Chapter 27: Guan Tong: Don’t You Want This Year’s Outstanding Teacher Award?
Ren Haiyun let out a low roar, veins bulging on his muscles, his white shirt faintly showing signs of tearing, the tip of the staff swirling and shaking off Pikachu’s Iron Tail.
Upon clashing, he felt the tremendous power in Pikachu’s body. The long staff didn’t collide directly with Iron Tail but struck its side edge. Even so, the force of Iron Tail numbed his arm, and the long staff nearly slipped from his grasp.
This human and Pokémon were absolutely not something he could handle alone!
Ren Haiyun didn’t have the airs of those older folks. As a teacher, he had no intention of holding back against a student. Without hesitation, he pulled a Poké Ball from his back waist. With a flash of red light, a mass of crimson Blazing Fire erupted on the sports field!
What appeared in the red light was a primate Pokémon, with a crimson fireball flaring on its head and golden spiral-shaped scales covering its joints.
—Infernape!
“Flare Blitz!”
“Volt Tackle!”
The two commanded simultaneously.
Ren Haiyun swung the long staff toward Zuo Hang’s shoulder. His bones emitted a faint cracking sound. This move was clearly lethal. The watching Class A students suspected this staff swing could smash Zuo Hang’s entire body to pieces.
Zuo Hang raised his hand, and his seemingly slender arm firmly blocked the long staff. Using the staff as a pivot, he spun up and delivered a side kick. Leg Whip tore through the wide-ranging fire wave ignited by Flare Blitz. Ren Haiyun suddenly grinned, released his grip on the long staff, and Zuo Hang instantly lost his pivot, his body off balance.
Hands on the ground, Zuo Hang did a backflip to regain balance, but Ren Haiyun’s long staff was already flying toward his face!
Like a missile thrown by hand, the white bandage at the front end of the long staff pierced through the electric curtain surging from Volt Tackle, heading straight for Zuo Hang’s forehead!
It could kill! It would absolutely kill!
The watching Class A students all had this thought. However. Just as the long staff was about to puncture Zuo Hang’s forehead, it was suddenly held back by a surge of red energy. A moment later, a fine crack appeared on the wooden staff, then it slowly disintegrated backward. The entire staff turned into a pile of wood chips, with only the white bandage falling from midair.
Gardevoir had appeared behind Zuo Hang at some point, and the deadly long staff had been stopped by Psychic.
Volt Tackle and Flare Blitz collided. Infernape was no match for Pikachu and was sent staggering back a great distance, dropping to one knee and barely supporting its body to avoid falling. The crimson fireball on its head suddenly surged violently.
The flames surging didn’t mean Infernape was counterattacking; rather, the Electric Mouse had triggered Infernape’s Blazing Fire with just one move.
—Ability Blazing Fire: When the Pokémon is heavily injured, the power of Fire-type skills increases by 1.5 times. When the Pokémon is near death, the power of Fire-type skills increases by 2 times.
Ren Haiyun and Infernape were old partners with extremely high intimacy. This level of Blazing Fire clearly indicated a near-death state. Looking at Zuo Hang again, his gaze had changed.
This kid is really a freshman?
No. Even graduates aren’t this strong, right?
The opponent was clearly inferior to him in fighting techniques, but for a 15-year-old, he far surpassed his peers.
Ren Haiyun reached for his back waist.
To be honest, he had no intention of ending this battle.
Having been a Combat Class teacher at White Dragon High School for over 30 years, opportunities to loosen up were rare. Today, he finally encountered such a little monster and didn’t want to let it go easily.
“Enough! What are you two doing?! Trying to destroy the sports field? Sports Field Number One isn’t the academy’s designated sparring venue. This counts as unauthorized fighting!” A lazy voice interrupted their battle. The speaker was Guan Tong.
“Teacher Ren, after over 30 years on the job, you’ve never been rated an Outstanding Teacher. This year is your best shot. Don’t miss the opportunity over some weird issue.”
Guan Tong’s words seemed to hit his soft spot, and Ren Haiyun’s expression clearly changed.
*
Besides Class A, Class C also had Combat Class today, and Guan Tong was Class C’s Combat Teacher. He had noticed the moment the two started fighting.
Ren Haiyun was once the Gym Leader of an A-rank Fighting Type Gym, and the gym’s ranking was very high. Due to his personal delinquent habits like drinking and fighting, he had been teaching for 30 years without ever earning the Outstanding Teacher title and had nearly been expelled from the school for various bad habits.
Originally, Ren Haiyun was the Cooperative Combat teacher for Classes E and F every year.
Teaching for thirty years without a single Outstanding Teacher award… this score was really inexcusable.
The school planned to award him an Outstanding Teacher this year, so they transferred him to Class A to boost his record. As long as nothing went wrong, this year’s Outstanding Teacher was already a lock.
Ren Haiyun himself was quite eager for the title, so he had been very restrained these past two days.
Reminded by Guan Tong, Ren Haiyun realized he had nearly missed out on “Outstanding Teacher” again.
*
“Ahem… well, Zuo Hang, you cooperated well.” Ren Haiyun coughed a few times and said.
“That tall classmate, come out here. Like this, Zuo Hang, you return to the group first. This tall classmate, cooperate with me. I’ll demonstrate counter-grappling for everyone.”
Zuo Hang recalled Gardevoir and silently returned to the group.
The tall boy Ren Haiyun pointed to was Yuan Wenfeng, the trainer of the small fist stone.
Little Yuan classmate walked out of the group with a tragic expression.
From the earlier battle, he had already realized how terrifying the teacher in front of him was. When thrown during the counter-grapple, he didn’t even dare breathe, fearing the teacher would tear him apart alive.
After this battle, Zuo Hang’s status in Class A subtly rose.
They now had a clear cognition of Zuo Hang’s combat power.
This was a ruthless person who absolutely could not be provoked no matter what.
Without using Pokémon, just his own martial prowess could beat others senseless.
At this moment, on the bench at the edge of the sports field.
Some girl’s terminal had been recording the whole time.
Student Union’s one and only designated jungler—Secretary Huohuo.
You never know which bush Huohuo is squatting in at White Dragon.
She sent the video file to the pinned president, then typed: “Can go 50-50 with Ren Haiyun, probably the strongest in the whole school besides you.”
The president hadn’t replied yet, probably busy with something.
From the current situation.
Zuo Hang’s speech ability is temporarily unknown. Personality has some flaws. Aside from that, Pokémon strength and personal strength are both top-tier. Character is temporarily unclear, but getting into Class A means he’s not one of those E Class scum who abuse Pokémon.
Next, as long as his speech ability passes, the next Student Council President is basically a done deal.
Huohuo casually sent the video to Jiang Xia as well.
Three minutes later, Jiang Xia replied with three question marks.
“What does this mean? Telling me the next president is locked in?? Can I resign? I don’t want to be vice president anymore.”
（ps: votes~）
