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

Chapter 278 If apologies were enough, what would we need the police for?!

Upon hearing Anjie's question, the rat and the paparazzi exchanged glances, unsure how to answer.

They want to keep traveling; they enjoy the days of traveling to different places.

But after this experience, they hesitated again.

While travel offers freedom and joy, it also carries a variety of unexpected dangers.

They had encountered danger before, such as being caught in storms, being chased by powerful Pokémon, or getting lost in the wilderness... Despite the dangers, they survived them all without incident.

But this time was different; the paparazzi nearly lost his life.

If they hadn't met Anjie, they could hardly imagine what would have happened to the paparazzi bag.

Seeing that they remained silent, Anjie asked, "What's wrong? Don't you have any ideas?"

The mice all nodded in agreement.

Anjie thought for a moment and said, "In that case, why don't you listen to my suggestion?"

Both the rat and the paparazzi looked at Anjie, their eyes filled with doubt.

Anjie said with a smile, "You can come home with me and stay for a while. Once you've thought it over, if you want to travel, you can start from my house; if you're tired of the life of traveling around and don't want to travel anymore, you can just stay at my house."

The largest mouse in the family asked, "Anjie, are you trying to subdue us?"

It knows a little about human trainers.

Anjie nodded frankly and admitted, "That's right, I'm a chef. The dog-shaped bag can produce a special yeast that's very useful to me, so I really want to subdue it."

Also, my restaurant needs waiters, and I think you guys would be a perfect fit!

Kirlia definitely won't be back anytime soon, and the Munchlax House will certainly face a staff shortage, making it urgent to recruit new employees.

If one of the mice is willing to join, then this problem will be perfectly solved.

Although the family rats don't have superpowers like Kirlia, and one of them can do the work of many, they still have four members!

The rat and the paparazzi hesitated upon hearing this, unsure of what to do.

Anjie continued, "Although I have the intention to subdue you, whether you want to follow me or not is your own decision. It's a two-way choice. If you are unwilling, I will not force you."

Upon hearing this, the rats and the dog huddled together and whispered among themselves. A few minutes later, the largest rat stepped forward and gave Anjie the answer on their behalf.

"Squeak squeak squeak~" We accept your suggestion.

Anjie smiled and said, "Then I'll be looking forward to working with you all for now!"

As he spoke, he extended his right hand toward the Pokémon.

The four mice and the paparazzi together placed their tiny paws on Anjie's palm.

"Squeak~" Please give me your guidance.

"Woof woof~" Please give me your guidance.

Anjie then chatted with the rats and puppies, introducing them to the situation on the Nibel Plateau. He even took out his phone and showed them photos of the scenery on the Nibel Plateau and the partners they would soon be working with.

Anjie and the family of rats and puppies were having such a lively conversation that, without them noticing, Salamence and Glaceon also joined in.

After all, they are about to go to live on the Nibel Plateau, so they will naturally be curious about the Nibel Plateau that Angel mentioned.

Ice Eevee jumped onto the bed, curled up in a corner of the hospital bed, and looked obedient and cute.

The Salamence was so large that it only rested its chin on the edge of the hospital bed. The way it listened quietly softened its originally fierce face.

Latias and Latios rested their heads on Angel's legs, one on each side, while Aegislash flew down from the wall and quietly rested by the bed.

The entire ward was filled with a warm atmosphere.

Because of the cold weather in Windfall Town, Angel took out blankets and draped them over every Pokémon except for Ice-Eevee, making the ward even warmer.

Looking at the Pokémon getting along harmoniously with Ange, Miss Skirt curled her lip in disdain.

Hmph, a bunch of idiots who don't know the wickedness of humans!

Hua Yedi and Hua Beibei were drawn to the conversation and wanted to join in, but they were met with a fierce glare from Miss Qun'er.

Hua Yedi muttered under her breath, "We've already eaten Anjie's cooking, why should we care about this..."

Miss Skirt: ...

Despite outwardly showing no desire to get close to Anjie, Miss Qun'er's gaze kept drifting uncontrollably toward Anjie and his group, and her attention was constantly drawn to them.

