"Little Juli, the reward has been processed. I spoke with the Trainer Association about your request, and they've agreed."
"Really, Aunty, when I e pick it up?"
"Soon. That Pokémon's mother… her Trainer is no ordinary person."
"Alright, I'll be busy for now. I'll send it to you when the Pokémon arrives."
"Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Julian looked at Slowking, atg him curiously. "Slow, Looks like we'll have a new partner soon."
"Slo~"
Slowking nodded.
In Drakoria, the Trainer Association rewards anyone who discovers an unrecorded Pokémon or a new evolution of a Pokémon.
The reward options include three entries into a high-level secret realm or a Pokémon with aptitude.
Julian had discovered Slowpoke's new evolution, Slowking, and naturally, he earned a reward from the Trainer Association. At that time, he chose a Pokémon with qualifications.
The reason he didn't opt for the Rift entries was simple: his team wasn't ready for it. Only Steelix, at pseudo-Elite level, was capable of handling such dangers, and Steelix hadn't been with him for long.
Other Pokémon, whether it was Metagross onite, were at the peak of Advanced-level, although they had fighting powers that exceeded the normal pseudo-Elite.
But in a high-level/advanced secret realm, there were Elite Pokémo, and many other dangers, so Julian wao wait for Metagross to bee a pseudo-Elite before entering an advanced secret realm.
Plus, he already had two entries into advanced secret realm: one as a reward for winning the provincial high school league individual championship, and another as a bonus for joining Imperial Capital Uy.
There was no rush to use them, so choosing a -aptitude Pokémon made more sense.
Normally, when someone discovers a new evolution, the Trainer Association provides three Pokémon with qualifications of a species which reach base stat of no lower than 500, allowing the traio choose one.
With some help from his grandfather, a top Elite, and his aunt, a renowned schor, Julian could request a specifion of his choice.
After breakfast, Julian took Metagross, Steelix, Dragonite, and Lucario with him, leaving the others at the vil.
Growlithe, wagging his tail, wao go to the csses too, but Julian firmly refused.
After calming him down, he left the vil, though not directly for the special css. Instead, he headed towards the eastern battlefield.
By the time Julian arrived, most of the special css students were already there.
"Where's Teacher Frank?"
Julian asked, sing the crowd.
"Teacher Frao pick up the students from Shu Uy," Shen answered.
At that moment, Luis hurried over. "Brother Walker, let me hahe fights ter. Teacher Fraiohere are 300 credits for winning a match!"
Imperial Capital Uy and Shu Uy, the top uies in Drakoria, shared a fierce rivalry. Because both schools were located in the Imperial Capital, they peted over everything, from students to aplishments.
If Imperial Capital Uy was ied in a student, Shu Uy would swoop in to try to recruit them. And anything Imperial Uy couldn't achieve, Shu Uy would make sure to surpass.
This petitive retionship had escated over the years, with udents from each school being brought over annually for "exge" matches.
Last year, it was Imperial Uy's turn to visit Shu Uy for the exge petition. This year, Shu Uy was ing to Imperial Uy.
The annual freshman exge petitioweewo schools was a muticipated event, drawing attention from across the capital.
Students from all grades had gathered to watch, and it wasn't just Imperial Uy studeher. Students from more than a dozen uies in the Imperial Capital had shown up.
Of course, the most notable group aside from Imperial Uy were Shu Uy students.
"The enviro at Imperial Uy is just so-so," someotered nearby. "Good thing I didn't e here."
"Brother listening to you talk like that, are you from Shu Uy?"
"Bah! Shu Uy is also not suitable! I'm from Imperial College of Teology."
"Why are engineering students here?"
"To check out the girls, duh. I heard a lot of girls from the art academy are here to watch the battle."
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Julian hadn't expected such a rge crowd. The battlefield, equipped with an auditorium, acked with spectators.
"Brother Walker, look!" Luis tugged at Julian's sleeve, pointing toward the north side of the stands. "The art academy girls are cheering for us!"
Sure enough, a group of nearly a hundred girls dressed in stylish outfits held up banners, showing their support for both Uies. Slogans like "Shu: Prince of the Capital" and "Imperial Uy: The Capital's Strength" were scrawled across them.
The girls from the arts academy had a reputation for being the cheerleaders for all of Uy's major events.
"Hoeople did Shu Uy bring for the exge petition?" Julian asked.
"Brother Walker, you don't even know this?" Luis looked surprised, but seeing Julian giving him a unfriendly look, he quickly answered, "um-Ten people."
The students participating in the freshman exge petition of the two Uies were all from the special css.
Just then, Frank arrived with ten students from Shu Uy's special css. Their head teacher, also ae Trainer, apahem.
Julian and his cssmates sized up the students, who were doing the same iurn.
"Julian, isn't that Non?" Shen said reizing one of the students.
"Shen, you and Brother Walker know him, is that your former cssmate?" Luis asked.
"No, He was Julian's oppo in the high school league championship. Juliaed him 1v3," Shen expined.
Hearing that, Luis g Non with an unimpressed look, like he was a weak chi.
'He got defeated by brother Walker 1v3? Rubbish. I was only defeated 1v1.'
Non, who had been staring at Julian, clearly aiming for revenge, noticed Luis's unusual expression. He scowled in response.
Non: What are you looking at?.
Luis: looking at you.
An invisible electric current seemed to collide between them.
Suddenly, a notification sounded in Julian's mind.
"Ding!"
"Main Missio all Shu Uy partits in the exge petition."
"Reward: Mewtwment x3, Golden Legend Fragment x2, 5,000 points."
'This reward!!'
'e on, I'm going to burn you all.'
Julian, whose face was calm until now, suddenly lit up with a fierce fighting spirit.
