Over the past three days alone, Laundry Dragonmaid and Goblin, who had appeared the most, had each gained three levels. The other spirits had also improved to varying degrees.
Just as Morty had said when persuading You Zhi, going to a spirit training center required spending a great deal of money to hire professional sparring partners. But as a Gym Leader, a large number of free sparring partners came knocking on the door. Their quality varied, but there was no shortage of them.
Of course, You Zhi knew very well that this effect only came from temporarily filling in. If he were asked to serve as Gym Leader long-term, he absolutely would not do it.
With so many challengers, his main battle spirits alone could never sustain that many duels. Even over these three days, You Zhi had used the Gym's spirits in half of the matches.
Moreover, because of a Gym Leader's duties, some duels required him to hold back appropriately and deliberately let his spirits lose to their opponents. Once that habit formed, it would dull a spirit's edge and leave them useless when they truly needed to fight desperately.
Acting too often could easily become instinct.
Therefore, most Gym Leaders treated reserve spirits and main battle spirits differently. When they sent out their main battle spirits, they fought their hardest to win. When they sent out reserve spirits, they would most likely hold back.
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