Pokémon: Hard Work Pays Off, Moves Upgrade Without Limit
Chapter 23

The Rich Senior's Little Lesson!

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When Mu Yun returned home, he and Weedle followed their usual routine: shower, then massage.

[Ding! The host completed a serious massage. Skill EXP +10!] [General Massage (LV1, 80/100) → (LV1, 90/100)]

General Massage was only 10 EXP away from leveling up. Once he returned at noon tomorrow, it would be ready to upgrade.

He wondered what new effect it would have.

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Without dwelling on it, Mu Yun dried Weedle off, placed him in front of the TV, found his favorite show, and then sat down at his laptop.

Just as he was about to improve his Sakura Language proficiency, a Yunxin message window suddenly popped up.

Mu Yun saw that it was Noob with Lots of Skins—the wealthy senior, Deng Siyao, who claimed to attend Evergreen University and had already secured graduate school admission.

Hopefully, she had really secured admission, rather than trying to lure him, her junior, to Evergreen University's library and refine him into a graduate school pill.

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): Junior, junior, look! What is this?! (Intermediate Breeder Qualification Certificate.JPG) (Jigglypuff proudly standing with hands on hips.JPG)]

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): Wow, Senior, you're amazing! (Psyduck serious face holding out hand: This one's worth fifty cents.JPG)]

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): Ehh~~ That's so fake. Who hired this shill? This one doesn't get paid! (Jigglypuff puffed-cheek face.JPG)]

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): Jokes are jokes, but don't joke about my wages. I can be professional! (Psyduck holding up a cleaver to collect a debt.JPG)]

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): [Red Packet—200 League Coins]]

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): Professional? Give me a 200-level performance first and let your big sis see what you've got! (Luxurious Jigglypuff in a fur coat.JPG)]

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): Holy crap, Sis, you're incredible!! You're my god!! (Psyduck holding up a glow stick and screaming himself hoarse.JPG)]

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): Sis, are you satisfied now~~? (Psyduck money-hungry face.JPG)]

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): [Red Packet] [Red Packet] [Red Packet] [Red Packet]]

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): So-so. Next time, don't be so blunt and exaggerated. Your big sis likes depth. (Jigglypuff happy face.JPG)]

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): You got it, Sis! (Psyduck serious face.JPG)]

In front of the screen, Mu Yun happily put away five fully loaded red packets.

Rich senior sisters really were great. Ever since he had carried her through Valorant rank-ups, she liked finding excuses to send him red packets whenever she was happy.

Every single one contained the maximum 200 League Coins. It was truly delightful.

So did this count as living off a woman?

Mu Yun's thoughts wandered.

No, the definition of living off a woman was a pretty boy relying on his looks and body to gain something without working. He had earned this through his professional shooting skills and a bit of online chatting. This was honest labor!

That was right, exactly!

As he thought that, another Yunxin message came from Deng Siyao.

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): Forget that. Summer vacation's been going on for more than ten days now, right? How's your Starter Pokémon training going? Let your big sis take a look, so it doesn't hold you back during the Pokémon assessment. (Jigglypuff curious face.JPG)]

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): Not bad. The little guy works hard. (Weedle String Shot hitting milk bottle 1.MP4) (Weedle String Shot hitting milk bottle 2.MP4)]

Mu Yun casually sent over the videos of Weedle practicing String Shot from the past two days.

One showed his Beginner-level performance on the first day, while the other showed him crossing that threshold on the second day and reaching the Proficient level.

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): Video received.]

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): What do you think? (Psyduck normal face.JPG)]

Evergreen City, Evergreen University.

Inside a fourth-year female dormitory for the Breeder program.

A young woman with long black hair draped over her shoulders, thick black-rimmed glasses, and a tall, well-proportioned figure sat leaning back in her chair, holding her phone while wearing loose pink pajamas printed with Jigglypuff.

Behind her stood an adorable Pokémon over a meter tall, with large azure eyes and pale pink skin. She held a hair dryer and was blow-drying the young woman's hair.

The young woman was Mu Yun's Valorant SeniorDeng Siyao.

The Pokémon was Jigglypuff's evolved form—Wigglytuff!

"Wow, Junior's Weedle is really proficient with String Shot!"

Deng Siyao watched the videos on her phone, her tone full of surprise and praise.

As one of the most common Bug Type Pokémon, Weedle was naturally familiar to Deng Siyao, an outstanding student in the Breeder program.

The first video was clearly Weedle's first time using String Shot.

His energy control was slow, and even a slight outside disturbance would have had a high chance of causing the move to fail.

But in the second video, Weedle's String Shot was much smoother. He had reached the point where the move would not fail even in battle.

If it had been a professional Trainer, Deng Siyao would not have been surprised by someone raising Weedle to this level in a few days.

But considering that her junior had just entered his final year of high school and was also preparing to apply as a Breeder, this level was rather astonishing.

She knew that her junior's life was not particularly wealthy. He lived alone and was usually frugal, otherwise she would not keep sending him red packets.

She had not expected this junior to have a talent for being a Trainer as well as good aim and a sharp mind. As expected of the kid she had her eye on.

Big sis really had great taste!

She just wondered what her junior looked like. If he was a little taller, a little more handsome, and had some abs too, hehe~~

The more she thought about it, the more her expression turned dreamy, and she could not help shaking her head.

"Puguli~~"

Seeing Deng Siyao fidgeting and swaying around, Wigglytuff pouted in dissatisfaction, then raised her chubby little pink hands and held Deng Siyao's head still.

How many times had she said it? Don't move around while getting your hair dried!

"I know I was wrong~~"

Deng Siyao gave an embarrassed giggle, trying to act cute and muddle through.

Seeing this, Wigglytuff, already used to it, could only smile indulgently.

What else could she do? Her own Trainer could only be spoiled by her~~

Only after seeing Wigglytuff smile did Deng Siyao finally breathe a sigh of relief.

When living away from home, the one Pokémon she absolutely could not offend was the nanny Pokémon who handled her food and daily needs. Otherwise, that sweet Moomoo Milk at breakfast would turn into disgusting vegetable juice that tasted awful.

One sip of that stuff would ruin her good mood for the entire day.

After rejoicing internally, Deng Siyao turned her attention back to her phone and typed a reply.

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): Very good. Weedle's String Shot is already quite skilled. He has probably reached the Proficient level. (Jigglypuff giving a thumbs-up.JPG)]

Proficient level?

In his bedroom, Mu Yun looked at Deng Siyao's Yunxin message, a flicker of surprise passing through his eyes.

Could it be that the real world also had precise classifications for Pokémon move proficiency?

He had always thought this was the system's unique way of classifying move proficiency.

After all, his host skill levels were not divided into ranks like Beginner or Proficient.

Following the principle of asking when he did not understand, Mu Yun typed.

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): Proficient level? What does that mean?]

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): So you don't know about this? Let your big sis explain it to you in detail! (Jigglypuff in teacher outfit.JPG)]

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): Although Pokémon are born with innate knowledge and can naturally awaken and learn new moves as they grow, that doesn't mean they can use a move proficiently the moment they awaken it.

It's like machinists. Some can achieve machining precision comparable to machine tools, while others can only grind big metal plates like clueless college students in metalworking practice. That's the difference in proficiency.

Over the years, through a complex testing system, the Trainer Association has roughly divided Pokémon move proficiency into three tiers.

From lowest to highest, they are Beginner, Proficient, and Expertise.]

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