Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

Xiao Dian ate the energy cube in one bite, feeling a bit of a waste. The quality of these energy cubes was rather average, not comparable to the ones he had eaten before. It felt like a waste to use them to go with these sweet treats!

"You should be grateful to have anything to eat! Why are you being so picky!"

Lin Xuan glanced at the snacks, then devoured the rest of the bread in one bite. However, while Lin Xuan and her group were eating lunch, one guy seemed to be in a bad mood...

"Mana!"

Above Lin Xuan and the others, Manaphy was floating around in a huff, but he wasn't worried about being discovered. He deliberately concealed himself, so even the camera next to Lin Xuan couldn't capture his shadow, let alone Lin Xuan.

But what angered him now was that he had already prepared everything there, and this guy was actually eating here, and what's more... he was eating so heartily!

The sweet smell kept wafting into Manaphy's nose, making him increasingly irritable, but then he quickly changed his mind—

I've prepared so many gifts for this idiot, it's not too much to ask him to eat some of my food, right?

The moment the thought crossed her mind, Manaphy stealthily crept up to Lin Xuan's side, carefully picked up an energy cube, and was about to take a bite when she saw how Xiao Dian and the others were eating it.

Do we have to dip it in before eating?

Manaphy hesitated for a moment, but quickly put the energy cube directly into the jar containing the sweet treat and touched it carefully.

During the process of removing the energy cube, the sweetness on it almost dripped onto the ground. If it had dripped, even the slightest sound would have been noticed. Manaphy used her superpowers to wrap the energy cube, preventing the sweetness from dripping.

Manaphy breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately picked up the energy cube and stuffed it into his mouth, and then...

"Mana!"

It's delicious!

Manaphy's eyes lit up instantly; she hadn't eaten anything this delicious in a long time!

Wait, has it been a long time since I've eaten anything?

Manaphy fell into deep thought. It seemed to be true. After all, since she woke up, she had just been swimming in the sea whenever she had nothing to do, and she didn't need to eat anyway.

While lost in thought, Manaphy continued to reach for the box containing energy cubes next to Lin Xuan, taking them out one after another.

Time passed, and even the biggest eater among the Pokémon, Little Spot, felt full. He thought he would eat one last piece, then stop and continue on his way.

But when his claws reached for the energy cube box, he froze.

I remember there was one here just now.

Little Dot scratched his head and looked at the other elves around him. They were all full and waiting for him... So who ate this energy cube?

Little Dot shook his head, dismissing it as his own imagination. After all, with their strength, who could steal berries without anyone noticing? Not to mention there was an Eevee with psychic powers nearby, whose perception was far superior to his. If there were really any Pokémon around, they would have been discovered long ago.

She casually picked up another energy cube and stuffed it into her mouth, thinking it was just her imagination, that she might have touched the wrong thing.

"Alright, we've finished eating. Let's rest for a bit and then get ready to leave!"

Lin Xuan patted his hands, which were covered in breadcrumbs, and prepared to put away the leftover energy cubes. According to his estimate, there should be enough for the little ones to have one more meal... right?

"How come it's almost empty?"

Seeing that there were only a few energy cubes left, Lin Xuan's lips twitched involuntarily, but he didn't think much of it, assuming that the little guys were just hungry and had eaten more. Eevee and the others also thought that the other Pokémon had eaten more...

"You guys can eat so much!"

Lin Xuan said it seemingly unintentionally.

In this way, a perfect closed loop is formed!

"Mana~"

Manaphy breathed a sigh of relief in mid-air. He had accidentally eaten too much, which was really a mistake. Luckily, none of those idiots noticed.

Seeing Lin Xuan and the others continue walking forward, Manaphy naturally followed. Logically speaking, if nothing unexpected happened, they would soon enter the place he had originally planned.

But as expected, things went wrong.

"who!"

Halfway there, Lin Xuan patted Eevee on the shoulder, and Eevee instantly understood what Lin Xuan meant. Instantly, its own psychic power radiated outward, and no Pokémon in the vicinity could escape its senses.

Lin Xuan turned her head away, frowning as she looked around.

