Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

Although Su Qiming's gaze was fixed on the ground below, his mind remained on Lin Xuan's previous battle.

"This guy... is only a freshman!"

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After the match ended, the video of Lin Xuan's game quickly spread. Although Lin Xuan lost the match, thanks to her popularity and the excitement of the game, the video quickly went viral.

Many people also lamented that if Lin Xuan had focused on being a trainer, his skills might have been even stronger.

Lin Xuan thought about it and felt it was still not feasible. After all, if he didn't become a researcher and do live streaming, he probably wouldn't be able to support the three little ones.

Lin Xuan's parents are just ordinary rural teachers; their salaries aren't particularly high. Lin Xuan earns most of the money she uses to train her Pokémon herself, plus reimbursements from the professor.

To Lin Xuan's dismay, on her way home, someone sent her a comforting message, telling her not to be sad because she lost the game.

Especially Li Yuan, who even sent a message to comfort me, telling me not to be sad about not making it into the top 32 and not getting the prize money.

Lin Xuan's face darkened instantly upon seeing the message; this bastard always managed to pinpoint her sore spot.

Although Lin Xuan received a consolation prize for being among the top 64, it was nothing compared to the prizes to come. Lin Xuan was incredibly envious, and Li Yuan had to rub salt into her wounds.

No way, he's going to do a lot of live streaming in the next few days to scam... I mean, make back all the money he lost!

Upon returning to the hotel, Lin Xuan bumped into Wu Rui and the others, immediately greeting them with a very kind expression.

"It's alright, junior Lin Xuan. With your talent, I feel you could win the championship by your junior year at the latest, or even your sophomore year!"

"What's a provincial competition then? Winning the college league championship won't be a problem at all!"

"Exactly, the college league is much more prestigious than the provincial league."

"Moreover, Lin Xuan, you won the championship in the first-year competition, so it's almost fair to call you the new generation's king of rookies."

Seeing a bunch of senior students come up to comfort her, Lin Xuan felt both heartwarming and a little helpless. After all, she couldn't very well say that she hadn't really taken the competition seriously, could she?

Many of these senior students didn't even make it to the main competition, so saying this might be a bit too much for them...

Wu Rui and the others were also worried that Lin Xuan's long-standing success and lack of defeat might damage his confidence.

If Xiaodian knew what they were thinking, she probably would just want to laugh.

With Lin Xuan's carefree attitude, what could possibly possibly hurt him?

Xiao Dian felt that blowing up a TV when she got home would be a bigger blow to Lin Xuan. Of course, this was a self-destructive move that would hurt the enemy a thousand while harming herself eight million, and it was not recommended to try it in front of Lin Xuan.

"I'm fine. My match is over, so I can focus on my commentary now..."

Lin Xuan waved his hand and said casually.

Then he said some words to send them away.

"Are you sure everything is alright?"

Before entering the room, Wu Rui turned around and asked Lin Xuan a question with some unease, and then Lin Xuan pushed him in directly.

"it's okay no problem."

After resolving the issues here, Lin Xuan went straight back to her room. Although she could pack up and go home after her competition, there was still an exhibition coming up, so Lin Xuan decided to watch it first.

I'll also go to the hotel reception and ask if I can extend my stay in the room after the game; changing hotels is such a hassle...

After returning to my room and resting for a while, I ordered takeout and had lunch before starting my live stream to commentate on the afternoon's match.

[The mystery player has fallen, and the streamer makes a dazzling appearance!]

Lin Xuan added a title to the live stream, then snatched a freshly opened bag of potato chips from Xiao Dian's hand.

"Dandan!"

That's mine!

"Aren't there still some there? Go and snatch them from Ibu!"

Lin Xuan pointed to Eevee, who was lying on the sofa watching anime, and shooed Xiao Dian away.

Meanwhile, Eevee, who was happily eating potato chips and watching anime, silently turned his head and silently sent a question mark to Lin Xuan.

[As soon as I entered, I saw Teacher Mimikyu grabbing snacks.]

Is this something a human would do? Give him a gentle shock!

[Just arrived, where's the mystery player?]

[The mystery player has fallen; it's the streamer's turn!]

While eating potato chips, Lin Xuan looked at the comments from viewers who seemed happy about being eliminated, and couldn't help but sneer.

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate a young man's potential! I'll be back like lightning in this year's college league... never mind, I'll wait for next year's provincial competition, then I'll return like lightning!"

Lin Xuan thought about it and still felt that it was a bit too early to make threats in the college league. He was really worried that several people would pull out four-star Pokémon and crush him. He thought it would be safer to talk about the provincial competition.

