Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

The next morning.

Xia Shen followed the moving company's truck to her new home.

Because his parents said they wanted to give him a surprise, they hadn't brought him here before, so this was his first time visiting their new home.

In the pretty little courtyard, the lawn was neatly manicured, and several different kinds of fruit trees were planted on it, serving both as decoration and as snacks for the elves.

"This house looks pretty good, doesn't it? And there's a large training room in the basement, which you can use." Dad walked over, no longer as serious as usual, and smiled, eager to show off.

"That's great! But it must be expensive, right?" Xia Shen was worried about her family's financial situation.

Dad said not to worry, "It's alright. The old house has been sold, and we have savings, so we're not in debt. It's just that we can't help you much on your trainer journey from now on."

Xia Shen felt a warmth in his heart and smiled, "Don't worry, Dad, your son just won a championship yesterday!"

The mother, who was helping the strong man move things, saw the father and son chatting and said irritably, "Aren't you going to come and help?"

Under pressure from the patriarch's authority, the two obediently began moving the boxes. Even the Gible helped by hopping around on its short legs, carrying a small box in its mouth.

Zorua had it much easier; he simply transformed into a super-strong form. Although he didn't actually have that much strength, at least he had four arms, making it easier to move things.

With the combined efforts of many hands and a mouth, the new home was almost ready in just over an hour.

After seeing off the moving company uncle and his superhuman strength, Xia Shen took the two little ones to familiarize themselves with their new home.

……

The lobby on the first floor has a ceiling height of about four or five meters. It will probably be able to fit in when Gible evolves into Garchomp.

The basement is a huge Pokémon training room. It's definitely enough to train Gible with Dragon Claw and Scale Shot, but as for Stomp, Meteor Shower, or even Earthquake in the future... well, forget about it.

To keep the two little ones in check, Xia Shen made a three-point agreement with them.

"Gible, you are forbidden from using any Ground-type moves or Meteor Shower at home, understand?"

Even with Ground-type moves like Sand Hell and Sand Smash, cleaning up the sand left behind after using them is still quite a hassle.

Gible isn't stupid; having spent so much time with its mother, it naturally knows her temperament and obediently nodded.

"Then it's Zoroa, and you... disable the loud roaring, understand?"

Xia Shen didn't want to be constantly complained about by her neighbors for disturbing the peace.

Soraya was a good boy, and although he didn't know why, he nodded blankly.

"Oh, and there's one more important point." Xia Shen remembered the tree fruits in the yard and turned to warn the Gible: "You can only eat one tree fruit from the yard at most each day!"

Luckily, I remembered. If I hadn't said anything, all those tree fruits might have been destroyed tonight.

The little shark roared defiantly, "What do you take me for? Tree berries are so cute, how could I possibly eat them!"

Xia Shen didn't speak, but stared at him with half-closed eyes.

Feeling guilty under his gaze, Gible lowered its head and gave a pitiful reply.

……

Finally, we arrived at the second floor.

Compared to the cramped little bedroom in the old house, the bedroom in the new house is much more spacious.

Because Zoroia always liked to sleep next to Natsumi, Mom only prepared two beds, with the other one reserved for Gible.

This guy never sleeps still; he likes to move around a lot.

In the first few days, Xia Shen did sleep with him, but when she woke up, she found that his skin was almost rubbed raw by him, so she sent him to sleep in her own bed.

Looking at the bedroom, which still had a fair amount of space, Xia Shen nodded in satisfaction. He figured he could probably fit a few more baby-level Pokémon in there.

## Chapter 43: Traces Finally Found (Please continue reading~)

Monday morning, within the Xicui Secret Realm.

"Phew... I finally made it to the top." Xia Shen leaned against a rock to rest, panting heavily, his voice filled with bitterness.

He had expected it to be a difficult journey, but he never imagined it would take him a whole week to conquer Tianguan Mountain.

However, after a week of forced mountain climbing training, Xia Shen clearly felt that his physical fitness and stamina had improved a lot.

After catching his breath, Xia Shen stood up and looked into the distance—to the north lay the pure white permafrost where he had spent a month since entering Xicui.

To the south lies the lush and vibrant foothills of Mount Tianguan, and upon closer inspection, one can faintly see the land of the Obsidian Plains at the edge of the field of vision.

It's been a long time coming, but we're finally getting to see the new Pokémon.

During this week of hiking, Xia Shen encountered either the Electabuzz family, the Machamp family, or the little cat monsters like Lurker. He was getting tired of them.

Xia Shen released Gible and Zoroas from the Poké Ball and continued his journey towards the foot of Mount Tianguan with the two little guys.

