He knows Pokémon better than me.

"It's here~!"

After a while, they arrived at the faculty and staff office building.

The building appears to be only one storey from the outside, but it covers a large area and has several arched entrances.

It is estimated that there are also spiral staircases inside, but there should be no more than two floors.

The roof is also covered with dense thatch, giving it a strong rural feel.

The three of them entered, with Liliae walking in front. In the lobby of the house were some fossil Pokémon skeletons, rare stones, etc. for exhibition.

After passing through a long and narrow corridor, we arrived at a room at the deepest part of the building.

Lilia knocked on the door, and a familiar voice came from inside.

"Oh, are we there yet? Come in~!"

Xiaozhi was secretly surprised. He was very familiar with this old-fashioned voice, but with a sharp and humorous tone!

"Why does your voice sound a bit like Professor Oak's?"

Once you enter, you will find that it is not as formal as ordinary offices or office buildings. It has a circular floor and a very simple layout.

There is a desk at the back, two sofas for reception in the front, and some decorations with local Alola characteristics hanging on the walls. It looks more like a homestay?
Xiaozhi's attention was completely focused on the people in the room.

He is about the same height as Professor Oak, but a bit more muscular.

His facial features are exactly the same as Professor Oak's, but he has long white hair, dark skin, and wears a fancy beach shirt and shorts, and even a pair of Alola flip-flops.

Xiaozhi: “.?!”

Although he already knew that the other person was Professor Oak's relative and that they should look somewhat similar, he still found it somewhat difficult to accept after actually seeing him.
Isn't this a black-skinned copy of Professor Oak? !
The Alola region is home to many Pokémon with regional variations, so now even Professor Oak has subspecies forms?!

"You must be Ash, right? Alola~ I'm Nariya Ohki, and I'm the principal of this Pokémon school~!"

Professor Oak of the Subspecies waved his hand and greeted with the standard Alola gesture.

Normally, he should be called "Oki Nariya" in the Kanto region, but because he has lived in Alola almost since he was a child, he followed the local style and put his last name upside down at the end.

"Hey, Mamane, why are you here too?"

Principal Oak asked curiously as he looked at Mamane who was hiding behind Satoshi.

"It's like this, just now in the front yard of the school, Mamane caused a commotion."

Liliae helped to explain seriously, without exaggerating anything, and recounted the whole thing.

Mamane was also standing nearby with his head down, looking as if he was admitting his guilt.

"Oh, so that's how it is. It would be great if no one was injured."

Chengye Damu stroked his chin and thought for a while.

This could have been a minor or major incident, luckily no one was injured.

And from the description, Liliae was almost injured. Considering this girl's background, it would not be a small matter if she got injured.

"Well, although no one was injured, you still have to be punished. Mamane, for the next month you will be responsible for feeding those riding Kentaro, as well as cleaning up their feces, etc. These are all your punishment tasks."

Upon hearing this, Mamane breathed a sigh of relief. It was only a month of raising cows, so it wasn't a big problem.

By then he can also trim the cow's hooves to relieve his boredom!
"Also, if we want to conduct machine experiments in the future, we must do it in a safe place!"

Chengye Da Mu emphasized.

Their school is good at both arts and sports, and they do not object to science and engineering students tinkering with mechanical inventions at school.

"I understand!" Mamane nodded repeatedly, and the principal waved his hand, announcing that the matter was over.

Squeak!

Just then, someone pushed the door open and walked in, so Mamane quickly winked at Liliae and slipped out quickly.

"Well, I'm going to go out and feed the cows. See you later, Principal, and Mr. Kukui!"

The man who came in was about thirty years old, with a strong build, nearly 1.8 meters tall, and his skin color was also tanned dark by the sunlight.

He wore a youthful white flat-brimmed hat on his head, his hair was tied into a small ball at the back of his head, and he wore green-framed glasses. His angular face made him look very decent, and he had a short beard on his chin.

His outfit was very bizarre - like Kachi, he was shirtless, wearing only a pair of beige cropped trousers and green sandals, but he was also wearing a white robe on the outside, leaving his chest exposed without any hesitation.

"Ah, well, I'll leave first then!"

Liliae bowed to the others and retreated as well, keeping her head down the whole time and not daring to look directly at Kukui's chest.

She still finds it a bit hard to accept Mr. Kukui's dressing style.!

For a moment, Xiaozhi and the other two were the only ones left in the room.

"Oh, long time no see, Ash, Alola~!"

When Kukui walked in, he grinned brightly and subconsciously greeted Xiaozhi like an old friend.

"Ah, huh? Have we met before?"

Xiaozhi scratched his head and looked at the uncle with his chest muscles exposed in confusion.

He looks like a researcher, right?
Judging from their tone, have they met before?

“Oh no!”

Seeing Xiaozhi's confused expression, Kukui's originally relaxed expression changed. He finally reacted and suddenly became a little flustered.

He had participated in the Quartz League Conference and had a fierce battle with Xiaozhi, but at that time he participated in the competition as the "Royal Masked Man".

The face is covered!

"Haha~ I mean welcome to the Alola region, and I've heard a lot about you, Xiaozhi~!"

Kukui quickly looked up at the sky and changed the subject.

After knowing that the out-of-town teacher invited by the principal to compete against him was Xiaozhi, with whom he had once had a "battle fate", he became quite excited and started waiting early.

"Then let me introduce myself. My name is Kukui, I'm a doctor who specializes in Z-moves, and I'm also a teacher at this school~!"

Kukui grinned and introduced in a familiar manner.

"This Principal Oak's research area is the regional differences in the forms of Pokémon~!"

Kukui also introduced Chengye and Ohki next to him. In addition to their positions in the school, they also have other jobs.

"Hello! No. Alola!"

Xiaozhi was halfway through greeting when he quickly followed the local customs and imitated the greeting gesture that Liliae had just taught him:

"I'm Ash from Pallet Town! This is Pikachu, Eevee, and Pokedex Rotom~!"

"Pika." "Buyi~!" "Please give me some advice, Loto~!"

Several Pokémon chirped in unison, with Pikachu lying on Ash's shoulder, looking weak and not even raising his head.

Kukui and the principal looked at each other and were secretly surprised. Could this be Xiaozhi's powerful electric mouse?
I didn't expect that such a powerful electric mouse would also be unable to adapt to the local climate?! (End of this chapter)