There's still a year left, and the difficulty level is lower.

【? ? ? 】

Is it possible to take back a threat halfway through?

[A riddle depicting a hill that can bend and stretch]

[To elaborate, where can one find flexibility and adaptability?]

Is this topic you guys are having a serious conversation about?

"Ahem, this is a proper live broadcast room, let's watch some proper matches instead."

After coughing twice, Lin Xuan steered the live stream back on track, which had started to veer off course, and then began commentating on the match.

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A week passed quickly, and February 13th arrived in the blink of an eye—the day of the provincial finals.

Cheng Yin's final result was stopping at the quarterfinals, which is already a super breakthrough in the history of Huada University. It seems that there has never been such a good result before. Teacher Zhao must be ecstatic.

Moreover, Cheng Yin lost to Fan Yuanheng from Yunnan University in the quarterfinals, who was a favorite to win the provincial competition. Otherwise, she might have had a chance to reach the semifinals. It's just a pity.

As for the final match, it was between Fan Yuanheng and another equally strong player.

"Mmm, the match has begun."

Seeing that the competition was about to begin, Lin Xuan quickly put down the boxed lunch in her hand and threw it aside, while also thanking everyone for the gifts.

"Thanks to [What did Teacher Mimikyu eat today] for the little flower! I ate chicken leg rice today. Okay, let's watch the competition!"

Lin Xuan brought up the match footage, just as both sides had sent out their respective Pokémon.

"The opposing player has sent out a very strong Noctowl! We saw it in yesterday's match. This Noctowl used Brave Bird to defeat two of the opponent's Pokémon. It's incredibly strong. And our player Fan Yuanheng has sent out a Blastoise?"

Lin Xuan was slightly taken aback. It wasn't that Blastoise was such a rare Pokémon, but rather that Fan Yuanheng had never used Blastoise before, nor was it among his usual three Pokémon. However, it had appeared in the previous college league as his ace Pokémon.

Lin Xuan also believes that among all of Fan Yuanheng's Pokémon, this one is the most likely to reach four stars.

"This Blastoise... has already reached four-star strength!"

Lin Xuan made this judgment almost the instant he saw the Blastoise.

Is this Blastoise four-star level?

Wow, did they just go straight to the ace?

The opponent must be completely dumbfounded.

Opponent: You're not playing by the rules!

"Ahem, the opponent must be feeling pretty bewildered right now. Who knew they would send out their strongest ace, a Blastoise with a four-star rating? That's terrifying! We'll see if the opponent changes their Pokémon. If they don't, it probably means they don't have a four-star Pokémon."

The director wisely switched the camera to the opposing player, whose expression didn't look too good. Seeing his expression, everyone had their own guesses.

"It looks like Yunnan University will take the provincial championship again this year."

Lin Xuan said directly that the provincial competition has been held for so many sessions. There have been cases of dark horses emerging from ordinary schools, but they are too few and far between. Most of the time, the champions are won by students from Yunnan University, and this year should be no exception.

[If you don't win the championship next year, I'll look down on you!]

Why not set a goal on the spot?

Why do I have this feeling that Huada University's combat system is about to rise to prominence?

You said it yourself, it's just an illusion...

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Huada's combat department has indeed risen a little. On the senior side, there is Cheng Yin, and on the freshman side, Lin Xuan is even more amazing, amazing in every sense of the word.

But apart from that... there doesn't seem to be anyone else.

Seeing that the opposing player hadn't switched Pokémon, our player revealed a wicked smile, seemingly confident of victory. Blastoise immediately unleashed a Hydro Pump, relying on brute force to overcome all obstacles!

"The Night Hawk tried to dodge, but the water cannon was too fast, and Fan Yuanheng's smile was very confident. He had obviously prayed to Palkia in advance and was sure that his water cannon would not miss. This time, Palkia also chose to protect its believer and directly hit the Night Hawk in the face with a water cannon, sending it flying!"

I think Mimikyu should have a whole portrait of Palukia hanging on the wall.

[This water cannon, even slightly off-target, is disrespectful to Palkia!]

[Palukia: Why is there always something about me in your livestream?]

[Garuda: You should be secretly happy that I didn't say anything bad about you!]

If I say goodbye to Kyogre, will my Blastoise learn Root Pulse?

Hoenn's two idiots are among the least mysterious of all the legendary Pokémon because they often make a ruckus after waking up. Relatively speaking, there are quite a few myths and legends about them. It's just that they haven't appeared in the last few hundred years, otherwise, many people would take a couple of photos with them.