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

Chapter 281 Barbecue Party

The next second, Gallade raised an arm, and purple light gathered in its hand, quickly forming a transparent purple blade.

It is a spiritual weapon!

With the enhancement of Cattleya's superpowers, this mental blade became unprecedentedly powerful.

"Ailu~"

Gallade yelled and swung its arm, unleashing a purple blade. Komaru quickly used its tree pillow to defend itself.

But no one expected that after a snap, the tree pillow in the koala's hand would actually split in two.

For the first time, Anjie saw an expression called "astonishment" on the face of the tree-pillow koala.

Too shocked to react, Komaru stood frozen in place, and was thus knocked away by Gallade's follow-up attack.

The intense pain finally brought it back to its senses.

Because the tree-pillow koala had its back to Ange at the moment, Ange couldn't see its expression, but Cattleya, who was facing it, saw that its expression had changed.

She first saw a flash of anger on the tree-pillow koala's face, which then turned into seriousness.

Cattleya suddenly had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the next second, Komaru pushed off with its little feet, holding half of the tree pillow in each hand, and rushed towards Gallade in a blur. The ground was dented by its force, and countless pebbles flew everywhere.

Despite being such a small and delicate creature, it suddenly unleashed a power that startled Gallade.

In the blink of an eye, Koala rushed to Gallade's side, activated Play Rough, and the broken tree pillow in its hand burst into a strong pink light, smashing it hard against Gallade.

Gallade raised its arm blades to defend itself, but was knocked away and slammed hard into the defensive barrier of the battlefield.

Without pausing, Komaru arrived at Gallade's side again in a flash.

Gallade tried to use Instant Transmission to dodge, but Komaru didn't give it the chance.

The tree pillow in the koala's hand had disappeared at some point (it had been put into the system inventory), and Cattleya and Cynthia were both so focused on the intense battle that neither of them noticed.

Komaru grabbed Gallade's hand and activated its Slam move.

Gallade was swung around and slammed hard onto the ground, letting out a painful groan.

Before Gallade could react, Komaru spat out green seeds that glowed brightly.

It's a Grass-type Seed Bomb.

After a barrage of attacks, Gallade finally lost its ability to fight.

Looking at the two Pokémon in the arena, Ange, Cattleya, and Cynthia all fell silent.

Cattleya and Cynthia were shocked by Ange's strength.

The league's four kings were defeated in a row, three of them in one fell swoop. It's just too tragic.

Anjie remained silent because of the sad atmosphere emanating from the tree-pillow koala.

He walked to the center of the area, gently picked up the tree-pillow bear, and asked, "Tree-pillow bear, are you alright?"

The tree-pillow koala grabbed Anjie's clothes with its two little paws and buried its head in Anjie's arms.

The silence made An Jie feel even more heartbroken.

Yes, how could it be alright? That thing has been with it since it was born.

For countless years, when Darkrai tormented it, that tree pillow silently accompanied it through day and night.

Although tree pillows are inanimate, they are irreplaceable family members for tree pillow koalas.

Anjie gently stroked the tree-pillow koala's back, silently comforting it.

Realizing the importance of the tree pillow to the tree pillow koala, he did not suggest finding a replacement.

Although finding someone new is indeed necessary, Anjie knows that the new cannot replace the old, and the meaning is completely different.

At this moment, after handing her three injured Pokémon to Bernard, who had returned, Caitlin walked over to Angelina with Cynthia.

"I lost. As agreed, I will sell the vanilla to you!" Cattleya said.

Anjie smiled and said, "Thank you very much! I will pay the market price."

However, Cattleya waved her hand and said, "Hmph, no need for money. These are your spoils of war!"

Anjie hesitated and said, "This...isn't that inappropriate?"

So many herbs, they could be worth a lot of money on the market.

Upon hearing this, Cattleya said impatiently, "Just take it if it's offered to you, why are you being so fussy!"

Losing the battle made her very irritable, and she felt like her superpowers were about to go berserk. She didn't want to stay here any longer.

Cynthia noticed something was wrong with Gadriya, so she said to Ange, "Since Gadriya has said so, just accept it. It's nothing to her!"

Cattleya is a true rich woman.

Seeing that the two of them had said so, Anjie naturally stopped being coy and said, "Since that's the case, I'll shamelessly accept Miss Cattleya's kindness."

Cattleya said, "Go pick those herbs yourself. If you need any help, ask Butler Bernard!" After saying that, she turned and left, and even flew away using her superpowers.

Upon seeing this, Cynthia smiled at Ange and then quickly chased after Gadriya.

