Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 764 Joey Joestar

"Ah, us?"

As soon as Luo Mu said this, the five students present immediately erupted in an uproar.

What treasure do we five students possess to suppress disaster?

real or fake?

After that trip to the Cascading Waterfall ended and we returned to Orange Academy.

Luo Mu specially led the five of them to the Orange Academy's enormous library, where they somehow found a history book containing unofficial histories of the Padia region.

The author of that book wrote extensively about the various romantic escapades of the ancient Parthian Empire, which would have been a capital offense if caught in that era.

But that doesn't matter.

Although somewhat abstract, in terms of the description of the four calamity treasures, apart from the large tomb that Luo Mu and Lei He discovered in the Honghong Desert, this book is the most complete and the general outline is correct.

Through that book, the five of them gained a complete understanding of the Four Great Calamities of the Ancient Padia Empire.

That's why, when Luo Mu suddenly blurted out those words, their first reaction was—

Me? Fighting the Four Great Calamities?
That thing caused the Ancient Paddia Empire so much trouble that it had to ask for help from outside. Back then, the Ancient Paddia Empire might not have had the Elite Four or Champion-level trainers, but it must have had "Beast Masters" at the level of Gym Leaders today, right?
Even so, it was only through the intervention of an outside Pokémon trainer that the problem was finally solved, and the four great calamities were sealed beneath the land of the Padia region.

Letting them fight in the Alliance Conference is one thing, but how dare they go and suppress the Four Great Calamities?
Seeing the lack of confidence on the faces of the five students in front of him, Luo Mu shook his head in exasperation.

"It didn't say you were just going to go up there and fight them head-on. What's the difference between that and just throwing your food away?"

"So, teacher, what do you mean?"

Pipa glanced at Luo Mu hesitantly, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.

Beside her, Peony, whose mind was working quickly, had two bright lights popping out of her head as she had already mentally devised a solution.

"Nemo's back, isn't she? Let's wait for her to come to class, then we can all work together to take them down one by one. Maybe we'll actually have a chance!"

After Mudan finished speaking, the group suddenly felt enlightened.

Right!

Nemo is also a champion-level trainer, someone who used sheer strength to overcome the Elite Four and the Champion's blockade.

This kind of exam, which is clearly a team-based test, will be significantly easier with her around!
Meanwhile, Peony's mischievous ideas were still popping into her head. She wagged her finger and said, "Besides, we can borrow Guleton and Milton from Pipa's parents. I remember they're incredibly strong, and Pipa's parents even gave their Poké Balls to Pipa to keep."

Seeing that Mudan was getting more and more excited as she talked, her instinct as an electronics hacker led her to keep finding various loopholes in the final assignment, and then fill in the solution from other tricky angles.

Unable to contain himself any longer, Luo Mu went up and gave her a sharp rap on the head.

"Almost got it."

“I never said you could get help from outside forces.”

"Don't expect Nemo to carry you the whole way. Yeci has other work to arrange for her. This final assignment will have to be done by the rest of you on your own."

Luo Mu's words extinguished all the hopes of the five people.

Pipa said with a mournful face, "Teacher Luo Mu, I don't remember we did anything to offend you."

"They won't let us through this or that, are they trying to make us deliver vegetables?"

"Yes, yes, I only spread some rumors about you on the school forum, that's not a crime!"

Peony nodded repeatedly, echoing Papa's words.

Of the students present, she, Papa, and Pipa were the closest to Luo Mu.

Compared to Danyu and Wuli, who were overwhelmed and dared not utter a word, the two of them dared to bargain.

As for Pipa, this honest girl is really considering the possibility of completing this task, thinking about whether she should add 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats and a 10-kilometer run to her daily training.

"Wait a moment."

Luo Mu looked around, a strange expression on his face.

"When did I say that you were going to confront the four calamity treasures at their peak?"

"what?"

The five people were slightly taken aback, their minds not quite processing what was happening.

Seeing their reactions, Luo Mu was even more speechless.

