“Finally arrived, Rustboro Academy.”
The European-style academy before his eyes was even more stunning than the picture on the invitation letter.
Following the directions Professor Birch had just given, Roy had smoothly arrived at Rustboro Academy.
Unlike in the game, in reality, Rustboro Academy was located in the suburbs of Rustboro City.
He had originally wanted to take a tour of Rustboro City, but decided against it.
Just as Roy was hesitating about whether he should go straight in or…
well, just go straight in?
He noticed a fair-skinned woman pacing back and forth at the academy gate, seemingly anxious about something.
The woman was wearing a Rustboro Academy teaching uniform with her hair tied in a high ponytail, which couldn’t mask her mature charm at all.
Damn, that’s gotta be a D-cup, right?
It has to be!
Roy: Ma’am, please, go out with me.
This female teacher must be a teacher at Rustboro Academy.
Roy politely stepped forward to greet her.
“Hello, excuse me, where is student registration?”
The woman was interrupted from her thoughts by Roy’s sudden question.
Looking at this seemingly sunny boy before her, she thought if only he were her student, she wouldn’t be worrying at the school gate.
“Which class are you in?”
“It seems to be the Beginner Class at Rustboro Academy.”
Roy took out his admission invitation and handed it to the woman.
After confirming it was the academy’s admission invitation and checking the name at the bottom, she pointed Roy toward the left side of the academy.
“Student Roy, after you enter the academy, first turn right to the largest teaching…”
The woman stopped mid-sentence.
The more she thought about it, the more wrong it felt.
Wasn’t Class 1 the class she was teaching?
And wasn’t she waiting for a student named Roy?
So that meant the boy in front of her was the person she was waiting for?
“You are Roy?”
Roy looked at the woman, confused.
What else?
Didn’t the invitation have his name written on it?
Plus, the woman had just called his name.
Teacher Linna realized she had asked a stupid question.
It was mainly because the Roy in front of her was so different from the Roy she had imagined.
She had met a few Ghost-type Pokémon Trainers before, and most of them gave off a lifeless, gloomy, and uncomfortable vibe.
But the Roy in front of her was clearly different.
At first glance, he was a sunny, cheerful boy, and even his smile was full of sunshine, feeling healing to the heart.
When she first heard that a Ghost-type Pokémon student was coming to the class she managed, she was ten thousand percent unwilling.
However, her opposition was ineffective; the school board had forcibly stuffed Roy into her class, and she had no choice but to accept it.
“Sorry.
Let me introduce myself.
I am your future homeroom teacher.
My name is Teacher Linna, you can just call me Teacher Linna.”
Teacher Linna belonged to the type of newlywed young woman, with skin that glowed white and a face like a peach blossom.
So, the woman in front of him was his future teacher.
“Teacher, I am Roy from Mt.
Pyre.
Please take care of me in the future.”
As the first Ghost-type Pokémon Trainer in the school, and the teacher of the grade he would be in, Roy still politely greeted her formally.
Teacher Linna was still observing the sunny Roy, and then she asked her own question, feeling unsure:
“Are you really a Ghost-type Pokémon Trainer?”
Roy shrugged his shoulders, and Litwick poked a small flame out from Roy’s shoulder.
Well, it really was.
Teacher Linna’s original worries vanished instantly.
Judging from his appearance and performance just now, Roy was no different from a normal person.
She just hoped Roy didn’t have any strange hobbies.
After her worries disappeared, Teacher Linna took Roy to visit the academy.
The academy had several large buildings in total: the teaching area, battle plaza, dormitory area, breeding experimental area, and medical building.
They were mainly designed to correspond to professions related to Pokémon, such as Trainer, Breeder, Coordinator, Ranger, and Researcher.
As for “sommelier”…
Teacher Linna wondered, wasn’t that the person responsible for mixing drinks at a bar?
Well, it seemed that the profession of sommelier didn’t exist yet.
The tall building complex in front of him made Roy feel dazzled.
He didn’t know where to look; it felt much larger than the university in his previous life, probably ten times the size.
Especially the open-air battle field in the center of the academy, which was the size of two football fields and could host battles, training, and various other activities.
It even hosted quite a few small and medium-sized tournaments the year before last.
…
Teacher Linna took Roy around the campus while explaining the academy’s discipline and some assessments.
Rustboro Academy had three levels of classes corresponding to a three-year academic system: Beginner Class, Intermediate Class, and Advanced Class, adopting a screening and promotion system.
If your Pokémon has not reached level 30 by the time you graduate from the Beginner Class in one year, and you haven’t obtained a Beginner Trainer certificate or Breeder certificate.
Then, sorry, you might not be suitable for engaging in industries related to Pokémon, and the only path awaiting you is expulsion.
When you reach the Intermediate Class, classes will be divided according to profession, including Breeder class, Trainer class, and Researcher class.
Rustboro Academy’s Beginner Class courses only lasted for three periods in the morning; in the afternoon, students could freely engage in activities and learn things they were interested in.
The academy was equipped with various interest classes such as Pokémon raising class, breeding class, battle class, coordination class, and various clubs.
Since Roy’s highest-level Pokémon was only level 28, the class he was enrolled in was the Beginner Class at Rustboro Academy.
After graduating from the Advanced Class at Rustboro Academy, one had the right to participate directly in official Pokémon League events at all levels without having to challenge local Gyms to obtain badges.
Roy felt no burden.
His Litwick was already level 28, and in two more levels, it would reach level 30.
Duskull was the same, and he had a cheat, although he didn’t know what the shop would sell him.
During this time, Roy also met the school’s dean, a greasy fat man with a Mediterranean hairstyle.
Although Director Yuvsk didn’t have a good expression regarding Roy’s arrival.
But he seemed to be wary of something and didn’t dare to scold him, only warning Roy to take good care of his Pokémon.
He didn’t like Ghost-type Pokémon in his heart.
If it weren’t for the request from that person, he would never have let an unstable factor like Roy enter Rustboro Academy.
Roy seemed to sense something.
He looked back at the window of the dean’s office.
A figure was peeking at the window, not expecting Roy to turn around suddenly.
The whole person was frightened and fell to the ground, making a huge “bang” sound.
Unable to care about screaming, the person hurriedly left.
And the Director Yuvsk in the dean’s office seemed to recognize the figure at a glance, and without saying anything, let Teacher Linna take Roy away.