Their willingness to battle one another to improve their coordination and build rapport naturally made Teacher Zhou very happy. What he had not expected, however, was for them to challenge him again the very next afternoon.
"What is the meaning of this?" Teacher Zhou frowned. "If you aren't one hundred percent confident you can beat Exploud, get back to training on your own. Don't waste time."
Bai Yun chuckled. "Teacher, how do you know we aren't confident now?"
"Oh?" Teacher Zhou smiled. "Then give it a try."
At his words, they all tossed out their Poké Balls. What Teacher Zhou had not expected, however, was that when Zhao Shimo threw his Poké Ball again, a Beedrill brandishing twin stingers appeared on the field.
"You... when did it evolve?" Teacher Zhou asked in surprise. Zhao Shimo scratched his head a little sheepishly. "Hehe, just yesterday afternoon."
The previous afternoon, everyone had agreed to Cheng Tian's suggestion.
"Then let's team up, Zhao Shimo," Cheng Tian said with a smile. "Sorry for the trouble."
"Hehe, then I'll team up with Qin Rourou," Bai Yun said with a smile. "Ah..." Qin Rourou looked timidly at Bai Yun. "Wh-why...?"
"No! Why should it be you? I'll battle alongside Qin Rourou!" Lin Lin said discontentedly. "Both their levels are low. Isn't helping them level up our most urgent task right now?" Bai Yun rolled his eyes.
"Th-then I can do it too!" Lin Lin puffed out her cheeks. "All right, Lin Lin. Your Pokémon isn't suited to battling alongside theirs. Just stay here and watch with us two girls," Su Han urged.
"Then... all right." Only then did Lin Lin reluctantly agree, though she still watched Qin Rourou beside Bai Yun with some wariness.
"Come on, then. Let's begin." Cheng Tian nodded, finally tossing out