Chương 13: Then I'll just become the champion!

Five days later, the opening ceremony for new students of Zhuqing College was held.

"Now, please welcome our freshman representative, Cattleya, to the stage!"

In the waiting area, Lu Sha nestled in Jia Deliya's arms and glanced at the sea of students below the stage.

To be honest, he had never given a speech in front of so many people before.

Suddenly standing in front of so many people, he felt a little strange and unaccustomed.

He doesn't need to say anything today, hehe!

As Cattleya slowly walked onto the stage, Lu Sha's gaze also moved forward.

He was actually quite looking forward to seeing what Cattleya would say.

The school had actually prepared a speech, which I believe was written by Wu Song, but Jia Deliya never even glanced at it.

There shouldn't be any problem, right?

Carried by Cattleya and placed on the platform, Lu Sha faintly heard boos from below, and wondered to herself uncertainly.

The next moment, the entire school auditorium fell silent.

Lu Sha understood perfectly.

It wasn't that the freshmen below voluntarily quieted down; rather, it was Cattleya who silenced them.

As Cattleya's superpowers fully manifested, the pressure weighed on everyone, and not a single freshman could utter a word.

This included Cynthia, Plantina, and others sitting in the second row. At this moment, in front of Cattleya, they were no different from the other freshmen.

As Cattleya's gaze swept over them, they could only lower their heads, overwhelmed by her superpowers.

Wow, so handsome!

Lu Sha sighed inwardly, while glancing at the teachers' seats in the first row.

The old men sitting in this row seemed to ignore the pressure from Gadriya.

But after seeing Dr. Mustard gently shake his head, he immediately stopped making any other movements.

It seems this Trainer Academy isn't exactly a benevolent place.

Even though Cattleya is acting so recklessly, no one seems to care.

This place is nothing short of hell for the average trainer.

But what can you do when he's in cahoots with Cattleya?

This place is absolutely amazing!

At this moment, Cattleya alone suppressed all the freshmen present, as well as the older students who came to watch the show but ended up being caught in the crossfire.

"Everyone, my name is Cattleya."

The huge auditorium was silent; hundreds of trainers were unable to speak, only able to look up at the blonde girl on the stage.

Like Cynthia, she has blonde hair and the same starter Pokémon, Gible.

They look very similar.

But her aura was even colder, and she looked even more intimidating.

As Gadriya unleashed her superpowers, all the previous criticisms that she was undeserving of her reputation vanished without a trace.

Everyone knows that.

A monster that can overwhelm all new trainers with its superpowers, and no rookie trainer can defeat it.

She alone, without any Pokémon, was able to suppress all the students in the academy.

"I'm very disappointed after coming here!"

Cattleya's indifferent gaze swept across the entire room, her aura overwhelming:

"Someone told me before that Zhuqing Academy has gathered the strongest trainers of the same age in all of Sinnoh. Others said that compared to some geniuses, I can only rely on my psychic powers to show off for a short time."

Is not it?

The many trainers below couldn't help but grumble inwardly.

Because they were so suppressed that they couldn't even speak, they were even more annoyed with Cattleya.

They may not be able to do it, but surely there are others who can?

"Oh!"

Cattleya chuckled softly and slightly raised her chin:

"Among you, I sensed 415 feelings of resentment, but only 42 dared to show it on their faces; the rest only dared to harbor resentment in their hearts."

"A bunch of useless trash!"

"If you can't even get past me, what kind of geniuses are you?"

"30 years ago, when Champion Oak and Chairman Damaranchi founded the Pokémon League, the Sinnoh region joined the League that year, forming the Elite Four."

"But 30 years have passed, and the four Elite Four are still the same four. To this day, Sinnoh still has no champion, and no one has been able to defeat all four Elite Four members in a row."

"Repeat it again."

"My name is Cattleya, the head of Zhuqing Academy."

"In the future, I will be the champion of the Lily of the Valley Conference, then the Sinnoh Elite Four, and then I will become the first champion of the Sinnoh region."

"Mediocre losers, if you refuse to accept this, then go chase after my retreating figure! Keep chasing until you watch me grow further and further away, until you can't even see my back anymore!"

"......!"

After the exhilarating speech ended, Cattleya used her telekinesis to lift herself into the air in front of everyone.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, it flew off the stands and headed out of the venue.

Her remarks were so outrageous that not only the trainers present, but even Lu Sha was stunned.

what?

Are these things even acceptable to say?

They've only just started school, how come they're already embarking on the golden path?

