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

Chapter 225 Friendship Shines Like Diamonds

A short while later, Libra also emerged from her meditative state.

It was very proud of itself for having learned a new skill.

To deflate its arrogance, Anjie tapped its forehead and said:

"Tianshi has also learned a new skill, but why isn't it as cocky as you? You need to learn to be humble!"

Libra, I'm rubbing my forehead in dissatisfaction. Why should it be humble when it's so amazing?

"Ya-ji~ Ya-ji~" Hoopa is amazing.

Anjie said speechlessly, "You're a Libra, not Hoopa."

Libra was very excited when he heard this.

"Ya-ji~ Ya-ji~" I am Hoopa, I am Hoopa!

Seeing that it was acting crazy again, Anjie stopped paying attention to it.

At this moment, Ms. Gejihua asked, "Your Highness, would you like to have a gym battle with me?"

"Huh?" Anjie was taken aback. "But I'm not a trainer, and I have no plans to participate in the League Tournament!"

Ms. Geji Hua said, "You can't challenge a gym just by participating in the League Tournament. Sometimes it's not a bad thing to experience all sorts of things."

An Jie seemed to understand what he meant, then nodded: "You're right, I'll give it a try!"

Lady Gejihua smiled. "Then Your Highness, please follow me!"

Then, led by Ms. Ge Jihua, An Jie arrived at the arena of the Bai Ke Dojo.

After Ms. Angege and Ms. Jihua had taken their positions in the area, the referee of the dojo announced:

"Now begin Prince Angel's Gym Challenge. The format is a two-on-two doubles battle, which ends when all of one side's Pokémon are unable to battle."

Now, please release your respective Pokémon.

Upon hearing this, Ms. Gothicah immediately dispatched her Pokémon, namely the two Psychic Bulbasaur that had always been by her side.

"Meow~"

"Meow~"

Two Bulbasaur walked side by side to one side of the arena.

"Yo yo~~~" An Jie volunteered to fight with her two sword sheaths.

Seeing this, An Jie nodded in agreement and said, "I'll leave those two sword sheaths to you."

"Ya-ji~ Ya-ji~" Libra next to it shouted excitedly upon seeing this, it actually wanted to go on stage.

Libra: I'm so amazing, if I don't do it, who will?

Anjie tapped its head speechlessly, "You're only level 1, what are you doing going up there? Giving away free kills?"

"Duh~" Libra was very unconvinced when she heard this.

At this moment, Diancie stepped forward and said, "Then I'll be the second one."

This is Anjie's first dojo match, so of course it has to be him.

An Jie nodded upon hearing this, "Okay!"

Tianxi walked into the center of the field with a smile.

"Then... the match begins!" The referee announced loudly, seeing that both sides had already sent out their Pokémon.

As soon as the referee finished speaking, Gejihua gave the first command to the two Psychic Cats.

"Help, the wave of evil."

Although she didn't say which Meowth would use Help and which would use Dark Pulse, the two Meowths instantly understood their roles.

The male Meowth emitted a strange light from its left hand and gently patted the female Meowth's right hand. The female Meowth immediately waved its hand and unleashed a black energy ring that shot towards the twin sword sheaths.

Because the weakness of the dual sword sheaths lies in evil.

Seeing this, Diancie stepped forward and said, "Leave the defense to me!"

It stretched out its hands and used the Light Wall skill to create a transparent barrier, blocking the evil wave the moment it attacked.

At the same time, the figure with two sword sheaths flashed through the air. It drew its two swords, which shimmered with black light, and slashed straight at the two Psychic Cats.

The skill used by the dual sword sheaths is to strike vital points from the shadows.

The dual sword sheaths are weak to Dark-type moves, as are the two Psychic Bulbasaur.

However, the two Psychic Bulbasaur seemed to know that the dual-scabbard feature was that there was no defense and dodging was useless, so the male Psychic Bulbasaur released Reflect.

Light walls are used to defend against special attacks, while reflective walls are used to defend against physical attacks.

A transparent barrier formed, blocking the slash from the dual sword sheaths.

The two super-powered cats moved very nimbly. The moment they defended against the double sword sheaths, they immediately jumped into the air and quickly moved away from the double sword sheaths.

