Kyron's Aron has finally learned Tackle.
Even though it doesn't seem very powerful, at least it knows how to use it now.
These ten days have just been for light activity—no physical training for it.
Lying on his bed, Kyron opened Douyin to relax. He had only just started watching a few videos when—
A message popped up on WeChat from Liu Bin.
Liu Bin: "Bro Kyron, check out the class group chat. That bastard Yao Yuan is bragging again. And his lackeys like Zhu Ziming are being disgusting as usual."
Kyron immediately opened WeChat. The class group for Class 3, Grade 1, had over 99+ new messages.
He clicked in and scrolled up quickly, seeing that it had all started with Zhu Ziming.
Zhu Ziming: "Boss Yao, I heard your starter Pokémon has hatched! Show us! Everyone's super curious!"
Li Xiaopeng: "Yeah, yeah, we all want to see it! Show us!"
Lin Yu: "+1"Chen Yun: "+1"
…
A flood of +1s followed. Yao Yuan, unable to resist the attention, finally replied:
Yao Yuan: "Since everyone's so eager, I'll post a short video to show you all."
Then he posted a video. Kyron clicked on it out of curiosity.
The background was a lavish, spacious living room—full of expensive furniture that you only see in Douyin influencer videos. Just the setting alone showed off how rich the person filming was.
The video panned around the entire room before Yao Yuan finally entered the frame.
He wore a loose black and white T-shirt with brown cropped pants. A silver chain hung from his belt.On his feet were classic black and red Nike shoes. His arm sported a diamond-studded ring and a black luxury watch.His hair was slicked back, and he wore a black Bluetooth earpiece, standing at a tilted 45-degree angle for maximum swagger.
This was Yao Yuan—the infamous rich kid of Class 3.
With a dramatic hair flip, he shouted to the side, "Totodile, come here."
A couple of seconds passed. Nothing responded.
Yao Yuan called again, "Totodile!" Still no response.
The air grew awkward. Embarrassed, he quickly ran off-screen and returned holding a blue, crocodile-like Pokémon.
Yao Yuan: "Everyone, look! This is my starter Pokémon—Totodile, one of the Water-type starters."
The video ended there.
The chat exploded afterward.
Zhu Ziming: "Hehe, no surprise the boss has a starter Pokémon from the Big Three. And it hatched with two-star talent!"
Li Xiaopeng: "I heard someone in our grade had a top-tier starter. Turns out it was our boss all along!"
Li Xiaopeng (again): "No one in our class—or even the whole grade—has a better starter than the boss!"
All this bootlicking made people feel sick. Plenty probably gagged internally.
Teacher Lin Kai: "Very impressive starter."Lin Yu: "Damn, Totodile is so cute."Chen Yun: "Why's he kind of handsome all of a sudden?"
The compliments kept coming—about how cute Totodile was and how awesome Yao Yuan was. Naturally, anyone would feel proud getting showered with praise like this.
Only the guys in Dorm 404 felt annoyed and threw in some sarcastic jabs.
Guo Yong @Yao Yuan: "Why does it seem like your Totodile doesn't listen to you?"Guo Yong: "So OP. I thought it was a pseudo-legendary or something. Turns out it's just a Totodile. 🙄"
Then Liu Bin messaged Kyron again:Liu Bin: "F***, I can't take this. That bastard Yao Yuan must've set Zhu Ziming and Li Xiaopeng up to start this whole thing. Just to show off."
Liu Bin: "He's flexing in front of me? I'm gonna slap him in the face. Kyron, join me!"
Kyron replied with a simple "👌". He loved a good face-slapping moment—no way he'd miss out.
Zhu Ziming: "I don't think anyone else in our class has a two-star talent Pokémon. Only the boss can have one."
Liu Bin then stepped up to the stage:
Liu Bin: "Impressive! My family knew I really wanted a Pokémon, so they bought me a Shinx. Two-star talent, too."
He posted a video stroking the adorable electric-type Pokémon.
Chen Ze: "Whoa, Liu bro, that's awesome. Shinx is top-tier. Its final form Luxray is one of the coolest!"
Wang Zhiyi: "Nice! Luxray's my favorite. Can't believe you kept it from us."
Liu Bin: "Nah, I'm nothing compared to Kyron. He hatched a Pokémon from an egg he found—it turned out to be an Aron!"
He tagged Kyron.
Kyron humbly replied:Kyron: "Yeah, my dad found a Pokémon egg and gave it to me as my starter. When it hatched, it was an Aron—pretty surprising."
He posted a short video as well.
Wang Zhiyi: "Kyron is a true lucky king! Total envy."
