealed by the Great Onmyoji Seimei, left able to maintain only this extremely weakened form. Now, his luck had finally turned.

"Very well. Next, we'll practice tree climbing and water-walking."

"Huh? Aren't those high school courses?"

Still riding the boar, Xiao Zhi wore a look of shock. Tree climbing and water-walking were considered basic techniques for supernaturals. Even in this age of the supernatural, students did not encounter them until high school.

Aside from Academy Cities, where everyone was supernatural, few high school students elsewhere knew how to do them, much less a rural elementary school student like Xiao Zhi.

"Since your Spiritual Power and physique already meet the requirements, why wait until later?"

Pikachu had no intention of wasting time. This body was far too weak.

"Come here. I'll explain the techniques and precautions first, then we'll start training!"

"Okay."

Xiao Zhi climbed down from the boar's back and eagerly threw himself into practice.

However, he was soon battered by "reality":

"Idiot, you can't even do something this simple?"

Pikachu leaped