Tomori: "It's like the two of them became one..."
Anon: "Hehe~ Seems like you don't get it, huh?"
Taki: "I get it already. Now can you shut up?"
Anon was being so irritatingly smug that even Taki, losing patience, was tempted to start a real fistfight.
On the battlefield, Weavile's Shadow Claw successfully sliced apart Frogadier's Water Pulse, but in that instant, a surge of water obscured Weavile's vision.
Forced to pause its attacks, Weavile waited for the splashing water to subside before pinpointing Frogadier's position again.
Yet, as the water cleared, Weavile found itself facing more than a dozen Frogadier clones, created through Double Team.
Each of the shadowy Frogadiers leaped into the air, each gripping a shuriken-shaped Water Pulse, throwing them simultaneously at Weavile.
"Weavile, use [Agility] to dodge!" Eli swiftly commanded, guiding Weavile to weave skillfully through the barrage of attacks.
After all, Double Team was merely a visual distraction—it didn't multiply the actual Water Pulses.
But the real Satoshi–Frogadier duo had already positioned themselves directly in front of Weavile.
"Rush in with [Cut]!"
"Weavile, block it with [Ice Punch]!"
"We're the ones who'll win—let's go, Frogadier!"
"Koga!"
The battle reached its most intense point as Frogadier unleashed another Cut, sharper and swifter than ever.
"Wea~?"
Taken completely by surprise, Weavile couldn't react in time.
[Students, please stop what you're doing immediately and assemble at the center of the training grounds.]
Just as Frogadier's Cut was about to connect, the announcement suddenly blared out, diverting Satoshi and Eli's attention.
And thus, Satoshi's current state was—
Totally interrupted!!
[Arghhh! Right at the climax~! I was so excited to see Satobabe finish off his opponent! Whyyyy~ Why like this...?]
Ignoring Furiko's whining, Satoshi walked over to Frogadier, gently stroking its head.
"You did great, Frogadier."
"Koga~~"
Even though the battle had abruptly stopped, Satoshi had gained invaluable experience.
He could already feel himself and Frogadier inching toward a higher level.
With their combined strength, they could now just barely grasp the threshold of Elite-level trainers—the same level as the school's Elite Four.
If they fought all-out against one, they'd probably still lose, but it wouldn't be long before they'd compete evenly.
This time, he'd mainly just caught Eli by surprise.
"Let's gather in the center first, Satoshi."
Eli's gentle smile appeared warmly on her lips as she approached him.
"I have something important to tell you later. Could you accompany me for a bit?" Eli leaned closer, whispering softly into Satoshi's ear, her voice sweet and teasing.
Unfortunately… Satoshi was completely unaffected.
"No problem!" Satoshi clenched his fist enthusiastically.
He didn't really know what she wanted, but he'd agree first and think later.
Maybe it meant more battles—maybe a lifetime of battles!
"Is that so...? Well, I suppose you do know about that already."
"You should probably think it over carefully first. It doesn't really matter to me either way..." Eli shyly lowered her head, her face softly flushing red.
With that, Ayase Eli quickly left, rejoining her teammates.
"Eli-chi, don't tell me you actually like that guy~?"
"Well, he did look really cool on TV—it's totally understandable if our Eli-chan fell for him~"
"I—I do not!"
Surrounded by her teasing teammates' voices, Eli walked away, leaving Satoshi standing there utterly baffled.
Huh? What is she talking about?
Can you please stop being so cryptic?
What exactly is our relationship supposed to be...?
Questions piled up inside his head, but before he could ponder further, his teammates had already grabbed him by the arms.
"It's time to go, Satoshi~!" ×2.
Surprisingly, Anon and Soyo weren't arguing this time, just naturally dragging him along.
Ugh, I still really want to punch Anon-chan...
Because of their bet, Soyo was forced to endure Anon's smug face.
...
Currently, around 300 students had gathered in Rainbow Wing Academy's largest training ground, quite an impressive sight.
"As you all know, Rainbow Wing Academy has recently surpassed Indigo Academy, becoming the largest school in the Kanto region."
At this moment, a plump, motherly-looking chairwoman was addressing everyone on stage.
Indigo Academy...? Isn't that the school Liko attends?
Satoshi sat quietly in his chair, passively listening.
[Ohoho~ Did you call me again, Satodear~?]
Not you—I meant Liko.
[Ugh! Tsk... Even though I'm clearly the best~]
Ignoring Furiko's grumbling, Satoshi quickly began drifting off.
The chairwoman's speech was as hypnotic as a Jigglypuff's lullaby, quickly sending him into a sleepy haze.
This kind of long-winded speech really is every student's worst nightmare...
It felt like a Hypnosis attack—despite the 60% accuracy, when spammed continuously, it was impossible for him to resist!
His vision grew blurry as boredom and fatigue wrapped around him, pulling his mind into a fog. His head tilted slowly until finally, with a gentle sway, it rested softly against Anon's shoulder.
"Satoshi?"
Anon instantly froze, her heart racing. Her fingers curled nervously, palms sweating slightly, as she felt Satoshi's gentle breath tickle against her neck.
It brought a subtle breeze carrying the warm scent of sunlight and a boyish freshness.
Even though she'd secretly watched him sleep for hours the past two nights, nothing compared to the excitement she felt right now.
How should I put it...?
There's a sort of itchy sensation in my heart… Anon unconsciously swallowed hard.
Ignoring Soyo's furious glare from not far away, Anon's surroundings seemed to blur. She could only feel the weight of Satoshi leaning against her, as the chairwoman's droning gradually faded into background noise.
Anon's gaze unconsciously locked onto Satoshi's lips, feeling an intense urge welling up inside.
Affected by Soyo's previous actions, she really, really wanted to steal a kiss herself now!
But with so many people around—and Soyo's eyes fixed firmly on her—she could only restrain herself.
Anon-chan, you better not be thinking of doing something weird to Satoshi…!
Soyo stared intensely, increasingly wary.
Due to their bet, she couldn't intervene—she could only glare angrily to put pressure on Anon.
In short, it was a useless, frustrated stare attack!
...
"In order to improve our school's overall strength, we…"
After about half an hour of meaningless rambling, the chairwoman finally got to the point.
"Satoshi, wake up—the chairwoman's finally saying something important."
Sensing this, Anon quickly shook Satoshi awake.
With experience as a former middle school student council president, she knew the typical speech pattern and immediately reacted by waking him up.
"Oh… Thanks, Anon. Sorry for troubling you," Satoshi awoke, quickly regaining his senses.
His lips curved upward into a bright, sunny smile.
"No worries~?" Anon replied softly, her eyes warm and affectionate, a pleasant warmth spreading through her heart.
Although she hadn't managed a kiss, seeing Satoshi's adorable sleeping face was still great.
Thanks for the treat!
Finally, everyone's attention returned fully to the chairwoman on stage.
"Our school has decided that ten days from now, we will conduct a ten-day school trip."
The chairwoman's tone suddenly became more serious, dramatically raising her hand.
"The location of our school trip is—the Alola Region!"
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