"Umm... she learned it from me."
Terrance and Teacher Shiraishi walked in, feeling quite embarrassed.
Seeing him, Rina rubbed her eyes hard, her face full of disbelief.
After confirming it was really him several times, Rina was overjoyed. Terrance's appearance also made her feel more confident about her earlier reply.
Although she was most afraid of Terrance's Arcanine, precisely because of that, Arcanine was the epitome of power to Rina. If she could raise an Arcanine like that, no villain would be able to escape punishment!
It was this idea that, after she obtained Growlithe, solidified Rina's training concept.
"Teacher Shiraishi? And who is this?" the purple-haired Breeder teacher furrowed his brow, but the next moment his frown disappeared and he looked astonished.
"Mr. Terrance?"
"Hello, Teacher Kuwahara." Terrance smiled and nodded. He had already learned this Breeder teacher's name from Teacher Shiraishi a moment earlier.
"So it really is Mr. Terrance." Extremely surprised, Kuwahara stepped down from the podium, completely ignoring his students, and reached out to shake Terrance's hand vigorously.
"I've heard rumors about you for a long time. I'm truly lucky to see you in person today."
Saying that, he turned to the students and announced, "Let me introduce you: this is Senior Breeder, Mr. Terrance. His breeder skills even surpasses mine, and most importantly, he is the youngest Senior Breeder recorded in the Breeder Association!"
As soon as he finished, the classroom suddenly fell silent.
Finally, Terrance was the first to break the silence, simply saying, "Hello everyone, I am Rina's parent."
With Rina present, Terrance didn't say anything like "Rina is a bit naughty" or "please be understanding" in front of her classmates. Putting himself in Rina's shoes, if he were Rina, he definitely wouldn't want his parents to say that in front of so many people. Rina has her own pride.
Since he'd come for a parent-teacher meeting for Rina, Terrance only needed to show his strongest side; he had to give Rina enough pride and confidence. Children from the Old Green House without parents already grow up in a different environment from other kids, so there was no need for Terrance to play the traditionally gentle, mild-mannered parent here—
Senior Breeder, Terrance.
After Kuwahara's introduction, the students wore looks of disbelief. They had no idea about Rina's family, so this was the first time they'd learned that Rina's parent was so amazing.
Keep in mind, Teacher Kuwahara was merely an experienced Intermediate Breeder and a retired special police officer.
Senior Breeders, they'd never seen one before.
"Rina's parent, you just said she learned the Growlithe training method from you, right?" At that moment, a chubby girl holding her Vulpix stood up.
"But Teacher Kuwahara already said that this training method isn't suitable for police officers. Didn't you ever correct her?"
"Amber, shut up," Rina snapped.
"Amber, sit down." Teacher Kuwahara frowned.
"Amber, did you forget what you're supposed to do before asking a question?" Teacher Shiraishi said, displeased.
Rina and Amber's relationship was rather poor. This was no secret.
Facing the question from this student, Terrance smiled faintly and said, "This training method really isn't suitable for ordinary police officers. For ordinary officers who rely on a team, the method Teacher Kuwahara mentioned is indeed the most reliable."
"But—"
"Rina's goal has never been to be an ordinary police officer. She intends to become a regional detective, and even a member of the International Police. How she raises her Pokémon is entirely her choice, and I also don't believe this training method is without merit." [TN: Regional detective is similar to International Police but for a region.]
After Terrance finished speaking, the girl's face darkened. At the same time, most of the students' expressions changed.
Upon hearing Terrance's words, Rina instantly showed a look of delight and confidently shot a glare at the girl called Amber.
"Mr. Terrance is not wrong. But a police officer is the foundational position of the entire police system, and it's the job you're most likely to do. Of course, if any of you already have a sufficiently clear goal, you can come and discuss more deeply with me. I'm happy to share more breeding experience," Kuwahara said, clearing his throat.
"How about this, Mr. Terrance, I have a small, impertinent request. Would you and Teacher Kuwahara co-teach this lesson? Let's make the topic the training direction of Growlithe and Arcanine in different police systems," Teacher Shiraishi said suddenly, a bright idea striking him.
There was no doubt Terrance was the kind of breeder who was exceptionally outstanding. More importantly, he was also a very powerful Trainer. Generally speaking, even the police academy would have to pay a great price to hire a teacher of his level.
Seizing the chance to have Terrance impart some breeding knowledge, Teacher Shiraishi felt he'd scored. The students would surely gain a lot from a class like this, and when their assessment scores rose, he as homeroom teacher would benefit too.
"That's a good suggestion," Teacher Kuwahara nodded.
"Hmm…" Terrance paused, looking at the eager faces of the students after Teacher Shiraishi's proposal, a bit helpless. What was this now…
In the end, Terrance reluctantly accepted Teacher Shiraishi's enthusiastic invitation.
On the field outside the classroom, Terrance planned to use his Arcanine as an example for the students.
Don't be fooled by his Arcanine's fierce fighting style, its initial training tasks had all been assigned by Teacher Julian, the veteran International Police officer. It was the standard combat-oriented training method used by the International Police.
That's why Terrance had spoken so confidently just now.
"Come out, Arcanine." Terrance threw a Poké Ball, and with everyone watching, a massive Arcanine appeared before them.
When Arcanine appeared, the air around them instantly warmed. Looking at the behemoth, everyone unconsciously swallowed hard.
Arcanine already counts as a large Pokémon. Standing upright its height is comparable to an adult, but Terrance's Arcanine made the students instinctively take a step back.
Whoosh!!
It casually exhaled a puff of hot breath and walked to Terrance's side. At least with outsiders present, it knew to hold back. Still, Arcanine's nearly three-meter height left the two teachers stunned for a long moment before they reacted.
Three meters.
"This Arcanine…" Teacher Kuwahara rubbed his eyes. The sheen of its fur, the distribution of its muscles, the symmetry of its build… despite being so enormous, this Arcanine didn't show any signs of clumsiness, which made Kuwahara, an Intermediate Breeder, all the more baffled.
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