“Shocking! Genius Researcher Jiang Mo is actually a battle master! Fighting Club Vice President Li Xiang suffered a crushing defeat!”
“Psychic Power Club Vice President Lei Xiang personally invited Jiang Mo to join, and the battle for Jiang Mo between the Fighting Club and the Psychic Power Club officially began!”
“Junior Jiang Mo’s Pikachu is too cool! Please share his contact information! (Absolutely no other intentions)”
“Junior Jiang Mo’s legs are so long, I wonder if he has a girlfriend…”
Jiang Mo looked at these posts, feeling a bit exasperated.
He hadn't expected that a casual battle would cause such a huge sensation.
“Should I be more low-key in the future? After all, I’m so handsome…” Jiang Mo muttered softly, then turned off his phone.
He walked to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, took out some ingredients, and prepared to make himself a simple dinner.
Although Rotom could help with cooking, he still preferred to do it himself.
“Everyone, what do you want for dinner?” Jiang Mo asked while chopping vegetables.
“Pika!” Pikachu jumped onto the counter, pointing at the tomatoes in the refrigerator.
“Kouja!” Haunter floated to Jiang Mo’s side, pointing at the Tree Fruit in the refrigerator.
“Boo-ee~”
“Sliggoo!”
Eevee and Sliggoo indicated they only wanted high-quality energy cubes.
Pupitar, on the other hand, closed its eyes and remained silent. There was nothing it could do; it couldn't eat yet, so it could only watch its companions eat. It was better not to watch at all.
Jiang Mo smiled, “Alright, then I’ll make scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and some Tree Fruit salad for you all. The energy cubes are in my spatial backpack, you can go find them yourselves.”
Just as Jiang Mo was busy, Rotom suddenly floated over, its screen displaying an urgent notification: “Jiang Mo, I just received a notification from the school. You have been selected as the freshman representative and need to speak at tomorrow’s opening ceremony.”
Jiang Mo was stunned for a moment, then gave a wry smile, “Now I really can’t be low-key…”
He shook his head helplessly and continued to focus on the cooking in his hands.
Although things were a bit unexpected, he didn't feel flustered; these were all minor situations.
......
The next day, the opening ceremony was held as scheduled. When it was Jiang Mo’s turn to speak on stage, he took out a speech that Rotom had prepared for him last night.
The speech was ordinary, but impeccable. It was nothing more than polite and formal words, and Jiang Mo simply read what Rotom had written.
Amidst a round of applause, Jiang Mo finished his speech. After the opening ceremony ended, the crowd gradually dispersed, and at this time, the area outside was already surrounded by many clubs, all there to recruit new members.
Jiang Mo walked and observed, and just then, a familiar voice came from behind him: “Junior Jiang Mo!”
Jiang Mo turned around and, sure enough, it was Li Xiang.
He was wearing a Fighting Club uniform today, with the Fighting Club badge pinned to his chest, looking particularly spirited.
“Good morning, Senior Li Xiang.” Jiang Mo greeted him with a smile.
Li Xiang walked in front of Jiang Mo, patted his shoulder, and politely said, “Junior Jiang Mo, your speech today was excellent! As expected of a genius Researcher, even your speech is so impressive.”
Jiang Mo smiled and said, “Thank you for the compliment, Senior.”
Li Xiang looked around, then lowered his voice and said, “Jiang Mo, are you really not considering joining our Fighting Club? With your strength, you could definitely become our club’s ace!”
Jiang Mo shook his head, his tone firm: “Senior Li Xiang, thank you for your kindness, but I still stand by what I said: I currently have no plans to join any club.”
Li Xiang sighed, saying with some helplessness, “Alright, I knew you’d say that. However, if you change your mind, you can come find me anytime.”
“Also, you absolutely must not believe anything that woman Lei Xiang says. Everyone in their Psychic Power Club is a bunch of lunatics.”
“Oh, Senior Lei Xiang, why are you here?”
Watching Li Xiang, who was a 1.9-meter tall burly man, acting like a timid wife badmouthing someone behind their back, Jiang Mo couldn’t help but want to tease him.
“Where? Where? Why is that crazy woman here too?!”
Li Xiang nervously looked around, and it took him a while to react, then he said to Jiang Mo, annoyed, “Junior Jiang Mo, I didn’t expect you to have such a side, actually tricking me.”
“Hahahahaha, it was just a joke, Senior Li Xiang. I didn’t expect you to be so afraid of Senior Lei Xiang.”
“I… I’m just a good man who doesn’t fight with women, I’m just letting her win, it’s not because I can’t beat her.”
After a joke, the atmosphere between the two relaxed. Li Xiang was also a natural at making friends, and he pulled Jiang Mo along to tour the school, voluntarily acting as a guide.
He walked in front of Jiang Mo and patted his shoulder: “Jiang Mo, I thought about it when I went back yesterday, and I think it’s time for your Haunter to evolve, right?”
Jiang Mo was stunned for a moment, then nodded: “Indeed, Haunter’s foundation is already very solid, it’s time to evolve.”
Li Xiang smiled: “Coincidentally, I have a Machoke that has also reached the time for evolution. Both Haunter and Machoke need to evolve through trade, so why don’t we do it together?”
Jiang Mo thought for a moment and felt it was a good idea.
He had wanted Haunter to evolve for a long time, but there had never been a suitable opportunity.
Now with Li Xiang, they could help each other.
“Alright, then I’ll trouble Senior Li Xiang.” Jiang Mo said with a smile.
Li Xiang waved his hand: “No trouble at all, the school has trade equipment, we can go now.”
Jiang Mo nodded: “Then let’s go.”
The two walked together towards the school’s trade room. Along the way, Li Xiang enthusiastically chatted about the Fighting Club. Although Jiang Mo didn’t plan to join, he listened with interest.
Upon reaching the trade room, the staff helped them connect the equipment.
Jiang Mo placed Haunter’s Poké Ball on the trade platform, and Li Xiang also placed Machoke’s Poké Ball on it.
“Are you ready?” the staff member asked.
Jiang Mo and Li Xiang both nodded simultaneously.
“Start trade!”
As the staff member pressed the button, two flashes of light appeared, and Haunter’s and Machoke’s Poké Balls swapped positions.
“Buzz—”
A dazzling light burst from the Poké Balls, and the figures of Haunter and Machoke gradually appeared.
Haunter’s body began to change, gradually becoming taller and fatter, finally evolving into Gengar, a purple fatty with a deeper color than ordinary Gengar, making a brilliant appearance!
Machoke also evolved into Machamp, its muscles even more developed and its strength even greater.
“Success!” Li Xiang said excitedly.
Jiang Mo looked at the Gengar in front of him, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes: “Gengar, how do you feel?”
“Kouja!”
Gengar excitedly floated to Jiang Mo’s side, clearly very satisfied with its new form.
Li Xiang also patted Machamp’s shoulder and said, “Machamp, well done!”
“Kuri!”
Machamp waved its fists, looking particularly spirited.
