Elf: Seriously? You only get a cheat code when you're about to die?

Chapter 13 Who? Who did it?!

After breakfast, the Candle Spirits didn't leave immediately, but stayed to clean up for Anjie. Anjie knew they were showing their concern for her in this way, so she didn't refuse.

However, after cleaning up, he still saw everyone off together with Diancie and Snorlax.

While Ange was leisurely enjoying his life on the Nibel Plateau, the King of the Kingdom of Azot was bringing his daughter and son to the royal tombs to pay homage to their ancestors.

The Azot royal family regularly holds ceremonies at the royal tombs every year and attaches great importance to these ceremonies.

King Azot stood at the very front, flanked by his son and daughter, who are currently the kingdom's only prince and princess.

After paying respects at the royal tombs, a guard suddenly came to the king's side and whispered something in his ear. After hearing it, the king's expression suddenly changed drastically.

"Let's go take a look."

As he spoke, he had someone lead the way.

"Sister, what happened?" Prince Rakel asked his sister in a low voice.

"I don't know, let's go take a look." Princess Ji Meiya shook her head. "Something terrible must have happened." With that, she strode after her father.

"Sister, wait for me." Rachel quickly followed.

King Azot, led by a guard, arrived at a tomb where a large hole was found in the wall.

"This is..." King Azot frowned.

The guard stepped forward and replied, "Your Majesty, this is the tomb of Prince Anjie."

"Your Highness Anjie?"

"He is Queen Anna's brother," the guard reminded him.

"What?!" the king exclaimed, staring furiously at the large hole in the tomb. "Who did this?!"

The guard said helplessly, "They might be tomb robbers."

"Which tomb raider has the audacity to rob the royal tombs of our Kingdom of Azot? Have they lost their mind? Investigate! If I catch them, I'll kill them!"

Seeing his father's fury, Prince Rakel asked his sister, "Sister, is Queen Anna the one who single-handedly preserved the kingdom to this day, allowing it to stand firm in the Alliance?"

Princess Ji Meiya nodded and said, "That's right, it's her."

Queen Anna is known in the history of the Kingdom of Azot as the queen who ushered in the new era and the old era, and also as the last king of the Kingdom of Azot in the true sense.

Why do I say that?

Although the current king is still nominally called the king, his actual power and authority are only comparable to those of the mayor of the alliance.

Although the Kingdom of Azot still exists as a kingdom, it is essentially only equivalent to a city under the jurisdiction of the Alliance, and its land area is completely incomparable to that of Queen Anna five hundred years ago.

Of course, compared to other regions of the alliance, the royal family has more privileges in Azot, and the lands of Azot belong entirely to the Azot royal family.

Five hundred years ago, the League became the new ruler of the entire Pokémon world. Logically speaking, old-era products like the Kingdom of Azot should have disappeared into the annals of history long ago.

Queen Anna single-handedly saved the Kingdom of Azot from the Alliance. Although she sacrificed most of her interests, she at least prevented the Azot royal family from disappearing into the annals of history like other noble families of the old era.

The one sitting on the throne of the Kingdom of Azot is a descendant of Queen Anna.

"So Queen Anna has an older brother?" Prince Raquel asked in surprise.

Princess Ji Meiya glared at him. "Even if you like inventing and researching, you can't just stay in your room all day doing nothing. You should read more about the brief history of the kingdom's figures. Queen Anna and her brother Prince Ange were twins, but Prince Ange was in poor health from a young age and died early. Otherwise, the throne would not have been inherited by his sister, Queen Anna."

"Is that so!" Prince Rakel scratched the back of his head sheepishly.

The king was furious when the royal tomb was robbed. He immediately led his men to the tomb to check the situation and found that Anjay's coffin had indeed been opened.

Princess Jimia and Prince Rakel, who had also entered the tomb and seen the situation inside, looked puzzled.

"Strange, wasn't this supposed to be tomb raiding? Why are all the burial goods still there, but the body is missing?" Princess Ji Meiya said, puzzled.

Anjie's father and mother doted on him, so the burial goods prepared for him after his "death" were extremely luxurious. They were not priceless, but at least enough to ensure that an ordinary person would live a life of comfort.

(Anjie, who was still half-asleep and hadn't noticed the burial goods: Is it too late to come back and get them now?)

But these burial items still lie untouched in the tomb.

