Chapter 596: Promise and Departure

1 month 9 day.

Two more days had passed since Nemo and the other two returned to Padya.

After the dinner that day, under Sebastian's arrangement, the three of them returned to their respective places and rested for a day to wash away the fatigue caused by the journey.

Today is the first class for the three of them after returning to Padilla.

But Luo Mu didn’t prepare any teaching content today, as everyone had more important things to do.

By the time Luo Mu walked into the battle hall with the Flower Therapy Ring, the men had already started fighting.

Of course, it's not a fist-to-fist fight, but a Pokémon battle in which the two Pokémon get to know each other's growth progress after not seeing each other for a while.

At this time, Nemo was directing Babu Tubo to fight a dragon with red scales and fluttering feathers on its head.

Luo Mu had already guessed that things would develop in this way and was not surprised at all.

After all, before the two doctors returned to the Padia Pit, Gulliver and Milton basically followed Pepper.

Fortunately, last month was winter vacation and there were not many students in Grape College, otherwise Luo Mu felt that something like this would definitely happen.

Piper: "You actually defeated the Godfather Mastiff and Ironclad Bell? What a tough opponent."

"Go ahead! Gulliver and Milliver!"

I can hardly hold it in just thinking about it.

Nemo did not disappoint her expectations at all. The first thing she did in class was to challenge Gulliver and Miller to satisfy her fighting addiction.

Fortunately, Papa was with Gulliver and Milliver, otherwise she would probably be entangled with me.

After all, there aren't many people who can practice with her now.

Standing at the entrance of the fighting hall and looking at the fierce battle, Luo Mu's expression did not show any surprise at all.

Although Gul'ton and Mil'ton are both standard cover gods, they are also two of the cover gods known to have tribes, and there are obvious differences in strength between the individuals.

For example, the initially summoned No. 1 Gul'ton and Mil'ton, currently seem to have the fighting power of a champion's main force, but because of their personalities they are unable to fully display their abilities and are not as good as the stronger No. 2 individual.

But no matter what, the Gultun are also legendary elves whose instinct is to fight. For example, when Papa occasionally brings them to the farm to visit (and eat for free), the Gultun, who are itching to fight, will have a fight with the Thunder Drums.

Meng Lei Gu often complained to Luo Mu that this guy's fighting style was too violent and he could hardly bear it.

Looking at Babu Tubo who was waving his electrified iron fist and fighting passionately with Gulden, every collision would cause the fighting hall to tremble slightly.

Only at this moment did Luo Mu have a sense of unreality.

Nimo really seems to be close to who she was a year ago.

With a feeling of relief or confusion, he waited until the battle between the two sides came to an end and they were all resting on the spot, catching their breath. Then he walked into the battle hall holding the box he had just received from Principal Clavel and the flower therapy ring.

At the same time, he was shouting, "Stop for a moment, those who need treatment, come and line up!"

After a pause, several battle maniacs led by Nimo ran over without hesitation, all looking at the flower therapy teacher Huanhuan eagerly.

Only by maintaining a good condition can better training results be achieved. This is what Luo Mu has always told them.

It's good to break through your own limits, but you have to do it in moderation.

Progress is not achieved by simply breaking through limits; treatment must also be maintained to ensure steady and continuous progress.

With Huanhuan's increasingly skilled flower therapy, the Pokémon of several people quickly recovered most of their physical strength. After resting and regaining their spirits, they were able to continue fighting.

Nemo originally wanted to challenge Millerton, but was stopped by Luo Mu.

"Nimo, come with me, let's continue training."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of several students present suddenly became excited.

Mudan, Pipa and Shizuka gathered together and said to Nimo excitedly, "It's finally almost time!"

Aliqis, who was attending the class for free, looked at the ceiling with a little longing, "Championship test? I want to challenge it one day--"

Shinji turned his head away, and said with an unnatural expression: "Don't let him read your mind completely like we did in the battle against the tower."

Piper hugged Gulden, who had no idea what was going on but was excited along with everyone else, and said, "It's hard to believe it's been less than a year since you got your first Pokémon."

This talent seemed outrageous to Papa.

