Morning sunlight broke through the dawn sky, gently awakening the slumbering earth. A new day had arrived.
Holding his streaming equipment, Chu Nan walked through the campus of Shanghai Pokémon University.
[Chu Nan, why did you start streaming so early today?]
[This place looks familiar… Have we seen it somewhere before?]
[Upstairs, do you have the memory of a Magikarp? This is Chu Nan's alma mater, Shanghai Pokémon University. ]
[Oh right! Is Chu Nan here for Teacher Guo again?]
[But I heard Teacher Guo banned these influencer streamers from sitting in his classes!]
[Yeah, I remember last time someone tried sneaking in to livestream and Teacher Guo literally tossed him out.]
Ever since Guo Yi became wildly popular, many influencers tried to exploit his fame by livestreaming from his classes under the pretense of auditing.
But Guo Yi never indulged them.
Without saying a word, he'd personally throw them and their equipment straight out the door.
Of course those influencers also complained to the school about Guo Yi's "violent behavior," hoping it might gain them some leverage to continue streaming.
However considering Guo Yi's current status...
As long as he didn't commit a crime, Shanghai Pokémon University's administration wouldn't intervene.
Moreover, livestreaming classes was already against school policy.
In the end, these influencers were completely blacklisted by the university.
From then on, no influencer dared to livestream Guo Yi's classes again.
...
Watching as his viewership instantly surpassed 100,000, Chu Nan smiled and said, "You all guessed right—I'm here today specifically to livestream Teacher Guo's class."
"But I'm not sneaking in. Teacher Guo invited me himself."
As he spoke Chu Nan displayed yesterday's chat records with Guo Yi in his livestream.
Immediately the entire chat erupted in excitement.
As expected of Virgin-boy Chu Nan! Tell us honestly, did you sell your body to Teacher Guo?]
[Wow, Teacher Guo really keeps it in-house. He bans outsiders from livestreaming but immediately contacts our dear Chu Nan!]
[Who cares? Ever since Teacher Guo's last public lecture, I couldn't stop thinking about it. Finally, we get another chance!]
[Sending a Carnival gift as a small token, Chu Nan. Please keep livestreaming Teacher Guo's classes from now on!]
Already a famous influencer with millions of followers, Chu Nan's livestream quickly attracted even more attention with this announcement. Countless wealthy viewers poured in, showering him with gifts.
Chu Nan gratefully replied, "Thank you, Brother 'I Love Studying,' for the Carnival!"
"Though Teacher Guo didn't specify how many lectures I can livestream, I'll try my best to keep this going."
"New viewers, please remember to follow!"
"Alright, I've gotta hurry. It'd be embarrassing if I showed up late!"
As soon as he finished speaking—
Chu Nan broke into a jog.
Meanwhile, the chat exploded, gifts flooding the screen.
[Go, Virgin-boy!]
[Whatever you do, don't be late!]
[Chu Nan, fighting!]
Under the enthusiastic cheers of millions of viewers, Chu Nan stepped into the classroom just as the bell rang.
Inside, the classroom was already packed with students eager for the lesson.
Upon Chu Nan's entrance, everyone's eyes immediately fell on him.
"Huh? Isn't that the famous influencer? Why's he here?"
"He's even holding his phone, clearly livestreaming. Does he want Teacher Guo to throw him out?"
"Ever since those influencers caused trouble last time and got brutally taught a lesson by Teacher Guo, it's been ages since I've seen anyone this reckless."
"Looks like we're in for a good show today!"
For a moment all the students stared teasingly at Chu Nan, waiting eagerly for Teacher Guo's Ninetales to appear and toss him out.
However amid everyone's gleeful anticipation, Chu Nan bowed respectfully toward Guo Yi and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for arriving late, Teacher Guo."
Guo Yi smiled gently. "It's fine. I was just about to start."
He gestured toward an empty seat nearby.
"I saved this seat specifically for you. Go ahead."
Chu Nan nodded and quickly took his seat.
Now everyone finally understood.
This influencer had actually been invited personally by Teacher Guo.
But wasn't Teacher Guo firmly against livestreaming?
What was going on?
Did he suddenly change his mind?
"Qingxue, what's going on with your teacher?"
"Wasn't he the one most annoyed by influencers leeching off his fame?"
Leng Yue whispered quietly to Su Qingxue.
Su Qingxue shook her head.
She also had no idea what was going on.
"I'm not really sure."
"But my mom mentioned a few days ago that Teacher had some conflict with people from the Jin family of Capital City."
"I wonder if this has anything to do with it."
Su Qingxue herself felt surprised by Chu Nan's arrival.
But since Teacher Guo personally arranged this, there must be deeper reasoning behind it.
"The Jin family? Jin Yu?"
Leng Yue quietly speculated.
Being from Shanghai's prominent Leng family, she naturally knew about the Jin family's recent arrival.
She just hadn't expected Jin Yu would clash with Guo Yi directly.
"Seems today's class won't be as simple as just snowy weather tactics."
