Chapter 33: Zuo Hang: I Suddenly Have Money
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Turtwig spat several bubbles at Fletchling with extremely fast flight speed.
Fletchling flapped its wings, slicing the bubbles one by one.
The two Pokémon were originally just having a normal spar, but then Turtwig suddenly learned Bubble.
Small skills like Flame, Bubble, and Vine Whip aren’t hard to learn, and some Pokémon even know them innately.
For example, Bulbasaur. He might learn Vine Whip before Tackle.
It varies depending on the Pokémon.
Fletchling also tried to use Spark, but the process didn’t seem as smooth.
Zuo Hang watched the two Pokémon sparring.
He felt a faint unease in his heart.
For some reason tonight, he kept feeling like something big was about to happen, and his left eyelid kept twitching.
He felt like he should go check the small forest. Maybe the Electric Mouse and Darkrai had stirred up some trouble for him again.
【Ding~ Your account has received: 10,000 Contribution Points】
The terminal in his pocket suddenly vibrated, accompanied by a notification sound like some payment app receipt.
Zuo Hang took out the terminal and saw a note below the receipt notification.
“Thanks to you tonight, brother. No need for words— from now on, you’re my Hoshino Ryuji’s reborn parents! If you say one thing in Class A, I’ll absolutely say two! Take these Contribution Points. I squeezed them out of those two idiots from second year high school. I’ve got the video, so they can only swallow this loss and say nothing.”
???
What situation is this?
What did he do?
The information load is huge. What video? What swallow into the stomach?
“Pika!” The Electric Mouse called from the doorway.
Zuo Hang turned around and saw Darkrai, electrocuted and charred, being held up by Gardevoir’s Psychic. Its mental state was very strange, its pupils filled with expectation for the upcoming life, like a person who lost their dream had rediscovered their life goal.
“What did he go through?” Zuo Hang asked.
“pika~~pikapika~~”
“You don’t know either? It turned like this after a few snaps?”
Zuo Hang pondered.
If this continues, Darkrai’s mental state will be a big problem. This week is almost over.
There’s a combat test on Friday, and Teacher Guan Tong said only initial Pokémon can be used.
Fletchling hasn’t even learned Flame yet. Honestly, he’s not 100% confident about Friday’s combat assessment.
Zuo Hang sighed.
Compared to combat class scores, he felt Darkrai’s psychological state was more important. Whether Fletchling could learn Flame before the assessment would depend entirely on its own talent.
*
Meanwhile, in the small forest.
“Bro, thanks to you tonight.” The little fatty leading Class F said to Hoshino.
“Thank me? Forget it, I didn’t do it to save you guys.” Hoshino sent the video he took with the terminal to Huohuo and typed: “Senior, trouble you. If you can pull strings with the Disciplinary Department, you’ll be my Hoshino Ryuji’s reborn parents!”
Huohuo didn’t reply, probably training.
“So, bro, how about we go to Nanchuan East Road for a meal? No matter what, if not for you today, us brothers would probably have been robbed. You know, if we don’t show some gratitude, it’d weigh on our hearts.” The little fatty from Class F said.
“Yeah, bro, no need for today. Come eat whenever you’re free.”
Hoshino raised an eyebrow. These Class F guys were pretty loyal. “No need for a meal. Like this— Student Union election in a few days…”
“Don’t worry, bro, we’ll definitely vote for you.” The little fatty patted his chest and said.
“Nah, not asking you to vote for me. Play it by ear then. Of course, voting for me is possible too. You just need to promise not to give away the votes in my hands easily!”
During the Student Union election, each person can only vote once for the same position, but can vote for multiple positions, just like class cadre elections.
“Got it. Don’t worry, bro. When the time comes, we’ll vote for whoever you tell us to.” The trainer of that Psyduck earlier said.
“Alright, then it’s settled.”
*
The next morning.
Discipline Committee Member Han Dao saw the video Huohuo sent him.
“Found a good seedling, take a look. I squatted in the forest for a long time to film this. Remember to treat me to a meal~ ” Huohuo messaged after the video.
Though the video was filmed by Hoshino, Huohuo definitely couldn’t say that.
A video filmed by Huohuo would be “discovering talent,” but if it was Hoshino’s, it’d be “staged.”
Filming yourself acting bravely for a just cause changes the vibe.
Han Dao clicked on the video.
Finished the ten-minute video.
He rubbed his brow and replied helplessly: “Little classmate Huohuo, I’m not blind yet. This shaky footage— you got Parkinson’s?”
Huohuo replied quickly this time: “Hey, don’t mind that. Though I didn’t film it, the act bravely for a just cause is real. And look at these moves, this Caterpillar! Clearly Disciplinary Committee Member material!”
“Does Caterpillar have any direct connection to being a Discipline Committee Member?”
“Of course! Look at this String Shot, this hardness, this elasticity. If he joins the Student Union, catching people will be so much easier.”
Heh heh.
Han Dao typed: “You’re a real little genius. If the Student Union loses you in the future…”
The chat box went quiet for a few seconds. Neither typed.
After a while, Huohuo replied first.
“Don’t say that. You all go challenge Gyms, you gonna leave me here alone? Everyone leaves eventually, just a matter of early or late…”
“Isn’t Jiang Xia also…”
“Jiang Xia’s goal is Pokémon Breeder. Staying an extra year is no problem, and she hasn’t found anyone to travel with yet. You can’t have a breeder go solo into high-risk zones and secret realms, right?”
*
Topic ended.
Han Dao wasn’t good at chatting about this stuff.
His gaze returned to the video.
Clearly self-filmed, but Han Dao recognized the two second-year guys in the video— from neighboring Class C. Decent strength, liked robbing Contribution Points from weaker trainers.
There had been reports before, but the Disciplinary Department had no evidence. These two always scouted perfectly, striking at times with few people and no cameras.
Though Hoshino’s motives weren’t pure, he solved a trouble for him, and Huohuo was right— the kid’s moves were good. As for this Caterpillar…
Damn, it really was huge.
*
At this time, downstairs in first year high school Class A.
“Zuo Hang, for next Monday’s class committee election, if you run for class monitor, I’ll definitely vote for you!”
“Maoji!!” Snowy Child echoed Hoshino.
“Class monitor? I’ll give it a try.” Zuo Hang said afterward.
He had no interest in class monitor. The important thing was the Student Union. If he could freeload a class monitor position along the way, he’d be happy. But Teacher Xi Ran said White Dragon’s class cadres must fulfill their duties.
This always made him feel like being a class committee member was a lot of trouble…
（ps: Two more chapters tonight. Owe Canned Food and Big Shot Jiuge several chapters, will make up slowly~）
（ps2: Heard the Discipline Committee Member’s name overlapped with someone important, so changed to Han Dao）
Another day of begging for votes~