Time passed second by second, and by the time Miss Skirt came to her senses, it was already only inches away from Anjie and the others.

It quickly pretended to casually move away from Anjie and the others.

As for Hua Yedi and Hua Beibei, they had long since joined An Jie and the others in their discussion, their cheerful laughter echoing in the ward.

Hua Yedi turned her head unintentionally and saw her teacher staring straight at her, so she smiled awkwardly at her teacher.

I'm sorry, teacher, but Anjie's lecture was just so interesting.

Miss Skirt sighed deeply and ultimately chose to ignore the actions of Flower Leaf and Flower Bud.

After midnight, Angel and the Pokémon's conversations gradually subsided until they fell completely silent.

The Pokémon gradually fell asleep, and Ange lay by the hospital bed, snoring softly.

Miss Skirt, however, was not sleepy at all.

It walked to the window and saw that snowflakes had started falling outside.

It subconsciously wrapped the blanket around itself tighter, glanced back at Anjie, then looked at the snow falling outside the window, its thoughts drifting away.

When Anjie woke up the next day, the outside of the window was covered with snow, and the room was brightly lit.

"Hee-di~" You're awake!

Miss Skirt's voice rang in Anjie's ears.

Anjie greeted it with a smile: "Good morning, Miss Skirt, you're up so early!"

Miss Skirt didn't get up early at all; she didn't sleep all night.

In its mind, humans have always been evil beings, but in the short time it has spent with Anjie, it has seen many different sides of humans, which makes it feel very lost.

As a Pokémon that has lived for a very long time, Miss Skirt's intelligence is in no way inferior to that of humans, and her way of thinking is also very mature.

It realized that its previous understanding of humanity was wrong, but the shattering of its long-held beliefs was something it couldn't accept all at once.

Therefore, it feels very contradictory.

Soon after, the other Pokémon woke up one after another, and Nurse Joy came over to check on the paparazzi bag.

After the examination, she said, "The paparazzi's condition has stabilized, and you can leave at any time, but remember to take your medication on time."

Anjie: "Okay, thank you, Miss Joey."

After Miss Joey left, Angie said to everyone, "Let's go back to Vanilla Village."

After saying that, he looked at a group of rats and said, "We agreed that when you go back, you have to apologize to everyone in Vanilla Village."

The four mice, with expressions of heroic defiance, nodded to Anjie.

Anjie crouched down and patted their heads, saying, "Don't worry, I'll stay with you."

"Squeak squeak squeak~" The family of mice looked at Anjie with gratitude. Anjie stroked their palms, giving them courage.

After getting the medicine from Miss Joy, Ange led everyone back to Vanilla Village in Latias, Latios, and Salamence.

When Anjie returned to Chief Andrew's house, the chief's family was having breakfast.

Upon seeing Anjie, Grandma Julian immediately stood up and stepped forward, saying, "Anjie, you're finally back! Last night you rushed out saying you had something to do and didn't come back all night. I was so worried about you."

Anjie quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Grandma Julian, it's all my fault for causing you worry."

"It's good that you're back! It's good that you're back!" Grandma Julian said, patting Angie's arm gently.

Andrew spotted a family of rats following Angie at a glance. "Angie, why did you bring them back!" he said, walking quickly to a family of rats and glaring at them fiercely.

"Squeak squeak squeak~~" The family of mice were so frightened that they hid behind Anjie.

Angie pulled Andrew's arm and said, "Grandpa Andrew, the family of rats has come to apologize."

Andrew said, "If apologies were enough, what would be the point of having police? Do their apologies make up for our losses?"

Anjie sighed and said, "There's a reason why this family of rats did this."

So he told Andrew why a family of rats had stolen the Heart's Delight.

After hearing this, Andrew's anger finally subsided, but he still refused to forgive the family of rats.

At this moment, Grandma Julian stepped forward and slapped her husband, saying, "Alright, don't be angry. What's the use of being angry now that it's already happened?"

"Hmph~" Andrew turned his head away from looking at Grandma Julian.

Anjie said, "To compensate for the losses caused by the rats, you don't need to pay me this time!"

