Trainer? I'm just an ordinary hot spring owner.

"Lo...Loto..." The two eyes of the Rotom Pokémon began to spin in circles.

"Ah! Rotom!" Mamane quickly caught Rotom, who was about to turn blue in mid-air.

"But...alright Jiang Cheng, I think we should talk about the next thing." Dr. Kukui quickly spoke up and stopped Jiang Cheng from training Rotom's AI. If he continued, this thing would not be able to be delivered.

"Sorry...I got a little carried away." Jiang Cheng began to apologize very sincerely. He was indeed a little carried away just now and he should apologize. His mental training was still not good enough.

"No...no...it's okay. What you just said is very helpful to Rotom. It can help him understand many logical problems of humans more quickly. This will also be a good thing for the improvement of Rotom's illustrated manual in the future." Mamane waved his hand to deny it and expressed his own opinion.

"That being said, the Rotom Pokédex belongs to Mamane, right? I almost caused trouble for Rotom without your consent, which is really rude."

"No, the Rotom Pokédex is yours now."

"Huh?" Jiang Cheng was stunned by the sudden news.

Dr. Kukui nodded and said, "That's right, Jiang Cheng, I plan to give you this Rotom Pokémon."

"Give it to me? No... I don't deserve it..." This thing is not a common commodity. There is only one Rotom Pokémon in the entire Alola, whether in the animation or the game. The value of this thing cannot be measured in money. And this thing belongs to a trainer in Pallet Town, right? Give it to me?

Jiang Cheng had a feeling that he had inexplicably taken away someone else's luck.

"Don't rush to refuse. I can't give you the Rotom Illustrated Book for free..."

"Then I can't take it!" Jiang Cheng refused hastily, fearing that the other party would ask him to participate in the pilgrimage of the islands. If you get this thing, you have to go fight Necrozma. It's so scary. Who dares to take it!

I'm playing against Luxembourg? Hey, is that true?

"I want Liliae and Mamane to stay with you for a while," Professor Kukui said the second half of the sentence.

"I really can't go on a pilgrimage to the islands... huh? Stay temporarily?"

"Hahaha, what are you thinking about? For things like touring the islands, of course you have to do it yourself. It's unreasonable for others to ask you to do so." Kukui put his hands on his hips and laughed, "Yes, it's just a temporary stay. As my assistant, Liliae has to help me look up a lot of documents. My research institute is really not suitable for a girl to live in, and the largest library in Alola is in the quiet city of Marie. After thinking about it, the most suitable place for her to live is your place. As for Mamane, she also wants to practice with me, so we might as well live here together. Of course, it's not free, I'll pay for the room."

"Hey... Hey!! Are you living here?" Both Lillie and Mamane were very surprised. Mamane was okay and didn't have much objection because the environment here was nice and there was delicious ice cream. But Lillie was not so happy.

It’s not that this place is bad, but there are too many Pokémon.

This puts a lot of pressure on her.

"Lilia, I understand that everyone has their own difficulties. I understand that, but running away cannot solve all problems. Only when you are strong enough, those things that you once feared will disappear."

Kukui's persuasion made Liliae hesitate.

Jiang Cheng opened his mouth and said, "Well, I have the princess of the Ether Foundation, the top researcher in Alola, and two rich guys serving me. Am I not blessed enough?"

I wanted to refuse, but isn't the purpose of a hot spring center to receive guests? How can I not let people stay there after they have paid for it?

The main thing is that I just said that I would do anything as long as I could do it, but then someone proposed something that was not too difficult. If I refused, would I still be a human being?

Oh, but think about it, there is no point in escaping. Anyway, if I get into the plot at that time, I just don't need to participate. They can't kidnap me, right?

Be a good hot spring boss yourself, and there will be someone taller to hold up the sky when it falls.

That's right, that's it.

