"It seems... there aren't any male students?"
Ethan swept his gaze over the place again and suddenly realized that there were only female students there.
"My goodness..."
He instantly felt a little uncomfortable.
He hurriedly walked toward the back of the group and discovered that, indeed, he seemed to be the only boy in the entire place!
This time, he had mainly come to experience the learning of the medicine department and, along the way, lay some foundations for Lucario.
According to what the principal had told him, the teacher of that class could be considered the best in the medicine department of the entire Arcaia City Pokémon University.
And, at the same time, since the medicine department of Arcaia City Pokémon University was number one in the entire Daleron League, that teacher was also very famous among the faculty of all universities.
What Ethan did not know was that this teacher, named Valery Moon, had a certain peculiarity: she did not like male students.
Because of that, within her class, Ethan could be said to be the first male student in all of history!
While Ethan was somewhat embarrassed, the other female students were also looking at him, covering their mouths as they let out giggles.
"Professor Moon is coming."
At that moment, a female student gave that warning.
Then they saw the medicine department professor enter.
She wore a white shirt with a suit skirt, giving off a very professional and efficient image.
At her side followed a Gardevoir, which was evidently the professor's healing Pokémon.
According to what Ethan had found out beforehand, this professor's Gardevoir was very skilled in the use of the moves Life Dew and Heal Pulse.
At the same time, since Gardevoir was a Psychic-type Pokémon, and also possessed telepathic abilities, its healing ability at the mental level was also outstanding. It was a very complete Pokémon, expert in all kinds of healing methods.
Seeing the professor enter the classroom, everyone fell silent. It was clear that she had quite a bit of authority.
"Which student is Ethan White?" Professor Moon asked.
"Is there no one with that name in this class?"
Seeing that no one responded, Professor Moon asked again.
"Ethan White?"
"Wait, the name the principal registered me under was Ethan White, right?"
In a corner, Ethan did not react immediately.
It was not until the second time Professor Moon repeated the question that Ethan finally realized it.
After all, that had been a favor he himself had asked the principal for, mainly to hide his identity a little.
Otherwise, he really would not have been able to study quietly within the university.
One had to know that, right now, he already had countless fans on the internet; he even had a fan club, and his popularity surpassed that of most celebrities.
After all, in this Pokémon world, powerful trainers were stars in their own right!
"I am Ethan White."
After reacting, Ethan immediately stood up.
The gazes of all the other students instantly concentrated on him; they were very curious about that unfamiliar face.
"Are you the exchange student?" Professor Moon said, frowning.
That very morning, she had just received the news.
And what had surprised her the most was that the exchange student assigned to her class turned out to be a boy!
It had to be remembered that she never accepted male students, but the principal had forced him into the class.
And when she tried to refuse, the principal even told her to tolerate it a little, that after all he was only an exchange student and would leave after some time, so he could not even truly be considered one of her official students. It was the first time she had encountered a situation like that.
Since she had not been able to refuse, she naturally wanted to find out something about that student's identity.
Who would have thought that this student had a far from simple background: the principal had even kept all information about him secret and only told her that his name was Ethan White.
With the paperwork in order and the principal personally intervening, Professor Moon had no choice but to accept him, so it was only natural that her expression was not exactly good.
"Take out your healing Pokémon. Although the principal let you enter my class, if you don't have the talent to become a healer, I will not accept you!"
Professor Moon took a deep breath. She could not openly reject the principal's decision, but if Ethan did not pass the test, she would have more than enough reason not to accept him as a student.
"Oh, oh, alright."
Ethan quickly nodded and walked in front of Professor Moon.
Then, under the curious gazes of all the students, Ethan released Lucario.
"That Pokémon is... Lucario!"
Seeing the Pokémon Ethan had taken out, the students were surprised.
Lucario was an extremely rare Pokémon, and they had not expected Ethan to have one.
"It's a Lucario!"
"Such a rare Pokémon isn't something just anyone can have! This student really must come from somewhere important!"
"But... how can a Lucario be a healing Pokémon?"
At that moment, doubt appeared on the faces of the students. Had he accidentally entered the wrong classroom?
Lucario was a Fighting and Steel-type Pokémon; no matter how one looked at it, it should belong to the combat category, and had nothing to do with healing Pokémon.
Not only the students: even Professor Moon was somewhat puzzled. Lucario as a healing Pokémon?
That was something she had never heard of. She had guided countless Pokémon oriented toward healing, but a Lucario was a first!
"Lucario has no talent to become a healing Pokémon. Student, are you sure you want Lucario to become a healing Pokémon?"
"I think you would do much better in a training class than in a healing class."
Professor Moon asked again with complete seriousness, hoping the student himself would give up.
(End of chapter)