Under the threat of having his graduation delayed, Wei Heng sealed his lips.
He knew Lü Ming was only joking, but if the professor happened to be in a bad mood and something went wrong, it would be no laughing matter.
They usually had a good relationship as teacher and student. Otherwise, he would never have said something like that at a time like this.
Choosing the wrong advisor and ending up with a slave driver could ruin your life. Plenty of students got into trouble over that every year. "By the way, Professor, have you considered catching a Flying-type Pokémon of your own? It would make things much easier."
"A few years ago, I probably would have. I thought about it afterward too, but in the end, I realized... I only wanted to spend time with these old companions of mine.
"I don't have the energy to raise any new Pokémon."
People wanted different things at different ages. As time passed, even the things they had loved most as children could gradually lose their appeal.
A child who once dreamed of taking home every snack lining the supermarket shelves might one day lose all interest in snacks.
Pokémon lived much longer than ordinary animals. Long-lived species could even become family heirlooms, but some still died in accidents.
Losing a Pokémon that had been by their side for years was a devastating blow to many people. Alder's Volcarona was one example. Xin Mu and the others knew nothing about Lü Ming's past.
Nor did they press him about it.
"Old Liu wanted to come too, but the university sent him to the Donghuang League to look after the students competing there.
"By the time you get back, you'll probably find the university holding an awards ceremony."
Lü Ming mentioned a