With the digging competition over, Young Master Mao returned to his normal life of slacking off... pfft, no, going to work.
In the blink of an eye, time had moved from March, when he could never wake up, to April, when all he wanted was sleep.
Coming right up in line were May's academic exams, June's inter-school tournament, and the Ever Grande Conference in late July.
Gary was actually rather curious about why the Pokémon League's regional conferences weren't held at the same time.
From the Hoenn League in late July to the Unova League in September, then the Sinnoh League in November and the Indigo League in late December.
The schedule for practically the entire second half of the year was packed back-to-back.
Even the off-season had all sorts of cup competitions and Masters Tournaments lined up. You could say the Pokémon League's battle fans were the luckiest of all.
Because as long as you wanted to keep watching, there were all sorts of competitions available year-round, apart from the two-month winter break.
Although Young Master Mao himself would be competing in the Ever Grande Conference, preparing for the inter-school tournament remained his priority for now.
After all, it wasn't just the students. As a teacher, he would be competing too.
The competition profiles of the exchange teachers participating this time had also been released recently.
Teacher Kōn, who had transferred from Striaton Academy to Rainbow University, was himself one of the Gym Trainers.
Next was Teacher Candice, who had transferred from Snowpoint Academy to Striaton Academy. She was also a Gym Trainer.
Finally, there was Teacher Kasha, who had transferred from Rustboro Academy to Snowpoint Academy. She was said to be Principal Enzo's last personal disciple.
Young Master Mao was fairly confident in his own strength. He wouldn't