As a Psychic-type Pokémon, Psychic Meowth can use its psychic powers to move freely in the air.

The two super-powered cats in Anjie's family couldn't do it because their superpowers weren't strong enough.

While the twin sword sheaths launched their attack, Diancie wasn't idle. As soon as the two Psychic Meowths took to the sky, her Power Gem struck them.

Psychic Meow's weaknesses are Dark, Bug, and Ghost, but unfortunately, Diancie doesn't know any of these three types of moves.

The two Psychic Bulbasaur reacted very quickly, which is why they are Psychic-type Pokémon and are very good at handling situations.

Even when struck by the twin sword sheaths and brought close, they did not neglect to guard against Diancie in the distance.

Therefore, the moment Diancie attacked, their figures flashed in the air and they easily dodged.

Don't misunderstand this as some kind of teleportation; it's simply that they are very fast.

"Help, foresee the future," Ms. Ge Jihua instructed again.

"Meow~"

"Meow~"

The two Meowths responded, and the male Meowth once again assisted the female Meowth, while the female Meowth threw a ball of light into the sky.

The ball of light flew into the sky and quickly disappeared.

Foresight is a powerful superpower, but it takes some time to take effect after activation.

However, the ability to foresee the future has one advantage over other skills that require charging: once activated, the user doesn't need to worry about it anymore. They can simply wait for it to take effect and free up their hands to use other skills or do something else.

Unlike other charge-up skills, once the user is charging up, they have no time to focus on anything else.

For example, a Pokémon that uses Solar Beam needs to accumulate solar energy. During the energy accumulation period, it cannot do anything else and can only focus on accumulating energy.

Just as the two Psychic Cats finished unleashing their skills, Twin Scabbards came slashing down, but the Reflector effect was still active.

After the attack from the twin scabbards ended, the male Psychic Meowth immediately released gravity onto the twin scabbards.

Caught off guard, the two sword sheaths were crushed by gravity and fell heavily to the ground.

The female Psychic Cat didn't hesitate to seize the opportunity to unleash a malevolent energy wave at it.

Fortunately, Diancie arrived just then and used the Power Gem to shatter the Evil Pulse.

Then it waved its hand and shot out sharp pebbles, forcing the two Mega Cats back.

Once outside the range, the male Psychic Cat's gravity effect naturally ceased, and the two sword sheaths regained their freedom.

At this moment, An Jie spoke up: "Double sheaths, use the combo attack."

Slash is a Bug-type move that is super effective against Psychic Meowth. Importantly, if this move hits consecutively, its power will double.

What are the characteristics of dual scabbards? They offer no defense, making it very easy for their attacks to hit the opponent.

"Yo~" Upon hearing Anjie's command, the twin sword sheaths responded and immediately raised their swords to slash at Super Meow Meow.

The combo easily hit the male Psychic Meowth, but because of the Reflect barrier, the damage was not high.

Although Reflective Wall is a defensive skill, its purpose is not to block damage, but to reduce damage. So even if the damage is small, the combo will still hit.

The female Psychic Meowth immediately used Dark Pulse to aid the male Psychic Meowth, but how could Diancie stand idly by?

Thus, the evil wave and the sharp stone attack collided.

The twin scabbards continued their barrage of attacks on the male Psychic Meowth.

Just then, the ability to foresee the future was activated.

Beams of light descended from the sky, shooting straight toward the twin sword sheaths.

Without hesitation, Diancie leaped in front of the twin sword sheaths and used her momentary amnesia to block the attack for them.

At the same time, the sword in both sheaths was successfully slashed out.

"Meow smack~" The male super-powered cat was knocked away.

Similarly, Diancie was also shot down by the Premonition.

However, Diancie's Special Defense is exceptionally high, and she has Light Screen to weaken attacks. In addition, she used Amnesia to boost her Special Defense, so she seems to be fine.

The female Meowth caught the male Meowth and quickly lifted it into the air, away from the dual sword sheaths, to prevent it from being attacked again.

Upon seeing this, Ange shouted, "Tianxi, drop rocks!"

As Ange finished speaking, one after another, giant rocks were controlled by Diancie and fell from the sky.

The two Meowth cats were completely unaware of what was above them and were immediately hit squarely, falling from the sky.

