Chapter 32

Lorelei and Red shared a history together.

During a past incident, due to differing viewpoints, Kanto's four Elites teamed up to confront Red, leading to his temporary freezing in Mt. Silver and subsequent danger.

However, during the Niijima incident that followed, Lorelei provided significant assistance to Red, leading to a thawing in their relationship.

Lorelei found herself taken aback.

Members of this chat group included famous Trainers, including Red!

[Gold: Oh, it's really Aunt Lorelei!]

The first message in the group chat hit Lorelei like a Bolt Strike, leaving her momentarily stunned.

A... Aunt?!

She was only twenty-eight years old, after all!

[Yellow of Viridian Forest: Gold, that's not really appropriate...]

[Gold: Huh? But when I was young, Aunt Lorelei was already one of the Elite Four!]

[Member "Gold" has been temporarily banned by Admin for an hour]

[Blue: Interestingly, we were discussing your Perish Song tactics just now.]

Lorelei rubbed her temples and looked at the member list, feeling a headache coming on.

Both Admins, Red and Blue, were at the Champion level.

The group members included at least several Gym Leaders, all starting from the Master rank.

Were all these people really fans of Teacher Luke?!

"I'm starting to regret joining this group..."

With a sense of impending trouble, Lorelei let out a sigh of exasperation.

[Lorelei: My Perish Song tactics are not as flawless as those of Teacher Luke.]

[Blue: Indeed.]

Lorelei's eyes twitched.

She was just being polite, wasn't she?

Was being a Champion such a big deal? She hadn't even found a partner yet!

The situation turned a bit awkward.

It wasn't until half an hour later that the group leader finally came online and sent a message, appearing somewhat bewildered.

[Teacher Luke: Are you a new member?]

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Luke stared at his screen in amazement.

He had just finished a class, and now there was another Elite Four member in the chat group?

In this group, he wasn't even recognized as a Trainer!

However, given the precedent set by world Champion Red, Luke was becoming somewhat accustomed to this.

Even if someone like Giovanni were to be added to the chat group in the future, Luke suspected he wouldn't feel any significant emotional fluctuations.

Probably.

Regardless, the livelier the group, the better.

Red and Lorelei, the leaders of Kanto, were used to communicating with each other. This shift in circles was nothing out of the ordinary.

Observing the relatively quiet water group, Luke decided to power up his computer and check the results of "Teacher Luke's Battle Instructions 05: Perish Song Squad."

Within a single day, the video had reached the top of the homepage.

Not only had it surpassed one million views on platforms like Bilibili, but it had also generated considerable attention on platforms such as Youtube and Nexus.

In the Content Uploader management dashboard, the number of followers was clearly displayed: 237,240.

The significance of gaining 200,000 followers through a single video might not be entirely clear to everyone. In the usual context, there was one word that perfectly encapsulated this achievement: astounding!

With only three videos, Teacher Luke had harnessed the power of his innovative and slightly deceitful tactics to elevate himself from a small-time streamer with just over 100,000 followers to having more than 800,000 followers.

He was now just a step away from reaching the coveted one-million-follower milestone!

In his private messages, numerous sponsors actively reached out to Luke, expressing their interest in collaborating on promotional content, with some well-known Pokémon retailers among them.

However, Luke was determined to maintain the video's quality.

One sponsor even offered an impressive sum of 100,000 yuan, but Luke swiftly turned down the proposition.

After all, his sights were set on becoming the head Content Uploader.

The current value of 100,000 yuan might well translate to one million yuan in the future, making it too cheap a deal for these corporate giants.

Within the system, as the video's influence continued to grow, Luke had officially achieved his small goal.

[Video surpasses 100,000 views: +1000 BP points]

[Video reposts exceed 10,000: +1000 BP points]

[...]

[Remaining BP points: 11720]

[Whether to spend 10000BP to exchange for TM 'Protect']

[Yes]

"Yes!"

The system's storage space was limited, only accommodating system-generated items; non-system items couldn't be stored.

Given the reusability of TMs, the 10,000 BP price was worth it.

Luke retrieved a white USB flash drive from his system backpack.

After some gaming, Luke called for Gastly, who was engrossed in licking a nearby textbook.

"Do you know why I called you?"

"Hissing?"

Gastly tilted its head, puzzled, and noticed the USB flash drive in Luke's hand, causing a slight shiver.

"jie jie~ jie jie~!" (I understand, I understand!)

Luke, with a childlike smile, nodded in agreement.

Gastly held the USB drive in its mouth, inserted it into the computer, used its tongue to manipulate the mouse, and opened the video file with familiarity.

Its proficiency was a bit astonishing.

With limited free time nowadays, Luke sat down in front of the computer to study the "Protect" move training alongside Gastly.

The training method was quite straightforward.

Haunter would gather Haze to create a fog shield in front of its body, effectively countering offensive moves.

The strength and range of the fog shield were determined by Gastly's own power.

In theory, the "Protect" move could defend against attacks from all directions without any gaps.

However, Gastly's strength had its limitations. After several attempts, it could only form a narrow fog shield.

This led the little creature to feel somewhat frustrated, awkwardly lying on the keyboard, nearly disappearing into the computer's nooks and crannies.

"Don't worry, take your time."

Luke took out a Pokeblock of Oran Berry and dangled it above Gastly's head, reminiscent of how one might play with a cat.

The dispirited Gastly glanced lazily at Luke and eventually opened its mouth reluctantly.

"Ah! (￣～￣)"

After three seconds of chewing, a smile slowly spread across Gastly's face.

Gastly: (๑´ㅂ`๑)

After reassuring Gastly, Luke turned his attention back to the chat group.

[Teacher Luke: How do you train Protect?]

[Gold: Isn't that a basic move? First practice this, then that?]

[Blue: Fully mastering Protect is indeed quite challenging.]

[Red: New tactics?]

[Teacher Luke: No, just the basic Protect.]

Red pondered for a moment before understanding.

As the saying goes, the Grand Dao reaches the simplicity.

Perfecting even the simplest Return move can result in power surpassing that of Hyper Beam.

Red admired Luke's consistent learning mentality.

[Red: I have some personal insights. Do you need them?]

Luke raised an eyebrow.

Was such a good offer for real?

[Teacher Luke: Thank you, send them to me privately.]

Meanwhile, Lorelei, who had witnessed this exchange, was holding a Lapras doll, lost in thought.

Is Teacher Luke planning to delve into some unconventional strategies again?

He's actually exchanging training insights with Red...

Could this new understanding of "Protect" help him elevate his skills to another level?!

On the other side, Luke placed the printed [Protect experience] in front of Gastly.

Gastly's large eyes gleamed with curiosity, resembling a student eager to learn from a new textbook.

"Sucking–"

Luke rubbed his chin while observing Gastly's eager anticipation, its drooling an indication of its enthusiasm.

"Training Pokémon doesn't seem all that difficult..."