Pokémon Court-Chapter 493: Fight Area

"I really didn't expect that the location for this training journey would be the Fight Area... I heard that the Gem Tournament which is held there has some lucrative rewards. If we add in the credits as reward, we might be able to improve our Pokémon's meals," remarked a young man in a classroom of the academy building. [TN: Gem Tournament may be a tournament exclusive to this novel.]

There were three other people in the classroom. Among the four, there were three boys and one girl, all just over ten years old. None of them looked older than Terrance.

"Yeah, I have too many Pokémon... Unfortunately, I don't have enough credits. When I get back this time, I plan to leave my Magmar at the Breeding House and let the teachers take care of it for a while."

"Lirica, what do you plan to use the credits from this training journey for?" A white-haired boy asked the only girl.

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"I'm still saving up credits," the girl named Lirica replied.

The four of them chattered excitedly about the upcoming journey. Most of the time, they stayed within the academy, so an occasional outing for a training journey was a refreshing change for the students.

"I just wonder who our supervising teacher will be. Could it be a senior student instead...?"

"Hehe, I already got some inside info from our homeroom teacher. Unless something unexpected happens, our supervisor will be Teacher Teresa."

"Teacher Teresa?!"

The other three were pleasantly surprised. Teacher Teresa taught both Coordinator and Breeder knowledge, and as a breeder teacher, she was highly popular among the academy's students.

After all, many of the nutritional supplements exchanged by students were personally made by Teacher Teresa.

"If it's Teacher Teresa, we should be on our best behavior during the trip. Maybe, just maybe, she'll be kind enough to take care of all our meals along the way," the white-haired boy said with a grin.

Just as the four were enthusiastically discussing, a cough interrupted them.

"Ahem..." Terrance deliberately knocked on the door. As all four turned their gazes toward him, he strolled in unhurriedly.

"It seems like you're all having a great time discussing this, and I almost hate to break it to you, but Teacher Teresa has handed over the responsibility of leading the mission to me. So, I'll be overseeing your entire training journey from here on out."

The four were momentarily stunned as they all stared at Terrance.

After a while, they finally reacted. The girl named Lirica asked, "Senior, may I ask who you are...?"

After all, Terrance's face was rather unfamiliar. They knew most of the senior students from the Graduation Class in the academy, but this was their first time meeting Terrance.

"Senior Terrance..." However, among the four, one of them looked at Terrance in shock.

"Huh, isn't this Kota..." Terrance was slightly surprised. "So you're one of the participants in the training journey as well."

"Yes, Senior Terrance. I didn't expect us to meet again." Kota responded with surprise.

This student was the same freshman who had just enrolled when Terrance applied for graduation.

Back then, Terrance's Gallade had even battled against Kota's Gallade, which was a gift from his elders.

"Kota, you know this senior?" the white-haired boy asked.

"Well, let me start by introducing myself," Terrance said with a wave of his hand. "I am indeed your senior, though I've already graduated. I also didn't expect to lead this mission."

"My name is Terrance. I come from Fallarbor Town in the Hoenn region and was once a student of the Breeder Class." Terrance explained.

A student from the Breeder Class...

Lirica was surprised. "Senior Terrance, you're a Breeder?"

"That's right." Terrance said with a smile.

"But more importantly, shouldn't you all introduce yourselves as well?"

The four quickly nodded.

Among them, Terrance already knew Kota, who had been enrolled for less than a year.

The other three were also students of the Battle Class. One was a freshman who had been in the academy for less than a year, while the other two had been enrolled for under two years.

The girl was named Lirica, the white-haired boy was called Ittetsu, and the other boy was named Kaido.

"Your mission will primarily focus on traditional battles at the Battle Park within the Fight Area. However, I've heard that a Trainer competition called the Gem Tournament will be held there soon. You are also allowed to participate, and those who perform exceptionally well can earn credits as reward."

"The requirement for completing this training journey mission is to battle 100 different Trainers and maintain a win rate of over 50%." Terrance said with a smile.

The four were evidently familiar with this requirement and didn't seem overly concerned.

Fighting 100 battles could be completed in less than a week if they pushed themselves.

However, maintaining a win rate of over 50% would be quite a challenge for these new students, who had been Trainers for less than two years.

If they were battling ordinary Trainers on the roadside, maintaining a 100% win rate might be possible. However, the Trainers gathered at Sinnoh's Fight Area were not all rookies. Many of them had extensive combat experience, and skilled Trainers capable of collecting eight Badges were not uncommon there.

After that, Terrance and the group agreed on a departure time. After exchanging a few more casual remarks, he left.

"I didn't expect... our supervisor would be a senior who has already graduated." Lirica found it surprising.

"Yeah. It would have been nice if it were Teacher Teresa, but having a senior who's a Breeder isn't bad either," Ittetsu said. "But if Senior Terrance is a Breeder, he probably isn't very good at battling, right?"

"I heard that many Trainers in the Fight Area like to place bets with "money" when they battle. If we run into someone provoking us, will we be able to handle it...?"

Ittetsu knew more about the Fight Area than the other three. That place has a strong battle culture, and betting money was often seen as an added incentive.

Although officially discouraged, it wasn't outright forbidden. As long as both Trainers agreed, there was nothing wrong with it.

"This kind of thing happens everywhere, doesn't it? As long as we keep the right mindset and don't let provocations affect us, we'll be fine," Lirica said.

"That's not really the problem... I was just hoping that if we had a teacher leading us, they could help shield us from any Trainers with bad intentions... But in the end, as long as we focus on normal battles and don't get caught up in unnecessary disputes, we should be fine."

The Fight Area is a port town in Sinnoh that attracts many battle-loving Trainers because of the Battle Frontier. It has a wide variety of battle facilities, and not just Sinnoh's Trainers—Trainers from other regions frequently come here to challenge themselves.

"Don't underestimate Senior Terrance just because he's a Breeder," Kota suddenly said.

"I've battled Senior Terrance before. He's really strong."

Many people believed that Breeders weren't skilled in battle—after all, everyone had limited energy. But after facing Terrance's Gallade in battle, Kota didn't agree with that notion at all.

Saying that, he recounted the battle that had nearly left him with a lasting trauma.

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