Chapter 1251: Going to the Deepvoid

Five short days.

Blueberry Academy returned to its former peace.

Kieran, who lost repeatedly, didn't go out all day to study tactics, only showing up in the afternoon for battles; his small number of supporters were isolated and helpless, finding it hard to stir up any waves.

Thanks to this, the atmosphere of the League Club returned to being leisurely and relaxed.

"The school is so harmonious~ so happy~"

Drayton rested his chin on the long table of the League Club, sighing with satisfaction, "If All Baimu were our teacher, that would be great."

Crispin said energetically, "I think so too!"

Because All Baimu's battle with Kieran made him so blood-boiling, Crispin boldly requested a battle for the second time.

The request was undoubtedly satisfied.

And discovering that the dignified Champion was so approachable, many students' minds became active, and they would seize the opportunity to request a battle.

Over the past five days, the top twenty students in the League Club had basically battled All Baimu, except for the lazy dog Drayton, who wasn't among them.

He belonged to the passive type of trainer, only accepting challenges from others and not actively challenging others—

Except for battle exams or tournaments held within the club.

After all, if he didn't even participate in these two, he wouldn't have been able to sit firmly in the position of League Club President before.

Crispin hummed, "Rather than counting on others, it's better to count on yourself!"

She had completely seen through Drayton, no longer holding expectations for him to wake up and take back the position of President, preparing to solve the problem herself.

She could do it too!

Crispin remembered the evaluation and suggestions All Baimu gave after the battle ended, her fighting spirit soaring.

Drayton raised his eyes lazily, seeing her determined appearance, and laughed, "Hehehe~ keep it up~ I'm rooting for you~"

Still the familiar strange tone.

But Crispin didn't really want to pay attention to him anymore, noticing that it was almost time for All Baimu and Kieran's battle, she immediately stood up and said, "Let's go! To the entrance hall!"

The group left the activity room.

Although Drayton didn't participate in the challenge activities, he took great pleasure in watching Kieran being abused.

And when they arrived, the entrance hall was already crowded.

Recently, All Baimu and Kieran's battle had become a fixed project at Blueberry Academy, plus All Baimu would accept battle invitations from some students after it ended, so many people wanted to come and join the fun.

The only pity was—

The videos they took and posted on Pokémon TikTok didn't have many views or likes, as if All Baimu had gone out of style.

"It's battling, it's battling!"

Crispin raised her beloved frying pan, pointing at the scrolling screen's score—

All Baimu's side was still the combination of Ogerpon and Pecharunt, while Kieran's side had four avatars darkened, with only Incineroar and Dipplin remaining.

Inside the arena.

The Terastallized Ogerpon wore the giant Teal Mask, its figure moving back and forth like a ghost, easily and comfortably as if skating.

Incineroar pursued and intercepted with flames all over its body, and Dipplin continuously sprayed syrup, shrinking the range of activities of the Terastallized Ogerpon, but the two could never touch it at all.

As for Pecharunt...

The peach-shaped it was huddled in the corner.

At first, everyone would be very puzzled by its posture of not taking any action, but now they were already used to it.

Drayton glanced at the ground, only to see a glimmer of fluorescent green covering the ground, occasionally rippling with strange patterns.

"Grassy Terrain plus Grassy Glide?"

"So fast, my eyes can't keep up!" Crispin's eyeballs scanned left and right, but her dynamic vision was insufficient.

Suddenly.

Pastel-colored light erupted!

Everyone looked over, finding that the positions of the three Pokémon were somehow in a straight line.

Ogerpon was between Incineroar and Dipplin, and there was no syrup blocking the path to the latter.

Kieran, with a pale face, shouted, "Dipplin, Grassy Glide, dodge! Incineroar, give it your all!"

【Give it your all】, a Fire-type physical move, where the power doubles if the previous attack misses.

Equivalent to the Fire-type 【Stomping Tantrum】.

"Roar!!"

The furious Incineroar was covered in flames, its body suddenly growing taller, turning into a majestic Fire God, rushing forward and pouncing straight at Ogerpon's back!

Unfortunately, no matter how strong the momentum was, it meant nothing if it couldn't hit.

Dipplin certainly had Grassy Glide to speed up, but its base speed was simply too slow.

"Play Rough."

"Ogerpon~"

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang—

Ogerpon struck nine times in one second, rewarding each snake head with a cudgel strike.

The largest main head was particularly miserable, being treated as a key target and hit three times, fainting on the spot with great backbone.

"Roar!!"

Incineroar rolled with flames and attacked again, but was dodged by Ogerpon using Grassy Glide.

