"The first round was over."
Lu Ze looked a little embarrassed. "Although I won my group, I'm still somewhat lacking in strength, so I came here to train and see if I can push for a higher ranking."
"Still lacking in strength?"
Professor Oak froze for a moment. "Your current strength..."
If he remembered correctly, after Ash returned from his journey through the Kalos region, he had told him that Lu Ze should already have four Master level Pokémon, right?
Did that level of strength still count as weak?
Even among the Champions of the various regions, that was considered quite impressive.
Yet even with that kind of strength, he still could not reach a higher rank?
"Among Team One, there are four Master level Pokémon, two at the third stage of Elite Four level. The Pokémon in Team Two are basically all at the second stage of Elite Four level now, with one at the first stage."
Lu Ze had nothing to hide from Professor Oak, so he directly told him everything about his strength.
"That kind of strength!"
Professor Oak was stunned. "And you call that weak?"
Compared to himself at his peak...
Well, it seemed even stronger than he had been at his peak.
If he had not switched careers to become a researcher, he should be stronger than Lu Ze now, right?
Though that was hard to say.
But with that kind of strength, he still could not enter the top ranks?
What kind of rankings were those? How terrifying.
"Then you... Hmm, around what rank would your current strength place you?" Professor Oak organized his words before asking Lu Ze.
"My current strength should place me around twentieth."
Lu Ze thought for a moment before answering. "If I'm lucky, I might be able to reach