Four days later.
A small town on the border of Xiang Province.
Ever since Dira had joined him,
Lin Yu had felt a little restrained.
Especially since the girl was a powerful Psychic user.
Meanwhile, he'd called his teacher Luo Qingfeng and told her about Elite Four Ye.
Unexpectedly, Teacher Luo's lips curled up, her eyes filled with nostalgia.
"Him, huh? Alright — give me his number and tell him to speak to me himself. That coward!"
Lin Yu immediately sensed something was going on between them.
He asked about their relationship.
Teacher Luo said, "That guy used to bring me breakfast every single day!"
Lin Yu almost burst out laughing.
So the legendary Elite Four Ye was just a lovesick fool!
But since one was his teacher and the other… well, he didn't dare laugh out loud. He did as he was told.
Inside a hotel room.
Lin Yu was going over future plans with Latias.
"We're heading south next. We'll pass by the ocean on the way.
Later, we might go to Wind City…
Then the National High School Tournament in the capital, in front of huge crowds…
Ruins in Secret Realms, and even the legendary World Tree from the beginning of time…"
"Can you handle all these places?"
"Yep!"
As Lin Yu pointed to locations on his phone map, Latias's eyes sparkled.
It all sounded so fun~
"You really don't want to catch any Pokémon?"
Lin Yu asked again.
It felt too strange.
Who went exploring without catching Pokémon?
Dira didn't act like a normal person around him — if anything, she acted like a Pokémon.
She ate Energy Cubes and used Psychic moves.
The "Pokémon vibe" was way too strong!
Also, after a few days together… she could talk normally now?
"Mmm."
Latias shook her head.
She was a Pokémon. Why would she need to catch others?
"Alright."
"Charmeleon, come on out!"
With that, Lin Yu summoned Charmeleon and held up the diamond-shaped Dragon Crystal.
"Char?!"
Charmeleon instantly sensed the treasure in Lin Yu's hand, its eyes lighting up.
Its Dragon-type moves really were too weak.
"Here, this is for you."
Watching Charmeleon stare eagerly, Lin Yu handed over the treasure
and sent it into the Training Chamber.
He only let Charmeleon absorb energy from the crystal for a limited time each day.
The energy was simply too intense.
After days of absorption, Charmeleon's Dragon Claw had improved drastically.
It had even learned new Dragon-type moves:
Dragon Dance
and Dragon Rush!
Logically speaking,
Charmeleon shouldn't be able to learn Dragon Rush until it evolved into Charizard.
Not only that —
its level had risen to 35.
It was now the second-highest level on the team, just behind Gardevoir.
Only one step away from evolution!
Balancing its Dragon and Fire energy clearly suited Charmeleon perfectly.
Its status panel now looked like this:
[Pokémon: Charmeleon]
[Ability: Solar Power (Life Aura)]
[Gender: Male]
[Talent: Champion-tier]
[Level: 35]
[Moves: Scratch, Fire Punch, Dragon Claw, Thunder Punch, Fire Spin, Flamethrower, Leer, Ember, Karate Chop, False Swipe, Dragon Dance, Dragon Rush…]
[Equipped Entries: Purification (Fixed), Hard Work Pays Off (Fixed), Food Supply Station, Flame Splash, Quick Regeneration.]
"Riolu~"
With nothing else to do, Lin Yu released Riolu to observe its growth and take notes.
After Riolu reached Level 18, Lin Yu bought a Growth Berry and boosted it to Level 21!
During the Provincial Tournament, he'd roughly figured out the boost from World King Fist for Riolu.
It jumped an entire full level bracket!
In other words, a Level 21 Riolu using World King Fist could fight at Level 31!
The boost was terrifying.
Riolu had also grown a lot taller — nearly a meter now.
It should be close to evolving soon, which would bring another huge power spike.
"April is almost here…"
Looking at the few remaining days of March,
Lin Yu first opened this week's Weekly Entry.
A blue light flashed.
Now, Weekly Entries had about a 50% chance of being blue,
and Daily Entries a 50% chance of being green.
This wasn't just from Charmeleon and the others growing stronger —
it was his [Wish Come True] Entry working.
[Blue Entry (Historical Resonance) — Time is a long river, often stirring up waves. You will be drawn to certain historically lost items.]
First impression: weird Entry.
Second impression: really weird.
But Lin Yu would never discard an abstract Entry like this.
The last weird one, [Adventure], had given him tons of benefits.
He refreshed the Entry Shop as usual.
"Huh? Actual good stuff!"
[Special Attack Energy Cube Formula]: High-grade formula. For Gym-tier to Lord-tier Pokémon — gradually raises Special Attack base stats by up to 10 points. 100 Entry Coins.
[Talent Energy Cube Formula]: High-grade formula. For Pokémon below Champion-tier — slowly improves talent/aptitude with long-term use. 300 Entry Coins.
[Wish Come True] worked again!
The second he saw these two items,
that was his first thought.
He'd made so many wishes:
something to boost Gardevoir's talent…
and now a Talent Energy Cube formula appeared.
Gardevoir would probably reach Champion-tier talent soon.
He'd also wished for more green Daily Entries,
more blue or purple Weekly Entries…
Without hesitation, Lin Yu bought both formulas.
Glancing quickly, he realized he already had the materials for the Talent Energy Cube Formula.
Eager to try, he pulled out his Energy Cube-making equipment.
From his System Space, he sorted through and took out the required materials.
Thirty minutes later.
Lin Yu wiped sweat from his forehead.
He was amazed to find that, ever since gaining Aura Power,
his cube-making had become more precise,
and he could blend the treasure energies more delicately.
He even felt he might level up his Energy Cube crafting skill.
"Riolu…"
Riolu was the first to be drawn to the new cubes.
Lin Yu gave it one without hesitation.
Watching it look utterly delighted, Lin Yu knew it worked well.
"Mmm?"
Then Dira.
Lin Yu still didn't know why she was so obsessed with Pokémon food.
"Everyone, come on out~"
He tossed a few cubes into the air and called out all his Pokémon.
Good things were meant to be shared.