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Clap clap clap!!!
Just then, applause rang out. A middle-aged man, dressed in a suit and slightly plump, about forty years old, walked in, clapping his hands.
"Ah! Principal!" Seeing the newcomer, Xiaojun exclaimed in surprise, also a little worried.
"Principal!" The other students also called out. As for the boys from earlier, their expressions were somewhat unpleasant. The school had a rule against casually battling trainers from outside.
Although it wasn't a major offense, the incident was initiated by them, and now losing to the opponent meant losing face for the school.
"What a wonderful battle!" The Principal arrived in front of the two. At this point, Shengdai also noticed him, looking up at the Principal, but her expression remained unchanged. She didn't care about rules or anything; the school couldn't do much to her anyway.
Right now, losing the battle was what upset her more.
"Young man, what's your name?"
"My name is Ash, from Pallet Town!" Ash looked at the Principal before him without much hostility. At least, he seemed much better than the students here.
But then again, this school served its students. The exorbitant tuition fees were the foundation of this school's existence, one could say the students were their gods.
Most of these students came from prominent families, and their education couldn't be too strict, which led to them developing arrogant personalities. It wasn't strange.
"Pallet Town? No wonder..."
The Principal paused slightly at the name. Pallet Town often produced outstanding trainers. Many years ago, it was even hailed as the birthplace of genius trainers. It wasn't surprising that such a young and outstanding trainer could be cultivated there.
"I've been following your battle. You seem to disagree with our school's educational methods."
"So-so. At least, only teaching about type advantages and disadvantages, level differences, and singular move knowledge can't really be called excellent, can it?" Ash replied indifferently.
The Principal fell silent, listening to Ash's words. In truth, he also understood that Pokémon battles were far more complex than that, but there were some things they wanted to teach but didn't know how.
Long-term rote learning of this knowledge could easily cause students to lose their autonomy. Sometimes, during battles, they would often become flustered by unexpected moves from their opponents.
This was why very few of their students made it to the finals of the Pokémon League Tournament, yet they had never been able to solve this problem.
"I have no intention of offending your esteemed school's educational standards. I just think that trainers are all the same. As a school, you should not only educate about Pokémon knowledge but also about the character a trainer should possess."
"Just because you're in an exclusive Noble Academy that not everyone can afford, you shouldn't disregard the efforts of other trainers. For a trainer, going to a Noble Academy isn't the only path to success."
"The most powerful trainers today, the Elite Four and Champions of various regions, how many of them came from a Pokémon Academy?"
Seeing the Principal remain silent, Ash didn't waste words, speaking calmly.
Hearing Ash's words, many students exchanged glances. Ash's words resonated with quite a few of them.
Indeed, they were usually accustomed to treating others with arrogance, but it wasn't entirely due to the school. A larger part of the reason was that they themselves were inherently that way, born into wealthy families, they usually got what they wanted without much effort.
Over time, it was inevitable to develop such habits. Even if they didn't agree with Ash's words, they didn't dare to say anything more. They knew they were not his match.
"You make a lot of sense, Yuteng. Do you understand?" The Principal listened to Ash's words and nodded slightly in agreement.
He also looked at Yuteng Shengdai. She was one of the school's most outstanding students, and as Principal, he had high hopes for her. The Principal knew where the problem lay, but didn't know how to improve it.
However, the arrival of this young man named Ash seemed to prove something to them through his actions: some things cannot be learned purely from textbooks.
"..." Shengdai listened to the Principal's words and fell silent, then looked at Ash and Xiaojun.
"Xiaojun! I'm sorry, I shouldn't have forced my ideas on you." The idea of "tough love" was actually hers. With her arrogant personality, she believed that Xiaojun, as an underachiever, wasn't qualified to be their classmate.
That's why she had others make things difficult for him. Now, listening to these words, she slowly understood.
"Yuteng..." Xiaojun was a little surprised to hear that Yuteng Shengdai was apologizing to him. It was something he had never imagined, let alone dared to hope for.
And even if Shengdai hadn't apologized, he had never thought of asking Shengdai to apologize.
"Your name is Ash, right? Thank you for your guidance. It made me realize I have so many shortcomings. I apologize for my previous rudeness." Without further words, Shengdai looked at Ash, walked up to him, and spoke sincerely.
It wasn't that her personality had completely changed in an instant. She remained arrogant, but it wasn't the irrational arrogance she had displayed before. Pride still lingered within her, but now she could distinguish right from wrong.
She would no longer look down on trainers who aimed to collect badges through travel. Indeed, if she really thought that way, wouldn't she be disrespecting even the Elite Four and Champions?
"We are truly sorry!!" It wasn't just Yuteng Shengdai; since she, the boss, had admitted defeat, the few boys from before naturally dared not say anything more. They all came over and bowed to Ash and the others in apology.
Seeing their attitude was acceptable, Ash naturally didn't pursue the matter further. He wasn't the type to be relentlessly difficult when he had the upper hand.
"By the way, Ash! Why did you come to our school?" the Principal asked at this moment.
Their school operated on a closed-campus system, which was why it was built deep in the mountains. Outsiders usually didn't know about this place. He wondered why they had come here and even had a conflict with the school's students.
"We were originally planning to go to Vermilion City, but we unexpectedly encountered thick fog on the way here and lost our direction," Brock replied on Ash's behalf.
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