You are not allowed to date a trainer.

Chapter 25 Paper Sword

In the office, the tall old man and Qin Zhen stared at each other.

"You mean to say that when you left school to register your motorcycle lizard, you picked up the Yuelu Gym?"

"It wasn't particularly easy, actually." Qin Zhen smiled shyly. "That wrist was incredibly strong, and I almost lost to Vine Snake."

Teacher Chen's eyes twitched. Qin Zhen's words reminded him of Old Liu, who taught geography at the table across from him. That old fellow was a fisherman, and he had the same expression after catching a big fish: "Hahaha, it's not that big, only about one meter long and thirty-six kilograms!"

It's really hateful.

"So what are you doing here? The bell is about to ring for evening study."

"Two things."

Qin Zhen took out a small red box from his pocket - he bought it specially before returning to school.

He placed the box on the head teacher's desk and opened it. The platinum Yuelu badge was lying quietly on the black sponge lining.

"Teacher, this is the Yuelu badge I got after I challenged the gym and won."

"What? You want to give it to me?" Teacher Chen glanced at the box and didn't move. "Then your challenge to the gym was in vain?"

"Teacher, you're out of date," Qin Zhen smiled. "Teacher Chi from Yuelu Gym has already said that this is the age of electronic badges. The badges you receive after defeating the gym leader are just souvenirs."

"Humph! So you're using worthless souvenirs as a favor, huh? Brat!"

Seeing the head teacher accept the box, Qin Zhen turned around, brought a chair over and sat down. "Then the second thing, teacher, I want to ask for leave."

"Hmm? How long please?"

"How long can it take?" Qin Zhen asked impatiently.

"..." This sentence made Teacher Chen silent. He did not agree to Qin Zhen, but he did not reject him either. The old man took out his reading glasses from his pocket and put them on, examining Qin Zhen's face through the thick lenses.

"teacher?"

After a long while, the old man slowly asked, "Qin Zhen, have you heard of the 'Sakura Ginza Incident' that shocked the world?"

Qin Zhen shook his head. He had been busy reading and flirting with Milton these days, so he had no time to pay attention to international news.

"This incident occurred five years ago. A strange cave-like spatial passage opened up in the sky above Ginza, Tokyo, in the Sakura Empire. A white spirit floated out of it. It resembled a kite as long as a forearm and made sounds like a child playing."

Qin Zhen's expression changed slightly. He knew what elf Lao Chen was talking about.

"Such a high-profile appearance naturally attracted the attention of researchers, and after a brief encounter and testing, an even more incredible fact was confirmed," said Teacher Chen. "Major research institutes rushed to announce the discovery of unprecedented substances in this elf, suggesting it could very well be from another world!"

"Finally, this Pokémon was named 'Paper Sword', and the dimensional passage that brought Paper Sword to our world was named 'Ultimate Hole'."

"Because of its identity as a visitor from another world, this paper sword has attracted the attention of the world. Countless tourists have traveled to Ginza to take photos with this strange creature from another world. Fortunately, the paper sword is very docile and will even greet people when they are taking selfies."

"This beautiful peace lasted until ten days later, when a trainer, eager to capture the prey, challenged Paper Sword to a Pokémon Duel."

"Paper Edgeworth easily defeated that trainer's Pokémon. Such outstanding performance naturally attracted more and stronger trainers. However, what is disturbing is that Paper Edgeworth has become increasingly brutal in battle, increasingly delighting in inflicting massive wounds on his opponents."

Qin Zhen clenched his fists tightly and stared at the teacher's face without blinking. Teacher Chen was undoubtedly an excellent storyteller. Along with that low and old voice, a dark, lead-like pressure gradually gathered, weighing heavily on the hearts of everyone who listened to the story.

"The disaster occurred on the third day after the capture battle began. The victims were a Nidoking and its trainer. After winning, Paper Sword naturally cut off Nidoking's head and swung Leaf Blade at the trainer standing behind Nidoking, severing him in half."

