Chapter 1051: The Coin-Carrying Imp

Morning.

Sunlight streamed through the mottled glass windows, spilling onto Arven's uneasy face.

"Ugh."

He sat up, looked around blankly, then looked at Nemona, who was waking up in the distance, and asked: "Last night... were you crying?"

The most annoying thing in the world is being half-asleep and half-awake due to noise while sleeping soundly.

You can't fully wake up to solve the source of the noise, and it's hard to fall back asleep quietly.

Nemona yawned: "I was going to ask you, but it wasn't last night; it was around dawn."

Arven blinked.

It wasn't you, and it wasn't me, then—

The two looked in unison at the spot that should have been occupied by All Baimu; it was as neat as new, as if no one had ever lain there.

Where did All Baimu go!?

Just as they were feeling suspicious about this, the screeching of a Pokémon came from outside.

Creak—

The gate opened, and All Baimu, with his back to the sun, said: "Awake? Wash up and come out for lunch... what's with those expressions?"

Arven rubbed his hands in conflict, his tone drifting: "You, um... did you encounter some difficulty?"

"Wait! It might not be All Baimu, do you think he looks like the kind of person who would cry secretly in the middle of the night?"

Nemona held a different opinion.

Especially since she recently learned that not only were there Ghost-type Pokémon in the world, but ghosts actually existed, she didn't dare go out at night.

Arven looked back and glared; why be so blunt?!

What if it really was him crying secretly in the middle of the night? You're exposing his secrets! People want face!

But before Nemona could react.

All Baimu had already sighed speechlessly and said: "You guys are overthinking it; the one crying wasn't me, it was it."

He stepped aside and pointed to a spot under the sun.

The two looked over and were shocked to see a silver imp only the size of a palm sitting on the simple camping table, holding a pancake and gnawing on it.

"Gimmighoul!"

Nemona easily recognized this Pokémon.

And in Arven's puzzled gaze, All Baimu said: "Unfortunately, its treasure was stolen by my Dreepy last night."

It happened before dawn.

Awakened by the crying, he climbed the lighthouse, came face-to-face with the heartbroken Gimmighoul, was naturally treated as a thief, and the two sides had a great battle...

At least Gimmighoul thought they had a great battle.

After that, All Baimu communicated with it deeply through the Rotom Phone and understood what had happened.

When asked how much it had lost, Gimmighoul said it had lost everything.

Lost everything?

All Baimu vaguely remembered that when he climbed up in the first half of the night, the coins in Gimmighoul's treasure chest were still full.

Would wild Pokémon suddenly come to visit its hidden treasure chest?

After a brief moment of thought.

He suspected it had something to do with his own Pokémon—like Dragapult, who didn't sleep at night.

But this time, it really was a misunderstanding of the socially anxious dragon.

It had no interest in dirty ancient coins; the real culprit was Dreepy.

The reason for taking the coins was also very simple: it learned it from its Trainer!

All Baimu was stunned; when did he steal things from wild Pokémon? He clearly beat the opponent down and snatched them!

But Dreepy thought there was no difference between the two.

"Hahaha! It looks like you need to discipline your Pokémon well!"

Nemona laughed gloatingly, and Arven's mouth also curved up.

All Baimu laughed in annoyance: "Don't worry, I'm already beating it."

Dreepy's sister might not be good at other things, but beating her brother was definitely the number one master on Mt. Silver.

And besides it, there was originally another suspect—Shiny Gengar.

After all, there had to be a place to fence the stolen goods, right?

Gengar, who found the stolen goods in its belly, sweated profusely and reported itself, saying the things were all with it.

Although it later claimed it had nothing to do with this matter and it was all Dreepy's framing and slander, under normal circumstances, would it be willing to let others open its four-dimensional belly?

Gengar couldn't clear its name and burst into tears.

Fortunately, All Baimu saw that it really didn't look like it was lying, and Dreepy also stated that it was all its own doing, otherwise the gray fatty would have been wrongly punished today.

To compensate the victim Gimmighoul, he forgave the other party's attempt to control him to collect ancient coins and made breakfast for it.

"We're even now!"

All Baimu finished cleaning the table after the meal and waved at it to say goodbye.

Gimmighoul wiped its mouth and, without a word, topped its treasure chest and clung to him. "Dun-leh! Dun-leh dun-leh!"

"It says this compensation isn't enough; its physical and mental health has been greatly affected."

The Rotom Phone paused and added: "This guy definitely has ulterior motives. All Baimu, if you aren't going to catch it, hurry up and throw it away!"

"Gen-gah!"

Gengar seconded; it hated this guy who almost caused it to be wrongly accused.

