Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 52 Rewards

"That's wonderful! Ms. Officer Jenny, thank you for your hard work!"

Chiba Kaede was overjoyed to receive the good news from Officer Jenny. He was most afraid of leaving things unresolved, as that would prevent him from truly putting his mind at ease. ♟✎ ➅❾𝔰н𝕌ˣ.ςόΜ 👻♪

"This is what we should do. In fact, you are the one who deserves the most credit for this. Without your intelligence, we would not have known that such evil was lurking nearby."

Miss Officer Jenny said very seriously.

"By the way, once this case is concluded, the orphanage will receive some compensation for the damages it suffered, and Xiaofeng, you will also receive a reward from the Alliance."

After putting Watanabe Yusuke and the others into the police car, Miss Officer Jenny seemed to remember something and turned to the group, saying something.

"Then we'll wait for your good news, Miss Officer Jenny!"

Chiba Kaede was very happy to receive the reward, as it was a pleasant surprise.

With the matter resolved and Rie Uchino's health greatly improved, everyone at the orphanage regained their energy, instantly brightening the atmosphere at Chiba Farm.

"Go, Yui-neechan!"

Akiko Iida encouraged Yui Takemoto, who seemed a little nervous.

Today is the third day since the farm invasion incident, and Yuta Mizuno and Yui Takemoto's Tsundere have both grown out of their juvenile stage.

Yuta Mizuno, who is passionate about Pokémon battles, immediately challenged Yui Takemoto. Although Yui Takemoto doesn't particularly enjoy fighting, she accepted the challenge so as not to dampen her younger brother's enthusiasm.

"Proud Swallow, use your peck!"

Yuta Mizuno gave the order to his proud swallow.

"Proud Swallow, we'll use our calls!"

Yui Takemoto followed up with her words.

Two proud swallows collided in mid-air. Takemoto Yui's proud swallow let out a miserable cry, clearly having suffered some damage. However, because she used a cry skill to weaken the opponent's attack, the damage was not significant.

"Proud Swallow, let's continue with our peck attack!"

"Proud Swallow, use your cry!"

Chiba Kaede sat on the grass not far away, watching the two fledglings pecking at each other, and found it quite amusing.

The final result of the match surprised everyone. Yui Takemoto's Tsubame won the match, although it was already badly injured.

Yuta Mizuno ordered his Taillow to attack wildly, but after Takemoto Yui's Taillow used its cry skill to weaken its attack power multiple times, in the end its attacks were almost like scraping a scalp.

Yui Takemoto's proud swallow displayed extraordinary perseverance, managing to turn the tide despite being heavily injured.

"Oh, I lost!"

Yuta Mizuno couldn't accept it and collapsed to the ground.

"Yuta, are you alright? I only won by luck this time. You can definitely do it next time!"

Yui Takemoto first checked Swellow's injuries, then tenderly put it away to recover in its Poké Ball before coming over to comfort Yuta Mizuno.

"Yuta, I think the most important thing for you right now is to take Aoko-yan to get treatment, instead of wallowing in despair here."

Pokémon battles test the teamwork between trainers and their Pokémon. When the strength of the Pokémon on both sides is similar, the trainer's command becomes the key factor influencing the outcome.

Command skills can be improved through learning, but if you don't cherish your teammates, you'll have no future!

Chiba Kaede spoke seriously to Mizuno Yuuta, who was still regretting his recent defeat. 🎉ൠ ❻➈sH𝕦𝐗.ᑕᵒ𝓂 🐤👤

"I...I understand, boss. I'm sorry, Aoguyan. I'll take you to see the shuttlecock flower for treatment right away!"

Seeing that Chiba Kaede was a little unhappy, Mizuno Yuta quickly got up, ran over, picked up Aoko-yan, and sprinted towards the orchard. Normally, shuttlecock flowers would be in the orchard.

The reason why Mizuno Yuta is so afraid of Chiba Kaede is not only because he is the boss, but also because Chiba Kaede had previously said that if he did not take good care of Takagu-yan, he would take Takagu-yan back.

He was just temporarily unable to accept the defeat; he genuinely loved Aoguyan.

"Boss, stop scaring Yuta! He's already upset about losing the match!"

Yui Takemoto said to Kaede Chiba with some resentment.

