Pokemon: Spiritual Master-Chapter 612: It Moved! It Moved!

Time flowed unknowingly through his fingers, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the end of June.

Johan had also lived a month of stable life, regular and fulfilling, though perhaps slightly lazy for a trainer.

At this stage, Kanaz Pokémon Academy was gradually entering the final exam sprint phase. As an elective course teacher, Johan had prepared his exam papers early, looking forward to the arrival of summer vacation.

He had already decided.

This summer vacation, he would take his little ones traveling to appreciate some of the special landscapes of the Pokémon world.

This was the benefit of being an elective course teacher - having two complete holidays every year, winter and summer vacation. How wonderful~~

Of course, amid the tranquility, some things would still happen.

For example...

Johan was sitting in the café's backyard, drinking coffee and reading a book, enjoying a leisurely afternoon.

Beside him sat Penny, looking serious.

Her gaze was fixed intently on the laptop in front of her, her slender fingers dancing across the keyboard like a dance.

"Buii~~"

Penny's Eevee lightly leaped onto Johan's lap, its soft paws stepping around on him, seemingly searching for a comfortable position.

"Oowoo?"

Ninetales, lying beside Johan, slightly opened its azure eyes, glanced at the Eevee on Johan's lap, then slowly closed them again.

No threat~

However, the tail wrapped around Johan's arm tightened slightly.

The video of Johan using "Eevee" to easily defeat Lacey at Blueberry Academy had eventually appeared online. That "Eevee's" overwhelming strength and abilities that seemed almost illegal had left people stunned, causing quite a stir online during the past period.

It also made that interview with Alder become "legendary," with countless people speculating just how outrageous Teacher Johan's "true strength" might be.

Some even said: I originally thought Teacher Johan had stopped being human, but it turns out Teacher Johan has been trying hard to disguise himself as an "ordinary" trainer. He really... I'm crying...

Johan had tried to refute these claims, but... it was useless.

He eventually just let it be.

However, as Johan's student, Penny, who had a special fondness for Eevee, felt her goals and direction for effort.

Facing the not-so-talkative Penny, Johan turned a page and said somewhat helplessly:

"Next time there's a chance... I'll let you meet it, then you'll understand."

"Mm." Penny nodded slightly, her gaze still fixed on the computer screen.

"The exam is in a few days, but you keep fiddling with the computer. What are you busy with?" As a teacher, Johan asked with rare concern, tilting his head over.

Penny's cheeks turned slightly red, and she quickly pressed down the laptop screen. Facing Johan's inquiring gaze, she quickly shook her head:

"No, nothing..."

"So mysterious..."

Naturally, Johan wouldn't pry into his student's secrets - he had to give people privacy and space.

Seeing Johan turn his attention back to his book, Penny breathed a slight sigh of relief, reopened her laptop, and continued skillfully and seriously programming.

What was displayed on her screen was a website named - Teacher Johan Fan Club!

Under her management, the website's registered users had already exceeded one hundred thousand!

And the numbers were still continuously increasing.

Penny had also become the president of the "Teacher Johan Fan Club."

"Are you confident about the final exam?" Johan suddenly asked without looking up.

"Mm." Penny quietly responded again.

For the battle course assessment, even the battle teachers weren't her opponents, so getting full marks was naturally no problem.

As for cultural courses... let's just say full marks were the test paper's limit, not hers.

"What about relationships with classmates?" Johan asked again.

"Mm." Still the same voice, though the emotion was slightly more uplifted.

Since transferring to Kanaz Pokémon Academy, Penny was obviously in much better condition than when she first arrived.

With Champion Peony backing her, plus Teacher Johan, and seniors like Steven, Roxanne, and Flannery, plus her own strength... it would be strange if anyone dared to bully her.

Moreover, the atmosphere at Kanaz Pokémon Academy was indeed much better than Orange Academy in the Paldea region.

"That's good."

"Yoji!! ヽ(°〇°)"

Suddenly, Larvitar's exclamation came from the yard.

It moved! It moved! It can move!

It was standing in front of a wooden sculpture located in the center of the yard's planting area, pointing at the wooden carving and shouting excitedly.

"Ka-kaah?"

Gengar rolled over and floated down from the swing, coming to Larvitar's side.

It moved? Which one moved? Let this old ghost see~~

Tinkaton, Dragonite, Urshifu, Ceruledge, and Victini all gathered around, surrounding the wooden carving.

