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

Chapter 243 Journey to the Royal City

Once everyone was seated, Angel announced that dinner was served, and the Pokémon cheered and began to feast.

Latias and Latios glanced at the three Eevee dogs that were wolfing down their food, and then they also started eating.

The moment the delicious food entered their stomachs, Babu Tubo's exaggerated description of Anjie's cooking skills came into concrete form in the minds of the brother and sister.

It turns out that Babu Tubo's description of Anjie's cooking skills, though exaggerated, wasn't entirely false! The siblings suddenly realized!

There are three reasons why Anjie's cooking skills had such a great impact on the brother and sister.

First, it was the first time for both siblings to eat food with such a strong flavor and aroma.

Secondly, Anjie's cooking skills are indeed excellent.

Third, the food they just ate contained a type of mushroom that Dragon-type Pokémon like.

"Babu~ Babu~" How is it? Delicious, right?

Sitting opposite the brother and sister, Babu Tubo kept stuffing food into his mouth with a spoon, chewing with bulging cheeks while speaking incoherently.

"Awoo~~" The brother and sister gave Babu Tubo an affirmative reply.

"Babu~" Babu the groundhog immediately showed a proud expression, as if it had made all the food on the table.

Tianxi tapped the table and looked at Babu Tupo with a serious expression, saying, "Swallow the food in your mouth before you speak."

Upon hearing this, Babu Tubo immediately shrank his neck.

The eldest sister has spoken!

The Libra sitting to its left couldn't help but chuckle when it saw its cowardly appearance.

"What are you laughing at!" Babu Tubo shoved Libra when he saw this.

Libras are not the type to suffer losses, so she immediately pushed him back.

Noticing their little antics, Diancie tapped the table again. "If you two aren't going to eat, get out!"

Both Pokémon shrank back and became obedient.

Hahaha~~

"Gang~~"

"Geng~~~"

In an instant, everyone at both tables, along with the Pokémon, burst into laughter.

Latios and Latias, brother and sister, looked at each other and smiled as they watched this scene.

For some reason, they sensed a faint, warm atmosphere permeating the dining table, something they had never experienced before.

At this moment, the throwing monkey took out a bottle of wine and asked Anjie and the tree-pillow bear:

"Passie~Passie~" Want to have a drink?

Anjie was in a good mood today, so she readily nodded and said, "Okay, then let's have a drink!"

The tree-pillow koala was even more direct; it took out its treasured drinking vessels and pushed them in front of the throwing monkey.

A smile spread across the monkey's face as it uncorked the bottle and poured the clear liquid into a glass, instantly filling the air with a delicate aroma.

Latios and Latias sniffed it, and Latios asked, "Is this wine?"

"That's right!" Throwing Monkey nodded, then looked at Latias and Latios and asked, "Would you like a drink too?"

Latias and Latios both knew of the existence of this special drink, but had never tasted it, so they nodded out of curiosity.

"Pasci~~" The throwing monkey happily placed a glass of wine in front of each of the brother and sister.

After pouring drinks for Angel and Komamura, it then served juice to the other Pokémon.

Ange raised his glass and said, "Let's raise a glass to welcome Latios and Latios into our family."

Diancie: "Cheers~"

Magiana: "Duki~" Cheers~

Metagross: "Meta~" Cheers~

……

Everyone raised their glasses (for drinks) and said.

The brother and sister looked at everyone, feeling excited, and raised their glasses in imitation of everyone else.

Amid cheers, Latios and Latias downed their drinks in one gulp.

"Cough cough cough~~" Latias coughed violently because he drank too fast.

"Sizzle~ Sizzle~" So spicy! So spicy!

Latias said, his face flushed.

Seeing this, Anjie laughed and said, "It seems Latias isn't used to the taste of alcohol."

Upon hearing this, Tianxi said, "Honestly, I really don't know what's so good about wine."

"Duki~~" That's it, that's it!

"Geng~~" Mmm!

Magearna and Gengar nodded in agreement.

Latias looked at Diancie with teary eyes, thinking that what it said made a lot of sense; this thing called wine really didn't taste good.

"Passie~ Passie~" You guys really don't understand! The taste of alcohol is so wonderful...

The throwing monkey shook its head and said.

However, despite saying that, it still thoughtfully replaced the wine with juice for Latias.

