Chapter 235 Peony
Since April 4, students and teachers at Orange Academy have noticed that the atmosphere in the academy has changed.

Not only did people wearing the uniforms of Padia Alliance operators frequently enter and exit the Orange Academy campus, but Ye Ci, who rarely showed up at Orange Academy, even stayed in the academy all day and only left in a hurry when it was dark.

Occasionally, in some classes, students or teachers would be called out for interviews, only to never show up again. Some time later, the college committee would announce that they had dropped out/left the job, a strange thing had happened.

For a time, students and teachers in Orange College who were unaware of the truth were in danger.

Truth will always come out. News will leak out eventually, not to mention that Ye Ci had no intention of keeping it a secret at all.

What she wants is to expose all the darkness to the sun and then cut it off with the force of thunder.

Even if Orange College's reputation is damaged because of this incident, temporary pain is inevitable in order to prevent the remaining evil from erupting at an unexpected time in the future.

Friday, January 4th.

Orange Academy, Class 1-D classroom, window seat.

The girl with red and blue hair was holding a cute Eevee backpack in her arms. She watched from behind her round-framed glasses as those girls who represented bad memories to her were called away. She noticed the obvious panic and doubt in their faces, and Mudan felt a little complicated.

On the one hand, Mudan felt relieved that those people who had excluded her openly or secretly and even played "pranks" on her several times were taken away.

On the other hand, Mudan was a little confused. After those people were taken away, the fact that she was bullied by them would surely be exposed, and the news would then be passed on to her father and sister who were far away in the Crown Snowfield. No, the first person to know should be her uncle.

As the leader of the Galar region's alliance, my uncle was very surprised to hear that he was being treated like this in the Padia region, which might cause other problems.

Although she encountered some unpleasant things, Mudan felt that life at Orange Academy was very suitable for her. Here she could pursue her hobbies freely, and the beautiful natural environment allowed her to play with Eevee and the others.

Mudan didn't want things to turn out that way if possible.

But in Mudan's opinion, Orange Academy's current actions do not seem to be concealed at all. Other students may still be confused about what is happening, but she knows it clearly.

Through intelligence obtained by hacking into the system of the Padiya Alliance, Mudan discovered that the Padiya Alliance is now carrying out an operation called the "Rat Extermination Plan."

The content of the action can be summarized in a short sentence: to eliminate all factors that affect the pure academic atmosphere of Orange Academy.

Now it seems that the scale of the action has completely exceeded Mudan's expectations. Although the initiator of the action is listed as President Ye Ci in the plan, Mudan actually discovered the figure of another person on the appendix.

Luo Mu.

He was the combat class teacher who joined Grape College at the opening ceremony of Orange College three months ago after the winter break. It seemed like a very ordinary teacher recruitment.

After further digging, Mudan saw a document in the system of the Padya Alliance.

That was the information about Luo Mu challenging the gym with great ease, fighting against the Four Heavenly Kings in the Padia League, and finally defeating the top champion Ye Ci. Because of this, his trainer level was certified as a champion-level trainer in the league system.

In fact, when she first saw the information, Mudan admitted that she was surprised for a moment.

Mudan was not surprised by Luo Mu's strength. She also knew that she had a good background. Her father was the former champion of the Galar region, and her uncle was the president of the Galar region. She had met countless strong people.

Although Luo Mu's strength is strong, it is not enough to surprise her. What surprised her is that Luo Mu, one of the top trainers in the Padia region, actually concealed his identity and came to be an ordinary combat teacher.

Becoming the new Four Heavenly Kings or serving in the alliance should be the right choice. Although if Mudan were to do it herself, she would probably choose to be a lazy person because she is afraid of trouble.

Mudan's gaze fell through the window onto the academy playground. At this moment, Luo Mu was patiently instructing Ortiga and his mahua dog to learn the attacking move of biting and crushing.

But after a while, Nemo, who had a hundred thousand questions, came to him again and asked about the training method of Slimy Pokémon. Pipa and Alex were also unwilling to be left behind, and took the initiative to learn the knowledge of trainers from Luo Mu.

Mudan, who was watching them, suddenly felt an emotion called "envy" in her heart. She thought they looked really happy when they were so lively.

However, the reason why Mudan pays attention to Luo Mu is not because of his status as a champion trainer or teacher, but because the driving force behind the "Rat Extermination Plan" all comes from Luo Mu.

