And so, after dragging the punching bag home and getting a thorough scolding from Cheng Tian's Mother for "not knowing his own limits," Cheng Tian and Cheng Tian's Father took a needle and thread and stitched up the damaged spots. Then Cheng Tian put the punching bag in his room so Froakie could practice whenever he wanted.
Of course, that spiraling Water Pulse was strictly off-limits!
Still, Froakie had developed a move of his own by watching anime, which certainly deserved praise. Cheng Tian just couldn't quite bring himself to feel happy about it.
Their next training goal was clear: strengthen Ice Punch while working to master the Rasengan-style Water Pulse. Pounding the punching bag with Ice Punch was still fine.
"Froakie, whenever you have nothing else to do, practice that Water Pulse more. Improve your feel for Water-type energy and try to produce a normal-sized Water Pulse in two weeks."
"Froak, froak!" Froakie indicated that he understood, but they had already done enough training that day, so Cheng Tian didn't ask him to do any more. Froakie simply practiced Ice Punch on the punching bag for a little while longer.
It was already late, and Cheng Tian and Froakie lay in bed playing on his phone.
Froakie really liked watching Naruto, and Cheng Tian had no objections. He watched along with Froakie, treating it as a chance to revisit a classic.
This time, when Froakie saw the protagonist use shadow clones again, he once more expressed his envy. "Actually, you can use Double Team too, Froakie."
Froakie's eyes lit up. He had been coveting that move for ages. Seeing his reaction, Cheng Tian went online and searched Baidu for how to train a Pokémon to use Double Team.
Although the results differed in their details, the general method was the same. It was simple: keep increasing the Pokémon's speed.
At first, only faint afterimages would appear, followed by duplicates. There wouldn't be many at the start, but as the Pokémon's speed increased, the number of duplicates would grow.
However, they probably wouldn't be able to attack alongside the original like they did in anime. This move was more about increasing speed and confusing enemies. There was only one real body, and only that one could attack.
Even so, without a specialized identification move, finding the real body would be difficult unless the duplicates were destroyed one by one.
Cheng Tian nodded. This move was quite useful. Tomorrow, he could take Froakie to the training room to work out on a treadmill. He would probably see results pretty quickly.
Having made up his mind, Cheng Tian watched a few more episodes with Froakie before going to sleep.
When he arrived at school the next day, Bai Yun complained to Cheng Tian in distress, "Tian, I watched anime with Chimchar yesterday too. Why didn't it turn out like it did with Froakie?"
Cheng Tian looked utterly bewildered. "Huh? How would I know? What's wrong with Chimchar?"
Bai Yun looked aggrieved. "I tried showing Chimchar Naruto too, but he didn't seem very interested."
Cheng Tian patted Bai Yun's shoulder comfortingly. "It's fine. Not everyone likes anime. It's actually pretty normal for Chimchar not to like it."
Bai Yun shook his head. "Chimchar didn't like Naruto, so I didn't force him to watch it. I figured I'd go do some homework first, but when I came back out a little later, Chimchar had started watching anime again."
"Huh? Isn't that a good thing?"
Bai Yun's expression was grave. "He was watching JoJo's Bizarre Adventure!"
Cheng Tian: |ʘᗝʘ|!!!!
Once his shock passed, Cheng Tian looked at the miserable Bai Yun. "Pfft..."
"Did you just laugh?"
"No, no... Pfft..."
"And you still say you didn't? (╬•̀皿•́)"
"Sorry, I really can't hold it in... Hahahaha!"
"Go die!" Bai Yun snapped.
Cheng Tian tried to comfort him. "It's fine. Think of it this way: at least JoJo is a hot-blooded action anime. It's better than Chimchar getting into School Days, right?"
"You have no idea. After watching it last night, Chimchar got so excited that he kept going 'muda, muda, muda' at thin air..."
"Pfft..."
"You're still laughing!!!!"
While the two were horsing around, Lin Lin came back in from outside. Seeing them, she asked, "What are you two doing? Do you have to be so close?"
Cheng Tian stopped fooling around and asked curiously, "Lin Lin, don't you ever have Pachirisu train?"