"Could that tomb raider be a pervert who likes the corpses of the dead?" Prince Rakel asked.

Princess Ji Meiya smacked him hard on the forehead. "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Not only were Jimeia and Raquel puzzled, but the King was also puzzled.

"Investigate! Investigate! I need to know what's going on!" the king said to his guards.

After the ceremony, King Azot led his entourage back to the Kingdom of Azot in a grand procession. (Note: In a broad sense, the Kingdom of Azot refers to all lands within the jurisdiction of the Azot royal family, including uninhabited areas such as the Nibel Plateau; in a narrow sense, the Kingdom of Azot refers only to the city where the people of the Kingdom of Azot now reside, the royal city of Azot.)

Upon returning to the palace, Prince Rakel went straight to his laboratory and buried himself in research, while Princess Jimia stared at a painting on one of the palace walls, lost in thought.

The painting depicts Queen Anna and her brother, Prince Angel, as children. The siblings look very alike and both have the signature blond hair of the Azot royal family.

"Princess," Floremele, the princess's private secretary, approached and asked, "What are you looking at, Your Highness?"

Ji Meiya shook her head. "It's nothing, let's go."

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That evening, Anjac and Munchlax spent another hour honing their cooking skills in the training room (outside the house), before Anjac happily returned to her room to sleep.

The next day, Anjax slept until late morning as usual, then got up and cooked for the Pokémon with Munchlax.

Because of what happened yesterday, only Candlelight Spirit and a few others came to the store today.

Since they had already been exposed, Ange no longer needed to hide in the kitchen. After making breakfast for Litsea and the others, he brought Diancie, Komaru, and Snorlax to the hall to have breakfast with everyone.

Seeing that Anjie seemed unaffected by yesterday's events, the Candle Spirits gradually returned to their cheerful demeanor, chatting and laughing, creating a very relaxed atmosphere.

"Chiru~ Chiru~~"

Suddenly, a soft chirping sound came from the doorway. Everyone turned to look at the door and saw that the blue cotton bird had appeared there at some point, hesitatingly peeking its head into the shop.

Seeing that everyone had noticed it, it hurriedly and hastily pulled its head back.

Seeing this, Anjie walked to the door and indeed saw the blue cotton bird squatting by the wall with its head tucked in.

"Blue Cottonbird, since you're here, why don't you go inside?"

Upon hearing Anjie's voice, the blue cotton bird trembled.

"What's wrong? Are you still afraid of me?" Anjie asked with a smile and a gentle voice.

"Chiru~ Chiru~"

The blue cotton bird gently shook its head.

"What's wrong?" Anjie asked in confusion. He wanted to touch the blue cotton bird, but when he thought that he might scare it, he silently withdrew his hand.

"Chiru~ Chiru~~"

Upon seeing this, the blue cotton bird called out twice to Anjie, but then seemed to remember something, its face filled with disappointment.

At this moment, Diancie also came out and translated for Ange, "The Blue Cottonbird is apologizing to you for what happened yesterday."

Upon hearing this, the blue cotton bird immediately nodded quickly.

After returning home with its mother yesterday, it pondered for a very long time. Although everyone says that humans are bad, and it was indeed afraid and confused when it first learned that the food it had eaten before was made by humans, the happy times it spent with Anjie were real, and the delicious food it ate was real.

No matter what, it couldn't believe that Angie, who could make such delicious food, was a bad person. Moreover, it liked the gentle Diancie and the friends it ate, laughed, and played with in the shop. It didn't want to lose all of this.

Thinking of the smile on Anjie's face yesterday, Qingmianniao felt that she had really gone too far. She had eaten so much of Anjie's food, yet she had hurt Anjie along with her mother.

So today, after its mother left, it secretly went to Anjie's shop again, wanting to apologize to Anjie.

"So it was an apology." Anjie smiled. "Alright then, I forgive you. I know the Blue Cotton Bird's actions yesterday weren't what it truly meant, right?"

"Chiru~ Chiru~"

The blue cotton bird nodded quickly again.

"That's good then," Anjie said. "Have you had breakfast yet? Would you like to come in and have something to eat with us?"

Upon hearing this, the blue cotton bird hesitated, feeling that it had hurt Anjie and was no longer worthy of eating the food Anjie had prepared.

