After dinner in the cafeteria, Cheng Tian and Su Han parted ways, each returning to their own classroom for lessons.
"Hey, A-Tian, what happened to you? I didn't see you all afternoon, and you didn't pick up when I called." As soon as he returned to the classroom, Bai Yun came over to chat.
"Sorry, sorry." Cheng Tian smiled. "I got my clothes dirty during training this afternoon and left my phone in the dorm."
"I was going to call you with some good news." Bai Yun wore a mysterious look. "This afternoon, my coach, the Fighting-type Elite Four member Bada, agreed to give me specialized, targeted training from now on!"
"Really?!" Cheng Tian said in surprise.
"Of course!" Bai Yun was extremely excited. "He said my Monferno and Rockruff have a great talent for Fighting-type moves. If I wanted, I could take the path of specializing in the Fighting type."
"Then what do you think? Are you going to specialize?"
"I haven't decided yet. After all, I still only have two Pokémon," Bai Yun said. "I'll take it one step at a time. Anyway, it'd be best if the Pokémon I catch from now on all have the Fighting type. Mixing multiple types isn't bad either! Besides, I think Fighting-types are really cool."
Cheng Tian was sincerely happy for his friend. Recognition from a Fighting-type Elite Four member was indeed hard to come by.
Evening study lasted until eleven, and only then did the two head back together. They also ran into Yu Fei on the way.
When he returned to the dorm, Cheng Tian immediately spotted Floette asleep on the bed.
Cheng Tian carefully sat down beside the bed, afraid of waking Floette. Floette was sleeping so peacefully that Cheng Tian could not help gently rubbing that little