Chapter 56: Champion Potential

After entering the middle school, the miniskirt became even more arrogant.

Don't agree?

Don't even think of getting down until you answer a hundred questions!

Hey! You're hitting people, huh!

The miniskirt wasn't tall or strong-looking, yet almost no one could match her.

She'd beat opponents into begging, then haul them onto the treadmill like picking up chicks.

She had the same spirit as Xiao Xia carrying a charred old bicycle, chasing Ash all the way to Cerulean City. Like Li, the Fighting-type Gym Leader who battled Lucario fiercely.

Her friends watched the whole thing, floating around with exclamation marks everywhere.

The narrator occasionally popped up to assert its presence.

【You won against ***, and he "agreed" to your battle request】

If you agree, just say agree—why put it in quotes? Like everyone doesn't know it was forced.

Baimu, seeing the miniskirt's prowess, finally understood why Pippi's Fairy Punch was so strong—and where she'd learned it.

Superiors set the example; subordinates followed.

Without a Fighting-genius Trainer, could Pippi ever become Champion?

No way.

The miniskirt was their nightmare: not only did they get beaten, but their Pokémon had to take two punches from her Pippi too.

For a time, all middle-school students suffered terribly.

As long as she could battle without restraint, the miniskirt rarely bothered the teachers.

Through the screen, Baimu noticed many teachers showed visible relief and admiration toward the miniskirt after class, white thumbs popping up like they were free.

【Your compliance has reassured your teachers】

From the narrator's descriptions, it was clear the top student position at this school was extraordinary.

Like student councils in typical manga, it held certain powers exceeding those of ordinary teachers.

Therefore.

The faculty all felt they ought to reconsider the miniskirt.

As for the students who got beaten up.

Huh? They didn't even know such people existed?

Now the target's just changed—who's to say they have any right to complain? It's not like the miniskirt comes from a poor or powerless family.

Weeks passed, and the miniskirt, unable to wait any longer for a challenge from the middle-school top student, finally snapped.

On screen.

As soon as class ended.

She stormed straight into the class of the middle-school top student, kicked open the door blocked by the top student's lackeys, and tossed her challenge letter down with great flair in front of everyone.

The teacher at the podium, gathering textbooks to leave, had "..." above his head and wisely pretended not to see.

【You challenged the middle-school top student, wagering the top position—the middle-school top student "accepted"】

Baimu laughed heartily watching the middle-school top student, still in the classroom, staring blankly at the challenge letter.

Regarding this simulation target, he had not a single complaint.

He recalled the fleeting flashes of the miniskirt training her Pokémon just seconds ago—he knew clearly her gaze had never rested on her peers.

From the start, the miniskirt's goal was the League!

Her enrollment at the Pokémon Research School was merely a small compromise, forced by her parents' refusal to let her travel alone and challenge Gyms.

She had talent, she had effort, she had family background.

What is this?

Champion potential!

Who else could become League Champion? Who else would pioneer a region's first completion?

The League title belongs to no one but her!

Baimu had full confidence in the miniskirt, and she did not disappoint his expectations.

In her battle against the middle-school top student, she fully demonstrated her training style, securing victory through the "advantages" of multiple Pokémon.

Including but not limited to—

Pippi rode on the screaming Snorlax's face, tugging its thick ear as she swung her small paw, wrapped in brown-red aura, at its squinting eyes.

【You're a glutton? Try my punch first!】

【Top student's unworthy—BANG! BANG! Two punches!】

The enhanced punch kept the orange-red aura of increased Attack flowing without pause.

Of course, Snorlax didn't just sit there—often it reached out claws to grab Pippi, but those tiny wings looked like decorations, yet in flight they were astonishingly agile.

Grab left? She switched right. Grab right? She switched left.

Grab both sides? She flew straight to its head and smashed down with a Karate Chop—snotty snot flew out its nose.

Hard to believe this was a Fairy-type Pokémon, not a Fighting-type.

The middle-school students' endless "..." proved they'd never seen a Pippi like this—whether they'd tear up their textbooks afterward was another matter.

【Your Pippi defeated Snorlax, but it still seemed unsatisfied】

"Ash's Machamp's Champion Belt should be yours."

Baimu sighed deeply, wondering if Gulpin could develop in this direction.

Gulpin has the Guts ability when Mega-evolved, and even without Mega, it has Strong Jaw and can learn multiple punch moves—even three or more.

Too bad the pixelated visuals couldn't teach training techniques…

Could the reward include something like a certain attribute or even a Pokémon training technique?

As he fantasized, Mini Skirt successfully claimed the Middle Division champion title.

Old trio, old techniques.

Yet the textbook-obsessed Pokémon research school geniuses couldn't touch her, because their level suppression and type advantage rules meant nothing against Mini Skirt.

High level? I'm even higher.

Type matchups? Strong power can ignore type matchups—that's plainly written in the school textbooks!