Given Leng Yue's understanding of Guo Yi he wasn't someone who'd easily let matters drop.
Soon enough Guo Yi started today's lesson.
"Previously, we've already covered sandstorm tactics. Today's class is about snowy weather strategies."
"But before we start, I'd like to ask all of you: Which Pokémon types are Ice-types most threatening to?"
As soon as he spoke several students quickly answered:
"Flying-type."
"Ground-type."
"Grass-type."
"Dragon-type."
Identifying the types countered by Ice was hardly difficult for these elite students.
Guo Yi nodded and continued, "Correct, these four types indeed."
"But, in my opinion, Dragon-types face the greatest threat."
Hearing this, Leng Yue's eyes immediately lit up.
Here it comes!
Guo Yi calmly explained, "Why Dragon-types?"
"Because most Dragon-type Pokémon have dual Dragon/Flying typing."
"Thus, Ice attacks deal quadruple damage to these Dragon Pokémon."
"Of course, there are many Dragon-types that are either pure Dragon or paired with other types."
"So, to provide everyone with effective ways to counter Dragon Pokémon, I'll teach you a Dragon-Slaying tactic today."
Sssss—!
After hearing Guo Yi's words, everyone in the room sucked in a sharp breath!
Dragon Pokémon!
They were universally recognized as the world's strongest.
If Teacher Guo's dragon-slaying tactic was real, its value would be unimaginable!
At the same moment—
Chu Nan's livestream instantly exploded with excitement.
[Holy crap! Dragon-slaying tactic? For real?]
[Probably legit! Teacher Guo is just too good—he specifically invited Chu Nan to livestream such a valuable class!]
[I officially declare Teacher Guo my idol from today forward!]
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As news spread about Guo Yi's upcoming dragon-slaying tactics, the viewer count in Chu Nan's livestream quickly surged past ten million.
After all every trainer had a complicated love-hate relationship with Dragon Pokémon!
They loved them because Dragon-types had too many advantages to ignore.
They hated them because Dragon Pokémon were so powerful, ordinary trainers stood no chance of catching one, even if encountered in the wild.
But if they mastered Teacher Guo's dragon-slaying tactics, that would be another story entirely.
Under everyone's eager gaze, Guo Yi started detailing his method.
"The first dragon-slaying hero—Azumarill."
"Azumarill currently has two known Abilities: Thick Fat and Huge Power."
"I believe everyone here understands these abilities well enough, so I won't go into unnecessary detail."
"And the Azumarill I'm referring to—the Dragon-Slaying Hero—specifically uses Huge Power."
Huh?
Upon hearing this, question marks popped into everyone's minds.
Leng Yue immediately questioned, "Teacher, Azumarill with Huge Power is indeed strong."
"But calling it a Dragon-Slaying Hero—even with Ice Punch—isn't that exaggerating a bit?"
As someone from an Ice-type family, Leng Yue's knowledge of Dragon-types was extensive.
Since she intended to specialize in Ice Pokémon, naturally she'd studied Dragon-types, which were universally considered strongest.
She'd even previously suggested training an Azumarill to her grandfather—but her grandfather flatly rejected the idea.
After all, just combining Huge Power with Ice Punch still posed less threat to Dragons compared to traditional Ice-type Pokémon.
Other students nodded in agreement, feeling Azumarill wasn't worthy of the title "Dragon-Slaying Hero."
However Guo Yi smiled lightly and said, "But what if Azumarill mastered the move Belly Drum?"
What? Belly Drum?
Could Azumarill even learn that move?
Leng Yue wanted to immediately refute, asserting Azumarill couldn't learn it.
But recalling Guo Yi's Nidoking, she promptly closed her mouth.
With that Nidoking as evidence she had no right to challenge Guo Yi's authority on movesets.
"If Azumarill truly could master Belly Drum, it would definitely qualify as a Dragon-Slaying Hero."
Belly Drum sacrificed half of a Pokémon's maximum HP to maximize its Attack.
Combined with Azumarill's Huge Power and Ice Punch, Dragon Pokémon of equal or even higher tiers would become mere punching bags.
However right then, a viewer in Chu Nan's livestream began openly cursing Guo Yi.
[I'm a professional researcher specializing in Azumarill. I can confirm Azumarill absolutely cannot learn Belly Drum!]
[Exactly! I'm an Azumarill trainer myself. I spent over a year trying to teach it Belly Drum, but failed completely. I finally gave up!]
[Chu Nan, expose this fraud!]
As more and more viewers joined in refuting Guo Yi—
Criticism flooded the livestream, accusing Guo Yi of speaking nonsense and misleading his students.
Seeing things spiraling out of control, Chu Nan had no choice but to grit his teeth and ask, "Teacher Guo, viewers in the livestream are saying Azumarill can't learn Belly Drum."
"Could you clarify this issue for us?"
However Guo Yi's next statement once again left everyone utterly baffled.
"The viewers aren't wrong!"
"Azumarill indeed cannot learn Belly Drum through normal methods."
Chu Nan: ???
Students: ???
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