Pokémon: My Dad is Kyurem

Chapter 144 Simple Game Rules

Qingshan Mental Hospital.

The dean was writing and drawing in his magical notebook.

"It seems we can't release the patients anytime soon." The dean pushed up his glasses. Xue Luoyan thought it went against the old dean's decision, but that was exactly what the old dean wanted.

"It seems I'm owing more and more." The dean casually put the notebook away.

Hey!

With a snap of his fingers, he teleported himself to a closed basement.

In the center of the basement, on a beautiful platform, a little yellow elf is fast asleep.

"It'll be soon, buddy. It won't be long before you wake up, and then you'll be able to pay it off naturally." The dean sighed, while the age listed in his own file had always been a question mark.

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Meanwhile, Qi Hao and his group arrived at their destination for the day: a hotel near the East Campus. Ma Ling'er and the others each had a room, intending to rest and recharge for tomorrow's competition.

Qi Hao, on the other hand, chose to eat the buffet out of house and home, to teach them a lesson, along with Bai Jingtian, Song Chenggong, and Xue Luoyan.

Lin Tianyu returned to the college after the train arrived at the station, but it's unclear what she did there.

Zhang Zengsong and Bina went to deal with the reporters, while Chen Mu followed behind them, responsible for scaring them away. He would never speak in public, and his pupils would shrink and his expression would become stiff due to fear, making him look not at all unapproachable, and even a bit terrifying.

"Are you sure it's a good idea to let the vice principal deal with the reporters? And why are there so many reporters?" Qi Hao said as he devoured a huge pile of delicacies in front of him.

"Don't worry, it's like this every year. If Chen Mu can't have a seizure, then he'll just be scary." Song Chenggong told Qi Hao not to worry, Chen Mu wouldn't dare to have a seizure in public.

In front of him, there's a meal of noodles with pancakes and rice, a staple food with a staple food, a carb bomb, which is typical of people with high energy consumption.

"The entire competition will be broadcast live afterwards, so remember to be mentally prepared. Many of the reporters are from the live streaming platform." Bai Jingtian answered Qi Hao's other question, took a sip of red wine, and elegantly used a knife and fork to finish the seafood in front of him.

Xue Luoyan remained silent, drinking coffee alone next to Qi Hao, but her position was quite close to Qi Hao, like Qi Hao's bodyguard.

"It doesn't matter. I'm about six years ahead of my peers." Qi Hao didn't care at all. In the past year and a half, he had a rough assessment of his strength, of course, compared with normal trainers.

Ma Ling'er and the others are actually at the same level as him, not counting Lao Qian, but Lao Qian is too overpowered. He'll probably be at the King level after this fight.

Thinking of Lao Qian, Lao Qian jumped out of Qi Hao's ball on its own. Qi Hao had always used Zhang Zengsong's ball, which was not locked, and Qi Hao was used to it. Lao Qian often jumped out on its own.

Old Pliers first went to the self-service area to get a can of Hong Hong fresh milk, then heated his pliers with all his might to sterilize them at high temperature, and then slammed them into the sink next to him. The water hissed and his fist cooled down quickly. His operation was extremely smooth.

Then he pressed down on Qi Hao's hand, released Yi Yi, and started to pet her, while handing her fresh milk.

This is my only hobby besides exercising.

All Yi Yi requested was high-temperature sterilization; she wanted clean, warm pliers that felt comfortable to handle. (Except in the summer when there's no air conditioning.)

"It seems you do have a lot of reason to be confident, but I still advise you to be careful of Yulijia. Her current combat strength is unknown, and she gets stronger when facing stronger opponents." Bai Jingtian saw Lao Qian come out and immediately realized that he was not weak. He had just finished eating, put down his knife and fork, and left gracefully.

"Big brother! So you're here! Come on, we know the rules of the competition now." Qin Ni ran over from the direction of the room and pulled Qi Hao towards the room.

Qi Hao showed off the rest of the items in one go, at a speed comparable to Luffy eating fruit, and then followed Qin Ni. Otherwise, Qin Ni wouldn't have been able to pull him at all.

Xue Luoyan chose to follow behind, as long as she could keep herself from having an attack.

Song Chenggong was left alone in the restaurant. When he saw Qi Hao leave, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly left the scene. He had some personal matters to attend to.

Inside Qi Hao's room, Qin Ni projected the competition rules onto the wall using his watch.

"Look, big brother, in the first round we draw number cards to determine our opponents, one-on-one, but there's a high chance we'll be facing off against someone from the East Academy. There's definitely some behind-the-scenes manipulation, otherwise the inter-academy competition might turn into an internal war."

"So in the second round, there will be seven people left. One person will get a bye, and then four people will play one-on-one matches to determine the champion. In other words, one person only needs to play three matches, while the others will have to play four matches."

Qin Ni was speaking when he was interrupted by Qi Hao, who noticed his blind spot.

Qi Hao's tone was somewhat uncertain: "By drawing cards? Then the one who gets a bye is most likely to be zero."

"Why?" Qin Ni hadn't even realized what was going on. How did this bring up Ling'er?

“As everyone knows, Ling’er has a famous saying: ‘My right hand is the real deal!’ This guy is a jackpot player; he can draw whatever he wants, which is why Bina can’t beat him at cards.” Qi Hao explained to Qin Ni, noting that Ling’er’s ability was proving very useful at this moment.

"Hiss, that seems to be true." Qin Ni suddenly realized. If that's the case, unless Ling'er is defeated in the first round, she should at least be in the top four?

"Oh well, they're all on our side after all. If we get a bye, so be it." Qin Ni didn't have much of a solution; it was a mystical issue that couldn't be resolved.

"Anything else? Aren't there any other restrictions or rules?" Qi Hao flipped through Qin Ni's projection.

"Yes." Qin Ni turned on the projector, and several rules and a table appeared in front of Qi Hao.

"There are no restrictions on items in the competition, but they cannot be consumables, and only one is allowed. Extra evolutions outside the arena are separate, and Zero's pendulum is also allowed to be used."

"Secondly, use two Pokémon in the first two rounds and two Pokémon in the last two rounds. You can use only one Pokémon in the first round, but you can only use two in the second round. So I suggest that you use two Pokémon in the first round if you can't, and only use one if you can't. Li Linfeng already knows this."

"Finally, fill in the list of Pokémon you will use and the items you will bring on the form and give it to Song Chenggong. During the competition, we will enter the arena according to the list filled in on the form."

As Qin Ni spoke, he transferred the form to Qi Hao's watch.

Of course, Qi Hao still had some questions: "Why is super evolution counted separately?"

"Since Ash and you, Big Brother, don't need items for Bond Phenomena, they've all been included in the extra items. After all, a trainer's strength is also part of a Pokémon's strength." After Qin Ni finished speaking, he got up to leave, unaware that it was already evening.

Qi Hao also got up and, out of politeness, escorted Qin Ni back to Qin Ni's own room.

However, just as Qi Hao was about to go back to his room to sleep, Song Chenggong's furtive figure caught Qi Hao's attention.