Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

[It's just that I don't want to go. If I went, the championship would be mine in no time!]

Although she knew she was at a disadvantage in many ways, Xiaodian still felt she couldn't lose in terms of momentum.

"Then let's go!"

【Don’t go! 】

"..."

Although Lin Xuan didn't mind that Xiao Dian hated fighting, she still felt that the psychological trauma from that time had a huge impact on him, and perhaps she should find an opportunity to help him overcome it.

Lin Xuan just realized something: this competition registration might be a lucky break, a good opportunity to help Xiao Dian get rid of his psychological shadow of competition.

However, these things can't be rushed. Otherwise, even if I bring Xiao Dian to the competition, he might just give up and play dumb, which would be pointless.

Therefore, we still need to take a long-term approach...

Lin Xuan pulled out the old advertisement from the trash can. It was this thing that caused him to register incorrectly. The main reason Lin Xuan dug it out was because he remembered that this competition had prizes, and the prizes were—

Unlimited single Pokémon Berry subscription for one month! (Except for special Pokémon such as the Snorlax family)

In Lin Xuan's opinion, no electric flying squirrel can resist the temptation of tree fruits, especially her own little one, who is a complete foodie.

"Unlimited tree fruit set meal? Don't you want it?"

Lin Xuan could sense that when Xiao Dian saw the reward, her eyes lit up like light bulbs, fixed intently on the advertisement. However, she quickly calmed down and, in a tone of educating a junior, said to Lin Xuan:

"Dandan?"

【But didn't you say something like, "You don't really think we can compete with those guys from the combat department, do you?"】(￣ー￣*|||

"...How will you know if you don't try?" Lin Xuan felt she should slap herself for saying those words back then.

But mainly, he hadn't thought of that at all at the time.

After careful consideration, Lin Xuan gritted her teeth and made a difficult decision that went against her ancestors' wishes.

"If you can win just one game, I'll give you unlimited tree fruits for a week!"

Lin Xuan originally wanted to say a month, but then she thought about her wallet. The doctor's salary hadn't arrived yet. If she really fed Xiao Dian like this, wouldn't she go bankrupt?

Clearly, Lin Xuan's offer tempted Xiao Dian, but... he still didn't want to fight! However, thinking about his equally beloved tree berries...

"dawn!"

One month!

The little dot held up a finger.

"Two weeks, no more than that."

Seeing that Xiaodian was wavering, Lin Xuan quickly pressed his advantage and raised the stakes slightly, but he couldn't raise them too high, or he would be left broke.

Xiao Dian's face showed a conflicted expression, and she kept counting her six fingers on both hands, as if she was calculating whether this deal would be profitable or not.

"Dan...Dan!"

[Sold... Deal complete!]

When it came to the last few points, I got too lazy to calculate anymore, and since I couldn't figure it out anyway, I just gritted my teeth and agreed.

Although she felt a little heartbroken, Lin Xuan still wore a triumphant smile, which could be considered the first step in helping Xiao Dian overcome her psychological trauma.

Besides... he promised a reward only if you win, and nothing if you lose!

When he loses, Lin Xuan will pretend to give Electric Flying Squirrel a consolation prize. After all, his purpose in participating in the competition is not to win, but just to help Xiao Dian get rid of his psychological trauma.

As for the possibility that Xiaodian might win... Lin Xuan had never even considered that possibility.

After all, Xiao Dian hadn't been trained at all in the half month he'd been in his care. What could he possibly train in just a few days?

Surely the other students' Pokémon aren't even weaker than Tiny's, right? No way, no way.

Lin Xuan thought he had calculated everything perfectly, like Qin Shi Huang eating peppercorns – he was completely won!

Xiao Dian naturally didn't have as many complicated thoughts as Lin Xuan. All he wanted was to win at least one match, then withdraw from the competition and get Lin Xuan's tree fruit for free!

There is no loss in blood!

Both the human and the elf felt they had gained something, so is this what they call a win-win situation?

Chapter 14: Lacking Spirit!