It was also Grassy Glide, but Dipplin's glide was obviously not as fast as its, and the Teal Mask itself, after Terastallizing, mainly boosted Ogerpon in speed.

One-on-one, Incineroar had no possibility of victory at all.

In the end, Ogerpon used brute force to clash with Incineroar's "Give it your all," and after two cudgel strikes, it beat the big tiger into a little kitten.

Of course, it was also almost baked into a green tangerine by the flames.

"Ogerpon~"

After the battle, Ogerpon ran back to All Baimu's side, accepting the clear water he poured to cool down.

Kieran stood in place, his expression unexpectedly calm.

"Lost again..."

He had lost to All Baimu too many times, making him numb.

The first two days he lost, he couldn't sleep, able to see Ogerpon swinging its cudgel as soon as he closed his eyes, but yesterday he slept for a full eight hours.

He didn't have any dreams during that time, and he was stunned for a long time after waking up.

How many days, how many days had he not slept so comfortably?

For half a year, his daily sleep time didn't exceed four hours, his life completely filled with training and learning, which was unimaginable in the past.

Kieran realized that he had been holding his breath, wanting All Baimu to look at him with admiration, which was why he had persisted until now.

Now that he had been defeated time and time again, although he might feel unwilling in his heart, his obsession had also quietly dissipated.

Kieran recalled his two defeated Pokémon, raised his head to look at All Baimu, who was squatting down interacting with Ogerpon and Pecharunt, and lowered his head to the Poké Balls, saying softly, "... You worked hard, thank you all."

During these days, he constantly tried various tactics, and every time his Pokémon completed them with all their heart.

Even if they were defeated countless times, they still rushed toward Ogerpon without hesitation, even if they were still knocked out by a cudgel strike in the end.

No one said they didn't want to enter the field or were afraid to enter the field.

Once and again, once and again.

Sister Carmine always told him not to be so stubborn, and people around him generally felt he was obsessed, only they...

Always supported him unconditionally.

Kieran's nose felt sour, and he tried hard to sniff, not letting tears fall.

He said firmly, "I will never let down your efforts! We can do it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly froze.

Recalling what All Baimu had said to him in Kitakami, and that Alolan Meowth that fought to the end.

'Pokémon will give their all for the trainer, and the trainer will trust the Pokémon unconditionally; this is called a bond.'

Kieran's expression suddenly became complex.

It turned out he had always possessed this precious thing, just hadn't discovered it.

He took a deep breath, and for the first time in five days, he took the initiative to walk toward All Baimu, instead of waiting for the other party to approach while being depressed alone.

"Oh?"

All Baimu, seeing Kieran approach, also showed a surprised expression, then smiled, "Really rare, the first time I see you raising your head after a battle."

Kieran: "..."

This was too heartbreaking, stifling everything he wanted to say.

All Baimu noticed Kieran's face instantly flushed red, and his smile became even brighter, "Sorry for interrupting your train of thought, what do you want to say?"

"—One year!"

The boy suddenly bent down and shouted, "Please give us another year! Come to Blueberry Academy again in a year!"

All Baimu's smile faded slightly, and an invisible deterrent was released on Kieran once again, "You mean, you can defeat me in a year?"

"We will work hard!"

Kieran's body trembled, but he still shouted loudly, as if cheering himself on, "I know this is very shameless, but I hope you can give me and my Pokémon another chance!"

Work hard with the Pokémon, persist!

Don't want to lose!

Want to win back!

Kieran had forgotten why he battled All Baimu in the beginning, and was still full of longing for Ogerpon, but the purpose of winning was no longer to decide the ownership of Ogerpon.

All he wanted was to win.

All Baimu didn't speak, looking down at the bending Kieran, watching his body that kept trembling but still had to force itself to maintain, suddenly laughed:

"Okay, then I'll give you another year."

"Thank you very much!"

Kieran straightened his waist suddenly, his slightly red eye sockets full of gratitude.

All Baimu shook his head, "If you want to thank someone, thank yourself; although it's just a beginning, it's a pretty good beginning. Don't forget what you said."

What I said? Thank myself?

Kieran didn't react for a while, until All Baimu turned and left, did he realize that what he just said was giving him and his Pokémon a chance.

"..."

The boy was silent, for the words he blurted out.

Ogerpon held All Baimu's hand, turned back to look at the boy standing in place, "Ogerpon?"

"Not beyond saving, just a bit stubborn; Otsuka didn't even hold on for the first day."