"Don't I, as your teacher, know your own capabilities?"

"Just like you said, sending you to fight the four great calamities at their peak is no different from sending them to their deaths."

"But you also need to consider the current context of the times."

"Which teacher teaches your history class? No, recently your history class has been taught by Huang Bo's PE teacher."

Luo Mu paused suspiciously for a moment, but quickly regained his composure.

"In short, the ancient Padmati Empire was a regime established two thousand years ago, and it merged with neighboring countries eight hundred years ago, gradually evolving into the Padmati region as we know it today."

Do you know what this means?

"that."

Wu Li weakly raised his hand and said somewhat uncertainly:
"This means that the four calamity treasures that marked the beginning of the decline of the Parthian Empire were sealed away at least eight hundred years ago, or even earlier."

"Well answered!"

Luo Mu suddenly roared loudly, startling Wu Li.

But he paid no attention to the strange looks Piper and the others were giving him, and clapped his hands, saying:
"Just as Wu Li answered, it was at least eight hundred years ago, or even a thousand years ago, before the Four Great Calamities were sealed away."

"Even legendary Pokémon will inevitably be weakened if they are sealed for a long time."

"Not to mention—"

Luo Mu paused again, then smiled mysteriously.

"I've also prepared a secret weapon for you."

"Secret weapon?"

The five people, looking puzzled, said in unison.

What secret weapon could make Luo Mu dare to send a few of his little karami to suppress the four great calamities?
Then, they saw Luo Mu magically pull several bottles of mineral water out of his bag.
At least from the perspective of appearance, that's the case.

Luo Mu neatly arranged them on the podium in a corner of the arena; judging by the quantity, it seemed like enough to fill a whole box.

To the uninformed, Luo Mu would have thought he was bringing water and cooling drinks to the students on a hot summer day.

Piper and his friends didn't understand what kind of secret weapon a few bottles of mineral water could be.

Could it be a mysterious, transparent, colorless, and odorless potion that can turn someone into a superhuman with superpowers?
The idea popped into the mind of the most imaginative peony.

Just as she began to envision a future where she would wear a mask and spread justice throughout the world.

Luo Mu's introduction dispelled her idea.

"The water in these bottles is not ordinary water."

"It's the 'Purifying Water' personally condensed by Tapu Fini, which is described in ancient texts as 'clear water that purifies all impurities.'" "Remember that 'stake' emitting black smoke that we found in that place?"

"That is the sealing stake left by the Pokémon trainer of the past, which sealed away the resentment, malice, desire, curse and other negative emotions contained in the four great calamities."

“Each sealing stake is connected to its corresponding sealed treasure of calamity.”

"This also means that as long as this 'purifying water' is poured onto the sealing pillars, it can, to some extent, purify the desires and curses that affect the sealed treasures of calamity."

"Each shrine of seals corresponds to eight sealing stakes, and the sealing stakes will only appear within the area where the shrine is located."

"After purifying most of the desires and curses through the sealing stake, the stake will be pulled out to break the seal."

"What you will see are the four great calamities, sealed for about a thousand years, their power greatly diminished by the 'purifying water,' in a weakened state."

"Defeat them under my watchful eye, then hand them over to me for the final purification. That will complete your final assessment."

"After Shinji and Shizuka return to school, they will also participate in this assessment. After all, the assessment time I gave you is not to be completed during the holidays, but is a plan for the whole year."

"So, are you feeling a little more confident now?"

Luo Mu's voice fell.

He stopped speaking and instead turned his gaze to the five students, waiting for them to process the large amount of information he had just received.

A few minutes later, Biwa spoke first and went straight to one of the most important questions.

"Do we need to find the location of the sealing stake ourselves?"

“You’ll need to find it yourselves, but you don’t need to worry too much about it. I’ve arranged for professionals in this field for you.”

Luo Mu nodded, then looked at the tightly closed doors of the battle arena.

"Perfect timing. I was going to introduce her to you anyway, but I need to give you some basic information first, so you don't get sold out and end up helping her count the money."

