Over the next week, the popularity generated by the Rookie Cup gradually decreased, dropping from over 1000 Popularity Points per day to 100.
Roy also had to find new ways to generate buzz.
The main problem is that there aren't many tournaments that are suitable for him. He can't compete in tournaments that are too strong, and the tournaments that are too weak are mostly Baby Cups, which have little reputation and few people watch.
Roy could only return to the central Battle Training Grounds of the Academy with Litwick and Duskull, and start taking advantage of his good classmates.
Adhering to the principle of taking advantage of every opportunity, Roy has begun to challenge the intermediate class students, Fujino also goes to other classes every day to recruit people for Roy.
Within a week, Litwick's level increased by 2, reaching level 32, and Duskull also increased by 2, reaching level 31.
The disgusting nature of Roy's matches has become more widely known.
Now, whenever Roy, the Ghost-type Trainers, is mentioned in the Academy, everyone thinks of Roy spends every day at the Training Ground.
Several of the bolder girls even allowed the Litwick to stand on their shoulders for a photo.
Early morning
The previously chattering beginner class fell silent the moment Lina pushed open the door and entered.
The students below the stage noticed that their teacher, Lina, looked a little different today. Lina usually wore casual clothes, but today she was dressed in a business suit: a white shirt, a black pencil skirt, and light makeup.
"Everyone quiet down. Kiku, the Ghost-type Elite Four member from the Kanto region, is coming to our class soon. Everyone needs to maintain good discipline. Anyone who dares to..."
Upon hearing the words "Ghost type," the students in the class instinctively looked towards Roy sat on the sole throne in the last row.
At this moment, Roy, who had stayed up too late experimenting with Litwick's Flamethrower ability, was catching up on sleep at his desk.
The mountain of books piled up on the table, including "Elementary Pokémon Breeding Guidelines," "Pokémon Type Matchup List," "The Untold Stories of Pokémon and Humans," and "League Historiography," practically buried Roy in the sand.
Just as Lina was about to ask someone to remind Roy, who was sleeping, the door at the front of the classroom was pushed open, and a cold, eerie atmosphere entered Class 1 of the beginner class.
The person who came was Agatha. Although she said she wouldn't care about the Kanto Region, she still went back to take care of her work and reported to the Pokémon League before coming to the Hoenn.
Lina was about to greet her when Agatha had already entered the classroom, her target clear: Roy in the last row.
Or perhaps Agatha came to teach at the Rustboro Academy specifically for Roy.
Most of the students in the class maintained a gloating attitude. They had all been tormented by Roy's Litwick and Duskull during this period and were waiting to see Roy make a fool of himself.
Roxanne wanted to remind Roy, but she was too far away to do Roy.
Fujino was quite close to Roy, but he was also in his sleep when he sensed that cold aura. The Little Fatty's fat trembled, and he instantly woke up.
When he opened his eyes, he found an imposing woman standing next to Roy's table.
Agatha frowned slightly as she looked at Roy, who was still sleeping, not because Roy was sleeping in class.
She sensed the strong Ghost Power emanating from Roy as soon as she entered the room, and was puzzled. How could Roy's Ghost Power have become so much stronger in just a few days?
In Agatha's eyes, Roy must have been cultivating the Ghost Power all night, which was why he was so tired in the morning. She sighed inwardly that Roy was not only talented but also worked so hard. It would be a waste not to take him as a disciple.
However, Lina interpreted Agatha's nodding gesture as Agatha being angry because Roy was sleeping in class.
He quickly went to the back row and woke Roy up.
Roy, sporting large dark circles under his eyes, looked bewildered at his meticulously dressed young female homeroom teacher, whose face was filled with anxiety.
"Roy, wake up! Agatha is coming!"
Agatha?
Didn't we already give out awards before? Do we have to give out awards again today? He didn't care.
"Agatha, this child studies very hard and is also a Ghost type Pokémon Trainer."
Lina tried to defend Roy, saying things she didn't mean, but how could she not know that Roy slept in class every day?
However, she didn't really know much about Ghost type Pokémon, so she didn't usually pay much attention to Roy. Anyway, Roy's Pokémon was already level 30, so she wasn't worried about not being able to get into the intermediate class.
However, Agatha's next sentence completely stumped him.
"It's okay, I know him, and I know he's a hardworking and good kid."
"He really...?"
She was still trying to figure out how to defend Roy when she realized that Agatha actually knew Roy. She'd made up the whole "hard work and dedication" thing; how did Agatha know?
"Agatha? What brings you here?"
Roy recognized Agatha as well, stood up from his seat, and wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth.
Agatha patted Roy on the shoulder with satisfaction and said:
Do you remember what I told you before?
You said we would meet again.
"Okay, get some rest. Come see me at your dean's office after class."
"Good."
After saying that, Agatha left Roy's class directly. She had achieved her goal, so there was no need for her to stay any longer.
Roy didn't understand why Agatha had come to see him, but it probably wasn't anything bad. Now, thinking back to how he was able to get into the Pokémon Contest Rookie Cup a few days ago, he figured it was all thanks to Kikuko.
Amidst everyone's shocked and puzzled gazes, Roy actually lay down on the table and fell asleep again. Roy understood that when someone like Agatha said she wanted him to take a nap, she genuinely didn't mind letting him sleep a little longer.
The classroom erupted in chaos. Roy actually knew someone of Elite Four caliber? And that person even told him to get some rest?
Those are Elite Four. In a region with a population of tens of millions, there may be over a hundred Pokémon Trainers at the intermediate Elite Four level or above, but only four can obtain the title of Regional Elite Four member.
It looks like Roy is about to soar to great heights?
Lina's heart was like a rollercoaster, going up and down, and she had a bellyful of resentment with nowhere to vent it. Seeing the stunned crowd, she instantly found an outlet for her anger.
"What are you all looking at? Get back to your studies! Are your Pokémon all level 30 enough to advance to the intermediate class? You're all giving me a headache."
Inside the Mediterranean Director's office.
"Agatha, please have some tea."
The Mediterranean Director was pouring a cup of tea for Agatha, who was sitting on the sofa exuding a cold aura, with a fawning expression.
The other party is one of the Four Elite Four of the Kanto Region, yet he wants to teach at their Rustboro Academy.
He didn't believe it when it was first said, thinking it was a prank, until the other person actually came to the Rustboro Academy in person.
If word gets out, Rustboro Academy won't have to worry about student recruitment next year.
Although the other party's condition was that he would only be able to teach Roy, it was still a substitute teaching position attached to the entire Academy.
He simply couldn't understand what was so special about that student named Roy that made him worthy of the attention of important figures like Mu Jin and Agatha.