“Ah ah ah.... Achoo!”
In a corner of the Pokémon House, Jiang Fan, who was in a wheelchair, suddenly sneezed.
Then he pointed to himself and said:
“Charmander, you see, this is what happens when you don’t take care of your body. You’ll sneeze out of nowhere. You mustn’t learn from me. You need to rest well and protect your body.”
“Rua~”
Charmander lay on the ground, letting out a perfunctory cry, and casually flicked its tail.
“Good night, Charmander.”
After staying for a while longer, Jiang Fan pushed his wheelchair back to his staff dormitory.
And with his departure, the Pokémon House fell into darkness.
Ten-odd minutes later.
Charmander, who had been resting, suddenly stood up.
Looking around and confirming that the other Pokémon were asleep, it jumped onto the windowsill.
It opened the window and jumped out.
It arrived at the empty park.
“Rua~”
Its mouth slightly open, its head tilted back.
Two seconds later, a burst of hot air was exhaled from its mouth.
Charmander directly practiced Dragon Breath.
Meanwhile, in the staff dormitory twenty meters away,
Jiang Fan stood by the window, watching the diligent Charmander, shrugging helplessly.
“I knew this little guy would sneak out.”
“However, since you’re so diligent, then I, who am about to become your Trainer, will stay up late with you.”
Jiang Fan pushed his wheelchair to the window.
.....
The next morning.
Jiang Fan, who was sound asleep in his wheelchair, was woken up by his alarm clock.
First, he looked around in a daze.
After remembering that he had stayed up last night to accompany Charmander in special training, he rubbed his slightly red eyes and looked outside.
He saw a small flame flickering under a fruit tree.
He left the dormitory.
Soon, he saw Charmander resting under the tree.
The information bar above its head showed that the skill Dragon Breath had changed from 'learnable' to 'mastered'.
“What a diligent child.”
Jiang Fan took off his jacket and draped it over Charmander.
“Rua~”
The movement startled Charmander, and it let out a soft cry, slowly opening its eyes.
When it saw it was Jiang Fan, it was first surprised, then overt joy spread across its face.
“Rua~”
Charmander immediately got up from the ground, pointed to itself, and towards an empty space, its mouth slightly open, its head tilted back.
Scorching energy gathered in its mouth.
Two or three seconds later, a scorching, pitch-black aura erupted from its mouth.
After the eruption, it looked at Jiang Fan expectantly.
But what it got was Jiang Fan's calm expression.
“Rua~” Charmander cried out, confused and dejected.
As if asking if it hadn't practiced well?
But two seconds later, it saw the reaction it had hoped for.
“Excellent! Charmander, you are truly excellent! So talented.”
“In just one day, you learned Dragon Breath. This is a talent that other Pokémon can’t even begin to match. You truly are the super genius I saw in you.”
“Wow, that’s truly, truly amazing.”
Jiang Fan gave two thumbs up, praising madly.
“Rua~”
Charmander smiled foolishly.
Its eyes narrowed into crescent moons.
Jiang Fan praised it for over two minutes.
He stopped only when he truly didn't know how to continue praising.
Charmander, meanwhile, smiled along for over two minutes.
Its affection also increased by one point.
“Rua~”
After enjoying the praise, Charmander pointed to the room where Munchlax was resting.
Jiang Fan understood that it wanted to ask if it could go and get its revenge.
He shook his head: “No rush, it’s not time yet. Munchlax is three levels higher than you. You still have other special training to undergo.”
“Rua~”
“My plan for you today is, first, to raise your level, and second, to increase the proficiency of your various skills. So what you need to do today is battle, constantly battle other Pokémon, and constantly practice your skills.
While this might be very tiring, it is a necessary path to awaken your hidden talent. Do you have confidence?” Jiang Fan said.
The so-called skill proficiency, in a sense, can be equated with skill power.
The higher the skill proficiency, the higher the power.
For example, when two Pokémon use the same skill, why does one sometimes appear much stronger than the other? The reason is that the stronger one has much higher proficiency in that skill than the other.
At the same time, skill proficiency has level restrictions.
When a skill's proficiency reaches a certain value and can no longer be improved, one must consider raising the level to continue improving it.
“Rua~”
After listening to Jiang Fan, Charmander clenched its small fists, looking full of confidence.
“Very good, truly worthy of being the super genius I saw in you.” Jiang Fan praised, “Let’s go, we’ll eat breakfast together, and then go to the park for special training.”
“Rua~”
Charmander responded with high spirits, following behind Jiang Fan towards the Pokémon House.
Gradually, it noticed something was off.
Today, Jiang Fan was not sitting in his wheelchair.
“Rua~” Charmander rushed in front of Jiang Fan and blocked him.
“What’s wrong, Charmander?”
Jiang Fan looked at Charmander in confusion.
Then he followed its gaze downwards.
Only then did he realize he wasn't sitting in his wheelchair.
Without the slightest hesitation, he instantly became an award-winning actor.
“Oh my, I’m actually standing up! Charmander, I didn’t even notice until you reminded me. It seems my body injuries have healed.” He joyfully gave Charmander another thumbs up.
“Charmander, it seems you’re not just a super genius, but also a god of luck. After training with you for one day, my injuries healed faster.”
“Rua~ Rua~”
Charmander nodded repeatedly, its face once again filled with a smile.
After breakfast.
Jiang Fan took Charmander to the park again.
Today, besides Li Nai, Old Man Fuji also came along, saying he wanted to see how he trained Charmander.
Last night, after Charmander returned, it shocked Old Man Fuji and many volunteers.
They couldn't believe that Charmander, who had been quite listless in the morning, was full of fighting spirit in the evening, and this was after only one afternoon.
“Brother, my Squirtle needs your help checking its training progress.”
“Brother, look at mine first. My Scyther has been practicing Agility for a week, and I haven’t seen any results yet.”
“No, no, mine, look at mine first. I bought a Magmar at the auction, and I want to know how I should train it. Brother, I can pay extra.”
As soon as Jiang Fan arrived at the park, the same Trainers from yesterday swarmed him.
They had all run from their homes at dawn.
Just to be the first to get guidance from Jiang Fan.
But they never expected that many other clever people had the same idea.
“Charmander, you practice your skills alone first. I’ll come find you after I’ve given them some pointers.”
Facing the swarming Trainers, Jiang Fan could only let Charmander train alone first, since he had promised them yesterday.
“Rua~”
Charmander obediently walked to an empty space.
“Li Nai, please help me buy ten PP Up and ten Super Potions. I’ll transfer the money to you later.”
Jiang Fan called out to Li Nai, who was following behind him.
Grinding skill proficiency requires PP Up, because every time an already learned skill is used, it consumes a portion of internal energy. Once depleted, it takes a long time to recover, and drinking skill supplements is the fastest way to recover.
Buying Super Potions was for Charmander's future battles. He wanted to strengthen its confidence through continuous victories.
“You really know how to order people around.” Li Nai rolled her eyes, but still went to buy them.
“Grandpa, I’m going to help him buy things.”
“Okay.”
After his granddaughter left, Old Man Fuji found a stone bench nearby and sat down to observe Jiang Fan.
After observing for a while, he finally couldn't help but exclaim.
“It’s too easy for him to make money!”
He found that Jiang Fan received two thousand alliance coins for every person he helped.
And all he had to do was look at that person’s Pokémon and give an answer, after which that person would happily go off to train their Pokémon.
He had never seen a faster way to make money than this.
“But is what he says truly without any mistakes?”