Chapter 20:Return to School

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Drip, drip.

The morning rush hour in Morimachi had started to jam up.

A young man wearing glasses honked his horn repeatedly, frustrated: "Ugh, I just want to fly over this!"

As he was thinking this, a fiery red figure leaped past.

"Wow, it's Arcanine!"

A gasp came from the nearby crowd.

The young man quickly leaned out of the window, watching Arcanine's silhouette with envy: "That's definitely Arcanine; it looks so cool."

In the city, unless a Pokémon is particularly large, they typically won't be regulated.

Provided that you haven't caused any trouble.

Natsume patted Arcanine's back: "Just slow down ahead, and turn right."

"Awooo~"

Arcanine reduced its speed.

At the entrance of Morimachi Pokémon High School.

"Wigglytuff, please~"

A girl in a floral maxi dress handed her camera to Wigglytuff.

"Wigglytuff,~"

She and a few other girls posed in front of a Sunkern at the school entrance.

Sunkern happily swayed its leaves on either side of its little face, which was full of smiles.

Snap!

The photo was taken.

"Kiko, your Wigglytuff takes great pictures!"

One girl in a low-cut tank top complimented.

Kiko smiled: "She often helps my mom with photography."

"I brought her specifically to help out today."

At that moment, Wigglytuff suddenly turned its head to look toward the entrance.

"What's wrong, Wigglytuff?"

Kiko followed Wigglytuff's gaze, looking toward the entrance as well.

Whoosh~

Like a burst of blaze...

Arcanine leaped high at the entrance, landing gracefully at the school gate.

"Wow, it's Arcanine! Whose Pokémon is this?"

"It can't be from our school, right?"

"I want a big dog like that!"

Sounds of admiration echoed around.

"Natsume?"

Kiko looked in surprise at Natsume riding on Arcanine.

Natsume's gaze was fixed on Wigglytuff, so he hadn't noticed Kiko.

"Class president?"

"Is that your Pokémon?"

Natsume asked curiously.

Igglybuff evolves into Jigglypuff, and Jigglypuff evolves into Wigglytuff.

Most Pokémon with three stages of evolution reach their final evolution at around level 30.

However, this Wigglytuff was only at level 15.

But considering Wigglytuff's uniqueness, it was understandable.

Research shows that when Igglybuff feels happy, it evolves into Jigglypuff.

In game terms, that means simply having enough friendship.

To evolve from Jigglypuff to Wigglytuff, you need a Moon Stone.

Kiko shook her head: "No, it isn't."

"This is my mom's Pokémon."

After saying that, Kiko asked curiously, "Is that Arcanine yours?"

Natsume nodded: "Yes, it is."

Kiko: "....."

"I feel like you've outdone me."

Natsume chuckled: "How could that be?"

"I'll go inside to grab my graduation certificate. I still have to go back to the farm to work."

"Let's go together; I just finished too."

Kiko said, turning to the girl next to her: "I'll head back to class now, and I'll send you the photos later."

"Sure!"

Although the group of girls was talking to Kiko, their eyes remained on Natsume.

"It seems like you're about to become famous, Natsume-classmate."

As Kiko walked with Natsume toward the classroom, she said, "Arcanine, Sandslash, Dratini."

"What other Pokémon do you have?"

Natsume casually replied, "Not many."

"Just a few Houndour, Rotom, Buneary, and a temporary worker Snivy."

Kiko looked astonished: "That's not many?"

"By the way, what do you mean by temporary worker?"

"It just helps out on my farm for now."

"Since that little one helped me with something before, I let it stay."

"I see, your farm sounds really interesting."

Kiko asked, "Can I come visit your place?"

Natsume looked at the girl in the floral dress beside him: "Of course."

"But there's not much to see right now."

"You can wait until the next harvest, and come to my farm to experience how to harvest rice."

Kiko immediately said, "That sounds great~"

Inside Class 3-1's classroom,

"Sho, your Charmander looks so cute! Can I take a picture with it?"

Sho leaned back in his chair and tossed his hair: "Of course you can."

"But you all need to be careful of the fire on its tail."

"It's pretty powerful."

Kenta muttered in disbelief, "It's just fire on its tail, how powerful can it be?"

Sho looked at him: "What did you say?"

Kenta opened his mouth and suddenly saw Natsume walking toward them with Kiko.

"Natsume is coming!"

In the classroom, everyone's gaze instantly focused on Natsume.

For a high school student, having a near Godly potential Dragon-type Pokémon is definitely something to be proud of.

If Arcanine is a supercar,

then Dratini is an armed helicopter.

"Whoa, dude, you really have a Dratini!"

"Quick, let it out so we can see!"

As Natsume walked into the classroom, his classmates immediately gathered around him.

Natsume took out the Poké Ball and cheerfully said, "Sure thing."

"Dratini, say hello!"

"Dratini~"

Dratini landed on the desk.

"Wow, so cute."

"This is a Dratini? I've never seen one in person before."

"Dratini~"

Dratini had a great temperament.

It cheerfully called out to the surrounding students, then crawled toward Natsume's neck.

"You're getting a bit heavy, Dratini."

Natsume smiled as he patted Dratini, who was now quite large: "I suppose you won't be able to wrap around me like this much longer."

"Dratini~"

Dratini nuzzled against Natsume's cheek.

"You two have such a good bond."

Click~

Kiko thought the scene was adorable and took a picture with her camera.

"Natsume, I heard that near Godly potential Pokémon are pretty weak before they evolve. Is that true?"

Sho, feeling a bit jealous of Natsume's popularity, suddenly chimed in.

"Dratini~"

Dratini glanced at Sho's Charmander and gave a slight pout.

"I can't really say."

Natsume chuckled as he patted Dratini on the head: "But my Dratini seems to be quite strong."

Kenta looked at Natsume, then at Sho, and teased, "Why don't you two battle?"

"They're both Dragon-type Pokémon!"

"Your Pokémon class is taught by a gym teacher, right?"

Yamato mocked, "Does your Charmander even have Dragon-type?"

"Ah, haha."

Kenta awkwardly added, "I meant they both have 'dragon' in their names."

"So, let's have a battle."

"After all, it's the last day to come to school, let's have a match~"

Natsume was quite indifferent: "Sure, want to battle?"

Sho immediately replied, "Let's do it."

"But I should remind you, my Charmander is from Fire Dragon Valley."

"It's quite wild!"

Quest Triggered: First Trainer Battle

Quest Description: As a farm owner, you will sometimes face challenges from various people. Prove your strength to them!

Quest Reward: Unlock Battle Diary.