I Really Didn’t Want to Be a Trainer

Chapter 761: Teacher Lu: Disaster Always Strikes One Step Ahead of Me!

November 11th, Thursday.

Donghua League, Administrative Building.

Champion Shangren returned to his own desk, gazed at the potted plant, and felt emotional:

"I'm back in office again!"

I didn't return to prove how amazing I am.

I just wanted to prove that a trainer without special talents could still become champion!

After some twists and turns, having just taken office and been defeated 6-0, Shangren still resumed his position as champion.

Rumors circulated that Teacher Lu was pursuing the realm of 'battle legends,' hence transferring the championship to the worthy Shangren.

This explanation gained acceptance from most people.

After all, many champions had made the same choice as Teacher Lu.And Champion Shangren was diligent, hardworking, and conscientious, making his appointment as champion perfectly reasonable.

Approaching year-end, with Victory Road concluded, preparations for the new round of league conferences were underway.

Champion duties were quite busy, but Champion Shangren enjoyed them thoroughly.

The Donghua League had neither evil organizations like Team Galactic, nor did Groudon and Kyogre frequently rise to cause trouble.

With Champion Shangren's peak-level strength, handling matters remained relatively manageable.

But there was one task that President Tang felt Shangren couldn't handle, and Shangren himself believed it should be handed to the former champion to resolve.

That champion was Teacher Lu in his retired state.

During the Elite Four meeting, Ji Shiyin asked:

"President Tang, what exactly is this task about?"

"It's related to the desert city, Barren City."

President Tang explained: "Barren City belongs to the Transcendence Clan's settlement area, not under any league's jurisdiction, and the local trainers' skill levels are limited."

"But recently, the sealing keystone in Barren City has loosened..." President Tang said, "Therefore, the local priest has requested our assistance, earnestly asking for champion-level trainers to investigate the keystone's sealing condition."

Keystones in the Pokémon world often relate to seals. Once a keystone loosens, the league needs to immediately reinforce the seal.

Given Barren City's current situation, they no longer possessed the capability to reinforce the seal.

"What exactly is the origin of Barren City's sealing keystone?" Wang Daozhang asked.

Requiring a champion to resolve it indicated a crisis level far surpassing volcanic disaster beast Heatran or those giant ancient creatures.

"It's said..."

President Tang paused, then said: "It's related to Arceus."

"Arceus?" Everyone was startled.

"That's right." President Tang nodded: "This seal was personally established by Arceus. But as time passed, especially after experiencing the temporal disturbances in the Sinnoh region, it has become very unstable."

"Once the restraint is released, the demon god it seals could affect Donghua, Kanto, Hoenn, and multiple other regions... even the entire league." President Tang said gravely.

The meeting fell into silence, enveloped in a oppressive atmosphere.

This was a demon god personally sealed by Arceus—no one felt confident enough to face this ancient and brutal creature directly.

But perhaps... there was one champion with extensive experience, capable of confronting this disaster and leading the entire league safely through this crisis.

After all, the temporal disturbances of the Sinnoh League were stabilized precisely because of his intervention!

This seal loosening happened to be closely connected to the series of events in the Sinnoh region.

For Teacher Lu—

This was clearly his area of expertise!

"I'll find an appropriate opportunity to approach the former champion—uh... I mean Lu Ye."

President Tang glanced at Shangren who was looking over, nodded in acknowledgment, and continued:

"I'll explain this mission's difficulty and necessity to Lu Ye, seeking his opinion and support... What does everyone think?"

The proposal received unanimous approval from everyone present.

After all, this was just the preliminary consultation stage, and consulting Teacher Lu was quite necessary.

If he could personally assist, that would be even better.

President Tang's eyes flickered.

If it were merely seal loosening requiring only reinforcement, the task wouldn't be too arduous.

What I worry about... is that the legendary super demon god might truly break the seal, even destroying the entire Barren City.

