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Chapter 304 Rainy Day Team and A-Du's Holiday

The clock strikes 12, and a new day begins.

Monday, April 2th.

Due to time zone differences, the sun may have already risen in some areas, while it may still be midnight in others.

However, Pokémon TV users located in different geographical areas all share the same goal at this moment—

As is customary, Teacher Yu's new video should have been released by now.

Many of them have experienced the wonders of the Rain Team in ranked matches. This versatile team, capable of both offense and defense and switching between strategies at will, truly provides a fantastic experience.

However, this also raises a problem.

Teacher Yu only taught this tactic, but not how to counter it...

Especially in rainy weather, it's common for two dumbbells to just stare at each other in vain, unable to break through the opponent's wall of despair, and it's unlikely that either side will switch players.

In the end, they could only shake hands and settle for a draw.

Therefore, many players who aim for the above scores urgently need an answer:
How do I break through the defense of the nut dumbbell?

Many people had been scrolling through their screens until Qingyu's new video appeared, and only then did they finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Teacher Yu Teaches You How to Play the Rain Team - Singles Edition~

The simple title, as always, instantly attracted the attention of tens of thousands of viewers, who clicked on it without hesitation.

[Teacher Yu, please stop using your magic! The ranked matches are full of rain teams now. When we encounter them, it's like two nut dumbbells are being punished together. How are we supposed to play like this...]

[A heads-up: Today's victim is Mr. Mikuri, the owner of the Hoennium Hall, who supposedly almost became the champion. However, he also spent a lot of money on gifts in Teacher Yu's live stream, so he should be considered a fan, right?]

The execution of this tactic is simply unbelievable. Actually, I'm more curious whether any newcomers can pass the challenge if Teacher Yu uses this tactic tomorrow...

I don't think so!

As the comments scrolled wildly, the video quickly began playing.

"Hello everyone, today is still Teacher Yu's four weather series of teaching, bringing you a very practical rainy day team lineup."

"Compared to the Sunny Day team's simple and straightforward approach, the Rainy Day team has more room for error, which also makes the team's offensive and defensive capabilities more balanced."

"In contrast, this leaves trainers with much more room to maneuver."

"Well then, without further ado, let's take a ranked match as an example for a simple analysis."

[As expected, the victim is Mr. Wallace. He's a heavyweight, not only a skilled trainer but also a two-time Grand Contest champion, currently aiming for a triple crown. In a sense, he's as versatile as Yu-sensei...]

[Mickey: Feed me peanuts! How did I become the subject of this?!]

[Sooner or later, Teacher Yu's videos will be filled with examples of all the elite trainers who became his victims...]

Unlike the Sunny Day team, which focuses on simple, brutal, and explosive firepower, the Rainy Day team has more diverse tactics.

Therefore, the battle between Qingyu and Mikoli in the rain is even more interesting.

As we all know, Yu Laoshi may seem like a streamer who just likes to create fun things, but in reality, every tactic he pulls out has some potential. Even the teams he marks as "fun lineups" are perfectly viable for climbing the ranks.

However, Qingyu, who usually doesn't act that seriously, was extremely serious in this battle, showing an exaggerated ability to predict the opponent's moves and a variety of strategies.

[Holy crap, Teacher Yu really knows what his opponents are thinking every time! Whether they've opened their attack or not, they know it in their hearts!]

[Having post-production dubbing is really impressive... What?! It's actually the original live stream footage?!]

[Mickey should be a proper champion-level player, right? The difference in strength between him and Daigo is very small. How could he be so easily defeated by Yu-sensei?]

It's no wonder the audience was so shocked, after all, this is indeed a bit outrageous.

Mikoli debuted two or three years earlier than Qingyu, so theoretically she should have more experience.

Before today, he was a recognized master of rain. Although he has recently shifted his focus to the Grand Contest, his strength is still not to be underestimated.

As for his opponents...

Qingyu had never shown his understanding of the Rain Team before; at most, he had only given Lulina some pointers.

However, he easily suppressed Mikoli with a casual move?
If it were anyone else, the audience might have already started to question whether the match was fixed.

But when applied to Qingyu... it somehow feels quite reasonable.

[You really are amazing, Teacher Yu! I really need to control how many videos you upload!]

