"How is that possible, with only those few strands of Bug String..." Candice didn't finish her words, it was too unbelievable. In this cold and windy weather, the Bug String could be as straight as steel wire... This Beautifly's mastery of Bug String had reached perfection.

  "Snover, use Razor Leaf again to destroy the Bug String." Anxiously giving the order, the fallen Snover immediately wanted to adjust its body and use Razor Leaf, but before it could react, it only felt a burst of numbness, and its stamina was constantly decreasing—

  "Beautifly, Absorb!"

  In everyone's visible line of sight, the energy on Snover's body flowed continuously towards Beautifly along the Bug String!

  "Snover—"

  Candice was shocked and called out a few times.

  "Aw~~"

  Snover frowned and responded with difficulty.

  "It seems... the power of the Absorb move is still too weak. It's time to let Beautifly learn Mega Drain and Giga Drain..." Torii looked at the situation on the field. Snover was still able to maintain a clear expression even when its stamina was being absorbed. If it wasn't because the opponent's willpower was very strong, then the speed at which Beautifly absorbed stamina wasn't fatal to Snover.

  "Don't give it a chance to react. Beautifly, one st hit, Air Cutter!"

  The surrounding raging wind became the best helper for Beautifly to use Air Cutter. The wind bdes carrying cold air sharply cut towards Snover, directly causing Snover to panic and want to break free from the Bug String...

  Unfortunately, under the strong Bug String, Snover still did not escape the fate of being hit by the Air Cutter in a vital spot, and its eyes turned into swirls as it fainted on the ground.

  "Snover is unable to battle, so the winner is... uh... is..." The middle-aged man in the school raised a small red fg, helplessly looking at the result of the battle, and as he spoke... he was stunned.

  "By the way, my name is Torii, from Petalburg City in the Hoenn region."

  Taking out a Poké Ball and retrieving Beautifly, Torii didn't care about the result of the battle. For him, the most important thing was...

  "Candice, right, I won." The implication was, you should tell me how to easily get to Coronet Academy.

  At this time, Candice was still immersed in the battle just now and hadn't recovered. Looking at the fainted Snover, she simply couldn't believe that she had lost so easily.

  And she lost to a child who was about the same age as her!

  "(⊙o⊙) Wow~~~~~~ So amazing~~~~~"

  "(⊙o⊙) So strong~~~~~ He actually won against Senior Candice~~~~"

  The surrounding children had been staring wide-eyed from the start of the battle, holding their breath and watching this wonderful battle. Until the end, their opened mouths gradually closed, and their admiration was all revealed on their faces.

  Especially a little loli with deep red and orange hair among the children, her eyes were shining with dazzling little stars from beginning to end, and her gaze had been fixed on Beautifly without leaving.

  "Candice, Torii's tacit understanding with Pokémon is far above you. Did you notice that when Torii gave the order, Beautifly's move was almost cast at the same time? It shows that there is a very strong bond between them..." The middle-aged man walked to Candice and said.

  "You and Snover are cking this kind of tacit understanding."

  "Teacher..." Candice raised her head and looked at the recovered Snover again, and said, "I understand, I will definitely become Snover's best friend."

  "Then, Torii, I won't lose to you in the next battle."

  "Okay." Torii smiled, and after speaking, he coughed.

  ......

  ......

  "I know, I know. You're going to Coronet Academy, right? Then I'll have my dad give you a ride." Sighing, Candice didn't know why the strange guy in front of her could win against her.

  "Is this really your first battle..."

  "Also, I didn't expect that you were a student at Coronet Academy. The tuition there is very expensive, right?"

  "The tuition... should be very expensive?" Torii nodded, "You said you'd have your dad give me a ride? Is that okay?"

  Candice patted her chest. "Of course, it's no problem. Anyway, he's going back to the academy too. I forgot to tell you, he's a teacher at the academy, surprise, surprise?"

  "........" Torii.

  "Then you..."

  "You want to ask me why I'm not a student at Coronet Academy, right." Candice stretched out her finger and waved it left and right. "First, the tuition is very expensive. Second, I hate the mountains. Third, I must become a Gym Leader of Snowpoint Gym. I don't have time to go to school there. Fourth, I have friends in this school."

  "Although I don't know what you're thinking, it's enough to send me to the academy." Torii waved his hand, not wanting to listen to other people's stories.

  He felt that his fingers were almost frozen numb...

  ...

  ...

  Candice's father was not only a teacher at Coronet Academy, but also the current Gym Leader of Snowpoint Gym.

  Even the Pokémon Trainer School in Snowpoint City was built with some financial assistance from Candice's father.

  So Candice went to school in Snowpoint City from a young age. Because she had a group of friends and wanted to inherit the Snowpoint Gym immediately, she refused to go to Coronet Academy for training.

  "I agree with this. You can become an excellent trainer even if you don't study at the academy." Torii seconded.

  At least before he met Master Katsuragi, he had never heard of academies...

  Candice was stunned. She had been criticized by her father many times for giving up the opportunity to enter Coronet Academy, but Candice had already made up her mind to improve her strength as soon as possible and take over the position of Gym Leader!

  "What nonsense, you trainers who can't even distinguish basic common sense, if it weren't for the alliance's exploration of the wild, you would have all died outside... In the past, except for a few daring fools, how many trainers dared to travel outside on their own? The glory of Coronet Academy a hundred years ago is something you juniors can't even imagine."

  "You don't respect the efforts of your predecessors at all. Boy, are you really going to study at Coronet Academy? This year, the five new students who enrolled, how do I remember that they all reported?"

  At this moment, Candice and Torii, who were talking in the house, were startled by the sudden arrival of someone behind them.

  This was an uncle wearing gsses, who looked very knowledgeable, but his temper seemed to be very bad, giving people a cold feeling.

  "Dad..." Seeing this uncle, Candice's face turned bitter.

  "My name is Asa, and I'm Candice's father. You're the trainer who won against her?" A light fshed in the gsses, and the uncle stared at Torii unkindly.