Chapter 166: Papa Heavy, You Should Quit the Group Chat

There, with his head drooping like a homeless stray dog, the youth whose light brown hair whorl was visibly clouded with gloom—wasn't that Papa Heavy?

It was currently spring break, and Luo Mu recalled that Papa Heavy, instigated by Hearing Hearing Nimo, had also chosen to go out and challenge the Gym.

The spot where he was crouching was precisely the office established by the Paldea League in Cortondo Town; one had to register here to challenge the Gym, and the building looked not much different from the one in the game.

Seeing Papa Heavy in this state, had he failed his challenge?

Luo Mu's brows furrowed slightly; that shouldn't be the case.

Young Lady Arven's Cortondo Gym was the first place novice trainers and students of Grandma Ju Zi Academy would invariably challenge without prior agreement. Young Lady Arven had been specifically instructed by Geeta to master the measure of battle, flexibly adjusting the difficulty to a state that could test challengers without crushing their confidence.

In any case, Luo Mu felt that among the several Gym Leaders, aside from Brother Brother Qingmu, Young Lady Arven bore the greatest pressure; she had to face heaps of rookie trainers, consider sending out suitable Pokémon for them, and rack her brains to provide commentary for each.

If it were Luo Mu in her place, he feared he would have fled after just one day.

After all, the League was desperately squeezing these adults dry to provide a superior and comfortable growth environment for the younger generation.

Therefore, at that time, as a privileged beneficiary, Luo Mu, bringing his Luxio along, had swept through the Baby Pokémon Young Lady Arven sent out; the look of shock on her face back then remained vivid in Luo Mu's memory even now.

He hadn't expected Papa Heavy to be so disappointing, managing to capsize even with Young Lady Arven intentionally going easy on him.

Luo Mu cast a look at Papa Heavy, frustrated by his inability to improve, and having no intention of approaching, he lightened his footsteps, intending immediately to slip away unnoticed.

It was holiday time, after all; he absolutely did not want to act as the guardian for this awkward little brat!

However, no matter how careful one is, there is always an oversight; Luo Mu had forgotten about the Milcery on his shoulder, which exuded a rich fragrance and garnered an extremely high rate of heads turning.

Papa Heavy, who had been crouching alone on the steps feeling emo due to his failure, twitched his nostrils, his expression freezing.

He seemed to smell a familiar scent, something like fresh cream?

As a chef, Papa Heavy's talent far exceeded Luo Mu's; within just a few breaths, Papa Heavy identified that this cream scent was very familiar and absolutely emitted by a Pokémon he knew.

Papa Heavy suddenly lifted his head, his gaze capturing Luo Mu, who was attempting to flee, and the Milcery, who was somewhat puzzled as to why Luo Mu wasn't greeting Papa Heavy.

Realizing he had actually encountered Brother Luo Mu, Papa Heavy instantly stopped being withdrawn; his eyes lit up as he waved and shouted, "Brother Luo Mu!!"

Luo Mu's fleeing motion stiffened; he felt as if he had suddenly fallen into an abyss, with Papa Heavy resembling the Grim Reaper wielding a scythe, coming to harvest him like leeks.

Since escaping was no longer an option, Luo Mu, now intercepted by Papa Heavy, asked about the current situation of the Battle Studies students and received Papa Heavy's reply.

"Ho, so Hearing Hearing Nimo and Penny have already obtained their first Mei Hui Zhang and headed to the next town, while the other students are currently training in the wilds of Cortondo Town, striving to challenge and defeat Young Lady Arven, is that it?"

Stroking his chin, Luo Mu listened as Papa Heavy said that Hearing Hearing Nimo had passed Young Lady Arven's Gym with only two Pokémon, while Penny had secured victory relying on her and her Pokémon's excellent wrestling techniques.

He wasn't surprised that these two had passed the first Gym; given Hearing Hearing Nimo's current strength, if she struggled a bit, she might even get to see Iono, the Gym Leader of Levincia City, while Penny was already a senior student, meaning the time she had spent raising Pokémon might even be longer than Luo Mu's.

But that Papa Heavy would actually lose... that shouldn't be the case.

Luo Mu asked, "Tell me in more detail exactly how you lost."

Papa Heavy nodded and recounted the details: because of Ao Ao Jiaofu, Young Lady Arven had treated him as a trainer who already possessed a badge; then, after Ao Ao Jiaofu mutually destroyed one of her Pokémon, his Greedent, due to its low level, had been thoroughly beaten.

In the midst of recalling this, Papa Heavy became emo on his own, saying with a face full of sorrow, "Afterward, Young Lady Arven commented that the gap in strength between the Pokémon was too large, and as a trainer, I was undoubtedly unqualified... What could I do? Ao Ao Jiaofu has grown up with me since childhood!"

"Thinking like that is where you went wrong."

Luo Mu's expression was not his usual gentle breeze; instead, it was somewhat serious, startling even the Milcery with Luo Mu's sudden change in attitude.

Luo Mu placed both hands on Papa Heavy's shoulders, using an adult's strength to force him to sit down, then sat beside him and asked in a flat voice, "You hardly ever train your Greedent, do you?"

Papa Heavy's body trembled; he hadn't expected Luo Mu to notice even this point.

Seeing through Papa Heavy's psychological activities at a glance, Luo Mu hit the nail on the head: "Of course I can tell; after all, usually your Greedent looks lazy, only wanting to eat then sleep and sleep then eat. Although it obeys your commands, it isn't enthusiastic about training, right?"

Papa Heavy felt that Luo Mu was divinely prophetic and immediately poured out his bitterness: "Clearly Ao Ao Jiaofu can complete training smoothly, but Greedent always stops after running a few steps, looking as if it's starving and I'm abusing it, when clearly it eats more than Ao Ao Jiaofu and I combined!"

Luo Mu's voice remained calm: "Do you regret capturing Greedent?"

Papa Heavy hesitated slightly: "I..."

Luo Mu's brows furrowed slightly: "Tell the truth."

Papa Heavy mumbled, "Yes, but only a little; although it resists training somewhat, it's usually still very well-behaved."

"I have no intention of releasing it!"

Papa Heavy emphasized that he only had a small dissatisfaction.

"I can understand your feelings, but this matter also represents that you, as a trainer, have not fulfilled your duty of Yincaishi Sect." Luo Mu first shook his head, then slapped Papa Heavy on the back, causing him to grimace in pain, and said, "This lesson was originally supposed to be taught to you all next semester, but since you've already encountered such a problem, I will provide individual instruction for you."

Papa Heavy's expression brightened with joy, but while his cheer was still brewing in his throat, Luo Mu added, "However, the instruction isn't happening right now. I still have matters to attend to; I'm going to visit Young Lady Arven at Patisserie Lei Mu, so you just wait here."

Papa Heavy froze for a moment, looked at the Milcery on Luo Mu's shoulder, and then remembered the promotional flyers posted in front of the Patisserie Lei Mu dessert shop he had seen when challenging Young Lady Arven earlier; realization dawned as he said, "Brother Luo Mu, are you trying to help Milcery obtain the sweet decoration item needed for its evolution!?"

"Oh?"

A trace of interest flashed in Emperor Yan Di's eyes; it seemed Papa Heavy knew a thing or two.

Papa Heavy nodded heavily and said, "Leveraging the popularity of Young Lady Arven's Patisserie Lei Mu, the Paldea Dessert Association has launched an event here in Cortondo Town, holding a culinary competition for desserts, and among the prizes is the sweet decoration item needed for Milcery to evolve!"

(End of Chapter)