Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

Pokekiss, look what you've done!

But he's almost brought to tears... should he continue with his powerful air slashes...?

The hesitation lasted only a moment before Xia Shen made his decision immediately.

"Pokekiss, continue!"

Xia Shen felt that young people still needed more experience and training. After this battle, no matter what adversity they encountered in the future, they would be able to handle it with ease and grace.

then...

The fourth air slash...

The fourth time I flinched...

"The fiery red fox... Ming... thinks..."

This time, it wasn't just a slight sob in her voice; through Rotom's candid shot next to the contestant, viewers could clearly see the tears welling up in Tang Ya's eyes.

……

The live stream chat reached its peak of discussion when the director gave Tang Ya a close-up.

"Holy crap, she really cried? How could you do that to such a cute girl? Xia Shen, you're guilty of a heinous crime!"

"What nonsense! Let's fight! Stop with the off-field stuff. Giving your all is a sign of respect for the game and your opponent!"

"Good for criticizing, I support it! Besides, even when a pretty girl cries, she's so cute...hehehe..."

"But the probability of flinching from this Air Slash is frighteningly high, isn't it? Even with a 60% chance from Heavenly Grace, the probability of it hitting four times in a row is only 13%..."

"Come on, look at Xia Shen's expression. Does he look like he only has a 13% chance? He probably has some kind of dark magic that makes the air slash completely cower. That's too shameless, isn't it?"

"Looking at it this way, the most normal Pokémon Xia Shen has is still that Garchomp?"

"What I'm more concerned about is, now that the girl is crying, will Xia Shen continue to be so heartless...?"

…………

"Air Slash!"

Xia Shen answered the questions of countless viewers in the live chat with his expressionless and cold voice.

The fifth air slash flew towards the meditating demonic red fox once again...

The fifth time...

Hey, this time I finally didn't back down!

The fiery red fox, covered in wounds inflicted by wind blades, shimmered with an orange light of successful enhancement.

Upon seeing this, Tang Ya immediately performed a Sichuan opera face-changing act, instantly turning her tears into laughter.

She felt that nothing could break her spirit at that moment.

Even in this match, she had absolutely no chance of winning.

……

Over there, Xia Shen shook his head regretfully.

Unfortunately, the first air slash, which wasn't empowered by powerful energy, was no longer met with fear.

Today was incredibly unlucky...

The reason Xia Shen didn't let Togekiss use Fierce Air Slash this time was naturally not because he was really soft-hearted.

Just kidding, the rookie group in the Zhijiang Cup did something like beating their opponent to tears back then.

Can we possibly regress now?

The main problem is that the Powerful Energy is limited. For Togekiss at its current state, four Powerful Air Slashes have already consumed most of its energy.

The remaining energy is only enough for two or three more uses of the Fierce Air Slash.

Pokémon's goal, however, is to defeat three opponents at once.

With the fiery red fox already in this state, Xia Shen felt that going any further would be a waste...

Thus, the fifth air slash occurred, and surprisingly, it did not make the demonic red fox flinch, something that greatly surprised the audience.

Indeed, in the subconscious reaction of the audience, it was abnormal that the air slash did not flinch.

But in the current situation, whether or not one is afraid to back down is no longer the key issue.

After being hit by four and a half powerful air slashes enhanced by trickery, even an iron man would be skinned alive.

Moreover, the Red Fox's durability is far inferior to that of the Iron Man.

Seeing that the difference in their states was now like heaven and earth, Xia Shen leisurely let Togekiss, with the large flames of the Red Fox of Demonic Fire, continue its trick to strengthen itself once more.

Then, a burst of lunar power finished off the half-crippled opponent.

What Xia Shen didn't know was that this seemingly ordinary lunar power had once again sparked heated discussions among a small group of viewers.

Because... Togekiss is unable to learn Moon Power.

Only Pokémon that has been washing its green leaves can learn to level up naturally.

However, this part of the comments was quickly drowned out by discussions about other matches.

After all, reality isn't a game; Togekiss is a very popular Pokémon in the game.

In reality, its extremely rare nature means that most people are not very familiar with this sprite.

Therefore, basically no one cares whether he can learn the Moon Power technique.

…………

Although it was once again subjected to a massive fireball attack from the vengeful Red Fox in the final stage, Togekiss was still almost half-dead after defeating Tanga's ace Pokémon.

Tangya's remaining two Pokémon are Gothicue and Espeon, which still don't have any type advantage against Togekiss.

However, in terms of strength, it is a notch below the Demon Fire Red Fox.

Togekiss channeled its remaining powerful energy into three Air Slashes, precisely interrupting the two Pokémon's crucial moves.

Then, with a three-stage special attack buff from a half-trick, he traded blows and successfully completed a one-versus-three victory.

However, he was eventually replaced by [Future Sight], which Espeon had planted beforehand.

Tangya used all her strength and finally defeated the Togekiss.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they were defeated three times in one go, at least one of them was replaced; otherwise, they would have been completely humiliated.

Xia Shen didn't feel anything about it; the girl's overall strength was about the same as that "Lijia" senior.

There's really nothing to be proud of in defeating such an opponent.

In the final doubles match, Chongqing University showed no mercy to their opponents, cleanly defeating their Sunny Day team.

In the third round, Wudu University won again with a score of 6-0.

…………

Because of the significant difference in strength between the two sides, the matches generally ended quickly.

When Xia Shen returned to Qiyao Mountain after treating Pokkis, it wasn't even lunchtime yet.

After a long day of hard training and intense competition, Xia Shen decided to reward himself by lying on the sofa until dinner.

But as soon as he stepped into the living room, a strange feeling welled up inside him.

His keen senses allowed him to notice subtle changes in certain parts of the house compared to when he left.

The changes were very minor, but he could still tell that the dining table was exceptionally clean!

It was so clean that even the fine steel dust that usually fell from the elves' meals had disappeared.

Xia Shen certainly didn't think that this was some kind of fairy godmother coming to help clean the house.

Is it the metal thief that Rou Ge mentioned?

He calmly walked to the sofa and sat down as usual, then proactively released his mental energy to explore his surroundings.

Security at Qiyao Mountain is very good. When Xia Shen is at home, he usually doesn't use his mental power to scan the inside and outside of the house as soon as he gets home.

But the metal thief that Rou-ge mentioned, coupled with the changes in his home, made him wary.

……

The invisible probe beam formed by spiritual energy spread slowly outwards from Xia Shen, with Xia Shen at its center.

He sensed the thief hiding under the sofa just a second after the signal was emitted.

Xia Shen was taken aback, surprised that the thief was found so easily.

Good grief, are you trying to play dumb with me?

Having locked onto the target with his mental power, Xia Shen was in no hurry to make the arrest.

Instead, they were thinking...who this elf might be.

The fact that it can hide under the sofa indicates that it is extremely small and likes to eat metal...gears?

Or is it a key ring?

But can they really eat that much?

Xia Shen lay on the sofa and casually took out his phone to search for "All Genie Encyclopedia".

However, they found that there were no elves that particularly met the criteria.

and many more!

He suddenly realized a possibility, and his heart skipped a beat.

It can't be... Merotan, can it?

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Author's Remarks

I'm recommending a book by a renowned author—*The Elf Mechanic*. It blends parallel worlds from anime, games, and manga. During the world championships, the protagonist, initially expected to be an ordinary trainer, falls silent when he unveils his fully assembled Steel Gundam Elf…

2022-08-01 18:00