Signs of Evolution

Aisha only had four matches left to face: 16 to 8, 8 to 4, semifinals, and finals.

Time was saved.

After replying to such a message from the organizer, Aisha decisively returned home.

During this period of time, due to the continuous progress of the Pokéblock crafting process, Aisha spent almost all of his time during the daytime on crafting Pokéblocks.

The main reason for this was because Pokéblock were as important as food for Pokémon.

Breeders who can produce high quality Pokéblock are very rare.

Many Elites and even Champion trainers have asked Master Breeders to create customized Pokéblocks for their Pokémon.

If Aisha could create a higher quality Pokéblock, not only would he save a lot of effort and favors, but the Pokémon he held would also be able to become stronger more quickly.

"Buzz-!!!"

With the roar of the machine, several tree fruits were cut by the steel blade, and the mixed pulp spun rapidly within the tree fruit mixer.

Aisha intently watched the indicator gauge embedded on top of the tree fruit mixer, controlling the speed of rotation and the temperature of heating just right.

"Ding!"

Five minutes later, along with a crisp ringing sound, several jelly-like objects with a hint of purple veins mixed within the clear silver-white rolled out of the Tree Fruit Mixer.

"...Hmm."

Aisha squinted his eyes and rubbed his forehead a bit wearily.

Making Pokéblocks was indeed extremely laborious task.

"Beldum, try the flavor."

Aisha pinched up the finished Pokéblocks and greeted shiny Beldum next to him who had meticulously observed the entire process of making Pokéblock.

"Me-ta..."

The Iron Dumbbell also floated obediently to Aisha's side and swallowed a few Pokéblocks.

"How does it feel?"

Aisha waited for shiny Beldum's reaction with an expectant expression.

Pokémon were truly magical creatures.

Shiny Beldum was clearly a steel life form, but it could actually consume Pokémon food, Pokéblocks, and other satiating foods just as normally.

Therefore, the Pokéblock that Aisha had made was made from berries that steel and psychic type Pokémon loved.

On top of that, Aisha also added the iron powder favored by shiny Beldum.

It was fortunate that the Berry Blender, as a Pokémon food making machine, was officially produced with a very high quality.

Otherwise, if he had let the secret treasures that the Pokémon of each attribute liked to eat circle inside the Berry Blender day in and day out, this device wouldn't have lasted long and would have become obsolete.

But... As a steel life form, shiny Beldum's flavor was unique to a degree that was unmatched by other Pokémon.

Aisha had already made several Pokéblocks before this, following the literature and information on steel-type Pokémon as a reference to create quite a few menus.

After tasting them, shiny Beldum invariably gave an evaluation of "unappetizing".

"Me-ta...!"

After carefully chewing and swallowing Pokéblocks, shiny Beldum also pondered for a moment before finally revealing a satisfied look.

"Awesome~"

Finally, the Pokéblock he made was recognized by shiny Beldum, and Aisha was so happy that he couldn't help himself.

"Good~ If you like it, I'll give you this Pokéblock every day from now on as well!"

The happy Aisha grabbed the cold body of shiny Beldum with one hand and hugged it in his arms, spinning around happily.

"Me-ta..."

Feeling Aisha's warmth, shiny Beldum revealed a touch of shyness as it was happy.

It was happy when its master was happy.

"Good, in this way, my Pokéblock crafting is also considered to be at the level of an ascent, and I can customize Pokéblocks for Pokémon that are exclusively for their consumption."

Putting down shiny Beldum, Aisha also calculated his level.

Opening the system's panel, this skill of Aisha's today was displayed above the screen.

[Pokéblock Crafting Lv.4: You have been able to accurately select the tree fruits that are suitable for the target Pokémon as materials within a large number of tree fruits, and craft them into high-quality exclusive Pokéblocks, and perfect-quality Pokéblocks aren't out of your reach for you nowadays.]

This skill was originally a reward given by the system after Aisha completed a task issued by the system.

Now, Aisha, however, raised the level of the skill with his own efforts.

"Magical..."

Gazing at his white palms, Aisha also looked forward to the rewards that he could obtain from the system's side in the future.

"If the effect of this skill is so magical, then how powerful is the body enhancement given by the system once after winning the 'Rookie Tournament'?"

Aisha thought about the rewards of the body strengthening.

It had to be said that although this world was a world where Pokémon were the protagonists, the trainer's physique needed to be enhanced just as much...

Previously, when Aisha was in the [Mt. Chien] conducting a live broadcast of field workouts, he realized that as a qualified trainer, a superior physical quality was an irrefutable necessity... While the formal battles that take place on the field may not require the trainer himself to perform any major movement activities, the same cannot be said for field exercises and exploration, where the trainer must always be aware of the situation around him and prevent danger from appearing.

Trainers must be aware of their surroundings and take precautions against dangers. If a trainer is not flexible enough to maneuver in the field, the consequences will be unimaginable.

If the trainer becomes a burden to the Pokémon, the fun will be over...

