Chapter 115: Climbing

After Su Hao made a reservation for the auction on the 8th at the top floor of the Pokémon Comprehensive Center, he dialed the contact number for the lead captain provided by the club.

He took out his phone, entered the number, and dialed.

Following a strange, inexplicable prelude, a foul-smelling song began to play.

【Don't cry, my love.】

【Tears don't suit you.】

?

Why is there 'hoo' everywhere? (Annoyed)

"Hello, who is this?"

As the call was connected, an adult male voice sounded.

"I'm Su Hao. I just booked the mountaineering activity departing tomorrow morning at the club."

Su Hao explained briefly.

"Oh, so it's Mr. Su. I've just received the notification. We'll depart for the climb at the foot of Ice Feather Mountain at five o'clock tomorrow morning."

"No problem. I'd like to ask, if I complete the Gym challenge that same day, when can we return to the city?"

Su Hao asked his question; he felt that if he were going to miss the auction, it would be better to climb the mountain a few days later.

"If we depart on time tomorrow morning, we should arrive at the mountainside by midnight. A round trip will take three days."

"Alright, I have no further questions, Captain Roger."

"Great. Let's add each other on Piplup Messenger later, and I'll send you the list of equipment needed for the climb."

"Just call me Roger."

"Okay."

Hanging up the phone and looking at the long list of equipment sent by the new contact, Su Hao compared it with the one he had bought according to the guide; no additional purchases were needed.

With things settled, Su Hao prepared to return to the hotel to rest early, build up his strength, and climb the mountain tomorrow morning!

Su Hao returned to the hotel and, as usual, handed his phone over to Carbink.

Incineroar and Milotic were still competing with each other on the side.

"Na na na?"

【Hehehe, I can keep watching the third episode~ When will Xiao Fang become a magical girl?】

At this moment, Carbink didn't know what was waiting for her...

"Na na na na na na——!"

Carbink's scream echoed throughout the hotel suite...

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Have you ever seen Ice Peak City at four in the morning?

Su Hao has.

The sky was still dark, but he had already arrived at the foot of the mountain, where three people were already waiting.

"Little Brother Su? Over here, over here!"

The burly man leading the group saw Su Hao and immediately waved to greet him.

Besides the burly man, Su Hao had some impression of the other two; weren't they the two he almost bumped into when he went to buy mountaineering gear yesterday?

"Hello!"

Su Hao walked up and greeted the three people looking at him.

"Hello, we meet again!"

Daigo and Mu Xia also didn't expect to run into the boy with the Incineroar so soon, and they exclaimed in surprise in unison.

"Hello, let's get to know each other. My name is Su Hao, and I'm here to climb the mountain with Captain Roger to challenge the Polar Ice Gym."

Su Hao smiled, showing eight white teeth as he introduced himself. He was curious if these two were also going to challenge the Gym.

"Ah, are you also going to challenge the Polar Ice Gym?" Mu Xia's tone was a bit surprised; now she could finally see the combat power of that Incineroar.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Mu Xia, a junior at Magic City University, specializing in Fire-type Pokémon."

"This is Daigo, also a junior at Magic City University like me, specializing in Steel-type Pokémon!"

Daigo, who was being introduced, was a bit silent. His silver-blue pupils carefully sized Su Hao up, as if confirming something.

"..."

"I'd like to ask, student Su Hao, how old are you?" Daigo suddenly asked.

He felt that Su Hao's handsome, youthful appearance seemed a bit too young.

"Me? I'm seventeen now! A senior at Yangcheng High School!"

Su Hao replied. He knew...

It was probably because he looked young that the other party noticed something.

"Seventeen!!?"

"Senior year!!?"

Daigo and Mu Xia exclaimed at the same time.

They had naturally gone through the period of receiving their starter Pokémon in their senior year of high school. Logically, at this time, one should still be studying in school, training Pokémon that were at most at the Normal level, right?

How was Su Hao already here to challenge a Gym?

Daigo and Mu Xia looked at each other, both seeing the surprise in the other's eyes.

"Little Brother Su, if I may ask, are you challenging the Beginner Gym Challenge?"

Roger, who had been watching the three of them talk, suddenly interjected.

"Yes."

Su Hao nodded gently, confirming Roger's question.

"Whoa, then you're really impressive, Little Brother Su!" Roger gave a thumbs up to show his approval.

People capable of challenging the Beginner Gym Challenge were not common.

"Well, since we're here, shall we set off? If we're late, we'll have to spend the night on the snowy mountain." Roger suggested setting off.

"Okay."

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Having an experienced guide for the climb was different; along the way, Roger led Su Hao and the others to avoid countless potential risks.

Only once did a group of Weavile and Sneasel they accidentally encountered launch an attack.

Su Hao called out Incineroar, Daigo called out Metang, and Mu Xia called out Blaziken. The three Elite-level Pokémon, in coordination with Roger's Professional-level Pokémon, successfully repelled the Weavile group. ===== CHAPTER 116 =====