Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

Keiko Fujiwara was not surprised by the result. "It's normal. The World Junior Championships organizing committee made the decision just a few days ago. I happened to attend the meeting, but the result was not announced to the public."

"Due to certain uncertain reasons, this year's World Youth Championship is not a competition between schools as usual, but a competition between countries."

Xia Shen guessed, "You mean, select the best students from different schools to form a team?"

Keiko Fujiwara smiled and nodded. "Yes, with your abilities, the three of you have a very good chance of becoming members of the national team. However, judging from the current rumors, the selection of team members will also take into account the school's performance in this national competition. So, the three of you should do your best."

"I see, thank you for letting me know." Xia Shen nodded thoughtfully.

He already had some ideas and thoughts about the school's performance in this competition.

With me playing the main match and Rou-ge playing the vice-main match, we can basically guarantee a three-point victory and force a playoff.

Then you'll play in the playoffs again, and whether you win or not depends entirely on your performance.

In fact, most top universities use this tactic: the six spirits of the strongest student have enough combat power to take on both roles.

Xia Shen guessed that Fujiwara Kaoru was in the same boat, except that her backup Pokémon was the support-oriented Orangutan, so she chose to participate in doubles and additional matches.

Just think of that Gardevoir that can almost take on two opponents at once; it goes without saying how profound the foundation of a captain-level figure from a truly top-tier academy is.

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Chatting casually, the four of them walked to the school team's accommodation area, located in the heart of Tokyo University.

The overall area of ​​the accommodation area is not large, and the area occupied by each dormitory building is also not large.

Located in the heart of Tokyo, where land is incredibly valuable, Tokyo University naturally couldn't occupy a mountain like Fog City University. Having a detached villa was already quite a luxury.

Xia Shen and Ye Rou were assigned to two separate rooms on the edge of the campus. The rooms were spotless, as Dongdu University was known for its meticulous hospitality.

It was already getting late when they checked in. After a long and tiring journey from Chongqing, Xia Shen didn't even have the thought of training.

Ye Rou, however, seemed tireless and went to the East Capital International Pokémon Battle Arena with great interest, ready to experience the unique nightlife of East Capital trainers.

Xia Shen ignored her, planning to let the elves out to relax and play for a while before going to bed early.

Because this trip will take at least half a month, he brought all the elves with him this time.

Including the Arcanine that returned from Heatran a few days later, Xia Shen brought over a dozen Pokémon.

Taking care of so many elves is quite an energy-consuming task.

Moreover, Xia Shen has an even more important matter to attend to tomorrow: picking up his girlfriend, whom he hasn't seen for several months, from the airport.

A few days ago, she just finished the National High School Championship Finals held in Ningcheng, leading the team of Zhijiang Middle School to achieve a two-peat in the National High School Championship.

And with an indisputable performance, he won the same award that Xia Shen also won at this time last year: Finals MVP.

Altaria, Lucario, and Garchomp all performed at a professional level, looking even more terrifying than last year's Xia Shen.

But thinking back to last year when Xia Shen was only a sophomore in high school, the onlookers couldn't help but sigh and say that Xia Shen was even more abnormal.

But even his girlfriend is so amazing on the path of a trainer, I really don't know if it's because like attracts like, or because talent can be transmitted through that thing.

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The no-fly zone in Dongdu was quite a shock for Xia Shen, who had grown accustomed to living in the foggy city.

In Chongqing, two hours would be enough for Xia Shen to travel back and forth between school and the airport a dozen times.

In the Eastern Capital, it took him a long time to finally bring Yan Yan back to his temporary residence.

Having not seen each other for nearly four months, the first thing the two did upon meeting was a passionate 3v3 semi-full-scale battle.

This is the romance that belongs to trainers.

Yan Yan has grown rapidly in the past few months, but Xia Shen has grown even faster.

Even with Zoroark and the others suppressing their strength, it was still a resounding victory with no suspense whatsoever.

Having just fulfilled her promise to win the National High School Championship a year ago, Yan Yan, who was a little conceited, immediately realized what it meant to be outmatched.

With such role models and objects of inspiration, Yan Yan will never lack the motivation to move forward.

After a thrilling battle, the young couple nestled together on the lawn in the yard, their arms wrapped in the soft wings of the Tanabata bird.

They watched the playful elves and expressed their longing for each other.

It was almost noon, when the sun was high in the sky, that Xia Shen remembered that she still needed to make lunch.

However, just like the day Xia Shen fell into a deep sleep, when he woke up he found that his elves hadn't disturbed him and had already arranged lunch perfectly.

Seeing Mumu Xiao coming to claim credit, Xia Shen rubbed his increasingly round body and fed him an energy cube as a reward.

The praised Owl gurgled and swallowed the heartfelt energy cube.

Meltan, who is inseparable from Owlman, also tugged at Xia Shen's trouser leg, staring with his big, watery eyes through the screw cap, as if to say that he had also tried his best and wanted to be praised.

Yan Yan, whose eyes were filled with Xia Shen, then realized that Xia Shen had somehow raised a tiny sprite that she had never seen before.

