Chapter 54: The Brute Appears in the World

On the screen, a pixel JK girl and a cute Clefairy walked out of a rather lavish house.

【At age ten, you made a pact with your long-time companion, Clefairy, to reach the pinnacle of the Pokémon League together】

The girl got into a pitch-black sedan, which slowly drove into a thick fog, heading toward an unknown direction; when the fog cleared, a magnificent school gradually came into view.

【Under your parents' pressure, you went to a Pokémon Research School for further study, which made you, who longed to travel, feel regret】

Pokémon Research School?

Baimu watched Miniskirt walk into the campus, while a large number of students dressed similarly to her inexplicably appeared around them, swarming into the teaching building in unison.

……The school storyline has begun?

He somehow felt this simulation was different from the previous three.

Sure enough.

Inside a classroom, Miniskirt sat among the seats; a pixel figure that looked like a teacher opened and closed its mouth, and subtitles appeared accordingly.

【You heard the teacher say: At the Pokémon Research School, only those who complete the Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced level examinations are qualified to participate in the conference】

【You find it very boring and out of place among the nervous classmates around you】

Ah!

I remember now!

The place Ash went to in the original series, and one of the few episodes where he actually blushed in front of a girl!

After that, Ash forever became that upright, steel-straight straight-laced guy, so Baimu's memory of this episode was relatively deep.

Of course, there was another reason — there was a girl in there called the Elite Four's daughter (Sabrina), who had always been a frequent female lead in Pokémon fan fiction.

Didn't expect this time it would actually be the academy route.

However.

Most students at the Pokémon Research School in the anime had one big characteristic: their battles followed the textbook completely, and they placed extreme emphasis on level suppression.

So they got schooled by Ash, who was good at chaotic tactics.

Wonder if Miniskirt will eventually become a theorist.

Baimu thought as he continued watching.

In the footage, since the start of school Miniskirt's life had been extremely monotonous — every day was just attending class, reading books, then going to the simulated battle room to play a Pokémon battle no different from a video game.

And her Clefairy, apart from being able to follow her after class and when returning to the dorm, was normally inside its Poké Ball, never having battled on the field, and it was unclear how it was supposed to raise its level and learn more moves.

This kind of plot repeated many times.

Miniskirt also gradually grew somewhat impatient, extremely restless during theory class, her pixel body swaying left and right nonstop.

Causing the little figure on the podium to frequently have a "井" character pop up on its forehead.

【You feel school life is very dull, all theory and no real combat, such days are extremely boring】

The narration displayed a line of content.

The next moment.

Miniskirt suddenly stood up and ran straight out of the classroom; exclamation marks immediately flew out from the foreheads of the surrounding classmates.

The little figure on the podium immediately gave chase, but its speed was no match for Miniskirt at all, and it was soon completely left behind.

【You decide to skip class and head to the practical area to find an opponent.】

You're skipping class!?

Running away right in front of the teacher — well, okay, it really is skipping class.

The scene changed.

Numerous battle fields appeared before their eyes; all kinds of Pokémon launched dazzling attacks amid the pixel figures' shouts.

Baimu could tell Miniskirt was very excited, but unfortunately, when she wanted to step onto the field to battle, she was rejected with the words "we don't know you, we won't accept you."

Good lord, in this school you have to know each other just to have a battle?

Weren't trainers supposed to fight the moment their eyes met?

Fine then.

The families of those who could attend this noble school were either rich or noble; it was perfectly normal not to follow the rules of ordinary trainers.

【You cannot find a single student willing to battle you, which makes you feel exceptionally disappointed】

Under the narration's explanation, Miniskirt regretfully left the practical area and wandered aimlessly around the campus, with no intention of returning to class at all.

Baimu wondered what kind of punishment Miniskirt would receive — a major demerit, or expulsion on the spot? Or maybe nothing would happen at all.

——That would depend on the power of Miniskirt's parents.

While pondering.

Miniskirt, wandering around, encountered an unexpected incident.

At the edge of the screen, several girls also wearing JK uniforms surrounded another girl, continuously asking her questions about Pokémon knowledge, while the latter stood on a treadmill, answering haltingly while running.

But every time she answered incorrectly, the treadmill's speed would increase by one notch; that girl ultimately couldn't answer questions calmly while running at high speed, and unfortunately fell off.

In a complete mess.

The girls responsible for asking the questions trembled, and the words "hahaha" appeared on their foreheads.

【You inadvertently discover a bullying incident, and your naturally kind heart cannot sit idly by — you rush forward】

As the narration appeared, Miniskirt really did charge forward at extreme speed, directly crashing into one of the girls and sending her flying on the spot.

At this, not only were the little figures in the footage stunned, even Baimu in the real world was shocked.

Wait!

Wouldn't normal logic be to stand in front of the bullied girl, shout "what are you doing, I'm going to tell the teacher"? How did it suddenly turn to violence?

Combining with the earlier behavior of charging straight out of the classroom, Baimu realized that although Miniskirt came from a wealthy family,

she didn't seem to have learned much in terms of etiquette, or rather, she had learned it but didn't really care.

Monkey King?

He continued watching, and after those girls froze for a moment, they hurriedly helped the fallen one up, chattering away about something.

【From their explanation, you learn this is a special training method called "Love's Discipline"】

【You are furious, believing this is merely bullying dressed up in pretty clothes, with no real difference at its core】

【You accepted their challenge, and demanded that after winning, they apologize to ***.】

Miniskirt stood before the girl who had just fallen, surrounded by the rest of the girls; after a heated squabble, Miniskirt voluntarily stepped onto the treadmill.

Thus, the second round of "Love's Discipline" began.

All Baimu had assumed the other side would get the worst of it — after all, Miniskirt had only been enrolled for a month — but then he recalled her fixed talent 【Preschool Education】, and figured it might not go that way.

Sure enough, just as he had expected.

Miniskirt breezed through the so-called beginner teaching content, and her easy manner made him sigh — no wonder she'd been so impatient with the earlier theory class.

It's like a peak expert of the high-school realm going up against the elementary-school realm — as long as no bizarre questions pop up, it's an effortless slaughter.

What was unexpected was that, after being put in their place, those girls didn't slink away in defeat, nor did they apologize.

On the contrary, they proactively proposed a Pokémon battle.

All Baimu immediately saw Miniskirt leap up in excitement.

【You accepted their battle request, and are rather eager to begin】

Is it finally starting?

The first battle.

He felt his mouth go dry, swallowed, and was extremely curious what kind of match Miniskirt would put on.

"Gu duo!"

The sound of Kadabra's cry rang out.

All Baimu looked down and saw that this fellow had somehow fetched a can of drink from the fridge for him.

"Wow! How thoughtful! Thank you!"

He was parched beyond belief, hurriedly popped it open and drank, then asked Chansey if she wanted some.

Chansey shook her head and refused.

All Baimu enjoyed it himself, his eyes still fixed on the illusory screen, watching Miniskirt and the opposing girl begin their Pokémon showdown—

"Woo!"

He choked sharply, coughing as he stared at the screen in shock.

On it was a Pokémon that looked cute as a button but was actually hammering Gloom with a fist of fire the size of a clay pot, making it wail and cry — Clefairy!

After the fire punch with her left hand, the ice punch with her right followed right after, beating that Gloom until it screamed for its parents, able only to keep spewing out stench.