Chapter 38: Xingye: The Hope Of Life Isn’t He Right Here?!
Heichuan Nagi received Zuo Hang’s message.
Ah~
An invitation from a male classmate.
Heichuan Nagi, wrapped only in a bath towel, pondered at the screen for a moment.
“Zuo Hang. Zuo Hang”
Huh?? Is there someone like that in the class???
*
On the other side.
Lin Ping, also in Training Hall No. 5, replied with a message.
“What’s the venue number?”
Zuo Hang saw someone reply and was instantly delighted, quickly typing: “Venue 4, room password zr233”
Thirty seconds later…
The training room door was opened.
“So fast?” Zuo Hang said in surprise.
“I’m right next door. Come on, let’s battle.” As he spoke, Lin Ping reached for a Poké Ball. This guy was far less calm than when he lost to Zuo Hang yesterday; he clearly wanted to win back that loss.
“Wait first, battle later. Help me with something.” Zuo Hang said.
“What?”
“Stand there.”
“Stand there?”
“Yeah, just stand there.”
Lin Ping shifted his gaze to the battle stage.
Zuo Rou was standing on the battle stage, her gaze dodging his a bit.
Lin Ping remembered this girl.
Piplup’s trainer, who didn’t say a word during the battle… and then got an F from Teacher Guan Tong without mercy.
“This girl…”
“My sister.” Zuo Hang said affirmatively.
“Sister?” Lin Ping could see they looked alike. He’d always thought Zuo Rou was the little sister, but they turned out to be siblings…
Like Zuo Hang, Lin Ping had barely greeted anyone in the class, paid little attention to others’ actions, and mostly just trained by himself.
He had watched Friday’s battle, though, and vaguely guessed what Zuo Hang was up to.
“Fine, I’ll watch battle, but you have to battle me after it’s over.” Lin Ping said.
“Dedenne! Use Charm!” Lin Ping hadn’t closed the door when he entered, and Jiang Xia’s voice came from outside.
Dedenne looked brave on the surface, but was actually panicking inside. Fortunately, Charm was just throwing a flirtatious glance at the opponent—no real attack needed.
“Pika~~” Pikachu waved friendly at Dedenne upon seeing it. We’re all Electric Mouse; any grudge can be settled.
Pikachu’s goodwill was met with a flirtatious glance from Dedenne.
And it was half-hearted at that, with a hint of Fear and panic in its eyes.
Half-hearted or not, Charm was still a skill. A light pink heart flew toward Pikachu.
“Bui~~”
The heart sank into Pikachu’s body.
“Pika??” Pikachu tilted its head, a bit confused.
—Skill Charm: Male charming female or female charming male; the charmed Pokémon will struggle to release skills.
Charm failure has two possibilities.
The target’s gender matches its own, or the target has strong mental resistance.
Jiang Xia’s Dedenne was female, while Zuo Hang’s Pikachu was definitely male.
A female Pikachu’s tail tip is heart-shaped; only a male’s is Lightning-shaped. Zuo Hang’s Pikachu’s tail tip was precisely Lightning-shaped.
Jiang Xia wouldn’t give up. “Dedenne! Use Charm again!”
“Bui~~buibuibui~~~~” Continuous pink hearts flew toward Pikachu, but the result was the same as before.
Completely no effect.
“If a few Charms can calm you down, I don’t mind you doing a few more.” Zuo Hang said.
Lin Ping, following behind Zuo Hang, said: “Not great. Battles are queued; I’m next, Second Place is you.”
Jiang Xia sized Lin Ping up and down. True to his name, he was plain-looking. “Who are you? Can you open your eyes when you talk? It’s very impolite, okay?”
Lin Ping: .
*
After Jiang Xia arrived Heichuan Nagi, with a Natu perched on her head and a somewhat dazed look in her eyes.
Upon seeing Zuo Hang, she seemed to suddenly remember something. She stepped forward two steps and pointed at him in realization. “—Oh~~~~ it’s you!! I remember now!!! You’re the one who threw me out in Combat Class!”
Jiang Xia caught the key point in her words. “Combat Class? Threw someone out?” Jiang Xia gave Heichuan Nagi a gentle smile and patted the Natu on her head. “Tell Senior Student, does this guy hit hard? Besides throwing you out, did he bully you more in class?”
The naturally airheaded Heichuan Nagi recalled the details of Combat Class. A few seconds later, she nodded at Jiang Xia.
“Yeah, he hits really hard. My Wrist still hurts.” Heichuan Nagi said affirmatively.
Jiang Xia narrowed her eyes at Zuo Hang. “Eh?? Bullying girls in Combat Class?? This junior is so weak; she probably couldn’t fight back against you, right? Did someone use Combat Class as an excuse to grope other places? I’ve heard from Huohuo that some Junior Student is Sarcastic, has dirty thoughts, and likes to let his Eyes wander. Tsk. That junior wouldn’t be you, would it?”
Zuo Hang: “???”
The scene of Jiang Xia approaching Zuo Hang was just seen by the last to arrive, Xingye.
The Temperament beauty Heichuan Nagi and the gentle senior Jiang Xia were both close to Zuo Hang; one had a somewhat ambiguous look in her eyes, and on the Battle Stage the tolerant big sister was defaulting to this scene.
This.
This.
“Zuo Hang! What are you doing, Zuo Hang!!!”
“.”
*
After Xingye arrived, the atmosphere livened up noticeably.
Everyone also learned Zuo Hang’s intention.
Xingye and Heichuan Nagi didn’t want to battle Zuo Hang; they treated it as Watch Battle.
Xingye had always thought it hard to fit into Class A’s vibe, but today he saw these guys seemed pretty approachable.
Maybe in the pitch-black high school life, a few sparks of light appeared, and hope for life came right back?!
*
Zuo Hang threw a Poké Ball.
Fletchling took to the air, facing off against Turtwig.
Compared to the 40 people watching on Friday, the pressure from these few on Zuo Rou was much smaller.
“Piplup. Use.. use.” Zuo Rou suddenly started stuttering a bit. Even without looking at the people below, Zuo Rou could feel their Line of Sight.
The siblings were alike, both extremely sensitive to Line of Sight and such. It had little effect on Zuo Hang, but for Zuo Rou it was fatal. She’d been afraid of interacting with others since childhood, likely related to this; girls tended to be more sensitive than boys.
“Fletchling! Quick Attack!”
While Zuo Rou was stuttering, Zuo Hang’s command had already come.
Fletchling, with faint electric arcs around its wings, dove from the sky, Skill Light glowing on its Beak.
—Quick Attack + Peck!
Just from the momentum, Fletchling was much stronger than the Pokémon Turtwig faced on Friday.
And Zuo Rou knew that when Fletchling went all out, it could dent even Alloy Mannequin Mr. A. From the look of it, Fletchling wasn’t holding back at all!
Perhaps out of “Fear of Turtwig getting hurt,” Zuo Rou suddenly stopped stuttering.
“Piplup! Use Bubble!”
（ps: Who leaked those two macho pics of Zuo Rou and Pikachu? Stick your head out, I’ll chop it off for you right now (=ω=)o, guarantee it won’t hurt oh￣▽￣~~）
（ps2: I’ve made character panels for these people. Xingye’s Caterpillar and Darkrai get separate ones too. No limit on characters. I won’t add tags; I don’t know what to add. Seems like you all can add them; I’m not too clear, don’t use character panels often.）
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