Pokémon Court-Chapter 496: *Title Hidden*

Terrance fell silent for a moment, feeling a headache coming on.

However, there was no way to do anything about it now. In the end, Terrance could only speak helplessly, "Tell me about the opponents you encountered."

The four of them then recounted their battle experience to Terrance.

The more they talked, the stranger Terrance's expression became. In the end, it really wasn't the students' fault for lacking strength. They have been Trainers for less than two years and challenging experienced Trainers who had been staying at the Fight Area for a long time meant their chances of winning were quite low.

What left Terrance speechless, however, was that all four of them had chosen opponents far stronger than themselves—none of them had even gotten lucky enough to face a weaker one.

"Is battling... really this difficult?" Terrance muttered to himself. But when he imagined himself in their situation back when he had just entered the academy, he fell silent. He realized that if it had been him from back then, his chances of winning wouldn't have been much higher either.

"Alright, this was my mistake. I'll lend you each one of my Pokémon, and we'll challenge them again," Terrance said after some thought.

At this point, this was the only solution.

"I want to try again myself," Kota took a deep breath. "Last time, I used my own Pokémon. This time, I plan to use Gallade in battle."

"Alright." Terrance nodded, then looked at the other three. "No need to feel pressured. In the end, this is just about securing a place to stay. Let me think... My Pokémon are all at least at the level of the 20th floor of the Tower of Despair..."

After saying this, Terrance smiled and watched with interest as the four students' expressions turned to shock.

Not only that, but Altaria had even made it to the 30th floor.

The Tower of Despair was an important place within Crown Academy for assessing the strength of Graduation Class students!

For students who had been enrolled for less than two years, having their main Pokémon make it into the Tower of Despair was already an impressive feat.

Terrance had broken long-standing records within the academy back then, causing a great sensation at the time!

With this information, these students should now have a much clearer understanding of his strength.

Immediately after, Terrance saw the four of them staring at him in a daze.

"Could it be..." Lirica suddenly recalled something.

A Breeder Class student, a graduate...

"Senior Terrance, are you the one who continuously racked up a massive amount of credits at the academy?!"

Kaido blurted out.

A Breeder whose six Pokémon had all reached the 20th floor of the Tower of Despair—he was a legend at the Crown Academy!

"It was indeed Senior Terrance," Kota was the only one who could say for sure. The others might have heard about it during that time, but since it didn't directly concern them, few had paid close attention. However, at that time, Kota had just finished a battle with Terrance and completely regarded Terrance as his goal...

So, Kota knew all about Terrance's activities at that time.

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Ittetsu complained.

If he had known that Terrance was this strong, he would have challenged him for a battle and sought his guidance long ago.

Kota shrugged—how was that his fault?

"Anyway, this is still your own training journey mission. As your team leader, I'm only helping you solve the accommodation issue. The rest is up to you," Terrance glanced at the four of them. "That being said, setting up a tent in the wild is actually a pretty good option."

"Setting up a tent..."

Ittetsu and Lirica had both entered the academy through paid admission. Having been pampered since childhood, they had never experienced such conditions before. Upon hearing Terrance's suggestion, they instinctively shook their heads like a rattle-drum.

"Is it really that unbearable?" Terrance clicked his tongue inwardly.

He remembered that Ash had always done things this way. But then, thinking about how Gary Oak traveled in a sports car with a whole cheerleading squad escorting him, Terrance let it go. Everyone had different lifestyles, and it wasn't something he could force.

"You're right. I plan to challenge again on my own. If I fail, then I'll camp in the wild," Kaido suddenly spoke up.

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"If I fail the challenge, I'll camp in the wild too," Kota added.

"Oh?" Terrance looked at the two in surprise. Their resolve was impressive.

"In that case, I'll lend my Gallade to Lirica and my Castform to Ittetsu. You should apply for another challenge," Terrance said.

With his Pokémon temporarily assisting the two, he figured securing two rooms would be as good as done.

"However, since my Pokémon are helping, this counts as external assistance, so it won't be recorded in your battle results... And besides..." Terrance turned his gaze to Ittetsu, staring at him for a long time, making Ittetsu uneasy.

"W-What's wrong?" Ittetsu asked cautiously. "Uh... Maybe I should just challenge again with my own Pokémon?"

Among the four of them, the other two boys had already declared their intention to challenge again without relying on Terrance. Ittetsu suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"Forget it, forget it. At worst, I'll just camp in the wild. But if it's just me and Lirica... Lirica is a girl, while I... I can't do it. If Kaido and Kota spread this around when we get back to the academy, it'd be too humiliating."

After thinking it through, Ittetsu gritted his teeth and decided to challenge on his own as well.

"Very good." Seeing Ittetsu make up his mind, Terrance smiled. As the team leader of these four students, while he wanted to take care of them, he didn't believe that staying in the wild was truly suffering. Having the chance to stay in a hotel was certainly nice, but if they came to their own realization, camping outside could serve as motivation instead.

As for Lirica, Terrance didn't set any additional requirements. "To be safe, you should use my Pokémon this time. The weather here is unstable, so securing two rooms is the more reliable choice."

The Fight Area frequently experienced rain. If the weather turned bad, Terrance obviously wouldn't let them camp outside. This was why he had been looking for accommodations in the first place. Although the three boys were determined to camp if they lost again, it was still necessary to have a backup plan for unexpected situations.

"Alright." Lirica had been hesitant after seeing the other three make their decision, but after hearing Terrance's reasoning, she finally nodded.

"Okay, next, I'll explain Castform's moves to you. But before that, let's go have lunch first," Terrance said after checking the time, rubbing his stomach.

Rumble~

The four students also instinctively touched their stomachs and quickly nodded.

At this moment, eating was clearly more important than securing a place to stay.

After a hearty meal, the four students left one by one to attempt their challenges again.

Meanwhile, Terrance wandered around the Fight Area alone, planning to familiarize himself with the local battle facilities and devise a training plan for Ice Vulpix.

Once he estimated that enough time had passed, he returned to the battle hotel and began waiting for the four students.

Ittetsu was the first to return, looking miserable. Just from his expression, Terrance could already tell... he had lost again.

Kaido arrived next, and his expression was just as far from happiness. After asking him, it turned out he had lost as well.

"Lirica had Castform's help, so she should have at least won one room, right...?" Terrance shook his head. But after a while, he saw Lirica return with a tearful expression, and his mouth twitched. He quickly walked up to her.

"Senior Terrance... I'm sorry... It's all my fault," Lirica was on the verge of tears. "I lost again, and my opponent also found out that Castform wasn't my Pokémon..."

"Explain in detail," Terrance frowned.

As it turned out, the Trainer who battled Lirica noticed that her coordination with Castform was unnatural and became suspicious. However, that Trainer also found Castform interesting and, on a whim, wanted to challenge its real Trainer. Lirica, of course, didn't dare to admit the truth and ran away in embarrassment instead.

Chapter 496 Castform Losing

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