Chapter 343: Come On, Let Me Have A Look!

Chapter 343: Chapter 343: Come On, Let Me Have A Look!

Julian pressed his lips together, trying not to laugh.

Kai really had trained so much muscle that some of it seemed to have reached his brain.

It was not that catching Ponyta through hand-to-hand combat was impossible.

For example, Maylene had directly thrown a Rhyhorn with a shoulder throw, left its limbs twitching, then caught it with a Safari Ball.

If Kai had secretly approached Ponyta, grabbed it by the neck, thrown it down, and then used a Poké Ball, Julian would not have said anything.

Or if he had lured Ponyta into attacking him head-on, countered with a shoulder throw, knocked it down, and then caught it, Julian still would not have said anything.

But!

Why had Kai chosen to race Ponyta of all things?

Since when did two-legged creatures outrun four-legged creatures?

As his master, Julian felt he needed to make Kai read more books.

Expand his brain a little and squeeze out some of those muscles.

Julian shook his head.

"Leave him be. Once he finishes racing Ponyta and comes back to his senses, I’ll talk to him properly."

Octavius was silent.

After a moment, he still felt a little sorry for Kai.

"You’re really just going to watch your apprentice race Ponyta like that?"

Julian said calmly, "Kai’s mind may not be flexible enough, but his stamina is genuinely excellent."

"Don’t worry. He won’t exhaust himself. After all, he can run two kilometres even on his hands."

Hearing this, the corner of Octavius’s mouth twitched.

"What kind of monster apprentice do you have?"

Julian shrugged.

"Kai has outstanding physical talent, and his mentality is excellent. He can turn his talent into real strength."

"In a one-on-one fight, Kai can already defeat a Machop with some difficulty."

Octavius nodded.

Machop might not look like an especially powerful Pokémon, but its Pokédex data said it could throw a hundred adults.

Even lifting a hundred-pound stone a hundred times was not easy, let alone throwing it.

Of course, "throw" here could not mean hurling someone into the sky until they turned into a star.

It was probably something like a shoulder throw.

Considering Machop’s body type, it most likely grabbed an ankle and swung the opponent out.

If Kai could beat Machop, then he was already a qualified martial artist.

Once Kai could defeat Machoke, Julian would consider letting him come into contact with the Eight Gates.

As for now, Kai should honestly focus on training his muscles and endurance.

Not long after the pork legs finished stewing, Kai returned covered in dust and grass.

Blaziken had also heard of Kai’s heroic exploit and agreed to leave one pork leg for him.

It was definitely not because Octavius had asked the chefs to prepare many other delicious dishes.

Julian patted the chair beside him, telling him to sit next to him.

He brought the pork leg out for Kai and plucked a few blades of grass from his hair.

"Eat something and replenish your stamina. Now tell me, why did you think of racing Ponyta?"

Kai took a bite of the pork leg.

"I thought that if I could beat Ponyta in the area it was best at, then Ponyta would definitely be willing to become my Pokémon."

Julian smiled and shook his head.

My foolish apprentice

"And the result?"

Kai sighed.

"At the start, Ponyta left me behind immediately. I worked hard to catch up, but I accidentally slipped."

"I rolled through the grass, and by the time I got up, I couldn’t even see Ponyta’s tail anymore. But I still didn’t give up and kept chasing."

"When I reached the finish line, Graveler and Machoke told me Ponyta got tired of waiting for me and left on its own."

"So I came back."

Octavius patted Kai on the shoulder.

"Don’t be discouraged. Tomorrow, we’ll compete with Ponyta again. This time, we’ll compete in strength!"

"Since your master says you can beat Machop, you can definitely beat Ponyta!"

Kai shook his head.

"No need. While chasing Ponyta, I accidentally found a better target!"

Octavius looked at him.

"Who? Who did you set your sights on?"

Kai grinned.

"A Corphish. It was really energetic, training Crabhammer by itself against the water."

"It would fall into the water, climb back onto the rock, then use it against the surface again. I really admire that kind of perseverance."

Julian nodded.

"Since you’ve taken a liking to Corphish, go help it learn Crabhammer. I’ll get you the materials on Crabhammer later."

Kai’s face instantly turned bitter.

"Master, do I have to?"

Kai had tried reading the papers Julian read before.

But they were too difficult!

Aside from some basic Breeder knowledge, materials involving move training were usually extremely difficult.

Because to become a move tutor, one had to fully understand the principle behind the move, as well as the body structure of every Pokémon capable of learning it.

Even if Kai only needed to understand the portion that applied to Corphish, he would still have to fully grasp the move’s principle before he could identify why Corphish kept failing to use Crabhammer.

Julian clenched his fist and shouted, "Kai, youth can overcome anything!"

Kai was instantly moved to tears.

"Yes, Master! I’ll burn my youth and work hard to understand the principles of Crabhammer today!"

Julian patted his shoulder.

"Good. That’s the spirit! Only with that attitude are you worthy of being a Trainer!"

The corner of Octavius’s mouth twitched.

Was Julian’s standard for Trainers a little too high?

By Julian’s standards, Octavius felt that most Trainers who came to the Safari Zone to catch Pokémon would not qualify.

Julian sorted out the materials on Crabhammer, printed them with the help of Octavius, and handed them to Kai.

"Read carefully. If there’s anything you don’t understand, come ask me."

Soon, Yuzo also sent over the information Julian needed on high-energy ingredients, and Julian began selecting materials to develop Blaziken’s Pokémon food recipe.

Julian simply treated Blaziken as a Fire and Fighting-type Snorlax.

Thinking of it that way, choosing the ingredients for the recipe suddenly became much easier.

In less than an hour, Julian designed two recipes and sent them to Professor Rowan’s email.

Then he called Professor Rowan.

"Professor, I sent the recipes to your email. Could you help me check them?"

After reading the two recipes Julian had designed, Professor Rowan nearly lost his composure.

"You really are raising Blaziken like a Snorlax. Aren’t you worried he will become like one too?"

"What will you do if he gets so heavy he can’t jump anymore?"

Julian revealed a devilish smile.

"With me and all the Pokémon supervising him, there’s no chance Blaziken will become fat."

In fact, even if Blaziken wanted his figure to slip, his older brothers would never give him the chance.

Before, Combusken’s strength had been insufficient, so everyone had not sparred with him much.

Now that he had evolved into Blaziken, everyone would definitely want to test just how astonishing his jumping power was.

How strong his Blaze Kick was.

How hot his flames were.

Blaziken had only just finished replenishing himself in the cafeteria when Kommo-o and Annihilape, who had spent the whole previous day wandering around, grinned and put their arms around him.

Come on, let us have a look!

Looking at their smiles, Blaziken suddenly felt a chill down his back.

No, please, Monkey Bro, Dragon Bro!

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