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

Chapter 146 Do you regret it?

()? The Qixi Bluebird looked puzzled.

An Jie whispered a few words in the ear of the Qixi Bluebird, who hesitated for a moment before nodding gently.

Anjie then said to Metagross, Buppha, and Swablu, "You three stay here obediently. Aladdin and I have to leave for a while."

"Okay!"

With his mouth bulging, Bubo raised his hand and made an unintelligible promise to Anjie.

Anjie, still worried, gave Metagross a special instruction: "Metagross, could you please look after these two little guys?"

"Meta~"

The Megalodon nodded, its calm demeanor giving people a sense of security.

"Let's go," Anjie said to the Qixi Bluebird.

"Wow~" the Qixi Bluebird nodded.

On the other side, the family of three had already been led by the waiter to the restaurant's battle arena. Just then, a match in the arena ended, and the waiter said:

"It's your turn, guest."

"it is good."

Xiaoya's father nodded and was about to go on stage when Xiaoya suddenly tugged at his clothes and said to him with a sweet smile:

"Go, Dad!"

Little Sprout's mother clenched her fist and said to her husband, "Honey, you can do it!"

Little Sprout's dad was immediately energized. "My strength is surging! Dad will definitely win!"

This wasn't his first time at a battle restaurant. Usually, the owners of these restaurants are Pokémon battle enthusiasts, but since they aren't trainers themselves, they set up these battles to satisfy their own interests.

Since it's just a hobby, most of the trainers the restaurant hires aren't very strong, and he's never lost in the Battle Restaurant!

Once Xiaoya's father was standing on one side of the battlefield, the referee announced, "Now, please welcome our restaurant's trainer to the stage."

As he finished speaking, Anjie appeared on the other side of the field with the Qixi Bluebird.

Upon seeing Anjie, the referee was stunned. "Is this the trainer from our restaurant?" He didn't recall having this trainer among the restaurant's hired trainers.

At this moment, the restaurant owner appeared in the corner and nodded to the referee. The referee immediately understood that the trainer was someone the owner had temporarily arranged.

The reason An Jie and the Qixi Bluebird appeared on the battlefield was, of course, because he had specifically gone to find the boss.

Given his status, the boss had no reason to refuse such a small request.

Of course, it wasn't just the referee who was surprised to see Anja; Xiaoya's father was also surprised, because he recognized the trainer on the other side as the guest sitting at the table next to them.

Not only that, he also knew that this person had been following them ever since they left the dessert shop, and as a "former" trainer, he still had that much awareness.

He hadn't taken any action because the other party hadn't shown anything suspicious, but now they had become his opponent.

Suppressing his doubts, Xiaoya's father heard the referee announce, "Both sides, please send out your Pokémon. The battle will be 1-on-1. The battle ends when one side's Pokémon is defeated!"

As the referee finished speaking, Xiaoya's father took out a Poké Ball and threw it out. With a flash of red light, a flying Pokémon appeared on the field.

This Pokémon has a bat-like appearance, with two large ears on its head, black inside and purple outside wings, each with a sharp red claw, a long tail, and powerful legs. It is the Flying/Dragon-type Pokémon Noivern.

In terms of attributes, Noivern and Altaria are the same, only their primary and secondary attributes are different. Noivern's primary attribute is Flying and its secondary attribute is Dragon; while Altaria's primary attribute is Dragon and its secondary attribute is Flying.

After becoming a trainer, Noivern is the only Pokémon that stayed with Bud's father. His other Pokémon have all left him for various reasons.

Anjie patted the bluebird's neck and said, "Go!"

"Strange~"

The Qixi Bluebird nodded, took a deep breath, flapped its wings, and flew into the field.

Seeing the Qixi Bluebird, Xiaoya's father couldn't help but think of the Blue Cottonbird he had abandoned years ago.

At this moment, he did not know that the Altaria in front of him was the Swablu he had abandoned years ago. Unfortunately, he could not recognize it. Not to mention that so much time had passed, the Swablu had evolved into the Altaria, so it was normal that he could not recognize it.

"The match begins!"

As soon as the referee finished speaking, Anjie and Xiaoya's father gave their instructions at the same time.

"Tanabata Bluebird, Dragon Pulse!"

"Sound Wave Dragon, Dragon Pulse!"