After the two left, Angie found Bernard's butler and asked him to help hire a few people to pick herbs.

Cattleya's herb garden is huge; it would take him forever to harvest all the herbs by himself.

Bernard glanced at the sky and said, "Finding help shouldn't be a problem, but it's getting late and it'll be dark soon. How about you stay here for the night and we start tomorrow?"

Anjie asked, "Is it okay for me to stay here?"

Bernard laughed and said, "Of course, no problem. Miss already told me in advance that if you want to stay here for the night, I can make the arrangements."

Anjie suddenly realized, "Miss Catharia is actually quite a nice person!"

Bernard thought to himself: My lady isn't this friendly to others!

Anjie received preferential treatment because he beat Cattleya, but apart from the other champions and kings of the league, how many can beat Cattleya?

Subsequently, under Bernard's arrangement, Angie checked into a guest room at the manor.

After resting in the guest room, Anjax released all of his Pokémon.

Latias, Latios, Komaru, Aegislash, Gardevoir, Gallade.

Also traveling with him were Salamence and Glaceon.

The paparazzi bag and the rat family were added temporarily.

In addition, there's Miss Skirt, Flower Leaf Stem, and three Flower Buds.

Fortunately, the guest room at Cattleya's house is large enough to accommodate so many Pokémon without feeling crowded.

Seeing the Koala, who was staring blankly at the broken tree pillow, Anjie walked over and said, "Koala, how about we have a barbecue tonight? Barbecue and beer, all you can eat!"

The tree-pillow koala silently put the two tree-pillow pieces into its system inventory. However, it felt uncomfortable not having something to hold in its arms, so it climbed up Anjie's arm to Anjie's head and hugged the top of Anjie's head.

Anjie reached out and patted the tree-pillowed teddy bear, saying with a wry smile, "Alright, you can hold it like this for now!"

After saying that, he looked at the other Pokémon and said, "Let's have a barbecue!"

Latias, Latios, Gardevoir, Gallade, and Aegislash immediately cheered upon hearing this.

Barbecue, yay!

The dog, the rat family, Miss Skirt, and Flower Leaf didn't know what barbecue was, so they stared at each other with wide eyes and full of doubt.

"Let's go to the yard!" Anjie said, waving his hand.

The guest rooms are located in a spacious courtyard, which is perfect for hosting barbecue parties.

Upon arriving in the courtyard, Anjie first took out the barbecue utensils needed.

Barbecue grill, charcoal, skewers, gloves...

Next come the seasonings and ingredients.

Rock salt, ground chili seeds, cumin, sweetener, barbecue sauce... beef, lamb, pork belly, shrimp, fish, eggplant, chives, lettuce, potatoes, large mushrooms, small mushrooms, aromatic mushrooms...

In no time, the courtyard was filled with them.

Gardevoir, Gallade, and Aegislash, three experienced fighters, quickly stepped forward to help.

Gardevoir and Gallade helped prepare the ingredients, while Aegislash was responsible for cutting them up.

Anja then skewered the ingredients that the Aegislash had cut onto sticks.

Miss Skirt had been watching from the sidelines, but feeling bad about eating and drinking for free, she led Flower Leaf and Flower Bud to step forward and ask on their behalf:

"Is there anything we can do to help?"

Anjie thought for a moment and said, "Then help me skewer them!"

Miss Skirt nodded and began to work, imitating Anjie.

Under Anjie's guidance, Miss Skirt, along with Flower Leaf and Flower Bud, were soon able to work independently.

Because of their small hands and the fact that they carry fairy flowers, Flower Leaf and Flower Bud use vine whips instead of hands to do their work.

With Miss Skirt and the others helping, Anjie can now free up her hands to start grilling.

As time went by, the rich aroma of barbecue began to waft through the courtyard. Miss Qun'er and the others, who were trying barbecue for the first time, were almost overwhelmed by the smell.

Once the skewers of barbecue were cooked, the Pokémon immediately began to feast, and the entire courtyard was filled with a happy and joyful atmosphere.

Even the tree-pillow koala couldn't care less about being sad.

Anjie saw Shuzhen holding barbecue in her left hand and beer in her right, munching away, and a smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

If he can make the tree-pillow koala feel better, then he has achieved his goal.

Just as Anjie and the others were enjoying their meal, a voice suddenly rang out.

"What are you eating? It smells delicious!"

Ange looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Cynthia had appeared in the courtyard at some point.

"Miss Cynthia?" Angie asked in surprise.

Seeing Cynthia staring intently at the barbecue in his hand, Anger hesitated for a moment and asked:

"Want to try some?"

