Chen Kai tried a few more times afterward; only a portion of the light between him and Xiao Mei could connect, unable to link completely.
However, Chen Kai had already guessed it wouldn't be that simple.
According to Zhi Ye's plot, Zhi Ye could achieve perfect synchronization with Greninja.
Chen Kai thought for a moment, then had Dipplin act as an opponent to test the Tacit Understanding between himself and Xiao Mei.
“Xiao Mei, in this battle, you can try to use your moves based on your own feelings first, and I’ll try to call out your commands a little later.
Let’s see if the move I call out happens to be the same move you use.”
Xiao Mei nodded:
“Dragon~” (Okay, let’s try it.)
The Dipplin also responded:
“Honey!” (We’re ready too.)
Chen Kai shouted, “Alright! Begin.”
Dipplin, as usual, spat out Syrup Bomb to restrict Xiao Mei first.
Meanwhile, Xiao Mei clenched her right fist and began to Charge power.
This was a new move she mastered after evolving—‘Thunder Punch.’ Xiao Mei really liked the feeling of directly hitting her opponent.
Chen Kai, however, was dumbfounded. Customarily, he usually liked to have Xiao Mei use Electric Net to restrict the opponent first, or to activate a buff, such as ‘Charge’ or the recently learned ‘Electric Terrain.’
Who knew Xiao Mei would just punch straight at it.
The result was naturally that before Xiao Mei could even get close to the Dipplin, she was blasted by the syrup and then stuck by the exploding syrup, making it difficult for her to move.
Xiao Mei, not hearing Chen Kai’s command, thought for herself again. Her left hand began to emit flames, striking the syrup that had stuck her, attempting to break free from the syrup’s restraint.
Chen Kai had already covered his face, completely unable to watch. He finally understood why he and Xiao Mei couldn’t Mega Evolve.
Their behavior patterns were completely out of sync!
If it were him, if he got stuck, he’d just blast it with Thunderbolt! Ampharos’s specialty was long-range, high-damage special attacks.
As a result, Xiao Mei’s Fire Punch melted some of the syrup, but it also burned herself, as she was now a pure Electric-type with no resistance to fire.
And the Big Boss’s Dragon Pulse was already charging.
“Stop, stop!” Chen Kai quickly called for the Dipplin to halt.
He stepped forward to help Xiao Mei pull off the syrup, and casually asked, “Xiao Mei, do you think we’re good partners?”
“Dragon~” (Of course!)
Saying that, Xiao Mei even patted Chen Kai’s shoulder.
Because she had just used Fire Punch, Chen Kai only felt Xiao Mei’s hand patting very hard and very hot.
He was patted to the ground, and a red mark was burned onto his back.
Chen Kai went home, took out burn ointment, and applied it, lamenting, “I’m not sure if we’re good partners, but we’re definitely bad friends…”
The medicine on Blue Star was amazing; Chen Kai recovered soon after applying it.
If there’s no tacit agreement, then cultivate it!
Although he didn’t know why, or when it started, Chen Kai clearly felt that the Dipplin’s Tacit Understanding had greatly improved. During battles, they could act as one.
Chen Kai felt his training method was very effective.
He and Xiao Mei also started running and exercising together, jumping rope together, and eating from the same pot of food.
From time to time, he would also ask Big Boss and Second Boss for experience and tips.
The two Dipplin stammered for a long time but couldn’t offer any experience or tips.
Instead, they had to ask Miraidon and Xiao Mei for Dragon Voice Encouragement techniques.
And the abstract Miraidon and Xiao Mei talked for a long time, but the Dipplin still couldn’t understand.
Treecko, off to the side, held a can of Moomoo Milk, quietly watching this farce, shaking his head.
Weekends always passed quickly, fleeting in an instant.
On Monday morning, Chen Kai had to get up for school again.
In a corner of the classroom, several students were excitedly discussing gossip, occasionally bursting into hearty laughter.
“Do you know? I heard that Chen Kai used to admire Bai Jin, and he transferred here specifically for Bai Jin!”
