I Really Didn’t Want to Be a Trainer

Chapter 787: Gengar Teacher Comes to Substitute for the Class

The task of finding Stufful would require finding an opportunity to contact Aether Paradise.

Early the next morning, Lu Ye prepared to head to the Trainer School to begin his first day of classes.

Cynthia woke up early, changed into an elegant and noble black overcoat, brushed aside the golden hair by her ear, revealing her snow-white, delicate neck.

"You're up very early today." Lu Ye looked up, taking a sip of coffee.

The table was filled with Alolan-style dishes: Berry Salad, Sunny-side-up Eggs, Hot Pancakes, and Ginger Ale.

Cynthia gracefully took her seat, holding a knife and fork, her gaze darting between the plates as she hesitated, saying:

"I'm going to the Ruins of Conflict to investigate myths... let Togepi come with me."

"Chachidui~ (⁎˃ᴗ˂⁎)" Togepi sat in the high chair, waving its little hands and feet, agreeing on Teacher Lu's behalf.

Lu Ye could understand that with Togepi's luck blessing, the probability of obtaining research results would be higher.

Sunlight streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, Karawey Bay outside the marble balcony sparkled with shimmering light, a gentle breeze blew, and palm trees rustled softly.Teacher Lu stepped out of the house, squinting as he felt the Alolan sunshine, stretched, and said with a smile:

"Let's go, Haunter, we're off to school!"

The little purple chubby stood on the ground, waving its small hand.

"Gengarrr~! (￣▽￣)／" ("Alola~!")

...

Trainer School, treehouse classroom building, morning class.

"Today's Pokémon question is..."

Professor Kukui had one hand in his white coat pocket, the other holding a ruler, tapping the blackboard:

"Among the four guardian deities, yellow, pink, green, and blue, which one is the guardian deity of Melemele Island?"

Lillie, wearing a white dress with shoulder-length hair, answered somewhat nervously:

"It's Tapu Koko, the island's symbolic color is yellow."

"That's correct." Professor Kukui smiled, "Although it's a basic question, Lillie's reaction was quite quick."

In front of him were five wooden desks, occupied by Lillie, Lana, Mallow, Sophocles, and Kiawe.

Among them, Lillie had the most outstanding basic knowledge.

Additionally, Kiawe excelled in battle classes, Mallow excelled in breeding classes, Lana excelled in field practice classes, and Sophocles excelled in scientific invention.

The hair colors of these five students were completely different—red, blue, yellow, green, gold... almost like a superhero team.

"Alright, next is Teacher Lu's class."

Professor Kukui leaned against the podium with both hands in his pockets, smiling, "Be mentally prepared, this is a legendary trainer's class!"

"Yes." The students answered in unison with hopeful gazes.

Professor Kukui waved his hand, turned, and walked towards the door. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a figure in the hallway and smiled, "Alola~ Teacher Lu."

"Alola~" Lu Ye nodded slightly with a smile, "Are the afternoon breeding and battle classes both taught by me?"

"Yes, the schedule also includes a 'Regional Form Differences' class by the principal."

Professor Kukui said with a smile, "I heard he's prepared some surprise and invited both of us to sit in."

"See you then."

After bidding farewell, Lu Ye entered the classroom, glancing around at Lillie and the others sitting upright.

The classroom was built inside the treehouse, with sunlight shining directly through the tree windows, comfortable and pleasant.

Lu Ye cleared his throat lightly with a fist, smiling, "Alola~ everyone."

The tense atmosphere vanished instantly. Mallow was full of energy, Lillie was slightly introverted, Lana gave a faint smile, while Sophocles and Kiawe replied loudly:

"Alola!"

Basic Pokémon knowledge was taught by Professor Kukui, while Teacher Lu was responsible for advanced courses like battle and command.

"First class, let's talk about theoretical knowledge."

Lu Ye held a ruler, tapped the blackboard, where large white characters were written.

[Protect or Not Protect Protect]

Lu Ye: "The essence of Pokémon battles is like rock-paper-scissors. If you read your opponent's command correctly, you're halfway to victory..."

To be honest, these classes would suit Ash and A-Jin.

After all, these two are good at charging head-on, weak in command skills, relying entirely on improvisation.

After finishing "Teacher Lu's Black-hearted Mini Class," Ash probably wouldn't be far from becoming the 'First Alola League Champion.'

Lillie diligently took notes. Although she had never been involved in battles, these notes might be of some help to her brother...

Mallow rested her chin on her hand, a pencil balanced on the tip of her nose, imagining what Berry ingredients would be best for the afternoon breeding class.

Kiawe seemed to have discovered a new continent in Pokémon battles, extremely excited.

"Next class will be about specific training content." Lu Ye said with his hands in his pockets, "A new teacher will come to teach you."

"Another new teacher?" Everyone was surprised.

Lu Ye took a Poké Ball from his pocket and casually tossed it. Haunter stood on the floor, grinning and waving to everyone:

"Gengarrr~!"