The chat's focus shifted from Yao Yuan to Kyron, as the compliments began pouring in.
Meanwhile, in a luxurious apartment in Rong City, Yao Yuan slammed his fist on the granite table.
The table didn't budge—but his hand went numb.
Yao Yuan: "AHHHH—!"
His pained wail echoed through the living room. Startled, Totodile mimicked his move—punching the table too. The result? Both clutching their arms in agony.
Yao Yuan's face twisted in rage.Yao Yuan: "It's you again, Kyron! Always stealing my spotlight!"
Yao Yuan: "Let's see how you raise Aron. With your family's situation, you won't be able to afford it. You'll ruin that Pokémon. No way you can compete with me."
Yao Yuan: "I'll crush you in front of everyone next term. Just wait!"
He screamed again:Yao Yuan: "MOM! My hand hurts!"
Totodile jumped around beside him—restless as ever.
Soon, a new week began. On Monday, everyone submitted their course selection forms.By Tuesday and Wednesday, the final exams began.
The weather was hot, and the atmosphere was tense.
Ring~
"Time's up! Please stop writing. Invigilators, collect the papers. Students, leave the room in an orderly fashion."
Pens were put down. Teachers moved to collect the papers. Once done, everyone filed out of the room.
"Finally done!""How'd you solve that question?"
The hallways buzzed with conversation.
Kyron exhaled deeply, clutching his tote bag. It was finally over. He felt good about the exams—better than in his past life.
His memory and focus had noticeably improved in recent months. He felt smarter overall.
Overall, Kyron didn't think he did badly.
Downstairs, Liu Bin rushed over:Liu Bin: "You're so slow! I've been waiting forever."
Liu Bin: "That math exam was so hard. I left a bunch blank. No way I pass this time."
Liu Bin: "I'm doomed. How can I face my dad? The school's evil for making the final this hard!"
Kyron: "Well, next term we split into tracks. They probably want to see what we're made of—no more lowering the bar just to make parents happy."
Then Guo Yong and Chen Ze joined, chatting as they walked toward the cafeteria.
Chen Ze: "Hey, isn't that Yao Yuan over there? With his two goons."
They looked and saw Yao Yuan laughing with a tall, mean-looking guy under a big tree, while Zhu Ziming and Li Xiaopeng fiddled with their phones nearby.
Kyron: "Don't know him. Let's eat."
Even though he said that, Kyron secretly memorized the guy's face.
A little further down the path—
Liu Bin nudged Kyron: "Bro! That's Ye Zijin!"
Guo Yong and Chen Ze looked ahead.
There she was—a girl in school uniform, long black hair, slender yet curvy despite the loose clothes.Even without seeing her face, her elegant posture and height (169cm) made her stand out.
Just her back view screamed goddess.
Ye Zijin—the most talked-about beauty in their school.
Top three in academics. Amazing in sports. Graceful and disciplined. But a bit cold.
Some said it was because girls were jealous and avoided her. Others said she just preferred keeping to herself.
Nobody really knew.
Kyron had followed her in his past life. She didn't do well in the college entrance exam, ended up at a 985 university, and then disappeared from the spotlight.
Liu Bin whispered: "I heard Ye Zijin chose the Pokémon track. I might end up in the same class as her!"
Kyron (laughing): "Quit dreaming. Focus on raising your Shinx. Maybe if you make it onto the school team, she'll talk to you first."
Liu Bin (snorting): "You underestimate me. School team? Easy. I've got hands, don't I?"
Kyron: "Heh."
While students went off to eat or head home, the invigilators stayed behind to organize and seal the test papers for grading.
Once done, they returned to the office to pack up and head out.
Among them was Teacher Lin Kai, who only had a water bottle and some pens to carry.
A stylish, intellectual-looking female teacher nearby said:"Mr. Lin, let's head out together."
"Me too!" added a petite, cute teacher behind them.
Lin Kai: "Sure, let's go."
The three walked toward the cafeteria. Watching the students eating, the intellectual teacher sighed:"I envy these kids. They get summer vacation to play and relax.""Unlike us teachers—still grading, still working."
Petite teacher: "Exactly. I miss my student days."
"By the way, Mr. Lin, I heard you're switching to the Pokémon Department next term to teach basics. Why the change?"
Lin Kai paused, then replied thoughtfully:"I guess I finally figured it out. With all the knowledge I have, not going into the Pokémon Department would be a waste."
Intellectual teacher: "That's what I thought too. With your near-Silver level strength, staying in regular subjects was a waste of talent."
Petite teacher: "Congrats, Mr. Lin. You'll finally put your skills to good use—and with a raise too!"
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