It moved?

Johan, sitting in his chair, also stood up, holding Eevee, and walked over with Ninetales and Penny.

That wooden carving... was something Sonia had brought over for Johan some time ago, suggested by Penny.

Penny's father and sister had gone exploring the Crown Tundra, reaching a village in the ice and snow.

They learned that this village once worshipped a deity that could bless bountiful harvests.

As a researcher of ancient Galar legends, Sonia had some understanding of various legends in the Galar region.

So the two of them decided to give Teacher Johan a gift - this wooden carving.

The appearance of this wooden carving was exactly... the King of Bountiful Harvests of the Galar region, Calyrex (crossed out cauliflower head)!

At the time, Sonia and Penny hadn't actually said it was a Calyrex carving, only saying they wanted to give him a gift after seeing so many things planted in Johan's backyard.

Later, when Sonia and Penny brought the item over, could Johan refuse a student's thoughtful gesture?

Fortunately, this wooden carving had been placed in the yard for almost half a month without any movement, so Johan gradually stopped paying much attention to it.

Who would have thought...

"Ka-kaah?"

Gengar put on its glasses and leaned in to take a closer look, then spread its hands.

It didn't move?

"Yoji! Yoji!" Larvitar waved its small arms.

It moved! It really seemed to move just now!

"How did it move?" Johan asked.

"Yoji..."

Larvitar bit its finger and tilted its head.

How did it move again?

Larvitar fell into brief recollection.

Just before, it had eaten quite a lot of ore and was thinking of chewing on a Tree of Beginning branch that Mew had recently delivered to aid digestion.

Then it wandered around the yard while chewing, promoting digestion through dual methods.

As it wandered, it strolled to the center of the "vegetable garden," standing in front of the wooden carving, then it looked at the carving while chewing the branch and contemplating life - the tree fruits in the "vegetable garden" would grow quickly, and then it could eat them!

Then, this wooden carving inexplicably flashed.

"Yoji!" Larvitar indicated it remembered.

It flashed, the wooden carving seemed to flash just now!

Johan wasn't worried about what Larvitar was thinking - it was probably considering food problems anyway.

But Larvitar said the wooden carving flashed?

Johan looked at that Calyrex wooden carving...

Honestly, the carving craftsman's skill was quite good, but Sonia and Penny knew too little about Calyrex, resulting in a carving that wasn't very accurate.

Rather than Calyrex, it looked more like a cauliflower.

In Johan's memory, Calyrex seemed to have fallen into slumber due to decreasing faith caused by some past "behavioral issues."

Speaking of which, Calyrex had somewhat of a "faith-based deity" feeling.

Could it be because of... the Tree of Beginning branch?!

"Larvitar, take out one of your teething sticks."

"Yoji..."

Larvitar obediently produced a Tree of Beginning branch.

Johan took it and slowly approached the wooden carving.

But even when the branch touched the wooden carving, nothing happened.

Shy?

"Goka?"

Are you hallucinating?

Ceruledge looked at Larvitar.

Larvitar scratched its little head, momentarily uncertain whether it had really seen wrong.

"Yoji..."

Maybe it's been eating too many branches lately, making everything look a bit green?

Look, even Johan's hair has been faintly turning green recently.

Johan shook his head and returned the Tree of Beginning branch to Larvitar.

Honestly, even if Calyrex could really "descend" to the Hoenn region from such a distance, it shouldn't "manifest" to a Pokémon like Larvitar that was four times weak to Grass, right?

However, out of "respect" for Calyrex, Johan still had his little ones restrain themselves a bit.

"After all, it's the deity blessing our family's 'vegetable garden,' so let's be respectful." freёnovelkiss.com

With that, he led his little ones in a slight bow toward the Calyrex wooden carving.

If you can really hear this, Calyrex, please ensure our family's 'vegetable garden' grows a few more batches of tree fruits, radishes, and such... Johan thought to himself.

If it could grow one more batch, the family's pressure would decrease by one batch.

"Incoming call, Roto!"

At this moment, Rotom floated over holding Johan's phone, the caller ID showing Elite Four Glacia.

Johan took the phone and walked away. His little ones also dispersed, leaving only Larvitar chewing on its branch while staring at the wooden carving.

"Yoji..."

Did I really see things?

