Chapter 203: Levincia Gym, Hearing Hearing Nimo's Growth

In the central square of Levincia City, just as its name suggests, this is a plaza established in the heart of Levincia City, and it also serves as the battlefield for the Levincia Gym.

After enjoying bread with Shuang Nai Xian along the way, Luo Mu carried two bags of bread he had carefully repackaged and followed the street all the way to the Central Square.

While still by the roadside, Luo Mu noticed flashes of electricity dancing across the battlefield within the square; it seemed the Gym Challenge had already begun.

When he actually reached the side of the battlefield, he raised an eyebrow slightly, pressed his forehead, and said, "This is truly... a sorrowful sight."

On the vast battlefield, two Pokémon were engaged in a fierce offensive and defensive battle, yet despite this being a Gym Challenge, the audience was scarce; the occasional spectators scattered around wore support shirts bearing the slogan "I Support Kiri," clearly fans of her livestreams.

"As a new Gym Leader, her popularity is still too low; becoming a major internet celebrity will still be a long and arduous journey."

Luo Mu shook his head and focused his attention on the battle taking place on the field.

Standing on the left was the Gym Leader, Kiri; she had long hair interwoven with blue and pink, with two cute little Magnemite hair ornaments perched on either side of her head, and she wore oversized trendy clothing.

A brilliant smile, her signature expression, appeared on Kiri's exquisite and cute face as she boldly revealed her trademark white shark-like teeth and called out, "Show my potential, Kiri~ Bellibolt, release all the electricity accumulated through battle in one go~ Discharge!!"

Bellibolt's power-generating navel began to shine with dazzling light; in the next instant, massive electrical energy erupted from the eyeball-like protrusions on Bellibolt's head, bursting forth with a brightness no less than the sunlight that illuminates the world.

Standing on the right was naturally Luo Mu's prized student, Hearing Hearing Nimo from Orange Academy.

After nearly a month of travel, her transformation was significant; specifically, she had become more vibrant, more confident, and her symptoms of being a battle maniac had worsened.

Clenching her right fist and raising it high, Hearing Hearing Nimo commanded the large bear-like Pokémon standing on the field, "Ursaring! Show your perseverance and slash through all that electric current!"

Indeed, this Pokémon was the evolved form of Teddiursa—Ursaring.

Ursaring possessed a rather ferocious face, making it the Pokémon many novice trainers least wanted to encounter in the forest, simply because most Ursaring's temperaments matched their faces.

However, such a fierce Ursaring now cast a look of trust toward Hearing Hearing Nimo, let out a sky-shaking roar to boost its morale, and without hesitation strode with vigorous steps straight toward the surging electric current.

Ursaring's fighting style was extremely violent and domineering; supported by some unknown source of strength, it slashed through Bellibolt's electric current with one palm, then struck Bellibolt's head heavily with a hand-chop, completely ending the battle.

"Mafu~~"

Shuang Nai Xian covered its eyes, feeling somewhat uncomfortable with this violent scene.

Luo Mu, on the contrary, spotted some intricacies; he remembered that even before making contact with Bellibolt's electric current, sparks of electricity were already flickering on Ursaring's fur.

"I see... triggering Ursaring's Guts ability while under the paralysis status, significantly boosting its power, is it?"

"You really have something, Hearing Hearing Nimo."

Having lost the battle, Kiri went to interact with the fans who had approached her with regret; she valued her current fans greatly, knowing full well that only by protecting her core base could her streaming career grow ever larger.

While interacting with fans, Kiri took a moment to check her recent livestream data.

The scarce number of around one thousand viewers left her somewhat frustrated, but as a professional streamer, she still maintained her composure perfectly, continuing to pose for photos and sign autographs for her fans with a brilliant smile.

On the other side, having exited her battle-maniac mode, Hearing Hearing Nimo began to notice her surroundings, and when she saw Luo Mu sitting on a chair not far away, a joyful smile immediately appeared on her face.

Great, Teacher Luo Mu had accepted her invitation and watched her Gym Challenge.

Since this was the final Gym Challenge of this spring break, and over the next few days she was ordered by her family to return home, she could only helplessly abandon the idea of pressing her advantage to challenge the fourth Gym.

Therefore, on such a special day, she wanted Luo Mu to see the results of her travels during this period.

"Teacher Luo Mu~!"

Waving her hand, Hearing Hearing Nimo jogged over to Luo Mu, then placed both hands on her knees and panted heavily, "Hehe, I've passed the Levincia Gym!"

"Are you okay, do you need to rest a bit?" Luo Mu's mouth twitched; it seemed Hearing Hearing Nimo's physical stamina had not improved at all during her travels. He picked up Shuang Nai Xian, who had been occupying the other half of the chair, held it in his arms, and gestured for Hearing Hearing Nimo to sit down.

Pressing a hand against her wildly beating heart as she sat down, Hearing Hearing Nimo let out a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

Luo Mu smiled again and said, "I watched your battle; it was wonderful."

Hearing Hearing Nimo chuckled, clearly pleased by Luo Mu's praise, then looked at the Shuang Nai Xian in Luo Mu's arms with surprise and exclaimed excitedly, "Shuang Nai Xian?! Little Milcery has evolved too?"

Luo Mu handed Shuang Nai Xian over to Hearing Hearing Nimo, who wanted to cuddle it, saying, "Don't be so surprised; your Teddiursa has evolved into Ursaring, so it's only normal for Little Milcery to evolve into Shuang Nai Xian."

"Mm~ Shuang Nai Xian is so cute, and you smell so good~"

Hearing Hearing Nimo happily rubbed cheeks with Shuang Nai Xian; it was evident she really liked Shuang Nai Xian, or rather, she basically liked every single Pokémon.

After a while, Hearing Hearing Nimo calmed down, and with Shuang Nai Xian perched on her head, she proudly puffed out her chest and said, "Hehehe, not only Ursaring, but my Pawmo has also evolved into Pawmot!"

"Moreover, this child has hatched and become my partner."

Hearing Hearing Nimo took out a Poké Ball and released a purple Pokémon that looked soft and squishy.

This Pokémon was sleeping soundly; Hearing Hearing Nimo only showed it to Luo Mu for a moment before recalling it into the Poké Ball.

Luo Mu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Goomy?"

Hearing Hearing Nimo looked as if this were only natural, saying, "As expected, nothing stumps Teacher Luo Mu. That's right, it's a child hatched from a Pokémon Egg my father gave me; it's still very small right now and hasn't undergone training yet."

"That's good; Dragon-type Pokémon all have great potential. Raise it well, and it will surely become a solid backbone for you in the future." Luo Mu nodded slightly, then, as if remembering something, picked up the bag beside him and handed it to Hearing Hearing Nimo, "Here, this is bread for a gift; I think the taste is quite good, though I don't know if it suits your palate."

Hearing Hearing Nimo accepted the bag with delight, exclaiming, "Eh, there's a gift too? I love it, thank you, Teacher Luo Mu!"

"Eh eh eh~ Isn't this the new Champion, Mr.? I didn't expect you to actually accept Kiri's invitation and come watch the battle~ By the way, what's that, a gift? Is there a share for Kiri?"

Having just said goodbye to her cute little fans, Kiri arrived and immediately spotted the bag in Hearing Hearing Nimo's hands, her eyes shining brightly as she spoke.

(End of Chapter)