The Path of a Genius to Becoming a Pokémon Champion

Arthur didn't expect that his relationship with Old Flame's daughter—now Lina—would develop like this.

He hadn't even made a move, and it felt like Lina had already been conquered.

It left him feeling a bit strange.

"Alright, Lina," Arthur agreed with a smile.

He had a rough idea of what had happened; this was most likely the result of a good teammate's assist.

He'd have to find some time to have another good talk with Old Flame.

His daughter was now working, but Old Flame shouldn't be thinking about retirement just yet!

He had to at least win a championship before going back to the mountains to retire!

This former Champion of a bygone era had yet to complete his championship journey in this new age.

Afterward, Arthur picked up the re-energized Little Eevee and led Lina back to rest.

The day's training was over. It was time to get a good night's sleep.

Because tomorrow, it would start all over again!

Great strength is never achieved without effort. If you want to win, the only way is to work harder than your opponent!

For several days, Arthur continued this regular training routine.

He wasn't too worried about his upcoming matches.

Their next opponent was another weak team: the Leaping Carp Team.

Julian's old team.

Unfortunately, after Julian's passing, the team was left without a standard-bearer.

Julian had also been a rather independent and self-reliant trainer. After his death, none of his Pokémon had chosen to stay with the club or be captured by his other teammates.

For example, his ace Charizard was still the boss of the valley on Mount Axewood.

This complete break in succession directly resulted in the Leaping Carp Team losing its soul and a host of powerful Pokémon. The team's strength plummeted.

After that, morale scattered, and the team became even harder to manage.

Now, they had completely fallen to a bottom-tier team in the league. No one was optimistic about their chances against Starlight and Frost.

This meant that Arthur and his team didn't have much pressure lately. They just had to continue their training as planned.

However, it was worth mentioning that there was an old acquaintance of Arthur's on the Leaping Carp Team.

That was the former doubles player from the Jinchan Team, Chen Lin.

Arthur had faced him last season. At the time, his Charizard and his partner's Sableye, one offense and one support, had left a deep impression on him.

Back then, his Charizard was already at the main singles level. In last year's All-Star Weekend, he and Luna had both stepped up to challenge their seniors. And this year, like Luna, he had also been promoted to a main singles player.

Unfortunately, his circumstances were the complete opposite of Luna's.

Luna, completely awakened by Arthur, had made rapid progress over the past year! She had now firmly secured a starting position on the Otter Team!

Although she had lost her first match of the season, her subsequent performance had gradually improved. Now, her performance was stable, and her record was excellent.

In contrast, Chen Lin was not doing so well. Not only had he only received an invitation from a weak team like the Leaping Carp during the transfer period, but after actually joining this season, his record was gradually syncing up with the team's overall style…

A few days later, at the Starlight and Frost home stadium, Arthur and Chen Lin met again on the battlefield.

But compared to a year ago, the atmosphere of their duel had completely changed.

A year ago, Chen Lin, as the star doubles player of the veteran powerhouse team, Jinchan, could still face Arthur with the pride and self-confidence of a senior from a strong team.

Although Arthur had already made a bit of a name for himself at the time, in front of Chen Lin, he was still just a junior challenger.

But today, all of that had been completely reversed!

Arthur was now the reigning "King of Shutouts"! The main singles player with the most impressive record in the first five rounds of the new season!

And Chen Lin had been reduced to a cog in the machine of a weak team, merely a supporting player to fill out the roster.

Things change, and people with them…

At the start of the match, both sides, without any prior consultation, chose to send out a Charizard!

On Arthur's side, it was Lina. And Chen Lin, naturally, sent out the ace Charizard he had been using last year.

A civil war between kin. Lina had experience with this!

She had once claimed to have beaten the two leaders of the valley… it was just a shame she had never actually won.

But today, she was confident!

Because after joining Arthur, she had learned Rock Slide, a god-tier move in a Charizard civil war!

And Chen Lin's Charizard was not as rowdy as Lina. After appearing, it just quietly hovered in mid-air, not making a sound other than the beating of its wings.

The referee blew the whistle, and the match began!

At the start, Chen Lin was the first to attack: "Charizard, use Rock Slide!"

As an experienced professional veteran, his Charizard naturally also knew this civil-war-winning move.

But Arthur was not afraid.

"Lina, Heat Wave acceleration! Charge!"

Arthur wasn't worried about Lina getting hurt. Julian's Charizard had also known Rock Slide. Lina had been beaten up by this move many times. She was very familiar with it.

Lina then quickly closed the distance, grabbed the opposing Charizard by the neck, and then unleashed a fluid, close-range combo—

A hook, a claw swipe, a wing beat, a tail whip, all in one smooth motion!

This made Chen Lin's cheeks twitch.

This silky-smooth yet wild close-combat combo—was this really what you'd expect from Arthur's Pokémon?

It was so iconic!

A few seconds later, Arthur also gave a command.

"Lina, use Rock Slide!"

In a civil war, the payoff for this move was too high. It was better than anything else.

But although it was the same Rock Slide, the way the two Charizard used the move was completely different—

Just now, Chen Lin's Charizard had used it in a very orthodox way: condensing rocks from energy above the enemy's head, then letting them fall down to smash the opponent.

But Lina's was completely different!

The little delinquent's use of the skill had her own personal flair: she condensed the rocks in her own hands, and then swung the energy-infused stones at the opponent's head!

This Rock Slide was used with the force of a brick and a folding chair…

And you had to admit, the effect was pretty good.

Chen Lin's Charizard was already having trouble with Lina in close combat. Now that Lina had a brick in her hand, and a brick infused with doubly super-effective Rock-type energy, the opponent had even less of a chance!

In several exchanges, it was Chen Lin's side that came out worse.

Helpless, he had to seek a change of tactics.

"Charizard, use Rock Tomb!"

He switched to another Rock-type move that was slightly less powerful but had a slowing effect, hoping to slow down his opponent and then escape the melee.

But Arthur also had a response.

"Ignore those rocks! Grab your opponent and use Dragon Rush downwards!"

Just now, Chen Lin's Charizard had flown into the air to escape the brick-chase. This was a perfect opportunity. Lina grabbed him, and immediately dove towards the ground with him!

The opponent's panicked cries were of no use.

Having been beaten up so much, Lina wasn't afraid of pain at all. She was going all out.

With this one dive, she carried her opponent and crashed headfirst into the ground from a great height!

She herself was also dazed by the impact, and it took her a long moment to shakily get back up.

But although this reckless move cost her eight hundred to injure the enemy a thousand, the effect was exceptionally powerful!

Not only was the damage explosive, but it also triggered the additional effect of Dragon Rush.

Chen Lin's Charizard was intimidated by Lina's astonishing presence and flinched. For a moment, it was frozen stiff, unable to move!

Now Lina was happy!

She rushed forward, fists swinging, and gave her opponent another thorough beating. As she beat him, she was also bragging to Arthur.

"Am I getting stronger? I feel like this dragon is much weaker than the guys in the valley~"

Although he couldn't hear Lina's mental communication with Arthur, Chen Lin's expression was still terrifyingly grim.

Because he knew Arthur had two Charizard!

And now, it seemed he couldn't even beat the weaker one…

At this moment, he sighed in his heart: Since when has the distance between me and Arthur become so vast?

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