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Traveling against the current, retreating if not advancing.
Even though it was late at night, Jacob still insisted on training alone in the empty training ground. The bright lights illuminated the figures of Jacob and the three Pokémon.
"Noibat, hold on." Noibat had a huge tire hanging on its body. It flapped its wings with all its might and moved forward slowly at a snail's pace.
Noibat's load-bearing capacity had improved by leaps and bounds after recent targeted training. It was now able to carry 20kg. For this reason, Jacob had also increased the intensity of training to continuously stimulate and tap into Noibat's potential.
On the other side, Grovyle had weights tied to its legs, and while moving at high speed, it continuously released moves such as Magical Leaf, Dragon Breath, and Dragon Pulse.
Finally, after being defeated by Noibat, Charmander had learned from its mistakes and trained hard all night. It spun its body and suddenly hit the dummy with its tail, making a "bang bang" sound, and then grabbed the dummy with its sharp claws.
Jacob was also not idle; he was exercising his physique and training alongside his three Pokémon. This is passionate youth, growing up in sweat and being extremely fulfilled.
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At the same time, in the restaurant, the students of the training class were enjoying dinner together, toasting each other, and the air was filled with laughter.
The boys all put on new clothes, and some of them even took advantage of the afternoon to get a trendy hairstyle, which made them look more handsome, forming a sharp contrast with their dirty appearance on the training ground.
The girls had obviously dressed up carefully, with light makeup on their faces and even their fingernails carefully manicured. Their every frown and smile touched the boys' hearts.
Men and women sitting together seemed to have endless topics to talk about, whispering to each other, releasing their charm to the fullest.
In the crowd, Harper was pushed to the front by three or five friends beside him.
"Brother Harper, sing a song."
"One song, one song."
Surrounded by the crowd, Harper reluctantly picked up the microphone and bowed to everyone.
"I can't refuse such a kind invitation, so I will perform my tricks here, just to start a discussion for everyone, and sing a song for everyone."
Harper was modest in his words, but he had studied vocal music, and he sang a popular song amid the cheers of the crowd. His hoarse voice was surprisingly similar to the original singer's, which brought the atmosphere to a climax.
Some girls were already looking at Harper with shining eyes. He was handsome, talented, young, rich, capable, and from a good family. Harper could be said to be a perfect partner. And Harper was also very handsome. If it weren't for Jacob, he would have been the most handsome boy in the entire training class.
When the song ended, everyone applauded, and then urged the female class representative Julia to perform for everyone. Julia was very generous. She was wearing a white pleated skirt today, and she sat in front of the piano with her white and slender long legs under the attention of everyone.
In a blink of an eye, the piano sounded melodious, and the slender white fingers danced on the keys, as graceful as a startled swan, as elegant as a swimming dragon, and as fluttering as a butterfly. At this moment, Julia seemed to be the focus of the world, so beautiful that it was beyond description. As the song ended, the applause was thunderous.
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The bustle in the restaurant and the loneliness of the training ground formed a sharp contrast.
The hustle and bustle had nothing to do with Jacob. In his eyes, there was only the firm belief of becoming stronger. In this respect, he was actually very similar to Grovyle.
Grovyle had its own dream. After leaving the special area without the expectations of its parents, it had only one belief, which was to prove itself, to prove that it was the strongest Pokémon.
To achieve this goal, Grovyle had always been the most hardworking Pokémon. It had no shortage of talent and hard work; the only thing it lacked was time. However, as long as it sowed the seeds of time, it would surely bear fruit in the future.
Jacob also wanted to have the restlessness and enjoyable life of young people, but after a series of events with Dante, the Zhao family, and the Ghost-type Pokémon, he now only had one belief in his heart: to become stronger. Other things like women, eating, drinking, and having fun would only affect the speed of his sword drawing.
The premise of all enjoyment must be based on corresponding strength.
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In the restaurant, the dinner was coming to an end. Influenced by the atmosphere, almost everyone drank some wine; even the teacher Nina was no exception. She was the kind of person who would get red in the face when drinking. Even though she only drank a small glass of red wine, her face was already flushed.
"Everyone, remember to go back and rest early. We still have training tomorrow." Nina instructed her students: "Girls, come with me. I will take you all back to the dormitory."
"Got it, Ms. Nina."
"Thank you, Ms. Nina."
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After sending all the students back to their rooms to rest, Nina also prepared to return to her own dormitory to rest, and at the same time visit the training ground.
She noticed that Jacob wasn't at the dinner party today. Knowing that Jacob did not come to the dinner party, Nina felt relieved. She was extremely surprised and admired Jacob's efforts.
After such a long time of contact, her impression of Jacob had completely changed. Although Jacob's ability was indeed the worst in the class, he was also the most hardworking one among all.
Every night at nine o'clock, when Nina passed by the training ground, she would see Jacob and his three Pokémon training on the training ground, rain or shine. And every morning after six o'clock, Jacob would appear on time at the training ground. Such a hardworking spirit made Nina look at Jacob differently, and she completely forgot how much she disliked Jacob, a transfer student, at the beginning.
With such a hard-working student, Nina, as a teacher, naturally wanted to help Jacob as much as possible. She just walked to the vicinity of the training ground and saw Jacob still training in the field with a smile on her face.
However, just as Nina was about to go up to check Jacob's training results and give him some special guidance, she suddenly saw a familiar figure walking into the training ground with a bottle of water.
"Classmate Jacob." Julia smiled brightly and handed the water she had just bought to Jacob: "Here, this is the water I bought for you."
Jacob was flattered. He glanced at Julia and found that she was looking at him with a smile. Being stared at by such a cute girl, Jacob's face actually turned a little red.
It's a sin, it's a sin. I'm actually shy. Thinking of this, Jacob turned around and took the water handed to him by Julia, staring at Julia's face openly.
"Thank you. Representative Julia, have you finished your meal?" Jacob took a sip of Julia's water. Hmm, it was a little sweet. There should be no drugs in it, right?
Although it is not advisable to drink water handed by a stranger, Julia would not want to drug him, Jacob thought mischievously to himself.
"Well, I just finished dinner and didn't see you coming. I thought you should be at the training ground, so I came to see you." Julia said bluntly: "Classmate Jacob, I voted for you in the class representative election today."
Jacob was shocked when he heard Julia's words. Could it be that this woman likes him?
Before Jacob had time to think about it, he heard Julia speak again: "Jacob, training alone is not enough. How about a real battle? I also have a Pokémon that is about the same strength as your Grovyle. How about a competition?"
"Oh?" Jacob was worried about not being able to find someone to practice with. Since you came to me, don't blame me for being rude. I'll beat you up: "Come on."