But it must be said that what Cattleya said was indeed quite to his liking.

If one is not impetuous in youth, then one's youth has been wasted.

Sensing Lu Sha's acceptance of her, Cattleya paused in flight, letting go of her last remaining concerns.

She is not someone who likes to be in the public eye.

But after what happened to Cynthia, she realized something.

Why would Lu Sha develop feelings for Cynthia, whom he had never met? It's simply because Cynthia is famous.

If that's the case, then if you want Lu Sha to not be lured away by others, then she should just become the champion!

......

Inside the venue.

Only after witnessing Cattleya's complete departure and the disappearance of the psychic power that had suppressed everyone did the trainers below dare to voice their thoughts:

"What is that?"

"That's outrageous! What gives them the right?"

"No? She only got first place in the written exam, does she deserve it?"

"Once she's in her first real-world test, I'll show her what it feels like to fall to the ground!"

"Exactly! Even Goddess Cynthia hasn't spoken yet, so how could it be her turn!"

"Just you wait!"

"..."

Sitting in the second row of the hall, listening to the noise behind her and the occasional mention of herself, Cynthia remained silent.

Her eyes were somewhat vacant as she silently gazed in the direction where Cattleya had left.

five days!

It has been five days since her failure.

That failure was etched deeply into her memory.

Furthermore, she still couldn't find any way to turn the tide.

Cattleya was like a mountain pressing down on her head, leaving her with no hope.

But she was not defeated by failure; for her, each failure was nourishment that brought her closer to success.

One day, she will win back!

"Hey, Cynthia, this isn't like you at all."

Sitting next to Cynthia, a young girl with black hair wearing a white knitted hat spoke up.

A curious light shone in those bright, lively eyes.

"Prantina, what kind of personality do I have?"

Cynthia looked away and smiled in response.

"Given your personality, if you'd heard that arrogant woman say that, you would have already challenged her to a fight."

Prantina pouted, a hint of resentment in her eyes.

Some were for Gadriya, and some were for Cynthia.

She was one of the victims of Cynthia's challenge!

She was challenged to a battle out of the blue, and then easily defeated by that gible, not even the two bodyguards her father had arranged for her were spared.

"I already made plans," Cynthia said frankly.

"Huh?"

Prantina paused for a second, then suddenly realized:

"I see. No wonder you weren't in a hurry. So you've already taught her a lesson. Tsk, she's still so arrogant even after being defeated by you."

She knew that Cynthia had a veteran Pokémon that she had used many times in gym battles before, and it had already been exposed.

Although Gadalia's psychic powers were abnormally strong, she couldn't personally take the field as a trainer, and her opponent's Pokémon wasn't Psychic-type, so she didn't think Cynthia would lose at all.

"I lost!"

Cynthia made no attempt to hide anything, speaking calmly and nonchalantly.

"Huh? You lost!?"

Prandina raised her voice so high that the two boys sitting next to her were also drawn to her attention.

"Is that Gadria really that strong? She even lost to Cynthia?"

Diamond, the boy wearing a red beret, couldn't help but ask, as he was also one of the victims of Cynthia's challenge.

In fact, he lost much worse than his two friends.

"Yes! If she's better than you, then she's better than all of us combined." The blond Pal was equally surprised.

"She is indeed very strong; I was completely defeated."

Cynthia nodded slightly, stroking the Poké Ball at her waist, her tone tinged with emotion:

"I still have a long way to go before I become a truly powerful trainer. Everyone, I'm going to train with my Pokémon now. I hope you all do well in the next monthly academy exam."

After reciting the formulaic farewell, she stood up impatiently and walked out of the venue.

Originally, she planned not to stay at the academy, but to go out and search for historical sites in various places while growing up with her Pokémon.

But now she has changed her mind.

She will not leave the academy until she defeats Cattleya!

"Really? A complete defeat! Even Cynthia had to say that. Is that person's superpower really that terrifying?"

Prandina gazed at Cynthia's retreating figure and murmured to herself.

It's hard to imagine that the invincible Cynthia, who had never been defeated, could be so calm and willing to accept defeat.

"It shouldn't be just about superpowers. She doesn't seem like someone who would easily accept defeat. If it were just because of her superpowers, she wouldn't say that."

"Perhaps, that woman named Cattleya is really strong. Ah, I kind of hope to fight her, even if I lose, I'll still gain something." Pal's blood boiled.

"I'd rather spend that time enjoying food with my Pokémon. How boring!"

