The appearance of Gyarados left everyone staring at Lin Yu in utter disbelief.
Everyone knew Gyarados was the strongest Pokémon in this Secret Realm!
In the end, the school bought the Gyarados from Lin Yu for one million yuan.
The price was a little lower than market value, but Lin Yu handed it over without hesitation.
After all, this opportunity had been secured by the school.
Still, if he ever got the chance later, he would definitely choose a Magikarp and raise it into a Gyarados himself.
After returning home,
Lin Yu fed Energy Cubes to his two hardworking partners.
He glanced at the calendar and muttered:
"In a few days, the monthly Entry refresh will come. Let's see what I can get this time!"
Monthly Entries were almost always blue-rarity.
At his current level, Lin Yu was really looking forward to it.
"Weird… why's he been so quiet lately?"
Lin Yu suddenly thought of Qing Fei.
The guy had been deliberately avoiding him these days.
His intuition told him Qing Fei wouldn't give up that easily.
Vaguely, Lin Yu connected the ambush a while ago to him.
Could it be…
he hired those people?
It wasn't impossible.
If that was true, this guy couldn't be allowed to stay!
A cold glint flashed in Lin Yu's eyes.
He would never let anyone who tried to kill him get away.
What should he do with all this money?
Lin Yu wasn't the type to hoard cash.
In his eyes, this was just numbers to help Charmeleon and Ralts grow stronger.
Anything that made them stronger faster was worth it.
Besides,
before this Secret Realm merged with the real world, he could enter it whenever he wanted, for life!
It was basically his personal treasure vault.
"Whatever, overthinking it. Time to sleep!"
Youth was great.
Lin Yu collapsed onto his bed and passed out instantly.
October 4th arrived quickly.
With money to spend, Lin Yu went all out buying TMs that would benefit Charmeleon and Ralts.
For Charmeleon, beyond Fire Punch, he took it to Flame Gym to meet Zhong Yue and had it learn Thunder Punch from the TM.
For Ralts, it mastered proper Psyshock and Toxic.
That day,
Lin Yu woke up early.
It was finally time for the monthly Entry refresh.
When he got up, Ralts was already practicing Confusion.
The simplest truths were often the most profound.
The most basic Confusion actually showed how well Ralts controlled its psychic power.
Charmeleon, meanwhile, was practicing Thunder Punch inside the house.
With money, Lin Yu didn't skimp on himself either.
He'd moved from a tiny yard to a spacious house, even equipped with proper training gear.
"Ral~" (Good morning, Lin Yu!)
"Charr!" (Morning!)
"Morning."
Lin Yu checked the time and internally winced.
It was only 6:30, and they were already up training.
Talented and hardworking!
Made him, the sleepyhead Trainer, look lazy.
Whatever.
First, let's check this month's Entry.
Lin Yu's heart raced with excitement.
It had been way too long since he got a good one.
He opened the system interface and eagerly tapped the Monthly Entry.
A purple light flashed!
Lin Yu's heart skipped a beat.
The monthly Entry had actually given him a purple-rarity one!
[Purple Entry (Rasengan):
Equip to learn the move Rasengan, Power 120.
Can later be upgraded to Sage Art: Rasengan.]
Rasengan?
Lin Yu blinked.
Was he seriously about to raise a ninja Pokémon?
Several ninja-like Pokémon flashed through his mind:
Shedinja, Ninjask, Greninja… and Decidueye.
The one that fit Rasengan best was definitely Greninja.
Water Shuriken, blazing speed, and the Ash-Greninja from the anime that bonded with its Trainer.
It was way too cool.
Too bad there were no Greninja around here.
Lin Yu hesitantly equipped the Entry on Charmeleon.
But Rasengan required concentrating energy into a tight sphere.
Charmeleon's violent Fire-type energy just wouldn't condense — it nearly blew up the whole room.
Lin Yu immediately realized:
this move had nothing to do with Charmeleon.
"Whatever. I'll save it for a suitable Pokémon later."
He sighed.
The Entry was amazing, but it just wasn't useful right now.
Still curious, Lin Yu opened the Entry Shop.
He checked his Entry Coins: 484.
He was halfway to buying Bone Spirit Cold Fire.
Most items were the same old stuff…
until something new caught his eye.
[Legendary Summon Card:
Guarantees a Legendary Pokémon will appear before you within 30 minutes.
999 Entry Coins (Limited stock: 3/3)]
He pinned the item for later.
With his Legendary Affinity, this card might work wonders.
Maybe he could even catch a Legendary someday?
Ahem…
Getting ahead of himself.
999 coins was no small sum.
Another great item?
[Growth Fruit:
For Pokémon below Level 20: +3 Levels.
For Level 20+: +1–2 Levels.
Only effective once. No side effects. 25 Entry Coins.]
Perfect.
Lin Yu bought two immediately.
Charmeleon was already Level 21,
but Ralts was only Level 18. Two levels would push it straight to 20 — into the Elite Stage!
The fruit was bright red, with a fresh, green fragrance.
"Ralts, come here!"
"Ral? Ral!" (Ooh, it smells good!)
Ralts's eyes locked onto the fruit in Lin Yu's hand.
Charmeleon trotted over too, curious.
"One each, Charmeleon."
"Charr!" (Got it!)
Charmeleon nodded happily.
It could tell the fruit would help it grow!
Lin Yu felt warm seeing them get along so well.
After eating the fruit,
energy exploded out of Ralts. Its power shot upward, and in moments, it hit Level 20.
Along with the surge…
a brilliant white light enveloped its body.
"It's evolving!"
Lin Yu's eyes lit up!
When the light faded,
the shy little Ralts was gone.
In her place stood a graceful, white-dressed Pokémon with green hair,
red spikes like hair ornaments, and a single shining red eye.
Kirlia.
Where Ralts had short, bang-like hair,
Kirlia had long, twin-tailed locks.
She stood around 1.2 meters tall — a proper young lady now!
"Kirl~" (I love you the most, Lin Yu~)
Now that she'd evolved, Kirlia was much bolder.
She leaped straight into Lin Yu's arms and nuzzled him tightly.
Her body was soft, like jelly.
"Ralts… Kirlia,"
Lin Yu lifted her gently and set her down.
"Any new changes after evolving?"