Chapter 425: Chapter 425

【Glamorous Command Lv3: Your command style is elegant and spectacular, highly entertaining to watch, and refined enough to win the Grand Festival. (Power is temporary. Style is eternal.)】

The system, for once, decided to show some presence and offered a skill that was basically “almost useless.”

Lu Ye examined the skill carefully, then suddenly understood.

Calling it useless... well, it still had some value.

【Glamorous Command Lv3】 was more like an active skill.

Mr. Lu could switch to it whenever a different command style was needed.

Like showing off (crossed out)… or in exhibition matches, for example.

Trainers with a flashy battle style always drew more attention and higher appearance fees.

Every Trainer had a different command style to begin with.

For example, Red the “Battler” was the epitome of plain utilitarianism—whatever was strongest, he’d use.

Gold’s command style leaned more toward wild brawling, making him struggle in official formats.

Then you had Coordinators like Wallace and Adam—

They emphasized skill and presentation in their commands, balancing power and beauty.

From a certain perspective—

【Glamorous Command Lv3】 improved the depth of Mr. Lu’s tactical options, indirectly boosting his command capabilities.

“What is my command style, anyway?”

Lu Ye looked up at the sky, lost in thought.

Probably a mix of prediction and synergy, slowly grinding down the opponent’s mental state with status effects.

Like a priest casting “Mind Vision” and “Thoughtsteal,” then following up with a cheeky “Wow.”

Lu Ye nodded, satisfied.

If you can win at full health, why let the little guys risk getting hurt?

Besides, I’ve been cursed with bad luck my whole life—can’t I just stick to Baby Cups?

Keep scaling. Keep playing it safe!

Lu Ye kept browsing through the system interface while pulling a can of cola from the fridge.

“Gengarr~!” Gengar was floating mid-air, eyes wide, blowing bubbles through a foam wand.

“Tachidu~ii!” Togepi happily chased the bubbles, reaching out her tiny hands in anticipation.

“Du-ii?” Togepi tilted her head, then gleefully chased after the next one.

Lu Ye smiled faintly.

His mind flashed back to the anime—Dawn’s Togekiss.

In the Diamond and Pearl arc, the Grand Festival was hugely popular in Sinnoh, with stars like Wallace and Fantina being household names.

In Hoenn, the duo Ruby and Sapphire were also standout Coordinators.

These types of Coordinators valued move presentation more than just raw strength—and it wasn’t all style, no substance.

With his skills in 【Poffin Cooking】, 【Glamorous Command】, and 【Pokéblock Crafting】,

Mr. Lu could easily claim a Coordinator Master title if he wanted.

But Lu Ye was too busy grinding for money and had no plans to enter those contests.

Lu Ye sat back on the sofa, popped open the can, and took a big gulp—his reward for barely winning against Steven.

“Gengarr~” Gengar suddenly flipped the bubble wand and sent a stream of bubbles toward Lu Ye.

Startled, Lu Ye grabbed Sylveon off the couch.

Sylveon, half-asleep, flicked her ribbon irritably, then angrily nudged her head into Lu Ye’s chest.

“Accident! Pure accident!”

“Gengarr! (ﾉ≧∀≦)ﾉ” Gengar grinned mischievously, waving the soap bottle and wand, gleefully blowing more bubbles.

Arcanine eagerly joined the chaos, tongue out, eyes fierce, pouncing toward the bubbles: “Woof!”

Sirfetch’d narrowed his eyes—executed a Five-Blade Lightning Thrust, perfectly popping the targets.

“Quack! (´థ౪థ)σ” Ducklett cried happy tears.

Turns out I’m accurate now?!

No one can beat this duck~!

Suddenly, a strong Aura surged from the fish tank beside the TV.

Blastoise slowly rose from the water, droplets rolling down his shell like a titan awakening from the sea floor.

He adjusted his glasses, cannons poised on his back.

He’d heard—someone’s playing with bubbles?

When it came to vibes, Blastoise always delivered flawlessly!

Aside from the new skill unlocked for topping the simulation ladder—

The system also awarded him a random orange-grade item and a Skill Upgrade Ticket.

Lu Ye: “If nothing goes wrong, it’s probably a berry… wait, what!?”

The system, usually silent, now flashed a big question mark.

This time, he got a shimmering Awaken Stone—worth a fortune.

Sabrina’s Meditation Manual had even mentioned high-quality Awaken Stones .

Lu Ye hesitated for a moment.

In the end, he decided not to sell it to Steven and instead offered it to Sylveon.

Are you kidding me… if I sell it to Steven, I’ll probably end up having to buy it back later!

As for the Skill Upgrade Ticket—

Lu Ye hadn’t decided which skill to enhance.

Sure, 【Close Combat Lv4】 had the best cost-effectiveness.

But upgrading 【Fishing Lv4】 to try and reel in Kyogre also sounded fun.

Better hold onto it… who knows, maybe during a street fight, when fists aren’t enough, I’ll shout:

“Rotom, allocate points!!”

The friendly match with Steven had officially come to an end.

Mr. Lu had wanted to prove that faith and fundamentals could coexist.

“Love it? Then bring it to the World Championships.” That was a phrase often heard among hardcore battlers.

To be like Steven—truly loving Beldum, yet also making it to the top with Metagross—that was the ideal scenario.

Lu Ye suddenly whispered to himself, glancing back at the little ones roughhousing in the living room.

It was obvious—these were his answers.

Suddenly, Lu Ye’s face twisted.

“Playing is fine, but stop wrecking the house! It’s midnight—I can’t call a repair crew… STOP!!”

In the quiet night, the villa glowed brightly, filled with Lu Ye’s miserable screams.

Gengar stood in the foam-covered living room wreckage, gave a big grin, and a thumbs-up:

Thankfully, it was only Blastoise’s move “Bubble” that had covered the penthouse floor.

All they needed to do was clean up the foam.

“Thank Arceus the bubbles didn’t blow a hole in the floor…”

Lu Ye muttered and told the little guys to clean up themselves.

“Tachiduiiヾ(◍°∇°◍)ﾉﾞ”

The little ones bounced happily across the thick foam. Clearly, cleaning was going to take a while.

But he had an all-nighter ahead editing video…

“Gengar, have this place spotless by dawn, and we’ll get soy milk and fried dough sticks for breakfast!”

Gengar responded enthusiastically.

Lu Ye smiled and got to work organizing his content.

He asked Gold if he could use some footage—Gold promptly declined.

Still, Mr. Lu successfully scheduled with the reviewers and entered grind mode…

The sky gradually brightened.

Lu Ye yawned, dark circles under his eyes.

When titling the video, he was surprised.

“Already this many episodes?”

But episode by episode, Mr. Lu had gone from a little streamer holed up in Shanghai—

To the Champion of the Quartz Conference.

Feeling sentimental, Lu Ye clicked upload, then called out:

“Sirfetch’d, do you prefer scallion pancakes or fried dough sticks?”

Don’t ask. If you do—I’ll eat myself. Ask again—suicide!

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