Evening, dusk.
After spending two days and a night in the Xi Xi Wetland Secret Realm, Shi Yi prepared to return to the realm's exit.
Actually, Shi Yi could have left yesterday afternoon.
But alas... this training event was for two days and one night.
Shi Yi was forced to stay in the Secret Realm for an extra day and night.
When Shi Yi returned to the Secret Realm's exit.
He saw many classmates already waiting there, beaming with smiles.
Among them were Wang Ba, from whom Shi Yi had taken a chance encounter, and Shi Yi's good friends Liu Dun and class monitor Ran Wei.
Upon seeing Shi Yi approaching.
Ran Wei and Liu Dun subconsciously walked towards Shi Yi.
The two of them exchanged a glance, seeming to see surprise in each other's eyes.
"Shi Yi! You're out?"
"Shi Yi, you're a little slow, buddy!"
Ran Wei and Pang Dun almost spoke at the same time.
Shi Yi scratched his head and chuckled, "It's just that the scenery in the Xi Xi Wetland Secret Realm is pretty good. I went around for a bit."
"Sightseeing? You're really at leisure!"
Pang Dun teased.
"Shi Yi, how about it? Did you catch any Pokémon you liked?"
Ran Wei asked expectantly.
At the same time.
The other students standing not far away also turned around and looked at Shi Yi.
Shi Yi was the first to rent a Pokémon and enter the Xi Xi Wetland Secret Realm.
Everyone was very curious to see what Pokémon Shi Yi had captured.
"That ah... it's a very strong and powerful Pokémon. As for what exactly, please look forward to it."
Shi Yi played coy.
After returning to Lin Hai University, these students who had acquired new Pokémon would have a freshman exchange match.
Shi Yi planned to reveal his Pokémon then.
Of course.
It wouldn't be a Dratini or a Machop.
If those two little guys came out, they would probably blind everyone.
Shi Yi planned to hold back a little.
On the surface, he would use his Snorlax as his main Pokémon to compete.
Once Dratini and Machop were trained, he would then surprise everyone.
This is called... quietly developing, waiting until you're strongest, and then stunning everyone.
"You're not playing fair, Shi Yi! You're being mysterious!"
Ran Wei frowned, looking annoyed.
"What about you? What Pokémon did you catch?"
Shi Yi asked back.
Ran Wei just mumbled and changed the subject.
Tsk tsk tsk
"Pang Dun, you must have caught a Pidgey, right?"
Shi Yi said bluntly.
"Ah?! How did you know?! No, wait! You cursed me to catch a Pidgey on the bus, and now I really did catch a Pidgey..."
Pang Dun's face went from happy to sad, looking utterly dejected.
There were so many Pokémon in the Secret Realm, and he hadn't caught any good ones.
He was really exhausted these past two days.
He was first attacked by a swarm of Beedrill, then chased by a flock of Pidgeotto.
In the end.
He managed to catch a Pidgey right before the deadline, one that didn't have much fighting ability... and had a mild temperament.
"Hahaha... Catching a Pidgey is pretty good, it'll evolve into a Pidgeot (Fearow) later, and you can even ride it to fly."
Shi Yi joked.
Then.
He chatted with the two of them for a while.
Until everyone had gathered, they exited the Secret Realm together.
...
"Classmates, I'm glad you all made it out of the Secret Realm safe and sound. Please line up here to return your rented Pokémon. After that, please board the bus and return to Lin Hai University."
The voice of their homeroom teacher, Qin Hong, echoed through the air.
Shi Yi, Pang Dun, and Ran Wei stood in line, one behind the other.
They noticed a guy in the back with messy hair, looking like he'd been beaten up.
They couldn't help but ask, "Lin Feng, what happened to you? You're all dirty, like you got into a fight in the Secret Realm?"
"None of your business, get lost!"
Lin Feng was a bit quick to anger and yelled at Shi Yi.
Leaving Shi Yi completely baffled.
What was going on?
"Lin Feng, Shi Yi was just showing concern for you, why are you so short-tempered?"
As class monitor, Ran Wei naturally had to step in to teach Lin Feng a lesson.
Lin Feng just curled his lip and turned his head, ignoring Ran Wei and everyone else.
It seemed like... he had been greatly wronged?
In fact.
That was the case.
Lin Feng only woke up from the bushes near dusk on the second day.
His face looked like something had stepped in poop?
It was foul-smelling.
There were also footprints of being trampled on.
Lin Feng looked around, only then did he realize that there were two Doduo drinking water by the river... weren't the footprints on his clothes the footprints of Doduo?
Damn it!
He fell asleep in the bushes? And was stepped on by a Doduo, who also left a poop on him?
Lin Feng was furious.
He threw his Poké Ball, ten Poké Balls in a row, and couldn't hit either Doduo.
Then, when he threw again, he realized he threw out a Magikarp?
The Magikarp got pecked by the two Doduo, and it got angry.
It launched a Water Gun attack on Lin Feng.
Lin Feng had no choice but to return the Magikarp to its Poké Ball.
Facing the chase of the two Doduo, Lin Feng showed his Bolt speed, crossing the forbidden zone fence and escaping to the Secret Realm's exit.
Then... he was told that the two days and one night of training in the Xi Xi Wetland Secret Realm had ended? He was dragged out of the Secret Realm.
This made Lin Feng furious.
He didn't catch a Dratini, and he also caught a useless Magikarp?
Lin Feng was full of anger, with nowhere to vent.
...
Of course.
Shi Yi and everyone else were unaware of this. They all just thought the guy was crazy.
"Hello, I'm returning the Butterfree."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
The staff member released the Butterfree that Shi Yi rented, confirming its identity.
They opened the rating section for Shi Yi to rate it.
Shi Yi gave the Butterfree a slight smile and clicked the full score.
The Butterfree smiled back.
"Butterfree, it was a pleasant cooperation. If I have the chance, I will definitely choose you again."
"Woo-ee~~"
The Butterfree also thought that Shi Yi was a good renter.
(Renters who give full score evaluations are all good renters!)
Next.
It was Pang Dun, Ran Wei, and the others who returned their rented Pokémon.
Including the unused Poké Balls, everyone returned them.
In the outside world, everyone used red and white Poké Balls to catch Pokémon, not Poké Balls.
As Shi Yi, Ran Wei, and Pang Dun got on the bus.
They heard Lin Feng's grumbling again.
Apparently, the Pokémon he rented stayed in its Poké Ball for two days and one night without being released or fed.
This caused the Pokémon to become skinny.
Lin Feng was fined 5,000 Alliance Coins and given a major demerit by the school.
……
PS: Author-kun clarifies that in real life, I have no grudge against anyone named Lin Feng, nor am I deliberately targeting Lin Feng... it's just that the plot requires it, please understand.