“Who is it?
So heavy…”
Wei Bai felt a sudden, crushing weight on his back, slamming his face flat against the cold ground.
With his upper body sprawled on the floor and his lower half still wedged in the hole, he was in a pathetic position.
Combined with the weight pinning him down, he found it impossible to exert any strength.
Meanwhile, he was completely unaware that he and Drilbur had become the center of attention in the lounge.
Du Ruo, who had been lounging lazily, Student Council President Natalie, and the other spectating Blueberry Academy students all gasped in unison, staring at him.
Before he could react, the weight on his back vanished.
Immediately after, he was hoisted up by his collar like a helpless kitten, too intimidated to even breathe.
“???”
“I’m not heavy at all!”
A thin veil of anger surfaced on Zi Yu’s pretty face, though her cheeks were flushed with a shy crimson from the physical contact.
Her hands gripped Wei Bai’s collar tightly as she glared at him, nearly resisting the urge to stuff this obnoxious fellow back into the hole.
“I just…
I’ve just had a few too many desserts lately, that’s all!
I haven’t gained weight!
Absolutely not!!!”
“I—I get it…
just let me go first!”
Wei Bai struggled, only to find to his astonishment that he couldn’t shake off this seemingly fragile girl.
A faint scent of lavender wafted from her, but in this moment, it only made him feel like he was suffocating.
It was only then that he recognized the short-haired girl before him as Zi Yu, one of the Blueberry Academy Four.
It had to be admitted—she was quite moe, though her temper seemed rather volatile.
“Even I wouldn’t dare talk to her like that…”
Du Ruo clicked his tongue inwardly.
He had known Zi Yu for a while and knew her as a cheerful girl who was incredibly diligent and responsible in everything she did; she rarely ever got truly angry.
But once she did…
Du Ruo had witnessed it once at school.
Back then, Zi Yu was a newly recruited student.
Because of her outstanding and cute appearance, she was popular among the students, which sparked jealousy in several girls in her year, leading to bullying.
Even in the face of cold violence and unsightly rumors, Zi Yu had endured it all with a cheerful smile as if nothing had happened, attempting to maintain good relations with the students who bullied her through various means.
Until one day, Zi Yu was leaving the dorms carrying Blu, who had just finished a bath.
The bullies, escalating their harassment, splashed her with ink from an Octillery’s tank.
Then…
while maintaining a constant smile, Zi Yu used her bare fists to beat the bullies and their Pokémon until they were all on their knees begging for mercy.
This incident was no secret at Blueberry Academy.
Those bullies were later expelled, and her “hidden dark side” only made Zi Yu more popular, eventually turning her into a school idol.
At the same time, no one dared to actually provoke her again.
Even Du Ruo knew where her limit was and refused to cross it.
“Um, can you put me down now…”
Wei Bai felt it becoming harder to breathe.
The anger on Zi Yu’s face gradually faded, replaced by a slight closing of her eyes and a meaningful smile as she gazed at him in silence.
Though she had a face that was undeniably moe—enough to be called a “delicacy”—Wei Bai, who had never been gazed at so closely by a girl his own age, felt awkward and clumsy.
Fortunately, Student Council President Natalie intervened at the right time, pushing up her glasses. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
“Alright, we have business to attend to.
This person seems to be a student from Etivalu School, so let’s just keep him detained here for now.
Our Zi Yu’s advantages aren’t that easy to take.”
Wei Bai: “…”
Hearing this, Zi Yu’s expression returned to her usual serious demeanor.
She let go of Wei Bai, tidied her hair with her hand, patted the dust off her clothes, and gave a light sigh.
“Forget it, you can go.
I…
I was a bit impulsive just now, don’t take it to heart.
Also, remember to fill in that hole when you leave.”
“Gih!”
Xiao Ruan didn’t want to leave, and Wei Bai wanted to stay even more.
But Zi Yu ignored them.
This first encounter had clearly not left a good impression.
However, the girl’s gaze lingered briefly on Drilbur, a flash of surprise crossing her eyes before she looked back at the other students.
“Let’s get ready to take the stage and fight.”
“No problem.
Whoever loses tonight pays for dinner,” one of the Blueberry Four said with a laugh, hands in pockets.
The now-released Wei Bai was no longer anyone’s concern.
As he breathed a sigh of relief, he quietly observed the students of Blueberry Academy, noting that aside from Zi Yu and Natalie, he didn’t recognize the other two members of the Four.
In the game *Pokémon Scarlet and Violet*, after Kieran defeated Du Ruo to become the new Blueberry Champion, Du Ruo, Zi Yu, Natalie, and Crisbon served as the new Blueberry Four.
