After completing 《The Secrets of the Fairy Type》, the book initially circulated only within a small circle. Once a number of Professors, Breeders, and Trainers concluded that it was the most complete Fairy-type system currently available, the Hoenn League immediately intended to promote it on a large scale.
“Revise it? There’s no need, is there?”
Terrance asked in surprise when a Hoenn League official responsible for the matter made the suggestion. “There isn’t much core knowledge included in it.”
Terrance had exercised restraint with the techniques recorded in the book.
“That’s true, but it still contains some shortcut techniques. If they spread widely, they could be exploited by opportunistic individuals or create unhealthy trends among rookie Trainers. I understand that Elite Four Terrance wants Fairy-types to develop rapidly, but everything must be done step by step. There are simply too many techniques in this book that aren’t suitable for large-scale promotion.”
“If it’s distributed on a large scale, even though readers would still need to interpret the knowledge themselves, mistakes are bound to happen somewhere along the way. Besides, with today’s developed internet, information can no longer be kept completely secret. Sooner or later, everything will be exposed.”
The official spoke earnestly. Terrance’s approach of including so many practical personal insights in a foundational book was indeed commendable, but… it truly was not suitable for widespread distribution.
“Hmm…” Terrance thought about it for a moment and decided not to insist. Although the hidden tricks in the book were insignificant to him and hardly worth mentioning, they represented a valuable opportunity for grassroots Trainers.
If someone fully comprehended《The Secrets of the Fairy Type》 and had sufficient resources, it would be entirely possible to rapidly raise an elite Fairy-type specialist Trainer. An elite Trainer, in this context, was one capable of placing near the top in a regional conference.
If such a book were widely promoted, then even though it was produced by an Elite Four, it would be enough to make Terrance a thorn in many people’s sides, because it would already be harming certain people’s vested interests.
The monopoly on advanced knowledge was itself a way of accumulating wealth. Terrance had failed to consider that.
There were also other factors he had overlooked.
“You’re right. Dedicated Fairy-type resources are limited after all. If a complete Fairy-type Pokémon training method becomes widely available, countless Trainers will jump on the trend, which could crash the market.” Terrance thought for a moment before saying, “I’ll revise 《The Secrets of the Fairy Type》.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Compared to organizing the material in the first place, revising 《The Secrets of the Fairy Type》 was much easier. Terrance completed the task in less than three days.
At the same time, what really caught his attention was that the Silver Conference in the Johto region was approaching its conclusion.
Terrance had been closely following the event throughout this period. Ash, who had previously reached the Top 8 of the Indigo Plateau Conference, once again demonstrated remarkable strength at the Silver Conference, charging all the way into the Top 8. It was only at that stage that he gradually began to face truly difficult battles.
After entering the Top 8, his opponents were clearly stronger than him. Nevertheless, thanks to Pikachu’s explosive performances, Ash somehow fought his way into the finals.
During this time… Pikachu pulled off double knockouts and triple knockouts more than once.
“What a pity.” However, in the finals, Pikachu had been worn down too much by the previous battles. Its condition was far from ideal, and it could not display its full strength. As a result, Ash was quickly defeated.
Still, after knocking out four of the Conference champion’s Pokémon, Ash finished as the runner-up of that year’s Silver Conference.
“Ash’s opponent was very strong. On top of that, he didn’t use Aura power. Reaching this stage is already quite impressive.”
Albus’s voice came through the phone. After thinking for a moment, Terrance asked, “Was it you who told him not to use Aura?”
“Yeah. His foundation is too weak. Even though I taught him Aura, I don’t want him becoming overly reliant on it in a tournament like this. That’s not a good habit. Once he becomes a Trainer capable of standing on his own, it won’t be too late for him to use Aura power. By then, he’ll also be able to utilize Aura power much more perfectly and won’t tarnish my reputation…”
“The last part is the real point, isn’t it?” Terrance said helplessly. “By the way, is there any follow-up to the Aura power information you gave me? There still hasn’t been much progress on my side.”
Over the past month, Terrance had received another, more advanced set of Aura power information from Albus.
As soon as he obtained them, he fed them into Rotom Pokédex. However, during the process of integrating them into martial arts, things had not progressed nearly as smoothly as Terrance had imagined.
“No. I’ve already digested most of the Aura knowledge that Sir Aaron left behind in the Staff of the Hero and the gloves. I’ve told you everything I know. Even if there are deeper applications, they’re not something I can figure out in a short time. Just make do with what you have for now.”
“Got it.” Terrance sighed.
Although Rotom Pokédex’s progress was not particularly encouraging, compared to the first integration attempt, it had at least allowed Terrance to see the possibility of eventual success. If given enough time, a breakthrough might still occur. It seemed he would just have to keep waiting.
After the simplified version of 《The Secrets of the Fairy Type》 was released, Terrance paid some attention to its sales before largely putting the matter aside.
However, another issue was beginning to bother him. Hiyoko’s group, which had been following behind Ash and the others, still had not found any trace of Jigglypuff.
With Ash about to leave Johto, there was little Terrance could do. Even so, he had not given up. Jigglypuff would probably appear again.
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“Hmm. As for what comes next, my schedule is already set. If Team Magma and Team Aqua don’t cause any major incidents during this period, I should be able to relax for a while.”
Aside from a Fairy-type lecture that he and Professor Birch would be giving in Littleroot Town a month later, Terrance did not have many commitments during the coming month.
He planned to take Togepi and Froakie to the Super-Ancient Pyramid for a period of training, searching for an opportunity for them to evolve. If possible, he also intended to capture a Pokémon with top-tier vocal talent there.
Besides Jigglypuff, the diva group was still missing one member. Terrance had previously encountered several Pokémon communities in the Super-Ancient Pyramid that specialized in sound-based abilities, but he had never taken the time to observe them closely. It was not too late to do so now.
At present, the main members of Terrance’s team still maintained their training routines. However, having already reached the top tier, most of what they did now was training aimed at maintaining their condition. No matter how hard they trained, without some special opportunity appearing, it would be difficult for them to make any major breakthroughs in a short period of time.
Except Beautifly. After merging with the unique golden energy of the Tree of Beginning, it had gained a great many new techniques that still needed to be developed from scratch…
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