"In fact, that trainer and his Pokémon could still be saved. As long as they were taken to the hospital within five minutes, they would have survived. But Paper Sword didn't give the people around it a chance to rescue them. It raised its sword towards any trainer who dared to show it a Poké Ball. In just one hour, hundreds of onlookers were killed, and nearly a thousand Pokémon died under the pair of snow-white paper blades. Among them was even a Umbreon, which was one of the six main forces of the Tokyo Gym Master and was ordered to garrison Ginza." Having said that, Teacher Chen let out a long breath.

"A brutal massacre."

"Later, people realized that the Paper Sword was actually an extremely dangerous and ferocious spirit. Its initial approach to tourists wasn't a gesture of friendliness, but rather a cautious observation. Coming from another world, it knew nothing of ours. It had no idea where it stood in the food chain of this new world, so it temporarily withdrew its edge and sheathed its sword."

"And the reason it accepted the challenges of those trainers was because it regarded them as its own whetstone. The Paper Sword used their Pokémon to determine its position in the new world."

Teacher Chen stared into Qin Zhen's eyes when he said this.

The old man knew very well what Qin Zhen wanted to do with his leave.

After returning from outside the school, Teacher Chen found that Qin Zhen's eyes had changed. He saw joy and burning ambition in the eyes of this student, just like the paper sword that shocked the world. After many battles, it finally confirmed its position as the top predator in the food chain, so it happily raised its arm blade to the world and announced that you are all under this sword.

Qin Zhen silently shifted his gaze. The story told by Teacher Chen touched the most sensitive part of his heart: the paper sword was an elf from another world, and he was a reborn heterogeneous soul. After the paper sword determined its position in the new world, it raised the sword wildly and killed anyone who went against it. And he seemed to be running wildly on this road.

"Teacher, what happened to that paper sword? Was he captured? Or did he die?"

"Such a bloody incident naturally infuriated the league. Sakura Empire's champions, kings, gym leaders, and all professional trainers came out in full force, ultimately blocking that paper sword over Tokyo Bay. As for the specific outcome, I don't know. After all, your teacher is just a stinky old man teaching high school, and he doesn't have access to that kind of inside information."

"Is that right?"

"Okay, Qin Zhen, go back to your evening study session. I'll approve the leave note you requested after school." Teacher Chen said softly, "But I hope you'll remember that it's not difficult for a person, especially an outstanding one, to hold a high position. The hard part is learning to control that condescending arrogance. You have to be like a Poké Ball, maintaining a balance between positive and negative."

"I remember, teacher." Qin Zhen nodded, stood up and walked out the door.

"Oh, wait a moment, Qin Zhen."

"Teacher?" Qin Zhen stopped and turned back slightly.

"Do you remember the third thing I said when I gave you the leave note at noon?"

"Ok?"

At this time, Teacher Chen finally took his hand up from under the table. He picked up something, placed it on the table, and pushed it flatly towards Qin Zhen.

"As the homeroom teacher, I shouldn't be partial to one student over another, but it really wants to go to your side, so accept it."

Looking at the faint red and white color under the head teacher's palm, Qin Zhen's brows jumped slightly.

………………

"Woof! Woof!"

Listening to the excited dog barking gradually fading away outside the door, the old man smiled and shook his head. He wiped the small box containing the badge as if it was precious, bent down, opened the bottom drawer, and put it together with the Poké Ball where Growlithe had lived before.

At this moment, the office door was suddenly opened and a group of people rushed in.

Teacher Chen looked up and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Hey! Old Liu! Come here! Take a look at this! The Yuelu Badge! My student just got it for me at the Yuelu Gym! He's only seventeen! He just got a Pokémon two days ago! Isn't it awesome?"

"Alas! Not that talented! I was lucky enough to defeat that Master Chi by commanding him... Yeah, yeah, yeah! He was the one who beat your son's tadpole so hard he had to be hospitalized for seven days!"

(End of this chapter)