"You can come in."

Luo Mu said the first sentence to Papa and the others, while the second sentence was shouted directly towards the gate.

With a slight creak, the door opened.

Two figures walked into the battle arena.

Aside from Wuli and Danyu, who had only recently come to the academy and whom they hadn't met before, Paipa, Pipa, and Mudan were all very familiar with one of them.

Pipa's eyes widened in disbelief as she instinctively exclaimed, "Teacher Reiho?"

Leihe, who had been summoned by Papa, strolled over to Luo Mu's side and shrugged somewhat complainingly.

"Oh dear, Mr. Luo Mu, you've gone too far."

"Am I some kind of really bad person, Leihe?"

Luo Mu didn't speak, he just stared at her.

In the end, Leihe gave in and raised her hands in surrender. "Don't worry, don't let my appearance fool you. Whether it's my past job or my current job, I have always had excellent work ethics."

"Otherwise, how could President Ye Ci feel comfortable letting me teach classes?"

"Students need teachers' care and protection. Although I might cause them some trouble, I will absolutely guarantee their safety!"

"You better be like this."

Luo Mu rolled his eyes at her, not believing that Lei He's sweet talk was true.

However, Luo Mu still believed that Leihe, as a teacher, would ensure the safety of her students.

"Hehehe."

Reho smiled, then turned to look at Pipa and the others, her eyes behind her glasses revealing a cunning and shrewdness.

She waved energetically at several students.

Hello everyone, it's been a long time!

"I'm Reiho, everyone's history teacher, and I'm a remarkable person known as the 'Ancient Explorer'~"

"To be honest, I did something wrong before, so I received some education from the league for a period of time."

"Then we received a request from the incredibly talented Professor Luo Mu, who is right in front of you all, to act as your strategist and help you conquer the 'Four Great Treasures of Calamity'!"

"Don't worry, with my long-term research in this area, I'm absolutely confident I can lead everyone to find all thirty-two sealing stakes, and then free those adorable... no, those Pokémon known as 'treasures of Calamity'!"

Let's ignore Leihe's seemingly sarcastic "super awesome" phrase, which included tildes.

She honestly revealed all her background and mission.

But compared to the history teacher, Leiho, who was leading him to find the treasure of disaster.

Peony and the others were more concerned about something else.

Peony raised her hand and asked, "Um, is the reason why Teacher Leihe has been having Teacher Huangbo substitute for her all this time because of what you said she did wrong?"

"Yeah, yeah."

Leihe nodded, showing absolutely no intention of hiding her dark past.

"I was the one who caused the incident in Boping City a while ago, and I ended up in detention for a period of time. If it weren't for your teacher getting me out, I would have been in there for many more days."

"."

When Leihe said this, everyone present fell silent.

Is it really possible for someone to confess to a crime without batting an eye and then spend time in a detention center?
Luo Mu was also having a terrible headache. He instructed the five people, "In short, everyone remember to keep this a secret. She herself doesn't care, you don't care, but that doesn't mean other students or parents don't care."

"Good~"

The five responded in unison.

Luo Mu nodded upon seeing this.

I had discussed this matter with Ye Ci a long time ago, which is why it was successfully used as my students' final exam.

Furthermore, since he himself would provide a certain degree of protection, Ye Ci finally agreed to the matter with peace of mind. He even gave Luo Mu the authority to rescue Lei He in advance and make her work as a laborer.

Just as Luo Mu was about to continue speaking.

Danyu, who had been silent all along, suddenly raised her hand and asked curiously, "And who is this gentleman?"

Her curious gaze fell on the pink-haired adult male next to Leihe, who had been rather unremarkable from the start.

This person didn't seem to say anything from the beginning.

"Oh, him?"

Luo Mu was slightly taken aback. He was about to introduce himself when the other party took a step forward and introduced himself.

"My name is Joey Joestar."

"Please don't need to pay too much attention to her personally; I'm just responsible for keeping an eye on her."

(End of this chapter)