Aisha was not willing to become a burden to Pokémon.

That's why he not only looks forward to the system's body strengthening, but he himself is also doing physical exercise all the time during normal times.

Therefore, although Aisha's appearance is quite soft and even a little bit scholarly, the strength of his body in every aspect is not comparable to that of ordinary people...

How can a Pokémon compare to my body that's been through a thousand refines?

"Azurill, come."

Aisha greeted Azurill and took out a bottle of milk.

This was fresh Moomoo Milk produced from a Miltank, and it was very rich in nutrients, so it was incredibly suitable as a nutrient for toning up the body.

"Luli~"

The little water bear also obediently jumped on top of the table and opened its mouth.

"Hmm."

Aisha fed Azurill the fresh Moomoo Milk - Azurill didn't have hands, and some times it was still quite troublesome.

"Goo~ Luli..."

The small tongue licked the remnants of milk above her mouth, Azurill's voice was a little crispy, and her face showed a happy and satisfied expression just the same, obviously having drunk her fill.

"Hiccup~"

"Hahahahaha~"

Looking at Azurill's appearance, Aisha couldn't help but laugh out loud as well.

During this period of time, this child followed Aisha, and didn't lag behind in all aspects of nutrition.

Aisha treated Azurill as if she was treating his own daughter, good to the extreme.

Down to the Pokémon food, up to Pokéblock and the Secret Treasures with corresponding attributes, Aisha did not slack on Azurill's cultivation at all.

This child's nutrition that had been deficient at one time as a wild Pokémon was replenished.

Even the subtle dark wounds that had gradually accumulated in her body due to the imbalance between rest and battle time during the constant battles some time ago had been treated in time, and no problems were left behind.

Its recovery was already accomplishing Aisha's goal.

Therefore, Azurill had also been put into formal exercise in the past two days, and Aisha had made a specialized exercise plan for it.

Azurill was following Caterpie, Charmander and shiny Beldum throughout the day and night to start a physical and stance workout, and the abundant nutrition was transferred to the body, so much so that its strength was rapidly increasing.

"Caterpie is too strong, there's no point in purely frying fish, so that's why you're the protagonist of the later matches..."

Touching Azurill's cold little head, Aisha also stated his arrangement for it.

"Luli!"

Azurill naturally knew what Aisha meant.

This adorable little water bear also revealed a confident expression, puffing out its chest, and the slender tail linked to the rounded sphere was wagging frequently.

It was as if it was a happy puppy.

"You're not a puppy."

Seeing its reaction, Aisha was also dumbfounded and pinched Azurill's tail.

"Luli~"

Azurill instead flexibly flicked her tail and wrapped it around Aisha's wrist.

"Eh?"

"Luli!"

Azurill laughed badly, and with a single thrust, the slender tail tugged at Aisha's body.

"Eh!"

Feeling Azurill's powerful force, Aisha stumbled two steps towards the front with an unsteady body.

"Hiss... Bad, what did you learn that prank from."

Looking at the snickering Azurill, Aisha also knocked its head with a face of dissatisfaction.

At the same time, Aisha marveled at Azurill's power.

The Azurill family's physical attack racial value was not high, even after evolving into a Azumarill.

However, the counter-intuitive trait of Hercules strengthened their output, supporting Azurill's family to become an awesome Pokémon with one of the top physical outputs of the water attribute.

His own Azurill even displayed terrifying monstrous power at a young age...

When this child grows up, she might really be able to become an awesome Dragon Slaying Warrior.

"Luli~"

Aisha didn't exert any force, and Azurill of iron head didn't feel any pain at all, wiggling her butt and running to the side.

"Aye."

Looking at Azurill, Aisha had his own considerations.

The level of those colorful new trainers above the 'Rookie Tournament' was actually very suitable for Azurill to exercise.

Aisha also needed to exercise her ability for formal trainer sparring slightly above the stage of this 'Rookie Tournament'.

Two birds with one stone.

Moreover, Aisha was confident that with his level of command, even with only one Azurill, he would be able to completely sweep the new trainers of the 'Rookie Tournament'!

"Azurill, it's almost time to evolve."

Looking at Azurill, Aisha also estimated the situation it needed to face.

...

While Aisha was happily cultivating his Pokémon at home, there were topics about him that continued to fester.

The dark horse of the 'Rookie Tournament' that had killed the favorites to win the title in seconds.

A genius breeder who could cultivate Caterpie, which had an average length of 0.3 meters, to more than a meter.

Popular anchor, with a level of online sparring that is enough to crush the two gym leaders.

A close friend of Steven Stone.

The producer of the 'Toxic-Protect-Substitute' instructional video, a trainer that Red and Blue also rave about.

Etc...

Along with Aisha's amazing performance above the elimination rounds, his identity and details gradually entered the public's view.

Several of the favorites to win the 'Rookie Tournament' were numb.

They also intended to show their strength on top of the stage of the 'Rookie Tournament', more or less paving the way for their future.

The 'Rookie Tournament' was more or less gold for new trainers.

