Chapter 15

It was evident that the score shocked Darren and Willow. With a score of 98 points, it was almost a perfect score. Perhaps he only lost points due to minor flaws in the argumentative question, which were almost negligible.

Especially when they saw the age of the person who achieved such a score, a green-haired teenager wearing a sailor uniform, who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, was elegantly standing with one hand behind his back, bowing with a smile towards everyone.

At the same time, he said, "It's my honor--"

"Is that Wallace...?" Darren's mind was in turmoil as he glanced at the similarly young Wallace. He felt like he recognized him as an important character from the original work, but couldn't quite remember. Willow, on the other hand, felt a little disappointed.

"Hahaha, don't mind it. At your age, you could even become a mid-level breeder," Shozo said as he patted Willow's head. In his view, the talent of Willow and Darren would not lose its value just because they lagged behind the top scorer.

"And that young man is not simple," Shozo said thoughtfully as he looked at the bowing teenager.

"Teacher, do you know him?" Willow raised her head and asked.

"Sort of. Wallace, he is the Gym Trainer of the official gym, Sootopolis Gym, in the city of Sootopolis. He recently took over the gym from his master Juan, who specializes in water types and is also an excellent breeder. Therefore, Wallace has outstanding talents in both coordination and water-type Pokemon. He is also known as a 'near champion' newcomer." Shozo reminisced and introduced the two children to Wallace.

"He is a gym trainer and a breeder? So, breeding is not his main occupation?!" Darren was stunned by Shozo's words, with a strange expression on his face.

"He is still a breeder, interesting..." Watching Wallace's splendid figure, Whether as a breeder or a trainer coordinator, the sight of the present-day Wallace before him intrigued him greatly, seeming like a worthy challenge to pursue.

"Feeling pressured?" Shozo laughed and asked.

"Near champion, so powerful," Willow's attention was drawn to this sentence, and she understood what the champion represented.

The so-called champion, also known as the Elite Four, are the strongest of the four trainers in the Pokemon League in various regions. In theory, their strength is only second to the league champion. However, in reality, there are many trainers who have the strength not inferior to the Elite Four. But the Elite Four stationed in various regional leagues must have their own unique strengths.

Each champion is considered a high-level combat power of the Pokemon League, a social celebrity, and even a champion can easily support a town, let alone a small orphanage.

At the age of fifteen or sixteen, Wallace was considered to be close to the level of the Elite Four. His talent was self-evident, and perhaps being a breeder was just a supporting role for him.

"He's very strong. If you want to surpass him, you need to work hard," Willow, who was born in a big family and knew more about the definition of champions, said.

"That's natural," Darren smiled. He had a hunch that Wallace would become a strong opponent in his bid to dominate the Pokemon contest, perhaps even the biggest threat.

Especially since he was very likely to be a major character in the original work, he had to take him seriously.

Darren regretted not taking the time to reminisce about the classics of his childhood, causing him to forget many plot points.

"Look, the topic for the second assessment has been announced!" Someone pointed to the screen. After the rankings were released, the topic for the second assessment appeared.

As usual, the second assessment was usually a practical one, with only one topic that was scored out of 100 points.

Those who passed the first written test usually wouldn't do too badly in the second assessment, but in order to officially pass the assessment as a junior breeder, the score in the second assessment needed to reach 85 points or higher.

Topic: Emergency Rescue!

"Are you planning to wait here?" Shozo asked. The second assessment was scheduled for an hour later, and the assessment time would vary depending on the difficulty of the topic, but it generally wouldn't exceed an hour. If it was an emergency rescue, it might be even shorter.

"We'll wait here," Darren said. He didn't have much to prepare for the second assessment. What could he do in such a short time? Besides, he didn't think that emergency rescue would be difficult for him.

Willow nodded as well.

"In that case, I'll go back and wait for your good news," Shozo smiled, said goodbye to the two of them, and headed back.

The assessment results would be immediately announced after the end of the second assessment, so the junior breeder assessment would be completed within a day.

"Look, the people who passed are already going over there." Willow tugged at Darren and pointed to the crowd.

"Then let's go over there too," Darren said.

Immediately, the two of them also walked through the crowd and came to the side of the people who had passed. Obviously, this was the place where they first received news of the second assessment, so most of the people who passed were gathered here.

At this moment, the passersby surrounded Wallace and expressed their admiration, nearly giving him a perfect score of 98 points. It was incredible because in past evaluations, very few people had achieved a score of 90 points.

"Just a coincidence," Wallace calmly replied to the praise, appearing to be very at ease.

"His behavior seems a bit strange," someone commented.

However, immediately, they were refuted by others: "What do you know? Wallace is known as the Hope Star of Breeders, a genius breeder who embodies both splendor and elegance!"

Some people knew Wallace's background and immediately shared insider information.

"His popularity is very high." Seeing this scene, Willow was not very surprised.

"Yep." Darren nodded in agreement. Suddenly, he noticed that Wallace seemed to be looking at them and then walked over.

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"You must be Ms. Joy and Mr. Darren" Wallace greeted them politely with a smile.

Wallace's sudden greeting surprised the two of them, but they politely replied. Willow's features were still very recognizable, and combined with the fact that they were the youngest here, it was not difficult to recognize them.

It seems that Wallace got wind of some rumors about them.

"I heard that there were two young candidates this time, but I didn't expect it to be true..." Wallace was amazed by their achievements.

Even with many accolades surrounding Wallace, it was hard to deny that being ten years old and a novice Pokemon trainer was a miracle.