Pokémon: What should I do? My father-in-law always wants to tear me apart

"Congratulations--"

When the hideous-looking Venus flytrap finally couldn't hold on and fell to the ground with a bang, the young man's face became extremely ugly. He clenched his teeth and squeezed out two words from between his teeth.

However, in the face of the young man's obviously sarcastic words, Lin Yi just smiled slightly, as if he didn't understand the deeper meaning of them at all, and gladly accepted this so-called "congratulations."

"Thank you."

Fearing that it might accidentally hurt Lin Yi, Venusaur was always restrained in the battle and did not dare to attack with all its strength. As a result, it could only continue to endure the fierce attacks from its opponent.

In addition, the previous fierce battle with the mud fish had already consumed a lot of its physical strength. Now the Venus flytrap was finally overwhelmed and fainted directly to the ground.

"Great, Kettle!"

Lin Yi excitedly raised the pot high up and shouted with a big smile on his face, "We won! We are the champions!"

"Huh?"

Huhu, who had just woken up from a sweet dream, was still a little dazed. He couldn't figure out the situation for a moment, and in a daze he became the winner of the game.

After being taken away from the venue by the staff and having his Pokémon and the device worn on his wrist collected, Lin Yi handed over his rookie trainer certificate to the other party.

After a series of operations by the staff, the certificate was returned to Lin Yi's hands. At the same time, he was told that the nine points corresponding to the first place in this competition had been successfully recorded on it.

After that, he can go to the service hall on the first floor with this certificate to receive the corresponding reward.

However, when Lin Yi came, he checked the first floor in advance and found that nine points were not enough to exchange for anything good. He planned to save them first and make a decision after he had enough points.

The rewards for 123rd place seemed quite generous, with nine, six and three points respectively, but unfortunately, Ruan Yaoyao happened to be ranked fourth and only got a small pack of tissues as a consolation prize.

After the young man took his ID back from the staff, he stared at Lin Yi deeply, then turned and left in silence.

"Xiao Linzi, you are awesome!"

The three people who had been eliminated long ago walked towards this side. Ye Feng couldn't hold back his admiration and gave Lin Yi a thumbs up.

"I finally understand. You really like to find loopholes in the rules! I guess that big brother is cursing in his heart right now."

"Hey, who cares if it has loopholes or not, as long as it works, that's fine."

Lin Yi put the ID in his pocket with a smile on his face and asked, "Do you want to continue playing?"

"No, lunch break is over and we should go back to school."

Ye Feng explained that he had drawn a good lot before, so he advanced directly by a bye, but Su Su was not so lucky. If she still wanted to join the school team, she had to participate in the selection again.

The few of them had already had their meal before they arrived, so they were ready to return to campus. Lin Yi also felt that he hadn't been home for a long time, so he thought about going to visit him...

Immediately afterwards, Lin Yi and Ruan Yaoyao were stopped by the old security guard because they were not wearing school uniforms.

"Grandpa, it's me!"

Lin Yi pointed to his own face as he spoke, trying to argue.

"Last time we attended the academic exchange meeting, you stopped us and it was the old principal who came in person to let us in. Have you forgotten?"

"Academic exchange? What academic exchange? I don't understand!"

The old security guard slammed the sign next to him and spoke sternly.

"It's clearly written on it, no one is allowed in without a school uniform. If you want to go in, go back and put on your school uniform!"

“…Tsk.”

Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh softly, and then waved to Ye Feng and Su Su,

"It's almost time. You guys go ahead and don't wait for us. We'll catch up later."

"Okay, see you later."

Ye Feng glanced at the expression on Lin Yi's face and knew that this guy already had a plan, so after responding, he walked into the school gate with Su Su.

Watching the two people walking away, Ruan Yaoyao turned around, her eyes fell on Lin Yi beside her, and asked softly:

"Lin Yi, should we go home and change clothes first?"

Lin Yi shook his head, held Ruan Yaoyao's hand tightly, and led her around the campus while saying:

"Don't go back! It will be too late if we go back later. The old man will definitely use the excuse of being late as an excuse to not let us in."

He brought Ruan Yaoyao to the campus wall with ease and soon found a place where people had obviously climbed frequently, leaving many clearly visible traces.

"This place is well known to all the senior students in the school, especially the senior students. It is in a surveillance blind spot. As long as you climb over the wall from here, you will never be discovered.

Oh, I really miss the old security guard. He would never stop students from entering the school for such a trivial matter. It's a pity that he retired early. "

Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh, and his words revealed his nostalgia for the past times.

After a brief pause, Lin Yi took a small step back, then suddenly rushed forward and flipped in smoothly. His movements were extremely skillful, and he was obviously a repeat offender.

"Well, this wall isn't too high, you can give it a try."

Lin Yi, who was standing on the wall, squatted down and extended a hand to Ruan Yaoyao, his eyes full of encouragement and expectation.

"Ah."

Ruan Yaoyao nodded slightly to show that she understood. She took the hand that Lin Yi handed over without hesitation, and with deft and graceful movements, she easily climbed over the wall in a few moves.

After climbing over the wall, the two came to the playground. At this time, most of the senior high school teachers and students gathered here to watch the selection of school team members.

Of course, students in the first and second year of high school who do not need to participate in the selection can only study theoretical subjects hard in the teaching building.

"Ok?"

Ruan Yaoyao suddenly noticed someone approaching, and she gently patted Lin Yi's shoulder, motioning him to look over here.

"Old principal?"

Lin Yi looked in surprise at the gray-haired but still energetic old man walking towards him.

He was not too surprised. Although he had not seen the old principal for some time, as a responsible principal, it would be strange if the old principal did not come to such an important event as selecting members for the school team.

The old principal walked up to the two of them and asked with a smile:

"I heard that you were planning to challenge the gym. I didn't expect to see you two here. Could it be that you have successfully collected all the badges?"

Lin Yi nodded without disguising and replied:

"That's right. We have indeed achieved this goal. I came back this time because I heard that the school was going to reorganize the school team, so I came here to take a look at the situation."

After hearing this, the old principal nodded to show his understanding.

He cast his gaze towards the playground, and looking at the players on the field who had made some progress but were still immature, he couldn't help but sigh softly.

However, when his eyes swept over Lin Yi and Ruan Yaoyao standing nearby, and Ye Feng who was cheering for Su Su who was about to go on stage in the distance, a fire of hope surged in his heart again.

If everything goes well, perhaps I can rely on the strength of these three people to achieve greater success for the school before I retire and leave behind some beautiful memories.

Thinking of this, a glimmer of expectation flashed in the old principal's eyes.