After winning this championship, it would be easier for them to obtain certificates for trainer-related professions, or to receive training from the university.

Everyone was ready to fight it out.

As a result, now there is such a guy frying fish...

Hall Lee's strength belonged to the top tier within the 'Rookie Tournament' participants.

The problem was, everyone saw what happened to Hall.

As soon as Aisha entered, there was no suspense in the match.

Even after they heard the news that Aisha could be directly parachuted into the top 16 under the organizer's arrangement, they didn't have any dissatisfaction, but instead, they were a bit glad... At least, this guy does not participate in the front of the competition, they do not need to worry about being swept out of the competition by this guy in the early stage.

Aisha, scary as hell.

However, even though Aisha was pressing down on everyone's heads as a huge mountain, the 'Rookie Tournament' matches were still continuing.

The arena was still filled with people.

Pokémon-to-Pokémon battles erupted above the field.

Trainer-to-trainer games flickered under the shadows.

Even though he didn't need to participate in the preliminary matches, Aisha himself had rushed to the scene, picking out the matches of some of the players whose strength was outstanding, and watched them carefully.

The result of the Pokémon battle is certainly important, but the process should not be overlooked...

Even the matches of the new trainers were quite interesting.

Even though Aisha's strength could override all the contestants, he still maintained a steady mindset, without a hint of pride or arrogance.

"...What's the matter with you?"

In the afternoon, when Aisha was having a drink at the coffee shop around the arena, a boy with a goofy grin on his face came across to him.

"Instructor Ai, I'm your fan!"

The boy scanned Instructor Ai's body up and down with an astonished face after Aisha exposed the fact that he was a fan of Instructor Ai's at his inquiry.

Aisha instantly gave a horrified look.

"What are you doing?"

The gay index within his own fans was too high.

Instructor Ai was a bit scared.

"The living Instructor Ai is much more handsome than looking inside the live broadcast and video."

"Indeed."

Instructor Ai was instantly happy and smiled as he shook the boy's hand.

"Eh."

Suddenly, Aisha looked at his face and seemed to remember something.

"You... aren't you the contestant whose initial Pokémon is Magikarp?"

"Yes!"

The boy graciously admitted that his initial Pokémon was a Magikarp.

"..."

Aisha didn't know what to say for a moment.

The boy introduced himself as well.

Aisha learned that his name was Blaze, his initial Pokémon was Magikarp, and that he participated in the 'Rookie Tournament' purely because he had nothing else to do, and of course he lost in the first round of the elimination tournament... On top of that, this guy was also a big fan of his own, he became a fan after watching his video of cultivating Caterpie when he hadn't even started broadcasting live network matches yet.

"Instructor Ai, I watched the video of you breeding Caterpie in the beginning, so that's why I chose Magikarp as myinitial Pokémon."

As if Blaze was a small fan who had succeeded in chasing a star, he confided towards his idol about the things he had worked hard for in order to follow his star.

"Ah... Not bad at all."

Aisha inclined his head a little awkwardly.

If Blaze wasn't talking nonsense, he was more or less misguided...

Although it was said that the strength of Gyarados was very good.

However, not just any Magikarp could evolved into a Gyarados.

Magikarps, except for individual geniuses who could have learned Bounce and Hydropump, Tabkle was their only attack move, not only was their combat power extremely lacking, the breeding conditions were just as verbose, it was not at all an initial Pokémon that a rookie trainer should choose, and it was more than twice as difficult to breed as a Caterpie.

"My favorite Instructor Ai's quote."

However, Blaze himself didn't seem bitter about it.

"There are no useless Pokémon, only incompetent trainers!" Instead, the boy gazed at Aisha with a face of adoration and said, "Instructor Ai has trained Caterpie to be so powerful, it shows that the racial value of the Pokémon itself is not considered to be an important issue, if it means that I'm strong enough, even Magikarp can be trained to be particularly powerful just the same."

"Uh... Yes, yes."

Faced with such a rather socially bullheaded fan, Aisha, who was not too enthusiastic in nature, awkwardly agreed with his words.

"Hey."

Still, Aisha couldn't ignore the fact that the boy had chosen Magikarp as his initial Pokémon for his words and video.

"Come on, I'll teach you some of the tricks of Magikarp cultivation."

"Good!"

Ten minutes later, Aisha handed Blaze a piece of paper with some tips on Magikarp breeding that he could understand and put into practice at his level.

"Instructor Ai, you're too good!"

After receiving Aisha's notes, Blaze revealed a touched expression.

"Ding!"

At this time, Aisha's cell phone also rang a beep.

"Ah... The afternoon match has started."

Aisha took his cell phone and left his seat, saying, "I'll excuse myself."

"Isn't Instructor Ai not required to participate in those matches before the 16 to 8?" Liu Ye was confused.

"Right, no need."

Aisha, however, smiled and agreed with his words, saying, "So, the current me is a special guest, and I'm in charge of commentary for some of the matches before the 16 through 8."