Chapter 892

【Your growth makes the Circhester Gym Leader feel gratified.】

Travel truly can transform a Trainer.

The schoolgirl might not be at her peak state yet, but compared to when she first set out, she is undoubtedly a different person now.

The tempering from the Gym battles played a significant role in this.

If the simulator displayed Pokémon levels, All Baimu estimates that after every Gym battle, the schoolgirl's Pokémon could improve by about two or three levels.

Based on this praise.

【You head toward Glimwood Tangle.】

The schoolgirl had suffered a loss here before, nearly being abducted by a wild Hatterene.

Visiting for a second time, she couldn't help but develop the idea of washing away her previous shame.

After all, she had suffered a loss.

The Hatterene also performed very effectively; seeing this familiar face after the previous failed abduction, it prepared to return to its old trade without a second word.

It likely held a similar idea to the schoolgirl—

To climb back up from where one fell.

It's just that the Hatterene likely didn't expect the astonishing growth rate of the Trainer profession; in just a few months, she already possessed the power to defeat it.

When it fell under the blade of Aegislash, the entire screen was filled with explosive question marks and exclamation points.

One can see the opponent's shock.

The human who was easily handled in the past is now handling it in return?

【You only feel physically and mentally refreshed.】

As expected of you!

All Baimu silently gave the schoolgirl a thumbs up.

Revenge, after all, is something that never depends on the time of day, from morning till night.

【You continue to advance toward Ballonlea.】

The kidnapper Hatterene was shunned by the schoolgirl because its typing didn't include Ghost; of course, the 【Elite System】 talent also played a role.

The schoolgirl listened very well to the Circhester Gym Leader's advice and did not intend to raise a seventh Pokémon for battle before the Champion Cup ended.

Little Dreepy? That's a Dragon Arrow vehicle, it doesn't count as a combatant.

The narrator indicates that the schoolgirl already has a plan in mind for the sixth combatant.

【You have arrived at Ballonlea.】

Ballonlea never sees sunlight year-round, and the main light source is the fluorescent mushrooms growing everywhere.

Therefore, set against the pixel art, it appeared both beautiful and dreamy, nearly causing the schoolgirl to lose her way again.

Fortunately, she hadn't forgotten the purpose of her visit here.

【You challenged the Ballonlea Gym Leader.】

Without a doubt.

The Ballonlea Gym Leader is none other than Ms. Opal, who was from the same era as the former-former Champion Mustard; the two had a hearty battle fifty years ago.

It's just that Mustard later moved his base to the Isle of Armor, while Ms. Opal continued to exist as the Ballonlea Gym Leader.

In reality, she should have started picking a successor by now, right?

All Baimu suddenly remembered Bede, who had progressed from a hot-headed young man to a semi-flamboyant "trap."

Although it was deserved, such a change still makes one feel a sense of sighing.

Inside the screen.

An old woman and a young girl start a battle.

Because it was the fifth Gym, the number of Pokémon for the battle changed from three to four, which were Galarian Weezing, Mawile, Togekiss, and Alcremie (Ruby Cream).

With Golurk and Aegislash, the first three didn't pose much of a problem.

Perhaps because of Ms. Opal's decades of battle experience, the process was a bit more difficult, but the outcome was good.

Two Pokémon completed the feat of two-versus-three and prepared to defeat the final opponent in one go.

The problem lay with Alcremie.

Unlike the situation the schoolgirl encountered before, this Alcremie of Opal's could Gigantamax.

Its G-Max Finale therefore transformed into 【G-Max Cuddle】, paired with the grassy field from Max Overgrowth; it truly recovered as much as Aegislash dealt.

Three moves later, it was fine, but Aegislash had fallen.

What an outrageous endurance capability!

How would the schoolgirl dare to send out Dragapult? While its stealth ability is outstanding, what if it gets caught?

After some consideration, she sent out her capable warrior, Drifblim.

After entering the field, it did nothing but set up Tailwind, Minimize, and Amnesia; once it couldn't take the beating anymore, it immediately used Baton Pass to switch to Golurk.

The Golurk, buffed to the point of madness, was only responsible for one thing—【Heavy Slam】.

Regardless of endurance or not, just charge!

It was nothing more than charging to death or being charged to death.

When All Baimu saw the screen full of Golurk's 'wryyyyy—' roars, he inexplicably felt a surge of hot-blooded excitement.

He then shifted his perspective, watched the Blissey play games with the Shiny Gengar for a moment, and gradually calmed down.

【You defeated the Ballonlea Gym Leader and obtained the Fairy Badge.】

Alcremie was charged to death.

It can only be said that Drifblim is truly very useful as a buffing tool; although its defenses aren't high, it is indeed very durable, and the schoolgirl has clearly understood this person's true purpose.

Upon returning to Circhester, she learned from her Gym Leader teacher that Polteageist and Dragapult could also use Baton Pass.

A bold idea took shape in her mind.