Seeing this, the two sword sheaths launched another series of attacks.

A yellow-green sword light swept out, hitting both of the Psychic Cats at the same time.

With three consecutive hits, the combo attack, which originally had a power of only 40, now had a power of 160, shattering the Reflect barrier protecting the two Psychic Bulbasaur in an instant.

"Meow~~"

"Meow~~"

The two Meowth cats crashed heavily to the ground, instantly losing their ability to fight.

After checking on the two Psychic Cats, the referee announced loudly, "Psychic Cats are unable to fight, therefore the winner is the challenger, Prince Angel!"

Ms. Geji walked to the center of the field, recalled the two Psychic Bulbasaur with a Poké Ball, and then whispered to them:

"Thanks for your hard work!"

Then she looked at Anjie, "Your Highness, a beautiful battle!"

An Jie humbly replied, "It's all thanks to Ms. Ge Jihua's leniency."

Ge Jihua shook her head and said, "I didn't show you any mercy, Your Highness."

In typical gym battles, gym leaders do hold back against their challengers, but she went all out against Anjay, showing no mercy whatsoever.

Anjie then saw the referee carrying a tray walk to the center of the field.

Ms. Ge Jihua took the badge from the tray and handed it to Anjie, saying:

"Your Highness, this superpower badge is yours. Although you said you wouldn't participate in the League Tournament, it's still valuable for your collection."

Anjie accepted the badge and said, "Thank you, Ms. Ge Jihua."

Ms. Ge Jihua smiled and shook her head.

"Your Highness, let's find a place to sit down and talk," Ge Jihua suggested.

"Okay!" Anjie nodded.

Angie then chatted with Ms. Geji for a long time, discussing topics related to Pokémon breeding, especially the breeding of Psychic-type Pokémon.

This conversation was very beneficial to Anjie.

Ms. Ge Jihua is truly a very knowledgeable person, which makes An Jie admire her greatly.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lady Gejihua stood up and said, "Your Highness, I won't take up any more of your time. Let's say goodbye now."

Anjie nodded and stood up. "I am very honored to have a long talk with you, Ms. Ge Jihua, today."

Ms. Gejihua said, "Me too, it's an honor to meet Your Highness in Baike City."

Just as Anjie was about to leave, Gejihua said again, "Your Highness, please wait a moment. I have two gifts for you!"

Anjie looked puzzled upon hearing this. "A gift?"

He then saw a martial arts apprentice carrying two items as he walked over.

After taking the two items from the apprentice, Ge Jihua handed them to Xiang Anjie.

The first thing is something like a memory.

The second item was a wooden box.

Ms. Gejihua pointed to the first item and said, "This memory contains some of my insights on raising Psychic Pokémon. I hope it can be of help to Your Highness."

Anjie looked surprised, then quickly said, "This is too precious!"

Ms. Ge Jihua smiled and said, "It's nothing special. My students at the dojo are all learning from it. Your Highness, please accept it without worry."

"Well... alright!" Anjie stopped being coy.

Then Ms. Ge Jihua looked at the box again and said, "As for the second item..."

She paused slightly at this point, then slowly opened the box, revealing a pink crystal the size of an adult's fist inside.

"This is..." Anjie asked.

Ge Jihua explained, "Many years ago, a meteorite fell in Baike City, and later that meteorite became the sundial in Baike City Square today."

This crystal was once part of a sundial and has been kept at the Hyakuke Dojo ever since.

Anjie looked surprised upon hearing this, "Is it alright to entrust such a precious item to me?"

The sundial is a landmark of Baike City, and because of its existence, Baike City is known as the "timekeeping city surrounded by stars".

Even the name of the city of Baike is said to be related to sundials.

Lady Gejihua said, "Your Highness, please take it. The reason I'm giving it to you is because I saw some fragments of your life, and this item will be of great importance to you."

Anjie was even more surprised when she heard this.

"A clip? What clip?"

Ms. Ge Jihua shook her head and said, "The fragments are blurry and I can't see them very clearly."

An Jie looked disappointed upon hearing this.

"In that case, I'll accept it." Anjie took the wooden box and put it into his backpack.

However, when he saw something in the backpack, Anjie thought for a moment, took it out, and handed it to Ms. Gejihua.