"Okay, I agree,"

Chapter 70: Kukui's Secret

Jiang Cheng took Liliae, Mamane and the others for a tour of the hotel accommodation area. Mamane needed a quieter area to conduct her research, while Liliae needed an environment with people around but no Pokémon, otherwise she would feel very uneasy.

But overall, the two were quite satisfied with the accommodation conditions in the guest rooms at Jiangcheng Hot Spring Hotel.

The room was fully stocked with toiletries, and Mamane didn't have any special requests. The only thing she needed was the internet. Liliae had sneaked out of the house, so she didn't have many personal belongings, all in her big bag. In Dr. Kukui's laboratory, the little girl even slept on the floor.

Although she is the little princess of the Ether Foundation and grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth, Liliae is not a delicate lady who cannot endure hardships. Like countless young boys and girls in this world, she has her own personality and a tough and passionate soul in her bones.

Jiang Cheng didn't ask Lilia much, but just told her that if she needed anything, he would go shopping in a few days and could take them with him.

"Okay! Very good! In that case, I'll leave the Rotom Encyclopedia and those two to you!" Dr. Kukui couldn't help but smile happily when he saw that his plan was successfully accomplished, even though this plan did him no good at all and only increased his workload.

But that's also the charm of Dr. Kukui.

A huge stone fell from his heart, and Professor Kukui felt a lot more relaxed, and this relief reminded him of his old profession - he was a doctor who specialized in combat, especially in the field of Z moves, and he was also a teacher at the Trainer School.

He could no longer hold back his desire to teach! And as everyone knows, if you want to conduct targeted education, the first step is to find out the truth.

The premise of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude is to know what you are good at, and the most direct way to observe this is to fight with you.

Professor Kukui began to pretend to be enthusiastic about introducing the Rotom Encyclopedia, but his map of Yan State was engraved on a dagger: "By the way, the Rotom Encyclopedia also has the function of recording battle data! Mamane is here, why don't you two, Jiang Cheng and Mamane, have a 3V3 Pokémon battle to familiarize yourself with the functions of Rotom?"

"Want to fight? I...I'll try my best!" After spending some time together, Mamane is no longer as shy as he was at the beginning. Especially after having a conversation with Jiang Cheng and finding that Jiang Cheng really seems to have no reaction to his shy personality, he became a lot more comfortable.

Although he is still shy, fighting with classmates is a part of daily life in the trainer school. Mamane has no particular aversion to fighting, not to mention that he is the captain and needs to test the trainers on the island frequently.

"........" Jiang Cheng was a little embarrassed. No, why did you let me fight the gym leader right away? Dr. Kukui, are you a little too confident in my strength?

Even though Mamane looks a little cowardly, he is actually an electric-attribute captain. In the Alola region, since the alliance has not yet been established, there is no such thing as gym masters. However, Alola has its own unique culture - the Pilgrimage to the Islands.

The Pilgrimage is a ritual developed independently in the Alola region. In each test, the captain is mainly responsible for the content of the inspection, and the captain is selected by the island king and queen of the island. The condition is that trainers who have completed the Pilgrimage under the age of 20 will abdicate after the age of 20. However, sometimes the king and queen of the island are not selected, for example, Mamane was appointed by the cousin of the former captain, Marin. The captain's responsibility is to give the trainer a test (fighting with the dominant Pokémon) to test whether the challenger is qualified to challenge the king of the island.

If you successfully challenge these captains, you can obtain Z pure crystal.

As the captain of the Electric attribute, what he can get by challenging Mamane is Electric Z. The problem is that Jiang Cheng doesn't have a Pokémon that can cast Electric Z! You might as well let me fight Acerola, at least I can still use a Ghost Z.

No, now we are not considering the matter of Z-Crystal, but the problem of battle. The only Pokémon I can use for battle are Fluttershy and Gastly. If I want to play 3V3, I can only go to the ice cream machine to get Frosty the Frost or go to the aquarium to ask for help!

"Wait, Professor Kukui, if we want to play 3V3, I currently don't have enough Pokémon." Jiang Cheng immediately stated this situation, trying to avoid the battle.

