Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Tetsuya keenly sensed that the other person seemed to have panicked for a while.

They probably didn't expect Nobuhiko, that reckless fellow, to come to their door so directly.

Perhaps following the normal procedure, Nobuhiko should have sent a formal invitation first, Tetsuya thought to himself.

Come to think of it, he was planning to arrive in the next city, Enju City, before tonight, so why is he here with Nobuhiko?

Nobuhiko grabbed Tetsuya as soon as the door opened: "Let's go, let's show them what a real genius is."

"Oh, here it comes." Tetsuya subconsciously lifted his leg to follow.

Oh well, I'll just consider it fulfilling my responsibility.

Ignoring the people around him who were clearly apprentices, Nobuhiko swaggered into the center of the dojo's back garden: "Grandpa Genzo, I heard you've made some new breakthroughs recently. I wonder if you could enlighten this junior?"

Zhe also had a feeling that they were there to challenge him.

The gray-clad old man with a long white beard snorted coldly: "Nobuhiko, you are too impolite."

The old man, who had long ago changed his name to Genzo, was very dissatisfied with Nobuhiko's arrival.

In his opinion, Ah Si had to come in person.

"Old man, let's not say any more words and just do it the old way," Xin Yan said familiarly.

The so-called old rules are naturally the way that fighting dojos have determined who is superior for thousands of years.

In the past, it was real-life combat, but now, with the widespread popularity of Pokémon, it has become the most common form of Pokémon battles.

Tetsuya suddenly had a bad feeling.

His premonition has come true several times already.

As expected, Nobuhiko pointed at him directly: "I know you, sir, disdain fighting against a junior like me, so I specially invited my junior uncle. You are of the same generation, so it shouldn't be considered bullying the younger one, right?"

When he said he disdained those three words, Nobuhiko emphasized them even more.

He knew that the excuse that the other party was afraid of being beaten up was just because they didn't want to bully the weak.

Before I even had a Champion-level Pokémon, didn't the other party still use the excuse of "educating the next generation" to fight me?

Tetsuya's smile froze on his face.

Just as Genzo was sizing up Tetsuya, Nobuhiko secretly came up to Tetsuya's side.

However, given his physique, this is tantamount to burying one's head in the sand.

"Don't worry, this old man doesn't have a single Heavenly King-level monster. He only has decent strength at this level because of a few quasi-Heavenly King-level monsters."

With your Blaziken's abilities, you could easily crush him.

Nobuhiko said so.

Tetsuya rolled his eyes at him.

But let's fight, it doesn't matter, we'll win anyway.

He had already recalled the story of this dojo that he had seen in his previous life.

The roles they're playing now are very similar to the guys who came to challenge the group, only the timeline has been moved up quite a bit.

Genzo the Elder must have recognized Tetsuya, but he clearly didn't think Tetsuya was strong enough to defeat him, so he quickly agreed.

However, his information seems to be a bit outdated.

"Blazing Chicken, Flame Kick!"

Standing at one end of the battlefield, Tetsuya lazily issued command orders.

Compared to the battle with Charizard this morning, this feels like playing house.

The only highlight might be that the old man Genzo on the other side was using a Macho belt with his superhuman strength.

But seriously, this thing is probably for improving physical fitness, Tetsuya thought with a mix of amusement and disbelief.

In his opinion, it's completely pointless to focus on Fighting-type Pokémon, especially Machamp, before they've reached their potential limit.

As one of the strongest Pokémon, it's not that Mighty doesn't require skill, but rather that its strength is sufficient to defeat most opponents of the same level without using any special techniques.

Like Shiba, that's how it is.

The skills developed through long-term training are icing on the cake, not essential.

Lightweight Pokémon like Blaziken require more skill to master.

Seeing Machamp desperately defending against the Flame Kick with all four arms in front of its body, Elder Genzo quickly released its original power: "Machamp, release the restraints!"

With a loud shout, Machamp took a flaming kick head-on, then threw away Machamp's belt and put on his own.

Tetsuya yawned boredly: "Blazing Chicken, Blaze Punch."

"Boom"

Guai Li felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, followed by a burning pain.

Its senses were correct; the Blaziken's two claws, encased in flames, struck its eyes.

The current freak is just like a muscular panda.

And it was emitting blue smoke.

"Put it on, the final tile split."

With Tetsuya's last words, Blaziken ducked and disappeared into Machamp's embrace.

Everyone felt a blur before their eyes as the monstrous force was sent flying backward and crashed into the dojo's wall, its eyes darting around.

Needless to say, whether from the perspective of being unable to fight or being able to leave the combat zone, Genzo has failed.

This is a bit awkward.

The apprentices around them looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Ahem, if you have the chance, you can visit the Cyan City Gym. We welcome trainers who love Fighting-type Pokémon to join us."

Nobuhiko casually started pulling people along.

This is also an essential action after a challenge.

