After getting hold of Sprigatito's training materials, Ethan Vale lost all motivation for everything else.
He had no heart to attend classes, no mood to edit videos, and no time to stream.
He simply posted an update saying "No stream today" and then spent the entire afternoon and evening completely immersed in studying the two sets of training notes.
It had to be said—there was a reason why Geeta was Paldea's Top Champion, and Brassius a beginner-friendly Gym Leader.
The quality gap between the two training guides was obvious.
The ingenuity and ideas Geeta displayed throughout were far more outstanding.
Brassius positioned Meowscarada as a high-speed burst assassin.
Geeta, on the other hand, believed that Meowscarada's extremely rare [Protean] ability allowed it to be developed into an offense–defense hybrid warrior.
It wasn't really a case of one being right and the other wrong.
The former focused on playing to strengths and avoiding weaknesses,
while the latter built around the Pokémon's core ability—both were reasonable.
Still, Ethan Vale leaned more toward Geeta's approach.
The reason was simple: he had cheats, so he could afford to be willful.
They were only at the starting stage, yet the stat boosts from Bonds and equipment were already absurdly high—and they would only grow stronger in the future.
On top of that, Sprigatito had access to a Grass-type Bond that provided sustained combat endurance.
Not developing it into a true all-rounder would honestly be a waste.
In fact, Ethan Vale's previous two equipment choices had already nudged Sprigatito firmly down the path of a versatile warrior.
That said, as a Grass-type specialist Gym Leader, Brassius's notes weren't without merit either.
In the end, Ethan Vale decided to use Geeta's materials as the core, supplement them with Brassius's insights, and then adapt everything to suit Sprigatito's individual circumstances—creating a unique training path of their own.
Since he'd already bought most of the necessary supplies earlier, Ethan Vale didn't go on a major shopping spree after organizing the notes.
…Alright, the real reason was that his wallet was still hurting.
The gear used by a top-tier Trainer like Geeta was simply beyond what Ethan Vale could afford right now.
Fortunately, things should improve next month.
After all, this month's livestream revenue—led by his top supporter Luna Volt—had been pretty explosive.
Speaking of which, in less than half a year of doing videos and livestreams, Ethan Vale's PokéMan account was already approaching 500,000 followers.
Calling it a miracle wouldn't be an exaggeration.
Of those, fewer than a hundred thousand had followed him for his [Legendary Secrets] and [Regional Myths] history videos—the majority were livestream fans.
Especially after crossing paths with Luna Volt and Raihan, his follower count had basically doubled overnight. He now had a respectable presence.
And since he'd openly leaned into his Shanghai University elite status and good looks early on to attract face-value fans, Ethan Vale's reputation on campus had risen just as quickly.
Setting aside the constant stares from passersby—something he was already used to—what really changed was that over the past few days, several fellow students had come up to him to chat and ask for photos.
If he didn't spend most of his time holed up in the dorm editing videos or streaming, the frequency would probably have been even higher.
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In short, by the time Ethan Vale finished organizing Sprigatito's training materials, he suddenly realized it was already past midnight.
Donghuang Time, Alliance Calendar Year 224, December 1st—
the scheduled update day for his monthly [Legendary Mythology] series.
Operating on the philosophy of "staying up late is bad for your health, so I'll just pull an all-nighter,"
he decided to do a final round of polishing on
"Arceus Genesis (Part One) — The Origin of the Universe and the Three Dragons of Matter."
Thinking it would only take a little tweaking was one thing.
Actually doing it was another.
That "little bit" inevitably turned into a lot.
By the time dawn broke and the eastern sky grew pale with first light, Ethan Vale finally nodded in satisfaction and clicked Publish.
After preparing Sprigatito's combined breakfast-and-lunch along with a fruit platter, he yawned and crawled into his warm, comfortable bed.
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Meanwhile, far away in the Sinnoh Region, Celestic Town.
As the sun slowly rose in Donghuang, it was still the dead of night here, thousands of kilometers away.
Being the largest town closest to Mount Coronet—the heart of Sinnoh—this place offered the clearest sense of the mountain's sheer majesty and awe.
At this moment, in a softly lit house not far from the Celestic Historical Research Center, a slender blonde beauty sat at her desk reading.
Behind her, a Togekiss had transformed itself into a makeshift hair dryer, dutifully blowing warm air from its mouth to dry her damp golden hair.
Outside the window, the vague silhouette of a bulky, half-shark, half-dragon Pokémon could be seen.
Celestic Town.
Togekiss.
Garchomp.
All elements accounted for—the woman was none other than Cynthia.
Ding~
A crisp notification sound rang out from beside the bed.
Cynthia put her book down, lazily stretching. Beneath her simple black sleepwear, graceful curves were faintly visible.
"Roserade, could you grab my phone for me?"
The elegant, gentlemanly Roserade inclined its head slightly.
"Rade~"
A vine extended from beneath its blooming roses, delivering the phone from the bedside table into Cynthia's hand.
No messages.
Just an app notification.
"The creator you follow [Leaf Hex Leaf Hex] has just uploaded a new video!"
Cynthia raised an eyebrow.
That procrastinating guy updated this early in the month?
As a devoted fan of mythological history, Cynthia had followed "Leaf Hex" ever since his very first video hit the trending page.
She could be considered a veteran fan.
She occasionally watched his streams too, though time zone differences meant she didn't catch them often.
But when it came to his history videos, she never missed a single one.
They were entertaining, original, and creative. Sure, some parts were completely unverifiable—borderline made up—but since they weren't meant to be strict academic history, that wasn't really a flaw.
At the end of the previous video, "Leaf Hex" had asked viewers which region they wanted covered next.
Using a small alt account, Cynthia had commented:
"Could the streamer talk about Sinnoh's myths?"
To her surprise, that comment had been upvoted all the way to the top.
So… Sinnoh mythology this time?
Curious, Cynthia tapped the notification—and immediately saw the title:
"Arceus Genesis (Part One) — The Origin of the Universe and the Three Dragons of Matter"
Heh. What a bold claim.
Her first reaction was skepticism.
Compared to earlier topics like Ho-Oh and the revived Legendary Beasts of the Burned Tower, or the Guardian of the Sea and the Legendary Birds, this topic wasn't just a step up—it was several tiers higher.
Creation of the world?
The origin of the universe?
Was he trying to found a whole new school of thought?
Based on currently excavated murals, statues, and verifiable historical records,
Arceus, Dialga, and Palkia were indeed confirmed to have existed—legendary Pokémon worshiped by the ancient people of Sinnoh.
But creation?
Where did that come from?
And the origin of the universe—what evidence supported that?
Filled with questions, Cynthia unconsciously straightened her posture and tapped play on the video.
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