Chapter 68: A "New" Patient
Chapter 68: A "New" Patient
"Continue?"
Xingya glanced at the excited Gastly and then looked at Jing He for confirmation.
The "Tower Climbing" record at the academy was twelve floors. However, in recent years, no one had managed to reach the tenth floor or higher. The difficulty of the challenges adjusted based on the strength and characteristics of the challenger's Pokemon, and it increased with each floor. Reaching higher floors wasn't just about brute force.
Moreover, the stronger the challenging Pokemon, the harder it was to climb higher.
"Gast!"
Gastly took off its glasses and nodded vigorously.
Of course, continue!
It had a look of sheer bravery on its face.
"No."
But Jing He smiled and declined.
"Gast?"
Gastly looked at Jing He with confusion.
What about our bond?
Jing He gave it a quick glance.
"Still going shopping? Didn't you say you wanted to eat a Tauros? Or are you planning to eat at the Pokemon Center?"
Oh right!
Gastly reacted quickly, zipping back to Jing He's side and giving him a firm lick.
"Gast—"
Jing He still cares about me.
Right, what about my unfinished ice cream?
Teacher Xingya and the surrounding students all looked disappointed. They had wanted to see Jing He and Gastly set a new record.
However, Jing He knew that breaking the twelve-floor record with Gastly in its current state would be quite difficult. Despite Gastly's apparent ease, the Hypno would have given it significant trouble if it had fought normally. The Gyarados had already pushed Gastly to use its ultimate move, "Substitute Toxin." Even though Gastly hadn't been hit by Gyarados, the "Substitute" move was very draining. Gastly had no way to recover its energy, and the subsequent Pokemon would only get stronger and more challenging.
Since they had already won the top prize, there was no need to push further and risk injury.
If Gastly could learn the "Dream Eater" move, it could sustain itself and continue, but that was a different story.
Meanwhile, someone had already uploaded a video of Jing He and Gastly's "one-vs-ten" battle to the school's online platform, causing quite a stir. A hidden "Jing He fandom" had formed at the Kanaz Academy, even though Jing He himself was unaware of it.
"Teacher Jing He, here's your prize."
Xingya smiled and handed over a box containing a set of attribute gems.
"Thank you."
"Gast, Gast~~()"
At the Pokemon Center, Gastly closed its eyes and enjoyed the treatment from Nurse Joy and Chansey, its expression so cheeky that it made them laugh.
Daigo and his friends didn't follow. After witnessing Jing He and Gastly's "feat," their battle enthusiasm had been rekindled, and they had gone to beat up some weaker opponents.
What made Jing He feel more reassured was that Daigo had been much busier lately, seemingly training hard to prepare for a competition.
He opened the prize box. Inside were sixteen neatly arranged attribute gems, missing only the Dragon Gem and the Fairy Gem.
He casually picked up a "Fire Gem."
'Too bad it's not a "Fire Stone," but it should still be worth a lot.'
If the prize had been a set of "Evolution Stones," the academy would have been in trouble. After all, each Evolution Stone was worth millions, and a full set might have been enough to feed Gastly for a while.
Wait a moment.
Jing He suddenly realized something. If Gastly evolved into Haunter, wouldn't its appetite and quality of food need to be raised at least one level?
The pressure was back.
Jing He put away the gems and rubbed his temples.
Jing He sighed inwardly, thinking, "It seems the process of making energy cubes must be sped up."
In fact, he had been learning how to make energy cubes all along, and Cai Zi had taught him a lot. However, without a 'Fruit mixer,' he had to borrow the school's equipment for practice, which wasn't a good solution."
"How can I afford a 'Fruit Mixer' when it's way more expensive than a coffee machine?"
Jing He couldn't help but a sigh escaped his lips.
"Professor Jing,~~"
He stood up, trembling from the massage, seeming to enjoy the process.
Since it didn't hurt, he just needed to recover his strength, which didn't take much time.
After Miss Joie expressed her gratitude, they wandered around the academy again.
Ghiscuit put on his cool armor and showed off a large cup of Ice, which turned into a display of freezing ice, with a crackle — 'crack.'
Jing He took a photo and uploaded it to his space, adding a caption — "Autumn 'Ice' Drink."
As he gradually gained some fame online, he occasionally shared some knowledge about daily life or Pokemon.
However, he rarely received any replies, as most of the questions were about online psychological consultations, and he didn't have the time to answer them all.
Jing He took Ghiscuit and Ice Tail to the "Kentei Roasted Meat" shop for some roasted meat.
He enjoyed a "Guan Du Style" massage at the "Guan Li Massage Shop."
He took photos at the "Tu Tu Dog Photo Studio."
Finally, he accompanied Ghiscuit to watch the "Ibuse Performance" at the "Ibuse Performance Hall," which marked the end of a busy night.
Overall, they had a lot of fun at the school festival.
Back home, Ghiscuit skillfully took out his phone and chased the unfinished "Foamlics" with Ice Tail.
Jing He seriously doubted whether this series had an end, as every episode seemed to be a small story without a proper conclusion.
While adding nutrients to the Pokemon egg incubator, he browsed current news.
He even saw an Ashen article about "Adonis VS Kana, Dragon vs Ice Battle!"
He even saw a Lapras VS Fast Dragon battle.
The final result was a forced one-for-one exchange between Fast Dragon and Lapras, the battle process was like when Jing He faced Dr. Kukui."
"Hey, Adonis, this 'Fierce' Charizard does have a bit of an unreasonable 'Fat' characteristic, but even a White Sealion can be taken down in an instant."
As he watched, his phone suddenly popped up with a friend request.
Title: The Perils of Overconfidence
【Always Eighteen】: Always eighteen?
Jing He raised an eyebrow.
However, anyone with a nickname like "Always Eighteen" must be past that age, which was Jing he's "experience talk."
However, the question asked was indeed about a psychological issue related to Pokemon, so he didn't hesitate to accept the friend request.
【Jing Zhong】: Can you be more specific about the details? However, being confident isn't necessarily a bad thing.
【Always Eighteen】: If I don’t look in the mirror every day, I feel like I’ll die. What does this "confidence" mean?
Jing He wiped his forehead with his palm.
Feeling like he was targeted by the headline.
Then, this person sent a photo of themselves.
Suddenly, it was a Pokemon holding a small mirror, applying lip gloss to their lips — a Baoke Dream — Lip Gloss!
A little bit of a delay, update slightly late, sorry.
(End of Chapter)
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