This elf world is a bit strange

Firion himself nodded in agreement.

If the victory or defeat was determined by a battle simulation, he would have the confidence to fight for 300 rounds even if the league champion was present. But when it came to actual combat, he still had a lot of room for improvement at the moment, and not just in terms of hard power.

Knowing that his words were not very convincing, Thornton did not say much about it. He just emphasized the precautions a little bit and arranged for everyone to have several rounds of group confrontation.

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Firio, who had easily turned the battle-hardened teacher Thornton into a baby, ran to a corner of the training ground with the little dream demon, who was not very interested in this kind of combat simulation, with confidence.

There, there was one of his "good brothers".

Pogamon, a heavyweight non-evolved player in the academy's breeding house, who once served as his temporary partner when the little dreamer didn't want to or couldn't fight:

Today, it and some Pokémon in the breeding house were also called by Thornton to serve as sparring partners.

However, their biggest job at the moment is to rest with Firion, who is slacking off.

"Boga!"

Seeing Firion approaching, he stood at the front of the Pokémon group and waved to Pogamon, who was most familiar to him.

"Machi~"

The little dream demon came forward happily and gently collided with Pogaman in the air, appearing to be very affectionate.

"Good afternoon, Pogaman, have you grown up a little?"

Not minding the dirt, Firion sat directly on the ground, picked up Pogamon in his arms, and gently massaged its body.

Other Pokémon also came over one after another and sat in a circle around Firion.

"Boga~"

Seeing it narrowing its eyes in enjoyment, Firio asked the same old question again in a low voice: "Come to think of it, Pogaman, you are so strong now, why don't you consider evolving?"

As a Pokémon with two stages of evolution, it is indeed a rare thing that it does not evolve when the energy accumulates to level 35.

"Boga!"

Pogaman still shook his head firmly.

The little guy still feels that he is not strong enough at the moment, and needs to continue to polish and become stronger before he can evolve with confidence.

"...Maybe we have different definitions of powerful." Firio scratched his head, but he didn't hesitate. He turned around and took out a general-purpose intermediate energy cube. "Here, today's snack, the energy cubes that Teacher Milia and I prepared for you last time, do you like them? They should be better than those in the breeding house?"

"Boga! Boga!"

With delicious food in front of him, Pogaman clapped his hands with joy and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

After more than two years of living together, it no longer has the arrogance of its peers in front of Firion, and it is also an outlier among Pokémon. It focuses on improving itself and is generous in taking care of its companions and Pokémon in the breeding house that it thinks are not strong enough. Although it is young, it behaves like an older brother.

"Don't worry, there will definitely be enough food, and there will be plenty left for you to take back to the little ones in the breeding house, don't worry."

Gently touching the top of Pogamon's head, Firion already knew what it wanted to ask and gave it an answer that reassured it.

After countless collaborations in combat classes over the past two years, they have developed a deep understanding of each other.

"Boga~"

After rubbing Firio's chest with satisfaction, Pogaman felt relieved and began to eat heartily.

"Machi~"

The little dream demon gently landed on top of Firion's head, found a comfortable position, and continued to take a nap.

I have to fight again soon, so I must take the time to get a good rest, otherwise I won’t be able to go play with Korni in the evening.

Thinking of this, the little dream demon once again fell into a hazy state of half sleep and half wakefulness.

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Time passed by minute by minute. For these students who came from independent backgrounds, the battle simulation was basically a showdown between the Pokémon they owned and those powerful Pokémon that were considered to have higher racial talents. They fought with punches and kicks, and it was over quickly.

Teacher Thornton, who learned from his mistakes and then became braver, taught his students more than one lesson himself. He used the Sunny Day system, which was only formed in battle simulations, to prove his strength as an outstanding young trainer.

Such a battle also made many students realize that there is no necessary connection between the fact that Philio could beat Thornton into a baby and that Thornton himself is a baby.

"Filio! Come over here and line up! The next item is a combat test!"

He put his hands together in the shape of a trumpet, and this time it was Apei who called people.

Sitting among a group of Pokémon, feeling comfortable and at ease, Firion woke up reluctantly from his sleepiness, rubbed his eyes, and looked forward.

Chapter 19 Thornton: You call this a little bit?

The individual competition format of the Carlos Academy Youth Championship is relatively simple and crude.

