Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

As if seeing its pillar of support, the bear cub dashed off and hid behind Haoli.

Xia Shen looked at this unusually disharmonious family and was somewhat bewildered.

Are Haoli and Quanquanxiong from the same egg group?

But aren't the Haoli clan a group of humanoids?

Is it possible that wild elves can form blended families?

However, seeing the unfriendly looks in the eyes of Hao Li's family, Xia Shen decided to put aside these questions for the time being and deal with the problem at hand first.

"I was walking along the road when your brat suddenly ran out and attacked me. What are you going to do about it?" Xia Shen asked first.

Two Machamp are definitely weaker than two Ursarings. If negotiations break down, just run away.

The Machoke wasn't entirely unreasonable; it lowered its head to communicate with the bear cub for a moment, then raised its head again.

"Howl!" It seemed to have no intention of apologizing, and its tone was very impolite.

"Awooo!" Xia Shen couldn't understand what it was saying, but the Gible started arguing with it first.

Xia Shen's head was spinning from listening, so he quickly asked Gible what Machoke was up to.

The little shark pointed to itself, then to the bear cub, and made a gesture of clapping its two fists together.

Xia Shen seemed to be deep in thought. So, should we settle this with a fair and impartial one-on-one duel?

He calmed Gible down and said to Machamp, "I agree to this decision, but if I win, I hope you'll consider letting me tame Bear Cub."

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## Chapter Forty-Four: The Bear Cub Proficient in Fighting

Haoli looked somewhat hesitant.

Although the bear cub is not his biological child, he has grown increasingly fond of it over the past few months since finding it and spending so much time with it.

But they were not from the same kind of elf after all. Mawley originally wanted to wait until the bear cub was a little older before sending her away so that she could live independently.

I never expected to encounter something like this today. Is letting the bear cub go with this human the right choice...?

……

[Child, if he defeats you, would you be willing to go with this human?]

But I'd rather live with you all...

But this is very difficult to do, as we ultimately do not belong to the same ethnic group.

Sooner or later you will have to live independently, find your own partner and continue your lineage, and we will eventually part ways.

There are no people of your kind in this area, so going with him might be a good choice.

[......]

……

"Miya!" The little bear seemed to have made a major decision, calling out to Xia Shen.

For some reason, even though they spoke different languages, Xia Shen was able to read Xiong Baobao's thoughts from his expression.

He smiled slightly: "Then let's settle this with a fight! Zoroia, show her our strength!"

"Yo!" Soroya leaped out and stood in front of Xia Shen.

After calming down the Gible that also wanted to fight, Xia Shen said, "Then, let's make our move. Zoroa, use Dark Pulse."

Soroya slightly opened its mouth, and dark purple energy gathered in its mouth. In less than a second, the energy ball, imbued with a terrifying aura, shot towards the bear cub's location.

The bear cub, who was prepared, nimbly dodged the incoming evil energy with a quick movement.

Xia Shen nodded secretly. Although he couldn't directly judge whether she had combat talent, he could at least see that her combat awareness was good.

Not to be outdone, the bear cub that had dodged the evil wave charged toward Zoroah with tiny, quick steps.

She raised one hand high, white light gathering on her claw, and cleaved down with the force of splitting a mountain.

Is this tile breaking? This bear cub can even break tiles?

Xia Shen was somewhat surprised, but he wasn't worried. "Don't even mention splitting tiles, I'm not afraid even if you unleash a true qi punch."

"Ignore him, Zoroya, continue!"

Zoroia neither dodged nor evaded, but continued to charge up her Dark Pulse. Just as the bear cub's paw struck down, the Dark Pulse from her mouth also hit her opponent who was right next to her.

The violent explosion knocked the little bear to the ground. She struggled to get up, only to be shocked to find that her opponent was completely unharmed!

The little bear stared blankly at its paw, thinking, "I must have hit it just now!"

Since it's a battle, Xia Shen won't miss any opportunity for his opponent to make a mistake.

"Zoroah, shadow attack!"

[Shadow Sneak Attack]: A Ghost-type physical move that extends the shadow to attack from behind the opponent, guaranteeing a preemptive strike.

Although Ghost-type moves also can't hit Teddy Bear, Xia Shen only wants to quickly rush over and get close.

Even though Zoroar is fragile, it has nothing to fear when facing a Pokémon that has no skills to attack it. It just goes straight up to the Pokémon and fights it head-on.

Seeing that Zoroya still dared to fight him at close range, the bear cub roared, its body glowing white, and charged directly into Zoroya's arms from behind.

Xia Shen was stunned. Close combat?

Is this bear cub a Normal-type or Fighting-type Pokémon?

This is probably what a spoiled brat raised by the Haoli family looks like...

……

Without a doubt, Fighting-type close-quarters combat posed absolutely no threat to Zoroar.

Soroya unleashed a supernatural power at the bear cub in front of him, sending it flying with no chance to dodge.

She stubbornly got up, wanting to continue fighting, but eventually collapsed to the ground again due to exhaustion.

Xia Shen walked up to the bear cub, squatted down, and placed the Poké Ball in front of her. "Come with me, and you will become stronger."

"Yo yo~" Zoroa also came over and nudged the Poké Ball.

Looking into Xia Shen's sincere eyes, the little bear turned its head and saw the approving gazes of the two mascots.

Finally, she pressed the button on the Poké Ball.

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[Cub Bear]

[Energy Level: 18]

[Attribute: Normal]

[Gender: Female]

[Personality: Stubborn]

[Special Feature: Pick Up (Sometimes you can pick up items used by your opponents; you can also pick them up during your adventure)]

[Moves: Grab, Round Eyes, Stomp, Close Combat, Double Strike, Bodybuilding, Brick Break]

……

Xia Shen looked at the teddy bear beside him happily eating sweet treats and fell into deep thought.

If you were to guess the Pokémon based on the moves shown above, no one would guess it's a bear cub, right?

But the strangest thing is that these are all tricks that bear cubs can actually learn...

In any case, it's a good thing, firstly because it broadens the scope of attack, and secondly because it provides a good countermeasure against ice-type attacks that counter it.

As for personality and traits, these are both excellent choices for bear cubs.

The Adamant nature, which reduces Special Attack and increases Physical Attack, perfectly fits the future role of Umbreon as a heavy tank.

The [Scavenger] ability will also become [Guts] after evolving into Ursaring.

—When in an abnormal state, it will muster perseverance and its attack power will increase.

It's not exactly a god-tier ability, but it's still quite comfortable to use.

……

"Alright, stop eating. We need to go to school now." Xia Shen patted the bear's head and stood up.

"Miya?" The baby bear tilted its head, licking its sweet-smelling paws, seemingly puzzled by the word it was hearing for the first time.

“Emm…” Xia Shen didn’t know how to explain what going to school meant to a little bear, so he could only give a simple analogy.

“Going to school is something I have to do every day, just like you guys going out to find food.”

“Miya~” The little bear nodded thoughtfully.

In a sense, the two are indeed quite similar.

If the bear cub doesn't go out to forage for food, it will starve to death; if it doesn't go to school, its mother will beat it to death.

……

Walking on the school road, Xia Shen clearly felt that the way people looked at him had changed subtly compared to before.

In the past, everything was too one-dimensional. Girls would either admire or be shy, and boys would either be envious or shy... In short, the rate of people turning their heads to look at someone depended on their appearance.

Today was completely different. Xia Shen could feel that all those burning gazes were because they recognized his strength.