As the entire internet was swept with a wave of well wishes for student Xia Huanao's journey, some people were clapping their hands in delight and cheering. After all, whether intentional or not, Xia Huanao had blocked the path of countless individuals. This act of cheering was continuously having a certain impact on real life.
August 31st, 8 AM. Shen Yu dragged herself out of bed and glanced at the urn placed on the table... Yes, you read that right. Xia Huanao's ashes were in his room. As for the grave, which was expedited without proper procedure, it was a cenotaph.
This was even more absurd. Generally speaking, the premise for erecting a cenotaph was that the person's remains were missing, thus a cenotaph was made to commemorate them. But Xia Huanao's ashes were right here, and yet there was still a cenotaph...
This was also Shen Yu's strong request. Although Xia Huanao was gone, Shen Yu still wished to be closer to him, so she kept the urn in her room. Inside the cenotaph, there were only the Poké Balls of Guagua and the others.
Shen Yu walked up to Xia Huanao's urn and gently stroked the simple box, "Xia Xia, I'm going to school. You wait for me here."
After speaking, Shen Yu tidied her appearance and went out. Today was the last day before the official start of school. According to their advisor's arrangements, class cadres would be selected today, and then tomorrow, a series of other arrangements for new student enrollment would begin.
Shen Yu was one of the later arrivals to the classroom. As a special student enjoying the residual benefits of Xia Huanao and living in an independent villa, Shen Yu barely knew any of her classmates, and hadn't even joined the class group. Her appearance quickly attracted the attention of the other students in the classroom.
"Who is this?"
"I don't know, is she a student in our class? I didn't expect we'd have a girl like this in our class."
A few boys whispered amongst themselves, while the girls beside them also froze upon seeing Shen Yu, "Who is this? I haven't seen her before! Is she in our class?"
"She must be. I inquired about our class, there are twelve girls. We have eleven in our three dorms, so she must be in one of the other dorms."
Regardless of their hushed discussions, Shen Yu sat in the classroom, scrolling through her phone. Last night, Tong Ruo had sent her a message saying she had a surprise for her today, but wouldn't say anything more when asked.
While scrolling, she heard a gasp from everyone in the classroom, "This, this is Teacher Tong Ruo?"
Shen Yu looked up and saw Tong Ruo, dressed in a sky-blue tracksuit, walking onto the podium. "Good morning, everyone. You should all recognize me, right?"
The reply from the audience was a unified, "We recognize you, Teacher Tong Ruo!"
Truth be told, as the coach of the Liu Ling University team, and coupled with her striking beauty, it was difficult for the students below not to recognize her. Hearing the voices from below, Tong Ruo nodded with satisfaction. "Since you all know me, it's much simpler. From today onwards, I will be your advisor. I will be guiding you through Liu Ling University for the next few years."
After a brief introduction, Tong Ruo began to carry out her task for the day: selecting class cadres.
"Alright, next we will elect the first position in the class committee..."
Before Tong Ruo could finish speaking, she saw a girl raise her hand, "Teacher, we haven't introduced ourselves yet."
Tong Ruo waved her hand, "I don't care about that, that's your business. I'm only responsible for organizing the election of the class committee today. The class committee will handle other matters. Now, those who wish to run for this position can come to the stage."
After a round of elections, many students in the class came to the stage to introduce themselves. It must be said, this class was truly a hidden dragon and crouching tiger, with all sorts of students. Even Tong Ruo, who had been a teacher for several years, was somewhat eye-opening. For the last position, deputy class leader, which was taken by a girl who had disciplined Ou Lingling, Tong Ruo stood up and said, "That's all for the elections. You can handle the rest yourselves. I'll be leaving now."
The students were stunned. Finally, the deputy class leader, Ou Lingling, stood up and asked, "Teacher, what about the class leader? Who is the class leader? Are you going to make me, the deputy class leader, handle things?"
Tong Ruo stood at the doorway and casually pointed at Shen Yu, who was sitting calmly to the side, "She is the class leader, I've already decided."
Let alone the students being greatly surprised, even Shen Yu took a considerable effort to react, realizing she had become the class leader so easily. Just as the entire class was processing this news, a burly student stood up, "Teacher, I'm not convinced. I challenge her. She is not qualified to be the class leader!"
Generally speaking, teachers did not favor such troublesome students, and Tong Ruo was no exception. She asked the student with a hint of displeasure, "Che Dong, right? Give me your reason."
