Chapter 36: Provisional Gym Leader

Chapter 36: Chapter 36: Provisional Gym Leader

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Julian took out four Poké Balls.

Nurse Joy was somewhat surprised.

"Only four Pokémon?"

Julian nodded.

"Yes."

"The League will assign specialists to assess you at a suitable time based on your performance during the verification period."

"Before the assessment, please gather at least six Pokémon, Mr Veyne."

Julian nodded firmly.

"Don’t worry, Nurse Joy. I’ll choose suitable Pokémon to catch as soon as possible."

Nurse Joy looked around Veilstone Gym.

"By the way, why don’t I see Veilstone Gym’s official Leader, Mr Darius Veyne?"

Darius rushed into Veilstone Gym in a panic.

"Here! Here!"

He took out a Poké Ball.

"There’s one more Pokémon here. Register it under Julian too."

"No problem."

Nurse Joy borrowed Veilstone Gym’s office desk, took out the machine she carried with her, connected it to the computer, and placed Darius’s Poké Ball inside for scanning.

"Farfetch’d! And it’s a Galarian Farfetch’d from the Galar region. Obtaining this Pokémon in Sinnoh isn’t easy."

"Galarian Farfetch’d uses a particularly large leek and is a pure Fighting-type Pokémon. It is extremely brave and battle-loving."

"To evolve Galarian Farfetch’d, it must land at least three critical hits on an opponent during a battle."

Darius nodded repeatedly.

"As expected of Nurse Joy. Truly knowledgeable."

She continued scanning the other four Poké Balls in Julian’s possession.

"Hakamo-o. A late-blooming Pokémon from the Alola region. Also very rare. Judging from Hakamo-o’s data, Mr Veyne has raised him very well."

"Primeape. This is another excellent Pokémon."

"Croagunk is also very good."

"Torchic. I didn’t expect Mr Veyne to also have a Hoenn starter Pokémon. Judging from these five Pokémon, Mr Veyne has a very high chance of passing the Gym Leader assessment."

Julian smiled.

"You praise me too much, Nurse Joy. I still need to work harder."

"Since the statistics are complete, I won’t stay longer."

Nurse Joy controlled the machine and printed out a certificate, handing it to Julian.

"This is your provisional Gym Leader certificate. With this certificate, Mr Veyne can accept challenges from Trainers."

"However, only after becoming a formal Gym Leader can you open the Gym to students."

Compared to League funding, the largest source of income for Gyms was actually taking disciples.

The uncles who often came to train at Veilstone Gym were not disciples of the Gym.

Their relationship with the Gym was more like members of a fitness centre.

It was not that Darius was irresponsible and did not want to accept disciples.

The problem was that Darius himself did not have much depth. If he accepted disciples, he would not even know what skills and knowledge to teach them.

Under Julian’s strong invitation, Nurse Joy eventually agreed to stay for a meal.

During the meal, Nurse Joy told Julian that in the assessment, the battle with the examiner actually made up only a small portion of the score.

If he wanted to become a formal Gym Leader, his performance receiving challengers over the next half-year was the most important part.

As long as he performed well, even if he lost the battle against the examiner, his chances of becoming a Gym Leader would still be high.

Julian nodded.

So it was like regular grades and exam grades.

Unless you could score full marks on the exam, regular performance was very important.

"Nurse Joy, I’ll treat every Trainer who comes to challenge us seriously."

Nurse Joy had not said this because Julian invited her to eat.

She simply hoped he would take the Trainers who came to challenge him seriously.

Nurse Joy nodded.

"I hope you can keep that original intention."

After Nurse Joy left, Julian held Galarian Farfetch’d’s Poké Ball and looked at Darius.

"You’ve been running to Veilstone Game Corner every day these past few days just to exchange for this Galarian Farfetch’d for me?"

Darius scratched his head and smiled.

"I originally planned to celebrate your eighteenth birthday by giving you this Farfetch’d as a present."

"In the end, I can only give it to you now as a gift for becoming a provisional Gym Leader. Well? Are you moved?"

Darius’s act had no effect on eighteen-year-old Julian.

He looked coldly at him.

"I’m eighteen this year, not eight. That trick doesn’t work on me."

Darius laughed awkwardly.

"I’ll go wash the dishes."

Maylene excitedly grabbed Julian.

"Julian, hurry and show me. What’s the difference between a Galarian Farfetch’d and the Farfetch’d here?"

"All right."

The siblings went to the training field and released Galarian Farfetch’d.

"Fetch!"

Compared to ordinary Farfetch’d, the Galarian form’s eyes were sharper, its feathers darker, and the markings on its forehead looked more like eyebrows.

Farfetch’d pointed the leek in its hand, which looked like a spear, towards Julian.

As if asking:

Are you my Master?

"Hello, Farfetch’d. From now on, I’ll be your Trainer."

Farfetch’d swung its leek and pointed towards the Poké Balls at Julian’s waist.

If he wanted to become its Trainer, then he had to battle it first.

"Hakamo-o, I’ll leave this to you."

Hakamo-o appeared and looked at Farfetch’d with blazing eyes.

Farfetch’d swung its leek and used Brick Break towards Hakamo-o.

"Iron Defense. Dragon Claw."

Hakamo-o raised both arms and blocked Farfetch’d’s attack.

Then he pushed hard, forcing Farfetch’d back.

Dragon Claw reached out and struck Farfetch’d squarely in the chest, sending it flying.

"Dragon Dance!"

Hakamo-o spun through Dragon Dance, and his aura rose by a large margin.

"Iron Head!"

Farfetch’d reacted, and a sharp light flashed in its eyes.

Detect.

It lowered its body and twisted, avoiding Hakamo-o’s Iron Head.

"Use your tail."

Farfetch’d swung its leek and tried to block.

But Hakamo-o swung his tail and sent Farfetch’d flying with one strike.

Even without using a move, Hakamo-o’s tail, trained over many years, was still full of power.

The hit made Farfetch’d’s body go numb.

"Farfetch’d, after fighting this much, I think that should be enough, right?"

Experiencing the gap between itself and Hakamo-o, Farfetch’d planted its leek upright and nodded respectfully.

"Fetch!"

After catching Farfetch’d, Julian took a photo of his provisional Gym Leader certificate and sent it to his friend.

[Dancing Hakamo-o:I became a provisional Gym Leader!]

Cynthia, who had been playing dead for five days, saw this message.

After thinking for a moment, she still replied.

[KingGarchomp:Congratulations. You finally fulfilled your dream. Sorry, I was carrying out a League mission these past few days and didn’t have time to check messages. How are things now?]

[Dancing Hakamo-o:After what happened last time, she hasn’t sent any messages. Sigh. I feel like my first romance is about to end without anything coming of it]

Cynthia thought for a moment.

Other people started dating at ten.

Her friend was eighteen and still had no experience with romance.

For his first relationship, it would be better to give him a decent experience.

When she went to Veilstone Department Store as the guest this time, she could appear again as Cassia.

[KingGarchomp:Girls are usually shy. Give her some time. Don’t rush. A miracle might happen]

[Dancing Hakamo-o:All right]

Not long after the conversation ended, Maylene ran excitedly into the training field.

"Julian, Sister Cassia promised me she’ll come to Veilstone Gym tomorrow. Get ready!"

Julian narrowed his eyes.

His online friend had just replied to him.

Then Cassia said she would come to Veilstone Gym as a guest.

This undoubtedly deepened Julian’s suspicion.

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