[Teacher Yu, are you content to just stay on Pokémon TV as a small-time streamer? When are you going to treat the Masters tournament like a low-skill pool and wreck it out?]

Speaking of which, I heard that Yu-sensei's disappearance a few days ago was due to an invitation from Mr. A-du to secretly go to Kanto to deal with Team Rocket. With Yu-sensei's reputation, it's not impossible for him to participate in a Masters tournament...

[Huh? So Teacher Yu really did go to save the world?]

[Yes, Mr. Adu even gave a grand thank you to Teacher Yu for her support at the press conference. So fans in other regions didn't know about this?]

[...Am I really a fake fan?]

It wasn't until a keen viewer from Kanto revealed the secret that many of the Parthian students suddenly realized—

Oh no! Teacher Yu's shady persona seems to be crumbling!
Could it be that Teacher Yu's previous behavior at the dojo was just to amuse these newcomers, and that he was actually an impartial and emotionless champion of justice?
[You mean... this guy who pulled out a Hookeye, Chansey, and Nutbell Bars during his livestream is actually a good person...?]

[And, is he a nemesis who travels all the way to Guandu to punish evil and promote good?]

No, no, no... that seems impossible!
The art style has suddenly changed!
While countless trainers were exclaiming "Teacher Yu's career has collapsed," Mewtwo was quietly watching this video in a guest room at the Sunny Gym.

Although it had already watched the live stream from Qingyu's perspective while standing behind him, that was far from enough.

In fact, even with a brain comparable to a supercomputer, Mewtwo couldn't keep up with Qingyu's speed at first, and every step was a bit unexpected for it.

So even at midnight, Mewtwo still took out his notebook, using telekinesis to control the mouse while analyzing Qingyu's command intentions frame by frame, and writing down all the insights he gained.

"I see. At this point, we should use Leech Seed to continuously harass the opponent, rather than using Power Whip to cause more direct damage..."

"I think Qingyu introduced the Substitute Poison in one of his previous videos. Maybe we should take a closer look at it?"

"And then there's the idea of ​​joint defense... It seems like I can't learn that yet. Qingyu also said that you need a lot of combat experience to understand this."

It took "good student" Mewtwo about an hour to finally get a general idea of ​​Qingyu's video.

At the same time, I also noticed the last few bullet comments.

"A messenger of justice...?"

Seeing the audience's heated discussion about whether Teacher Yu could be called a "messenger of justice," Mewtwo subconsciously fell into deep thought.

Others may not know, but I do.

Eliminate Team Rocket, free the clones from suffering, and allow them to truly experience the beauty of human society and witness human kindness.

If we were to describe Qingyu's actions as those of a "messenger of justice," wouldn't that be a fair assessment?

But why is it that so many people don't believe Qingyu...?

Mewtwo fell into deep thought, but quickly gave up thinking.

Forget it, it's too early to try to understand complex humans. Right now, I should focus on improving my skills as a trainer and becoming one who can help my cloned Pokémon thrive.

With this in mind, Mewtwo held a notebook in one hand, repeatedly reading the essential content he had just copied down, while holding the mouse in the other hand, and began his journey to climb the ranks.

I've fallen behind quite a bit, and I'll have to put in even more effort to catch up with the other trainers.

...Jokyoto region, Yanmo City.

Since the successful decapitation operation last week and the capture of Giovanni, the deeply hidden final boss of Team Rocket, the Kanto region has been free from Team Rocket's troubles, and the entire region has become much more peaceful.

Thanks to this, the work of the international police was much easier this week.

Even Adu, who is always on the front line of fighting crime and fighting against organized crime, had a long-awaited vacation and returned to his hometown of Yanmo City to sleep well for a few days.

Waking up, A-Du felt a little out of place with nothing to do. The peace and quiet made her feel lost, so she could only sit on the sofa and listen to the noise from the TV.

In that instant, A-Du felt as if he had aged ten years.

"Shouldn't I be happy that the Rockets are gone?"

"Isn't taking a vacation good? You have plenty of time to..."

Halfway through his self-talk, A-Du's expression suddenly became much more serious.

broken!

He has spent most of his life dealing with the Rockets.

Having suddenly achieved my ultimate goal in life, I haven't even figured out what I'm going to do next...

Completely unaware of today's arrangements, A-Du sighed and subconsciously took out her phone.

