After the coag match, Julian took the opportunity to ask Wade for advi training his Dragonite.

  The Drake family was a renowned lineage on-type trainers, unrivaled in Drakoria and highly respected worldwide for their expertise in nurturing Dragon-type Pokémon.

  Although Julian hailed from the Walker family, Wade's position as the school team's coaow pced them in a teacher-studeionship.

  With this e, Wade was willing to share his knowledge with Julian as long as it didn't involve the core secrets of the Drake family.

  Julian already knew a fair bit about training Dragonite, but it couldn't pare to the expertise of the Drake family. Wade even remarked on how surprising it was that someone from a Steel-specialist lineage could train a Dragon-type so effectively.

  Of course, only Julian himself khe true reason behind it.

  The greatest factor was the system he possessed, which allowed him to spend points to acquire treasures, energy cubes, and stat-enhang elixirs to boost Dragonite's power and base stats.

  Though he cked the specialized knowledge of the Drakes, Julian relied on his ability of "pay to win," purchasing whatever was necessary to enhance his Pokémon's growth.

  This approach exteo his other Pokémon as well.

  "Have you decided on your sed attribute? I suggest you go with Dragon types," Wade said.

  He believed Julian's talent for training Dragon-types was on par with his Steel expertise. If Julian hadn't been born into the Walker family, Wade would have wao take him on as an apprentice.

  While formal mentorship wasn't an option, Wade couldn't stand the thought of such potential going to waste, so he enced Julian to focus ons for his sedary specialization.

  The synergy betweeype's superior defense and Dragon-type's overwhelming offense was nearly perfect, bining durability and damage in a formidable way.

  "I've been sidering it," Julian nodded.

  He had initially po specialize in Dragons as his sedary type. However, this pn had been deyed after he caught Pokémon like Slowking, Growlithe, and Gastly.

  Even so, Julian hadn't abahe idea.

  For now, he prioritized training his Lairon, Growlithe, and Gastly, all of which had exceptional potential. Only after nurturing them would he revisit the idea of his sedary attribute.

  As for Slowking, she had already told Julian that she didn't like fighting mud preferred to support Julian and g for his Pokémon.

  Julian respected Slowking's wishes. With Metagross, Dragonite, and others ready for bat, there was no problem Slowking being the logistics specialist.

  In fact, Slowking had almost reached the level of Love, the family's Indeedee in this regard. She even ensured Julian drank a gss of Moomoo Milk every day.

  "That's good to hear. If you decide to pursue Dragons, e find me. I arrange for you to access the Dragon Den once," Wade said, patting Julian's shoulder.

  The Walker and Drake families had no flicts, so nurturing a prodigious talent like Julian was in everyone's best i.

  The Dragon Den was as renowned as the Oreburgh Great Wall—both special high-tier zohe Drakes had been in charge of the Dragon Den for as long as the Walkers had overseen the Oreburgh Great Wall.

  "Thank you, Teacher Wade," Julian said respectfully.

  Whether it was the guidan training Dragonite or the promise he had just made, Julian knew he noade a favor.

  'If someone respects you an inch, you respect them a foot iurn.'

  This exge had established a e between Julian and the Drake family, and he was already cssmates with Ian.

  The school team's m training session had ended, leaving the afternoon free for personal pursuits.

  At Imperial Uy, students were given signifit freedom. Whether they chose to atteures or rest to them.

  The uy didn't enforce attendance, but students were still expected to pass their final exams and earn the necessary credits. Even if someone skipped csses for aire semester, as long as they met the academic requirements, no one would interfere.

  This freedom, however, came with high stakes.

  Each year, many students failed to earn enough credits and were expelled.

  There were ensions fraduation; falling short os simply meant being dismissed.

  Julian po head to the library tahe Dragon-type training teiques Wade had shared with him. He also inteo browse other books on-type Pokémon training.

  On the way, he noticed Hannah being pulled forcefully by a man. Her expression was one of restrained anger, looking helpless and pitiful as she g the surrounding students, hoping someone would e to her aid.

  If the man pulling her weren't who he was, someone in the crowd would have already stepped in.

  Damien Dean, a notorious figure from the Dean family of the Imperial Capital, was infamous at Imperial Uy. Niamed "Dean's sce" he exploited his family's power to harass female students, especially the pretty ones.

  Rumors circuted about him driving a girl to suicide during high school.

  Sining to uy, his behavior had only worsened.

  Some brave souls had tried to intervene in the past but were beaten so badly by him that they ended up crippled.

  While his character was despicable, his strength was still acceptable, and few could stand up to him.

  Hannah, one of the top ten campus beauties, was unfortuhe least ected among them. Her family, though wealthy, cked any signifit influence.

  From the moment she enrolled, she had been targeted by Damien.

  However, Hannah was resourceful and knew how to maneuver social situations. She used her charm to gain admiration from various iial students, including heirs of noble families and talented oners, creating a delicate banutual deterrehat kept Damien at bay.

  Today, though, Damien seemed unusually forceful.

  "Young Master Dean, I'm really not feelioday. How about make up for it aime?"

  Hannah pleaded, her arm ag from his grip, but she ehe pain.

  She wasn't afraid of what Damien might do to her, but she was deeply worried about her parents.

  This was why many oners resented and despised the aristocratic families.

  If you offended someone like Damien, they wouldn't just e after you; they'd target your family and friends instead. They would use underhanded methods to humiliate and crush you until you had no choice but to kneel before them in despair.

  "No, you're ing with me today, no matter what, Let me tell you, no one help you today. And fet about that loser Zed—I've already had my people block him."

  Hannah's pleading expression only fueled Damien's wicked desires. A surge of heat coursed through him as he stared at her helpless face.

  Among Hannah's admirers, Zed was undoubtedly the most devoted.

  Despite being humiliated by Julian st time because of her, Zed tio follow her around, earning himself the infamous title of "King of Simps."

  "As for the others, I've taken care of them too. Otherwise, why do you think no one's stepped forward? Now be a good girl and e with me. Think of your family. Oh, and your little sister ier-Type Academy."

  His voice dropped to a whisper, loud enough only for Hannah to hear.

  Then, he pulled out his phone and began swiping through photos. Each image dispyed her younger sister—at school, in the cafeteria, in her dorm, walking along the streets.

  "Your sister may not be as pretty as you, but she's still quite the cutie, If you really don't want to e with me, maybe I'll ask her to take your pstead. Sisters, after all, are meant to share everything, aren't they?"

  At his words, Hannah's eyes visibly dimmed, the light in them fading at a speed visible to the naked eye.

  (T/N: I would have very much liked to remove such cliches but the author is trying to make people hate the Dean family more before their annihition, so yeah and she is not the FL or any other important character for that matter)