"Passie~Passie~" Since you don't like alcohol, try my juice!

Latias picked up the juice, took a small sip, and his eyes lit up.

"Mmm~~" This tastes so good!

As expected, the juice won Latias's favor.

Ange asked Latias, "Latias, what do you think of the taste of the wine?"

"Mmm~~" Latias asked the throwing monkey for another cup, and smacked his lips, indicating that the taste was not bad.

Anjie said happily, "Then let's have another drink!" He raised his glass again.

The tree-pillow koala and the throwing monkey also raised their glasses.

Latias: "Whoosh~~ Cheers!!!"

As they drank and chatted, Angel, Throwing Monkey, and Latios gradually became tipsy.

Ange wasn't a heavy drinker, so he said to Throwing Monkey and Latios, "Let's stop drinking here for today, and we can drink together again another time."

"Percy~"

"Waaah~"

Throwing Monkey and Latios nodded in agreement; neither of them were overindulgent Pokémon.

Only the tree-pillow koala remained unchanged, continuing to sip its drink by itself.

Tianxi noticed the flush on Anjie's face and put some food in his bowl. "Have some food to tide you over."

Seeing this, Latias followed suit and also put a lot of food into his brother's bowl.

"Mmm~~" Brother, eat!

The little Snorlax saw that the Koopa was drinking, so it nudged it.

"Gang~ Gang~" Don't just drink, eat more food!

As it spoke, it filled the bowl for the tree-pillow koala.

The tree-pillow koala paused in its drinking motion, remained silent for a moment, then quietly put down its glass and picked up its chopsticks to eat.

Although it is fond of alcohol, it listens to advice.

"Gang~" Seeing this, the little Snorlax smiled and patted the back of the Komaru.

The tree-pillow koala moved to the side, avoiding the little Snorlax's movements.

Hey kid, who's the elder between us?!

After stroking the back of the tree-pillow koala, the little Snorlax continued eating with a smile.

Tree-pillow koala: ...

The throwing monkey looked at Latios, then at Angel and the tree-pillow bear.

(っ╭╮)っ Am I the only one without anyone to take care of me? Night Demon, Pot Pot, I miss you so much!

Just then, Shuangjianshe used the ribbons to control the chopsticks and filled the monkey's bowl with a full bowl of food.

The monkey looked at the twin sword sheaths with teary eyes: Twin sword sheaths, you are truly an angel!

And so, lunch ended in a harmonious atmosphere.

After the meal, Anjie lay drowsily on the recliner by the door, basking in the sun. He had drunk some wine at noon and was feeling quite sleepy.

Snorlax and Babubo rested their heads on his knees, one on each side, and soft snoring could already be heard.

Although they didn't drink alcohol, they were still drowsy after eating and drinking their fill.

In the sky, Latias and Latios are playing around.

Mare the sheep sat beside the flowerbed and used its paintbrush to draw Angel, Snorlax, Babutop, Latios and Latias playing on the paper.

The next morning, Thousand Faces stayed home to learn from Kyogre, while Angelina took her Twinswords, Libra, Lucario, Kirlia, and two Meowths to work in the Royal City.

However, before he set off, Latias and Latios suddenly found him.

"You're going to the royal city?" Anjie looked at the brother and sister in surprise.

Latias and Latios nodded simultaneously.

"Ugh~" No way?

Latias asked.

"Of course!" Anjie nodded. "I'm just a little surprised."

"Awoo~ Awoo~" We want to see what this world has become.

Latios said to Ange.

"It would be good to go and take a look!" Anjie said. "Alright, let's go to the royal city together then."

And so, Anjie led the brother and sister through the spatial passage to the royal city.

The brother and sister marveled at the spatial passage for quite some time before emerging from it.

Upon reaching the third floor of Munchlax's house, Anjay instructed the siblings, "You are free to wander around the royal city as you please, but be careful not to cause any disturbances."

"Awoo~ Awoo~" The brother and sister nodded. They knew they were special, so to Anjie's surprise, their bodies gradually became transparent until they disappeared from Anjie's sight.

That way, no one can see them.

Seeing their abilities, Anjie was amazed. He searched for the siblings while calling out:

"Latios? Latias?"

In fact, as long as he activates the waveguide, he can easily locate the siblings' positions.

