Hu Wenjun returned to her class with a look of sha. She had tried her best, but the opponent was a literal "Cheat Code." What was she supposed to do?
"Don't feel bad. Watch this." Her teacher shook his head and handed her his phone with the tournant clips.
"Is this... even Shi Fan lost to him?" Hu Wenjun stared at the screen, her eyes full of disbelief.
Shi Fan was the "Final Boss" of their school. Every match against him was a struggle for survival; no one even dread of winning.
Yet this Ralts had bullied his Frogadier until it couldn't even stand. What kind of type-chart sorcery was this?
Well, Class 2's ranking is officially dead. Their Ace, Tang Ming, couldn't last three moves against Shi Fan. Facing a high-tier Psychic-type now? He was going to be annihilated.
"I'll test him. But don't get your hopes up," Tang Ming said, his voice heavy with dread.
For him, Lorze's appearance ant more than just the class losing. His personal ranking was about to crater.
He was currently #2, but Xue Yi's Eevee had been putting massive pressure on him lately. He knew it was only a matter of ti before she surpassed him—and she hadn't even evolved yet.
Once she evolved, even Shi Fan wouldn't be safe.
And now Lorze had manifested. Tang Ming was about to drop out of the Top 3 entirely.
It was pathetic. No one rembers the person who finishes 4th.
"I heard your Quilava has the Blaze Ability?" Lorze asked as Tang Ming walked onto the field, falling back into his habit of chatting mid-battle.
"Yeah. What about it?" Tang Ming asked coldly. I'm a dude, you bastard. You aren't hitting on too, are you?
"Nothing. I just plan to help you lower your health a bit."
"What's that supposed to an?"
Lorze just smiled and didn't elaborate.
But the second the referee signaled the start, Tang Ming figured it out.
He had assud Lorze would let him attack again, so he planned to have Quilava use Howl to buff its physical attack.
Kirlia was a Special Defense tank; he needed physical power to break her.
But the second Quilava started its howl, it sounded like a rooster being strangled. The sound died in its throat.
A massive, invisible hand of ntal energy had clamped around Quilava's neck, lifting it off the ground. Its body was being squeezed until it started to deform.
Quilava started howling again, but this ti, it was a scream of pure agony.
"Oops... too much power? Kirlia, be a bit more gentle." Lorze instructed.
"Kir! (Understood!)" Kirlia nodded and loosened the grip of her Psychic. She kept the pressure just high enough that Quilava felt like it could almost break free, but never actually could. She was slowly grinding down its ntal and physical stamina.
It was a total insult to both Quilava and Tang Ming!
Kill if you want, but why torture us? Just to show everyone how big your dick is?
"What the fuck are you trying to do?!" Tang Ming's face was dark. No one likes being toyed with, especially not in front of the entire school.
"Nothing. I just wanted to see how strong the Blaze Ability is once it triggers. And I needed to test Kirlia's current ntal output. She just evolved; I need to know my own numbers, you know?" Lorze shrugged, acting like he was the victim.
"A test?" Tang Ming's lip twitched. So my partner is just a lab rat to you?
This hurts more than being insulted!
Tang Ming was furious. Quilava was beyond enraged!
Suddenly, a violent, explosive aura of Blaze erupted from Quilava. The flas on its back roared like a jet engine, and the temperature in the arena spiked so fast the air began to ripple. Kirlia's telekinetic waves were actually being distorted by the heat!
Look at that. Under Lorze's bullying, Quilava actually reached a new level of power. Is this the 'growth through adversity' trope?
Good. Now it's ti to show this bastard what it feels like to struggle!
"I FORFEIT!!!"
Tang Ming unceremoniously recalled Quilava and walked off the field without looking back.
I refuse to be your training dummy. This is my final act of rebellion!
Believe it or not, no one saw that coming. The audience was waiting for a protagonist-style coback after that massive Blaze flare-up.
And you just... quit?
The crowd was stunned.
Class 2 was speechless.
Even Lorze was dumbfounded.
"Hey! This affects your class ranking! How can you just quit like that?"
"Do you have no respect for your classmates' hard work?!"
You... you actually left speechless!
Teacher Liu looked at Lorze, who was standing awkwardly in the center of the field, and she couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.
The boy was as powerful and arrogant as ever. Her worries about him slacking off on his training while playing scientist were completely unfounded.
With this, Class 1 had finally secured a spot in the Finals. But facing the elite Class 3? Winning would depend entirely on Lorze's performance.
"Alright, get down from there. Go rest and resupply. The Finals are in thirty minutes." Teacher Liu called out, her voice a mix of frustration and repressed lust.
"I just got here and you want to wait? That wasn't even a warm-up. Let's just start the Finals now." Lorze said impatiently.
Not even a warm-up? Tang Ming wanted to punch him.
I know you're strong, but do you have to be this much of a prick?
Have so goddamn humility!
"You might not need to recover, but your classmates just finished a grueling series of matches. How can they fight without a break?" Teacher Liu scolded.
"Is it possible... that if I just keep winning, they won't have to step onto the field at all?" Lorze said, tossing his Poké Ball with a level of arrogance that bordered on insanity.
"Don't get cocky!" Teacher Liu's face darkened. Is he high on his own 'Genius Researcher' fa?
Does he really think he can sweep a 1-vs-10 gauntlet?
Against a lower-ranked class, maybe. Kirlia's Psychic advantage would make it easy.
But Class 3 was different. They were the elite. Five of the grade's Top 10 students were in that class. Class 1 and Class 2 only had two each.
Even if Lorze beat the Frogadier, what then?
You think you'll have any energy left after that? They'll just grind you down until you collapse.
"Fine, fine. I'll do whatever you say, Teacher. Who could refuse a beautiful woman like you~?" Lorze said, shooting her a wink before heading to the prep area.
That wink sent a shockwave through the surrounding students.
This guy... it wasn't enough to hit on the beauties from other classes, now he's flirting with the teacher?
Do you have a death wish?
Aren't you afraid Xue Yi will castrate you?
Wait... sothing was wrong. Why were they all assuming Lorze and Xue Yi were a couple?
And more importantly... Teacher Liu?
Why the fuck are YOU blushing?
HOLY SHIT!!!
No way...
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