Chapter 15: You Call This Average?
“That’s enough, recall it.” Zuo Hang said from the edge of the venue.
Pikachu heard this, and the Double Color Thunder Dragon instantly dissipated, the oppressive atmosphere suddenly lightening.
“Dedenne!” The thunder extinguished, and Jiang Xia hurriedly ran over from afar, recalling Dedenne into the ball, looking at Zuo Hang with some resentment in his eyes.
The strength of both sides was not on the same level at all. After Iron Tail, Dedenne had already lost its combat ability. But Pikachu still walked over and used Thunderbolt to scare him.
This was clearly intentional!
“You can forget about joining the Student Union! Forget about it for the rest of your life!” Jiang Xia’s voice carried a hint of crying. Originally, he had a bit of fondness for this junior student, but now that slight fondness beyond a normal junior student had vanished after the Electric Mouse’s Double Color Thunder Dragon move.
Leaving these words behind, Jiang Xia walked away without looking back.
Several drones in the sky recorded the entire process.
After Jiang Xia left the venue, he glanced at the terminal, and the pinned president had sent him a message.
“Very strong strength, worth contacting.”
Contact? Contact my foot!
As long as he, Jiang Xia, wasn’t resigning for a day, this Zuo Hang could forget about joining the Student Union!
Jiang Xia was so angry he wanted to shut down the device, but the pinned president sent another message.
“I know you’re angry, try to understand. That was a public screen solo just now, probably a lot of teachers saw it. Even if we don’t contact him, the teachers will force us to anyway. This kid is a bit arrogant, but the Student Union needs someone with strength. Gotta say, Jiang Xia, you have a good eye for people.”
What the heck? Good eye for people?
After reading this message, Jiang Xia strongly resisted the urge to smash the terminal.
Public screen solo, why did she open a public screen when she had nothing better to do?
Jiang Xia never expected Zuo Hang to be this strong. The purpose of opening the public screen was just to let the president see the battle footage. After all, White Dragon Academy didn’t have private channel solos; to let others watch a battle, you could only livestream or have them come in person.
For a first-year newcomer, the president definitely wouldn’t come in person to watch.
A 1v1 livestream was originally a convenient method. Jiang Xia had even planned to go easy, letting the president pay more attention to this junior student.
Now it seems
Attention achieved, going easy achieved
But it was the opponent who went easy. The Electric Mouse, which could have taken out Dedenne in one move, used two moves and even deliberately showed off Thunderbolt’s form change right in front of her.
“—Hoo~”
Jiang Xia took a deep breath.
Don’t get angry, don’t get angry. The opponent is a junior student. He just showed off in front of me, nothing to care about. Be magnanimous, be magnanimous.
Magnanimous my foot!
As long as he, Jiang Xia, was still alive! This Zuo Hang absolutely couldn’t join the Student Union!
On the other side, Hoshino Ryuji, who was eating in the restaurant, received a message.
【ID：240829001（Jiang Xia） initiated a Public Duel with ID：250829001（Zuo Hang）, watch battle?】
As a freshman, Hoshino clearly didn’t know how to use the terminal well and didn’t know what this Public Duel was, but from the wording, it was completely understandable: two people soloing, and this solo was in livestream form.
As soon as the message popped up, many people in the restaurant started discussing.
Hoshino knew this Jiang Xia; she was the class senior, he’d met her once, a gentle and sweet-looking sister.
As for why Zuo Hang was soloing with Jiang Xia
Who thinks that much when they see the message?
Hoshino directly clicked to watch battle.
The screen soon appeared on the terminal.
Five minutes later
Hoshino Ryuji stared at the ended livestream, lost in deep thought.
He suddenly recalled their morning conversation.
“Is your Electric Mouse strong?”
“Average.”
“What a coincidence, mine’s average too.”
Good grief, you call this average?
Snowy Child at the table saw the scene, battle intent rising strongly in its eyes. It wasn’t just watching for fun like an onlooker, nor was it intimidated by the strength shown by the Electric Mouse.
“Maoji!! Maoji~~” Snowy Child said to Hoshino.
“Want to battle him? Forget it, look at that Thunder Dragon, that form change. Wait until you can evolve into an Ice Dragon or something.”
“Maoji~~Mao!!!”
“What?! You say you can just evolve? Then evolve already! I’ve been wondering why you haven’t evolved after all this time. Alright, stop daydreaming, you can’t beat that Electric Mouse.”
“Maoji!!!!”
“Not convinced? Hold it in.”
On the other side, White Dragon Plaza.
The Electric Mouse scratched its head.
This seemed to be his fault.
He just fired two extra bolts of lightning. Dedenne didn’t say anything. But the trainer got upset first.
“Pika!”
The Electric Mouse thought humanity was really hard to understand.
Zuo Hang sighed.
He’d pissed off the Student Council Vice President; this was a bit of trouble. After thinking for a moment, it seemed he hadn’t spoken to a woman in nine years? He’d probably forgotten how to communicate with such creatures.
The trainer and the mouse silently left the plaza. The entry point with Jiang Xia had failed; he hoped that woman wouldn’t hold too much of a grudge.
Student Union Activity Room
The Student Council President, with a Magnemite floating beside him, sat at the desk. Another short-haired cute girl stood next to the president; both were watching the livestream recording on the computer screen.
Though without the black-framed glasses and buzzcut Jiang Xia described, the Student Council President did have a face that didn’t seem easy to approach.
“Little Flower, what do you think of him?” the president asked.
The short-haired girl said, “He has the strength. This Pikachu can proficiently master form change; it’s at least A-rank combat power. The vice president’s Dedenne was only B-rank combat power at the end of the first-year finals. It couldn’t rise to B+ over one summer break. Losing is normal, but…”
“But what?”
“Dedenne’s first Thunderbolt had no effect. If Pikachu’s ability is Lightning Rod, that’s one thing, but if Pikachu purely tanked the Thunderbolt with special defense, then this Pikachu’s strength needs re-evaluation—probably A+, or even close to S-tier.”
The president said, “Matches my judgment. Contact him first, see what his character is like. When’s the class cadre election?”
“One week after school starts.” The short-haired girl smiled. “Not testing speech ability again, right? What if he has no intention of running for class position?”
The president said, “No choice then. The Student Council President has to represent the whole school often, and lead White Dragon as the team leader in the Nine School League battles. Strength, character, intellect, leadership—each aspect has to at least pass muster.
Best to see him give a speech during the class election. Jiang Xia probably isn’t reliable anymore. You go contact him, ask if this Zuo Hang has any interest in running. If not, find a way to get him to run, tell him about the benefits of class positions, like priority for joining the Student Union and such.”
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