(There is important information at the end of this chapter, so make sure to check it out, everyone.)
The afternoon battles were just as fierce. Everyone gave it their all to win and secure a better ranking, but wherever there were winners, there were losers. The winners wanted to charge ahead, and the losers wanted to climb back up, so the afternoon battles took on something of a fight-to-the-death atmosphere.
Only when school was nearly over did Teacher Zhou call a halt.
"All right, all right, stop fighting. Time's almost up. That's it for this arena tournament."
"We'll tally up your results and turn them into report cards." Teacher Zhou grinned wickedly. "Don't worry, we won't hand them out to you. The school will mail them straight to your homes, postage paid."
"What the f***, is this school run by demons?" "That's ducking unnecessary, sir." "I treated you as my teacher, and you're stabbing me in the back!" Everyone wailed in protest at the school's inhumane behavior. Naturally, none of it did a damn thing.
"Sir, there's still an hour until school ends. Can we just leave?" someone asked. "Uh, hold on a moment."
Teacher Zhou checked his phone. "The academic affairs office just sent a notice. Don't leave right away. You need to go back to your classroom first. Your homeroom teacher has something to discuss with you."
Although everyone was extremely reluctant, they could only obediently head back to the classroom.
Inside the Pokémon Class 1 classroom, everyone was still discussing that day's arena tournament, filling the room with noise.
Sun Yanling came in and tapped the lectern with a blackboard eraser. "Quiet down, everyone!"
Everyone fell quiet, and only then did their homeroom teacher continue. "I have an announcement. October first is National Day, and it's also