Gym-Level Training Manual

"By the way, the supplements I bought for Torchic this morning have arrived. Feed them to it," his father's voice came from behind him.

The moment Xinhai heard that, he perked up, his eyes shining with excitement. He quickly replied, "Got it, I'll go right away!"

After closing the study door, Xinhai went to the room where the Pokémon food was stored. Looking at the pile of Torchic's supplements on the shelf, he let Torchic out.

Xinhai picked up the box containing the Nutritional Potions and secretly pondered, I wonder what these taste like. I hope Torchic likes them. He carefully opened the box and took out the set of Nutritional Potions.

Looking at the potions before him, each smaller than the tiny bottles of Yakult from his previous life, Xinhai couldn't help clicking his tongue. They were not cheap, and he felt a little pained by the cost.

Looking at Torchic, he opened all six Nutritional Potions one by one and said, "Torchic, drink all of these. Finish every drop, okay? Don't waste any."

Torchic tilted its head and curiously examined the six bottles before it. It first leaned toward one of them and gave it a light lick.

Watching Torchic's movements from the side, Xinhai also became curious about what they tasted like.

After just one lick, Torchic's eyes lit up. It looked as though it had tasted the most precious delicacy in the world.

Then it gulped down all six Nutritional Potions in one go. Even after finishing them, it kept licking the bottles as if savoring the wonderful taste.

"Are they really that good?" Xinhai was full of doubt. Driven by curiosity, he picked up an empty bottle and thought, Humans should be able to drink this too, right? But when he looked at Torchic beside him, staring at him expectantly, he gave up on trying it.

He held the bottle under his nose and sniffed it, but couldn't smell anything unusual. He casually tossed the other five empty bottles and the box into the trash, then opened Torchic's special medicine and fed it to Torchic.

Afterward, Xinhai opened the bottle of calcium tablets, poured out two tablets, placed them in his palm, and held them out to Torchic. Torchic happily pecked at them with its sharp little beak. After eating them, it affectionately rubbed against Xinhai's feet. Xinhai gently patted its head, picked it up, and said softly, "Torchic, let's go upstairs and rest."

Torchic gave a yawn, obediently nodded, and replied in a babyish voice, "Chamo!"

Xinhai smiled at Torchic's tired appearance and carried it upstairs to rest.

Holding Torchic, he went upstairs to his room and gently set it on the soft little bed. The instant Torchic touched the bed, it curled into a ball. Before long, the sound of its steady breathing filled the room as it drifted into a sweet dream.

Xinhai looked at the sleeping Torchic, his gaze full of tenderness. He gently covered it with a blanket, then sat in the chair beside it and opened a book about raising Fire-type Pokémon.

Early the next morning, Xinhai woke up early. After getting dressed, he went to Torchic's little bed, looked at the still-sleeping Torchic, and gently shook it awake.

"Torchic, wake up. The sun's already shining on your butt!"

Torchic gave a huge yawn, slowly got to its feet, and stretched lazily. It jumped down from its little bed, happily ran over to Xinhai, and greeted him. "Cha~mo!"

Seeing how energetic Torchic was today, Xinhai smiled. "Looks like the money was worth it after all."

With that, Xinhai carried Torchic downstairs to wash up, but the moment Torchic saw the water, it began struggling desperately.

"Torchic, did you forget what I told you while we were washing up yesterday? You're a real man. How can you be afraid of this little bit of water? If you can't even overcome washing up, how are you going to become the strongest Pokémon in the future?" Xinhai patiently persuaded it.

Torchic looked somewhat dejected after hearing that. In the end, with a look of grim resolve on its face, Xinhai finally managed to complete the washing-up ordeal.

After washing up, the family began eating breakfast. Since this was the Pokémon world, breakfast consisted of bread, eggs, and milk.

After finishing her meal, Nami said, "Take your time eating," then took Bellossom to the flower shop.

After father and son finished breakfast, Yantai handed the Pokédex to Xinhai and said seriously, "Xinhai, I've uploaded the early-stage training plan to your Pokédex. In a couple of days, once I finish Torchic's complete training plan, I'll send that over too."

Xinhai took the Pokédex, his face blooming with a happy smile. "Okay, Dad. Then Torchic and I will go train."

