"Hehe, Yun, how was that? Wasn't I awesome?" Lin Lin flashed her little canine teeth, her face practically begging for praise.
Bai Yun nodded. "Pachirisu really was great. The timing of its moves was perfect."
Lin Lin was a little disgruntled. She had wanted Bai Yun to praise her...
"Su Han, aren't you having any popcorn?" Cheng Tian asked, holding his popcorn. "No, thanks. Popcorn gives me internal heat," Su Han declined with a smile.
"Su Han, Su Han, I heard you transferred here from Magic City. Is that true?" Lin Lin asked. Su Han nodded with a smile. "Yes. My father was transferred for work, so I came here."
"Is Magic City really bustling? The kind of place where handsome guys are everywhere and luxury cars are nothing special?"
"It's not quite as exaggerated as you make it sound." Su Han smiled. "Magic City is a little more bustling, though."
"Magic City is way more bustling than Bingzhou," Cheng Tian said. "It has the highest economic growth in the country. I'd like to visit if I get the chance."
"You'll definitely get the chance." Su Han looked at Cheng Tian with a warm smile. Seeing their lively conversation, the boys around them looked at Cheng Tian with growing displeasure.
"Director Yan, the children seem quite promising." In a room on the fifth floor of the teaching building, a middle-aged man wearing glasses watched the footage being transmitted from the gymnasium.
"Yes, Principal. I didn't expect these youngsters to enjoy battling so much. They're still beginners, but they can put up a good back-and-forth fight. They must have spent quite a bit of time learning about it," Director Yan said.
"The new curriculum reform made the right choice by introducing Pokémon classes in high school. Giving these children early exposure to Pokémon will help them grow."
The Principal took a sip of water. Just then, the camera switched to the students below the stage, showing Su Han chatting and laughing with Cheng Tian.
"Hmm? Has the little one made a new friend? And a boy, at that?" The Principal set down his cup and watched the pair with interest. He scrutinized Cheng Tian, who was eating popcorn, and a smile rose at the corners of his mouth.
"Let's see what you're made of, young man."
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"My turn." Cheng Tian stood up. "Good luck, Cheng Tian," Su Han encouraged him with a smile.
"I'll do my best." Cheng Tian slowly walked onto the battlefield. To his surprise, his opponent was a girl.
The girl stepped onto the field and said in a sugary voice, "Hey, classmate, you're pretty handsome."
That cloying voice instantly raised goosebumps all over Cheng Tian. He gave an awkward laugh. "Thanks. I think I'm pretty handsome, too."
"Then make sure you go easy on me~" The girl winked flirtatiously. Cheng Tian choked.
Below the stage, Su Han still wore her gentle smile, but her gaze toward the girl held a hint of hostility and disdain.
All that affected flirting. What a nobody.
Lin Lin secretly nudged Bai Yun with her elbow. He immediately caught on, and the two watched Su Han, eager to enjoy the drama.
The teacher frowned. "Please stop interfering with the match. Get ready to send out your Pokémon."
Cheng Tian hurriedly tossed his Great Ball. A red light flashed, and Froakie appeared. "Froak!" "I'm counting on you, Froakie."
Seeing that Cheng Tian had sent out a Froakie, the girl said enviously, "Handsome, you must be pretty rich. You can actually afford a Starter Pokémon~" Cheng Tian rolled his eyes.
Please, talking like that is seriously annoying.
"Hurry up and send out your Pokémon, or I'll declare you the loser." The teacher was reaching the end of his patience.
"Okay, okay. Why are you being so mean?" The girl sounded unhappy, but she sent out her Pokémon.
"Smooch~" A pale yellow dress, fluffy hair...
Ahem... All right, what the girl had actually summoned was a Smoochum.
Pokémon: Smoochum Sex: Female Nature: Lonely Ability: Forewarn Level: 9 Egg Moves: Fake Out (lv4), Wish (lv5) Innate moves: Lick (lv4), Powder Snow (lv3), Pound (lv5), Copycat (lv3), Confusion (lv4) Tutored moves: None
The tiny Smoochum appeared, looked at Froakie, puckered her tender pink lips, and blew a kiss.
There she was! After the infamous female Machamp with a Lonely nature and No Guard, the Pokémon world's second greatest destroyer of online romances: Smoochum, whose evolved form was Jynx!
