Everyone Else Awakened, But I Just Opened a Pokémon Pet Shop

As someone who always dreamed of becoming a great mage, Su Bai had never taken physical combat classes seriously.

Honestly speaking, his physical skills were pretty awful too.

But that didn't stop him from grappling and throwing an S-Class Death Beast that reeked of blood and decay!

From the moment he sensed something was wrong, to the moment he and Meloetta dashed full-speed into the battlefield to rescue the principal, everything happened too quickly for him to think.

To be honest, Su Bai always thought his combat ability was nothing special…

After all, without a proper point of comparison, and having never gone all-out in battle, he had no idea how strong he truly was.

But that burst of speed just now had even surprised him!

He actually kept pace with Meloetta, whose stats were maxed!

Now that he thought about it, the system's so-called "Major Physique Boost" really was major.

"Su... Su Bai?!"

The expression on Principal Lu Liangpeng's face was indescribably colorful.

He remembered this top liberal arts student very well.

He had always believed that if Su Bai had awakened as a mage, he could've been just as brilliant as Pei Jingguo, maybe even more.

Even if Su Bai's natural aptitude was lower, his intellect and technique could've bridged the gap.

But when Su Bai failed his final Awakening attempt, the principal had sighed with regret for a long time.

And now… Su Bai had just body-slammed an S-Class Death Beast?!

Principal Lu's worldview was starting to fall apart.

"Uh…"

Su Bai scratched his head with an awkward grin.

After all, he'd been watching from the sidelines all this time despite being this strong.

How could someone like the principal, who had given everything to fight the Death Beasts, possibly understand that?

But… now wasn't the time to explain.

He tilted his head slightly upward, pointing to the sky.

"I don't have time to explain right now… but Principal, I need your help with something."

Lu Liangpeng blinked in confusion, then followed Su Bai's gaze upward.

A moment later—

His throat let out a choking gulp.

A terrifying sound escaped his lips, hoarse and stunned:

"What... what is that?!"

At that moment…

Principal Lu had been holding off three S-Class beasts alone, making him the absolute center of attention.

Even those still locked in battle with Death Beasts would glance over occasionally to check on him.

So when Su Bai and Meloetta made their dramatic entrance, they drew quite a bit of attention.

Most of the people watching didn't recognize them at all.

They simply assumed Haicheng had finally sent reinforcements!

But the ones who did know, like Wang Tao and his team, nearly popped their eyeballs out of their sockets!

"Holy crap! Boss Su can fight like that?!"

A berserker in the middle of dueling an A-Class Death Beast faltered, nearly taking a critical hit from his stunned reaction.

He had been watching the principal's battle the whole time, after all, the principal had saved his life.

Now seeing Su Bai physically toss an S-Class monster like a ragdoll, he couldn't stay calm.

To overpower an S-Class Death Beast purely by strength?

That kind of strength wasn't just about raw power—S-Class Death Beasts weren't just lumps of meat.

When two forces collide, a lot of energy cancels out.

To fling a monster like that was harder than flipping a steel mountain!

Even he, a top-tier berserker, could only gape in awe.

"That kind of brute strength... definitely S-Class… But Boss Su's build is so slim?! How is he this strong?"

Liu Yunshuang couldn't help but twitch at the corner of her mouth.

She'd heard Su Bai opened a Pokémon shop after failing his Awakening.

"Was that a lie for fools?!"

Meanwhile, in Haicheng First High—

Clunk!

The half-eaten Death Beast in Grotle's mouth dropped to the ground.

Wang Tao stood there, dumbfounded, watching his longtime friend Su Bai casually suplex an S-Class Death Beast like it was a training dummy.

He had been so worried for the principal just moments ago…

Now he was questioning everything he knew.

"Holy crap… Boss is actually that powerful?!"

"You all told me he failed to awaken?!"

Still holding Gible in his arms, Zhang Qun stared in shock, stuttering as he pointed toward Su Bai.

"He just tossed an S-Class Death Beast... Did Su Bai awaken some hidden class?!"

Even Pei Jingguo, the battle maniac, looked tempted:

"Man, I wanna spar with him now…"

Though he knew, of course, it was just talk.

If Su Bai had the raw power to toss an S-Class beast, he could probably flatten him with one hand.

The gap between B-Class and S-Class wasn't even a chasm, it was an entire universe.

"So Su Bai was pretending to be weak all along? That jerk made our Nannan worry sick about him... Hmph!"

Liu Yunlan tried to vent, but her mouth was quickly covered by a soft hand.

Murong Nan, cheeks slightly flushed, stared at Su Bai with a mixture of shock and... something else.

"This guy… he didn't awaken?"

"No way, he must have awakened some terrifying class!"

"And that speed!"

"What the hell has he been eating?!"

At Haicheng First High, Su Bai wasn't unknown.

And now the entire student body was in chaos.

This kid who failed Awakening, top of the liberal arts division but bottom of the combat track—

He was now tossing S-Class beasts like toys?!

And that contracted creature, no, wait, was that a Pokémon?!

Its fists were rapid-fire like a mini-Gatling gun.

That tiny frame just sent a three-meter S-Class Death Beast flying?!

Like watching an ant punch an elephant across the room!

"This is ridiculous!"

At least if it had been Grotle, they could maybe accept it.

But just then, someone who did own a Grotle had a painful flashback…

…to Meloetta punching Grotle straight into the floor.

"Oof... yeah, Grotle lost fair and square…"

"Su Bai really was holding out on us this whole time!"

Fatty Wang Tao was practically weeping.

All those techniques he'd been using?

"Turns out Su Bai taught me all of them! I guess masters always hold back their best moves…"

As Su Bai's presence rippled through the battlefield, a hush briefly fell.

Then, chatter exploded like wildfire.

Everyone was whispering and speculating:

"Who is that guy?!"

The entire battlefield was in organized chaos.

And then—

From amidst the crowd, Ding Yue, who had been occasionally glancing upward due to her Fletchling's aerial patrol—

Suddenly screamed:

"Look up—what is that?!"

Her voice trembled with genuine terror and disbelief, even more than when she saw Su Bai and Meloetta saving the principal.

At that moment—

The principal's aged voice echoed across the battlefield, amplified by a magical broadcasting spell:

"Everyone—immediately prepare to evacuate!"

"Our reinforcements... are here!"