In the distance, Lin Yu and Ye Tian stepped away from Xiaoye to speak privately.
Lin Yu explained roughly how Xiaoye had brought him here without his prior knowledge.
Ye Tian's expression gradually softened.
"So I really had no idea about any of this…" Lin Yu said with a wry smile.
"You really are lucky…"
Lin Yu was only sixteen, yet talking to him felt like speaking to a peer. There wasn't a single trace of arrogance in his words.
In return, Lin Yu also learned the full story from Ye Tian.
"I'm sorry about all this…"
"It's fine, really."
Ye Tian's lingering frustration faded as he saw how sincere Lin Yu was.
But Lin Yu soon found a way to ease his feelings completely —
by focusing on his Dragonite.
He had glanced at it earlier.
Elite-tier potential, Level 52.
Clearly, Ye Tian was a Master-class Trainer.
The higher a Pokémon's level, the harder it was to grow.
Many Trainers could reach Advanced Professional level in just two or three years.
But the leap from Advanced Professional to Master?
Some spent over a decade stuck, their hopes fading.
That's where a Pokémon's growth period came in.
Younger, more energetic Pokémon always grew stronger far easier than older ones.
Only during this window did battling and training bring rapid improvement,
and only then did they absorb secret treasures most effectively.
That was why Xiaoye had been so eager to bring Lin Yu here as soon as possible.
Lin Yu thought for a moment.
"Brother Ye, your Dragonite… has it been training the move Outrage nonstop before?"
Ye Tian froze, then nodded instinctively.
"This is my teacher's business card. I'm an Expert-class Breeder, so I could tell right away."
"Huh?"
Ye Tian stared blankly at the card.
Wait — what?
An Expert-class Breeder?
"Has your Dragonite been suffering from headaches lately?"
"How did you know?!" Ye Tian blurted out in shock.
But he quickly realized it made sense — Lin Yu was an Expert Breeder.
What truly stunned him was that Lin Yu was one at all.
The Ye clan only had one Expert-class Breeder,
who rarely left their research lab. Meeting them was nearly impossible.
So Ye Tian had consulted top Breeders and doctors outside the clan.
All they could say was that the issue stemmed from overusing Outrage.
They couldn't explain the root cause, only giving calming medicine.
It worked at first,
but now even the medicine did nothing.
Ye Tian had been at a loss.
He'd planned to beg the clan's Expert Breeder if things didn't improve soon.
And now Lin Yu had seen the problem in a single glance!
"Can you fix it? Everyone I asked said it was from Outrage, but I've made it stop training the move for a while now." Ye Tian said urgently.
Lin Yu smiled. "First, send your Dragonite out."
"O-okay!"
Ye Tian quickly released his Dragonite.
Xiaoye spotted them from afar and tensed up —
until Lin Yu waved her down.
[Pokémon: Dragonite]
Ability: Inner Focus
Gender: Male
Potential: Elite
Level: 52
Moves: Protect, Hyper Beam, Dragon Dance, Psychic, Confusion, Wing Attack, Ice Beam, Ice Punch, Extreme Speed…
Note: Born with exceptional natural Psychic talent. Prolonged use of Outrage awakened this power, but without proper control, the overwhelming psychic energy presses on the brain, causing headaches.
Long-term buildup will lead to mental confusion.
Even though he'd noticed something wrong immediately, Lin Yu used his Inspection Eye for a thorough check.
"It's nothing serious. Basically…"
Lin Yu explained Dragonite's condition in detail.
"What?!"
Ye Tian stood there dumbfounded.
His Dragonite wasn't sick?
It had hidden talent for Psychic-type moves?
As a Dragon Master,
he'd always focused on Dragon-type moves — they got boosted by his power, after all.
He trained other types too, but never mastered them like Dragon moves.
If Outrage's confusion hadn't accidentally awakened this talent, Ye Tian might never have known his Dragonite was a psychic prodigy.
"S-so… how do we fix it?"
That was what mattered most to him.
"Simple. Dragonite, use Confusion."
Lin Yu patted the large, gentle-looking Dragonite.
Dragonite glanced at Ye Tian. Once he nodded, it focused its mind — and a powerful wave of psychic energy burst forth like a rushing river.
Even a basic Confusion from a Master-tier Pokémon
could reverse rivers and move boulders.
That was the wonder of Pokémon.
"Keep doing it a few more times."
Dragonite tilted its head in confusion, then lifted seawater high into the air and let it crash back down.
Half an hour passed.
Dragonite realized it was using Confusion more smoothly by the second.
And the faint, constant ache in its head… was slowly fading.
It grew more excited.
Lin Yu held up a hand to stop it.
This wasn't something that could be fixed in one go — it took steady practice.
"Alright. The solution is just to train Psychic-type moves regularly.
You can keep having it practice Outrage too. Once Dragonite masters its psychic energy, it'll even recover faster from confusion after using Outrage."
"This isn't really about Outrage. Your Dragonite was just born with incredible psychic talent."
"Lin Yu, I… I can't thank you enough." Ye Tian stammered, deeply grateful.
Any frustration he'd felt earlier was completely gone, replaced by sincere thanks.
"It's fine. Honestly, I'm glad I could help." Lin Yu smiled.
"You don't understand — it's not just my Dragonite. My sister's has the same problem! You just saved us both."
Lin Yu raised an eyebrow. "No problem. I can check hers out when we get back, too."