Professor Kukui was not moved at all: "As for Pokémon partners, you have them everywhere. Why not ask them for their opinions and see if they are willing to fight alongside you?"

Before the battle even started, Kukui discovered a characteristic of Jiang Cheng: he didn't seem to be very interested in Pokémon battles.

Despite his high talent for fighting, he has little interest in fighting, and even seems to be deliberately avoiding fighting. How can this be possible? Whether as a teacher or as an effort to build an alliance, Kukui wants to change Jiang Cheng's mentality.

After spending some time with them, Dr. Kukui discovered that these children had different problems. To put it bluntly, each of them was a problem child.

Mamane is shy and overly timid with outsiders, but becomes very paranoid in areas she likes. Liliae seems to have many secrets. She is afraid of Pokémon because of certain experiences, but deep down she longs to come into contact with Pokémon. She seems to have some conflicts with her family.

Jiang Cheng, on the other hand, appears to be mature, steady, emotionally stable, and extremely talented, but underneath this surface, he seems to be hiding a heart that is suspicious of the outside world and full of arrogance.

Compared to the passionate adventures and battles with other Pokémon, he seems to prefer a stable and peaceful life. He is unwilling to accept other people's kindness for no reason and always wears a mask.

There is nothing wrong with this, but as an educator, Dr. Kukui can't help but connect all this with Jiang Cheng's previous life.

Is it because I have experienced so much displacement that I yearn for peace and stability?

But where does that arrogance and the habit of hiding oneself come from?

This child seems to be full of contradictions.

But the more this happened, the more motivated Dr. Kukui became.

It is my duty as Kukui to educate the future generation of Alola!

Chapter 71: Preparation for Battle

Seeing that Dr. Kukui was also a stubborn person and there was no room for refusal, Jiang Cheng had no choice but to find a teammate for himself.

First, rule out the Frost Fairy. This elf was really just born not long ago and is only level 6, a pure baby. He couldn't bear to let such a baby play in the game.

Then we can only go to the fish pond, no, the aquarium to pray for the gods.

"Everyone, I'm going to fight with the electric captain Mamane later, and I'm short of a spot. Is there anyone willing to come with me?"

Magikarp jumped out of the water first.

"Okay, Magikarp, any more?"

"Good or Bad" good or bad star one vote.

The Demon Coral shook his head. He wanted to help the Sun Corals guard against the attacks of the Good and Bad Stars to prevent it from stealing food. Jiang Cheng understood this, but he needed to put more effort into reconciling the relationship between the two little guys.

Jiang Cheng looked at the sun corals again. One of the small corals was jumping and shouting, "Coral, coral!" Jiang Cheng recognized him. He was caught by the Good and Bad Star and had half of a branch gnawed off. Jiang Cheng jokingly called him Yang Guo.

"Sun Coral, are you coming too?"

"Coral, coral!"

"Okay, I'll give you one vote too."

In this case, Magikarp, Good and Bad Star, and Sun Coral, each of you three will have one vote, so it's a bit difficult to choose...

Jiang Cheng thought that everyone didn't like fighting, but who knew that these elves all had such a strong desire to fight? So I raised a bunch of war maniacs, right?

All three of them want to go up, but there is only one vacant spot. It is too difficult to keep it even. After all, all three of them are water-type, and they are all restrained twice by the electric-type. It is not a good choice to choose any one of them.

"How about this? Since everyone wants to fight, for the sake of fairness, let's draw lots to decide. Those who win this time won't have to participate next time. Let the remaining friends who didn't win draw lots. Okay?"

Jiang Cheng's proposal was unanimously supported by the three Pokémon, and Professor Kukui, Lillie and Mamane watched Jiang Cheng excitedly making the lots, and the three Pokémon were also waiting excitedly.

"Look, the world of Pokémon isn't that scary, right?"

"But... aren't you afraid of being attacked by Pokémon?"

