Serena was so frustrated, but there was nothing she could do about it. What could she do? She was desperate too! Not even considering whether she could win in a fight—with Auron present, trainer and Pokémon definitely couldn't just start brawling.
Fortunately, in the end, under Auron's persuasion, Tsareena had no choice but to pout and get off him.
Now at home, Tsareena was practically the household tyrant. Aside from the head sister Goodra and second sister Lilligant, no one could control her—she was completely lawless.
After Tsareena got off Auron, he lay on the grass with Tim and Jace, watching the two Charmeleon compete with each other.
Over there, Snorlax was meticulously teaching Elekid to quickly master the elemental punches. Milotic and Dragonair had both been captured by Dratini's charm and were playing wildly with her, soaring through the sky and diving into the water, having an absolutely wonderful time.
Skrelp, Cloyster, and Corphish—three Pokémon—lounged peacefully in the water, occasionally making way for Dratini and the others as they dove down. Otherwise, they just quietly soaked in the water without moving.
Tim watched and said with a laugh, "Skrelp has learned bad habits from Dragonair—picked up that whole old-timer vibe. Now Dragonair's become lively, but Skrelp's still the same."
Auron nodded as well. "Yeah, Corphish is also developing into an old-timer. Learned it all from your Skrelp."
Over here, Deino was playing very happily with Darmanitan. At first, Deino was shy, but after Darmanitan pulled him into playing a couple times, he really got into it.
After Deino headbutted Darmanitan, Darmanitan would wobble and sway, wobble and sway, but never fall over. Every time Darmanitan wobbled but didn't topple, Deino would laugh heartily.
Deino's laughter eventually attracted Aron, and of course, following the attracted Aron was Aggron.
Seeing Auron, Aggron was also very happy. He imitated Auron's posture and lay on the grass, watching Aron play. It was just a shame that despite Jace's instruction, Aggron never managed to cross his legs properly.
As for Serena, she spent this "delightful" afternoon in a staring contest with Tsareena.
That evening, when Auron's parents came home from work and saw Serena, they were absolutely delighted. They immediately insisted she stay for dinner and even ordered a feast from outside.
The meal ended in a harmonious atmosphere of satisfied hosts and guests. Auron also received orders from his mother to make sure Serena was properly settled.
So Auron brought Serena to the hotel closest to his home, arranged her check-in, and only then returned home with peace of mind.
...
Time flew by like a white colt passing a crack in the wall. Three days passed in a flash, and soon it was the day school started.
During these three days, Auron and the others still didn't slack off. The six of them, plus little apprentice Peter, seven people in total, made one final push before school began.
The afternoon before registration day, when everyone separated, Auron and the others agreed to meet at the school gate when school started, then register and enter together.
"Morning!"
"Morning my foot—we've been waiting for you! How do you manage to always be the last one to arrive?"
Tim was beyond exasperated. The six of them had been waiting here for quite a while, just waiting for Jace alone.
"That's not true! A few days ago when we had hot pot, I arrived really early, okay?"
"People who won't admit they're wrong need to be taken out and punished~"
Lena chimed in with a smile from the side, stabbing another knife into Jace's heart.
"Haha, let's go, let's go. Let's head in~"
Seeing Jace's bitter expression, Auron quickly stepped forward to change the subject.
Although everyone had said they'd meet at the school gate first, once inside they still had to split up—after all, they weren't all in the same department.
Jace, Tim, Peter, Simon, and Lena were all in the Battle Department, so the five of them stayed together.
Auron was in the Breeding Department and Serena in the Coordination Department, so they each headed in their respective directions.
The moment Auron entered the school gate, he instantly attracted a massive amount of attention.
Couldn't be helped—the pink Dratini on him was just too eye-catching.
"Hey underclassman, which department are you in? Let this senior show you to registration!"
In the moment Auron was distracted, a short-haired senior appeared before him and, without hesitation, took the bag from his hand as she asked.
"Aw, what a shame."
"Tsk, too slow!"
"How did she beat us to him?"
Other seniors who'd been preparing to rush over were all regretting it—why hadn't they just gone straight over? Now they'd been beaten to it.
"Uh, Breeding Department. Thank you, senior."
Auron didn't refuse. Having someone show the way was better than wandering around alone.
Fortunately, Serena had already headed in another direction and hadn't noticed what was happening here. Otherwise, she probably would have come over to stake her claim.
The short-haired senior's eyes lit up. "Oh, Breeding Department! Come on, I'll take you to register. Afterward, you can add me on Feixin—your senior will tell you all about the school."
The short-haired senior felt her luck was truly incredible. Such a handsome underclassman, in the Breeding Department no less, with a rare shiny Dratini—if she could establish a connection with him, her future days would be absolutely wonderful.
"Okay, senior."
Auron didn't think much of it. Sure, why not? Learning more about things wouldn't hurt.
Just like that, Auron followed the short-haired senior to the Breeding Department registration area. After completing registration, they added each other on Feixin. After Auron politely declined the senior's offer to escort him to the dorm, they parted ways.
Auron's grandmother had already found him a small apartment on campus, so he didn't need to go to the dorm at all—he could just go directly to the address his grandmother had given him.
"Pretty spacious."
After entering the apartment his grandmother had found for him, Auron looked at the open living room and couldn't be more satisfied.
This small apartment was called an apartment, but really it wasn't much different from a standalone house—two floors total.
And Liu Xiangju had also taken Snorlax into consideration, finding one with quite a bit of space between floors. The entire two-story house was nearly eight meters tall. Whether on the first or second floor, there was completely enough room for Snorlax to move around.
Auron happily bounced a couple times, then released all his Pokémon.
"Snorlax, look! There's plenty of room for you and Crobat to move around."
After looking at the spacious and roomy living room, Snorlax also patted his belly contentedly.
"Still need to buy some things though. Let's go check out upstairs."
The empty living room basically had nothing left in it.
Because the school's rental properties were basically cleared out after students moved out—whether sofas, tables, or anything else, they were all cleaned out or taken away.
"A sofa set, a projector, coffee table, dining table, rug... oh right, need a pool for Corphish too..."
As Auron walked, he placed orders on his phone. With how fast society developed now, order in the morning and it would arrive in the afternoon. And you didn't need to do anything—Machoke Company's Machoke and Machamp would carry everything in for you and place it wherever you wanted.