Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 838 Baiyang Town, Dessert Competition Judges Ms. J and Ms. W
5 month 1 day.

A night with countless stars floating in the sky.

Standing atop the towering hill, looking out at the town built on a plateau surrounded by lakes, Luo Mu exhaled a breath of stale air.

"We've arrived at Baiyang Town."

After leaving the ancient hermitage, he and the Crowned King, as originally planned, rode the Spirit Horse and the Growlithe Dog all the way to this tourist town located on the west side of the Crown Mountain.

Next, once you cross the high bridge in front of you, you will officially enter the town area.

However, perhaps it was because it was already late.

Not only are there few pedestrians on the high bridge, but even the Pokémon that lived in this town in the movie have disappeared.

Standing on the high bridge connecting the layered plateaus to Baiyang Town, looking down at the lake reflecting the Milky Way, Luo Mu felt a pang of regret.

It is truly regrettable that we were unable to appreciate the highly praised natural scenery of Baiyang Town immediately.

But Luo Mu, who was in a very relaxed state of mind, quickly calmed himself down.

If you can't enjoy it tonight, you can enjoy it tomorrow.

I'll be staying in Baiyang Town for the next few days, and I can take my time to appreciate it.

It's clear from Luo Mu's thoughts that his mindset has completely changed since he left the farm and arrived in Baiyang Town.

If he had come with a "ready to die" attitude before...

Now, he's actually just accompanying Frost Milk Fairy to the competition and taking the opportunity to do some sightseeing.

All this confidence stemmed from the belt around his waist, which had lost its luster before being activated by the "Superpower of Overpower" and looked like just a strangely shaped "belt".

Do the Time-Space Twin Dragons dare to come and fight?
We'll see if I smoke them or not when the time comes!
At this moment, Luo Mu was so happy that he almost couldn't help but hum softly.

But before that step could take place, the King of the Lacecrown's reminder made him temporarily focus his attention elsewhere.

On the other side of the bridge leading to Baiyang Town, a tall woman with waist-length blonde hair was standing.

This person was none other than the Sinnoh League champion, Cynthia, whom we hadn't seen for a few days—no, if we count the time Luo Mu spent in Xicui, it should have been more than a month.

She was clearly waiting here to greet Luo Mu.

To be honest, this whole thing happened because of Wusong.

The other party mentioned before leaving that Zhu Lan had gone on vacation to Baiyang Town.

That's why Luo Mu made a phone call before leaving Black Gold City to ask if Zhu Lan had arrived in White Poplar Town.

Somehow, after hearing that Luo Mu might not arrive in Baiyang Town until that evening, Zhu Lan inexplicably offered to come and pick him up.

"Get in the car."

Seeing Luo Mu approaching with the Brilliant King, Zhu Lan raised her chin, gesturing for them to get into the black luxury car next to her.

Judging from her efficient work style, who would have thought that this Sinnoh champion suffers from decision-making difficulties?

After nodding and giving her a brief greeting, Luo Mu didn't refuse and sat down directly.

After all, in Zhu Lan's words, it is—

"Once you arrive in Baiyang Town, due to the upcoming dessert competition, the grand prize competition, and the large number of tourists visiting Baiyang Town, there won't be a single room available for you to stay in the entire town."

"It would be better to stay in the property I bought in Baiyang Town, as a way of repaying you for your warm hospitality at the farm."

Although Luo Mu wanted to say that he could live in a tent and sleep in the wild if all else failed, having a place to stay would be much more comfortable, so he agreed to the other party's proposal.

With the roar of the engine starting, the car began to drive smoothly on the roads of Baiyang Town.

The driver was Jerome, Zhulan's butler, while she, sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and looked at Luo Mu in the back, her gaze falling on Victini, who was sleeping soundly on Luo Mu's lap.

Zhu Lan blinked, and asked with some confusion, "Oh dear, has this child gained a little weight?"

In Zhu Lan's opinion, Xie Mi hadn't changed much; she still looked the same as when she saw her at Luo Mu's farm, and it seemed that her weight loss efforts weren't very effective.

After all, it has only been less than ten days, and results are not so easy to see, which Zhu Lan can understand.

