The School Sports et. Even in Lorze's past life, it was the highlight of the school year.
In this Pokémon-centric world, however, the "Sports" were replaced by sothing much more exciting: high-stakes Pokémon Battles!
The only ones disappointed were the freshn and sophomores; they didn't have partners yet, so they were forced to sit in the stands and watch the seniors flex. It only made them more desperate to grow up.
By the ti Lorze arrived on campus, the matches were already in full swing.
The main event was the "Inter-Class Elimination." Each class fielded their top 10 students in a gauntlet style. The last class standing moved on. It was a rule set designed for maximum drama and rivalry.
Lorze's Class 1 was currently engaged in... well, he didn't know which class they were fighting. But the opponent looked like trash; otherwise, his class wouldn't have sent Xue Yi's Eevee out as the current fighter.
"Teacher Liu~! Looks like the fun just started. I'm not late, am I?" Lorze called out as he sauntered toward his class's designated area.
The students froze when they saw him. Their expressions were a mix of "Who is this guy?" and "Wait, is that the bastard from Class 1?"
Lorze had effectively vanished after the class gauntlet on the first day of school. He hadn't attended a single lecture in months, denying everyone the chance to get their revenge on him.
Beyond that, the monthly class rankings provided massive Credit rewards. Without their "Ace," Class 1 had been stuck in 3rd or 4th place every month.
Look at this 'privileged' prick sauntering in. He better have a massive compensation gift for us!
"You certainly have a sense of timing," Teacher Liu said, her eyes a chaotic ss of annoyance and intense, repressed affection.
Wait, 'affection'? Professional educators don't have those thoughts! Stop it!
"What? Did I miss the opening ceremony? Did the Principal give a long speech about 'youth' and 'passion' again?" Lorze asked, oblivious.
"This is the Semi-Finals," Teacher Liu snapped, glaring at him.
"The Semis? It's the last day already? No way."
"What did you think? We were waiting for you?"
"But... why are we using an Eevee in the Semis? Did the rest of the class die?"
"Watch your mouth!" Xue Yi, currently in the middle of her match, turned her head to glare at him.
Does he really think I'm just a fragile flower in a greenhouse?
Eevee is cute, but it's a Pokémon. Pokémon fight!
He disappears for three months, doesn't check on my progress once, and then acts like I'm a liability? You filthy fuckboy!
"Xue Yi's Eevee is officially ranked Top 3 in the entire senior grade," Teacher Liu explained calmly.
"Uh... my mistake." Lorze rubbed the back of his head. It seed he had underestimated Xue Yi's drive to surpass her sister. She had clearly been grinding Eevee's combat stats instead of just "bonding."
The Xue bloodline is full of workaholics.
If Eevee was this strong now, the Umbreon evolution was going to be a monster.
"You should have called earlier, Teacher. This is a once-in-a-lifeti high school event. I wanted the full experience~." Lorze's eyes were full of "fry-the-fish" (smurfing) intent.
"Call you? You're a 'National Genius Researcher.' I didn't want to disturb your world-saving work. Besides, the class group chat has been discussing tactics for weeks. Did you even look at it?" Teacher Liu sighed.
Who would have guessed this kid wouldn't just discover Abilities, but an Eevee evolution too?
Do you have any idea what you've done?
You've made every other high schooler on the planet look like a total Muggle. Leave so room for the rest of us!
"Well, I've been buried in 'research'~. I didn't have much ti for the chat. How about letting take the next round to test the waters?" Lorze was itching for a fight.
Ralts's evolution had given her a massive power spike. He estimated her "Battle Rating" had jumped from Outstanding (E) to Excellence (D) in one go. He needed to verify the data.
"Are you sure? Your old rivals have grown significantly in the last three months," Teacher Liu asked, worried he'd been slacking on training while playing scientist.
"It'll be fine. Is the current opponent tough?" Lorze shrugged.
"Class 2's Ace is a Quilava. It has the Blaze Ability. The lower its health, the harder it hits. Xue Yi always loses to it because it drags her into the 'Blaze' threshold and then one-shots her. You need to end it fast." Teacher Liu warned.
"Understood. Tell Xue Yi to lose quickly so I can get in there." Lorze said, half-listening.
"NO! Don't you dare!" Teacher Liu's face darkened. If she surrenders, you're our last man standing! They still have two fighters left!
Young people are so reckless...
Xue Yi, don't you dare listen to him!
"I forfeit."
Before Teacher Liu could even finish her thought, Xue Yi recalled her Eevee mid-match.
Under the rules, if you have no Pokémon left to swap to (or it's a 1v1 set), that counts as a total surrender for the individual.
"FOR FUCK'S SAKE!"
The entire arena went into an uproar. Xue Yi's opponents were confused; her own classmates were horrified.
Everyone knew Lorze was a beast back in the day, but that was months ago. Who knew if he was still the "Ace" after missing three months of school training?
Xue Yi... why do you trust him this much?
This makes the 'secret relationship' rumors look like a confird fact!
Xue Yi was a goddess on campus. She was beautiful, rich, and powerful. She was the undisputed school flower.
For a woman like that to see a man show up and imdiately "lay down her arms" to let him take over?
What the fuck did he do to make you submit like that?!
WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP!!!
"Who the hell is that guy?" the Class 2 representative asked, frowning.
Since when did Class 1 have a secret weapon stronger than Xue Yi? Why had he been benched until now?
"He's finally here," Shi Fan from Class 3 whispered, his eyes narrowing as he watched Lorze step onto the sand.
He would never forget the humiliation of the Torchic Challenger finals. He had been countered at every turn by that white Ralts, regardless of his Protean swaps.
He had spent three months training until his fingers bled to wash away that stain. He was now the undisputed king of City No. 1 High.
His Frogadier could now handle Xue Yi's Eevee and Class 2's Quilava at the sa ti without breaking a sweat.
Lorze... you've been playing scientist for months. Have you fallen behind?
Don't you dare disappoint , you bastard!
"You know him?" the Class 3 horoom teacher asked, noticing their Ace's grim expression.
"Hehe. The whole school is about to know him. That fucking 'Cheat Code'!" Shi Fan cursed under his breath.
Lorze stepped onto the battlefield under the gaze of the entire student body. He flashed a confident smile and released his partner.
In a burst of light, Kirlia stood ready...
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