"Pengfei, why have I been getting so many complaints about you from the students lately?"
"You're the respected dean of the Battle Department. How did you end up with a complaint rate of seventy percent?"
"Most of them were joking, from what I've heard, but what on earth did you do? They're saying Ye Lan should be dean of the Battle Department instead!"
In his office, the elderly principal Qi Cheng'an had convened a meeting over this unusual matter. The deans of all three departments sat around him.
"Pfft..." Shu Xin, the usually dignified dean of the Breeding Department, spat out her tea at that last remark.
The Sinistea in her hand looked heartbroken.
I just brewed that! If you're not going to drink it, don't waste it!
When everyone turned to look at her, Shu Xin took out a handkerchief and wiped up the spilled tea before saying,
"Why are you all looking at me? This is a good thing! It means Huaxia Academy has a worthy successor!"
"He's only a Gym Leader level Trainer. Does he seriously want to be dean?"
Zhang Pengfei looked miserable. He'd hoped to make some money off Ye Lan, only to have Ye Lan turn the tables on him.
That was bad enough, but when he went to Ye Lan for an explanation, an Officer Jenny stopped him. She said unauthorized personnel couldn't get too close to Ye Lan. He couldn't exactly assault an officer!
"Zhang, trust me. Tell Ye Lan you're willing to hand him the dean's position, and he'll come running back in a heartbeat. You know what he's like."
"Then he'll make everyone in the Battle Department put a Grass-type Pokémon on their team!"
Zhang Pengfei choked. That little brat Ye Lan really would do something like that!
"Ahem. All