In a luxurious hotel in ave City, a certain Sinnoh Champion hadn’t stepped outside for two days.

  The exquisite handwoven carpet was littered with thick books and materials, all of which thia had borrowed from the ave City Library.

  Mythology, history, a ruins… Even during her vacation, thia was deeply engrossed in these subjects.

  As the sky darkened, thia, wearing a white T-shirt, lifted her slightly weary fad zily stretched. “Mmm—”

  Leaning on the desk, her impressive figure was fully dispyed. She took the water gss hao her and smiled softly. “Thank you.”

  Lucario nodded silently and tio stand guard on the baly.

  Roserade tidied up the books thia had scattered around, using a soothing fragrao dispel her fatigue.

  G nimbly jumped onto the desk and licked thia’s cheek with its cool, tiny tongue.

  thia squinted her eyes and smiled. “Alright, I get it. I’ll take you all out tomorrow.”

  Days of sg off were alleasant but fleeting.

  The thought of the league’s formalities gave thia a headache. But maintaining the stability of the Sinnion was the Champion’s duty, and even thia couldn’t always do as she pleased.

  Still, living in the moment was thia’s life motto.

  “Alright! To celebrate my return to the league tomorrow, I’ll reward myself with a night of gaming!”

  thia o herself, her fatigue vanishing in an instant as she skillfully ected to the dispy.

  【Cabbage Ice Cream】 was thia’s alternate at, and her friend list only included 【Diantha】 and 【Natsume-sensei, Are You Serving Dioday?】.

  Diantha didn’t py often, only joining for a match or two when thia insisted.

  Thinking of the trainer who excelled at the Perish Song strategy, thia brushed her golden hair aside and smiled. Today, I definitely won’t lose again!

  【Cabbage Ice Cream: Logging i’s py.】

  Natsume was a bit fused.

  Why is it that every time I want to focus on studying, someone alops up askio py games?

  Refusing was out of the question. He could never refuse pying games with a wealthy patron.

  She’s quirky, her words are sweet, and I absolutely adore her!

  【Natsume-sensei: Got it.】

  【Natsume-sensei: Voice chat?】

  【Cabbage Ice Cream: What for?】

  【Natsume-sensei: Voice chat costs extra. entary isn’t free, you know.】

  【Cabbage Ice Cream: No, I uand without it.】

  Though Natsume was skeptical of the patron’s cim, the er was always right.

  As a first-time gaming panion, Natsume ected to the game and nervously asked, 【Natsume-sensei: Gentle or direct?】

  【Cabbage Ice Cream: ?】

  【Natsume-sensei: Strategy style. I know a lot of them.】

  【Cabbage Ice Cream: Use what yood at.】

  Natsume breathed a sigh of relief.

  If the t had wanted an aggressive pystyle, Natsume wouldn’t have been as skilled.

  Strategies like Life Orb keldurr on Dance Sweep weren’t really his style.

  Natsume happily dragged Gengar into his team.

  After all, what I’m best at is SubProtect Toxic!

  “Watch closely, this is the strategy you’ll be using from now on!” Natsume called out to Gastly.

  “Gastly!” Gastly nodded excitedly.

  As the match began, Natsume was stunned when he saw the oppo’s Pokémon.

  Water spshed as a milky-white Milotic with two pink tendrils let out ahereal cry!

  Seeing this Milotiatsume immediately uood the oppo’s strategy—

  Coil could boost Milotic’s Attack, Defense, and Accuracy by oage each.

  Milotic could use Coil repeatedly, eventually making Hypnosis almost guarao hit!

  But now that he’d figured it out, tering it would be easy.

  Natsume smirked. “Trying to out-strategize me? You’re still too young!”

  Oher side, thia smiled slightly when she saw the familiar Gengar.

  But to her surprise, Gengar didn’t start with Toxic or Perish Song.

  Instead, it levitated is eyes glowing eerily, a sinister grin spreading across its face.

