-113- War and Peace [Extra Chapter for (Deep Sea Fish Who Loves Steamed Buns)] (Please Subscribe) (12/10)

“A draw? Teacher, are you joking? A draw with Jia Hua University? Isn’t that an insult to the reputation of Ninghai City’s Third University?” Peng Jie’s emotions flared up.

The other students lowered their heads.

“Ninghai City’s Third University brought students here to Jia Hua University for a friendly match, and it ends in a draw?”

If this news got out, Ninghai City’s Third University would become the laughingstock among the other key universities.

“What else could we do? Keep fighting and have Tong Si take on five opponents alone?” The supervising teacher’s voice was equally tense.

In his heart, he certainly didn’t want to settle for a draw with Jia Hua University. As the supervising teacher of Ninghai City’s Third University, he had his pride. But at this moment, could they afford not to accept a draw?

Tong Si grew braver with each fight, and hardly anyone on their side could challenge him one-on-one. If, in the end, Tong Si really swept through five opponents alone, it would be far worse than mere embarrassment.

The prestige of Ninghai City’s Third University would be ruined! If they couldn’t even defeat Jia Hua University, how could they maintain their standing in Ninghai City? They might not remain the third-ranked university but fall to fifth or even eighth place.

The supervising teacher had only one thought now: they could afford to make a fool of themselves, but not to tarnish their reputation.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the supervising teacher walked toward Jia Hua University’s preparation area.

“Why hasn’t Ninghai City’s Third University sent anyone to the stage yet? Could they be afraid of us?”

“Look, their supervising teacher just came to our preparation area.”

“Yeah! They must be scared, so they want to forfeit!”

“Hahaha… this is Ninghai City’s Third University? Is this all they’re worth?”

“…”

Amid the uproar from the spectators, Jia Hua University’s preparation area seemed to have reached a decision.

Teacher Wu and the supervising teacher from Ninghai City’s Third University walked together onto the battlefield.

“Tong Si, you can step down now,” Teacher Wu called, waving to him.

“All right,” Tong Si nodded and retracted his Electric Monster, stepping down from the battlefield.

He didn’t ask why Teacher Wu wanted him off the stage. Wise people don’t need to ask; everything was understood without words.

Since the previous match ended, the opposing team hadn’t sent another player. Instead, their supervising teacher came over to talk. The meaning was clear.

“Tong Si, why are you stepping down?”

Seeing Tong Si leave the stage, Xu Shanshan blushed and asked. Tong Si’s previous fight was so impressive that it had made her shy.

“The opponent is no longer able to continue. This friendly match ends here. Let’s go eat…” Tong Si said, then led Chu Xuanyuan and Xu Shanshan away toward the cafeteria.

The spectators hadn’t even fully registered what had happened before Tong Si had already left the battle hall. If you slipped away quickly, the audience’s eyes couldn’t keep up.

On the scene, Teacher Wu shook hands warmly with the opposing supervising teacher, signaling the end of this friendly exchange.

Both sides agreed to end it here.

The battle department students initially wanted to boo, but thinking they won thanks to Tong Si, they held back.

Indeed, their battle department lost badly. Even the two opponents who came out later looked formidable. It was purely Tong Si’s overwhelming strength, not the weakness of the other side.

If they mocked Ninghai City’s Third University further, it would only make themselves look bad.

Students from other departments gradually left. The friendly match between Ninghai City’s Third University and Jia Hua University was over.

In the cafeteria, there weren’t many people at first. Only after Tong Si and the two girls finished eating did the crowd grow. Those people had clearly been so absorbed watching the matches that they forgot to eat.

As they were leaving, a few people suddenly approached.

“Tong Si, could you wait a moment?”

The leader was a girl with golden hair, holding a stack of flyers.

“This is the recruitment poster for our Mind Flow Club. We hope you’ll consider joining,” she said, handing Tong Si a flyer, then giving one each to Chu Xuanyuan and Xu Shanshan.

“Mind Flow Club?”

Tong Si hadn’t heard of such a club before. Looking at the simple drawings on the flyer, he guessed it was something related to psychic powers.

After they left, other clubs came forward to recruit as well. Tong Si ended up with over ten flyers in his hands.

“These seniors are really enthusiastic. Tong Si, have you decided which club to join?” Chu Xuanyuan asked, flipping her hair.

“Not yet… but compared to the tennis and basketball clubs, I’m more curious about the Mind Flow Club.” Tong Si took out the Mind Flow poster from the pile again.

He couldn’t deny that the drawings of the universe and planets intrigued him greatly.

“Could this be a club for studying aliens?” Xu Shanshan wondered beside him.

“Maybe it’s about unknown creatures? Seems like a scientific research club,” Chu Xuanyuan offered a different opinion.

“Whatever it is, I’m not in a hurry to join any club,” Tong Si said, putting the flyers away carefully.

For now, he was more eager to improve his skills. In a week’s time, the “Newcomer” prefix on his ordinary-level trainer card would be removed. Then he could register a second and third Pokémon with the Pokémon Association and apply for travel-style learning with the school.

Having witnessed the level of students from Ninghai City’s Third University, Tong Si’s longing for the big city only grew stronger.

If the Third University’s students were this strong, how powerful must be the students of Ninghai University or the top-ranked university in Linhai City, the capital of Linhai Province?

Clenching his fists, Tong Si felt Jia Hua City was still far too small. He had to go to a big city to truly test himself.

After leaving the cafeteria, Tong Si went to the infirmary. Although the Electric Monster had recovered health and stamina after eating the powder-blue energy cube, it was still somewhat fatigued after three fierce battles.

He gave the Electric Monster simple rehabilitation treatment.

Tong Si realized his Electric Monster’s skill set was still too limited, especially lacking a finishing move that could end battles instantly.

For instance, Peng Jie’s Stir-Fry Pig had Strength. Although Electric Monster also had Volt Tackle, it couldn’t rely on that move alone. Moreover, Volt Tackle caused recoil damage.

After some thought, Tong Si decided to save the ultimate move for after Electric Monster’s evolution, which wasn’t far off.

Before that, he wanted to solve the problem of type disadvantages.

Against the Sand Hippo, Electric-type moves were completely ineffective. He had to rely on Fighting-type Brick Break and Normal-type Quick Attack to deal damage.

To address this, Tong Si planned to exchange for two new skills through the system to compensate for the type weaknesses.

…(To be continued)