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

Chapter 145 Old Friends

Soon the little diamonds were full and the three of them hopped over to Anjie to thank him.

"Your Excellency Anjie, thank you for your hospitality."

Anjie asked with a smile, "Have the three of you eaten?"

Majima replied, "We're very full. It's all thanks to Prince Anjie that we met, otherwise we would be..."

An Jie said, "It's good that I can help you. It's fate that we were able to meet." It's all thanks to the system that brought us together.

Majima said sincerely, "Your Excellency Anjie, we have very important matters to attend to, so we cannot stay any longer. We hope that we can repay your kindness when we meet again."

Anjie nodded and said, "Then we'll meet again! Please accept these things." As he spoke, he took out the few remaining tree fruits he had and gave them all to the three little diamonds.

"Hope this helps."

The three little diamonds took the bag of tree fruits and carried it on their backs, their faces full of gratitude.

"Lord Anjie, you are such a kind person!"

Goodbye, Lord Anger.

Then, under Anjie's watchful eye, the three little diamonds hopped and skipped away.

After the little diamonds left, Anjie packed up his things and put them in his system inventory. Then he said to Metagross and the others, "Alright, let's go home too."

"Chiru~"

"Cloth~"

……

Several Pokémon responded cheerfully.

Riding the Altaria, Ange quickly returned to the royal city. At the city gate, he dismounted from the Altaria's back and then took several Pokémon back to Munchlax's house via a cable car.

"Bu~Bu~"

On the way home, Bubo was very happy, sitting in Anjie's lap and singing while shaking his head.

The blue-feathered bird was in a good mood. It nestled on Anjie's shoulder, watching Bubo sing happily, and joined in with its own song.

Seeing her daughter's happy expression, the Qixi Bluebird, squatting next to Anjie, couldn't help but squint its eyes into crescent moons.

Those riding on the same cable car as Anjie smiled upon hearing the clear, innocent voices of the blue cotton bird and the pupo, as if the fatigue of the day had vanished because of the joyful songs.

After getting off the cable, Bubo suddenly saw a shop selling donuts on the street and it couldn't move.

Anjie said helplessly, "You want to eat again? Didn't you just eat fried rice not long ago?"

"Cloth~~"

Bubo pinched his belly, looking aggrieved, indicating that he hadn't eaten enough.

Anjie asked with a smile, "You ate so much this afternoon, are you going to eat dinner or not?"

"Cloth~"

Bubo patted its belly confidently, indicating that it could eat as much as it wanted in the afternoon and still have plenty to eat in the evening.

"Alright, I hope you won't regret it."

As she spoke, Anjie walked toward the dessert shop.

"Bu~~" Bubo excitedly followed behind Anjie.

Seeing this, the Azure Bird, the Cotton Bird, and the Megalodon followed.

Looking through the glass window, Anjie asked Bubo, "What flavor do you want?"

Bubo looked left and right, wanting to eat them all, but he was hesitant.

Seeing this, Anjie said, "Hurry up and choose, you can only choose one."

Bubo immediately deflated like a punctured balloon, pointing to a pink donut and saying:

"Cloth~" I want this.

"Strawberry flavor, right? Okay!" Anjie said, then looked at the Tanabata Bird and said, "You guys should pick one too."

The bluebirds immediately perked up their heads and pressed them against the glass window, each choosing a flavor.

After they finished choosing, Ange thought for a moment and decided to buy more so that Diancie, Snorlax, Koala, Ember Spirit, Magearna, and Volcanion could also try some.

After getting the donut, the greedy Buba didn't eat it right away. Instead, it secretly glanced at Anjie. Seeing that Anjie wasn't paying attention to it, it suddenly sniffed the donut and then quickly hid it in its system inventory.

After hiding it, it covered its mouth and chuckled mischievously.

Bubo thought to itself: I'm not stupid. If I eat too much now, I definitely won't be able to eat dinner when I get home. Of course, I have to hide the donuts and eat them slowly later.

The system's inventory is a godsend for a gluttonous and hoarding mouse like this.

Metagross saw through Brutus's little tricks, but it didn't expose him.

Anjie looked down and saw that Bu Bo's hands were empty. He exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, you finished eating so quickly?"

"Bu~" Bu nodded, pretending to be nonchalant.

"What a glutton," Anjie shook her head.

Seeing that Anjie hadn't noticed, Bubo covered his mouth and laughed even more heartily.