"Is this also a unique spirit of Xicui?"

With Xia Shen at the helm and full national support, the Xicui Project has become increasingly influential.

Most people have become accustomed to following Xia Shen's explanation and replacing "Ancient East Sea" with "Washing Greenery".

As Xia Shen's girlfriend and number one fan, Yan Yan had naturally changed her tune long ago.

…………

Xia Shen took out a tiny piece of steel, about the size of a fingernail, and handed it to the beaming Meilutan, explaining as he did so.

"It's not a fairy from Xicui, but a legendary fairy from the Hawaiian Secret Realm." He didn't hide this fact from Yan Yan, which was currently known only to him in the whole world.

As for Yan Yan, there's nothing he can't tell her now, except about the Xicui Secret Realm.

Besides, this is not a very important piece of information.

However, this news elicited a soft exclamation from Yan Yan, "The legendary elf, it?"

Xia Shen smiled and nodded, giving her an affirmative answer.

There is no such thing as divine beasts or mythical beasts in this world.

The reason for this distinction in the game is that mythical beasts can only be obtained through distribution, while divine beasts can be obtained through story events or wild capture.

But in reality, there is clearly no such distinction in the means of acquisition.

Whether it's a divine beast or a mythical beast, most people can never touch or even meet them in their entire lives.

Therefore, those spirits are called mythical beasts, or, according to the official definition, legendary spirits.

These spirits are all beings that can create worlds, reclaim land from the sea, or summon wind and rain, and control thunder and lightning.

And this tiny, seemingly frail creature... you're telling me it's a legendary elf?

Yan Yan didn't doubt Xia Shen's words because she knew that Xia Shen wasn't the kind of person who spoke carelessly.

However, she still cast a questioning look at Xia Shen.

Xia Shen picked up Meltan, who was sucking on the steel stone with great relish, and said, "It really is a legendary Pokémon, and an extremely rare one with an evolved form."

His words not only failed to answer Yan Yan's questions, but also surprised the latter even more.

Mythical beasts are one thing, but mythical beasts that can evolve are another?

Including the legendary Pokémon, mythical Pokémon, and Ultra Beasts that players are familiar with in the game, the number of legendary Pokémon that can evolve can be counted on one hand, and they are all from Generation 6 onwards.

Little Nebula, type: Sky, Meltan, Poison Baby, plus the bear apprentice from the Isle of Armor, that's all there is to it.

Of these, only the Bear Apprentice and the Martial Arts Bear Master are known to the people of this world.

That's why Yan Yan was so shocked by the origins and information about Melutan.

Seeing this, Xia Shen said helplessly, "You'll understand later, although... its evolution conditions are quite demanding."

Yan Yan nodded as if she understood, and curiously examined the legendary elf that had no divinity whatsoever.

Knowing about her relationship with Xia Shen, Meilutan wasn't shy at all. She leaped from Xia Shen's arms into Yan Yan's embrace.

Seeing how flustered she was in catching him, Meilu revealed a mischievous smile.

"Alright, stop fooling around and let's go eat." Xia Shen smiled and picked up the screw cap of the Meltan.

The little guy quickly grabbed his head with both hands, afraid that he might accidentally separate his head from his body again.

Everyone sat around the grass, laughing and joking, and ate lunch.

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The next day, at the Emerald Green Secret Realm, on Fire Blowing Island.

The one-month deadline with Sidonia has arrived, and Xia Shen has come to pick up his dog as scheduled.

During this month, he also visited the island to see Arcanine many times, and each time he could feel that Arcanine had changed a lot.

It's not just a change in strength, but more importantly, a change in temperament, and a certain... aura.

Xia Shen couldn't quite put his finger on it, but he just felt... that he was becoming more and more like Sidlanen.

He once suspected that Arcanine had been trained into a Fire Steel by Heatran through some means, but it wasn't shown on his phone.

This made Xia Shen feel uneasy, and he secretly decided that he must find out the truth before Xiduolanen fell into a deep sleep.

Garchomp carried Xia Shen to the crater they had agreed upon, where they met Arcanine and Heatran, who seemed to be training in the lava.

Xia Shen was stunned. Good heavens, a bath in lava?

Although the temperature of magma isn't extremely high, it's still around 1000 degrees Celsius...

Even if it's a fire-type Pokémon, you can't do this, right?

As Xia Shen was reminiscing, Arcanine and Heatran spotted him and climbed up the rock wall of the crater one after the other.

Xia Shen was stunned again as he watched the Growlithe move with ease on the almost vertical rock face.

Heatran's four claws are made of steel, and it is naturally good at rock climbing. Even hanging upside down in a cave is a piece of cake for it.

Arcanine... has this ability?

Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the Growlithe's paws seemed to reflect a metallic sheen under the sunlight.

With each step, his sharp and hard claws dug deep into the rock, firmly securing his body, just like Sidson behind him.

It should be even more stable and faster.

Xia Shen sighed, "Did the dog actually get really angry and turn into a steel-like being...?"