Buzz—

Suddenly, a faint green glow flashed across the wooden carving again.

"Yojii!"

Larvitar was about to shout but quickly covered its own mouth with its hands, then ran away carrying its branch.

While running, it kept shaking its head.

It's over, eating too many plants lately has really made everything look green. Better eat some ore to make up for it...

Calyrex wooden carving: ?

In the distant Galar region, among the vast snowy mountains, on an ancient and massive but bare tree that seemed withered, a green branch the size of a pinky finger had miraculously sprouted.

At the center of this huge withered tree, a small and delicate Pokémon slumbered deep within the trunk.

Although asleep, one could still sense the dignity and elegance emanating from it.

Suddenly, its tightly closed eyes trembled slightly.

A ethereal voice across vast distances rang in its ears - If you can really hear this, Calyrex, please ensure our family's 'vegetable garden' grows a few more batches of tree fruits, radishes, and such...

It turned its head with some difficulty, feeling the withered power within its body showing faint signs of revival.

It was faith.

Although weak and distant, but...

"This king will fulfill your wish!"

"Johan, on a small island south of Petalburg City's waters, a ruins expedition team accidentally awakened the sleeping Ice Pillar Regice. You're relatively close, so go take a look?" Glacia's voice came through the phone.

Having its sleep disturbed, Regice was quite irritable.

A small island south of Petalburg City? Regice?

Was this... the "island cave" mentioned in the Sealed Chamber?

In the Adventures manga, Steven commanded the three pillars to battle Groudon and Kyogre, and the Ice Pillar seemed to have been awakened in an unknown island cave.

Before Johan could speak, Glacia continued:

"Norman has already gone, but when it comes to calming Pokémon, you have more experience."

Teacher Johan had even calmed the awakened Regigigas in the Sinnoh region. Just a single Ice Pillar shouldn't be too much of a problem, right?

When saying this, Glacia felt bitter inside.

Clearly their Hoenn was so capable - besides the current Elite Four, look at trainers like Teacher Johan, Norman, and Wallace.

But...

Norman valued family, Teacher Johan valued teaching, and Wallace was busy with romance.

Even Steven, who had become a reserve member, was either busy with studies or busy digging holes...

What a tragedy!

Fortunately, while these people were unwilling to take on tedious duties, when something really happened, they would genuinely step up.

"Alright."

Looking at his little ones' eager expressions, Johan nodded and accepted the job.

After all, they had been training for almost a month. Although his little ones still had tremendous enthusiasm for training, occasionally they needed to find some battles to test their training results, right?

Regice was a good target.

Just by looking at Gengar and the others' expressions, you could tell they were already getting "restless."

Slurp—

Gengar stuck out its tongue, revealing an "evil" smile.

Moreover, based on Johan's own intentions - helping Pokémon in need and calming irritable Pokémon was also one of his "missions."

"The helicopter should already be near your house."

Buzz buzz buzz—

As soon as Glacia finished speaking, the sound of the League helicopter's rotating propellers came from above the yard.

That was really fast.

"By the way, where has Elite Four Drake been lately?" Johan suddenly asked.

Generally speaking, for this kind of maritime incident, if Elite Four Drake was nearby, he would be quite proactive.

But recently, it seemed like there hadn't been any news about him for some time.

"You're so concerned about him? He's been wandering around the sea every day, I don't know what he's busy with either." Glacia said.

"It's not really concern..."

Mainly, if they couldn't contact Elite Four Drake, who would reimburse expenses for this operation?

But thinking he couldn't say it like that, Johan quickly changed his words:

"Ahem, caring for the elderly, isn't this a traditional virtue that every Hoenn person should have?"

"Oh~~" Glacia's voice was melodious, as if she understood something.

"Ka-kaah! Ka-kaah!"

Gengar tugged at Johan's clothes, indicating:

Hurry up, or the "prey" will be snatched away by Mr. Norman!

"I'll let you know when I hear from him."

"Alright."

With that, the call ended.

"Teacher, then I'll... come again tomorrow." Penny said.

Johan glanced at the time and waved his hand with a smile, "No need, it shouldn't take too long. Have Sister Indeedee help me brew a cup of coffee first, then study on your own for a while."

A phrase inexplicably surfaced in his mind -

In ancient times, there was Guan Yu warming wine while slaying Hua Xiong; now there's Teacher Johan warming coffee while subduing Regice.

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