【You decided to carry forward the Baton Pass tactic.】

"..."

All Baimu peered inside through the screen and couldn't help but see the word "sleazy" on that long-haired, bespectacled cute girl, but once he thought about how he was counting on the cute girl's competition results to improve, "sleazy" turned into "solid and reliable."

——

【You have arrived at Hammerlocke.】

The schoolgirl reunited with her childhood friend for the third time.

Relying on the newly enlightened Minimize tactic, she beat him until he couldn't find north.

【You proudly accepted the childhood friend's praise.】

The opponent had also unexpectedly obtained the fifth badge; Hammerlocke in this era is not the strongest Gym and doesn't get to be the finale before the Champion Cup.

Back then, the schoolgirl had considered that the Hammerlocke Gym Leader's level wasn't as strong as Circhester's and had rejected her Gym Leader teacher's suggestion.

After the battle.

The two wandered around the ancient and prosperous Hammerlocke.

And in the words exchanged, there was finally a bit of the look of childhood sweethearts.

All Baimu felt quite gratified.

【You challenged the Hammerlocke Gym.】

The Hammerlocke Gym Leader of this era was still very honest, with a whole team of Dragon-type Pokémon, unlike a certain dark-skinned youth who had a bunch of good brothers who set up weather.

And Dragapult, which had achieved nothing in the Fairy arena, finally became the greatest contributor this time.

Relying on Polteageist's multiple Nasty Plots plus Baton Pass, this guy's Dragon Pulse had become so exaggerated that it killed gods and Buddhas; even if the opponent also Gigantamaxed, they couldn't withstand the G-Max Draconic Dive.

The ace's dignity was restored.

However.

How could there be someone in this world who Gigantamaxes Duraludon just like Raihan!?

Hammerlocke Gym is truly inherited in one line!

【You defeated the Hammerlocke Gym Leader and obtained the Dragon Badge.】

The sixth badge was in hand.

The schoolgirl's understanding of the Baton Pass team also deepened, which made her rush to Spikemuth without stopping.

【You have arrived at Route 9, where you can overlook the Frigid Sea.】

She encountered the last target she tried to capture here—

Jellicent.

A Water and Ghost-type Pokémon, which well compensated for her lack of long-range attack methods to counter Charizard when fighting her childhood friend.

By the way...

【You captured a male Jellicent; the necessary mobile water source has increased.】

As everyone knows, a large part of Jellicent's body structure is composed of water.

What? Seawater?

Seawater is also water! At worst, just change it!

Anyway, in the Pokémon world, there isn't such a clear dividing line between seawater and freshwater, and it usually ignores the existence of osmotic pressure, nailing Newton's coffin lid tighter than anything.

The schoolgirl, with a full team, continued forward in high spirits.

【You forgot the childhood friend's warning.】

Hmm?

All Baimu was slightly stunned.

What did the childhood friend warn about? Did he miss the plot?

The answer came quickly.

——The schoolgirl encountered a collective blockade by Spikemuth Trainers.

【You heard them severely denounce Gigantamaxing, believing it led to the decline of Spikemuth, and found it very strange.】

Because there were no energy points nearby, Spikemuth failed to build an arena that supported Gigantamaxing and couldn't attract outside tourists, thus gradually declining.

And the schoolgirl came from Postwick.

As a rural town near the south, Postwick naturally also had no energy points or Gigantamaxing. But she couldn't empathize with the people of Spikemuth.

Regarding the content of the protest, the schoolgirl also expressed that she was powerless and hoped they would clear the way so she could go in and challenge the Gym...

She was refused.

Therefore, between fighting and fighting, the schoolgirl made a choice.

【You initiated Pokémon battles with everyone present.】

After all, the proud girl was relatively young and had no better way to handle it; in her view, since those blocking the door were all Trainers, defeating them all would surely settle things.

Don't say it, you really shouldn't say it.

It has a lot of the style of Ryuko Matoi in Kill la Kill; All Baimu is willing to crown her as the second-generation miniskirt.

Speaking of which, how did the childhood friend handle it?

In the simulated plot, the childhood friend's personality was far less tough than the schoolgirl's; it's impossible that these people only blocked the schoolgirl, right?

While pondering, the schoolgirl had already completed the domination of Spikemuth.

The Baton Pass team might not count for much in the eyes of Trainers at the top of the pyramid, but dealing with these minions was no different from a dimensionality reduction strike.

Even if their Pokémon's quality was higher than the schoolgirl's, that was just a problem that could be solved with a Nasty Plot.

【You were unimpeded in Spikemuth.】

One sentence expressed the schoolgirl's current strength.

She found the Spikemuth Gym Leader and challenged him.

The opponent was naturally not Piers, that rock-and-roll sister-con; the Gym Leader at this time was a middle-aged man who looked very exhausted.

Being good at Dark-types hadn't changed.

Because the entire team was countered, the schoolgirl had thought that even without the Gigantamax buff, she would face a bitter battle.