Student Che Dong pointed at Shen Yu and said, "I know this classmate. She is Xia Huanao's girlfriend. I admit that Xia Huanao made certain contributions to Liu Ling University, but he is already dead. You don't need to transfer the benefits to Xia Huanao's girlfriend. This is favoritism..."
Although she didn't know the specific details of this student's incompetence, if it came to eloquent speech, this student was truly second to none. Tong Ruo glanced at Che Dong. He wanted to be the class leader. Then she looked at Shen Yu. If Shen Yu couldn't resolve this issue, then she would have to step in.
Shen Yu's normally smiling face changed instantly. She stood up and walked to Tong Ruo's side, "Teacher, we can have a battle now, right?"
Tong Ruo nodded, "That's right."
After receiving Tong Ruo's affirmative reply, Shen Yu turned to Che Dong, "Let's go. If you win the battle, I'll let you be the class leader."
Che Dong snorted, "Does the class leader only solve problems through violence?"
Shen Yu merely glanced at him indifferently, "Problems that can be solved by violence are not problems. Xia Huanao told me this. If you're a coward, sit down now, and I'll pretend nothing happened."
Being taunted so directly by a girl, Che Dong could not ignore it. He pushed aside the students beside him and walked out of his seat, "Fine, let's see how strong Xia Huanao's woman is."
...
The students of Class One were led by Tong Ruo to the training grounds dedicated to the school team. Tong Ruo casually kicked the door twice, and a boy walked out of the training room, "Sister Ruo, why are you here? Didn't we agree to deal with new student matters today?"
Tong Ruo waved her hand, "Feng Bing, I think Xia Huanao was right. Every time something happens, you can appear on the scene. Alright, let me see your progress. You will be the referee for the battle later."
Feng Bing was taken aback, "A battle? Who is fighting whom? You're not going to fight a whole class by yourself, are you? That might not be good."
Tong Ruo moved aside, allowing Shen Yu to appear before Feng Bing, "You know her, right? It's her battle."
Feng Bing saw Tong Ruo and moved out of the way, "I understand. I'll call them all back right away."
While Feng Bing went to call people, Tong Ruo took her students to the battle arena. Looking at the two trainers warming up on either side of the arena, Tong Ruo found a chair and sat down. Ou Lingling came up to her and asked, "Teacher Tong, who do you think has the upper hand?"
Tong Ruo turned her head, "What do you think? You might not know, but Shen Yu lived with me all summer. Although her talent is more focused on the direction of Pokémon Contests, her battle talent isn't bad either. Besides, do you think Xia Huanao would have left her unprepared as his girlfriend?"
"So, Teacher Tong thinks the class leader will definitely win?"
Tong Ruo shook her head, "I didn't say anything."
Just then, another group of people walked in from outside the training room. The girl leading them asked as soon as she spoke, "Xiao Yu is going to have a battle? Is that true?"
Tong Ruo glanced at her, and the girl immediately shut her mouth, smiled, and came to Tong Ruo's side, making a gesture with her small fist towards Shen Yu: Go for it!
Lu Bingming, the first captain in the post-Xia Huanao era, whose battle style was heavily influenced by Xia Huanao, crossed his arms, "I hope Xia Ge's matter hasn't affected her too much."
Feng Bing nodded, "Captain, don't worry. Xia Ge's girlfriend won't be easily defeated, even with Xia Ge's matter."
Saying that, Feng Bing went to where the referee should be and asked Tong Ruo, "Teacher Tong Ruo, what is the format of this match?"
Tong Ruo tilted her chin, "Ask them. I don't care."
Fortunately, Xia Huanao was a hands-off manager, and Feng Bing was already accustomed to such things. So he directly asked, "Can it be a full-team battle?"
A full-team battle generally refers to a six-on-six free-for-all. However, for freshmen who had just arrived at university, it was difficult to conduct a six-on-six match. Therefore, in such situations, a full-team battle would default to both sides fielding the same number of Pokémon. The side whose Pokémon were all rendered unable to battle would be declared the loser. Although it might be disadvantageous to the side with fewer Pokémon, in battles, there was never any fairness.
Shen Yu glanced at Che Dong, "How many do you have? I can accommodate you."
Che Dong gritted his teeth upon hearing this, "I have three."
"Then it's three-on-three. My first Pokémon is this one."
As she spoke, Shen Yu directly took out a Poké Ball, and a Delphox appeared before everyone. Although Che Dong didn't know how many Pokémon Shen Yu had, the unique nature of Delphox allowed Che Dong to confirm that this was Shen Yu's strongest Pokémon.
"Delphox, right? Go, Blastoise, defeat the opponent."
Tensions were high, and the battle was about to begin.