【You defeated the Middle Division champion and obtained the position of Middle Division champion. You decide to continue your studies and advance to the Upper Division.】

Across the screen.

Baimu seemed to hear the wails of the Upper Division students and the thumping heartbeat of the Upper Division champion.

There was nothing to be done—he'd be nervous too if he were in his place.

Mini Skirt was reckless, yes, but unlike that fool of a Bug Catcher, her recklessness had method. Every time she targeted the strongest student in her grade, she underwent special training.

It was no different when she entered the Upper Division.

But unexpectedly, another talent manifested the very next day after her promotion to the Upper Division.

It was an afternoon.

【You felt anger at his abandonment, but you did not act—you knew spilled water cannot be retrieved.】

【You comforted his abandoned Pokémon: Seadra (male). Seadra was deeply grateful and wished to become your ally.】

【You agreed.】

No wonder it's you! Mini Skirt—with 【Kind-Hearted】 and 【Alluring】 traits!

Baimu didn't believe Mini Skirt's family would covet a mere Seadra; it was simply that this child was genuinely kind-hearted and never looked down on any Pokémon.

On the other hand.

Since so many Upper Division students were about to graduate and compete in the tournament, their power surged wildly, and Mini Skirt extended her training hours.

Considering the competition required six Pokémon, she called by phone to summon her remaining two Pokémon.

【You welcomed back your former Pokémon: Marill (male). Your allies increased.】

【You welcomed back your former Pokémon: Jigglypuff (male). Your allies increased.】

Hmm… none of these are particularly rare Pokémon.

Mini Skirt's complete team surprised Baimu, yet he found it unsurprising.

Compared to trainers who chase innate strength or rarity, Mini Skirt clearly preferred to uncover the hidden brilliance in Pokémon herself.

Thus, rarity mattered little.

But her team's gender distribution was unexpectedly balanced—three males, three females.

Baimu took a sip of his drink and watched the screen with anticipation.

With a full team, Mini Skirt's training grew frantic; she directly requested leave from school to extend her training time.

Through the narrator's hints, the reason why Pokémon like Pichu hadn't evolved finally came to light.

【Your Pichu learned a new move: Comet Punch. Its power increased.】

【Your Jigglypuff learned a new move: Self-Destruct. Its power increased.】

【Your Nidorina learned a new move…】

Repeatedly refreshing entries proved that Mini Skirt had deliberately withheld evolution to let Pichu and the others learn more moves.

When these entries stopped appearing.

Mini Skirt immediately pulled out a pile of strange stones and scales—the pixelated content left Baimu baffled as to where she'd pulled them from.

After using them one by one.

【Your Pichu evolved into Pikachu.】

【Your Jigglypuff evolved into Wigglytuff.】

【Your Nidorina evolved into Nidoqueen.】

【Your Seadra evolved into Kingdra.】

The true fully-evolved team! Formed!

Baimu couldn't help but applaud—each simulation felt like watching an animated film, especially tense and thrilling, and he always looked forward to the final team formation.

The teams of the previous few had been too overpowered.

Still, Mini Skirt's was the best.

The day after her team formed, Mini Skirt walked calmly into the Upper Division champion's classroom with her friends, as usual, and threw down a challenge.

The Upper Division champion accepted.

He clearly knew Mini Skirt would come eventually, so he prepared extensively.

He chose Pokémon that largely countered hers and pushed their levels to the absolute maximum possible.

Alas.

Before the evolved Pikachu and the others, all his preparations were illusions.

When Nidoqueen unleashed a torrent of Mud-Slap, Pikachu countered with a single move—Pound·Water Pulse—creating waves rivaling a surf, forcing the mud back.

Then it flapped its wings forward and slammed two thunderous punches onto Nidoqueen's head, knocking its horn crooked.

After that came Wigglytuff's frantic inhalation, swelling dozens of times before launching a Spinning Attack; Nidoqueen's bulky yet agile body danced through the air with rapid Poison Tail and Poison Jab combos;

Kingdra's pseudo-Super Water Spout, a vortex from which nothing escaped; Marill's belly-drumming leap and devastating Water Gun; Jigglypuff's cotton explosion, rapidly growing Parasitic Seeds—all left the Upper Division champion in agony.

But as Upper Division champion, he had already transcended textbook-level training; compared to the previous two champions, he still had some ability to fight back.

Unfortunately, before Mini Skirt, it meant nothing.

In the end, he lost without doubt—and as the highest-ranked, he also typed gg.

And after spending months forcibly climbing from the Elementary Division to the Advanced Division, eradicating the campus culture of bullying, becoming the idol of countless students—the miniskirt—she officially earned qualification for the Shi Ying Conference.

【You defeated the Advanced Division's top student; the tradition has been utterly shattered, and all students are grateful to you. You decide to begin preparing for the Shi Ying Conference.】

Finally!

The Shi Ying Conference is about to begin!