Chapter 113: Hearing Nimo and Peper's Double Battle

Luo Mu could not know what Hearing Nimo was thinking; he simply led the two of them to an open patch of land on the farm and smiled, "Have you ever heard of Double Battles?"

Hearing Nimo quickly snapped out of her state of self-blame, raised her hand, and declared righteously, "I don't know!"

Peper looked at Hearing Nimo in surprise, utterly shocked, "You are practically going mad over the profession of Trainer, yet you don't even know what a Double Battle is?"

Hearing Nimo planted her hands on her hips with complete justification, "Precisely because I don't know is why I must study and undergo special training!"

Peper could not argue with her, so he could only shut up and look toward Luo Mu.

Under Hearing Nimo's curious gaze, Luo Mu explained, "A so-called Double Battle is essentially when one Trainer sends out two Pokémon to command simultaneously, or when two people combine forces to engage in a Double Battle against another pair."

"Double Battles heavily test a Trainer's judgment of the battle situation, their ability to deploy Pokémon, and their depth of understanding; through the pairing of Pokémon with Pokémon and moves with moves, one achieves an effect where one plus one is greater than two."

"Do you know the rapper Lime?"

She knew the answer to this question!

Chewing over Luo Mu's words, Hearing Nimo raised her hand excitedly, "Is that the world-famous legendary rapper Lime?"

Peper also suddenly realized, slapping his thigh, "That singer who specializes in rap?"

Luo Mu nodded slightly, "Correct; in fact, beneath her identity as a rapper, she is also an expert extremely skilled in Double Battles. Once, after I challenged the Rock-type Freezer Gym, under the witness of Gym Leader Tim, I engaged in a Double Battle with her."

"Her specialty is Ghost-type Pokémon, and especially in the Double Battle format, her fighting style is incredibly troublesome; even I had to expend quite some effort to defeat her."

Luo Mu recalled Lime's ghostly legion, where bizarre moves emerged endlessly; fighting them was indeed nauseating, but fortunately, his skills were one level higher, and he directly let his Serperior violently sweep the team.

Hearing Nimo and Peper widened their eyes, never expecting that the world-renowned rapper possessed such formidable strength as a Trainer, even earning Luo Mu's evaluation of being troublesome.

Luo Mu clapped his hands, directly ending the topic, "Without further delay, you two shall conduct a Double Battle; only after actual experience will you gain some realization."

Hearing Nimo raised her hand and asked, "Teacher Luo Mu, does Peper have a second Pokémon? I see he always only has Ao Ao Jiaofu by his side."

Luo Mu had long planned for this, "It's fine; my farm has quite a few Pokémon; Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou, Mudbray, Minccino, or Bai Bai Pengpeng can all temporarily be commanded by Peper."

"That won't be necessary." Peper suddenly spoke up to reject Luo Mu's proposal, directly pulling out two Poké Balls and throwing them, "Besides Ao Ao Jiaofu, I also caught a second Pokémon a few days ago; come out, Greedent!"

Red light flashed, and Ao Ao Jiaofu along with a seemingly very cute gray little squirrel appeared in the vision of the several people.

Ao Ao Jiaofu was already very familiar with this place; he directly came over on his own accord to sniff Luo Mu's and Hearing Nimo's pant legs, no longer displaying the fierce demeanor he had shown Luo Mu upon their first meeting.

Greedent immediately climbed onto Peper's right shoulder; its cheeks looked bulging, as if storing quite a bit of its food reserves inside; it surveyed the surrounding environment with curious eyes, showing that it remained somewhat wary of unfamiliar places.

Peper stroked its fur and introduced Greedent's origin on his own, "I encountered Greedent on my way home; at that time, it had fainted by the roadside from hunger, so Ao Ao Jiaofu and I picked it up, took it home, and fed it a meal, after which it refused to leave; helplessly, I caught it."

Unlike Luo Mu, who was surprised by Peper's luck, Hearing Nimo's focus was strange; she stared straight at Peper and said seriously and solemnly, "How long ago did you catch it?"

Peper felt Hearing Nimo was being somewhat incomprehensible, "Four days ago."

But upon hearing Peper's answer, Hearing Nimo's entire demeanor turned ashen, and she muttered to herself, "I actually lost."

Setting aside Hearing Nimo's inexplicable competitiveness, both sides now possessed two Pokémon, having met the minimum conditions for establishing a Double Battle.

The battle unfolded under Luo Mu's witness, however, both the process and the result were somewhat abstract.

Regarding talent as a Trainer, Hearing Nimo was certainly stronger; Bellibolt, under her cultivation and the wealthy upbringing of Hearing Nimo's family, had gradually caught up in strength, while Cubchoo, as a wild Pokémon surviving alone in the wilderness, could also be rated as quite good.

Moreover, seemingly because the conditions provided by Hearing Nimo's family were too good, even though this Cubchoo cast several sharp glances at Luo Mu after leaving its Poké Ball, it remained very obedient to Hearing Nimo's commands.

Sigh, the Bear Tribe had lost another great general.

Money truly is the root of all evil.

Hearing Nimo's talent was undoubtedly outstanding; even though this was her first time handling a Double Battle, she at least did not become flustered like other novices, attending to the head while neglecting the tail; at the very least, she could command Bellibolt and Cubchoo to fight individually.

Peper was comparatively abstract; Luo Mu knew clearly that his command ability was weak, but this weakness became even more pronounced in the environment of a Double Battle; in order not to crush Peper's self-confidence, Luo Mu held back with all his might from voicing the evaluation of "a complete mess."

If it were not for Ao Ao Jiaofu's solid strength, plus the fact that Greedent's combat power was unexpectedly quite good, Peper would have had no way to stalemate with Hearing Nimo for so long before losing the battle due to his Pokémon being defeated one by one by Hearing Nimo.

In Luo Mu's mind, the students of the Battle Studies class could currently be divided into three tiers.

The first tier consisted of senior students like Pippa and Penny; their Pokémon had followed them for a long time, and their strength was slightly greater than Hearing Nimo's current level.

Hearing Nimo occupied the second tier, but as long as she continued to grow, it would not take long for her to surpass the students of the first tier; Peper, relying on Ao Ao Jiaofu's level advantage, could win against novice Trainers like Ai Li Qi Si, but once the opponent's Pokémon training level improved, the gap brought about by command ability would become apparent.

After pondering the problems revealed by the two of them during the Double Battle, Luo Mu frowned, summoned Ringo and Bai Bai Pengpeng, and after restoring stamina to Peper's and Hearing Nimo's Pokémon, he said, "You two will team up to conduct a Double Battle against me, letting you witness how a true Double Battle should actually be conducted."

"Ringo and Bai Bai Pengpeng are Pokémon from the farm, not my main force; their strength is not too different from yours, so you can rest assured."

Hearing Nimo and Peper exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of unwillingness to admit defeat and ambition in each other's eyes.

Perhaps... if they sent out their aces, Bellibolt and Ao Ao Jiaofu, they could defeat Luo Mu, who was commanding ordinary farm Pokémon!

(End of Chapter)