"Heh-heh..." At the mention of training, Lin Lin proudly puffed out her little chest. "Of course I do! Who do you think I am? I have Pachirisu train every single day."
Just then, a crunching sound came from the hood of her yellow sweatshirt.
"Ah! Pachirisu, stop leaving chestnut shells in my hood!" As she spoke, Lin Lin reached into her hood to grab them.
"Pachi." Pachirisu let out a cry and jumped out of the hood, still holding a chestnut and munching away.
"Looks like Lin Lin really hasn't neglected training." The system displayed this Pachirisu's stats panel, and a move had appeared under the tutored moves section.
Protect (lv2)
Lin Lin had probably found a Protect TM for Pachirisu. Now Pachirisu really had become the legendary white demon.
"Ugh... Yun, help me get the chestnut shells out of my hood. I can't reach..."
Bai Yun said irritably, "Fine, fine, I'll get them." Despite saying that, he suddenly pulled the hood over Lin Lin's head.
"Ah! You jerk, Bai Yun! Just you wait!" Lin Lin lunged at Bai Yun, baring her teeth and waving her claws. Bai Yun simply reached out and held her head in place.
So annoying! I can't even hit him! Lin Lin gave an indignant huff, then suddenly opened her mouth and bit Bai Yun's hand.
"Ah! Lin Lin, were you born in the Year of the Dog?! Let go!" Bai Yun cried out, only managing to pull his hand free after considerable effort. It was already covered in glistening saliva.
Cheng Tian watched the two of them, speechless. I suspect you're showing off your romance, but I have no evidence...
After school, Cheng Tian and Bai Yun went to the training room again.
The moment Cheng Tian saw Chimchar, he found him using Thunder Punch on a punching bag. Thunder Punch's move level had even risen, reaching lv4.
Hmm... Looks like this kid really has been JoJo-fied... Still, that fighting spirit deserves some recognition.
Bai Yun continued practicing punches with Chimchar. Cheng Tian let Froakie out.
"Froak."
"Froakie, today we're going to practice Double Team. Come on, I'll take you to the treadmills."
Cheng Tian and Froakie went over to a treadmill designed specifically for Pokémon. He had Froakie jump onto it, then switched it on.
The treadmill belt began moving. It was currently on its lowest setting, but even that was roughly equivalent to the fourth setting on a human treadmill. After all, Pokémon and humans couldn't be compared in terms of physical strength.
Hmm... Women who can wrestle Machamp don't count...
"I'm going to increase the speed now. If it feels too fast, let me know." As he spoke, Cheng Tian raised the setting.
He kept raising it until it reached the third setting. By then, the belt was moving at a frightening speed. Cheng Tian felt that if he stepped onto it now, it would definitely grind his face flat.
Froakie was already starting to struggle. Cheng Tian didn't raise the setting any further and kept it at that speed.
After about ten minutes, Froakie was feeling tired, and his feet were gradually having trouble keeping up with the belt.
"Come on, Froakie! When you feel tired, grit your teeth and keep going. Run a little longer, and you'll have pushed past your limits."
Of course, Cheng Tian was only encouraging Froakie with empty bravado. At that speed, he would fall over the moment he got on. Those were the words his teacher had said to him during the one-thousand-meter run for his high school entrance PE exam.
"Froak, froak!" Hearing this, Froakie gritted his teeth and kept going.
Another three to five minutes passed, and Froakie could barely run anymore. His leg muscles were taut from exertion, but he was still holding on.
"Just a little more effort, a little more..."
Just then, Froakie's figure slowly began to blur as he sprinted, and faint afterimages appeared behind him.
"Keep going, Froakie! You're almost there!" Cheng Tian took out his phone to record it as he spoke.
But Froakie had truly reached his physical limit. He failed to keep up for an instant and was flung off.
"Froakie!" Cheng Tian reacted swiftly, lunging forward to catch Froakie before he hit the floor.
"Froak, froak..." Lying in Cheng Tian's arms, Froakie panted heavily. Cheng Tian sat up from the floor and gently stroked his head. "You did great, Froakie."
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