It can be said that Luo Mu was the person who caused this series of changes in Orange Academy. If it were him, he would definitely be able to find Ye Ci to intercept the news of him being bullied, to prevent his father and others from worrying, and to avoid a rift in the relationship between the Padia Alliance and the Galar Alliance.

This is the only way to do it without exposing your hacking skills.

Looking at the crowd that had gathered on the playground, ready to leave get out of class, Mudan made up her mind silently.

In the playground, as the get out of class was about to end, Luo Mu gathered the students together and gave a brief summary.

"Everyone performed well today, especially Ortiga. Mahua Dog is in much better condition than in the last class. I can see that you listened to my words and have been training seriously with Mahua Dog during this period. It's very good."

"I will unfreeze your bank card after class. Don't neglect your training after you have some pocket money. Otherwise, you will know what will happen."

Luo Mu looked at Ortiga teasingly, and the students cooperated by letting out a few friendly laughs.

Ortiga turned his face away, his face flushed, and muttered something, you don't need to say more.

The originally arrogant young master has become more honest now, which makes Luo Mu very pleased. At least this means that the task of Principal Mu Fei and Ortiga's father asking him to gradually change Ortiga is going smoothly.

"Well, that's all for today's class. Everyone should keep up their Pokémon form after we disband. We'll see you next week."

"By the way, Pipa, please stay for a moment. I have something I want to ask you."

Pipa, who was suddenly called, was confused for a moment. She pointed at herself, not understanding why Luo Mu asked her to stay.

Nemo, who was standing by, had an envious look on her face. She held her cheek and said excitedly, "It must be an invitation for private lessons from Mr. Luo Mu. Damn, I'm so envious of Senior Pipa~ I want to continue training too!"

"A terrible battle maniac."

Piper crossed her arms with a shudder on her face, remembering the time the day before yesterday when Neemo pestered her into a Pokémon battle for several hours.

Godfather Mastiff, Greedy Chinchilla and Piper went home that night and fell asleep as soon as they were tired. However, the next day, he heard from his classmates that after Nemo had fought with him, he trained in the playground to the point that the teacher on duty begged her to go back and rest.

It’s better to sneak out today, it would be terrible if Nimo caught me.

However, after Luo Mu announced the dismissal, Papa, who wanted to escape, was stopped by Nemo before she could slip away.

Luo Mu took Pipa to the bench built at the edge of the grass. Hearing Pipa's miserable cry from behind, the corners of his mouth twitched. Fortunately, with Neemo's strength now, she can have fun fighting with her classmates, but it is hard to say what will happen after she becomes a champion-level trainer.

After they sat down keeping a safe distance from each other, Pipa looked at Luo Mu in confusion. Luo Mu didn't seem to be planning on training against her. Was it just verbal instruction?

Luo Mu coughed lightly and asked in a questioning tone: "Pi Pa, I remember you were in the same class as Pi Na."

"Oh, yes." Pi Pa nodded, looking a little surprised. She really didn't expect that Luo Mu would actually ask her about Pina.

"Do you know what Pina is busy with recently? I heard from Papa that when he saw Pina one time, he felt that he was in a bad state. He seemed to be very listless and didn't come to class." Luo Mu looked into the distance. It was Pina who received him when he first came to Orange College. He still had a certain good impression of this polite student union president.

Now that Pina is not in good condition, he can only ask Pipa, who is in the same class.

Pi Pa hesitated for a moment and said uncertainly, "I don't know the details, I just know that he seems to be busy with student union affairs recently, and it seems that the new school rules he made have been opposed."

Knew it.
Luo Mu thought for a while, nodded to Pi Pa and said, "I understand. Thank you Pi Pa for answering my question. If you and Infernape have any questions about training, you can always call me."

Pipa nodded blankly, then turned and left at Luo Mu's suggestion.

After seeing Pi Pa off, Luo Mu sat in a chair and fell into deep thought.

As soon as he arrived at Orange College today, he found that the atmosphere had changed. Some of the students and teachers he remembered had disappeared one after another. It could be seen that Ye Ci's actions were progressing in an orderly manner.

I think within half a month, the environment at Orange College should have changed, and most of the persecuted students would be able to return to normal campus life, except Pina.

In his impression, Pina, as the student council president, did not join the Sky Star team because of bullying. He was simply isolated because the rules he made were too conservative.

