Preparations and a Side Job

"Trial?"

Tetsuya repeated the word thoughtfully.

Miss Joy merely smiled and said nothing more.

"I understand. So when exactly will it be?"

He quickly accepted the sudden invitation.

The Joy Family name alone was enough to keep Tetsuya from worrying about any other issues.

"The location and time will be sent to your communicator later. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me anytime~

Of course, I can't guarantee I'll tell you."

Miss Joy gave him a playful wink. "All right, I won't disturb you any longer. I need to head back and rest too. See you tomorrow!"

With that—

She rose from her seat and prepared to leave the room.

"By the way, Miss Joy, may I ask how many Trainers will be participating in this trial?

Are there any others competing at Trainer's Hill like me?"

Tetsuya asked curiously.

"As for how many, that hasn't been decided yet." Miss Joy paused and thought for a moment. "But there definitely won't be many. Earning that person's recognition is quite difficult, you know~

According to the notice I've received so far, Tetsuya, you're the only participant who has been invited."

"Thank you for telling me. It must have been hard on you to come all this way so late at night, Miss Joy."

"You're welcome~ Make sure you do your best~"

Bang.

As the room door closed—

Tetsuya withdrew his gaze as well.

The number of participants being small was almost a certainty.

It was not merely because of the so-called "recognition."

The rarity of Dragon Type Pokemon was also an extremely critical factor.

Even Elite Four Level Trainers could not all have a decent Dragon Type Pokemon to train as the main combat force of their teams.

Though he did not know what exactly the "trial" Miss