When Su Wen finally made it to the medical room, he found that a male and female Pokémon were already being treated.

  A beautiful doctor in a white coat and a mask looked up in surprise. "Another one? Which css? What happened? Bring the Pokémon over and let me take a look."

  Su Wen pced Charmander on the bed the doctor indicated and expined, "Css 2, Grade 1. We just had a battle. It’s probably some burns and scrapes. Could you check it, please?"

  The doctor examined Charmander thoroughly and nodded. "There are indeed some burns, but they’re not serious. Chansey will treat you after it’s done with the Sandile over there."

  Su Wen followed the doctor’s gaze and saw a Sandile lying on the adjacent bed, its injuries far more severe than Charmander’s. The male student beside it looked anxious.

  Chansey’s short hands emitted a pure white light, which Su Wen found oddly soothing.

  "Is that ?Heal Pulse?" Su Wen asked curiously.

  The doctor, still checking Charmander for any overlooked injuries, replied, "Yes, my Chansey is more skilled with ?Heal Pulse than ?Life Dew, so we usually use ?Heal Pulse for treatment."

  On another bed y a Nidoran♀, listlessly lying on its stomach with some ointment applied to its back, making soft whimpering noises.

  The final evolutions of Sandile (Krookodile) and Nidoran♀ (Nidoqueen) were both incredibly powerful Pokémon.

  Especially Krookodile, with its three highly practical abilities. Su Wen wondered what ability this Sandile had.

  Wait a minute... Su Wen realized that since Wu Yan wasn’t here, he could use his Aura to check.

  Just as he was about to activate his Aura, the doctor scolded him, "You three freshmen, battling on the first day of school! Do you know how to take care of your Pokémon? And all of you have burns! Don’t you know how serious burns can be?"

  Su Wen was berated mercilessly and could only nod repeatedly, promising to take better care of Charmander in the future.

  But when the doctor mentioned that all three had burns, Su Wen couldn’t help but wonder if Wu Yan was behind it.

  The doctor didn’t let Su Wen off the hook, continuing to lecture him while the other two students stifled their ughter, clearly having been through the same ordeal.

  Just as Su Wen was starting to feel the time drag, the light from Chansey’s hands gradually faded, and Sandile regained its energy.

  "Thank you, Doctor!" the male student said gratefully.

  The doctor smiled. "Don’t thank me. Thank Chansey."

  "Thank you, Chansey," the student said earnestly, bowing to the nurse-hat-wearing Chansey, who happily waved its small hands.

  "Now, let’s treat this little one," the doctor said, positioning Charmander’s wounds toward Chansey.

  Su Wen asked, "Does Chansey need a break after treating Sandile?"

  "No need. The injuries from you freshmen aren’t severe. It won’t take much energy," the doctor replied, full of confidence in Chansey.

  Charmander, enveloped in ?Heal Pulse, let out a couple of comfortable hums and closed its eyes, clearly enjoying the treatment.

  While the doctor and Chansey treated Charmander, Su Wen quietly approached the male student who was about to leave.

  "Hi, I’m Su Wen from Css 2, Grade 1. Who did you battle?"

  The student, curious about Su Wen’s interest, recalled, "A scruffy guy in casual clothes with a beard?"

  Before Su Wen could respond, the female student chimed in, "Did you battle him too?"

  Su Wen and the male student turned to look at the girl with a ponytail.

  The girl, slightly embarrassed for interrupting, blushed and expined, "I’m Ni Xuanya. I also battled that guy. He said he was a teacher and offered me a Muscle Wing if I won. I couldn’t resist the temptation."

  The male student’s eyes widened. "That’s exactly what he said to me! Then my Sandile got destroyed by his Cyndaquil’s ?Fury Swipes. Oh, I’m Dai Shan from Css 4. Do you know who that guy is?"

  Ni Xuanya shook her head, clueless.

  Su Wen sighed. "That’s our Trainer Css homeroom teacher, Wu Yan."

  "What?!" Ni Xuanya and Dai Shan excimed in unison.

  Dai Shan groaned, "No wonder we got wrecked. He’s our homeroom teacher." Ni Xuanya nodded in agreement, clearly still shaken.

  It seemed neither Dai Shan nor Ni Xuanya knew Wu Yan’s true identity.

  At that moment, heavy footsteps echoed from the hallway, and Chen You burst through the door.

  Seeing Su Wen, Chen You was puzzled. "Why are you here, Su Wen?"

  Su Wen, looking at the Poké Ball in Chen You’s hand, facepalmed. "Let me guess, a scruffy guy lured you into a battle with a Muscle Wing, right?"

  Chen You was stunned. "Not a Muscle Wing, a Genius Wing. But how did you know?" Then, noticing the sympathetic looks from Ni Xuanya and Dai Shan, he realized, "Wait, you guys too...?"

  The doctor, having noticed the commotion, was angry. "Which teacher has the audacity to bully students? I’ll report him to the principal this afternoon."

  Su Wen forced a smile. "Uh, thanks, but it’s fine. He’s our Trainer Css teacher. He was probably just testing our skills. Besides, our Pokémon’s injuries aren’t serious."

  The others also managed to calm the doctor down, dissuading her from filing a compint.

  Soon, Charmander was fully healed, but Su Wen didn’t return it to its Poké Ball. According to Charmander, while the Poké Ball was comfortable, it preferred to stay outside.

  Dai Shan, who had pnned to leave, decided to stay, curious if anyone else would show up at the medical room.

  Seeing Chen You’s Rotom, the doctor was slightly surprised. "This Rotom doesn’t have burns. It’s damage from an Electric-type move, right?" She was relieved to finally see something different.

  "Huh?" Su Wen looked at Chen You. "Didn’t you battle Cyndaquil?"

  Chen You shook his head. "No, it was a Helioptile."

  Helioptile, an Electric/Normal-type Pokémon, could evolve into Heliolisk with a Sun Stone. Its standard abilities were ?Dry Skin or ?Sand Veil, while its hidden ability, like Charmander’s, was ?Sor Power.

  Su Wen felt a bit relieved. Cyndaquil must have been injured after battling Charmander, so Wu Yan didn’t dare to use it recklessly.

  Chen You began to vent his frustration. "I thought since Rotom has the Ghost-type, and we’re both at Tier 0, Normal-type moves wouldn’t affect it. That left it with no usable moves."

  "But that Helioptile first used ?Mud-Sp to block Rotom’s vision, then two ?Thunder Shocks knocked it out. Damn, even with Rotom’s Electric-type reducing the damage, it was terrifying! How did you lose, Su Wen?"

  Su Wen shrugged. "I conceded. That Cyndaquil’s strength was clearly close to Tier 2. There was no point in continuing."

  The doctor backed him up. "Indeed, Charmander’s injuries were the mildest among the four of you."

  "Close to Tier 2? I didn’t even notice..." Dai Shan was speechless.

  Ni Xuanya sighed. "That Cyndaquil didn’t even exert much effort against us. It only used ?Fury Swipes against my Sandile and ?Ember against my Nidoran♀. Su Wen, how many moves did you force it to use?"

  Su Wen thought for a moment and answered honestly, "Quick Attack, ?Fury Swipes, ?Ember, and it finished with ?Fme Wheel."