The Path of a Genius to Becoming a Pokémon Champion

After Arthur's first match, the dominant tone for the rest of the competition between Starlight and Frost and the Serenity Team was pretty much set.

A slaughter!

Aaron and Alex won their matches one after the other. At the end of the singles segment, Starlight and Frost was already leading with a massive 7-0 score.

Then, the doubles players were just as ruthless, taking the next two matches without giving their opponents a single chance to turn the tables. Their methods were extremely cruel.

Fortunately, in the end, Captain Leo was relatively gentle. He showed some friendship in the captain's battle and lost by a small margin. The final overall score was 11-1, which at least spared the Serenity Team from going home with a zero.

It allowed their opponents to retain a final shred of dignity.

But before that, the Starlight and Frost team had already displayed their terrifying, dominant strength.

The friendly concession in the captain's battle did not detract from their crushing victory.

Afterward, they didn't have much to review. It was a thrilling victory!

Only Arthur was now focused on checking on Little Eevee's condition.

"How do you feel after your first official match?"

Arthur wouldn't have been so worried about any other Pokémon, but Little Eevee was still so young.

Although he was the first on the team to find a partner, he was indeed the youngest. Not to mention the long-lived old ghosts, even Little Lapras and Greninja were much older than him in terms of their lifespan ratios.

Little Lapras was already a teenager, and Greninja had grown into a young adult after its final evolution. Only Little Eevee was still in its childhood. After evolving, it could barely be considered an adolescent.

Arthur was a bit worried that he wouldn't be able to adapt to his first official match.

Especially since he had been badly injured by the Weezing yesterday.

Fortunately, Little Eevee didn't seem to mind yesterday's injuries. After recovering today, its fighting spirit was still high. When Arthur asked, it was wagging its tail back and forth on the lawn, then happily hopping up and down.

"I feel great~ Um, um, Master, was I useful yesterday? Did I help everyone?"

Arthur gently stroked his head.

"Of course. You did a fantastic job. You were the MVP yesterday! If it weren't for you, Specter wouldn't have had such an easy win."

As he said this, Arthur shot Specter a look.

Specter decisively nodded in agreement.

"That's right, little guy! You were the number one hero yesterday!"

Beside them, Old Flame's daughter gave Specter a strange look.

Is this the same Gengar who was fighting with my dad over the MVP title after the first match? Since when did you become so enlightened?

Specter shot her a look back.

Old Flame was his old comrade. Fighting with him over the MVP title once was no big deal. But their old Leafeon was gone now. He couldn't bring himself to steal credit from its descendant.

Besides, didn't you see the Master's look just now? If you want to die, don't drag me with you!

Old Flame's daughter snorted in disdain at Specter's cowardly behavior.

Then she turned and also encouraged Little Eevee, "That's right! You were the best in yesterday's match!"

Behind her, Specter silently stuck out its tongue and made a face at the little delinquent.

This little girl didn't inherit any of her father's honesty.

But Arthur looked at Old Flame's daughter with surprise. Since when did this rebellious little dragoness become so well-behaved?

He didn't know yet that after watching her father's first match, Old Flame's daughter's aesthetic sense had betrayed her. She had already made up her mind not to go back to the mountains.

Arthur had originally been thinking about how to trick this little delinquent into staying to fulfill Old Flame's request. But he never would have thought that while he wasn't looking, a certain dragon had already taken care of her own daughter.

Don't be fooled by Old Flame's mate's usually quiet demeanor. After her wing was healed, she hadn't been in a hurry to say goodbye and leave. She had just been staying at the base, happy and content. Arthur had almost forgotten about this money-sink that had cost him over ninety million.

But in reality, she was a grateful dragon with a sharp mind. She had guessed her husband's intentions in an instant.

She had long since realized that Old Flame wanted their daughter to take over his legacy in the future. And she knew her daughter well enough to know that she was a restless soul who would sooner or later cause trouble if she went back to the valley. So, she had secretly given her a little push.

Now, after experiencing a few matches, enjoying the cheers and glory of victory, and witnessing Arthur's strength and popularity, Old Flame's daughter was gradually becoming less resistant to following his commands.

She wanted to get stronger too!

She wanted to enjoy that thrilling feeling of the crowd's cheers more!

So, occasionally, she would now even take the initiative to do things to please Arthur, like getting along with the other members of the team.

Arthur had seen all of this.

Although he didn't know what had happened behind the scenes, he was, of course, happy to see this development.

"Train hard. If you do well, you'll have more chances to compete."

Arthur was saying this to Little Eevee, but it was also meant for Old Flame's daughter, who was listening nearby.

Little Eevee was very happy and started hopping again.

"Yay, yay~ I want to compete again! When I win the championship, I'll be the strongest Eevee of my generation in the family~"

Beside him, Specter and Mismagius came over and affectionately patted his head.

Actually, he didn't have to wait until he won the championship. After he had completed his evolution, Little Eevee was already the strongest Eevee in the Everhart family, and you didn't even have to add the "of his generation" qualifier.

As for his siblings of the same generation, like Monica's little sister, they were still learning basic moves like Sand Attack.

Arthur then clapped his hands.

"Alright, then. Let's start training!"

In an instant, the warm atmosphere came to an abrupt halt.

Little Eevee also stopped its hopping, its tail shooting up nervously.

Although he was still young, since joining this team, Little Eevee had learned one truth—the master's love was absolutely real and undeniable, but the master's brutality during training was also real and equally undeniable.

Here, everything was negotiable, except for training!

The care and concern ended here. Since Little Eevee hadn't developed an aversion to competition after its serious injury in yesterday's match, then more high-intensity training could, depending on the situation, be arranged.

At this moment, the innocent Little Eevee did not yet understand: sometimes, bravery is also a burden…

Especially bravery in front of the master…

One day, he would finally understand why even seniors as unfathomably strong as Old Flame and Specter would still maintain a humble and cautious attitude in front of their master.

But unfortunately, that day was not today.

After that day's training, the physically and mentally exhausted Little Eevee was lying on the back of Old Flame's daughter as she took him for a smooth, relaxing glide high in the sky.

This pastime was very relaxing for Little Eevee.

When Old Flame's daughter brought him back to the ground, he had already recovered his energy. He immediately jumped into Arthur's arms, who was waiting for him.

Arthur smoothed out the fur that had been ruffled by the wind and then looked at Old Flame's daughter.

"Thanks for helping take care of this little guy."

He hadn't asked her to do this. The rebellious little dragoness had taken the initiative to give Little Eevee a ride.

This had genuinely surprised Arthur when he first found out.

Old Flame's daughter snorted, turned her head away, and deliberately didn't look at him, acting proud.

But she still replied through their mental link.

"We're teammates. There's no need to thank me."

Then, she shyly added another sentence.

"Also… call me Lina! It's the name I gave myself. After all… we'll be spending a long time together. Always calling me Charizard, Charizard, will get confusing."

Arthur looked at her in surprise.

The little delinquent was—actively declaring that she was staying?

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