“Oh, what’s that? I also heard before that Chen Kai, unable to get what he wanted, persecuted Bai Jin!”
“Really or fake?”
...
Chen Kai, looking exhausted, walked past, holding his waist. These few immediately stopped talking, but their eyes revealed expressions of surprise and gossip!
However, Chen Kai didn’t hear clearly what they said, nor would he notice their expressions, because he had been training with Xiao Mei all day yesterday, and he was really struggling, feeling like his body was about to fall apart.
Sitting down in his seat, his deskmate Su Yuexi quietly greeted him: “Hello, Chen Kai.”
“Oh! Hello.” Chen Kai responded casually.
Soon after, the class bell rang, “Ding-a-ling-ling.” The noisy classroom instantly quieted down. Students quickly sat properly, took out their textbooks, and waited for the teacher to arrive.
It was Teacher Xu who arrived.
“Students, after a weekend, all the Pokémon in our class have hatched.
Now we officially begin our lessons. Please move to the playground, students.”
Upon arriving at the playground, Teacher Xu arranged for the students to release their Pokémon from their Poké Balls.
Because Chen Kai had brought Xiao Mei and Dipplin last week, plus Treecko and Miraidon, other students only had one Pokémon. Even if Wang Tianxiang showed off a bit, he only had two, but Chen Kai suddenly had four around him!
“Hey! Chen Kai, bring your own Pokémon, not your parents’.” Teacher Xu said.
Chen Kai raised his hand and loudly replied, “Teacher Xu, they are all my Pokémon!”
“Teacher Xu, those few are indeed Chen Kai’s Pokémon. I even ran into them during the summer vacation; that Ampharos was still a Mareep back then.” Wang Yi stepped forward to explain.
As someone who grew up in Zi Ning Town and always excelled in her studies, when class cadres were chosen a few days ago, everyone chose her as the class monitor.
“Class monitor, really?” Teacher Xu was a bit doubtful; Ampharos could only evolve at the Elite Level.
“Teacher, I can also testify!” The blond Wang Tianxiang also raised his hand and said at this moment.
Teacher Xu seemed to believe it somewhat: “Alright… alright then, Chen Kai, you can bring your Pokémon with you.
Okay, everyone, first run two laps around the playground, with your Pokémon.”
Teacher Xu didn’t say much in detail, and the students didn’t think much of it, just doing as told.
It’s just that some students’ Pokémon were Pidgey, which couldn’t run and could only fly.
Some students’ Pokémon were of the Weedle, Caterpie type, and could only crawl. It would probably take an entire class period to crawl two laps.
They could only try holding their Pokémon and running.
Fortunately, Teacher Xu watched and didn’t stop them. It felt like running with Pokémon was just a formality.
After ‘running’ two laps, Teacher Xu then led the students and Pokémon in a very simple set of exercises.
It made Chen Kai recall the broadcast gymnastics performed during the long breaks in elementary school on Earth.
Afterward, Teacher Xu announced, “Alright, students, take your Pokémon and have free time.”
Teacher Xu then left.
“???” Chen Kai didn’t know how to describe his feelings. What about Pokémon knowledge explanations? What about sparring among students’ Pokémon?
What about ‘battle, cool’?
He called out to the teacher:
“No, Teacher Xu, is there nothing else?”
Teacher Xu turned back and said with a smile, “There’s nothing else. What else do you want?”
“Like, battles among students, sparring, and stuff?” Chen Kai asked.
“Then look at your Treecko, which was just born a few days ago, and then look at this student’s Caterpie, which was just born.
Do you think it’s appropriate for them to battle now?” Teacher Xu counter-asked.
“It is indeed a bit inappropriate.” Chen Kai scratched his head.
Actually, Chen Kai felt that Treecko battling and training wasn’t a problem, but he also had to consider the student’s Caterpie, which was only one day old.
Teacher Xu explained, “Then that’s it. They’re not machines. Right now, you should first cultivate your bond with your Pokémon.”