Under Wille's lead, the two arrived at another location within the manor.
This was a stadium-like place, but it occupied a much larger area and was brightly lit.
Faintly, Adrian could still hear the sounds of pokémon battles.
Adrian's heart stirred; he seemed to guess what this place was.
"This is the core of the manor, the Battle Club."
Wille walked into the stadium, smiling as he introduced, "The Battle Club here is Blackthorn City's largest and most prestigious pokémon club, and it ranks highly even in the entire Johto region.
The battle and training facilities inside are quite complete."
"However, the threshold to join the club is not low; one must have participated in a regional tournament, which means collecting at least eight badges."
"Ah?"
Adrian's movements stiffened, and he worried, "Then I only have three badges; will I be stopped at the entrance?"
"It's fine; I'm bringing you in, no one will stop us!"
Wille waved his hand, shaking his head with a wry smile.
This manor was his family's property; who would dare to stop him?
This Battle Club was where their Dragon Master Family members conducted practical training and recruited promising trainers, gathering powerful trainers from many places.
He brought Adrian here this time partly because his hands were itching after so many days of special training.
On the other hand, he also wanted to display his power and wealth to Adrian, and at the same time, broaden Adrian's horizons.
"Young Master Wille!"
As soon as they entered the stadium, the beautiful receptionist at the front desk hurried forward to greet him, her smile gentle and her demeanor pleasant.
"Mm~"
Wille merely responded indifferently, appearing extremely aloof, a stark contrast to his earlier flustered appearance with the twins in his arms.
A man's words are firm once his pants are on!!!
Upon entering the training area, Adrian immediately saw many trainers with extraordinary temperaments and their pokémon, most of which were in their final evolutionary forms.
There was a Typhlosion with raging flames erupting from its back, a lovely Bellossom, a noble and elegant Espeon, a cool and resolute Scizor... Some pokémon that were usually rare and uncommon seemed ordinary here.
"Do you have an opponent you'd like to battle? If so, you can go straight up and challenge them."
Seeing Adrian's eyes sparkling, eager to make a move, Wille quickly smiled and encouraged, "I usually spar with people here too, to gain practical experience."
"Eh? Is that person…"
Just then, Adrian saw a young man massaging a Rapidash; the other party seemed to have just finished training, and his heart suddenly stirred.
"What? Are you interested in Jon?"
Seeing Adrian staring at that person, Wille's expression was a bit unnatural, but he still advised, "But I suggest you don't provoke him. Jon's strength is very high; even if I go all out, I'm no match for him…"
After speaking, Wille couldn't help but admire Adrian's discerning eye, to have spotted Jon among so many trainers.
This seemed to indirectly confirm Adrian's extraordinary nature!
"It really is him, Jon! No wonder he looked a bit familiar…"
Adrian understood in his heart and quickly averted his gaze.
Jon was the Champion of that year's Silver Conference when Ash traveled in the Johto region.
Although he benefited from Harrison's Blaziken being too heavily injured from battling Charizard to participate, his ability to overcome challenges and win the tournament showed his undeniable strength.
Even Wille directly admitted he was no match for him, which further proved his power.
"Young Master Wille, I haven't seen you at the club for days. Where have you been enjoying yourself this time?"
Just then, a green-haired girl walked over, smiling.
Before she even arrived, Adrian caught a whiff of fragrance.
"Enjoying myself, my foot! Don't even mention it, I was doing special training!"
Wille first cursed under his breath, then hooked his arm around the girl's shoulder, chuckling, "Shu, it's been a while since I battled you. My hands are a bit itchy right now, how about a spar?"
"A spar? No!"
The green-haired girl, Shu, pouted and flatly refused, "I'm just fond of battling, not fond of being abused. I've never won against you, you brute. pokémon battles are only fun when the opponents are evenly matched."
After speaking, Shu looked at Adrian and asked curiously, "Young Master Wille, is this your friend? He's quite unfamiliar!"
"Shu, a top 48 contestant from last year's Silver Conference."
Wille immediately introduced the two, saying, "Adrian, a trainer from the Kanto region, with extraordinary potential and not to be underestimated."
Because Adrian had no tournament achievements, Wille emphasized Adrian's potential.
Shu understood upon hearing this.
After all, without some substance, he clearly wouldn't catch Wille's eye, nor would he be qualified to be his friend.
"From the Kanto region?"
Shu's eyes lit up, and she said in surprise, "Then you must have many unique Kanto region pokémon, right? Adrian, how about a pokémon battle?"
"Kanto region unique pokémon?"
Adrian scratched his head and honestly said, "I don't seem to have any!"
Pichu is not uncommon in the Johto region, and as for Gyarados, it is a common pokémon in all regions; wherever there is water, it will not be absent.
However, since he had already come to the Battle Club, Adrian naturally wanted to try his skills.
After all, he was already here!
Moreover, after 'cultivating' for so long in the Dragon Sanctuary, Adrian also wanted to test the results of his pokémon.
Seeing Adrian seemed eager to make a move after Shu issued a battle invitation, Wille put aside his intention to stop them.
He was actually quite curious about Adrian's true skill level.
Adrian smiled and agreed, "Then let's have a spar!"
"Good, straightforward!"
Shu nodded in satisfaction, then asked, "You've come a long way! Little brother Adrian, how do you want to spar? We have one-on-one, and three-on-three. Of course, if you're interested, even a full-team battle is fine. I'll see it through!"
"Full-team battle, six-on-six?"
Adrian smiled wryly and shook his head, "Let's not!"
He currently only had two pokémon in total; how could he fight a full-team battle?
Forget six-on-six, he couldn't even play three-on-three.
Pondering for a moment, stroking his chin, Adrian looked up and said, "How about we try something new, a double battle?"
"Double battle?"
Shu was startled at first, then a unique glint appeared in her eyes, and she said with a smile, "I never thought you'd even dabble in double battles, which are quite popular in the Hoenn region? Adrian, I didn't expect you to have such an international perspective. I'm suddenly looking forward to this spar."
Double battles are a battle mode introduced in the third generation of pokémon games, where both sides use two pokémon simultaneously to battle on the field.
Due to the increased number of battling pokémon, this battle mode greatly tests a trainer's command ability.
"Let's go find a field!"
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