However, it's likely that Elder Yuanzang isn't in a good mood, as his body is trembling.

He held his hand up for a long time but couldn't utter a single word.

Tetsuya felt a pang of pity for the old man, so he tugged at Nobuhiko's training clothes to signal him that that was enough.

Nobuhiko then stopped as he wished.

The main problem is that none of these apprentices seem particularly outstanding and worth recruiting.

"Just you wait and see. Once I've mastered the Fearless Boy's War Dancer form, you'll be no match for it!"

A childish voice came from one of the rooms in the dojo.

Tetsuya and Nobuhiko, who were just about to leave, turned around and saw a little girl who looked to be about ten years old. She must be the granddaughter of the old man Genzo.

Tetsuya tilted his head: "Then you have to do your best!"

He swore he really didn't mean any provocation.

If I remember correctly, this unfortunate kid's name is Chigusa.

A "little genius" who can train a war dancer to become a dancer.

If it weren't for Ash's protagonist aura, she would have lost her family's reputation by the end of the year.

"By the way, the evolution method of the Senburou form was actually facilitated by Nobuhiko-nii, so when you succeed in the future, don't forget to have your grandfather send Nobuhiko-nii a thank-you letter."

After saying that, he ignored the interesting expressions on the faces of the people behind him and left with Nobuhiko.

Compared to the "Kicking Demon" Flying Kick and the "Three-Minute True Man" Quick Punch, the Senburou, who excels in both offense and defense, is indeed more suited to a skill-based style.

Unparalleled balance allows Senburou to launch attacks from upside down from various angles.

If trained properly, Senburou is indeed very strong.

This is what Nobuhiko said.

As a Fighting-type trainer specializing in every form, he has a lot to say on this subject.

"By the way, although the Genzo School has declined, they still have some disciples, so you have to be careful that they don't cause you trouble."

Don't worry, it won't be too strong; consider it a kind of training.

Tetsuya stood at a fork in the road, lost in thought about what Nobuhiko had just said.

He always felt like he had been set up by the other party.

Otherwise, Nobuhiko, whose destination was Mount Raiba, could have gone with him and taken the exit from Enju City.

Instead of bypassing Enju City and going straight to the middle as we are doing now.

Although the other party claimed that they had prepared everything in advance, Tetsuya didn't believe it at all.

"How should I put it, is this a test of my junior brother's strength?" Tetsuya scratched his head.

He could easily guess that it was his own senior brother, Ah Si, directing from behind.

However, it seems that the other party's assessment of their own strength was slightly off.

"Teacher, I feel like we've done something for nothing?"

In the distance, Nobuhiko, who had sprinted at full speed to create some distance, made a phone call to report the situation.

Ah Si rubbed his temples.

He could hardly believe the strength Nobuhiko had described.

So, does that mean my junior brother's Blaziken isn't far from breaking through to Elite Four?

Ah Si knew that the Pidgeot's progress in strength improvement was faster than that of the Blaziken.

That's too fast.

He smiled helplessly. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have swallowed his pride and asked a few trainers he knew to put pressure on Tetsuya.

After all, for a spirit stuck at a bottleneck, an evenly matched battle is the best lubricant.

Who knows, he might break through in a flash during the battle.

I just didn't expect that Blaziken to improve so quickly.

"Never mind, I'll just call them and tell them again."

Ah Si quickly made a decision and laughed out loud, finding a bittersweet humor in it.

Breaking through to the Heavenly King level is great! The faster he does it, the more it proves how amazing his junior brother is. This is a really good thing.

Compared to that, what's the big deal about being criticized by a few friends?

Chapter 400 Pidgeot's Training Ground

"Phew~ That feels so good."

Looking at the green grassland behind him, Tetsuya stretched vigorously.

Charizard Valley and Enju City are already quite far apart, and since Nobuhiko had dragged him to do some work yesterday afternoon, he had no choice but to spend the night in the Green Grasslands.

Don't misunderstand, the green grassland here doesn't refer to a green grassland in the ordinary sense, but rather to the name of a central small town.

While the vast green valley surrounded by flowers and windmills is indeed one of the reasons for its name.

As one of the most beautiful locations in the Johto region, the city of Green Meadows not only boasts a Pokémon Center and a huge amusement park, but its surrounding environment also easily brings peace of mind.

This is a must-see for many tourists visiting the Johto region.

However, a small incident occurred on the way here yesterday.

He encountered Asu, who was conducting a preliminary survey in the field.

Judging from what the other party said, the object of their investigation should be the underground ruins that Tetsuya mentioned earlier.

After all, Tetsuya had encountered the Ghost of Light and the Soul-Hooking Eye in the Dark Cave.

These two types of elves generally only exist near ruins.

After more than a month of analysis and searching, the Violet City Gym and the Violet City government have pinpointed the location of the ruins to between the southeast of Goldenrod and the southwest of Violet City.