Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 74 Dinner Party

"Then I'll take my leave now. I'm sorry to have bothered you this time!"

Chiba Kaede addressed Tie Xuan and Kate, who came out to greet them. 🐻💥 69𝓢ħᵘｘ.𝕔ᗝⓂ 🐜✌

"Haha, you're welcome to visit again sometime, Xiao Feng!"

Tie Xuan waved with a smile.

After leaving the Mauville Gym, Chiba returned to the Pokémon Center and entrusted several Pokémon that had been injured during the gym challenges to Nurse Joy for treatment. As for his healing abilities, he had already used them to enhance the Gracie Flower Seed he had obtained yesterday.

It has only been a little over ten days since he left the farm, but he has already achieved his goals. The trip was very smooth, without any unforeseen accidents, and he even gained a lot of extra benefits.

From Violet City to his own farm, at the current speed of the Great Swallow, it wouldn't take more than two hours to fly at full speed, so he wasn't in a hurry to go back immediately, since it was already evening.

After waiting for about half an hour, Chiba Kaede took back the Poké Balls of Heracross and the others from Nurse Joy. Thanks to Nurse Joy's treatment, Heracross and the others had fully recovered.

Feeling a bit bored, Chiba Kaede left the Pokémon Center. It was almost dinnertime, and he planned to go to the Mauville Food Street to buy some food to share with his Pokémon.

Of course, since the food street was crowded, he only planned to buy enough food there and then take it to the stream where he had previously trained his Pokémon for a picnic.

His action was strongly supported by the Great Swallow, who had been resentful about not being able to eat any delicious food, and now it could finally satisfy its foodie cravings.

Before long, Chiba Kaede arrived at the bustling Violet Food Street again.

The flow of people here is as large as ever. This time, Chiba Kaede bought everything from one end of the street to the other. He packed up everything he thought was delicious until his backpack was completely full.

He also went to the restaurant that specializes in making various kinds of mixed noodles, but he didn't find Bonnie this time. He guessed that she had already left Violet City. After all, as one of the Four Heavenly Kings, she must have many things to deal with.

"Alright, everyone, come out now!"

After packing up his food from the Violet Food Street, Chiba Kaede had Swellow carry him to the stream. The first thing he did after landing was to release the restless Pokémon.

He was immediately surrounded by a group of Pokémon, who knew that their trainer had bought a lot of delicious food, and they were drooling as they looked at it from inside their Poké Balls.

"Alright, stop crowding around me. I need to set up the dining area and the tents for tonight's camping. Go find some wood and fetch some water, otherwise it'll be hard to find anything after dark."

Chiba Kaede stopped the already restless elves. Although he had bought a lot of food, it could only serve as a snack after their meals. They still needed to eat energy cubes for their main meals, otherwise no amount of human food could satisfy their stomachs.

Upon hearing Chiba Kaede's words, the group of elves tacitly began to prepare, just as they had done when camping in the wild before. (New 69 Bookstore →)

Heracross helped set up the tent, Mosquito took a bucket to the stream to fetch water, and the other Pokémon went to help gather some dry wood.

Thanks to the efforts of Chiba Maple and the group of elves, the entire campsite was quickly set up, and a large tablecloth was laid out on the open ground in front of the tents.

The tablecloth was piled high with food, and the various aromas mingled together, making the elves swallow hard.

"Alright, you guys finish your main meal first, then you can enjoy these delicious dishes!"

Chiba Kaede said to the elves who were starting to lose control.

After receiving permission from Chiba Kaede, the group of elves began to destroy the energy cubes and berries on their plates. Chiba Kaede himself picked up a village sandwich and started eating, and the taste suited his palate quite well.

Just as Chiba Kaede and his friends were enjoying their meal, several pairs of eyes popped out from the bushes not far from them and stared intently at them.

As if sensing something, Chiba Kaede turned his head to look behind him. He felt that something had been watching him, but after observing carefully, he couldn't find anything unusual. However, this aroused his suspicion.

"Great King Yan, don't you feel like something's watching us?"

Chiba Kaede said to the Great King Yan who was diligently eating rice next to her.

The Swellow, which hadn't been paying much attention to its surroundings, suddenly narrowed its eyes after hearing its trainer's question. Its sharp gaze swept around the area before it flew into the air and darted towards a patch of grass in the distance.

The Great Swallow unleashed two air blades directly at the bushes. Instantly, several figures darted out of the bushes, then huddled together, trembling.

The overwhelming pressure from the giant swallows was so intense, even more terrifying than any forest overlord they had ever encountered before, which made them afraid to flee.

After seeing that the Great King Yan had indeed found the spy, Chiba Kaede hurried over. Only after getting closer did he realize what they were hugging.

There, a snake-striped bear, an acorn, and a shy bud were huddled together, trembling with fear. They seemed to faint with tension, especially when he approached.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."

Seeing how frightened they were, Chiba Kaede could only gently comfort them.

Seeing that Chiba Maple was so kind and had no intention of harming them, the elves breathed a sigh of relief.

They had always lived nearby. When Chiba Kaede brought his Pokémon here for training before, they had already discovered him, but out of fear, they hid far away.

The reason they got so close today was because they were attracted by the aroma of food brought by the Thousand Leaf Maple. In addition, they hadn't eaten their fill in a long time, so they couldn't resist hiding in the grass to watch. Unexpectedly, they were discovered on the spot.

As creatures at the bottom of the forest food chain, they can only barely survive by huddling together for warmth. Even so, they were driven by other elves to this area near human cities, and the hardships they endured can be imagined. This also fostered their timid and cautious nature.

"You were drawn here by the smell of food, weren't you!"

Chiba Kaede noticed that they kept glancing at the food area behind them, and she understood the general reason.

Hearing what Chiba Kaede said, the snake-patterned bear quickly shook its head, but its unfortunate brothers, Acorn and Shy Bud, were more honest and nodded. Seeing this, the snake-patterned bear raised its little paw and tapped them on the head.

Acorn and Shy Bud didn't know why their boss was hitting them, so they could only look at him with teary eyes. Seeing this, the Serpent Bear thought that his two underlings were hopeless and decided to give them a couple more hits.

"Alright, snake bear, you don't need to worry that I'll hurt you because of this. I'm inviting you to join us for a meal. I hope you won't refuse!"

Through their interaction, Chiba Kaede realized that the Zigzag Bear in front of her was the leader of the three Pokémon, so she extended an invitation to it.

Upon hearing Chiba Kaede's invitation, the snake-patterned bear was clearly tempted, but due to its long-standing caution, it still dared not readily accept the human's kindness.

"Chamo!"

At this moment, the turkey also ran over to watch the fun. Seeing that the serpent bear and the others were a bit reserved, it ran to their side and started chirping at them.

Chiba didn't know what Torchic was saying to them, but after Torchic's persuasion, Zigzagoon finally lowered its guard, and then the Pokémon followed closely behind Torchic.

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