What? The culprit was Dreepy?

Gengar knew very well which was more important, internal contradictions or external ones, and besides, the family couldn't have another ghost!

Didn't you see how crazy Hydreigon went after seeing Miraidon?

The gray fatty firmly defended the interests of the Ghost type.

Therefore.

Gimmighoul's request was rejected.

Its second attempt to use its special ability to control All Baimu and have him help find ancient coins also failed.

And in fact, Rotom-Dex's judgment was completely correct.

Gimmighoul pestered All Baimu, firstly because the ancient coins nearby had been collected by it, and next it would either have to rob other Gimmighoul's coins or find coins elsewhere.

But no matter which point, it required a certain degree of power.

Gimmighoul thought All Baimu could handle this tool-man role; his Pokémon looked very strong.

It didn't expect the plan to fail.

Hmph!

Want to shake me off? Not that easy!

Gimmighoul, who had the nickname of the Coin-Carrying Imp, drilled into the treasure chest and chased in the direction All Baimu and the others left.

——

Mesagoza.

Naranja Academy Castle.

Not long after the three arrived, they ran into the Team Star group.

They were forming a group to buy study materials to deal with the upcoming remedial classes and exams.

It had to be said that the Team Star bosses in school attire had surprisingly "simple" styles.

Like Mela, who had become a good girl; Ortega, who had the temperament of a top student; Eri, who was like a girl next door; and Giacomo and Atticus, who were full of rich-kid temperament.

Among them, the most subversive images were Eri and Giacomo.

Eri, with her ghost face paint and gray hair, had the temperament of a female street fighter in DNF, but after removing her makeup, she was completely a girl next door with a pastoral style;

While Giacomo, wearing a ninja outfit, gave people the image of a cool guy, but after taking it off, he became a young master who combed his hair like an adult.

"Just in time! Penny! Let's talk for a moment!"

Arven took the opportunity to invite the mechanical technology expert; he had heard of this classmate's great name.

Penny didn't know why, but after learning it was to help All Baimu, she agreed without asking deeply.

The four-person team was thus gathered.

If the number of members was any larger, safety couldn't be guaranteed.

After parting ways, All Baimu and Nemona went to report to Mr. Jacq; the Terastal training activity had only just begun, and there would be other content later.

For example...

"An exchange battle with Gym Leaders to challenge the Elite Four?"

He raised his eyebrows, looking at the serious Director Clavell in front and the smiling Mr. Jacq.

The gate behind opened, and Chairwoman Geeta, suspected of being a villain, walked in.

There were too many righteous characters in the Paldea region suspected of being villains, but who let GF go further and further down the path of being unconventional, liking to create characters who were both righteous and evil?

For example, Lusamine, Rose, and Volo were all villainous characters with righteous faces.

How could All Baimu not be on guard?

Before this, he had once suspected Clavell.

The Team Star incident dispelled his doubts, but now he was suspicious of Professor Turo...

Hopefully, he wouldn't be that unlucky.

He thought to himself, his gaze just happened to collide with Geeta's, and the latter smiled kindly.

"An exchange battle! It must be very interesting!"

Nemona expressed her anticipation for this.

All Baimu said: "You, a Champion-level... oh, right, you re-raised a Pokémon, so that's no problem."

"Why don't you raise a new one too? That way, cooperating with the Gym Leaders will be more challenging against the Elite Four!"

Nemona encouraged him.

Otherwise, it should be the Elite Four and Gym Leaders teaming up to challenge him, the Champion.

After a moment of hesitation, All Baimu said: "No need, I'll just send out little Drakloak."

Actually, he could also bring over the Alolan Meowth.

But this cat had never been trained, and it wasn't strong in any aspect, so he wouldn't bother with it.

Afternoon.

The exchange battle that all students were looking forward to kicked off.

In the center of the playground, the long-lost Iono shouted energetically: "Good afternoon, everyone! Catching your eyes with an Electroweb! Who's here to watch? Iono is here!"

Excited cheers rang out in waves.

There were a huge number of Iono fans in the academy, basically all of the new generation.

"All Baimu-shi! Long time no see! Let's fight together!"

She shouted at the audience.

The surge in fans from over half a month ago was still unforgettable to her.

It was a pity.

"His partner is me." Grusha, still wearing a scarf, spoke up.

Iono was slightly startled, and apologized awkwardly: "So that's how it is, sorry Grusha-shi!"

Then she turned around and sighed with regret.

All Baimu and Grusha were both special guests on her channel, and she couldn't offend one for the sake of the other.

Kofu and Katy had also arrived, waving and greeting with smiles.