The reason the brother and sister could become invisible was actually by using special feathers on their bodies to deceive others' vision through the refraction of light; they did not actually disappear.

At Ange's call, Latios and Latios reappeared.

Upon seeing this, An Jie said, "Since you have such abilities, then I'm relieved."

Then, under his watchful eye, the brother and sister disappeared again, flying out of the window one after the other.

After leaving Munchlax's house, the brother and sister first flew high into the sky to look down at the royal city.

Although it was early morning, the city's office workers had already started heading out to work, so the streets were full of people.

Although the capital city of Azoth has largely maintained its retro style, it still differs greatly from the era in which Latios and Latias lived.

The era in which they lived was one of extreme poverty and hardship for humans, completely different from the affluent human world we live in today.

After watching for a while, the brother and sister swooped down from the sky and landed on the artificial river in the royal city.

They flew quickly close to the river surface, creating shockwaves that rippled across the water.

After passing under a large bridge, they gradually approached the riverbank and began to fly close to it.

The banks of the artificial river are covered with large grassy areas, and people come here for a walk every morning.

When Latias saw a mother holding her daughter's hand, walking slowly along the riverbank, it quietly approached.

At this moment, the mother was teasing her daughter and pinched her cheek, making the daughter giggle.

Latias stretched out his paw and, mimicking his mother, playfully poked his daughter's face.

"Hmm?" The daughter's smile faded, and she looked around in confusion.

The mother asked, "What's wrong?"

"Mommy, something poked my face!" the five- or six-year-old daughter shouted.

The mother shook her head helplessly and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, child? There's no one else here but you and me!"

The daughter said angrily, "Really?!"

"Okay, okay, I know, I know, alright? The one who poked you just now was actually your mom!"

"Mom is bad, Mom doesn't believe me!" The mother's perfunctory reply could not persuade her daughter.

So the mother and daughter gradually drifted away during their argument.

Latias couldn't help but chuckle when his prank succeeded.

At this moment, Latios flew to its side and sternly reprimanded it. Latios shrank its neck and followed its brother away, looking aggrieved.

The brother and sister continued flying forward until they reached a tall building, where a large screen was playing a video of a character named GG.

Latias leaned closer to his brother and asked, "Woo~ woo~" What is this? Why is there someone inside?

"Awoo~" Latios didn't recognize it either, so it could only shake its head.

However, the content displayed on the big screen suddenly changed, from GG to a Pokémon battle, with Charizard breathing fire and whistling past Latias's face.

"Whoa~~~" Latias was startled and screamed as she flew to her brother's side.

A pedestrian downstairs asked his companion, puzzled, "Did you hear any strange noises?"

My friend asked, "Really?"

The pedestrian looked left and right, but didn't see anything strange. He then muttered to himself, "Was it just my imagination?"

In the air, Latios hugged his sister and comforted her for a while. When he realized that the images playing on the big screen could not affect them, Latios mustered up his courage and went closer.

Before long, Latios began to shake his head and sigh helplessly.

Latias, who had just been quite frightened, was now cheering on both sides of the match enthusiastically.

What a fickle little sister!

After leaving the big screen, the brother and sister continued to wander through the royal city, seeing many new and interesting things.

They certainly broadened their horizons.

After flying for an unknown amount of time, the brother and sister flew into a residential area.

Playfully flying down a flight of stairs, Latias arrived at a small alley, while Latios followed closely behind his sister.

Then they saw a little boy standing under the eaves, lost in thought.

It turned out that his balloon had gotten stuck on the eaves, and he couldn't reach it no matter what he did.

Latias watched the little boy jumping around under the eaves with a puzzled expression. But Latias cleverly guessed that the little boy was trying to reach for the balloon, so he flew over, took the balloon down, and carried it to the little boy.

The balloon suddenly floated towards him, but the little boy wasn't scared. Instead, he looked at the balloon with curiosity.

Seeing that the little boy was hesitant to take the balloon, Latios called out in confusion.

"Who? Who's there?" the little boy shouted upon hearing the voice.

Without thinking twice, Latios shoved the balloon's string into the little boy's hand and flew away quickly.

Doing good deeds anonymously, the brother and sister exchanged a smile, then quickly passed through the alley and disappeared into the residential area in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)