Pokémon: Master Pokémon has a fish-frying system.

Chapter 108 Intuition

Although Lu An was quite confident about using energy cubes to help Meow Meow evolve, he never expected things to turn out this way.

Seeing the murderous glares from the other nine classmates, Lu An knew he was in trouble.

He glanced at Natsume-sensei for help.

Natsume-sensei immediately understood:

"Ahem, the fact that Lu An's energy cube can make Meowth evolve is more likely a coincidence. After all, look, the first two Pidgey and Jigglypuff that ate Lu An's energy cube didn't evolve either."

"The fact that Pokémon can evolve using the energy within an energy cube is indeed amazing and rare, but it is precisely because of its amazingness and rarity that it proves that the possibility of this happening is extremely low."

"Moreover, Lu An's three energy cubes were specially made for three Pokémon. They can only exert their maximum effect on them. So stop bothering Lu An and go try other people's energy cubes."

Renting Pokémon isn't stupid; because they're often lent out by other trainers, they're often more intelligent and perceptive than regular Pokémon.

So they quickly realized that what Natsume said was true.

But they still lingered by Lu An's side, reluctant to leave.

What if I manage to get an energy cube and then complete the evolution?

What if this kind of good thing just happens to happen to me?

Almost none of the Pokémon listened to Natsume and returned to their classmates.

Natsume also had a headache.

He divided the students into groups of ten for the test, intending to better showcase the level of all students through differentiation.

Even if some students made poorly made energy cubes, it shouldn't be enough to leave thirty Pokémon unattended.

However, he never expected that Lu An's performance would be so outstanding that all thirty rented Pokémon abandoned their other classmates and crowded around Lu An.

This is not only bad for the other nine students, but it's not necessarily good for Lu An either.

"Lu An, give your remaining energy cubes to that Golem and Parasect."

Just as Natsume was having a headache, Nagata Yu's voice rang out.

"Yes, Teacher You."

Since Nagata Yu took the initiative to speak up, Lu An naturally quickly threw away the "hot potato" he was holding.

Then Nagata Yu looked at the other eagerly waiting Pokémon to rent:

"As you can see, Lu An's energy cubes have all been distributed, and these Pokémon haven't evolved. Stop surrounding him and go find other classmates."

Dozens of rented Pokémon gave Nagata Yu a resentful look, then stared at Lu An for a long time with a reluctant gaze before reluctantly approaching other classmates.

Seeing that his encirclement was empty, Lu An finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He hadn't expected to make such a blunder, so he looked at Natsume somewhat embarrassedly:

"Natsume-sensei, what was my score on this test...?"

Although Natsume was also quite annoyed by the blunder Lu An had made, he couldn't really blame Lu An.

After all, their food is so delicious that it has stolen business from others. Can you blame them for that?

Natsume simply narrowed his eyes:

"Lu An, before I give you a score, I have two questions for you."

"Teacher, please speak."

Why are your Power Cubes so popular with Pokémon?

Lu An looked relaxed:

"Oh, you mean that? That's because I removed most of the off-flavors from the fruit, but retained some of the fruit's flavor."

"Because the source of Power Cubes is Berries, and Berries are the food that Pokémon come into contact with most often, keeping a little bit of the berry flavor will make them more accepting of Power Cubes."

"Of course, this only applies to Pokémon that I'm not familiar with. If it's my Pokémon, I usually remove all the off-flavors from the berries."

Natsume seemed lost in thought.

When making Power Cubes, you can also decide the crafting process based on the affinity between your Pokémon and yourself.

"Second question, how did you figure out that Meow Meow was about to evolve into the boss cat?"

When Keiko heard Natsume's words, she also perked up her ears, clearly curious about how Lu An had figured it out.

In response, Lu An scratched his head:

"I noticed that the cat was knocking away energy cubes pretty fast, and its fur was quite shiny and smooth. Plus, it looked at everyone with displeasure, like a bad guy, just like a pregnant wild animal in the mountains. I thought maybe it was about to evolve."

"Just because of these few factors?"

"No, that's not it. The more important reason is that my intuition tells me this cat is about to evolve."

"intuition?"

Natsume was stunned.

Huizi was also somewhat stunned.

She had considered a thousand reasons, such as what physical condition Meow Meow was in, what kind of energy was overflowing, or that Meow Meow was actually showing signs of evolution, but she never thought that Lu An would make a judgment based on intuition.

Lu An scratched his head.

He really wanted to explain why he knew Meowth was about to evolve, but unfortunately, it was just a thought that popped into his head after he glanced at it.

He had no way of explaining anything to Natsume and the others.

If we must explain it using reasons other than intuition...

That might be because during his career as an investigator, he actually witnessed more Pokémon evolutions than they had ever seen.

But I can't possibly say that to Natsume-sensei, can I?

I feel like I'm about to get beaten up.

Just then, Nagata Yu, who had been silent until now, interjected:

“In ancient times, Pokémon breeders emphasized observing, listening, questioning, and palpating a Pokémon to make a judgment on its physical condition through comprehensive consideration of various aspects.”

"These kinds of experiential things often cannot be simply written into books as specific knowledge, so they are often expressed in the form of intuition."

"Perhaps Lu An, your talent in nurturing talent far exceeds our expectations. Would you be interested in studying with me for a while?"

Both Natsume-sensei and Keiko were taken aback.

Judging from what Nagata Yu said, he seemed to favor Lu An quite a bit, and even intended to take him under his wing?

This is not a simple relationship between a university teacher and a student!

If he could study under Nagata Yu for a period of time, his path in nurturing a master would be smooth sailing!

However, Lu An hesitated when faced with the invitation from the most renowned professor of nurturing at Golden University:

“Teacher You, but I often have things to do and can’t stay at school for long, so I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you.”

Upon hearing Lu An's words, Natsume almost forgot his identity as a teacher and immediately swore.

It's important to know that Nagata Yu, as one of the senior breeders at Goldenrod University, has extremely valuable experience in breeding Pokémon.

Even many teachers often consult him on advanced cultivation knowledge.

Countless students have longed to become disciples of Nagata Yu but have been unable to find a way in. Yet, faced with Nagata Yu's invitation, Lu An actually wanted to refuse.

Just when Natsume thought Nagata Yu would leave in anger because he had been politely rejected, he saw that Nagata Yu looked relaxed and didn't seem to care at all:

"No problem, just come to me when you have time to learn from me. I can share my experience in breeding with you."

Natsume is going crazy.

What's wrong with this world?

Professor Nagata Yu has actually volunteered to become a teacher?

Keiko was so surprised she could barely cover her mouth, but her eyes were full of envy and congratulations.

Since Nagata Yu has already put himself in such a low position, it would seem ungrateful of Lu An to refuse.

Therefore, he bowed respectfully:

"Teacher You, please continue to guide me in the future."

Nagata Yu nodded slightly.

Today, having discovered Lu An and taken him under his wing, Nagata Yu felt that his trip had been worthwhile.

As for the other students, although it's not nice to say it like this, Nagata Yu really didn't want to watch any longer.

Therefore, he nodded to Natsume-sensei:

"Natsume-sensei, I'll leave the rest of the testing to you. I'll head back now."

Nagata Yuu had only suddenly offered to help Natsume, and now that he was leaving, Natsume didn't try to stop him.

"Teacher You, please take care on your journey."

After Nagata Yu left, Lu An cautiously approached Natsume:

"Natsume-sensei, cough cough, could you please look at my test score?"

Natsume glanced displeased at the smiling young man favored by Nagata Yu, and scribbled a few words on his notebook with forceful strokes:

"100 points!"