The appearance of the Gym Leaders made the students participating in the Terastal training high in enthusiasm.

Being able to fight side-by-side with them was undoubtedly a kind of honor.

After all.

For most students in their first month of enrollment, the Elite Four and Champion were too far away.

And the Gym Leaders, who had experienced basic tests and had taught and guided them, were clearly more able to make them feel close.

"Student All Baimu, I'll have to trouble you to lead the charge."

Mr. Jacq said with a smile: "I hope your battle can ignite the students' enthusiasm!"

All Baimu: "... Fine."

Get it over with early.

Nemona cheered for him enthusiastically, while Arven was not present as he didn't participate in the Terastal training.

"Happy cooperation."

All Baimu walked to the edge of the field and extended his hand to Grusha.

Grusha took off his gloves to shake it, his tone flat: "I only have one requirement—restrain yourself. If you perform too well, I'll feel awkward; be careful I don't defect next time."

Hmm...

Was this a joke?

He judged Grusha's expression, and after confirming that this person was indeed telling a joke, he laughed stiffly.

Grusha sighed: "You don't have to laugh if it's not funny; now I really feel awkward."

While they were talking, a tall figure walked over from afar.

"Whoa~ whoa~ Is the opponent a Champion? The President really knows how to pick a difficult problem for me."

Paldea Elite Four Rika smiled slightly, speaking with a strange accent, but her expression was full of excitement.

She put on black gloves and met the gazes of Grusha and All Baimu without showing weakness.

One was the strongest Gym Leader in Paldea, and the other was a Champion from abroad.

Today was truly a lucky day!

The referee for the exchange battle was still the battle class teacher, Nemona, who raised her hand with great energy and shouted: "Both sides, get ready! Release your Pokémon!"

Bang bang bang bang!

Four crisp sounds echoed.

Rika sent out Clodsire and Dugtrio, Grusha still chose Cetitan, and in front of All Baimu was the Drakloak sister.

"Eh? Not using your main force? Are you looking down on me?"

The heroic Ground-type Elite Four laughed, but it was clear she seemed a bit unhappy.

Grusha was also surprised by his choice.

All Baimu said flatly: "It's you who are looking down on my Drakloak; who told you it wasn't my main force?"

These words immediately made Rika slightly startled. She looked at the Drakloak sister, who was full of fighting spirit, nodded, and said:

"Makes sense, then let's see who's better in the battle!"

Edge of the field.

Nemona raised her right hand and shouted: "Battle start!"

"Focus fire on Clodsire!"

All Baimu didn't hesitate to take the lead in coordination and shouted: "I'll control, you attack! Disable!"

"Good! Ice Shard!" Grusha didn't argue.

At the same time.

Rika ordered: "Clodsire, Sludge Wave! Dugtrio, Dig!"

"Dita!"

Dugtrio sank into the ground at the first opportunity, and Clodsire heaved its massive body, setting off a deep purple giant wave, crushing toward the Drakloak sister and Cetitan!

The Elite Four were worthy of being the Elite Four; their Pokémon's movements were much faster.

But the second-hand move didn't affect All Baimu's formulation of the rhythm for the whole match.

When the Drakloak sister's eyes shone with blue light, and Clodsire's body was also locked by the blue light, the Ice Shards spat out by Cetitan all hit it without exception!

Bang bang bang!

Crushed ice splashed!

The Drakloak sister hid its figure and climbed to a higher flight altitude, avoiding the poison tide while also avoiding Dugtrio's Dig.

Cetitan wasn't so lucky; not only was it hit by the poison tide, but it was also hit hard by Dugtrio from underground!

"Roar..."

It was in great pain.

The combined attack of two Pokémon, even for it with high durability, couldn't be said to be perfectly withstood.

All Baimu glanced at Grusha.

If it were him, he would mostly have Cetitan use Ice Spinner to resist the poison tide...

But others' Pokémon might not have the same strong defensive counter-attack ability as his, and using this style of play could easily be counterproductive.

Should he lower the requirements...

He thought, decisively took out the Terastal Orb, drove it, threw it up, and shouted: "Meteor Beam!"

"Xi-ya!"

The Drakloak sister flew into the sky, its whole body wrapped in brilliant crystals, instantly completing Terastallization!

There was an uproar all around.

Only the first round of the battle, and they already handed over Terastallization?

Grusha understood All Baimu's battle style and opened his mouth to shout: "Ice Spinner! Obstruct Dugtrio!"

The two chose to act separately.

Boom!

Dragon-type energy erupted in the sky, and crystal-clear light arrows fell from the sky, taking Clodsire on the ground directly!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1052 =====