"Froak!" Froakie shed enough goosebumps to carpet the ground. For an instant, it suddenly felt as though it had lost the ability to battle. But it failed to notice the purplish tint in Smoochum's eyes.
She's terrifying. She's not going to eat me, is she?
"It's fine, Froakie. Just beat her!" Cheng Tian encouraged it. "Froak." Froakie barely managed to steady itself, though Smoochum was still staring at it with burning intensity.
"Oh my, handsome, Smoochum seems really fond of Froakie~" Cheng Tian looked pleadingly at the teacher.
Please, just start the match!
"L-let the match begin!"
"Froakie! Attack with Double Team!"
"Froak!" Froakie sprinted toward Smoochum, and four Froakie appeared on the field.
"Oh my, oh my. You want to gang up and ravish little Smoochum~ How passionate." The girl acted bashful.
Cheng Tian: ...
Just listen to those filthy words coming out of your mouth!
"Then we can't leave them wanting. Smoochum, Copycat!" "Smooch~"
White light shone from Smoochum, and suddenly four Smoochum appeared on the field as well.
Copycat: Copies the move used by the opponent. Fails if the opponent has not yet used a move.
The four Smoochum watched the approaching Froakie, their eyes shining brightly. They actually charged straight toward them, excitement glinting in their eyes.
"Froak! Froak!" Froakie hurriedly slammed on the brakes and fled in the opposite direction.
Don't come any closer!!!!
"Froakie, calm down!" Cheng Tian called, watching the situation on the field in speechless disbelief.
Hearing him, Froakie started to turn around and counterattack. But one look at the hungry green gleam in Smoochum's eyes sent it running again.
I can't calm down! Make her stop!
"Then use Bubble while you run!" Cheng Tian could only give a helpless command. Froakie dodged Smoochum while flinging bubbles at her.
At last, a clump landed on Smoochum's face. With her vision blocked, she stopped. "Smooch!" Smoochum hurriedly wiped the white foam from her face.
"Mmm~ What a naughty boy, shooting all over Smoochum's face~"
The sudden lewd remark gave Cheng Tian a fright. Do you dare listen to what you just said!?
The teacher's already dark expression darkened further. "If you keep verbally distracting your opponent, you're getting thrown off the field!"
"Hehe, okay, okay. Smoochum, attack with Confusion!" Unlike Psyduck's Confusion, Smoochum's took the form of a tangible purple blast that struck toward Froakie.
"Dodge, then use Water Gun!" Froakie darted aside to evade Confusion, then fired streams of water from its mouth at Smoochum. Her tiny body could not dodge in time, and several Water Guns struck her. Froakie charged forward and used Cut, forming two water spikes in its hands and slashing at her.
Unexpectedly, Smoochum avoided both water spikes with only a slight twist of her body.
Cheng Tian immediately realized that Smoochum's Forewarn had activated, predicting Froakie's Cut. Any subsequent use of Cut would fail to hit her.
Seeing Smoochum dodge Cut, Froakie lashed out with its tongue without a second thought, using Lick in an attempt to paralyze her.
Let's see you dodge when you're paralyzed!
It had to be said that Froakie's idea was good. But ideals were plump, while reality was all skin and bones. Seeing Froakie use Lick, Smoochum actually stuck out her own tongue and used Lick too!
The two tongues met in midair, and Froakie's face instantly turned green.
Cheng Tian: !!!!
Everyone: ...
Froakie: Holy shit! That mouth stinks to high heaven!!!
All right, that was just a joke. But Froakie's face really did turn green. It swiftly yanked its tongue away, pulled two clumps of foam from around its neck, and scrubbed its tongue with them.
"Smooch~" Smoochum drew her tongue back and savored the taste in her mouth, a hint of infatuation appearing in her eyes.
"You really do like Froakie, don't you?" The girl giggled coquettishly. "Then let's go again. Powder Snow!"
Fine snowflakes drifted from Smoochum's mouth. Unable to dodge in time, Froakie took a direct hit and was frozen in place, leaving only its head and hands exposed. "Froak!"
Cheng Tian inwardly cursed. In terms of level, experience, and battling ability, Froakie could completely crush its opponent. But now it could not bring any of its strength to bear and was being toyed with instead.
"What a perky little butt. Use Fake Out!" Although the move only worked on the first turn, Smoochum now slapped Froakie's backside hard with both little hands. "Froak!" Froakie raged helplessly.
