The Elder Comes for the Younger

"Phew, Team Rocket was really hard to deal with~~"

In the sprawling mountains of Akita Prefecture, Misty sat beneath a large tree with Pikachu in her arms and let out a long breath.

The first time, they had only brought two Dog Rank supernatural creatures. By the second battle, they had switched to Strong Wolf Rank. If they had not run into her—and Xiao Zhi, a martial arts prodigy who was practically "cheating"—an ordinary Wolf Rank supernatural being would definitely have lost.

Thinking of this, Misty looked up and witnessed a "shocking" sight.

A certain elementary school student from Pallet Town was doing squats while carrying a massive log thicker than himself and several meters long.

Did this count as a "trainer"?!

Or rather, were wild trainers all like this?

Misty began to doubt her own common sense. This kind of workout made him sound more like a martial artist.

Although the real world did not have rigid class divisions like a game, and theoretically anyone could learn anything—for example, that great Onmyoji of Heian-kyo was clearly an elegant scholar, yet he could nearly chop a certain Young Lady in two with a single hand strike. His physical skills were equally terrifying.

But ordinary people—no, ordinary supernatural beings—usually specialized in one field.

Even Misty's teacher specialized in "Shikigami Fusion." In the end, one's energy was limited.

Only an Onmyoji who had lived for a thousand years, or an even more exalted existence, could reach the level of "knowing a tiny little bit about everything."

"Xiao Zhi, is your ambition really to become a 'trainer'?"

"Of course!"

Xiao Zhi answered without hesitation as he squatted with the huge log on his shoulders, leaving Misty unsure what to say.

Although the Keikain Family's Onmyoji also practiced physical techniques, it was mostly to