Chapter 61 — When Apologizing, One Must Show...

"Are these the legendary heroes who saved Galar with sword and shield!?"

During the meal, after hearing about Zacian and Zamazenta's identity from Marnie, Hop and Gloria's eyes widened in shock.

No wonder they were so surprised.

After all, they had believed that Galar's saviors were two sword-and-shield-wielding members of Galar's ancient royal family.

They never expected them to be Pokémon.

"So Master is traveling to help these two heroes regain their lost power? That's amazing."

The admiration in Hop's eyes grew even stronger.

Sun Wuming opened his mouth but thought better of it and said nothing.

Ah, better not ruin his perfect image in his precious disciple's heart.

Zacian and Zamazenta, quietly eating their Pokémon food nearby, mentally spat in disgust.

Ptui~ How shameless.

This jerk had wanted to abandon them earlier.

Now he's using this situation to show off in front of the female humans.

In a word: disgusting!

Disgusting! Disgusting! So disgusting! Disgusting!

Ptui! Absolutely disgusting!

"This Squirtle is..."

Sun Wuming noticed the new water turtle sitting with Sirfetch'd and Blastoise, and asked Gloria.

"Isn't it cute?"

Gloria picked up Squirtle, patting its bare... head, and said with a gentle smile:

"I met it while training with Blastoise and the others, so I caught it."

"Hmmm..."

Sun Wuming stared at the water turtle in thought, then said after a few seconds:

"Train it well, and it might become your new ace Pokémon."

This water turtle gave Sun Wuming an idea.

It reminded him of a blue character from another world, which might suit Gloria's battle style.

"Can you teach us battle techniques now?"

Gloria's eyes lit up as she hugged Squirtle and quickly moved closer to Sun Wuming.

Blastoise, Sirfetch'd, and the other Pokémon also showed eager expressions.

During this time, Hop and her Pokémon had already touched upon the basics of Armament Haki.

This made Gloria, who was still working on fundamentals, quite envious.

Perhaps due to frequent swimming, a slight scent of sea salt mixed with her natural fragrance wafted into Sun Wuming's nose.

Sun Wuming, channeling Itachi Uchiha, anime's number one filial son, pressed his finger against Gloria's forehead and pushed her away.

Making her keep her distance, lest he lose his self-control.

"Keep doing physical training, your Pokémon's fundamentals are too weak."

Hearing this, Gloria's pretty face puffed up like a Froakie, glaring at Sun Wuming with resentment.

"But Master is really amazing!"

Hop, sitting on the other side, clenched her pink fists and smiled admiringly:

"Half a year ago, when we first met Kubfu on the Isle of Armor, it was so shy and timid. I can't believe that in just a few months, it was able to defeat Raihan's second-strongest Flygon."

Gloria nodded in agreement.

This growth rate was truly incredible.

Hearing Hop's words, Marnie became even more certain that Sun Wuming had really trained an ordinary wild Pokémon like Kubfu to champion-level strength in less than half a year.

"Please, teach me."

Marnie bowed deeply.

The neckline of her tank dress under her black jacket slipped down with the motion, revealing...

Is this what they mean by "show cleavage when apologizing"?

"Young ladies shouldn't make such movements carelessly."

Sun Wuming pressed his hand on Marnie's neck, making her lift her head.

"Eh?"

Hearing Sun Wuming's words, Marnie looked at her neckline.

Only then did she realize what she had done, and her face instantly turned bright red.

How cute...

Seeing Marnie, who until now had maintained an expressionless demeanor, suddenly show such a shy and embarrassed face.

Even Hop and Gloria, both girls themselves, couldn't help but marvel internally.

"How does this guy always manage to get such cute girls as disciples?"

Gloria's gaze couldn't help but flit between Hop and Marnie's faces.

"You still want to participate in this year's Galar Star Tournament?"

Sun Wuming asked.

"Yes!"

Marnie nodded.

"Want to get stronger quickly?"

Sun Wuming asked again.

"Yes!"

Marnie nodded twice.

"Willing to do anything?"

Sun Wuming asked for the third time.

At these words, Marnie paused for two seconds, but then immediately nodded firmly, "Yes! Anything!"

"What are you planning to do?"

Hearing Sun Wuming's suggestive question, Gloria asked with a bad feeling.

"What are you thinking, you perverted demon king?"

Sun Wuming flicked his finger, hitting Gloria's forehead with a "pop."

"You misunderstood about me and Hop before too, didn't you?"

Gloria covered the spot where she was hit, saying pitifully:

"Well, it's because the way you phrase things is always so easy to misunderstand."

"Ready to face any hardship?"

Sun Wuming turned his gaze back to Marnie.

"I'm ready for any hardship."

Marnie responded with unwavering determination in her eyes.

"Good."

Sun Wuming stopped eating, grabbed Marnie's small hand, and said, "Come with me."

Seeing this, Hop and Gloria exchanged glances and quickly followed.

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