But looking at Victini's bulging belly, which looked like it had been stretched into a huge stomach, a hint of doubt flashed in Lan's eyes.

It's not like it's Muk or Ditto, how did Victini get this big in such a short time?
Upon hearing Zhu Lan's question, Luo Mu looked down at Biktini, his expression turning strange.

How to answer this?

He couldn't very well say that because he had won a great victory over the three gods of war, the massive wave of victory generated at once almost caused Victini to burst, could he?
But this is indeed a good thing.

Once Victini has digested the impact of this level of victory, not only will its own strength undergo a further transformation, but its support capabilities will also likely be significantly enhanced.

This is also the diagnosis given by the Regina Prodigy.

The only downside is that, in order to digest the massive surge of victory, Victini couldn't even fly during this period, let alone help anyone else.

"Haha, it ate a bit too much in Zhuqing City during the day, it'll be fine after a few days of digestion."

Luo Mu could only laugh it off and try to get away with it.

Zhu Lan didn't delve too deeply into the matter. She had a good grasp of social distance between people and wouldn't insist on finding out the truth.

She nodded slightly, her gaze falling on Luo Mu before subtly looking away.

When she sat back down in the passenger seat, a thoughtful look appeared in her gray eyes.

She always felt that Luo Mu had undergone a strange change, and the feeling she got from him had become somewhat inexplicable.

But what could he possibly experience in less than ten days?

Moreover, the other party was talking to me on the phone that morning and didn't give me any strange feeling.

Zhu Lan couldn't understand it.

The car, driven by Jerome, slowly drove into the detached villa located in a corner of Poplar Town.

Unsurprisingly, this wealthy woman likely owns properties all over the world, and can fly there for vacation to relax whenever she's in a bad mood.

Thinking about how he was still working hard to save money to build the "ecological giant egg," Luo Mu couldn't help but feel a sense of disparity.

Why are there such big differences between people?

But looking at Zhu Lan's profile, partially obscured by her blonde hair, which bore a resemblance to Wang Luo, whom he had met "not long ago," Luo Mu felt relieved.

There's no way around it, this guy is truly a prime example of someone whose family has been wealthy for generations.

If this weren't a Pokémon movie set, given Cynthia's lineage as an Old Sinnoh native from Kami's Lookout, she would have surely awakened some strange ability like the Tenseigan or Jōgan.
“Miss Zhu Lan, Mr. Luo Mu, just call me if you need anything.”

Dressed in an impeccable butler uniform and sporting a standard mustache, Jerome, the butler, gently placed his hand on his chest and bowed slightly.

"Then, I'll take my leave now."

"Okay, thank you for picking people up so late." Zhu Lan nodded slightly, then led Luo Mu into the villa.

“There are plenty of rooms here. Jerome has already prepared them all. Just pick one that suits your taste.”

Suddenly, Zhu Lan paused, as if she had remembered something, and added:

"Oh, right, I almost forgot to tell you, I have two friends living here too. You probably don't mind, do you?"

"friend?"

Luo Mu paused, blinking his eyes, which showed a puzzled expression.

"Mm." Zhu Lan nodded gently. "Their rooms are all next to mine. Just keep an eye out when you choose your room."

Before Luo Mu could respond to Zhu Lan's words, a sweet and languid voice, as if she were being coquettish, rang out from behind her.

"You can choose my room, because I'm sleeping with my older sister tonight~"

Hearing this, Cynthia turned around with a helpless expression and said, "Cattleya, you've already become one of the Elite Four in the Unova region. You're past the age where you need to sleep together all the time."

Behind Zhu Lan stood a girl wearing a pink dress, with an astonishing amount of long, golden, wavy hair that could easily drag on the ground, seemingly floating in mid-air against gravity. She was about 15 years old and had delicate features like a porcelain doll.

Judging from how Cynthia addresses her, she should be the Unova Elite Four, a psychic with psychic abilities at least on par with Sabrina's—Cattleya.

She's here too?
Luo Mu was somewhat surprised.

But Cattleya seemed determined to keep pestering Zhulan if she disagreed.

