The night passed in silence.
Early the next morning, Adrian got up early, preparing to take the small boat out to the Coral Reef again to fish for jellyfish.
But before heading out to sea, Adrian keenly noticed that there seemed to be more people coming to Hutber Port.
And the vast majority of them had pokémon by their sides; they were clearly pokémon Trainers.
"Is something happening in Hutber Port?"
Adrian was puzzled, but he didn't pay it too much attention.
Right now, he only wanted to fish for jellyfish to max out the count for Tentacool, and while he was at it, teach Helioptile the move 'Surf' to complete Iono's task.
"Eya~"
Helioptile, who lived in the desert, seemed to be going out to sea for the first time and appeared very excited.
But soon, the little guy wilted.
Because it got seasick!!!
As Helioptile vomited up the poffins it had just eaten for breakfast, a splash suddenly appeared next to the small boat.
"Helioptile, we haven't even reached the fishing spot yet! You're chumming the water way too early."
Adrian joked with a smile, but he still slowly reduced the boat's speed while leaning his head over to check.
To be fair, Helioptile's chumming effect was actually working; it had actually attracted several Magikarp to fight for the food.
Before long, the small boat finally arrived at the Coral Reef again.
Adrian began to bait his hook and fish.
As for the matter of teaching 'Surf', that was naturally left to Pikachu.
In any case, Adrian only needed to give a little 'guidance' at the critical moment; he didn't need to spend too much effort on it.
"Pika~ Pika~"
Teacher Pika began his lesson, looking very methodical.
Student Helio was also listening to the lecture with a serious face.
Once the explanation was finished, Teacher Pika began the demonstration, leaping directly off the deck.
Boom!
Accompanied by the sound of crashing waves, a huge spray rose from the sea surface, lifting Pikachu as he moved continuously across the water.
"Eya~"
Helioptile's eyes sparkled, filled with admiration for Pikachu.
This is just too cool, isn't it?
Adrian secretly gave Pikachu a thumbs up, thinking to himself: "When it comes to acting cute and showing off—"
[Caught 'Tentacool', rewarded with 1 Supersonic TM.]
[Caught 'Tentacool', rewarded with 1 Wrap TM.]
[Caught 'Tentacool', rewarded with 1 energy cube.]*N
[Caught 'Tentacool', rewarded with 1 Icy Wind TM.]
As one Tentacool after another was caught, Adrian began to harvest rewards like crazy.
By the afternoon, Adrian's fishing space was already stuffed with rewards.
"Let's get ready to head back!"
Adrian stretched his muscles and reeled in his rod for the last time.
"Eya~"
Seeing the boat about to start, Helioptile's expression changed instantly, and it poked Adrian with its cute little claws.
Skill Master, I request to return to the Poké Ball!
Adrian smiled and didn't refuse.
However, after Helioptile was recalled to its Poké Ball, Adrian didn't head straight back. Instead, he began to upgrade his Pokémon's stats.
First was the big brother Gyarados; Adrian taught it two moves: Waterfall and Surf.
Gyarados's Waterfall skill was originally at the 'Proficient' level, but with Adrian's point allocation, it finally rose to the 'Transcendence' level.
As for Surf, it went from non-existent to being pulled up to the'Skilled' level by Adrian.
Next was the second oldest, Pikachu. Its Dazzling Gleam improved from 'Mastered' to 'Skilled', and it also learned the new move 'Substitute'.
As for the third, Dratini, it learned quite a few skills.
First were the Supersonic and Wrap moves. These two skills are basic moves for Tentacool, so their drop rate was the highest, and Adrian had accumulated a large batch in his fishing space.
Coincidentally, Dratini could also master these two moves.
Thus, Dratini's Supersonic and Wrap moves were directly maxed out.
In addition, Dratini also learned the moves Surf and Weather Ball.
Furthermore, in Adrian's fishing space, there was also a stored batch of Poison-type moves like Poison Sting, Poison Jab, and Acid.
Unfortunately, none of the Pokémon Adrian currently had could learn them, so he could only leave them to gather dust for now, waiting for a destined partner.
Toot toot toot!
Driving the small boat back, Adrian found that there seemed to be more and more people on the island.
By the time he arrived at the Pokémon Center, it was overcrowded, with many people fighting for rooms.
Fortunately, Adrian had already checked in, so he didn't have this worry at all.
But Adrian was also very curious about why the number of people in Hutber Port had suddenly increased. So after arriving at the Pokémon Center, he didn't go to his room immediately but found a corner to squat in and pricked up his ears to listen.
"Miss Lorelei's lecture starts tomorrow at nine o'clock, right? I didn't expect it to attract so many pokémon Trainers."
"Nonsense! That's Miss Lorelei of the Elite Four! Not only does she have powerful strength, but she also has a perfect face and an impeccable figure. Her popularity is in a league of its own even among the Elite Four."
"I heard that after the lecture, Miss Lorelei will also hold a pokémon battle demonstration. Any interested Trainer can go up and challenge her. To battle an Elite... just thinking about it gets me excited!"
Listening to the crowd's discussion, Adrian's heart stirred, and that beautiful figure couldn't help but appear in his mind.
Miss Lorelei, one of the Elite Four of the Kanto region—this was a character whose episodes were once censored because of her explosive figure.
And unlike other Elites, Elite Lorelei didn't have the air of an Elite at all. Instead, she was very much like a big sister next door, and she treated Pokemon like children, being especially gentle.
"Is Elite Lorelei coming to Hutber Port?"
Adrian also felt himself getting excited.
Lorelei—she was the goddess in the hearts of countless pokémon anime fans!
Adrian was naturally no exception!
"Adrian!"
Just as Adrian was lost in thought, a surprised voice pulled him back to reality.
Turning around, Adrian saw a handsome young man with spiky hair and his harem cheerleading squad behind him.
"Gary!"
Adrian looked pleasantly surprised and asked curiously, "Were you also attracted here by Elite Lorelei?"
"Naturally! Miss Lorelei holds a pokémon demonstration match after every lecture. This is one of the few opportunities to exchange blows with the Elite Four. How could I possibly miss it?"
Gary took it for granted, then glanced at Adrian and laughed. "Weren't you also attracted here? It seems great minds think alike!"
Adrian spread his hands and smiled helplessly. "If I said I came here to fish, would you believe me?"
Gary crossed his arms and shook his head, obviously not believing him.
"This past month, I've been training hard every day, and the strength of my pokémon has improved a lot."
Ending the topic of Lorelei, Gary looked at Adrian with burning eyes and invited him to battle: "Speaking of which, our last match didn't have a winner! How about it? Do you want to have a pokémon battle now? Just consider it a warm-up before challenging Elite Lorelei!"
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