  “Nasty Plot?” thia murmured. “Why the sudden ge in strategy?”

  Nasty Plot would greatly boost Gengar’s Special Attack, but it also left its fragile body exposed to enemy attacks.

  However, against a ilotic, which cked offensive power, an aggressive approach was the best choice!

  “Gengar, Thunderbolt!”

  On the s, a thunderous bolt struck down, leaving Milotic with a sliver of health!

  Gastly gave Natsume a puzzled look.

  “Gastly?”

  I thought this wasn’t the SubProtect Toxic strategy?

  Natsume awkwardly replied, “This one’s not for you. The strategy will be.”

  For the sed Pokémon, thia sent out Togekiss.

  Natsume had assumed Gengar’s Speed would far surpass Togekiss’s.

  But this Togekiss was holding a Choice Scarf, which greatly boosted its Speed.

  Relutly, Natsume had Gengar use Explosion to chip away at Togekiss’s HP.

  With a loud boom, the s was filled with the shattered remains of Gengar.

  Gastly: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

  So the strategy you wao learn is this?!

  Natsume coughed awkwardly. “Not this one… well, maybe this ooo…”

  The oppo’s strategy shifts had caught Natsume off guard, but he mao hold his ground.

  In the end, Natsume narroith a score of 5-6.

  After the battle, Natsume slumped ba his chair, muttering, “That was exhausting!”

  “The wealthy patron’s money isn’t easy to earn!”

  His phone buzzed.

  【Cabbage Ice Cream: Again.】

  【Natsume-sensei: Again?】

  【Cabbage Ice Cream: 5,000 per match. 3,000 if you lose.】

  【Natsume-sensei: I’m in!】

  As the night deepened, Natsume, sore and exhausted, y ba his seat a a message.

  【Natsume-sensei: I really ’t go on!】

  In one night, they had pyed five full 6v6 battles.

  Out of the five matches, Natsume had barely won two, and the other three were hard-fought losses.

  “At least I lost,” Natsume muttered. “Otherwise, it might’ve been a best-of-seven!”

  Oher side, the highly petitive thia smiled zily and stretched.

  【Cabbage Ice Cream: Not bad.】

  【Cabbage Ice Cream: 21,000 in total. I’ll tra to you ter.】

  Natsume gulped.

  21,000… That was almost half a month’s ine for him!

  Fet about Red or any other boss. This was the real deal!

  【Cabbage Ice Cream: ames?】

  【Natsume-sensei: Sure!】

  【Cabbage Ice Cream: I thought you were done.】

  【Natsume-sensei: You’ll see if I’m done or not!】

  Though this world didn’t have gaming giants like EA or Nintendo, there were still plenty of multipyer games.

  The two chose an FPS game simir to Resident Evil.

  As a sole pyer, Natsume was naturally skilled at FPS games.

  By 1 a.m., as the level’s boss fell and the cutse pyed, the patro a message.

  【Cabbage Ice Cream: We actually cleared this level…】

  【Natsume-sensei: Don’t tell me you couldn’t eve past this?】

  【Cabbage Ice Cream: …I’m logging off.】

  The sudden logout caught Natsume off guard.

  Wow, you log off faster than I end my streams!

  But he couldn’t afford to offend this wealthy patron.

  After a moment of thought, Natsume typed out a message a it.

  【Natsume-sensei: Get some rest.】

  After waiting two minutes, he sent another message.

  【Natsume-sensei: If you ’t sleep and want to py games, just call me.】

  Seeing no reply, Natsume tossed his phone aside.

  It was te at night, and the cries of wild Pokémon echoed outside.

  Looking up, he saw Gastly already asleep on the ceiling.

  Natsume yawned and closed his eyes.

  Half an hour ter, his phone s lit up.

  In the dark room, thia y on her bed, her slender fiapping the s.

  【Cabbage Ice Cream: Okay.】

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