"Haunter as a teacher!!?" Everyone's expressions turned comical, erupting into commotion.

Lu Ye raised an eyebrow.

Just kidding, my Haunter not only can read, but it can also take its own notes!

"Haunter, show them your blackboard writing skills!" Lu Ye said.

"Gengarrr~" Haunter turned around, revealing its little purple horn, stood on tiptoe to reach the blackboard, and scribbled away.

《Haunter's Training Mini Class》

Instructor: Haunter.

"Gengarrr! (≧∀≦)♪" Haunter turned around, revealing the blackboard.

Lillie and the others were dumbfounded, taking quite a while to accept this fact.

A Pokémon... can teach others how to train Pokémon?!

Teacher Haunter, you're the real trainer!

Lu Ye was very satisfied with the students' expressions, nodding approvingly.

That's exactly how dumbfounded I was back then...

After all, Haunter's self-management awareness is too strong... not only can it train Pokémon by itself, but it can also sign up for the Baby Cup on its own!

"What are you staring for, take notes!"

Lu Ye looked at the bewildered students, then at Lillie, who sat with a straight back, writing furiously.

Teacher Lu thought to himself: "Lillie gets five points!"

...

During lunch break, the students enjoyed bento boxes brought from home.

Mallow's parents ran a restaurant in Hau'oli City;

Kiawe's hometown was on Akala Island, where his family owned a ranch.

Lana's parents were fishermen, Sophocles' parents were engineers, and Lillie's parents were the founders of the Aether Foundation.

Among them, Kiawe was the eldest, while Lana and Sophocles were the youngest.

However, Lana sometimes displayed astonishing perseverance and calmness, related to having two younger sisters in her family.

Invited by Nene Oak, Teacher Lu and Professor Kukui came to the classroom during lunch break.

"This is regional form differences, as seen in Pokémon eggs!"

Nene Oak stood before one white and one red Pokémon egg, introducing with a smile: "The same Pokémon, yet the eggshell colors are completely different, one from Alola and one from Kanto... Who among you would like to take on the hatching work? It can be your next practical assignment!"

"Such beautiful Pokémon eggs~" Mallow leaned in for a closer look.

"I want to see too~" Sophocles squeezed over.

Professor Kukui noticed Lillie's reluctance to approach and whispered to Teacher Lu:

"Even with Pokémon eggs, Lillie doesn't dare to touch them."

"Let's give this task to Lillie." Lu Ye smiled, "Hands-on hatching of life might create a miracle."

Professor Kukui nodded slightly, saying seriously: "Lillie, I entrust this task to you—as the research lab's assistant!"

Lillie took half a step back, saying softly, "But..."

"Gengarrr!" Teacher Haunter popped up, appearing behind Lillie with a grin.

"Eek!" Lillie shuddered, turned her head, looked at the grinning Haunter, and forced a smile, "Teacher Haunter..."

Teacher Lu was slightly surprised.

Haunter's intuition was sharp;

it didn't rashly touch Lillie, maintaining a distance, trying its best to squeeze out a "friendly" smile.

But if it were Nassi, Haunter would probably pull out a bomb and blow both of them into a dusty mess.

Right now... Haunter seemed more like it was encouraging Lillie to touch the Pokémon egg.

"Give it a try, Lillie!" Mallow's eyes sparkled.

"Yeah." Lana said with a faint smile, "Lillie can definitely do it."

Encouraged by everyone, Lillie walked towards the white Pokémon egg, reached out to touch the cool eggshell, and stiffened all over.

But she mustered her courage again, placed her entire palm on the eggshell, let out a sigh of relief, and raised a slight smile.

"This is just the first step." Professor Kukui said with crossed arms, "You need to pick it up entirely."

"You're celebrating too early, Lillie." Teacher Lu mercilessly teased.

Lillie was stunned for a moment. After an intense internal struggle, she finally placed a soft pillow in her arms and picked up the white Pokémon egg.

Professor Kukui didn't press further, placing his hands on his hips with a smile, "It really was hard for her..."

"The real challenge will be when it successfully hatches." Lu Ye sighed.

Lillie was put in charge of incubating the white Pokémon egg, while the red one would be cared for by Nene Oak.

Before leaving, Nene Oak mentioned the matter of a transfer student, saying:

"Ash from Pallet Town, who seems to be the Lumiose Conference champion... is coming to the school for further studies. Considering his age, your class is the most suitable for him."

"How old is Ash exactly?" Lu Ye asked curiously.

"Uh... about the same as Kiawe, 14 or 15."

Lu Ye nodded slightly. Traveling through seven leagues in five years was relatively normal.

The Alola-style Ash was completely different from the XY style, suddenly becoming much more child-oriented.

Considering Ash wasn't very old to begin with, perhaps Alola was his "promised land."

Ash had mentioned this matter in the chat group beforehand, partly due to considerations of following in Teacher Lu's footsteps.

Additionally, Red, Green, The girl, and Ash (the four-person group) were coming to Alola for vacation. They were fierce like a group of war gods, capable of instantly raising Alola's battle power.

