The news of Natsu-sensei's victory over Sabrina at the Saffron Gym spread like wildfire, sparking heated discussions in the group chat.
"Even with her psychic advantage in issuing commands, Sabrina still lost," Brock mused, arms crossed. "Natsu's fundantals are truly unfathomable..."
"True," Gold snorted, blowing his bangs out of his face. "If even the beautiful big sister of Saffron City lost to him, then getting swept makes perfect sense!"
"Sabrina lost...?" Blue Oak muttered, one hand in his pocket as he fell into thought.
With her overwhelming psychic abilities, Sabrina was far more troubleso than most Gym Leaders.
Combined with Natsu-sensei's previous draw against Mr. Lance...
His strength might already be at Champion level.
If not for his abysmal luck, even I—
Shaking his head, Blue brushed back his brown bangs, a confident smirk returning.
I can't believe I'm starting to feel the sa anticipation as Red!
Natsu let out a bitter laugh.
Listen to !
Gengar was the one who went job-hunting!
I never planned to challenge Sabrina's Gym!
Though she hadn't gone all out, a loss was still a loss.
Unlike a certain "Hatcher," Sabrina wouldn't make excuses.
A voice ssage from her popped up, her tone teasing.
"Natsu-sensei is quite impressive~"
Natsu-sensei: ?
Far away in the Sevii Islands, Lorelei—surrounded by plush pillows in her ho—blushed furiously.
Oh no… My mind went there automatically!
Too much shoujo manga must've tinted my glasses yellow!
Slapping her cheeks, she typed: "Ahem… Losing to Natsu-sensei and praising him is perfectly normal!"
You're just making it worse!
As the partner fate's spoon had once pointed to, Green couldn't resist teasing.
"Natsu-sensei, bullying girls again?"
Bullying?!
Natsu's eye twitched.
Did you not see her pull out a generational Alakazam on ?!
Thankfully, I was just slightly dirtier—ahem, better—or I'd have been crushed!
"Speaking of which," Yellow wondered, "why did Natsu-sensei suddenly start challenging Gyms?"
"This one is also curious," Erika added.
As a professor at Celadon University, Natsu could've simply applied for a League Tournant spot through the Pokémon Certification Center.
Was there so deeper aning to this?
"I get it!"
Brock—Natsu's fellow "Poverty Brotherhood" mber—slamd his fist into his palm.
"He's after the League stipend for collecting eight badges!"
Before earning badges or titles, Trainers had to fund everything themselves.
Only after collecting all eight would the League Association provide financial support.
With Natsu-sensei's personality, bulldozing through Kanto's Gyms just to demand the reward…
He'd absolutely do that!!
"W-Wait, seriously?!" Misty gasped.
Jasmine and Whitney, currently in Johto, shivered.
With the Indigo Plateau and Silver Conferences now rged, the competition had skyrocketed.
If Natsu-sensei finishes Kanto… is Johto next?!
"I-I see…"
Erika blinked before nodding. "This one's badge is ready whenever Natsu-sensei wishes to claim it."
"Sa here—well, not exactly."
Brock crossed his arms. "I'd still prefer a proper man-to-man battle!"
"I don't mind… Though I'm training in the Orange Archipelago now," Misty sweatdropped. "But if Natsu-sensei wants my badge, please go easy on my three sisters..."
Natsu-sensei: ???
What are you all implying?!
I just got one badge, and it already hurt my soul!
Now you're all just handing them over?!
Are you backstabbing with a combo finisher?!
"If that's the case," Crystal calculated, "Natsu-sensei might actually make January's League Tournant!"
Collecting all badges in just over a month? That was insane progress!
Lurking in the chat, Silver skimd the conversation and scoffed silently.
Gym badges?
Who actually challenges for them? Just grab them when the Leader's out!
"Is that fast?" Sapphire asked, puzzled.
Back in Hoenn, she and Ruby had cleared all Gyms in 80 days—speed was relative.
"It's different, Sapphire," Ruby explained.
"Against soone like Natsu-sensei, Gym Leaders would go all out."
"Exactly," Steven smiled.
"In gaming terms… it's the difference between a first playthrough and New Ga Plus."
"I get that, but—"
Wattson nodded sagely before suddenly yelling:
"When's the new ga coming out?! The card packs never drop URs for —it's boring!"
Gold: "Like I've had better luck!"
Green: "Aren't holographics easy to pull?"
Steven: "The rates seem fair to ."
The billionaire Steven had only spent a hundred thousand Pokédollars to complete his shiny set—a reasonable sum, in his eyes.
Gold: "Damn you lucky whales!"
[Gold sent: Brave Bird.jpg]
The animated GIF showed an enraged Togekiss dive-bombing like a teor.
"Haha, just kidding," Steven chuckled. "Don't be mad—here's a red envelope."
['The Unbeatable' sent a red envelope. Update to the latest version to claim.]
Green's eyes turned to dollar signs.
"Thanks, boss!"
Gold: "I didn't even get one!"
Natsu-sensei: "Curses, my app won't load it either!"
Gold: "Old man Wattson, you're using a bot! 0.01 seconds?!"
"Nonsense!" Wattson grinned. "Test —send another!"
['The Battler' sent a red envelope…]
Gold: "Oh! Thanks, Senior Red!"
Yellow: "I got it!"
"Hmm?" Lance raised an eyebrow at his screen. "Ah, just missed it."
Clair's temple throbbed. "An Elite Four mber scrambling for red envelopes? Have so dignity!"
Lance: "Steven's doing it too!"
"Hahaha," Steven laughed. "And I'm the luckiest draw again!"
Wattson, of course, claid first place once more.
Natsu-sensei: "Old man, you're definitely cheating!"
Wattson: "Gotta bounce! "
...
The chaos finally ended with Wattson treating everyone to virtual milk tea.
The old man just loved ssing with the youngsters.
One by one, the Gym Leaders logged off after offering their badges freely.
Closing the chat, Natsu exhaled deeply.
"Why does it feel like… they're all eager to give badges?"
Please, keep them! Give them to soone who needs them!
That said, Kanto's Gym Leaders were exceptional.
Ash Ketchum had received most of his badges as gifts—because in this world, Brock and Misty had mastered ga Evolution.
They only used weaker teams for evaluation purposes.
Wattson's comnt also reminded Natsu of sothing.
A new ga project… It's ti.
"Next venture: online gaming."
Sitting at his desk, he opened his notebook to draft a proposal.
"Ideally, a cross-platform release for mobile and PC…"
The first thing that ca to mind was a Hearthstone-style digital card ga.
Adapting the Pokémon Trading Card Ga into an online format was technically feasible—but with physical cards selling so well, launching a digital version now might hurt sales.
Better to wait until the hype dies down.
"This proposal should work."
After a long pause, he typed the new ga's title…
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