Seeing Bupba's happy expression, Metagross couldn't help but laugh along.

"What are you two laughing about?" Anjie asked, puzzled.

"Bu~" He wasn't laughing at anything.

"Meta~" didn't laugh at anything.

The two Pokémon answered in unison.

"Really?" Anjie didn't think much of it.

Bupba and Metagross exchanged a glance, and suddenly Bupba leaped onto Metagross's head.

Metagross thought for a moment, then used its superpowers to split its donut in half and handed one half to Bup.

It thought that Bubo was reluctant to eat it.

"Bu~" Bubo happily took the Metagross donut and then ate it in small bites.

Seeing this, An Jie smiled and shook her head.

After paying the bill, Anjie was about to leave with the shopping bag when she suddenly heard a silvery laugh from the side.

"Daddy, I want a donut!"

"Okay, okay, Dad will buy it for you right away."

Anjie looked in the direction of the sound and found that it was a family of three who had come to buy donuts. The father was bent over, looking at the glass window with a big smile, asking his daughter which flavor she wanted.

My daughter looks about eight or nine years old. She has pigtails, wears a dress, and is very cute.

She was also holding a cuckoo with big, round eyes in her arms. The cuckoo was looking at the window with the same expression as the little girl.

The girl's mother watched from the side with a gentle smile.

What a heartwarming family of three.

Anjie didn't take it seriously. He turned around and was about to leave with his Pokémon when he saw Altaria staring at the family of three in shock.

"Qixi Bluebird, what's wrong?" Anjie asked in confusion.

The Qixi Bluebird ignored An Jie's words and continued to stare intently at the family of three.

"Daddy, I want chocolate flavor!" the girl shouted to her father.

The father affectionately patted his daughter's head and said, "Okay, I'll buy the chocolate flavor."

The girl then said, "Gugu wants some too."

Dad immediately said indulgently, "I know, Gugu has one, and Mom has one too!" As he spoke, he looked at his wife with affection.

Mom shyly patted Dad.

Following the gaze of the Qixi Bluebird, An Jie couldn't help but sigh once again, what a heartwarming family.

After they finished shopping, the family of three was about to leave when the Qixi Bluebird unconsciously followed them.

Seeing this, Anjie had no choice but to follow along with Metagross, Buppus, and Swablu.

"Qixi Bluebird, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with that family of three?" Anjie asked in a low voice as they walked.

"Tsk~ Tsk~"

The bluebird lowered its head and called out twice in a low voice. Anjie looked at the father with a shocked expression after hearing it.

He... is the one who abandoned the Tanabata Bluebird when it was still a bluebird.

Upon hearing that the man was a trainer who had abandoned his mother, the Swaburu next to it was immediately filled with anger and was about to rush over to teach him a lesson, but it was caught and brought back by the quick-thinking Altaria.

"Bluebird, stop fooling around!" Anjie took the Bluebird from the Qixi Bluebird and hugged it in her arms along with Bubo.

"What do you want?" Anjie asked the Qixi Bluebird softly.

"Strange~" The Qixi Bluebird shook its head.

Unbeknownst to it, nearly twenty years had passed, so long that its memory was beginning to fade.

If it had met this trainer before encountering Angie, it would have angrily rushed over and given him a good beating.

But after meeting Anjie, it seemed that it had lost that anger.

Of course, there was still some resentment.

Anjie asked, "Then... how about... we follow it for a while longer?"

After thinking for a moment, the Qixi Bluebird nodded in agreement.

And so, Anjai, with a few Pokémon, followed the family of three at a distance, and thanks to their excellent hearing, they could clearly hear their conversation.

It turns out that Altaria's original trainer is no longer a trainer; he is now just an ordinary worker who works at a company with his wife.

He and his wife met through work.

When Altaria learned that its former trainer was no longer a trainer, it felt a sense of disorientation and even found it somewhat ridiculous.

Why was it abandoned back then? Because its trainer, after embarking on the path of a trainer, always aimed to become one of the Elite Four and a champion, training himself with almost harsh methods every day. In the end, it was even ruthlessly abandoned because of its poor performance on the field.

Now he has actually given up his identity as a trainer and become an ordinary company employee.

Seemingly sensing the distress of the Qixi Bluebird, Anjie gently stroked its neck, trying to soothe its emotions.

The blue cotton bird flew to its mother's side and rubbed its head against her cheek.

"Chiru~ Chiru~" Mom isn't sad.