Anjie immediately knew what the Blue Cotton Bird was thinking. He gestured to Diancie with his eyes, and Diancie immediately understood and stepped forward to pick up the Blue Cotton Bird.

"Let's eat together. The store doesn't feel as lively without you," Anjie said.

Just as Diancie was about to enter the house with the blue bird in her arms, something suddenly fell from the eaves and landed on the ground with a thud.

Anjie and Tianxi looked closely and realized it was none other than Little Arrow Sparrow. It was lying on its back on the ground, looking at Anjie and Tianxi with an embarrassed expression.

"Why are you here too?" Anjie asked with a smile.

The little eagle scrambled to its feet, hopped and skipped to hide under the steps, then cautiously peeked its little head up, looking as if it dared not see Anjie.

Anjie was both amused and exasperated by it, saying, "If you don't come out soon, we're leaving."

The little eagle then peeked out from under the steps, its head tucked in.

"Ya-lo~ Ya-lo~~"

It lowered its head and called softly.

After being translated by Tianxi, Anjie learned that it had also come to apologize.

Like the blue-winged finches, the little arrowfinches are very young, and their understanding of many things comes from their parents and friends. Their parents tell them that humans are scary, so they naturally think that humans are scary.

At the same time, they also have their own independent perceptions and a strong thirst for knowledge, which supports them in exploring and understanding the outside world on their own, forming a perspective on things that is different from that of their parents.

That is why, at this moment, they did not act according to their parents' instructions, but followed their own hearts.

"Alright, I forgive you too. Let's all go inside and eat." Anjie stepped forward and picked up the little arrow sparrow. The little arrow sparrow trembled slightly, but quickly calmed down.

Holding the little eagle, Anjie could clearly sense the changes in the little eagle's physical reactions, and a more genuine smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

Just then, a rustling sound came from the bushes not far away, and trumpet buds ran out of them in a panic.

"Sizzle~ Sizzle~" I'm here, I'm here, don't leave me behind!

It turned out that the trumpet bud had arrived long ago, but it had been hiding in the grass, too embarrassed to show itself. Now that it saw that the blue-winged bird and the little arrow-finger had been forgiven, it hurriedly ran out.

Splat~~

Perhaps it was running too fast, because the trumpet bud tripped over itself and fell down with tears welling up in its eyes.

Hahaha~~~

Angie and Tianxi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Anjie placed the little arrow sparrow on his shoulder, then went over and picked up the trumpet bud. Afterward, everyone went into the restaurant to eat.

Several days have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past few days, some of the Pokémon that left after Ange's human identity was exposed have gradually returned.

This group of Pokémon is mainly composed of young Pokémon native to the Nibel Plateau. Those Pokémon that have personally experienced harm from humans will probably find it difficult to accept Ange in the short term.

With the return of those Pokémon, Ange's shop gradually became lively again. Every morning, bursts of laughter could be heard from the shop, and everyone seemed genuinely happy. This inevitably aroused suspicion in some Pokémon that disliked humans but secretly kept an eye on Ange.

Is the food made by that human really that delicious?

The fact that the blue-winged finches, little arrow finches, and trumpet buds had secretly come to Anjie's place could not ultimately be kept from their parents.

That morning, while everyone was having breakfast at the shop, Ange and Diancie went out to water the seedlings in the flower bed. But when they looked up, they saw a huge Pokémon squatting on the roof of their house. It was staring at them with sharp eyes. Who else could it be but Talonflame, the parent of Finch?

"Hello...hello!" Anjie waved and greeted the Arrow Eagle.

"Ya Luo~~"

The Fiery Arrow Eagle let out a low cry and then turned its head away from An Jie.

"Arrowhawk, what brings you here? If you're worried about Little Arrowbird, please don't worry, I really won't hurt it." Anjie tried to talk to the Arrowhawk.

"Ya Luo~ Ya Luo~~" I was sent by everyone to keep an eye on you.

The Fierce Arrow Eagle turned to Ange and spoke, while Tianxi translated.

All the people who come to Anjie's restaurant are Pokémon babies. Since the parents can't stop their own children, they simply send representatives to monitor Anjie.

The Fierce Arrow Eagle is that representative.

"Is that so? Then please take good care of me from now on." After a moment of contemplation, An Jie thought that this was for the best. With the Fierce Arrow Eagle watching over him, one day everyone would believe that he meant no harm.

(End of this chapter)