"Ms. Ge Jihua, I also have a gift for you."

Ms. Ge Jihua looked at the large pink diamond in An Jie's hand and said:

"Is this a diamond made by Diancie?"

"Ms. Ge Jihua knows?" Anjie asked in surprise.

It was only then that he suddenly realized that Ms. Gejihua had never shown any surprise when she saw Diancie, nor had she asked Diancie's name.

So she recognized Diancie's identity from the very beginning?

Ms. Ge Jihua nodded and said, "I have seen records of Diancie in ancient books, so I know a little about her."

An Jie couldn't help but say, "Ms. Ge Jihua is indeed a learned person."

"Your Highness is too kind," Madam Gejihua said with a smile, then reached out and took the diamond, saying, "Then I will accept Your Highness's gift."

Anjie said, "May our friendship shine like a diamond."

Ms. Ge Jihua was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and nodded, saying, "May our friendship shine like a diamond."

After saying goodbye to Ms. Gejiwa, Ange led Diancie and the others out of the Hundred-Card Gym. By then, the sun had already set.

"Looks like we can't go home tonight. Let's stay in Baike City for another night."

Tianxi nodded: "I'll do whatever you say."

"Pasci~Pasci~" The throwing monkey nodded in agreement.

As for Libra, their opinions are simply ignored.

After reaching an agreement, Anjie found a hotel to stay in.

He first treated his Pokémon to a delicious meal at the hotel restaurant, and then took them for a walk in the nearby park at sunset before returning to the hotel to rest after dark.

Back at the hotel, it was still early, so no one rushed to rest.

Tianxi took out her needle and thread and sat on the sofa to knit a sweater.

Although it had already knitted a wool sweater for Anjie, one wasn't enough, so it planned to knit a few more.

The throwing monkey was mixing juice, planning to make something for everyone to drink.

The Libra idol spun around like a top, glancing at Ange and then at other Pokémon.

It desperately wanted to go crazy, but was also afraid that Angel would punch it.

Porkenion was still watching his favorite football match.

As for the Super Eccentric Ostrich, it lay quietly at Anjie's feet, looking up at Anjie as if communicating with her.

Today, when Ms. Geji Hua was teaching everyone meditation, it wasn't outside, so Anjie was teaching it how to meditate.

While teaching, An Jie also referred to the insights that Ms. Ge Jihua had given him.

Once the storage device is plugged into the phone, its contents can be viewed directly.

Seeing Libra swaying back and forth, Anjie couldn't help but say, "If you have nothing to do, meditate. Don't you want to get stronger quickly?"

Libra paused for a moment upon hearing this, then silently climbed onto the bed, lay down, and settled into a comfortable position to begin meditating.

Anjie glanced at it. "You certainly know how to enjoy yourself."

"Duh~~" Are you targeting me?

Libra said with dissatisfaction.

Anjie said, "Yes, you just realized that?"

Libra: ...

Everyone went about their own business, and the room gradually quieted down.

Just as everyone was engrossed in their own tasks, Porcanion suddenly shouted.

"Holy crap!!!"

Everyone was so frightened that their hearts trembled.

"What's wrong, Polcanion?" Ange asked, puzzled.

"My favorite Pokémon soccer star has retired!" Pulcanion said angrily.

Anjie asked, "Is it that Blaze Ace?"

Porkenion nodded.

Anjie asked in confusion, "I remember it was at its peak, so why did it retire so suddenly?"

Porkenion shook his head. "How would I know? The team just released a retirement statement without giving a reason."

Anjie looked regretful: "That's a real pity."

"It's more than just a pity," Porkenion said. "It's a huge loss for the football world!"

Anjie said, "There's nothing we can do about it."

So from then until bedtime, Porkenion remained there sighing and looking depressed, and he lost all interest in watching the football match.

Considering that it was in a bad mood, no one blamed it. After all, Volcanion genuinely liked Flame Ace, and everyone often heard it talk about Flame Ace.

When the time came and everyone went to sleep, it finally quieted down.

The next morning, Porcanion was still in a bad mood, and no amount of comforting from others could help.

Since everyone was just getting ready to head home, they couldn't help but think:

Let's go home and let Magiana comfort us.

(End of this chapter)