Chapter 07: #7 - I was the one who came here first.

As soon as Sakaki said this, Umbreon was stunned, as if struck by lightning.

Sakaki spoke slowly, sharing some tips on training Pokémon with Su Sheng.

It was just like how Su Sheng trained athletes in his previous life.

If you want to train a football player who can play in the World Cup, you even need to start preparing from the stage when he has just learned to walk and cannot speak yet.

But now, Umbreon's age is like a student who is about to take the college entrance exam tomorrow, and you say you want to train her to play in the World Cup?

Is that realistic?

Okay, this example is a bit extreme.

But Sakaki really meant this.

"That Umbreon, at most, will reach the height of the Elite Four, the upper limit is too low."

I wonder how many trainers will be in tears when they hear Sakaki's words.

What does it mean to "at most reach the height of the Elite Four"?

You must know that this is the height that 99.99% of trainers can only hope for in their lifetime, okay?

But it's not surprising.

After all, Sakaki is now a champion-level trainer, and in the future, he will reach almost half a foot into the realm above the champion, and be called "Leader", a "Master" level.

It's normal for him to look down on the Elite Four level.

And in Sakaki's eyes, Su Sheng should not be limited to the mere Elite Four.

"What ruthless remarks, Uncle, you don't want me to abandon Umbreon, do you? I don't care about the strength of the Pokémon."

Umbreon, who had been lowering her head lower and lower because of Sakaki's words, regained a glimmer of light in her eyes when she heard the disdain in Su Sheng's tone.

"Ha~ Of course not, I'm just reminding you that there's no need to put too much energy on a Pokémon with a low upper limit."

Sakaki smiled lightly:

"Just like our gym leaders will also train some Pokémon with average aptitude to deal with some fledgling challengers, when you get more excellent Pokémon, that Umbreon can be put into the second-tier team."

Gym leaders will adjust their lineups according to the strength of the challengers. This is no longer a secret.

It's just that the animation didn't explicitly show this.

It has been confirmed in the game and the special edition animation later.

And Sakaki's words are indeed not unreasonable.

It's just like the teams in competitive sports.

The strong start, the weak are substitutes.

It's that realistic.

Umbreon buried her head deeply again.

Sakaki said again:

"Coincidentally, I have some Pokémon with good aptitude and have just been born recently. You can try to train them, such as... Dratini..."

Dratini!?

Hearing these three words, Umbreon's face became even more ugly.

Although she is just a Pokémon, she has lived in the human world since she was a child and doesn't know much about other Pokémon.

But she also learned from the gossip of her former owner and others, or from TV shows, what kind of Pokémon "Dratini" is.

Powerful Dragon type, late bloomer but once cultivated to the final form, it will overwhelm most Pokémon, and is known as a "pseudo-legendary" super-strong Pokémon!

Umbreon bit her lower lip tightly with her fangs.

That kind of Pokémon... is suitable for such a perfect master, right?

"How about it? Want to try? If it's you, I think one day you will train it into a Dragonite, and it will not be inferior to the people of the Yomo City Dragon Tamer family."

Sakaki's words were like daggers, stabbing into the softest part of Umbreon's heart.

Umbreon imagined that there would be such a Pokémon in the team in the future.

In the future, the master will put all his care on it.

Holding her to sleep every night, showing her a loving smile, and even kissing her face...

And she can only shrink in the corner, silently watching all this.

Then she lamented and complained, "I was the first to come..."

"Uncle Sakaki, you seem to look down on my Umbreon a bit. How about we make a bet?"

Su Sheng finally responded.

Let Umbreon raise her little head that was about to hang to the ground again.

"Next time we fight, I will let her defeat your Pokémon, just use this 'Eevee with a low upper limit' in your mouth."

Sakaki looked disbelieving, then smiled, "It's good to have a goal, but you also have to consider reality, young man, any kind of Pokémon has a limit..."

"So you want to surpass Pokémon?"

Su Sheng's rhetorical question made Sakaki speechless for a while.

Thinking of the "devolution" idea he heard from Su Sheng ten days ago.

Seeing his eyes that didn't mean any joke at the moment.

Sakaki couldn't help but raise the expression "Is this kid serious?" again in his heart.

At this moment, Umbreon's expression was like Chopper who was redeemed by Hiluluk, and she was already in tears.

Seeing Su Sheng suddenly get up on the beach.

Umbreon quickly went back to the house and lay down again.

"Don't you want Dratini?"

Sakaki asked, looking sideways.

"Rather than this, I hope Uncle Sakaki can sponsor me a sum of money. I want to study Pokémon properly."

Su Sheng spread his hands, "Just treat it as an investment, and I will definitely repay you in the future."

"Hoh~"

Sakaki couldn't help showing a look of anticipation, "I hope I won't be disappointed."

Su Sheng returned a smile, "Don't worry, this will be the most satisfying investment you've ever made."

He learned so many things from Vegapunk in his previous life.

Can't he make something out of it?

He's not the kind of trash protagonist who doesn't grow at all after the author writes millions of words.

...

The next morning.

Su Sheng, who was sleeping on the sofa, just opened his eyes and found Umbreon lying on his pillow.

Coincidentally, Umbreon also opened those blood-colored eyes at this time.

"Heh~ Did you get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and get on the wrong bed?"

Su Sheng rua'd the other party's short but surprisingly good-feeling black hair.

Well, although it's not as fluffy as Flareon, it's also very smooth.

"I'm going out to buy something. If all goes well, I'll be able to find a way to help you devolve back into Eevee soon. Be a good girl and wait at home."

Su Sheng got up and put Umbreon back on the bed, hooked his chin again, simply washed up, and quickly went out.

Umbreon, who had been staring at Su Sheng's back, looked hesitant to speak.

It actually wanted to tell Su Sheng that it no longer cared about this appearance.

Su Sheng has said more than once that its current appearance is beautiful, and Umbreon has completely accepted its current self and is proud of its current state.

But... just when Umbreon wanted to express its feelings to Su Sheng.

She suddenly remembered Sakaki's words last night——

That Eevee's upper limit is too low.

Then if the master completes the research and lets herself return to the Eevee period.

Will it give me a second chance to grow and break through the bottleneck caused by age?

No, don't be too hasty.

What needs to be done now is to first reach the limit of this identity.

Set a small goal, first reach the Elite Four level.