Chapter 23: Hereditary Double-edge? Who’s The Real One Cheating Here?!
Lu Li never expected Jin Huang’s match to end only with Double-Edge.
You must know that was Double-Edge, a ultimate move with power reaching 150 in the game!
After securing victory in a type-disadvantage battle, the departing Jin Huang asked smugly: “How about it? Were you scared?”
Lu Li nodded. When he saw the little Corphish use Double-Edge, Lu Li was indeed startled.
Lu Li sincerely praised: “Your Corphish has qualifications that are a bit frighteningly good.”
Jin Huang’s mouth curved up slightly as he gently stroked the red-and-white Poké Ball in his hand.
“I’ll go down first to treat my family’s baby. Looking forward to your match.” After saying that, Jin Huang hurriedly took the Poké Ball and headed to the school’s medical room.
“That’s outrageous! Double-Edge!”
“Exactly, a Newborn Stage Corphish using such an outrageous move—unbelievable!”
“I heard the homeroom teacher is from the Jin Family’s collateral branch. No wonder Jin Huang got such a high-qualification Double-Edge.”
Hearing the discussions from those around him, Lu Li couldn’t help but sneer inwardly.
A Corphish with Double-Edge couldn’t rely just on background; Jin Huang’s was pure heaven-defying luck.
Lu Li was certain of one thing: the Jin Family definitely didn’t know beforehand that Jin Huang’s Corphish had inherited Double-Edge, otherwise how could the Corphish have ended up in Jin Huang’s hands?
Hiding in the principal’s meeting room watching the match, Yu Zhonggang smiled and said: “Your school is really interesting. Didn’t expect to encounter such a pleasant surprise.”
When he saw Jin Huang’s Corphish use Double-Edge, Yu Zhonggang was indeed a bit moved; he wanted to take Jin Huang as a gym apprentice.
“That student named Jin Huang might have some family relation to me, and with such an excellent Corphish, it’s not impossible…”
Thinking of this, Yu Zhonggang decided to wait a bit more. If Jin Huang performed perfectly next, he wouldn’t mind taking Jin Huang as a gym apprentice.
Walking upstairs to the second floor.
After seeing her son’s Corphish use Double-Edge to defeat the opponent, Jin Cuilian cautiously glanced in the direction of the principal’s office.
“I wonder if A-Jin’s performance impressed that lord.” Jin Cuilian thought silently to herself.
Soon it was Lu Li’s turn to take the field again.
This time his opponent was an Eevee trainer.
With no type-advantage headaches and Tropius already entering the Growth Stage, Lu Li wasn’t worried about losing.
“Lu Li, I’ve been looking forward to battling you.” The Eevee trainer said excitedly.
Lu Li smiled and released Tropius.
“Hahaha…, let’s go then!”
After Tropius appeared, it first glanced around, then leered disdainfully at Eevee.
0.3 meters—this height was even shorter than the last one. Another little weakling.
“Trop~”
（You go first. If I make a move, you won’t have a chance.）
Hearing such arrogant words, Eevee was angry but didn’t attack directly, instead waiting for the trainer’s command.
The Eevee trainer commanded: “Eevee, use Charm!”
The Charm move can lower the enemy’s defense and even charm the enemy, making them careless.
This is a cute-selling divine skill. In the real world, this move is limited to those relatively cute Pokémon.
Eevee using Charm and Primeape using Charm are definitely two different things.
Tropius, who had originally looked down on Eevee, suddenly realized that although this little guy wasn’t strong, it was cute.
“Should I go easy on this little one?” Tropius couldn’t help but think.
Seeing this, Lu Li calmly said: “Leer! Then Razor Leaf.”
Knowing he held absolute authority in Tropius’s heart, Lu Li wasn’t worried that Tropius would disobey due to the enemy’s Charm.
The Eevee trainer hurriedly commanded: “Eevee, dodge! Then rush up and use Outrage!”
Since Tropius’s Razor Leaf wasn’t very proficient, Eevee nimbly dodged the attack and closed in right in front of Tropius.
Seeing this, Lu Li’s mouth curved slightly as he teasingly commanded: “Tropius, let’s fly!”
With Eevee having no ranged attacks right now, Lu Li was confident his flying Tropius could toy with Eevee for a lifetime.
Looking at the airborne Tropius, the Eevee trainer’s face darkened, then he gritted his teeth and warned: “Don’t get cocky. The match has rules: flying Pokémon battling non-flying ones can’t stay airborne for more than three minutes.”
“No need for three minutes.” After saying that, Lu Li commanded: “Tropius, Sweet Scent, then directly Headbutt!”
“How is that possible!”
The Eevee trainer looked incredulously at the Tropius in the sky.
Pink mist instantly spread, and Eevee, inhaling the pink scent, immediately started wobbling as it walked.
Sweet Scent has no hypnosis effect but causes hallucinations, so Pokémon inhaling Sweet Scent have reduced dodge chance.
Seizing the opportunity, Tropius in the sky directly used Headbutt.
In the principal’s office, the principal looked at the match on the monitor and said: “Already three moves. This Tropius has unexpectedly good qualifications.”
“Headbutt probably isn’t an inherited skill, and Sweet Scent doesn’t seem like one either. That means under that child’s nurturing, Tropius learned two skills in less than a week. That’s not something a junior breeder could achieve.”
After voicing his guess, Yu Zhonggang sighed again: “The younger generation is truly formidable!”
Having decided to increase sponsorship further, Yu Zhonggang began pondering how much to raise it.
Gym sponsorship differs from noble family sponsorship; gym sponsorship is somewhat like alliance sponsorship.
Because most gym sponsorship uses alliance funds, the gym leader’s role is more like a recommender.
The gym leader deems the trainer excellent and decides to recommend them to the alliance, which then decides the sponsorship amount based on the gym leader’s evaluation.
At the same time, the gym leader might personally fund additional sponsorship for the trainer.
After winning the match, Lu Li recalled Tropius and went to the school’s small grove.
Scanning the surroundings with divine sense and confirming no one was around, Lu Li handed yesterday’s Grass-type Pill to Tropius.
Lu Li said: “Tropius, eat a pill to recover.”
“Trop~ Trop.”
（Can I eat half? A whole one is really too much.）
“Don’t worry, I’ll help you.” Lu Li comforted.
Hearing this, the reluctant Tropius swallowed the pill in one gulp, and Lu Li took the chance to continuously use Growth on Tropius.
Lu Li knew he had to stay at school all day today; the energy in his body would be wasted if unused, so better to spend it all on Tropius.
After three Growth uses, Tropius’s body was noticeably larger again—perhaps unnoticeable if not looking closely.
But Lu Li was different.
With his Qi Refining Layer 1 cultivation, Lu Li’s eyes were as precise as a ruler; he immediately saw Tropius’s body had grown bigger.
“Trop~”
Tropius called out excitedly.
Lu Li asked excitedly: “You mean you’ve comprehended a new move?”
Tropius nodded happily.
Lu Li asked full of expectation: “What move is it? Show it quickly.”
