Pokémon: Master Pokémon has a fish-frying system.

Chapter 149 Gangsuke's Fish

Lu An, who was fishing in Yuanshan Lake, suddenly shivered:

"Why do I suddenly have this feeling that I'm surrounded by wolves?"

Looking at Lu An, who was scratching his head and seemed completely unconcerned.

Imai reluctantly approached Lu An and the other person:

"Why don't you two turn around and take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Lu An turned his head.

Suddenly, he realized that no fewer than a hundred pairs of eyes were staring straight at him.

Being stared at by so many people, the first reaction of an ordinary person would definitely be, "Have I done something wrong?" or "Why are they looking at me like that?"

However, Lu An's behavior was quite different from that of ordinary people.

He gripped the fishing rod firmly with one hand, and habitually scratched his head with the other, laughing:

"What, do I look that handsome while fishing? Why are you all staring at me like that?"

Everyone fainted.

Lao Ba, who was barely acquainted with Gang Jie and the others and had the most impetuous temper, rushed straight up to Lu An, almost as if he wanted to spit all over Lu An's face:

"Is this the time to be narcissistic? Look around you, everyone is watching you!"

"How come your team only brought out two Pokémon? What about the third Pokémon you caught?"

Upon hearing this, Lu An subconsciously shook his fishing rod.

"Aren't we still fishing here?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fainted again.

Could it be that the three of you spent so long fishing in Yuanshan Lake, and all you caught were these two top-tier Pokémon?

Even at this point, why would you still want to catch a third one?

Luther, being a skilled fighter and possessing a calm demeanor, also slowly approached Lu An and Gang Jie, explaining:

"Friends, why are you still fishing here now?"

Although Lu An was usually lazy, he believed that his eyesight was exceptional.

With just one glance, he recognized the boy in front of him, who was about the same age as him.

It seems to be the same trainer who commanded Poliwag and Swampert to fight each other when Swampert and Espeon caused trouble on the Goldenrod University campus, and was eventually knocked unconscious by Swampert's "Earthquake".

Thinking of this, Lu An subconsciously turned his head and saw the muscular mosquito coil swimmer next to Luther.

Oh wow, it seems like enemies are destined to meet.

As Lu An thought this to himself, he turned to look at the reeds in the lake, where a giant swamp monster was refusing to come ashore for some reason.

But now Lu An knows the reason.

So, this kid had already seen and recognized Luther and his mosquito coil swimmer, and felt he had caused trouble, so he was afraid to face the "victim".

Opposite Lu An, Luther, who prided himself on being calm and polite, did not receive a reply from Lu An.

Instead, he kept glancing around to his left and right, then looking at the lake in some unknown direction, looking rather frivolous.

This greatly annoyed Luther, a member of the Golden University varsity team who was always decisive and efficient.

He calmed himself down and spoke again:

"Friend, I'm asking you a question."

Although the conflict at that time was not caused by Espeon and Swampert.

After learning about that incident, Lu An asked Naz to step in and provide the school and the parties involved with certain compensation under the guise of the "Golden Dojo Surprise Trial".

However, since it was his Swampert and Espeon who caused the trouble, Lu An was still quite polite to Luther:

"Oh, the competition hasn't started yet, so we're thinking of seeing if we can catch another big fish."

The match time hasn't started yet?

Ready to catch another one?

Judging from Lu An's words, he really intends to catch a fish again under the watchful eyes of everyone?

And what does it mean that the match time hasn't started yet?

Didn't their team already take out two fish and start tallying the total score?

Luther and the other spectators looked at the referee with puzzled expressions.

The referee swallowed hard.

"There were indeed less than seven minutes left before the official end of the competition, but after everyone got ashore, they habitually assumed that they would stop fishing and started tallying the scores directly."

In other words, it's completely legal and compliant for teams like Lu An's to still be fishing, right?

Lao Ba, Luther, and the others remained silent.

Luther never expected that their aggressive preparations to hold Lu An accountable would backfire so spectacularly, as the referee turned the tables on them.

After being momentarily speechless, Luther composed himself and spoke to Lu An again:

"Friend, although the competition is not officially over yet, if we can't establish a firm foothold in the first twelve hours, these last few minutes won't change anything, will they?"

"The two Pokémon your team caught have already achieved a score of 102.5, currently ranking fourth."

"If your team can produce another 12-kilogram Magikarp, you can achieve an even better result and finish in second place."

"Besides, everyone's waiting for you, why don't you bring out your third Pokémon and let us see how you do in the end?"

There's one more thing Luther didn't say, and that is:

Although you are only one step away from second place, you can't possibly shake my first place position. Why don't you just end this farce quickly and let me safely add the sea drakes you caught to my collection?

Of course, Luther didn't say this to Lu An, but looked at him with a gentle smile.

Upon hearing this, Lu An looked surprised:

"What? We only took out two Pokémon and we're already in the top four overall?"

What about the other teams?

Upon hearing such offensive words, the contestants who had scored poorly immediately became enraged:

"Don't pretend. It's just good luck that you caught the Lanternfish and the Sea Dragon. If we had caught them, we could have made it into the top four."

"Exactly, there are only a few minutes left and they're still fishing. Could it be that they haven't caught any other Pokémon besides these two?"

"If something is all show and no substance, then stop pretending to be something it's not and just admit it honestly."

"That's right. I heard that if a team doesn't catch three or more Pokémon, even if they catch Kyogre, it doesn't count as a result."

Hearing the whispers and jeers around him, Lu An remained completely unconcerned, simply shrugging his shoulders.

"Excuse me, but regarding whether to confirm and hand over the third fish now, you'll have to ask our team leader, who I don't think is willing to hurt men."

Lu An looked behind him and saw a disheveled boy who was still staring intently at his fishing float.

Seeing this, Lao Ba frowned.

With only seven minutes left in the match, even a Magikarp wouldn't be foolish enough to bite in such a noisy environment, so how could Gousuke possibly catch another fish?

Others may not know, but Lao Ba does. Gang Jie's team definitely has other Pokémon they've caught.

Their team's score has far exceeded expectations. Wouldn't it be better to just pick any Pokémon to make up the numbers and secure second place for their team?

Why suffer criticism in front of so many people?

As Gangjie's roommate, Lu An had some vague guesses about this.

In the past half day, Gosuke, as the team leader, failed to catch a single Pokémon that was even remotely impressive, unlike the Lanturn and Seadra caught by Rikuan and Imai.

The pride of a fishing enthusiast must not be feeling so good.

Therefore, even with only one second left in the game, he still desperately hoped to catch a big fish that belonged to him.

Perhaps it was because Gōsuke's thoughts moved the heavens, or perhaps it was because the heavens and earth were all in sync, but under everyone's watchful eyes, the fishing float that Gōsuke had thrown dozens of meters away suddenly sank.

A fish has taken the bait!