Diamond muttered something under his breath, then left the venue with his sapling tortoise.

The freshman orientation is over, so why stay?

Why not go back to the dorm and become a Baofen? I heard that the dorms at Zhuqing College are very luxurious, and the higher the ranking, the better the dorms. I don't know if it's true or not.

"Click? (Wait? The dorm has a private elevator for top students?)" Inside the dormitory hall of Zhuqing College, Lu Sha was like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.

With wide eyes, she watched as the dormitory supervisor led the way, taking Cattleya to a luxurious elevator that was completely different from the others.

"Chief Jia Deli, this is an exclusive channel for the top ten students only. If you fall out of the top ten in the next monthly assessment, this access will be automatically frozen, and your exclusive dormitory on the top floor will be reclaimed and sealed. At that time, you will need to move to a regular double dormitory on a middle floor."

The dormitory supervisor had a professional smile on her face and introduced the situation in a familiar tone.

"Thanks for reminding me, I understand."

Caldelia remained composed, politely but distantly offering her thanks before swiping her card to unlock the elevator doors.

The car door slid open slowly, revealing a luxurious marble mosaic floor and three-sided one-way transparent glass, instantly elevating the car's sophistication.

An aura of nobility wafted over me.

"Click! (Let's go! Our place is on the 30th floor! Let me see how good the treatment is for the first place winner!)" Lu Sha rubbed her little hands excitedly.

In his past life, when he was a beast of burden, he deeply abhorred this culture of involution.

But now that he's turned his life around and become a top-tier individual, enjoying such preferential treatment in resources, he can only exclaim, "It's so good!"

roll!

Roll them up as hard as you can!

Anyway, even if an ordinary trainer exhausts their liver, they might not be able to reach the starting point of Cattleya's birth, so he wasn't panicking at all.

What? He's the Pokémon?

Ha, let's talk about other things after you've taken one of my Mind Hammers!

"Buzz!"

As Cattleya pressed the number '30' with her slender fingers, the elevator ascended smoothly and rapidly.

The view then broadened.

Through the one-way glass, the entire Zhuqing College unfolds like a scroll beneath your feet.

In order not to interfere with the airspace where Flying-type Pokémon operate, apart from three landmark dormitory buildings that are 100 meters tall, the rest of the buildings in the academy are all low-rise teaching buildings and venues.

This design gives them, who are currently high in the air, a sense of overlooking the world from a near-God's-eye view.

Below, senior students, like ants, are sweating it out on the battlefield, while freshmen are still exploring the campus in a daze.

"Crack! (Drunk and reclining on the clouds, gazing upon the mortal world, you lot only look up at the heavens in vain!)"

"Cut! (This designer definitely understands psychology. Looking at this kind of scenery every day, even a salted fish would be motivated to turn over.)" Lu Sha leaned against the glass, sighing sincerely.

"Heh, whatever."

Cattleya held Lu Sha in her arms, her emerald eyes reflecting the clouds, her tone calm yet carrying a unique girlish pride:

"Anyway, no one can catch up with us."

Even Cynthia was defeated by their bond. Among their peers, who else could be a match for them?

Moreover, as her mastery of her superpowers improves, this gap will only widen.

"Ding!"

A crisp notification sound interrupted her thoughts. The elevator doors opened, and Gadriya stepped out, carrying Lu Sha in her arms.

The 30th floor has an extremely open layout, with only five main doors on the entire floor, apart from the spacious central public rest area.

Obviously, only the five most outstanding students in the freshman year are allowed to stay on this floor.

Without glancing to either side, Gadriya walked straight to the most imposing door at the end of the corridor, above which were prominently displayed golden numbers: 01!

"drop!"

As the student's card was activated, the heavy, frosted door slid open.

"Click! (Wow!)" Even though she was mentally prepared, Lu Sha couldn't help but let out a surprised exclamation, as if she had never seen anything like it before.

Forgive that mud shark!

Whether in his past life or this life, apart from that hotel suite a few days ago, he had never seen anything like this before.

What comes into view is a magnificent panoramic floor-to-ceiling window.

The transparent glass, which is more than ten meters wide and nearly five meters high, brings the natural scenery of the outside world into the room without reservation.

Looking beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, the majestic Tianguan Mountain Range stretches out like a giant dragon, its undulating ridgelines clearly visible in the sunlight.

There were no modern high-rise buildings obstructing the view.

This is hardly a dormitory.

This is clearly a private sky penthouse where you can enjoy the best mountain views in Zhuqing City without leaving home!