The mailbox, which should have been overflowing, was now empty, as if his subordinates were enjoying a long-awaited vacation.

Since that's the case, then all I can do is try my best to adapt.

A-Du swiped the screen and accidentally clicked on Pokémon TV. Soon, a brand new video of Aoba appeared on the homepage.

"Oh? The Rain Team."

Adu raised an eyebrow.

For him, rainy days might not be of much use.

After all, given the configuration of international police forces, they are basically bound to the Sunny Day team.

However, for his cousin Xiaochun, Qingyu's rain team strategy was quite instructive.

Then I'll take the lead and check it out for her.

With this in mind, A-Du quickly clicked on the video, intending to watch it carefully.

However, at that moment, his expression suddenly froze.

Speaking of which, didn't Teacher Yu mention something like this before...?

When I have time, I can go to Padiyah to talk to him.

You can also visit the legendary Big Pot Lake to see what it means to have "Dragon Pokémon as inferior as dogs, and pseudo-legendary Pokémon roaming everywhere".
Lance had heard about the huge lake in Padia, which is said to have an extremely beautiful natural environment, resulting in an exceptionally rich population of Pokémon inhabiting the area, when he went to Tabletop City for the Dragon-type Masters Tournament.

I happen to be on paid leave right now, so why don't I just contact Teacher Yu and go sightseeing with him?

According to Qingyu herself, there are so many Dratini and Dragonair in Lake Daguo that they are almost an infestation...

If such a magical place really exists, could there be other, even more interesting Pokémon there?
Thinking of this, Adu quickly opened his phone, ready to tap on Navigator.

"Knock Knock Knock-"

Just then, there was a knock on his door.

"Cousin, are you there?"

It was Xiaochun's voice.

A-Du quickly realized what was happening and immediately went forward to open the door.

"Is there a problem?"

When faced with his cousin, who was only a few years younger than him, A-Du subconsciously adopted a parental posture, and his expression became serious.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Xiaochun suddenly stretched out her hand with a stern face.

"I don't quite understand this round of rotation, and I hope my cousin can guide me."

?

My cousin always has a cold face, and her interactions with me are basically limited to business matters.

Why did they actually come to my door today while I was on vacation, and even take the initiative to ask me questions?

A-Du looked puzzled, but after taking the phone from Xiao-Chun, he suddenly realized what was going on.

Oh, I see. It's Qingyu's Rainy Day Team tutorial video.

Not surprising then.

After all, Qingyu's tactics this time were indeed a bit difficult, and even I had to watch for a while before I could roughly understand his ideas.

I've shared my experiences with other cadres quite a bit recently, but this is the first time I've given a lesson to my cousin.

"The rotation here is actually to avoid the opponent making the next adjustment, so the versatile mid-laner Scizor was sent out in advance to prevent Mikkuri from seizing the advantage..."

Adu spoke quickly, and within a few minutes, Xiaochun seemed to have something to think about.

"I seem to understand."

"Thank you, cousin."

Xiaochun nodded slightly in acknowledgment, and was about to leave when she was stopped by Adu.

Come to think of it, it seems like my conversations with Tsubaki have always been this serious and rigid...

After temporarily relieving herself of her work, A-Du, feeling completely relaxed, suddenly realized:
Is my relationship with this cousin a little too distant? More like colleagues than family?
I never realized this when I was busy with work before.

So, should we take advantage of this long-awaited vacation to get closer to Tsubaki?
Although he usually speaks very sternly, Adu actually thinks highly of his cousin.

However, he wasn't very good at expressing himself, and Xiaochun seemed to be stubbornly insisting on getting his approval before she could get rid of her obsession.

He heard this from an elder of the Dragon Messenger clan.

Thinking of this, A-Du suddenly had an idea.

"Xiaochun, how about we go on a trip to Padiya together in the next few days?"

That's right. If we could set aside our seniority and spend a few days getting to know this cousin, and find an opportunity to praise her properly, perhaps we could ease the obviously overly serious dynamic between us.

A-Du thinks he's a genius.

It just so happens that Qingyu will be traveling with me, which would be good for Xiaochun to see geniuses from other regions and discover her own path to improvement.

"???"

Xiaochun quickly looked confused.

My cousin... did he suffer some kind of trauma?

The fact that she would actually invite me to travel to Padiya together seems completely out of character for A-Du!
(End of this chapter)