It's a pity that I don't have it, otherwise I wouldn't have to worry about how to travel back and forth to the Padia Pit at will with my own strength.

Now he can only rely on the support of his parents to command Gulliver and Milliver to compete with Nimo.

A few people were talking to each other, and even Nemo was led astray by them.

He really thought that he could challenge the championship test today. He looked at Luo Mu with an impatient face, as if he would fly to the headquarters of the Padia Pokémon League the next moment.

Luo Mu held his forehead and said helplessly: "What are you thinking? I haven't made an appointment yet, and I haven't gone to the interview yet. How can I start the championship test right away?"

"Even if some of the Four Heavenly Kings are free, they still have to go through the process."

When Basaku, who was passing by with his proud art student Meloko, was almost pointed at by Luo Mu and scolded for being idle, he paused and had several question marks in his head.

No, how can I be implicated?

Originally, Yasaku wanted to step forward and argue a few words, but he thought of Luo Mu's group of main Pokémon whose aura had become increasingly difficult for him to figure out, as well as the fairy team that was about to be formed.

After thinking about it, Yasaku decided to follow his heart and pretend he didn't hear it.

"Teacher, is that over there?"

Meloko, who was holding his painting tools, also looked over there with some curiosity.

Especially when she saw her new friends Mudan and Pipa, her eyes lit up and she became even more curious about what they were doing.

Could it be that another academy is coming to challenge us?

For example, the famous Yuhong University
"Little Meloko, it's nothing serious, but do you remember the student named Nimo? I think she will come to challenge us soon."

Hassaku rubbed his chin with his fingertips, a hint of interest burning in his eyes.

It's only been a year, and the four of them are actually going to face off against Luo Mu's students. It's really interesting.

"Challenge you, teacher?" Meloko was startled at first, but his eyes soon widened and he stammered, "Could it be that——"

"That's right, it's the championship test. It should have been held two or three months ago, but Luo Mu suggested that the other party practice more, so it was proposed before the one-year limit."

"Counting the days, judging by how impatient President Ye Ci is, it will probably be these few days."

When he thought about Ye Ci, who usually didn't come to the academy once every half a month, but stayed in the academy all day every day these days, and often visited the classrooms of various classes, especially those that Nimo had signed up for, and called it "inspection", Yasaku wanted to laugh.

However, it would be a lie to say that Yasaku himself had no expectations for this matter.

——I can’t beat you, Luo Mu, so how can I not beat your students?

With his head full of despicable ideas, Yasaku is already rubbing his hands in preparation.

After letting Shinji and the others continue to practice in the battle hall and leaving Hualiao Huanhuan there to help him teach, Luo Mu led Nimo towards the main building of the academy.

On the way, he asked in passing what Nimo's next plan would be after the challenge was over, regardless of success or failure.

Nimo's answer was also simple.

"I want to train more partners, just like Xiaozhi!"

"Also, I'm going to accompany Shizuka, Shinji and the others to complete the rest of the trip to the Hoenn region. After all, when I challenged the battle frontier, they basically accommodated me and took a detour that was farther away from the official gym."

Luo Mu was not surprised to hear Nimo's answer.

After all, she didn't know how many teams she had trained in the game. She even went back to the academy and trained a new team from scratch.

Even Ye Ci, who was obviously letting her win, said that Nimo had conserved her strength when fighting her.

But Ye Ci's words are not very credible.

He said that he had a bad shortcoming as the leader of the alliance, which was that he could not make any compromises in Pokémon battles.

But when it comes to releasing water, there is no ambiguity.

Luo Mu walked all the way to the hall of the college, swiped his teacher and student ID cards to pass through the turnstile, and then took the elevator to the chairman's office, but he stopped temporarily.

Nimo, who was following him closely, almost bumped into his back. She looked up at Luo Mu with a puzzled look on her face, but Luo Mu stuffed a box in her hand.

"This is?"

Nimo was originally curious about what was in the box that Luo Mu had been holding, but she didn't expect that Luo Mu would give the box to her.

"Open it. This is what Principal Clavell asked me to give to you. He said it's a reward for your academy as the best trainer last year."

