Only after everyone in Blue Sky Plaza, along with Steenee and the others, had dispersed did Hattrem finally leap out of the bushes, utterly disgruntled.
"Bri, bri!"
She stamped her feet angrily, the pink curls atop her head, shaped like a witch's hat, puffing up slightly.
"Bri, bri! Bri!" she shouted at the empty plaza to vent her frustration, waving her little fists in the air.
First she had failed at breakfast, and now a bunch of inexplicable Pokémon were keeping her under surveillance. It left the self-proclaimed "troublesome little witch" feeling more defeated than ever.
A trace of stubbornness flashed in her cute, beady eyes before she broke into a sly smile.
"Bri~" With some new mischievous scheme in mind, she gave a smug little hum and headed toward the classroom building with light steps.
The first lesson of summer camp was, of course, the ever-popular icebreaker.
All the children attending the event and the school's existing students were divided evenly into three classes to begin-
Having their own lessons.
Tong Hua was assigned to Class A, separate from both Huangyao and Lümei.
"It's been so long since I sat in a classroom. I've already forgotten what school life feels like-"
Following the assigned seating chart, Tong Hua sat by the window in the back row, gently running his hand over the desk in front of him.
Just as the original owner of his body in this world had become a shut-in after his parents passed away, Tong Hua had also grown withdrawn back on Earth, holing up at home alone after his parents divorced.
School life felt like a dream to him, as hazy and out of reach as his childhood memories-
"Rio?" Riolu keenly noticed the subtle shift in Tong Hua's emotions and gently rested a paw