Type advantage is everything, after all.

The result was much simpler than she had imagined.

Drifblim sacrifice? Doesn't matter.

Polteageist sacrifice? Also doesn't matter.

These two brothers, one used Destiny Bond and the other used low-HP Explosion plus Aftermath, alive and well made the opponent suffer a bitter pill; it was truly sleazy.

The lack of Gigantamaxing actually made the schoolgirl's Baton Pass team run more smoothly.

No need to worry about not being able to move the opponent's Pokémon,

【You defeated the Spikemuth Gym Leader and obtained the Dark Badge.】

The seventh badge was successfully obtained.

The more All Baimu watched, the more he felt she could break through the shackles of being the runner-up in the Single Blue Limit Tournament.

Ordinary simulation targets get harder the further they go, but the schoolgirl is the opposite, because having a relatively complete battle system and tactics is just powerful.

Just when he was thinking this.

The schoolgirl crossed the Frigid Sea of Route 9 and arrived at her final destination.

【You have arrived at Circhester.】

This is an ancient and quiet big city, located in the cold region of northeastern Galar, with huge hot springs flowing underground, and Ice-type Pokémon can be seen everywhere.

The schoolgirl, with the idea of completing the clearance in one go, didn't even soak in the hot springs before going to challenge the Gym.

The result can be imagined.

【You lost to the Circhester Gym Leader.】

The Ice-type expert Melony is perhaps the youngest among the current Gym Leaders, but her strength is not only not weaker than other Gym Leaders, but even more powerful!

Even if the timeline is pulled to the era All Baimu is in, she is the only one who has never lost to Raihan.

And the defeat the schoolgirl suffered was mainly related to the light shield formed by Gigantamax Lapras relying on 【G-Max Resonance】, and the freezing effect that occurred four out of five times.

It might be a home-field advantage.

The cold climate of the Circhester Gym made the freezing effect trigger extremely frequently, and the high coverage of Blizzard left Dragapult with nowhere to hide.

Golurk, the secondary output, was also tragically exploded by Galarian Darmanitan due to its Ice-type weakness.

This Pokémon that looks like an Indian version of a snow-country Pokémon is truly outrageously fierce; its Ice Punch can conversely suppress Golurk's Fire Punch.

The 【Gorilla Tactics】 ability is terrifying.

This crushing defeat made the schoolgirl quickly self-reflect and realize her own shortcomings—

Not sleazy enough.

Her Pokémon didn't know enough moves.

【You began to enhance the Pokémon's held skills.】

During this period, the childhood friend arrived in Circhester and, through type advantage and the key move Defog that Charizard knew, successfully cleared the eighth Gym.

Becoming a Trainer with the qualifications to participate in the Champion Cup.

The schoolgirl saw it in her eyes and felt anxious in her heart.

Not long after letting Drifblim learn Defog, she started challenging the Gym again and shifted the main output from Golurk and Dragapult to Aegislash.

It was visibly much smoother.

Especially after Aurora Veil was cleared away by Defog, Aegislash used Iron Head with its blade, splitting Lapras with one sword, and the schoolgirl's thoughts were suddenly cleared.

【You defeated the Circhester Gym Leader and obtained the Ice Badge.】

Melony at this time was still very young.

It is estimated that she had just given birth to her "unfilial" eldest son; she was very fond of the schoolgirl and taught her many battle techniques while soaking in the hot springs together.

The schoolgirl gained a lot.

All Baimu, through the screen, only felt that this momentum was steadily improving, and he didn't know how she could lose at all.

Breaking through the semi-finals should be easy, right?

Hmm...

Should be?

Inside the screen.

The schoolgirl and the childhood friend sat on the train, "brothers" both returning home together.

With the current atmosphere between the two, it's estimated that the "brother, you smell so good" bridge can only appear in the high school stage; the key is that All Baimu has watched the schoolgirl model for too long...

He always feels she looks a lot like Cheren in long-haired women's clothing.

At least the model is very similar.

All Baimu seriously suspects the simulator forced a male to be female to save on models.

【You returned to Postwick and embraced your long-lost parents.】

The schoolgirl was surprised to learn from her parents that they had secretly gone to watch her matches, but didn't want to add trouble to her, so they didn't say anything.

【You smiled and said you didn't mind, and hoped they could go to the Wyndon Stadium to watch you participate in the Champion Cup in person.】

The schoolgirl's parents readily agreed.

In the next few days.

【You visited all the familiar people and began preparing for the Champion Cup.】

The start time approached day by day.

The schoolgirl, who hadn't been back long, entered a tense preparation phase.

By the way, the boys who dropped out of school because of her came to provoke her again during this period, and this time, the schoolgirl didn't lose to the Pokémon they stole again.

These people, along with the Pokémon they brought, were all blasted away by Golurk like Team Rocket.

Drawing a perfect period for the schoolgirl's past unwillingness.