……

[Scorpion: Its tail has a terrifying giant stinger at the tip. It pounces on its prey's face, obscuring its vision, and then injects venom with its stinger to kill it.]

After storing the pinkish-purple scorpion in the Poké Ball, the Pokédex is finally open again after a week.

As usual, Xia Shen gave the elf a simple treatment and released it, leaving it some food. Just as Xia Shen was about to leave, Zoroya suddenly tugged at his trouser leg.

Xia Shen stopped in her tracks and pretended to look around at the scenery.

He knew that the timid Soroia was always cautious, and that she must have discovered something to warn him.

Suddenly, his peripheral vision caught sight of a bush not far away.

Beneath the blanket of snow, a glaring fluorescent green revealed the voyeur's figure.

A green sprite?

Xia pondered what kind of green creatures lived at the foot of Tianguan Mountain.

Scyther?

Or is it a grass-type plant like Knotweed?

No matter who it is, it's a Pokémon I haven't caught before, so I can't miss it.

Xia Shen pretended not to notice and said to the two elves, "Let's go."

Then they naturally walked toward the bushes where the voyeur was hiding.

The bushes were eerily calm, as if nothing existed inside.

Five meters... The snow on top of the bushes began to rustle.

It seemed they had been discovered after all. Xia Shen and Gible exchanged a glance and became more alert.

Three meters...

Two meters...

Finally, the sprite in the bushes lost its patience, suddenly leaped up, and slashed at Xia Shen with its sharp claws!

Having anticipated this, Xia Shen rolled to the side, dodging the attacker's attack.

Gible and Zorua roared angrily, "How dare you attack my trainer like this! You have no sportsmanship!"

So they attacked the sneaky elf from both the left and right.

As Xia Shen rolled on the ground, he realized that the green sprite was actually the shimmering bear cub he had been searching for for so long!

But aren't all bear cubs timid?

Xia Shen recalled that the description in the picture book said that bear cubs would run away immediately as soon as they were discovered. How come this one was so brave and took the initiative to attack?

Could it be that its parents live nearby?

Xia Shen shuddered at the thought of this possibility.

Ursaring...that's a dominant Pokémon in the anime that can rival Tyranitar for territory!

With a bad temper and extreme protectiveness, what would happen if he saw Gible and Zoroa bullying his own kids?

Elves are precious, but life is even more valuable...

Before his parents arrived, Xia Shen acted decisively and shouted, "Stop fighting!"

Upon hearing the trainer's voice, Gible and Zoroah immediately stopped fighting, and Teddiursa, who was being attacked by two opponents at once, dared not continue to provoke them.

For a moment, all three elves stared blankly at Xia Shen, and the scene froze.

……

“Little Bear, tell me, why did you ambush me when we were walking along peacefully?” Xia Shen questioned righteously, as if he had forgotten that his original purpose was also to ambush it.

A gentleman judges by actions, not intentions. Now that I am the victim, of course I should stand on the moral high ground and point fingers.

"Miya miya!" the bear cub responded confidently, but Xia Shen couldn't understand bear language and looked at it with a blank expression.

The little bear used its hands and feet, pointing to the scorpion that had just been captured, and then to the giblet, finally making Xia Shen understand what it meant.

"You mean we just bullied your friend, so you're here to get revenge?" Xia Shencai asked.

"Miya!" The little bear nodded fiercely.

"..." Xia Shen was speechless. From the elf's perspective, he was indeed the one who started the trouble.

They were just sitting there peacefully, when they were suddenly beaten up for no reason, and then inexplicably had their injuries treated by the same person who beat them...

"But can't I easily fool a little bear?" Xia Shen chuckled to himself.

He explained, “You’ve misunderstood. I was just having a friendly sparring session with it. Living in this place, you’re bound to have conflicts with other spirits. I was just helping it train. And afterwards, I even healed its wounds and gave it food. You can ask it yourself if you don’t believe me.”

The bear cub turned its head away, and Scorpio stared blankly at the food Xia Shen had just left behind, thinking it made sense, and nodded.

Seeing the bear cub's doubtful look, Xia Shen took out the sweet treats she had prepared earlier from her spatial storage.

No bear cub can resist sweet temptations, at least that's what the Psyduck encyclopedia says.

Xia Shen unscrewed the sweet lid, and the sweet aroma spread and wafted into the bear cub's sensitive nose.

Seeing the bear cub's increasingly engrossed expression, Xia Shen felt relieved. Surely the bear's parents wouldn't beat him up like this?

Just as the bear cub was hesitating whether to come up and try it, footsteps suddenly came from the bushes.

Are its parents here? Xia Shen became alert, ready to run away at any moment.

He turned his head and looked, only to find that it was two strongmen and several strongmen coming.