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It was a new week, and Kisaragi Rin, instead of being sealed by the apartment's blankets, was full of energy and came to the park for his morning exercise.
As for the content of his morning exercise?
Of course, it was a battle of capture to become a Pokémon Master!
As everyone knows, to become a Pokémon Master, one needs to capture at least six Pokémon, but Kisaragi Rin currently only has three.
"Hanako, quickly use Shadow Ball!" Kisaragi Rin commanded from the side.
Hanako covered her face with her fingers, tilted her head, and squinted at her opponent; black energy gathered in front of her, forming a spherical energy ball that shot forward.
Her opponent, a Human-faced Dog, used Frenzy Scratch, tearing apart the energy ball.
"Hey, attacking out of nowhere, are you challenging me?" The urban legend Human-faced Dog, with blue dog ears and a blue tail, asked excitedly.
Her attire was quite revealing; the most fabric on her body was the collar around her neck.
Spider Mother discovered her hiding in the park, only appearing at night.
Since there was no time at night, Kisaragi Rin brought the strange tales out early in the morning, preparing to take her home.
"If Shadow Ball doesn't work, then switch to this move, Hanako, Arm Thrust!" Kisaragi used a haphazard command method.
However, it didn't seem to matter; as long as all the moves were used once, combined with 'hold on,' 'stand up,' 'dodge quickly,' 'show some grit,' and so on, victory was often achieved.
Looking back at the battle scene, Hanako used Arm Thrust, and the Human-faced Dog used Crunch.
The Human-faced Dog was very fast, and Hanako missed! The Human-faced Dog's Crunch hit!
"Hold on, Hanako!"
Hanako lost her ability to fight.
Kisaragi Rin recalled Hanako with the Demonic Garment, and softly said, "You've done very well; now leave it to your other companions."
Silently planning a 'belt-fried shredded pork' for Hanako, Kisaragi Rin sent Mary into the fray.
After all, she was a strange tale he had personally trained, yet she couldn't defeat a wild strange tale.
Fortunately, after Hanako's attrition, the more powerful Mary successfully took down the Human-faced Dog.
"I captured the Human-faced Dog!"
Mary, standing by, also echoed shyly, "...Mary...Mary."
After indulging in an alternative Pokémon battle, Kisaragi Rin had Spider Mother teleport them all back.
Before saying goodbye, Kisaragi Rin glanced at the Human-faced Dog's attire and added to Sadako, "Remember to teach this fellow to wear clothes, hmm... a maid outfit would be very good; if there's no cat girl, a dog girl will do."
"No problem, I'll turn her into a pet exclusively for Master," Sadako guaranteed.
In fact, Sadako didn't need to do anything; this Human-faced Dog was already an M.
Kisaragi Rin thought to himself, complaining inwardly, and then saw Yuigahama Yui, who was walking her dog, approach.
"Yahallo~"
Yuigahama Yui greeted him in her own way, then asked curiously, "Eh... Kisaragi, why are you here? You're not living nearby, are you?"
As she spoke, Yuigahama Yui looked around, seemingly trying to figure out where Kisaragi Rin lived just by looking.
"Stop looking, I don't live nearby at all," Kisaragi reminded her, and with a wave of his hand, the dachshund Yuigahama Yui was holding instantly slipped its head out of the leash and lay on its back in front of Kisaragi, exposing its belly.
Yuigahama Yui, who was about to exclaim because the puppy had gotten loose, was a bit stunned watching this scene and asked in disbelief, "Why is Sable so well-behaved in front of you?! Usually, it looks down on people."
Sable was the name of the miniature dachshund under Kisaragi Rin's hand, which got loose during a walk at the beginning of the school year, triggering the entire story of Oregairu...
"With all due respect, the only person this dachshund probably looks down on is you."
Kisaragi Rin couldn't help but retort, and Sable, whose belly was being kneaded, wagged its tail very spiritedly in agreement.
Yuigahama Yui puffed out her cheeks and said unhappily, "'With all due respect' means 'knowing that saying it will annoy others but still saying it,' right? Since you know I'll be annoyed, don't say it!"
Watching Sable, who was effortlessly switching between commands like 'spin,' 'shake hands,' and 'lie down' in Kisaragi Rin's hand, Yuigahama Yui also squatted down and, as if jealous, commanded Sable, "Sable, shake hands with me."
Sable turned its backside to Yuigahama Yui, completely ignoring her.
Seeing this, Yuigahama Yui pulled out her trump card: the jerky she had prepared in her pocket because she couldn't control Sable.
"If you obey my command, the jerky is yours."
With a final stubbornness, Yuigahama Yui wanted to reclaim command of Sable.
Sable looked at Kisaragi Rin, then at the jerky, and fell into a dilemma; it looked left and right for a while, finally choosing to rush towards Yuigahama Yui.
Before Yuigahama Yui could put her hands on her hips and laugh, it snatched the jerky and returned to Kisaragi Rin's side, placing it on the ground.
"Good doggy, good doggy."
Kisaragi Rin praised Sable and bestowed Yuigahama Yui's jerky upon it, making Yuigahama Yui let out the wail of a defeated heroine.
...
After accompanying Yuigahama Yui to send Sable home, Kisaragi Rin went with her to Soubu High.
Although the weather was far from hot, the students of Soubu High were already showing off their fair legs, which looked quite beautiful, counting as a bright youthful memory from their student days.
Of course, if your school uniform was dark, baggy long pants paired with an airtight crew-neck T-shirt, then your bright youthful memories should be on the basketball court.
Yuigahama Yui poked Kisaragi Rin from the side and asked, "What events are you planning to participate in for this year's Sports Festival?"
She was probing for information, then planning to have her class's athletic talents avoid those events, using the 'Tian Ji's Horse Racing' strategy to secure victory for their class.
"I'm not participating this year," Kisaragi calmly replied to her.
Yuigahama Yui turned her head and looked at Kisaragi Rin strangely: "Why?"
"Because it's too boring. Anyway, participating this year would only break my own record from last year."
In fact, Kisaragi Rin just found it too uninteresting to control his own level to participate in competitions.
And if he didn't control it, it would be very interesting, so interesting that someone might suddenly run over and tell Kisaragi, "You've been pre-admitted to Cassell College..."
It just wouldn't be a red-haired senior sister driving a sports car, but a suit-clad thug with a gravity gun.
Last year, the reason he participated was because Mafuyu Kirisu told him that if he broke the school record, he could get a school scholarship.
"In that case, this year's strongest class in the Sports Festival will be our Class F!"
Yuigahama Yui cheered, ready to tell this good news to her Miura Group.
Kisaragi Rin returned to his classroom, exchanged a few routine words with Kato Megumi, and then prepared to lie down and sleep.
However, this time, a finger poked him, preventing Kisaragi Rin from falling asleep.
Kisaragi Rin looked up and saw Nakano Miku, the one who slept every day.
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