With comfort from Anjie and the Bluebird, the Bluebird of the Seven-Day Festival did feel a little better.

Soon, Anjie and his group followed the family of three to a crossroads. While waiting for the cable car, a battle was being shown on the large screen in front of them. It was a fight between Dripping Spider and Armored Warrior. The two sides were fighting fiercely and were evenly matched.

The girl was very excited. Pointing at the big screen, she said to her father, "Dad, I want to raise Gugu to be just as strong."

"Coo coo~~"

Gugu flew out of the girl's arms, stood on the trainer's shoulder, and looked at the powerful Arabian and Golem on the big screen with longing.

The father patted his daughter's head and said, "Okay, Dad believes in you, Xiaoya! But if you want your Pokémon to become strong, you must take good care of it. The bond between trainer and Pokémon is the strongest power!"

"Yes, Xiaoya loves Gugu the most, so she will definitely treat Gugu well." As she spoke, the girl hugged Gugu and kissed her, and Gugu rubbed her cheek against the girl.

Listening to the conversation between the father and daughter, Altaria really wanted to rush over and confront their former trainer.

How did you treat me back then if this is how you are teaching your daughter now?

The light turned green soon, and the family of three happily crossed the road, with Anjie and the Qixi Bluebirds following behind.

After crossing the road, the family of three entered a restaurant. Anjie looked up and realized that it was the Fighting Restaurant.

The so-called "battle restaurant" is a restaurant where the owner sets up Pokémon battles. If the customer wins, they can get a discount or even a free meal. If they lose, they have to pay the full price for their meal.

"Let's go in too," Anjie said.

"Strange~"

The bluebird nodded.

After entering the restaurant, Anjie and his group chose to sit next to a family of three and ordered some of the restaurant's signature dishes.

Bubo kept eating, and didn't forget to feed the Megalomon and the Blue Cottonbird.

After feeding the bluebird, Bubo forked a piece of beef and put it towards Anjie's mouth. Anjie took the fork and put the beef back into Bubo's mouth. "You ate fried rice and then a donut. It's amazing you can still eat."

As he spoke, he pinched Bubo's belly, which was indeed chubby and soft.

"Bu~Bu~Bu~"

Bubo was squeezed by Anjie and lay on the table, laughing loudly.

Anjie let go of his hand and said, "Alright, you can eat by yourself, don't worry about me."

Bubo nodded, took the fork back from Ange, and started eating again. Of course, it didn't forget the Swablu and Metagross.

Just then, Anjie suddenly heard her father next door say to his daughter with a sigh, "Speaking of which, I did something really outrageous back then."

"What is it?" the daughter asked, puzzled.

Dad sighed and said, "Back when I was a trainer, I treated a Swablu very badly, and eventually abandoned it because I thought it wasn't strong enough."

After hearing this, the daughter frowned and said angrily, "Dad is so mean."

"Right?" Dad said with a wry smile. "I know I went too far. I wonder how that blue cotton bird is doing now, is it alright?"

Upon hearing this, Anjie from next door gently hugged the Qixi Bluebird.

The bluebird nuzzled Anjie with its head, a tear sliding down its cheek.

That was the first human it came into contact with, and it had once held beautiful hopes for it.

The little girl next door sighed deeply and said, "Although Dad is really mean, he's still my dad! If it were anyone else, I would hate that person very, very much."

Anjie thought to herself: This little girl is quite hypocritical.

Dad said with a smile, "So Little Sprout must not be like Dad, but cherish Gugu."

Xiaoya said matter-of-factly, "Of course, Gugu is my best friend, I would never do something as outrageous as Dad."

The family of three quickly finished their meal, and the waiter came over and said, "Hello, sir. This is a battle restaurant. If you can defeat our trainers in a Pokémon battle, you will receive a 50% discount on your meal."

Little Sprout's father exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"

The waiter smiled and nodded, "Of course."

Little Sprout's father immediately said happily, "Okay, then I'll show you my skills today. Back in the day, I was a well-known trainer."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoya immediately said, "Dad is bragging."

Little Sprout's father chuckled and said, "You'll find out soon enough whether Dad's bragging or not."

After saying that, he looked at the waiter and said, "Lead the way."

The waiter nodded: "Please follow me, sir."

The family of three left with the waiter.

At this moment, An Jie looked at the Azure Bird and said, "Azure Bird, do you want to avenge what happened back then?"

(End of this chapter)