All Baimu recalled Otsuka, who knelt down to apologize to him not long after they first met, feeling that the world was still too peaceful.

Of course, the difference between Otsuka and Kieran was that Kieran wouldn't die if he held on, Otsuka...

Hard to say, the person he almost offended back then seemed to be Lady Lady Ayana?

Following the many figures appearing in front of him, All Baimu quickly returned to his senses.

"Champion! Please battle me!"

"It's my turn today! You already battled yesterday!"

"Please choose me! I can give you money!"

"Who are you insulting? Giving the Champion money to battle? Get out!"

The students talked all at once, scrambling for the opportunity to battle.

All Baimu ignored those words, randomly chose a few people, and picked a few he had battled before, starting today's liver-bursting session.

Since he was a guest at Blueberry Academy, he hadn't trained his Pokémon much these days, so he had to make up for it with battles, incidentally reducing the time of the simulator.

——

"Finished!"

Briar handed over the Poké Ball in her hand.

All Baimu thanked her, "Thank you! You worked hard, Ms. Briar!"

"No thanks!"

Briar smiled gently, looking at the box in the corner filled with Tera Shards.

All Baimu's submitted Pokémon only used less than one-fifth, and there were still many left.

She opened her mouth, "These..."

"If you don't mind, treat them as experimental materials."

All Baimu naturally couldn't take them back, "Or through some activity, reward them to the students, as my own little heart."

Briar nodded brightly, "Since that's the case, I'll respectfully obey."

Although she was about to go to Area Zero, and Tera Shards were everywhere there, more common than berries, that had nothing to do with Blueberry Academy.

After all, the Paldea League had now entered Area Zero, completely confirming the ownership of the Great Crater of Paldea.

Briar going there to investigate, taking a few as souvenirs was fine, but taking a pile was definitely not allowed. And if Blueberry Academy wanted to import Tera Shards from the Paldea region, it would inevitably have to pay a certain price.

The part All Baimu gifted saved Briar the effort of going out to find them, and the ecological core could maintain a sufficient state for a short time.

Not bad, not bad.

Briar was very happy, "Time is almost up, let's set off tomorrow?"

She looked at Carmine, "What did Kieran say, is he willing to go?"

"He... he said he has things to do."

Carmine said dejectedly.

The siblings hadn't sat down and chatted properly for a long time, and she wanted to take this opportunity to repair the sibling relationship with Kieran, who knew she was rejected by the other party.

Even telling Kieran that All Baimu was going didn't work.

'If All Baimu goes, Nemona and the others will also go, right? The defensive power is already enough.'

'There are Legendary Pokémon in the Zero Deepvoid! Aren't you curious, Kieran? If you can capture that Legendary Pokémon, maybe you'll have a chance to defeat All Baimu!'

'Sister, do you mean that I, who can't beat All Baimu, can capture a Pokémon that can beat All Baimu?'

'What if!'

'... Sister, it's time for you to be more mature.'

This message, plus the expression of Dipplin's five heads sighing, made Carmine almost crush her phone.

She naturally knew the possibility was very small, just wanting to trick Kieran out first.

But the other party didn't fall for it.

Carmine had no moves, she went to beg All Baimu for help, but All Baimu indicated—"The child is grown up, let him do what he wants, parents shouldn't make decisions for him casually."

So difficult.

When Kieran finally could sleep peacefully, his sister Carmine suffered from insomnia.

The next day.

Briar informed All Baimu that the ship would arrive in the evening.

He thought about having one last battle with Kieran, but the boy refused.

"I have some things to do..."

Kieran was rectifying the League Club.

He didn't watch any battle records when he went back yesterday, nor did he train Pokémon or design tactics, but thought about his past and present.

A clear brain allowed him to realize a lot, so he started changing some of the club rules he had set.

Kieran removed some of the overly harsh content, and added some rules he thought could mobilize enthusiasm, while actively discussing with the Blueberry Elite Four.

This made Crispin and Amarys relieved, Drayton called this kid possessed, and Crispin was happy.

She laughed loudly, "It should be like this! Everyone speak directly if you have anything to say! Why do those twists and turns? Hate it the most!"

Crispin complained, "Crispin! Why are you always... unable to read the room..."

"All Baimu, tell me the truth, did you hypnotize this kid?" Drayton asked All Baimu quietly.

All Baimu looked at him sideways, "Aren't you the one who most hoped he wouldn't be obsessed?"

"But this only—"

Six days!

Drayton's toothpaste hair drooped down.

Six days and six battles in total, can it make a person change so much? ===== CHAPTER 1252 =====