However, this wasn’t unexpected.
In Blueberry Academy, famous for its cutthroat ranking system, it was common for the bottom of the Four to be replaced.
Moreover, neither Carmine nor Kieran were in sight; it was unclear if they hadn’t come or if there was another reason.
Zi Yu, Natalie, and the remaining two members of the Blueberry Four left the lounge and headed toward the battle area of the arena, each occupying a battle court.
From a distance, they looked like examiners waiting for students to come for their assessment.
The other students, including the Champion Du Ruo, headed to the spectator seats specially prepared for them.
Wei Bai pretended to be a Blueberry Academy student and followed behind.
Though the path was a bit winding, he managed to blend in; as they say, the long way around is often the shortest shortcut.
In the spectator stands, some school teachers had also arrived.
Among them, a woman in a white coat and sunglasses, who nonetheless radiated an elegant aura, was particularly eye-catching.
Standing beside her was a middle-aged man with a hairstyle resembling Pyroar’s mane.
“Youth is wonderful,” the woman said, adjusting her sunglasses as she watched a student challenge Natalie.
“It reminds me of my time studying here.
A pity the North Campus where I stayed has been abandoned.”
The man beside her looked solemn.
“Mere pointless struggles…
If the future of Kalos is to be handed over to such people, perhaps destruction is the better choice.”
If Wei Bai had been there, he would have recognized the identities of these two powerhouses.
The elegant woman hiding her identity was the Kalos League Champion and world-famous actress—Diantha!
And the “Pyroar” uncle beside her was none other than Wei Bai’s current boss, a super-ATM, the owner of the Kalos Charity Foundation, and the leader of Team Flare—Lysandre!
A regional League Champion and the leader of an evil organization—opponents who logically should only meet in the final showdown—were currently chatting about trivialities in the spectator seats of this school. The source of this chapter is novelping . com.
“You’re being far too extreme,” Diantha shook her head gently, though she didn’t dwell on it, returning her gaze to the arena.
Lysandre remained silent…
At this moment, the battle in the arena was intense.
Every member of the Blueberry Four had been challenged, and as the four of them continued to secure victories with almost no damage, the expressions of the Etivalu School students grew darker and darker.
“Is this actually cheating?!”
“How is this possible?
What kind of tactic is Substitute + Toxic?
I’ve never seen that—it’s just too dirty!”
“Where are the upperclassmen?
Step forward!”
As more than thirty professional trainer students failed their challenges, a sense of defeat permeated the area.
Some students couldn’t stand the atmosphere and left in frustration.
Not just them, but the Blueberry Academy students shifted from initial pride to boredom.
It felt like “smurfing” in a low-level lobby.
This kind of stomping wasn’t what they wanted; they only improved by challenging strong opponents.
“I told you so…”
Du Ruo yawned, leaning back in his seat, seemingly unsurprised by the result.
Down below, although Zi Yu still looked serious, she couldn’t help but feel a bit of disappointment and sympathy.
The trainers from this school were simply too weak; even the third-year students would only be at the bottom of the first-year rank at Blueberry Academy.
However, she knew more than most: apparently, the student council officers of Etivalu School were not present.
It was said that the school’s strongest combatants were gathered there, led by the Student Council President “Yuzi,” who was very powerful and, like her, a user of Fairy-type Pokémon…
Soon, a heavy atmosphere descended over the arena.
No new challenger had appeared for five minutes.
Up to this point, Blueberry Academy had exactly forty-nine wins.
They were one match short of a round number, which was exactly why no one wanted to step up.
“My blood pressure is rising just watching this.”
Wei Bai crossed his arms, his face grim.
He hadn’t expected his own school to lose so miserably; even the national football team wouldn’t be this bad.
Thus, he prepared to stand up, intending to challenge them himself to test Drilbur’s strength while helping his school save face.
But just as he stood up, a man in a white lab coat with a very conspicuous, yellow hedgehog-like hairstyle walked down from the other side of the spectator stands, his face full of disappointment.
“I really can’t stand watching this.
This is the level of a prestigious school’s trainer major?
They’re worse than ten-year-old children.”
“…”
The trainer students present were left speechless by his insult.
Even if they wanted to argue, they felt powerless.
They watched as this student, who seemed to be from the Breeder major, stepped onto the battleground and approached one of the Blueberry Four.
The finally appeared fiftieth challenger instantly drew the attention of the entire crowd.
Even the equally disappointed Diantha and Lysandre looked over with curiosity.
They didn’t recognize him, only sensing that his aura was markedly different.
Only Wei Bai stared at that long-haired hedgehog head, utterly shocked.
“Holy crap, Blue—”