The commotion died down faster than expected.
As a result, some students who had run halfway turned back to see what was happening.
"Rover-chan, I got it!"
"Awoo~~"
But what they saw was Lott raising his hand in a somewhat dorky victory pose, and the giant dog lifting its head in response-
"Pfft!"
Utaha, who had mustered the courage to approach earlier, tried hard to cover her mouth but ultimately couldn't hold back a clear, pleasant laugh.
Clap~ Clap~ Clap~
Genos was the first to start clapping.
After clapping for about two seconds, he said abruptly, "Applaud."
But everyone was still stunned, not responding.
Genos suddenly raised his voice, shouting sternly, "Applaud!"
The returning students shuddered, nearly scared out of their wits.
They all started clapping frantically.
At this point, Chika and the other girls also gathered around one after another.
Looking at Rover, who had sat back down, wagging its tail like a propeller, they still felt a bit apprehensive inside.
Although far inferior to Lott, the destructive power this big black dog had just displayed... was astonishing.
"Don't worry, this guy's personality isn't much different from an ordinary dog's."
As Lott said this, he even took Miku's hand to touch Rover.
If she were alone, Miku would never have dared to touch a Dragon-level monster.
But feeling the warmth from Lott's hand, she mustered her courage, stretched out her hand forcefully, and stood on her tiptoes.
Rover seemed to sense what its master wanted.
It actively lowered its head, rubbed its wet nose against Miku's fingertip, then stuck out its tongue and gave a lick.
"Eek!"
Feeling the sensation on the back of her hand, Miku let out a fawn-like yelp and immediately hid behind Lott.
"Hey!"
Alice shot her cousin a meaningful look.
'This was a great opportunity, so shouldn't you seize it?'
Nakiri Erina bit her pink lips tightly, her face slightly flushed as she walked closer to Lott. She lowered her head and whispered in a voice as soft as a mosquito's:
"Th-thank you..."
"Don't mention it. Rover just approached you because it smelled food from the kitchen you were in. Alright, apologize to her."
Lott looked up and spoke to Rover.
"Whine whine~~"
Rover made a sound similar to an ordinary dog's whine towards Erina, though its voice was as heavy as muffled thunder.
At this point, Lott remembered his video call with Cynthia was still connected. He turned his head to the chat screen and said:
"Even though I didn't use your method, thanks anyway."
Cynthia was internally screaming, 'I've never seen a capture method like yours either!'
After being a Trainer for over a decade, this was the first time Cynthia had seen a Trainer personally step in, beat a Primary Legendary into submission, and catch it.
Barely suppressing the urge to complain, Cynthia forced a smile, "N-no problem. If you have any questions about commanding Pokémon in battle, feel free to ask me."
But the moment she said this, a question popped into Cynthia's mind, 'Did Lott even need to learn this stuff?'
'He was powerful enough on his own, so did he really need to learn how to command Pokémon?'
'Wasn't that just pointless?'
"I can't wait to test my caliber as a Pokémon Master. Let's go! Rover, let's find a Dragon-level monster to play with."
Lott completely ignored the fact that there were still afternoon classes, and started walking out with Rover.
To be honest, since relocating the Namekians to Planet Terra a month ago-
This was Lott's first time coming to school.
For Lott now, school was just a place for rest and leisure.
After all, with so many anime characters gathered here, Lott thought he'd come back between training sessions to see if any interesting things would happen.
This time, his luck was good, as he caught a Pokémon as soon as he returned.
However, Lott was also a bit puzzled.
'Although it was attracted by the smell of food…'
'Shouldn't Rover be staying in the underground headquarters of the Monster Association?'
But Lott didn't dwell on it, as he didn't care about the Monster Association at all.
Boros could provide some entertainment, but the Monster Association really couldn't.
Seeing Lott leave with Rover-
Genos and Saeko naturally followed immediately.
"I want to go too! I want to go too!"
Chika, the airhead, also followed with shining eyes, trotting along.
'It seems like it'll be fun.'
'I'll go take a look too!'
"Wow! A Pokémon Master! I actually really want to be one too! Let's go see Lott-kun command Rover in battle!"
The ribbon on Yotsuba's head bounced up and down. She clenched her pink fists, making an 'Aqua-style' 'Wow, so cool!' expression.
Among the five sisters, she spent the most time in the chat group.