Cynthia's face immediately lit up with a radiant smile. "Then I won't be polite!"

Before Ange could react, the barbecue in his hand was already in Shirona's hands.

Cynthia swallowed a piece of beef brisket in one gulp, closed her eyes happily, and said between chews, "Delicious, so delicious!"

The Pokémon world naturally has barbecue, but Cynthia has never eaten such a special barbecue before. The perfect blend of sauce and ingredients creates a rich aroma that dances on the tongue.

Anjie's barbecue skills are not particularly outstanding, after all, he didn't learn them from the system.

However, he used waveguide power to process the ingredients and seasonings, making their tastes incredibly harmonious.

In addition, the sauce is mixed with our own special fermented soybean paste, and we use mushroom sauce and spicy mushroom sauce during the grilling process.

He even used techniques he learned from Grandma Julian to incorporate herbs into his barbecue, making the flavor even more unique.

With all these advantages, even grilled shoe soles taste delicious! Not to mention, Anjie uses only the best quality ingredients.

Cynthia finished showing off a skewer of grilled beef in the blink of an eye.

Licking her lips, Cynthia noticed Angel staring at her in surprise and belatedly realized she had done something very rude, causing her face to flush red.

"Um... I'm so sorry, but your barbecue was just so delicious!"

Anjie smiled and asked, "Why don't you sit down and eat?"

Cynthia exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"

Anjie nodded and said, "Of course, it would be my honor!"

"Then I won't stand on ceremony!" Cynthia walked confidently into the Pokémon group.

When she saw Latias and Latios, she paused for a moment, but didn't ask any questions. She just became more curious about Angel.

He's a legendary trainer! No wonder he beat Ria so easily.

Gardevoir gently pushed several plates of barbecue in front of Cynthia, smiling at her. Cynthia gratefully said, "Thank you."

Gardevoir shook her head, indicating that she was welcome.

Angie thought for a moment and then asked Cynthia, "Would you like some beer?"

Cynthia glanced at the Komaru-chan drinking, subconsciously swallowed, and then decisively replied, "Yes!"

So Ange brought a few bottles of beer and placed them in front of Cynthia.

While eating, Cynthia said, "I heard from Bernard's butler that you were staying at the manor, so I thought I'd come and say hello. I didn't expect to run into you guys having a barbecue."

Sorry for showing up uninvited!

Anjie shook his head and said, "I'm overjoyed that the champion has graced us with his presence! Besides, Miss Cynthia, you spoke up for me a lot during the day, so consider this my token of gratitude."

Upon hearing Ange mention what happened during the day, Cynthia said, "Cattleya has a bad temper. I apologize to you on her behalf for what happened today."

Anjie said, "Miss Cynthia is too kind. Actually, I didn't take it to heart. I was the one who visited first and made unreasonable requests. I'm already very happy that Miss Cattleya was willing to see me."

Cynthia sighed and said, "Lia wasn't like this before. Later, as her superpowers became stronger, she sometimes couldn't completely control them, and that's when her temper gradually became irritable."

Upon hearing this, An Jie suddenly realized and said, "Then I have even less reason to be angry."

At that moment, Cynthia took a sip of beer, her eyes suddenly lighting up. "This beer tastes so unique!"

Anjie smiled and said, "I'm glad Miss Cynthia likes it. This was brewed by my family's throwing monkeys."

Cynthia was even more surprised upon hearing this. Looking at the golden liquid in her glass, she exclaimed, "It's brewed by Pokémon! This is the first time I've ever tasted such a unique drink!"

Angie felt a little proud when her Pokémon was praised, so she said:

"If Miss Hirona has the opportunity to visit Azot, she will be able to taste even more fine wines."

"I'll definitely go if I have the chance!" Cynthia's face lit up with anticipation. After thinking for a moment, she added, "Don't call me 'Miss Cynthia,' just call me Cynthia!"

Ange readily agreed, "Okay, then Cynthia, you can just call me Ange!"

Cynthia nodded. "Okay, Ange."

As they chatted, Cynthia noticed that the Koala's tree pillow was missing, and said, "The Koala must be feeling quite lost without its tree pillow, right?"

She was well aware of the importance of tree pillows to tree pillow koalas.

Anjie nodded and smiled wryly, "Who says otherwise?"

Cynthia said, "If you need my help in making new tree pillows, please feel free to ask." After all, Lia was partly responsible for the destruction of the tree pillows.

Anjie said gratefully, "Okay, I won't be polite then."

(End of this chapter)