And this, perhaps only former champion Lu Ye could resolve...

...

Miare City, café.

Two days had passed since the Bygone City festival.

Calculating the itinerary... Ash should encounter Hoopa soon.

"I need to hurry up too!"

Lu Ye's eyes sharpened, radiating an intense aura.

'Bang!'

Teacher Lu closed his suitcase, nodding with satisfaction.

Hoopa is awakening, run away~ﾚ(ﾟ∀ﾟ;

)ﾍ=З=З

Foggy Miare City was approaching winter, while Alola remained spring-like year-round, perfect for vacation.

The trip would last about two months, during which time Indeedee would help look after the café.

If anything urgent came up, riding Latias back and forth would be convenient.

Provided Teacher Lu closed his eyes first—this way Latias could fly at faster speeds.

In the hall, Delibird was studying the "Icy Wind" move record Lu Ye had given it.

"Woo~~!"

Delibird spread its small wings, looking up and exhaling a fine mist of ice and snow into the air.

Indeedee and Steenee looked up in surprise.

Glistening ice crystals drifted down, beautiful like falling snow.

Indeedee and Steenee couldn't help but smile.

"Woo~" Delibird scratched its head, blushing.

With a flicker, Espathra teleported beside Delibird, calmly poking it.

"Woo?" Delibird turned around.

Espathra maintained a calm expression, handed Delibird a mop, and pointed at the fine snow on the floor.

"Woo..." Delibird obediently picked up the mop.

Lu Ye announced the vacation news to the little ones, and the employees weren't particularly surprised.

After all, the boss frequently traveled between Unova, Hoenn, and Donghua... often bringing back strange souvenirs.

Like DNA Splicers, Fairy Plate, Sacred Ash... probably small gifts the boss bought along the way.

For this vacation, Teacher Lu brought all these "souvenirs" with him.

After all, the Alola region had plenty of real legendary beasts like Bewear, so caution was necessary!

The travel plan involved Teacher Lu first arriving in the Alola region to visit local Professor Kukui.

For this purpose, Teacher Lu specifically obtained a recommendation letter from Professor Samuel Oak—more reliable than directly approaching Kukui and presenting his champion status.

Hearing about Lu Ye's Alola vacation plans, Professor Oak asked how long he intended to stay in Alola.

"About two months, why?" Lu Ye asked curiously.

"Oh, nothing..."

Professor Oak pondered slightly.

The Alola trainer school was in preparation and still short-handed, and Lu Ye was a genuine teacher.

If both parties agreed, I might be able to facilitate connections.

Most importantly, considering how to approach Lu Ye about it.

After all, Lu Ye as a league champion, working at Alola's trainer school—his qualifications were even sufficient to serve as principal...

Everything was ready.

Lu Ye waved goodbye to the employees, carrying his suitcase and walking briskly out the door under the little ones' gazes.

"Beep beep... Incoming call, Rotom~!" The Rotom Pokédex announced.

Lu Ye checked the caller ID and answered in surprise:

"President Tang?"

"Lu Ye."

President Tang coughed once, getting straight to the point: "I'll be direct... This matter concerns the seal in Barren City..."

President Tang briefly described Barren City's current situation, saying: "The Transcendence Clan can no longer reinforce the seal, and it involves the legendary super demon god, requiring powerful trainers to inspect the seal's condition."

"Therefore, you were my first thought."

President Tang said seriously: "Your strength far surpasses league champion level... Lu Ye, you have the experience and capability to resolve such incidents!"

Lu Ye: ?

Teacher Lu looked down at the suitcase in his hand, holding his phone, listening to President Tang's concerned tone about national affairs.

Honestly... regarding such incidents, I indeed had considerable experience...

Besides, it's just inspecting the seal... forget it, no more tempting fate!

Lu Ye sighed deeply, his back chilling slightly, saying tremulously:

"...I'll go to Barren City first to assess the situation."

Disaster always stays one step ahead of me!

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