"Haha, you figured it out. But if Yuta wants to go far as a trainer, he needs a good mindset. He can't let a single loss make him look so dejected!"

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Chiba Kaede smiled and explained to Takemoto Yui.

"Actually, I know you're doing this for Yuuta's own good, but he just got his Pokémon, so we need to give him some time to adjust."

Yui Takemoto knew that Kaede Chiba meant well, but she felt a little sorry for her younger brother.

"Okay, but you shouldn't spoil him too much; it's not good for his future development."

Chiba Kaede didn't know what to say at this point. He had only given Mizuno Yuta some guidance on a whim.

"Hey boss, that's not what I meant!"

Yui Takemoto realized that she had been ungrateful, but by then Chiba Kaede had already left on the Great Swallow.

Of course, this was just a minor incident, and Chiba Kaede didn't take it to heart. In interpersonal relationships, there will always be times when words fail to convey meaning or actions lead to misunderstandings. Why bother with such trivial matters?

Right now, Chiba Kaede's biggest concern is the development of his own farm, followed by improving the strength of his Pokémon. Without strength, he certainly wouldn't have been able to resolve the situation with the invaders so easily this time.

So these past few days, Chiba Kaede has had her Pokémon curl up.

Heracross sparred with Poliwag and Sandslash, giving Heracross a taste of the power of Swellow. The strength of the two sides was relatively balanced, with neither side able to completely overwhelm the other.

Both Shiny Mareep and Gastly are good at energy attacks, so Chiba Kaede had them train together.

As doctors at Chiba Farm, the three Jumpluffs can be used to treat any other Pokémon that are injured in battle.

That's right, Terada Yuri's shuttlecock grass has also evolved into shuttlecock flower.

Because Terada Yuri is usually quite busy, her Jumplover usually stays by her boss Jumplover's side and has learned the Grassy Terrain move. Moreover, not long ago, it evolved into Jumplover by healing other Pokémon.

These past few days, Da Wang Yan has been staying by Chiba Kaede's side. After all, he doesn't know if any remnants of Kawai Nobuo's gang will come to the farm to retaliate. So Chiba Kaede hasn't relaxed his monitoring of the farm these past few days, which requires Da Wang Yan's cooperation.

A few days later, Officer Jenny delivered the reward to them; the orphanage received 10 Alliance Coins in compensation.

Chiba Kaede, on the other hand, gets an opportunity to obtain a Pokédex and a starter Pokémon egg from Professor Birch.

This practically places Chiba Maple among the Hoenn League's core trainers. After all, there aren't many trainers who can obtain starter Pokémon from professors in various regions each year; they are all considered core members of the Pokémon League.

These direct descendant trainers start much higher than others, so they are the ones who achieve good results in the regional league tournaments.

"Miss Officer Jenny, may I ask why the rewards are so generous this time?"

Chiba Kaede wasn't stunned by the surprise from the alliance; instead, she calmly inquired about the reason.

Chiba Kaede didn't believe that he deserved the reward for what he had done in this incident; he felt that giving him some Alliance Coins as a reward was already quite generous.

"Sometimes I wonder if you're still a 12-year-old boy. You're way too mature for your age!"

After hearing Chiba Kaede's question, Miss Officer Jenny looked Chiba Kaede up and down for a while before speaking.

This was indeed Miss Officer Jenny's true thought, but she believed that the struggle for survival and the death of her parents had made the little boy in front of her mature all at once.

"You flatter me!"

Chiba Kaede knew he had acted a bit too maturely, but he couldn't explain it.

"The main reason you received this reward is that you successfully challenged the Petalburg Gym and earned high praise from Gym Leader Senri. He thinks you're a genius trainer, which is the main reason the League wants to recruit you. So, are you going to accept this offer?"

After Miss Officer Jenny finished explaining, she immediately asked a question in return.

"Oh, I see. Then I'll have to thank Mr. Qianli properly from now on. How could I possibly refuse such a favor unless I'm completely incompetent!"

Chiba Kaede said with a grin.

Chiba Kaede knew that the Hoenn League thought he was a very talented trainer and was taking this opportunity to recruit him, so he didn't have any reason to hesitate.

If I really refuse, it will probably attract the league's investigation, and they will suspect that I have some kind of opinion against the league.

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(End of this chapter)