Yantai reminded him, "Go on. Bring the things required by the training plan. The specifics are all in the Pokédex, so make sure you prepare everything before leaving. There might be quite a lot, so take the smaller Spatial Backpack from home."

"Okay, I got it." Xinhai answered and took Torchic to look for the Spatial Backpack. But just as he turned around, his father called him back.

"One more thing." Yantai raised one finger, his expression mysterious. "Come back early today. I have something for you."

Xinhai was full of curiosity, but judging by his father's expression, he knew Yantai had no intention of telling him. So he asked, "Where's the Spatial Backpack?"

Yantai froze for a moment, thought for a while, then replied, "It should be in the corner of the room where the Pokémon food is stored. Go take a look."

"Okay." Xinhai replied, then took Torchic to search for the Spatial Backpack.

In the room where the Pokémon food was stored, Xinhai followed the training plan and prepared every item he needed. After placing them in the Spatial Backpack, he ran with Torchic toward the Trainer School.

Yantai Bai Mu watched Xinhai and Torchic's hurried retreating figures, a gratified smile appearing on his face. He muttered to himself, "Looks like I need to speed things up too." With that, he headed toward the study to continue preparing Torchic's training manual for Xinhai.

Xinhai and Torchic ran all the way and finally arrived at the Trainer School. After swiping his card, he saw Hatake Changlin walking toward him.

Xinhai smiled and greeted him. "Big Brother Hatake, why are you up so early today?"

Hatake Changlin smiled helplessly and teased, "Who do you think made me get up this early? I won't say."

Xinhai laughed even harder at that. Once he finished laughing, he put on a serious expression and said, "Big Brother Hatake, I'm doing this for your own good! At your age, it's time to work hard. How can you still sleep?"

Hatake Changlin looked at Xinhai speechlessly. Without replying, he headed straight toward the training grounds.

Seeing that, Xinhai quickly chased after him with Torchic. When Hatake Changlin saw Xinhai catch up, he asked, "How's Torchic's training manual coming along?"

Hearing that, Xinhai handed over the Pokédex and asked doubtfully, "Big Brother Hatake, I've read the training plan in there. To be honest, it doesn't really seem like something my dad made?"

Hatake Changlin took the Pokédex and examined it as he listened to Xinhai.

Xinhai knew his father's level when it came to raising Pokémon. Although the training plan inside was only a small part of the early stages, some of its content clearly exceeded his father's knowledge. It didn't seem like something his father could have completed alone. Instead, it looked more like the work of other teachers at the Trainer School.

Hatake Changlin listened to Xinhai while examining the Pokédex. After looking for a while, he thought it over and said, "This was probably a training plan Yantai made together with the other teachers. It's normal—a kind of unwritten rule at the Trainer School."

Xinhai asked curiously, "Big Brother Hatake, what unwritten rule?"

Hatake Changlin smiled and explained, "As long as you're the child of a teacher at the Trainer School, then after you receive your starter Pokémon, the teachers teaching the same class will create the best training manual within their capabilities for your starter Pokémon."

Xinhai's mouth fell open in surprise. "Huh? There's something like that?

Hatake Changlin looked at Xinhai's surprised expression and continued with a smile, "It's perfectly normal. The teachers at the Trainer School have good relationships, and their children often come to play at the school. Everyone knows each other well, like their own nephews and nieces. Besides, it benefits the children. After all, many minds make light work. When five or six Elite Trainers combine their own raising and training methods, it becomes something close to a watered-down Gym-level training manual. Once that child grows up, they'll naturally owe the other teachers a favor. Since it benefits everyone, naturally no one objects. Over time, it became an unspoken rule. So you're really lucky. With this training manual, you'll become a Gym-level Trainer much faster, and you might even have a chance to challenge the Elite level in the future. You need to cherish this opportunity."

Xinhai came to a sudden realization. While feeling grateful to the other teachers, he also found himself looking forward to this training manual even more.

As they spoke, they arrived at the training grounds. Hatake Changlin returned the Pokédex to Xinhai and said seriously, "Train according to this plan today. If you have any questions, ask me anytime." Xinhai nodded confidently and began training with Torchic.