Because we have to take care of the students who have just reached adulthood and do not have many Pokémon yet, a one-on-one match-win mode is adopted before the top 32, that is, the first two rounds.

After entering the top 32, considering that the players' strength has generally improved, the competition was changed to a three-on-three half-court format.

This kind of competition system can, to a certain extent, narrow the gap between school students and the very few specially approved trainers who participate as "foreign aid".

However, the effect is not significant.

Most of the specially approved trainers were registered when they were under fifteen years old, and some had been traveling for several years before reaching adulthood. Although most of them did not perform very well and failed to fully realize their so-called talents and potentials, at the age of 18, they were one step ahead and were usually better than the academic schools who paid more attention to basics and theories.

Choosing to allow some of them to participate in the competition as "foreign players" of their alma mater before they were approved for registration is also a means for the organizer, the Carlos League, to motivate current students.

But the last time a student defeated a group of special admission students to win the championship was about ten years ago.

Salo College does not have any special admission students participating in the competition this year, but it has a luxurious configuration such as Filho, Antoine and Apé which is rare in recent years, so the school still attaches great importance to it and hopes to make a breakthrough in the results, especially in the team competition.

After all, the team competition involves five participants, and each person can only choose one Pokémon. The gap in lineup depth is minimized to the maximum extent, and the strength of the ace and lineup configuration are the key points.

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"In the individual competition, there is a gap in the depth of our lineup between us students and those specially approved trainers who have traveled, but we cannot underestimate ourselves. We must give full play to our knowledge advantages and systematic training to show our strength and style!"

On the training ground, Teacher Thornton has quickly gotten over the bitterness of being outsmarted by Filio, and has become passionate again, infecting the students in front of him.

Although Salo College is not a famous school in the Kalos region, it can be said to have a long history and profound cultural heritage. It is still a strong school in western Kalos. The setbacks in the past few years have accumulated pressure and motivation to this day, making it a goal in the eyes of students.

Antoine and Apé stood at the front. Compared to Firio, who only had a little dream demon, they were the students who had prepared earlier for the change of the competition format to three-on-three after the top 32.

Antoine himself has Fat Hali, Shuttlecock Mian and Ouch Ball Mushroom who have been raised since childhood and have received full support from the Beinek Gym. Among them, based on pure energy levels, Fat Hali is level 34 and Shuttlecock Mian is level 30. , is his main force. The Oops mushrooms that have only been hatched in recent months have reached level 27. The next few months will still be a period of rapid growth and progress for them.

Compared to Antoine, Apei started a little slower, but his talent for Pokémon was no less impressive. Born into a family of breeders, he not only had his ace Shiny Mongoose Slash, whose energy level had reached 35, but also had Vulpix and Casey, who were both born not long ago. They were both extremely talented, and a few months was enough for them to develop a complete fighting force.

After looking at each other, both of them regarded each other as the strongest competitor besides Firion.

On weekdays, they often compete with each other. Today, with Thornton's encouragement and stimulation, they are even more eager to fight and are ready to have the first round to determine who is better.

However, their idea was in vain.

Under the expectant gazes of the two, Thornton put away the energy measuring instrument in his hand and took off his coat.

This petty-minded Heitiezhu probably wants to fight with me to save face.

Firion thought.

As Filio expected, as soon as he hung up his clothes, Thornton walked to the edge of the battlefield and spoke in a deep voice:

"Filio, your dream monster has already reached the senior level or the dojo level in terms of energy accumulation, right? Let's have a battle to show our classmates. I will also choose to compete with your strength. Similar Pokémon."

From the moment he checked the little dream demon with the energy meter, Thornton, who was excited by the sight of prey, had the idea of ​​doing it himself.

Although Firion's dream monster is obviously smaller than others of its kind, he is very excited about its accumulation of energy and its extremely profound development of ghost-type energy.

In the battle classes over the past two years, he already had a deep understanding of Firion's command abilities. He was also looking forward to what kind of chemical reaction would be produced when paired with the Dreaming, whose energy accumulation was comparable to that of many special-approved trainers' main Pokémon.

Of course, the role of the idea that "Teacher Thornton, who is as black as a black iron tower, also wants to regain face through an actual battle" cannot be ignored.

"Okay, Mr. Thornton."