Afterwards, he was forced to resign under pressure, and Neemo, a new champion-level trainer, became the new student council president. There is still a long time before that time, and during this time, I'm afraid he will suffer from unimaginable loneliness.

Therefore, even if the college clears out the bullying students and the conniving teachers, the situation of the untrusted Pina will not change.

It seems that we still need to consider his matter carefully.

Sighing, Luo Mu stood up and walked towards the library in Orange College, intending to borrow some books to avoid unnecessary internal friction due to being crushed by Zhi Huixing's IQ.

At this time, a voice as thin as a mosquito sounded behind Luo Mu: "Um. Can we talk?"

A strange voice you’ve never heard of before, and you feel a little timid?

These were Luo Mu's first reactions. When he turned around and saw the owner of the voice, his pupils shrank, then returned to normal. He smiled and said, "Classmate, what do you want to talk to me about?"

The girl in front of him had very special red and blue hair, and her oversized black round-framed glasses couldn't hide her skin that was so white that it seemed pale because she rarely went out.

Different from the clothes that Luo Mu remembered, the girl was now formally wearing the Orange Academy uniform. The only element that was still there was the Eevee backpack on her back.

This person is none other than Mudan, one of the protagonists of the Zhuzi group whom Luo Mu has never met, and an Ibrahimovic fan who is good at hacking technology.

"this and that"

Mudan twisted her hands together, and it seemed that because she didn't communicate with people often, the words she had prepared were completely stuck.

Luo Mu didn't expect Mudan to find him on her own initiative. Seeing that she looked shy, he suggested, "Let's go to the library. There will be fewer people there. I also plan to find some books."

"Okay."

Mudan nodded slightly, her voice still very weak.

Mudan followed Luo Mu obediently, waiting for him to pick out the books he needed. The two found a secluded spot in the library and sat down. Only then did Mudan's social phobia ease a little.

Planting, winemaking, and animal husbandry. Mudan silently recited the categories of books selected by Luo Mu. Why did he borrow these books? He couldn't be opening a farm, right?

"So, Mudan-san, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Finding that Mudan seemed to be distracted, Luo Mu reluctantly stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes, reminding her.

"Ah, sorry."

Peony came back to her senses instantly, a faint blush appeared on her delicate white skin, and she seemed a little embarrassed.

With a light cough, Mudan pushed her glasses and kept encouraging herself in her heart.

Come on, Peony! You have practiced it many times, just repeat it!
"Yes, it is like this, I would like to ask the teacher to do me a favor."

"A favor for you? What do you need me to do?"

Luo Mu was even more confused. He and Mudan had never met before, so why did she ask him for help?

It couldn't be that she had nothing better to do and hacked into the alliance's system and found her own information.

Speaking of which, Mudan's hacking skills can even adjust the alliance's newly established currency (BP) system without anyone noticing.

Mudan took a deep breath, prepared herself mentally, and said, "I would like to ask the teacher to suppress the information that I was bullied. I am from the Galar region, and my father and uncle have a certain influence there. I am worried that this incident will affect the relationship between Padia and Galar."

Luo Mu was surprised for a moment, then asked in a deep voice: "Why are you so sure that I can help you suppress this matter?"

Mudan responded boldly: "Because you are a rare champion-level trainer in the Padia region, you can communicate directly with President Yeci."

".You know quite a lot."

Luo Mu raised his eyebrows and did not ask Mudan why she knew so much information, which made Mudan relieved.

Luo Mu looked at Mudan. He still remembered that Mudan came from the Galar region, but he had no idea who his father and uncle were. After all, he didn't have time to wait for the DLC and only played the main story of Zhu Zi before traveling through time.

My father and uncle have a certain influence in the Galar region. It seems that Mudan's life experience is not simple.

The bullying she suffered could even affect the relationship between the two regions. She couldn't possibly be related to the undefeated official champion Dan Di over there, right?

Luo Mu was a little more interested and nodded, "I can ask the president to help you keep it a secret, but you have to tell me who your father and uncle are, otherwise it will be inconvenient for me to tell the president."

Mudan nodded. She had this plan in mind. "My father is the former Steel Champion of the Galar region, Peony. My uncle is the President of the Galar Regional Alliance, Roz."

　This chapter lays the foundation for the story of Peony, which is related to the later story of Galar.

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(End of this chapter)