As the two finished speaking, the Altaria and the Soundwave Dragon simultaneously unleashed a blue-purple dragon-shaped energy wave at each other.

boom!

With a loud bang, the two dragon energies collided, creating an explosion that sent thick smoke and dust flying everywhere.

"Go, Dad!" Xiaoya shouted from the sidelines, cheering for her father.

After giving his daughter a smile, Little Sprout's father shouted, "Sonic Dragon, Shadow Clone!"

"roar!"

With a roar, the Sonic Dragon's figure flickered and several other Sonic Dragon figures appeared in the arena, making it impossible to tell which was real and which was fake.

Seeing this, the Bluebird panicked a little, but Anjie quickly reassured her, "Bluebird, don't panic, trust me!"

Hearing An Jie's words, the Qixi Bluebird indeed calmed down.

Others might not be able to distinguish Noivern from its shadow clone, but Angelion can, because it possesses the power of Aura. Pokémon can emit Aura, but shadows cannot.

Suddenly, Anjie pointed at a sonic dragon and shouted, "Altair, use the power of the moon to attack it!"

"strange!!!"

Without any hesitation, the Qixi Bluebird produced a silver moon above its head, and silver light condensed in its beak. The next second, a silver beam of light shot out.

boom!

The power of the moon struck the sonic dragon squarely, and a mournful howl echoed. All the sonic dragons vanished, leaving only the one struck by the moon's power to fall to the ground.

Anjie's judgment was clearly correct.

The father of the little sprout on the other side was stunned. He couldn't understand how the other side could so accurately and quickly determine the true form of the sonic dragon.

"Sonic Dragon!" Little Sprout's father exclaimed worriedly.

Without pausing, the moment the Noisy Dragon fell, Anjie commanded Altaria, "Altaria, Ice Beam!"

Ice-type moves are four times stronger than Noivern; once hit, Noivern has absolutely no chance of turning the tide.

As Anjie finished speaking, the Altaria opened its beak and spat out a beam of blue light towards the Noisy Dragon.

However, to Ange and Altaria's surprise, Noisyron reacted very quickly. It pushed off the ground with its legs and flapped its wings, its body shooting into the sky like an arrow, easily dodging Altaria's attack.

The next second, its right claw emitted a green light, and its body plummeted rapidly, lunging towards the bluebird below.

It's a dragon claw!

Noivern's moveset only has Dragon-type moves that can counter Altaria, while Altaria's moveset has many moves that can counter Noivern.

Dragon-type Dragon Pulse, Fairy-type Moonblast, Ice-type Ice Beam, and so on.

Seeing Noivern's unstoppable momentum, Ange shouted, "Altair, Cotton, defend!"

Cotton Guard is a Grass-type defensive move with very strong defensive capabilities. Not many Pokémon can learn this move, and they all have one thing in common: they are all fluffy, such as Mareep, Altaria, and Whimsicott.

As An Jie finished speaking, the Qixi Bluebird folded its arms, and its feathers rapidly expanded, instantly covering its entire body.

The Sonic Dragon's claws gripped a wad of cotton, and a sense of powerlessness welled up within it.

Anjie: "Twinkle Bluebird, Frozen Beam!"

At this moment, Altaria's head emerged from the ball of feathers, and it opened its mouth to unleash a freezing beam at the nearby Noisy Dragon.

Click-clack~~

The freezing beam triggered an additional effect, freezing the Noivern into an ice block that fell to the ground.

The referee immediately announced, "Soundwave is unable to battle; Altaria wins."

Upon hearing the referee announce her victory, the Qixi Bluebird paused for a moment, then excitedly flapped its wings and flew to Anjie's side, pounced on Anjie, and picked her up.

"Tsk~ Tsk~"

The Qixi Bluebird was overjoyed; it had never been so happy before.

Anjie patted it happily, "Feeling much better now?"

"Wow~" the Qixi Bluebird nodded.

Over there, with the help of the restaurant staff, Noymon was thawed from its frozen state. Little Sprout's father was tenderly stroking and comforting it, while Noymon affectionately hugged Little Sprout's father and told him about its defeat.

This is the kind of little sprout the father has never seen before.

After the battle ended, Anjie led Altaria to the center of the arena, and Xiaoya's father also came over with Noivern.

"What a wonderful duel! I lost. Your Altaria is very strong."

As Xiaoya's father spoke, he extended his right hand to Anjie.

However, Anjie did not shake hands with him.