Luo Mu explained.

Nemo blinked her eyes, but she didn't mean to refuse. Instead, her expression suddenly became serious and she solemnly opened the box.

A small, pitch-black spherical crystal was lying quietly in the red velvet cloth.

It's the Taijing Pearl.

Looking at the crystal stone, Nimo's name instantly appeared in her mind.

"Remember what I told you before about how after Babu Tubo used the Electric Double Attack, he couldn't use it a second time, and how to solve the problem of the electric attribute disappearing temporarily?"

"With the Tai Crystal Bead, you can make your Pokémon Tai Crystallize. As long as the Tai Crystal attribute of Babu Tubo is Electric, you don't have to worry about running out of power and not being able to use the Electric Double Tap."

"This way, you can all use this move as you wish before the Taijing energy dissipates."

Luo Mu's explanation made Nimo instantly realize how much of a bonus the Taijingzhu would bring to herself and Babu Tubo.

To put it bluntly, with the blessing of the Taijing Pearl, Babu Tubo's combat effectiveness will double!

This also means that she will have a higher chance of winning this time when challenging the championship test.

Neemo loves fighting and is eager to win. Now the Padia League has also begun to promote the Taijing Pearl. In a few years, although not everyone will have one, it will definitely become a component of the combat power of most trainers.

She had no reason to refuse.

After Nimo solemnly accepted the Taijing Pearl, Luo Mu took her to the elevator to the chairman's office floor.

As the elevator was running, Luo Mu slowly said, "Let's make another appointment."

"?"

Nimo raised her head and looked at him.

"Do you know what this is?"

Luo Mu smiled and took out a green diamond-shaped crystal from his pocket.

Nimo hesitated and asked, "Grass-attribute Z-pure crystal?"

After all, she often visited Luo Mu's farm, and had seen Luo Mu and teacher Huanhuan, the flower therapist, using the Z green grassland to grow crops more than once.

After a few times, I naturally understood the concept of Z moves.

This green diamond-shaped crystal should be the prop that carries that power.

"This is not a pure grass crystal."

After hearing Nimo's answer, Luo Mu shook his head.

"To be precise, although it looks green, it actually belongs to the ghost system, and the pattern on the crystal is also different. Take a closer look."

Luo Mu stretched out his hand a little further forward, and Nimo looked closer and more carefully.

She found that the black pattern on it seemed familiar.

Luo Mu didn't keep her in suspense, but said directly: "This is a Z-pure crystal that is exclusive to Sniper Tree Owl. It is called Sniper Tree Owl Z. It is a Z-pure crystal that can only be used in the "Shadow Seam" move of Sniper Tree Owl."

"As promised before, this Sniper Owl Z is my personal reward. If you pass the champion test and become a new champion-level trainer, it will be yours."

"——This can be considered as a gift for you to leave our not-so-serious "school"."

Once Neemo becomes a champion-level trainer, there will actually be nothing left for Luo Mu to teach her.

At this stage, his personal experience can't help Nemo much. Nemo has to walk the rest of the way alone.

So in this case, there is no problem in saying that Nemo has "graduated".

Who knows if Nimo got it wrong, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she asked a little aggrievedly: "Are you going to drive me away?"

Luo Mu: “???”

Why would you think so! ?

In ordinary dojos of various attributes, a disciple is considered a master when he can stand on his own. But here, I have to wait until Nimo has the foundation to challenge the championship test before I can be considered a master.

It doesn't count as driving her away, right?

Luo Mu could only patiently explain to Nemo, a quasi-champion-level trainer whose mind was still that of a child.

Becoming a disciple does not mean severing the master-disciple relationship.

It's just that I no longer have anything to teach, and it's time for Nimo to go her own way, so I'm just preparing to let her become my apprentice.

Fortunately, Nemo, who is always self-willed in the eyes of Papa and the others, is always very obedient in front of Luo Mu.

He explained a few words and Nimo smiled brightly.

"So, does that mean that I can challenge you as a trainer on equal footing with you in the future, and have Pokémon battles with you every day?"

Hearing this, Luo Mu’s eyes suddenly went dark.

(End of this chapter)