Master Victor clearly understands the situation within the psychic user circle better than Terrance.
For an average psychic user, being able to control objects slightly with telekinesis is already considered quite impressive.
As for those who can use Teleport and Telekinesis offensively, there are only a handful of them in the entire psychic community.
“If you want to enhance your mental strength, training psychic power is the only method I can think of. Although, for now, I can only find the most basic meditation method, if a psychic user is willing to teach you, you might be able to make significant progress in a short time,” Master Victor said after some contemplation.
After this, Terrance and Master Victor had a long discussion about Mega Evolution and the situation involving Albus and Fujiki.
Mega Evolution is a matter of great importance. While Terrance and Master Victor did not view Mega Evolution as something extremely dangerous, it is an undeniable fact that Mega Evolution has yet to be recognized in official competitions and has not been publicly introduced to the Trainer community.
“I won’t use Mega Evolution for the time being,” Terrance said, shaking his head. Aside from the fact that Mega Evolution currently can’t be used in front of the public, Terrance also did not want to rely on this until he could handle its side effects.
“Since you’ve returned to Hoenn, you should settle the matters regarding the Gym completely. When you were in Alola, you mentioned modifying the Gym rules—do you have any concrete plan now?” Master Victor asked.
“I’ve got some ideas. Once I organize them, I’ll try submitting an application to the Hoenn League.”
“Alright, I’ll find you some basic meditation methods for psychic power as soon as possible. In the meantime, just focus on handling the Gym matters,” Master Victor said.
Terrance nodded. For the sake of his future research and his promise to Albus and Fujiki, he needed to properly arrange the matter of the Gym.
When he first became the Gym Leader, Terrance thought he would have an easier time—fulfilling his duties as a Gym Leader would allow him to focus on training. However, he suddenly realized that time was still not enough.
…
“Brother Terrance, this is…?”
Upon returning to Fallarbor Gym, the people of Old Green House were all shocked to learn that these two people would be temporarily staying at Fallarbor Gym.
Terrance and the others did not provide much explanation; he simply told the children of Old Green House not to disturb the guests.
“You’re not leaving this time, right?” Grandma Arlan asked.
“Uh…” Terrance smiled wryly. Because of the Gym, he indeed would not be leaving anytime soon.
However, with the matter of both Nightmare Island and the totem aura to deal with, he wished he could master clone technique.
“I won’t be leaving in the short term. Ayan, you can now start arranging times for Trainers who have reserved the Gym challenges,” Terrance said, looking at Ayan.
“The Gym Battles can begin?!” Little Rina exclaimed in surprise.
“That’s right. But in a month, you’ll have to go to school. I’ve already arranged an academy for you,” Terrance said to Little Rina. Even Teacher Julian had to put in quite some effort to secure this spot for her, and with Mr. Looker’s help, Terrance finally got this opportunity.
Otherwise, given Rina’s circumstances, she wouldn’t have been able to enroll in a police-related academy at all.
However, because of Terrance’s identity as a Gym Leader, Rina’s admission process to the academy was made significantly easier.
In addition, Terrance was also looking for a suitable school for Myu. Having studied at Crown Academy, he deeply understood how important a place that allows one to peacefully learn knowledge is for a person’s development. On this point, he has the most authority to speak.
Only by building a solid foundation and enhancing one’s knowledge could one go further on the path they wished to pursue.
“Little Beautifly and the others can’t wait to participate in Gym Battles,” Taiga said from the side.
“That’s true. They’ve been trained up to this point but haven’t had a single Gym Battle yet…” Terrance was slightly startled. These Bug-type Pokémon had been specifically nurtured for Fallarbor Gym, and it was indeed time for them to fulfill their purpose.
That night.
Terrance invited Albus and Fujiki to have dinner together at Old Green House.
The food was just simple home-cooked dishes of Fallarbor Town. Fujiki acted normally, but Albus seemed like he hadn’t eaten in ages—curious about everything on the table. In the end, he even ended up competing with Taiga to see who could eat more.
“This guy… is he really the same person as when he’s battling?”
Terrance’s mouth twitched slightly as he recalled Albus’ strength. Aerodactyl had shown incredible strength when battling with Altaria. And thinking about the fact that Albus had an even stronger Lucario, Terrance felt a surge of excitement.
Among his peers, he had rarely met anyone who could make him feel pressured.
Now, Albus standing before him was one of them. The only question was—how many Pokémon of Aerodactyl’s caliber did Albus have?
“He’s experienced Nightmare Island and fought against Team Nightmare. His battle experience is probably above mine. If I get the chance, I should battle him a few more times—using Pokémon other than Altaria!”
Terrance thought to himself. Whether it was Castform, Arcanine, Mismagius, Gallade, or Beautifly, they all had their own advantages. He might not necessarily lose, and even if he did, the experience would be invaluable.
…
Fallarbor Gym had accumulated a total of ten challenge reservations.
Ayan notified the Trainers of their challenge times one by one according to the contact information on the reservation list. Meanwhile, Terrance was also preparing to face these Gym challengers.
Master Victor still needed some time to find the meditation methods, and Terrance was still in the process of preparing the data for modifying the Gym rules. During this period, both emotionally and logically, he should fulfill his duties as a Gym Leader.
“Joyce? A rookie Trainer?” With the opponent’s Trainer ID, Terrance easily looked up their background.
This was the first Trainer to book a challenge at Fallarbor Gym, and there were no records of them having participated in any League Conference so far.
“A rookie Trainer, huh…” Terrance rubbed his head, thinking about which Pokémon to send out.
“Butterfree, Little Beautifly, Dustox, Beedrill…”
“Let’s go with Butterfree and Dustox. Using their Confusion move, I can incorporate a variety of combo moves. It’s the perfect way to test rookies. Plus, I’ve been wanting to deepen my understanding of psychic power recently.”
The basic battle rules of the Gym are 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3. Gym Trainers could choose based on the Gym’s situation and the challenger’s situation. However, to avoid complications, most Gyms would announce a unified standard to the public.
A few, however, made decisions on the spot during battles.
Since Fallarbor Gym’s first challenger seemed to be a rookie, Terrance decided to set the number of Pokémon for this battle at two. This would give the challenger a fair chance while also allowing him some time to observe them.
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