Upon hearing this, the rats looked at Anjie with deep emotion.

But Andrew objected, "How can that be? They caused the trouble; how can you bear the losses?"

Anjie explained, "I've already subdued them, so I'll naturally take responsibility for the trouble they caused."

The rats looked guilty upon hearing this, because they hadn't officially agreed to follow Angel and couldn't be considered Angel's Pokémon.

Andrew glared at him and said, "They caused trouble first, and you subdued them afterward, you can't calculate it like that!"

Anjie thought for a moment and said, "Well then, could you please take us there? A family of rats wants to apologize to the villagers who caused the damage. Regardless of whether they forgive us or not, an apology is still necessary."

Andrew hesitated for a moment before saying, "Alright, for your sake!"

Then, led by Andrew, Angie accompanied the rats from house to house to apologize.

Of course, most villagers did not forgive the rat family, even though they had their reasons, but some people felt that the rat family was loyal and chose to forgive them.

After apologizing, Anjai took the family of mice back to Andrew's house and said to them:

"The matter is now considered closed."

The mice breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. It was really too much to ask them, being so timid, to face so many villagers who disliked them.

Andrew then asked, "Angel, when are you planning to leave? I'll see you off!"

Anjie said, "I'll be leaving this afternoon, but there's something I'd like to ask you before I go."

Upon hearing this, Andrew seemed to realize something and asked, "You want to buy herbs from our village?"

Anjie nodded. "That's right, that's it!"

Andrew shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Angie, I can't sell it to you."

Remembering what Grandma Leni had said, Angie quickly explained, "Grandpa Andrew, I'm not buying herbs to sell, and I'm not a herb merchant. I'm just a cook who wants to buy some herbs for my own use."

However, Andrew shook his head. "No matter what you intend to use it for, we can't sell you vanilla!"

"Why?" Anjie asked, puzzled.

Andrew sighed and explained, "The herbs we grow in our village are all under contract with our partners. We grow only the amount our partners need, so we don't have any left over to sell to you."

"I see..." Anjie was very disappointed.

Andrew said, "Angel, I'm sorry, although I'd like to sell you some, it's not possible..."

Although he initially misunderstood that Anjie was a merchant who wanted to discuss cooperation with them, he wasn't blind. After spending some time with him, he realized that he had misunderstood.

Anjie waved her hand and said, "I understand, you don't need to feel sorry."

Andrew had other things to do, so he chatted with Angie for a few minutes and then left.

Thinking that he had made a wasted trip, Anjie sat in the yard with a worried look on his face.

At that moment, Grandma Julian waved to him with a smile.

"Anjie, come here! Come here!"

Anjie walked over and asked, "Grandma Julian, is something the matter?"

"Do you want to buy vanilla?" Grandma Julian asked.

Anjie nodded and said, "Yes, do you have some connections?"

"Of course!" Grandma Julian said with considerable pride, "This little thing is no problem for me!"

"But aren't all the herbs in the village under agreements with people?" Anjie asked, puzzled.

"The connections I'm introducing you to aren't in the village, and I haven't signed any agreements with anyone," Grandma Julian said mysteriously.

Anjie's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "Great! Please tell me."

Grandma Julian didn't keep them in suspense and introduced the place to Anjie directly: "There's a manor to the northeast of our village. It's a vacation villa for wealthy people, and my brother works there as a butler."

That family planted a lot of herbs to decorate their estate. Go there and find my brother. Have him talk to the owners and see if they can sell you the herbs.

Anjie hesitated, "But wealthy people don't lack money. Are they really willing to sell vanilla?"

Grandma Julian patted Angie's arm and said, "How will you know if you don't try! I'll call my brother later and ask him to help you; there's a good chance!"

"Thank you so much, Grandma Julian!" Angie said happily.

Grandma Julian chuckled and said, "No need to thank me, no need to thank me. It's fate that we met!"

Anjie nodded and said, "You're right!"

After obtaining the exact location of the manor from Grandma Julian, Angelina set off with her Pokémon.

The manor wasn't far from Vanilla Village; Ange rode his Salamence and arrived at his destination in just over ten minutes.

(End of this chapter)