A warrior may be killed, but never humiliated! Let me out if you've got the guts! What kind of ninja way involves spanking someone's butt!
"Hehe, now it's angry. Cool it down with Lick!" Smoochum extended her tongue and slowly brought it toward Froakie's face. Froakie struggled even harder.
"Froakie, calm down! Break the ice with Water Pulse!" Hearing him, Froakie swiftly began forming a Water Pulse with its two still-mobile hands, then slammed it hard into the ice around its body.
Crack- The ice shattered. Froakie hurriedly fell backward, avoiding Smoochum's Lick, while forming another Water Pulse in its hands.
This time, it was no ordinary Water Pulse like the one used to break the ice. It was the Rasengan Water Pulse Froakie had been practicing for the past two weeks!
The Water Pulse wildly tore through the surrounding air. Froakie seized its moment and slammed it hard into Smoochum's body.
"Smooch!" The Water Pulse struck Smoochum's body and kept attacking. Smoochum took tremendous damage!
"Why is that Water Pulse so strange?" Neither the teacher nor the spectators had ever seen a Water Pulse like this.
Bai Yun explained to Lin Lin and Su Han, "Tian's Froakie worked out this way of using Water Pulse on its own. It can keep dealing damage to the opponent."
The battle continued. This time, Froakie gave Smoochum no chance, immediately smashing a Power-Up Punch into her face.
Smoochum cried out in pain. Froakie showed no tenderness toward the fairer sex. It only wanted to end the match quickly.
"Froakie, Mind Reader!" Cheng Tian ordered.
"What? Mind Reader?"
Everyone, including the teacher, was stunned. They had never heard of a Froakie that could use this move!
Froakie planted its feet, its gaze swiftly sharpening as though it could pierce the air.
"Cut!" Froakie formed two water spikes again and slashed viciously at Smoochum's body.
This time, both water spikes hit Smoochum directly, unaffected by Forewarn!
Mind Reader: Senses the opponent's movements with the mind, ensuring that the next attack hits.
Thanks to Mind Reader, Froakie successfully struck Smoochum. "Smooch!" Smoochum fell to the ground, unable to battle.
Su Han stood up in surprise, then sat back down with a smile.
"Things are getting more and more interesting~"
Meanwhile, in the Principal's office, the Principal and Director Yan had also witnessed what had just happened. The Principal was rather surprised. "Can Froakie learn Mind Reader?"
Director Yan shook his head in equal surprise. "No. I've never heard of any Froakie knowing that move."
The Principal pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Keep a closer eye on this youngster." "Yes."
Cheng Tian knew nothing of this. Despite his surprise, the teacher still announced, "The winner is Froakie!"
"Thanks for your hard work, Froakie." Cheng Tian walked over and patted Froakie's head. There was still lingering fear in its eyes, as though it were asking, Will the next opponent be as scary as this one?
"No. You won't face another opponent like this," Cheng Tian reassured it.
The girl came over too and recalled Smoochum. She pouted at Cheng Tian. "Don't you know how to be gentle with a girl?"
Cheng Tian hurriedly shook his head. "Nope. I'm a 24-karat straight guy." The girl laughed. "You're pretty interesting, handsome. Let's get acquainted. My name is Chu Jiaojiao."
Though he really did not want to answer, Cheng Tian told her his name for the sake of politeness.
"Cheng Tian? I'll remember that name. Are you seeing anyone?" Chu Jiaojiao continued teasing him. But the teacher cut in with a reprimand. "If you're done battling, leave the field and get your Pokémon treated. Don't stand here holding up the next match!"
Hearing that, Cheng Tian hurried off the field. He did not want to spend another second dealing with this woman.
After getting Froakie treated, Cheng Tian returned to the spectator area and sat down. Bai Yun wore a mischievous grin. "You're pretty popular with the girls, aren't you?"
"Get lost, get lost, get lost. If you want her, go talk to her yourself," Cheng Tian snapped.
"Congratulations, Cheng Tian," Su Han said. "Thanks. Good luck to you too!" Cheng Tian replied politely.
"But I really didn't expect Froakie to know a rare move like Mind Reader."
"Yeah, exactly. Tian, I didn't know Froakie could use a move like that either," Bai Yun said.
Cheng Tian scratched his head. "Froakie probably inherited that move rather than learning it."
"It still knows it, though. Sigh, if only Pachirisu could use a move like that," Lin Lin said enviously.
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