Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

After it finished being angry, it obediently picked up its pen... It's not that it submitted so easily, but as the creator of the illusion, it knew the rules of the illusion better than anyone else.

The reason why this illusion is so powerful is that everyone who is trapped in it must abide by the rules of the exam.

Rules are ironclad laws, the ceiling, and insurmountable boundaries.

Even if it is the one performing the spell, at this moment it must obediently sit down, pick up a pen, and start doing the problem.

Fortunately, after being nurtured by the research institute, it is not as ignorant and incompetent as a fire-breathing dragon!

If I knew how to do that... wouldn't you be in big trouble?

Moreover, as long as it gets 60 points on the test, that's enough to pass!

Gengar confidently lowered its head and looked at the first question on the test paper.

[1. Please briefly describe the energy compression formula for Shadow Orb and derive the relationship between the optimal release distance and the amount of energy.]

"..."

My mind went completely blank at that moment.

What formula? What derivation?

Do I need to calculate before using Shadow Ball?

It always casts Shadow Balls by feel!

More energy makes the ball bigger, less energy makes the ball smaller—is there even a formula for this? And a derivation?

This is yet another instance of that researcher's nightmare contaminating their database!

"Chok...chok..."

Determined not to leave it blank, Gengar gritted his teeth and immediately wrote a line of words in a crooked and messy manner in the answer area—

"Place it based on your gut feeling."

The pen tip has just left the paper.

[Incorrect answer]

Snapped! ! !

A powerful blow, accompanied by a shockwave of mental energy, landed squarely on the back of Gengar's head!

The force was so great that its entire face slammed into the desk with a loud "bang".

[Next question.]

The cold voice echoed in the illusion, devoid of any emotion.

Gengar covered the back of its head, tears welling up in its eyes.

Why has the judgment of the illusion been changed? Wasn't the reward or punishment only given after all the answers were completed?

Why is it still one question at a time?

It rubbed its head pitifully and looked at the second question.

[Assuming you use hypnosis on a rhinoceros with its head tilted down at a 30° angle and a distance of 0.5 meters, calculate your line of sight entry point and determine if you can successfully initiate hypnosis.]

Gengar was stunned for a moment, then immediately became overjoyed.

This question... I think I know how to do it!

It recalled its combat experience in the dojo just now.

The rhinoceros lowered its head, brought its face close to the other's, and their eyes met, successfully hypnotizing it.

It has a picture in its mind of that angle and distance!

Gengar perked up, its mind racing.

Brush brush!

The pen tip danced across the exam paper, growing more confident and writing more fluently with each stroke.

He even unconsciously tilted his head and grinned, with a smug expression that said, "This question is no challenge for me."

After writing down the calculation results, I drew a sketch.

Gengar let out a long sigh of relief, put the pen on the table, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

Hehe! This should work now, right?

Come!

Give me the next question!

Mewtwo, standing to the side, glanced at the exam paper expressionlessly.

Then--

Snapped! ! !

Another fast-paced and fierce competition!

This time the force was even greater; Gengar was slapped so hard it bounced off the desk, and a visible bump swelled up on the back of its head.

"Gag—?!!!!"

It covered its head, tears finally welling up in its eyes, and looked at Mewtwo, who wasn't even pretending, with disbelief on its face.

That's not right!

It clearly answered correctly!

According to the rules, there should be no penalty for answering correctly!

Mewtwo didn't even glance at it.

His purple eyes lit up slightly, and something seemed to be flowing deep within his pupils.

Did you get it right?

【Then take another look.】

As soon as the words fell—

The answer that Gengar had just written so neatly began to blur, distort, and disappear.

It wasn't erased by an eraser, but rather, as if time had reversed, the ink evaporated and rose from the paper, leaving not a trace.

The answer area on the exam paper became blank again.

It was spotless, as if Gengar had never written anything at all.

Gengar was completely dumbfounded.

It stared wide-eyed at the blank answer area, its mouth opening and closing, then opening again.

Mewtwo patted Gengar with a kind expression.

Is that right or wrong...?

Only what it says is correct.

Oh, right?

Were you provoking me when we were outside?

Upon seeing this, Gengar's entire body of gas exploded instantly.

It changed the rules!

It's not about bypassing the rules, exploiting loopholes in the rules, or taking advantage of loopholes.

Instead, they blatantly and openly tore the rules to shreds, like tearing up a piece of waste paper, and then casually wrote a new one!

what does this mean?

This means that in this illusion, rules are meant to be arbitrarily manipulated.

This Pokémon's psychic power... is actually greater than mine!

Looking at Mewtwo, Gengar suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

It brought back the fear of being dominated by a dark-haired woman.

Then again, did I provoke it?

Sigh—

Is reconciliation possible?

.......

The real world.

Gengar's knees buckled, and he collapsed to his knees with a thud.

It covered its head tightly with both paws.

Its eyes were lifeless, a trace of drool hung from the corner of its mouth, and the whole Pokémon exuded a decadent aura of "being crushed by knowledge".

Saying they were overwhelmed by knowledge isn't entirely accurate.

More accurately, it was the helplessness of being "clearly able to do it, but the examiner says it's wrong, so it's wrong" that completely overwhelmed me.

It's a Gengar that's been immersed in research at the institute, so it has some knowledge.

The problem is that the examiner clearly dislikes it, making it harder to pass the exam than to teach a Charizard to fight fairly.

Mewtwo looked down at Gengar, who was kneeling on the ground, from its high position.

It hovered half a meter above the ground, its purple eyes filled with 'That's how it should be'.

snort!

This is the consequence of offending Mewtwo!

Mewtwo is always very particular about every word!

The first thing I did when I was created.

That means burning all the hair off the man who mocked you for having no hair at all!

It never holds a grudge for long!