Firio was also happy to see the work finished sooner.

"Madge!"

The eager little dream demon no longer had its previous cute and harmless form. A huge ghost face pattern condensed in the air, which was the embodiment of pure ghost energy.

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A dedicated battle area for advanced classes, an advanced battle battlefield specially strengthened for teacher-student practice.

The rest of the students participating in the training, as well as the sparring Pokémon from the academy's breeding house, have all taken their seats in the audience, ready to watch this rare head-to-head competition between teacher and student.

"Antoine, you've seen the fight between Firion and Gym Master Nancy. What's the style of the little dream demon? Mongoose Zanke and I also want to fight him."

Apé was sitting next to Antoine, and when he saw him pick up the notebook and paste the picture of the dream demon on it, while looking at the field and preparing to write something, he asked with a smile.

On the battlefield, the little dream demon was floating in the air, and on the other side was a Flame Queen Lizard that stood on two feet, with a tall and streamlined figure.

Hearing Abe's question, Antoine just frowned slightly, opened his lips slightly, but said nothing in the end.

"Why, it's hard to comment?"

Antoine's look made Apé even more curious.

Antoine nodded. "Yes. It's hard to evaluate. If I have to say, not only can I not find any weaknesses, but it's like an extension of Firion's body. Sometimes I haven't even heard Firion's instructions clearly before it takes action. I can't learn it... Look, it's about to start. You'll know after you see it."

"Oh? Then I'm even more curious."

Apei turned his head with interest and saw the two men making final preparations before the battle.

"Filio, this flame queen lizard is the partner I am focusing on cultivating. He is still very young and should be as strong as your dream monster. He is good at high-speed combat and poison-fire coordination. You can use it with all your strength and let me see Considering your true strength, the principal and I are looking forward to your results."

Pointing to his Pokémon partner, Thornton introduced him generously, and did not hide his advice to Filio in his words.

Although he was not very satisfied with Filho's training attitude, Thornton always admired him because his temperament was completely different every time he stood on the court.

"Okay, Mr. Thornton, please give me more guidance. The dream demon has been trained in a relatively balanced way, and has learned a little bit in all aspects. You should also pay attention to it."

Firio smiled and nodded, introducing his partner with pride in his reserved manner.

This was the first time that the little dream demon took action in a combat class, and both it and Firion took it very seriously.

Firio's eyes narrowed slightly, and the situation of the Flame Queen Lizard came into view.

Fire Queen

Gender: Female

Attributes: poison, fire

Features: Corrosive

Energy accumulation: 42

After the two nodded, another teacher of the fighting class who came to help referee waved the small flag in his hand and shouted:

"Thornton versus Firion, one-on-one unlimited battle, start now!"

"Dream demon, charge forward, high-speed star!"

"Flame Queen Lizard, rush over and knock it down!"

The moment the battle began, the two chose to attack at the same time. The two agile Pokémon, one high and one low, rushed towards each other like arrows.

Countless star-shaped energies took the lead and stood in front of the Flame Queen Lizard, leaving it with only two choices: stop or resist.

"Hold on, charge forward!"

Thornton, a practical man, has a tough style. At his command, the Flame Queen Lizard continued to charge forward amidst the hail of bullets.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM"

Star-shaped energies exploded on its body one after another. The damage from each explosion was not serious, but the accumulated damage made the Flame Queen Lizard, which was not known for its strong body, extremely painful.

Fortunately, after a round of firepower, the distance was shortened to just a few millimeters.

Although he didn't understand why Firion wanted to fight against the Flame Queen Lizard, whose agility was higher than that of the Nightmare, Thornton obviously would not miss such a fighting opportunity.

"Shoot it down!"

The man of steel, as hot as fire, roared.

The dark energy condensed on the palms of the Flame Queen Lizard and rushed straight towards the Dream Demon that had stopped moving forward at some point and was floating in mid-space.

However, he was so straightforward that he did not notice the smiles on Firio and the Dream Demon's lips.

"Now is the time to launch a surprise attack!"

The crack in space was torn open, and within a millimeter, the Dream Demon took advantage of the gap created by the spatial distance and hid in an area that the Flame Queen Lizard could not perceive.

However, in just a moment, the Dream Demon reappeared behind the Flame Queen Lizard, and a small purple-black ball of light condensed in front of it.