Do You Want to Be Champion?

That night.

Typhlosion had a good "heart-to-heart" with its seniors.

And Heiduo dragged it into the Mt. Silver hot springs for a thorough bath.

He scrubbed off at least half a pound of dirt!

This guy paid little attention to personal hygiene year-round. It was so filthy people could barely stand to look at it, and its fur was horribly matted.

Even so, it fought for its life when it first entered the hot spring. Before long, though, it was completely won over.

No one could resist the magic of the Mt. Silver hot springs.

"Bang~"

Typhlosion lay by the shore with a blissful look on its face while Heiduo massaged and pounded its muscles behind it.

Night training had already ended. This was Typhlosion's first time doing night training under Heiduo, and it found the experience novel enough that it had accidentally trained a little too hard.

"Yoo—"

Larvitar lay on a rubber swim ring, kicking its little feet as it floated past behind Heiduo. There was no way it could swim, so it could only rely on the ring to satisfy its desire to soak in the bath.

Otherwise, it would definitely sink straight to the bottom.

Those nearly two hundred pounds were no joke.

Behind it, Umbreon chased after it with a dog paddle, playing a game of you run, I chase. This strange old lady of unknown age absolutely adored Larvitar and wanted to cuddle up to it whenever she had the chance.

The three injured big guys sat in a corner of the hot spring, eyes closed as they felt the warm water flowing over them. Towels covered their heads, courtesy of Umbreon, who said life needed a sense of ritual.

Besides, the Mt. Silver hot springs had miraculous healing effects and could increase the