"Right? My Altaria is very strong. Do you regret abandoning the Swablu back then?"

After saying this, An Jie turned and left with the Qixi Bluebird.

Upon hearing An Jie's words, Xiao Ya's father froze on the spot. Then, he seemed to realize something and was about to ask An Jie for clarification when he discovered that An Jie and the Qixi Bluebird had disappeared.

He then remembered that Anjie was sitting at the table next to theirs, so he hurriedly ran over there.

Seeing her father rushing around, Xiaoya asked in confusion, "Dad, where are you going?"

Little Sprout's mother also looked puzzled, "Honey?"

However, Xiaoya's father didn't have time to answer his daughter and wife. He staggered back to where he had just eaten, only to find that the next table was already empty and the waiter was clearing away the dishes.

He grabbed the waiter and asked, "Where are the people sitting here?"

The waiter, looking completely bewildered, replied, "Of course we leave after we finish eating!"

Xiaoya's father chased after them to the door, but apart from the crowds coming and going, there was no sign of Anjie and the Qixi Bluebird.

Little Sprout's father stared blankly into the distance.

"Blue Cotton Bird...is that you?" he murmured to himself.

After a long while, Xiaoya and her mother caught up and saw that her father (husband) was in a daze. They looked at each other in confusion, wondering what was wrong with her father (husband).

After a long while, Xiaoya's father finally looked away.

I just... wanted to apologize...

Anjie and the Altaria were unaware of what Little Sprout's father was thinking; they had already successfully returned to the Snorlax's house.

After reuniting with Xiaoya's father, Qixi Qingniao finally let go of the past and a relaxed smile appeared on her face.

As soon as Anjie and his family arrived home, the father bluebird descended from the sky to pick up his wife and daughter.

"Chiru~ Chiru~"

Seeing its father, the blue cotton bird was overjoyed. It flapped its wings and landed on its father's back, chirping and telling him about its day.

The father cottonbird listened quietly, then slowly moved to his wife's side and affectionately nuzzled her with his head.

After the mother and mate of the blue cottonbirds had been affectionate, they looked at Anjie, who smiled and waved to them, "Go on, you've worked hard today."

The mother cottonbird nodded, whispered a few words to her husband, flapped her wings and flew into the sky, with the father cottonbird following closely behind.

Before long, the family of three disappeared into the azure sky.

After staring at the direction the family of bluebirds had left for a while, Anjie turned around and went back into the house.

At that moment, Magiana came out of the kitchen, carrying a tray in her hand.

"Du~ki~du~" Anjie, you're back?

It was very happy to see Anjie.

Anjie replied, "Yes, I just got back."

"What's that in your hand?" Anjie asked, puzzled.

"duki~"

Maya waved mysteriously at Anjie.

Anjie leaned closer in puzzlement, only to see Magiana place the tray on the table, lift it, and reveal a beautifully designed cake inside.

The cake is generally milky white, decorated with intricate frosting and pink on top, adorned with chopped peaches.

Ange exclaimed in surprise, "Mageyana, did you make this?"

"duki~"

Maya nodded, squinting her eyes.

Anjie asked incredulously, "You can make such a beautiful cake so quickly? Are you a genius?"

Maya blushed and said shyly, "du~ki~du~" It's all thanks to Madeke's good teaching.

Anjie shook her head and said, "Even if Madek teaches well, it's useless if you don't study hard. It's clear that Magiana, you really are a genius!"

"duki~"

Maya became even more embarrassed by the praise.

Anjie added, "But when I see Madek in the future, I really should thank him properly."

Maya nodded in agreement.

"May I try some?" Angie asked Maya with expectant eyes.

"du~ki~du~" Maya nodded.

However, just as Ange was about to make a move, Maya stopped him again.

"What's wrong?" Anjie asked, looking puzzled.

Maya waved to Ange, and suddenly a knife appeared from her wrist in her right hand. She brandished the knife and said, "du~ki~du~" I'll cut!

Anjie: "Okay."

Maya muttered to herself as she began to cut the cake.

"Duki~" This is for Ange and Porcanion.

"Duki~" This is for Diancie and Snorlax.

"Duki~" This is for Lizard and Gengar.

"Duki~" This is for Metagross and Koala.

"Duki~" This one is for me and Bubo.

Soon, the cake was divided into 10 equal pieces.

(End of this chapter)