Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 961: Chapter 1178: Gemma Arrives

"Here it is—coach's Gym."

Early in the morning, Gemma arrived at the entrance of the National-level Steel-type Gym. She hesitated at the door for over ten minutes but still couldn't bring herself to ring the doorbell.

"Dee?"

Love looked at the girl standing at the entrance and asked, "Do you need something?"

Startled by the sudden voice behind her, Gemma jumped.

When she turned around, she saw Love standing right behind her.

Everyone in Drakoria knew that Champion Walker had an Indeedee at home—one that had taken care of him since childhood, and whom he respected greatly.

In fact, at home, whatever Love said, Julian and his family wouldn't dare to go against it.

Love was the undisputed uncrowned king of the Walker household.

"Love…"

Gemma called out instinctively.

"Luca~"

Lucario was also beside Love, carrying a basket of groceries.

It naturally recognized Gemma.

"Dee?"

"You know her?"

Love asked Lucario.

"Luca~"

Lucario nodded and briefly explained the situation to Love.

"Dee~"

After hearing the story, Love looked at Gemma as if she was a future daughter-in-law, its gaze full of affection.

Although Love never urged Julian to find a partner or getting a girlfriend, it was only because it knew saying so would be useless.

It understood its cub's personality even better than his parents did.

Matters like relationships had to come from his own willingness—otherwise, even if it intervened, he wouldn't listen.

Now that Julian had helped this girl for no apparent reason, that was already a very good start—even though he had later refused her second request.

And the girl had even come to their door herself. Whatever the reason, it was clear she was interested in her cub.

Gemma was extremely nervous. The way Love looked at her made her feel like she was facing her future mother-in-law—she could even hear her own heartbeat.

"Dee?"

"Are you here to find my cub?"

Gemma couldn't understand Love's words, but while speaking, Love took out its phone and pointed to a photo of Julian from his elementary school days.

Although his appearance had changed compared to now, you could still see traces of his younger self in his current face.

"Yes."

Gemma understood what Love meant and quickly nodded.

Then she asked curiously, "Is this a photo of Champion Walker from elementary school?"

In the photo, Julian was wearing a school uniform.

"Dee~"

Love nodded.

"Why does Champion Walker look so cold and distant back in elementary school?" Gemma asked curiously.

In the photo, Julian was clearly just a child, but his expression was blank—almost icy. It didn't look like an expression an elementary school student should have.

Weren't most kids that age supposed to be innocent, cheerful, and adorable?

"Dee~"

"Cold and distant? He's clearly so cute!"

Love looked at Gemma with slight displeasure, feeling that this girl wasn't all that great after all.

The truth was, Julian had had the soul of an adult since childhood. So there was no way he was going to play with a bunch of little kids. But those kids kept wanting to play with him anyway.

So Julian had no choice but to put on a cold face to keep them away.

That situation didn't ease up until he entered high school.

"I'm sorry—what I meant was, Champion Walker has been a handsome boy since he was a kid."

Realizing she had said the wrong thing, Gemma immediately apologized.

"Dee~"

Love nodded in satisfaction.

Her cub's good looks spoke for themselves—the girls chasing after him could stretch from here to Imperial Capital.

"Dee~"

"Come on, follow me inside."

Love gestured for Gemma to follow.

After the Gym's entrance system scanned their faces, the main gate automatically opened.

The Walker residence was located behind the Gym, so to get there, one had to enter through the Gym's main gate.

"So this is the National-level Steel-type Gym… it feels even more impressive than in photos and videos."

Gemma pulled out her phone and started snapping photos of the Gym nonstop.

As a Steel-type trainer, the Gym she most wanted to challenge was naturally the National-level Steel-type Gym.

Unfortunately, her strength wasn't enough yet, so she could only start with City-level Gyms, then Provincial-level Gyms. Only if she became an Elite or a Pseudo–Champion trainer would she qualify to challenge a National-level Gym.

The National-level Steel-type Gym was undoubtedly the dream challenge for all Steel-type trainers.

And the current Gym Leader was Julian.

Because Julian was now the world's number one trainer and the strongest champion in Drakoria, his reputation alone set the standard.

So now, any trainer who came to challenge the Steel-type Gym had to be at least a Pseudo–Champion and possess no fewer than seven National-level Gym badges.

Only after meeting those two requirements could one challenge him.

He was practically like a final boss.

"One day, I'll stand right here."

Gemma clenched her fists tightly. The overwhelming, heavy, and unshakable aura of a National-level Gym left her deeply awestruck.

Compared to this Gym, the City-level Gyms she had challenged before were worlds apart.

"Dee~"

Love gave her an encouraging look.

Then it handed its phone to Gemma.

"An MBTI test?"

[T/N: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator—it's a personality test.]

"Dee~"

Love gestured for her to go ahead and take it.

It wanted to see whether her personality matched its cub's.

If they matched, that would be best. If they didn't—but its cub liked her—then that was fine too.

Gemma's face turned red. She knew Love had misunderstood, but she didn't say anything and simply lowered her head to start answering the questions on the phone.

"Luca…"

Lucario wondered whether it should inform Julian in advance, so he could at least be prepared.

"Dee~"

But just as that thought crossed its mind, it saw Love turn to look at it.

"If you tell him… you better be ready."

"L-Luca!"

That gentle tone of voice scared Lucario so much that it started nodding frantically.

Sure enough, Pokémon often resembled their trainer.

Julian acted timid in front of Love and Slowking, and his Pokémon were no different.

While answering the questions, Gemma also kept glancing at Love. Seeing how it casually intimidated Julian's Champion-level Lucario left her full of admiration.

As expected of the woman behind a family with three champions—truly formidable.

Ever since netizens found out about Love's status in the Walker household, they had been endlessly amused.

It was hard to imagine—three champions, one of whom even had three First-class Legendaries, all being firmly kept in line by Love.

And that certain champion, like a child, was required to drink a glass of MooMoo Milk every day, limited to one bottle of cola, and had to wake up at 7:30 every morning for breakfast.

All of this—and more—had been recorded and uploaded by Celebi online, giving the public an even clearer understanding of Julian's life.

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