Dian finally followed the still slightly damp dirt road to the only Trainer School in the entire Decolore Islands.
"Scholar Yingyue!" A Nurse Joy in a fitted blue suit waved cheerfully from the school gates. "Nice to meet you. I'm a teacher at this school, and I also serve as the town's Pokémon Doctor."
"Nurse Joy, where are the students who need practical training today?" Dian got straight to the point. He still had to choose a site for his research institute and explore the islands afterward, so he hardly had time to spare.
Nurse Joy seemed to understand. She pointed to the three students standing behind her, all around ten years old—two boys and a girl. "Gloria is on the left, the girl is Linda, and the rather shy one on the right is Xiao Guang."
"Hmph, I already know everything about wilderness survival. I don't need practical training." Gloria, sporting a fashionable hairstyle, waved a hand dismissively.
"Gloria, we should listen to our teacher." The soft voice belonged to Linda, who had short brown hair.
"..." The shy Xiao Guang simply bowed respectfully.
"Just these three?" Dian paid no attention to the children's remarks. "I only need to demonstrate how to catch a Pokémon and explain the basic precautions, correct?"
"There's also a new Trainer. You'll just need to give them their Pokémon when the time comes. Nothing else is required." Nurse Joy gave him a brief explanation. Previously, temporary researchers or teachers had handled these tasks... but now that a scholar was stationed here, they would naturally fall to him.
That meant every Trainer who received a starter Pokémon from him would effectively become his student.
This was also one reason so many professors and scholars enjoyed such high standing.
Take Professor Oak, for example. Trainers who