Mamane: "What is everyone?"

Dr. Kukui: "What is an attack?"

"It is undeniable that Pokémon are indeed dangerous, but this danger is also part of their charm. Pokémon are just like this. They are beautiful, simple, kind, but also dangerous and powerful, just like the world, with all kinds of colors. Of course, you need to experience, choose, listen and watch for yourself."

While the two were chatting, Jiang Cheng came to the three Pokémon with the lottery and said, "Come, look, is it okay for me to draw the lottery this way? Come and draw!"

The three Pokémon came forward one by one to draw lots. In the end, Yang Guo had better luck and drew the short strip, joining Jiang Cheng's battle team.

Jiang Cheng was relieved to see the result. Although they were all taller ones among the short guys, Sun Coral was the most suitable one for the current situation. His relatively good dual resistance, regeneration characteristics and mirror reflection skills allowed him to play a good role in rotation, unlike Magikarp, where he would be a pure 2 vs. .

As the captain of the electric team, Mamane usually has five Pokémon in his hands for battle, namely Alola Rhydon, Magneto, Electabuzz, Cannon Bug, and the 7th generation Electric Mouse Togglemal.

Of course, because this game is 3v3, it is definitely not possible to use five Pokémon, so we can only guess what Pokémon the opponent will choose to deal with them one by one.

Togedemaru is definitely a must-have. It is to Mamane like Pikachu is to Ash, and it is absolutely indispensable. The second is its ace Buggy, which must also appear. The rest are Electabuzz, Magneto, and Rhydon. You have to choose one of the three.

However, according to Jiang Cheng's understanding, generally speaking, people would choose Magneto or Electric Monster. After all, they have double restraint no matter how they fight. If you choose Rhydon, he will be restrained.

It was his first battle, and Jiang Cheng was mentally prepared. After all, his opponent was the captain of the electric team, and he was a rookie who had just come into contact with real combat and had only two battle experiences in total. All he could say was that he should play with all his strength and show his attitude as much as possible.

"I'm ready!"

Considering that Jiang Cheng's hot spring center could not withstand the damage of Pokémon battles, Professor Kukui took the three of them to the Pokémon Center in Marie City. Coincidentally, they could buy some daily necessities on the way back.

"Zhen Yifa, I'm going to trouble you again this time." Jiang Cheng looked at his beloved general Zhen Yifa.

"Fa" Zhenyifa just responded softly. Although he liked a relatively peaceful life, the warlike genes in his blood and bones were always excited. Now he could finally show his skills. At this moment, every feather of Zhenyifa was trembling with excitement.

In the training ground of the Pokémon Center, many young trainers were competing in pairs. After Professor Kukui and Jiang Cheng and his team were ready, it naturally attracted a lot of people to watch.

Even in the peaceful city of Marlie, Dr. Kukui's name was a household name, and the crowd of onlookers soon began to talk about it.

"Isn't that Dr. Kukui?"

"Oh, it's true. Why is Dr. Kukui here?"

"And Captain Mamane!"

"Are they going to fight?"

"Captain Mamane is on the field! Who's his opponent?"

"It's an unfamiliar face..."

"Ah, I know that guy! A young bug catcher said loudly: He is the owner of the hot spring that recently moved in, and he is a very strong ghost-type trainer!"

"A ghost-type trainer, like Captain Acerola?"

"It feels interesting... I'll go get my friends to come and watch it together!"

The audience called their friends and the noise here attracted more people to watch. Before the fight started, the area outside the arena was already full.

"There are so many people here, the pressure is rising..." Jiang Cheng looked at the bustling crowd outside, then looked at Mamane in front of him: "Will it affect you?"

Mamane looked at Jiang Cheng seriously with her fists clenched, but Jiang Cheng used his keen eyesight to notice that the other person's legs were shaking.

"Is the impact so great?!"

Dr. Kukui has come to the center of the field and acted as the referee: "Both sides, get ready!!"