"Something? Not really, I'm just a bit curious seeing such a young fellow like you." The old man called Katsumune looked at Butterfree again and marveled.

  "Curious about what?" Torii asked.

  "Isn't it worth being curious about someone who's going to take the Breeder exam at ten years old?" The old man asked rhetorically.

  "I guess so." Torii nodded.

  "Since you say you're a Breeder, then this Butterfree in front of you is raised by you, right?" Seeing that Torii didn't express anything, the old man asked again.

  "More or less."

  Although the folks at Azure Abode helped, the main work of taking care of Butterfree was mainly done by Torii.

  "Amazing," the old man said.

  "..."

  Up to now, Torii still hadn't figured out the old man's intention. The old man's words had confused Torii a bit.

  "Don't be nervous, rex, just think of it as a regur chat."

  The old man ughed. It had been a long time since he had seen such an interesting young man.

  Although the training of Butterfree looked rough to him, if this achievement was pced on Torii, it would be remarkable.

  Being able to get a compliment from him that the breeding was good meant that the Breeder at least had the level of a Beginner Breeder, and Torii was just a boy.

  "Apart from Jun, this is the first time I've seen such an excellent young man. I'm really getting old." Seeing that Torii still didn't react, the old man sighed.

  "Jun? Is he also a Breeder?"

  Realizing that the old man really just wanted to chat, Torii simply let go. He was idle anyway, so he just treated it as killing time.

  To hell with not talking to strangers.

  "Would you mind telling me your age?" the old man asked.

  "Ten years old," Torii said.

  "Ten years old... That's the same as Jun, amazing. Jun is also preparing to take the Breeder exam, maybe the two of you will become rivals," the old man said with emotion.

  "...Is he on this ship too?" Torii was also a bit speechless. Was there such a coincidence?

  "She's still eating. This old man came out to get some air after I finished eating," the old man said naturally. Then, he pointed with a smile: "Look, she's coming out too."

  Hearing this, Torii subconsciously looked in the direction the old man was pointing.

  Immediately afterward, a girl with pink hair appeared in front of Torii, but before Torii could open his mouth, the girl excimed in surprise: "It's you!!"

  "Me?" Torii was truly confused now, not knowing what the girl meant.

  "You two know each other?" the old man was also very surprised.

  "Teacher." Seeing the old man, the girl named Jun called out respectfully, "He's the person I told you about."

  "You mean he's the little guy who found the mistake in your potion?" The old man was also surprised. He hadn't expected it to be such a coincidence.

  Hearing the conversation between the two, Torii finally understood and said in enlightenment, "So it was you."

  At that time, the girl was wearing a hat in Steport City, covering her face and hair, so Torii didn't recognize her immediately. However, now that he heard her voice, it was indeed very simir.

  "Let me introduce myself again, my name is Joy Jun." She reached out her hand, and the girl winked pyfully at Torii.

  "Torii." Without being awkward, Torii also reached out his hand, and the two got to know each other again.

  However, the Joy surname made Torii pay attention. The Pokémon Centers in the more poputed areas of various regions were all monopolized by the Joy family. Since the girl in front of him was also surnamed Joy, it was impossible not to think deeply.

  The history of the two long-standing families of Joy and Jenny could even be traced back to the establishment of the Pokémon League.

  At this time, Joy Jun's address to the old man also made Torii concerned. Teacher was not a casual term. According to the old man, Joy Jun was also preparing to go to Dewford Town to take the Breeder exam. A ten-year-old Breeder, coupled with the background of the Joy surname, made him begin to suspect the old man's true identity.

  Perhaps, this old man was also a powerful Breeder... This also expined his attitude after hearing that he was going to take the Breeder exam.

  "Who exactly are you?" Looking at the old man, Torii spoke again. It was inevitable that there would be some misunderstanding if he didn't even know the other party's identity.

  "Me? Didn't I say it? My name is Katsumune, but I'm also a Breeder." The old man smiled when he heard this, and said indifferently.

  Hearing the old man expin this way, Joy Jun showed a helpless expression, and added to Torii: "Teacher is also a Breeder, and has a top title in the Breeder world."

  Top Breeder!

  Getting this information was reasonable, but also unexpected. Torii was also surprised. Top Breeders should be a group of people with retively high status in this world, right?

  What this identity represented, how could he not know? Who could bear the title of Master?

  Elite Four could, Regional Champions could, Top Coordinators could, and the well-known Professors in various regions could, and other than that, there were Top Breeders.

  Being able to be called the same as these people, the status of Top Breeders was self-evident.

  Even a comment from a Top Breeder about a Pokémon was worth a fortune.

  "Excuse me for my rudeness, Master Katsumune!" Torii expressed his apologies for his rudeness just now. Any master was worthy of respect, and besides, he should have misunderstood this old man.

  The other party's curiosity should also be just concern for the younger generation...

  "Haha, it's nothing, so you're the child Jun was talking about. No wonder it was such a coincidence to meet so many talented juniors in a row. Being able to stump Jun, it seems you have some skills." Master Katsumune teased.

  "I was just lucky," Torii said truthfully.

  However, in the other party's ears, this meant being humble and not arrogant.

  "I've already had Teacher appraise it, and it was indeed my mistake," Joy Jun said frankly, without concealing her mistake.

  "There are still many things I can learn from Jun. Even now, I still haven't figured out the principles of many potions she makes." Shaking his head, Torii's previous life experience told him to be low-key in this situation.

  "Hahaha, that's natural. Jun has me responsible for teaching, and she has a good talent, that's why she was able to reach the level of a Beginner Breeder at the age of ten. However, that's what makes you different, young man."

  The comments of the Top Breeder allowed Torii to have a clear understanding of himself. The hard work of the past four years was definitely not so bad. A ten-year-old Breeder might really be a miracle.

  After all, Torii had been a student for more than ten years in his previous life. Learning and analysis were already easy for him, engraved in his bones. This was a huge advantage for any child under the age of ten.

  What were children of the same age, still pying with mud and pying hide-and-seek, going to use to compete with someone who had gone through more than ten years of compulsory education in terms of learning ability?

  Therefore, Torii was unmatched.