"Although there are only a few days left before the competition, we still have a good chance as long as we train hard!"

Lin Xuan pulled her notebook out of the corner and placed it on the table, trying to use it as a blackboard. There was even a PowerPoint presentation on it, although it was completely blank.

"Dan~"

Little Dot answered listlessly.

"No power! I can't hear you at all! You think you can have a match when you're this quiet!"

"Dan~"

I didn't intend to take a taxi either~

"Ok?"

"dawn!"

"very good!"

Lin Xuan nodded in satisfaction when she heard the voice from Xiaodian become a little louder.

After a moment's thought, Lin Xuan figured out what he should do for Xiao Dian now... fool him! Make him think he's very strong!

Yes, training doesn't matter. Lin Xuan doesn't want to win anyway. He just wants Xiao Dian to think he's very strong.

"Ahem, come on, show us the skill you think is the strongest."

Lin Xuan pointed to the small spot and then said.

"dawn?"

Little Dot thought for a moment, then flapped its wings and came to Lin Xuan. It was about to rub its yellow cheeks against Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan stopped it first.

"I was just demonstrating, I didn't ask you to use it on me!"

Lin Xuan said with a hint of helplessness.

"dawn!"

You didn't explain yourself clearly!

"Okay, okay, my bad~ But is rubbing your cheek the only thing you're good at?"

The cheek-rubbing skill is generally considered a support skill. Although it deals damage, it can often be ignored at that point, as its main purpose is to paralyze the cheek.

"Wait a minute, I'm going to get something."

Lin Xuan thought for a moment, then ran to a corner and rummaged through drawers and cabinets, finally pulling out a black rectangular device that looked somewhat like a television, but with a very small screen in the middle.

"Phew... I thought I'd wasted my money on this thing, but it turns out it'll actually be useful?"

This device can detect the power of Electric-type moves, and it can also indicate a Pokémon's health by measuring the intensity of the current.

Of course, this item is only useful for Electric-type Pokémon, and it was the one Lin Xuan bought after she first found Emolga.

Its primary use should be the latter, but it was only used once at the very beginning. After all, just like a normal person who isn't in pain or sick would go to the hospital, it was practically left there collecting dust for half a month.

Lin Xuan bought the basic version, so it can't handle a strong current, but it's enough for the current electric flying mouse.

"Come on, discharge electricity into this thing."

Lin Xuan attached the patch connected to the device to Xiao Dian's cheek, then stared at the reading area on the current detection device, already thinking about how to blow it up later.

This world roughly divides the strength of Pokémon into five levels. It seems that in order to make it universally applicable, the level division is very simple, ranging from one star to five stars.

The vast majority of Pokémon in this world are one-star Pokémon, including many pet Pokémon and those of beginner trainers.

Owning a two-star Pokémon is what barely makes a trainer recognized as a professional trainer, someone who can make a living from it. The graduation standard for most university battle departments is to have at least a two-star Pokémon.

Of course, the graduation requirements for universities like Shanghai University and Beijing University are much higher, and in recent years the standard has been a three-star Pokémon.

Similarly, in the Huaxia Championship qualifiers that Lin Xuan previously commentated on, the registration requirement was to have at least three three-star Pokémon.

As for the four-star and five-star levels, they have a more intuitive name in China: King-level and Champion-level.

The detection range of the device that Lin Xuan bought is limited to one-star spirits. If the current is stronger, there is a risk of damage.

So how exactly should you blow it? That's a real problem!

Lin Xuan was a little troubled, because it took some skill to blow the right amount of air without Xiao Dian noticing.

This wasn't Xiaodian's first time using this thing; she easily made her cheeks glow.

Bilibili~

Then Lin Xuan watched as the reading on the device slowly rose from zero to ten, which was a fairly normal number, considering that rubbing one's cheek had very low power.

Then Lin Xuan quickly realized something was wrong: why were the numbers going on and on?

Lin Xuan then watched helplessly as the speed of this thing increased from zero to 20 before slowing down and finally stabilizing at around 30.

"Dan~"