Ash (the girl) said with a smile: "The founder of the Battle Tree invited Senior Red and Master Green to serve as gatekeepers, so next month, we'll be in Alola."

Low emotional intelligence: I don't want to fight Red.

High emotional intelligence, Lu Ye replied: "I'll have Ash prepare to challenge Red."

Could it be that Brock and Misty's return is off, replaced by Red and Green's return!?

Lu Ye shook his head slightly.

Even if Ash comes to study in Alola, I won't give him special treatment, as I must treat everyone equally.

Moreover, Ash has too many opportunities in Alola;

it's better to let him roam freely.

Afternoon.

Teacher Lu pedaled his bicycle to the forest near the school for a spin.

Sylveon followed Tapu Koko, absorbing the island aura, achieving preliminary results.

First, Sylveon's fur became even more snow-white, as if coated with a silvery glow, making Teacher Lu want to pick it up and hug it tightly.

Second, the island aura, 'essentially light,' enhanced the power of Sylveon's "light-based" moves.

For example, Dazzling Gleam, Light Screen, Hyper Beam... combined with the island aura, they could produce even stronger effects.

The effect of just one island aura was extremely significant.

No wonder Ultra Beasts occasionally invaded Alola;

they were attracted by these "Ultra Auras."

Deep in the forest, in the tree hollow, Teacher Lu also took advantage of Bewear's absence to check on the trio.

He found they had transformed the tree hollow into a secret base, eating, drinking, and sunbathing to their heart's content every day.

"After being blasted away their whole lives, they can finally enjoy themselves in Alola." Lu Ye sighed.

The afternoon was practical combat class.

Kiawe and his partner Turtonator jointly performed the Fire Z-Move "Ultra Limit Blast Flame."

"Z, Flare Blitz!!" Kiawe roared.

Turtonator's shell was covered in scales, these scales made of explosives. Its body was fiery red, and its nostrils could spew toxic gas and flames, causing explosions.

At this moment, Turtonator was surrounded by a red aura, eyes wide, spewing a giant fireball from its nostrils and mouth, burning fiercely, charging straight at Teacher Lu!

"Sirfetch'd—"

Lu Ye said calmly: "True Seeing!"

"Gah! ∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ"

Sirfetch'd glanced back at Lu Ye, then hurriedly turned back to look at the giant fireball rushing towards it.

Then, Sirfetch'd, holding its leek and shield, slashed horizontally, spun around once, and crouched low, turning its back to the flames.

A line of blade light cut through the center of the giant fireball, as if a fissioning sun had been sliced in half. After a brief pause, it exploded with a 'BOOM,' billowing black smoke rising behind Sirfetch'd!

BOOM!!!

Dust and smoke billowed, shaking the palm trees.

Kiawe and Turtonator's faces were terrified, their entire expressions turning comical: "ﾉ)ﾟДﾟ(！！？"

"It was blocked... no, completely sliced apart!" Lana said in surprise.

"Wasn't it said that Z-Moves can't be protected against?" Sophocles asked, puzzled.

"Indeed, even if the opponent is in a Protect state, Z-Moves can still cause damage, similar to Max Moves."

Lu Ye nodded, "However, that move just now didn't hit... you can consider it the 'smoke without injury' rule."

"That is to say, once black smoke obscures your vision, quickly command your Pokémon to pursue, don't hold onto hope!" Lu Ye said emphatically.

"I don't understand." Mallow said blankly.

"But it feels like Teacher Lu really enjoyed battling Kiawe..." Lana murmured.

Teacher Lu glanced out of the corner of his eye at Sirfetch'd, who had turned around.

Saying it didn't hit... actually, it did hit.

Sirfetch'd's gaze was sharp, calm and composed, but the duck feathers on its butt were scorched black, smoking.

"Gah... (´థ౪థ)σ"

I never want to be a teacher again, quack~!

"Also, the center of Turtonator's shell is its weak point."

Lu Ye spoke up: "Kiawe, remember this, it will be very helpful for you."

Kiawe nodded vigorously, grateful, "Yes!"

"Teacher Lu, what will you teach us in the breeding class later?" Mallow asked curiously, hands behind her back.

"Berry quality and selection..." Lu Ye said calmly.

"You're even good at that?!"

"Compared to battling... this is actually my specialty." Lu Ye said seriously.

The day's classes ended. At dusk, Teacher Lu and Professor Kukui walked down the slope.

"Tomorrow is the field practice class."

Professor Kukui said with a smile, "We're going to nearby Akala Island... if we're lucky, we might even encounter an island deity."

"That probably has nothing to do with me..."

Lu Ye said casually, then asked: "Are there many dangerous Pokémon on Alola's beaches?"

"Yes." Professor Kukui said seriously, "Ghost-type Shiftry, Toxic Tentacool... we need to teach the students to recognize them."

"Then tomorrow, I'll take them to the beach for a trip."

Lu Ye said with a smile, "Record it with the Rotom Pokédex..."

"To identify the Pokémon on Alola's beaches!"

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