Her favorite people to chat with were those from the Planet Pokémon.
However, Yotsuba had no special abilities.
The big-shot Trainers didn't have the patience to talk to her, but a girl named 'Lillie' was very willing to chat with her.
Yotsuba felt that if she were born on the Planet Pokémon, she would definitely become a Pokémon Breeder.
"Yotsuba, we still have afternoon classes. You know you might be held back if you fail again, right?"
Itsuki, the only good student among the five sisters, objected.
Though her own grades were also a mess.
"Then I'm leaving first."
Miku decisively abandoned her sisters and prepared to catch up.
Originally, Lott's position in her heart was at most equal to her sisters.
But after Lott granted her eternal youth, Miku devoted all her attention to him.
"Then Itsuki can go to class, we'll go watch."
Nino also, for once, stood on the same side as Miku, whom she usually didn't get along with.
Even though Lott was already Miku's boyfriend, and she definitely wouldn't try to steal him-
But just looking shouldn't be illegal, right?
Even though it wasn't her being carried on Lott's back while he fought the dog, Nino, who witnessed the whole process, thought it was incredibly cool!
She absolutely had to find a wild boyfriend like Lott in the future.
And he had to be blonde.
"Waaah-! Don't leave me behind!"
Seeing her four sisters abandon her, Itsuki cried out and chased after them.
The Nakiri Sisters didn't follow, and Alice helped Erina leave.
Mainly because Alice keenly noticed something about her cousin's pants.
At first, Alice hadn't noticed-
But after noticing Lott had sniffed his right hand several times just now, Alice remembered that Lott's right hand had been supporting Erina's bottom the whole time to prevent her from falling.
Looking down, Alice discovered that the area below her cousin's white chef pants was slightly yellowish.
'Luckily, Erina's hair was long enough to cover it, otherwise, wouldn't that be hugely embarrassing?'
As for Utaha, she watched the retreating figures, hesitated for a long time, but ultimately didn't have the courage to follow.
After all, Chika and Saeko went without saying.
The other four Nakano Sisters also had the status of sisters-in-law.
What right did she, Kasumigaoka Utaha, have to tag along?
Thinking this, the expression of the genius female writer turned somewhat desolate as she walked back.
With such a big incident happening, it was unlikely classes would continue.
Ten minutes later, the principal announced via broadcast that there would be no afternoon classes today, and everyone could go home early.
"Kasumigaoka-senpai, um... can we walk together? I, I re-read your light novel again yesterday. I have some thoughts I'd like to share with you, hoping they might help you..."
Just as Utaha left the school gate, she saw Tomoya Aki jogging up to her, speaking somewhat nervously and excitedly.
Utaha frowned slightly and rejected him without hesitation:
"Sorry, Tomoya-kun, I have my own ideas about my writing."
After saying this, Utaha didn't even spare him another glance, walking away on her beautiful black-stockinged legs.
Although Utaha's attitude towards him had never been particularly warm before-
Tomoya Aki could still feel a drastic change in her attitude towards him since this morning.
Even with his low emotional intelligence, Tomoya Aki could more or less guess the reason.
Not to mention how Utaha had dared to approach Lott under those circumstances at noon.
"Se-Senpai! You, you should find someone who is devoted only to you!"
Tomoya Aki struggled for a long time before barely managing to blurt out this sentence.
If Lott were here, he'd definitely burst out laughing.
Damn, do you have the right to say those words?
Utaha, who had already walked over ten meters away, suddenly stopped and slowly turned around.
Tomoya Aki's face lit up, thinking she had listened to his words.
But when Utaha turned around, Tomoya Aki found her gaze even colder than before.
"And you don't have those kinds of thoughts yourself?"
Lies don't hurt people, while the truth is the sharpest blade.
'Are you saying you, Tomoya Aki, never had such fantasies?'
"I, I... Of course, n-no..."
Tomoya Aki stammered for a long time before barely managing a complete sentence.
Utaha smiled, but this smile was filled with strong disgust and mockery.
'You can lie to me, but don't lie to yourself.'
"He does what he wants because he can. You want to, but you lack the ability to turn your fantasies into reality."
Leaving these final words, Utaha never looked back and strode away.
Watching Utaha's retreating figure, Tomoya Aki clenched his fists.
'Power... Power, is that it?'
'If I have power, can I do the same things as that man, right!?'