In the end, Zhu Lan could only gently stroke Cattleya's fluffy head, like petting a kitten, and reluctantly give in.

"Okay, then it's only for tonight."

"My older sister is the best!"

As Cattleya enjoyed the caress of the bamboo orchid, she also turned her gaze to the back of the bamboo orchid.

Her gaze lingered on the Crowned King for a moment, a hint of doubt flashing in her beautiful emerald eyes, before finally settling on Luo Mu.

She waved to Luo Mu, seemingly unsurprised by his arrival. However, her tone was noticeably colder and more distant than when she spoke to Zhu Lan.

"Hello~ I'm Ms. J, one of the judges~"

Luo Mu: ⊙(◇)?

But it's not over.

Following Cattleya, a slightly "gloomy" female voice rang out.

"Um, I'm Ms. W, the judge."

Suddenly, a purple watermelon head appeared behind Cattleya.

The other person was wearing a purple dress and black stockings, with cute Candlelight Slippers on her feet. Her small, oval face, almost entirely covered by round-framed glasses, showed a slight unease, as if she had just met a stranger.

Zhu Lan withdrew her hand from Gadria's head, and under the other's clearly unsatisfied expression, introduced her to Luo Mu in turn: "This is Gadria, one of the Psychic-type Elite Four from the Unova region."

"She is Wanlong, also one of the Elite Four in the Unova region, but her specialty is Ghost-type, and she is also a writer."

"Just like they said, they will also be serving as special judges for the dessert competition, so they came to Baiyang Town early and are staying with me."

Cattleya proudly puffed out her chest, "Since it's my elder sister's invitation, I will come to keep it no matter where I am."

Compared to Cattleya, Wanlong's idea was much more "normal": "Hehe, I heard I could eat a lot of delicious desserts, so I came."

This statement reveals that this seemingly "homebody" of the Four Heavenly Kings is actually a complete sweet tooth.

After the initial surprise, Luo Mu quickly regained his composure and resumed his usual expression.

After all, he remembered that the game had described in many places that Zhulan had a good relationship with Cattleya and Wanlong.

"Hello"

Just as Luo Mu was about to greet the two and give a brief self-introduction,

"No need to bother."

Cattleya suddenly interrupted him.

"Haa~" she yawned and said in a lazy tone, "Wanlong and I both know you. You're quite famous in the United Alliance."

"After all, it was you who cured that vulture that perverted old man's almost-dead Vulture."

"Honestly, the Champions League that was held not long ago gave me a hard time."

Cattleya said with a hint of complaint.

"Gardelia! You can't just interrupt other people." Zhu Lan gently scolded her first, then apologized to Luo Mu, "I'm sorry, she doesn't know much about interpersonal relationships. I apologize on her behalf."

"It's alright." Luo Mu shook his head, indicating that he didn't take the matter to heart.

"That's good." Zhu Lan breathed a slight sigh of relief, then added, "It's getting late, let's talk about anything else tomorrow morning."

"Everyone, go back to your rooms and rest."

"Yay! I'm sleeping with my big sister tonight!"

In front of Orchid, Cattleya acted quite childishly.

"Um... I'll join you guys too, otherwise I'll feel isolated," Wanlong quickly said.

“Okay.” Luo Mu nodded, watched the three of them walk up the stairs to the rooms on the upper floor of the villa, exchanged a glance with Lei Guan Wang, and decided to just choose a guest room downstairs to sleep.

Outside Baiyang Town, in the cracks of time and space.

The gods who should never have met have met once again.

Dialga and Palkia, who had come with great enthusiasm to punish the "outlaw," never expected to run into each other here.

Surrounded by countless unknown totems, the two dragon gods stood silently, their red dragon eyes gazing at each other.

That one glance felt like an eternity.

But before long, Dialga and Palkia instantly forgot their original purpose, with only one thing on their minds.

Damn! It's this guy again?

This time, I'm determined to get my revenge for the insults I received before!

With a roar that shook the very fabric of time and space, the two sworn enemies, their eyes blazing with hatred, clashed violently together.

at the same time.

The tremor of time and space also attracted the attention of a being hidden in the shadows in a courtyard in the center of Baiyang Town.

(End of this chapter)