With his number-one fan Roxanne sparing no effort to promote him, the news that "tactical master Xia Chi will be teaching this afternoon" instantly blew up the Rustboro Trainer School's campus network.
The response was far more enthusiastic than expected.
[Hell yeah! We support you, Teacher Roxanne! You have our respect!]
[Holy shit, Rustboro Academy's really moving up in the world. They actually invited Xia Chi to teach!]
[?? Could you stop sucking up? You're students at a world-famous academy. Do you really need to worship some gaming streamer who plays dirty?]
[What the hell makes you so superior? Cynthia used Xia Chi's tactics just two weeks ago, and you're calling him just a gaming streamer?]
[That agenda reeks! You deliberately picked his least impressive identity and ignored every title like academy tournament Champion, Father of Terastallization, and Iono's mentor, huh?]
[Wait. What's this about Iono's mentor?]
[Did you just get internet access? Iono changed her P Station username ages ago to "Iono Zone (mentor: Xia Chi)."]
[I'm not his equal. I'll be attending this afternoon.]
[Holy crap, that's Ruby!]
[I want to sign up too! Count me in!]
[It's the goddess Sapphire! Getting in the front row for a photo!]
[.]
Without question, aside from a few idiots convinced they alone could see the truth, public opinion was overwhelmingly supportive.
Registration numbers exploded, leaving not even standing room in the small classroom originally booked.
Roxanne had to urgently apply to the school to use its grand auditorium, a venue normally reserved for graduation ceremonies or welcoming academic giants like Professor Oak and Professor Birch.
Even that could not satisfy the surging demand-
This time, it came not from students, but from outside Trainers who had caught wind of the news.
That was hardly surprising.
Recent public discussion had revolved