Of course he's smart; with so many energy cubes missing, it's obvious someone stole them! Even if the kids can eat a lot, how could they possibly make enough for two people?

"Have it?"

Lin Xuan asked Eevee, but Eevee just shook its head, indicating that it did not sense the presence of any other Pokémon.

"That's strange. How can the energy cube follow me?"

Lin Xuan felt that there must be some Pokémon causing trouble, but it was strange that even Eevee couldn't sense it.

[A paranormal event?]

Why does it seem like Mimikyu-sensei always gets into these kinds of situations?

However, since the league hasn't issued any warnings, it should mean everything is fine.

In fact, Lin Xuan thought the same way. The league can understand the situation of each player, and if an unexpected situation occurs, the league will definitely intervene.

Given the current situation, it seems there's only one possibility... Is it the Alliance's doing again?

This was the only thought that could flash through Lin Xuan's mind, and it seemed to be the only answer.

Thinking of this, Lin Xuan could only continue to pretend that she didn't care and walk forward, but she also made Ibu keep an eye on her at all times.

Chapter 257 Illusion

Lin Xuan walked forward for a long time without noticing any Pokémon following behind him, and gradually relaxed his guard. After all, the League wouldn't deliberately set up such a trap to fool him, would it? It had been following him for so long and hiding its tracks just to trick him, right?

Lin Xuan could only conclude that it was some Pokémon prank, which was not very convincing, but there was hardly any other explanation.

"Not bad luck!"

Lin Xuan waved his hand, and Xiao Dian "picked up" the box from the tree. It was obviously hidden by the Alliance again, but this time it wasn't so obvious. It seemed to have been specially disguised. If Lin Xuan hadn't been sharp-eyed, he almost wouldn't have seen it.

"Water...gloves...instant noodles...frozen dumplings?"

The first few items were fairly normal, just usable supplies, but things got ridiculous later on.

A large bag of frozen dumplings was specially packed in a box, and they even thoughtfully stuffed a lot of ice cubes inside, just in case the dumplings spoiled.

[Hahaha! Mimikyu-sensei can finally have better food!]

The production team really knows how to stir things up.

Let's see what kind of filling it is.

Lin Xuan held the packaging bag in her hand and shook it, then looked at the few Pokémon on the side.

Does anyone here eat this stuff?

"Dan dan dan!"

Lin Xuan raised her hand as soon as she spoke softly. She had almost finished eating the energy cubes. If she didn't order something else to change things up, wouldn't she be stuck eating bread like Lin Xuan? That would be worse than frozen dumplings. She could just cook them herself with her Awakening Fire!

"Okay, then this box of dumplings is yours. You take care of it."

Lin Xuan didn't refuse. Actually, he also really wanted to eat dumplings, but bringing them would require carrying a box. Since Xiao Dian had stepped forward, it was natural for him to take on this responsibility!

"Dandan?" The smile on Xiaodian's face instantly froze. He only said he wanted to eat, not that he wanted to take it!

But Lin Xuan didn't care about that anymore. She stuffed the dumplings back into the box, re-taped them, and then shoved them into Xiao Dian's hand.

"Keep it safe, whether we get extra food tonight depends on you!"

"Dandan..."

I should have known better than to say so much...

Then Little Spot noticed Gallade standing to the side and suddenly had an idea.

When Gallade sensed the little guy's gaze, it had a strange feeling and looked at him warily before taking two steps back.

"What are you thinking? Gallade is already carrying a ton of stuff. How can you keep bothering him?" Lin Xuan said righteously, hands on her hips, completely oblivious to the fact that she herself didn't seem to be carrying anything either.

"Dandan!"

Little Dot shook her head vigorously, then said, "Doesn't Gallade know Ice Punch? At worst, it'll just be..."

"Ailu!"

If it weren't for the fact that Gallade couldn't beat the smaller one, Gallade would probably have actually gone up to him with Ice Punch by now. Are you even speaking human language?

Oh, Little Dot really isn't human, then it's alright.

In the end, however, Xiao Dian still carried his luggage and prepared dinner for the group.

"Tsk, it feels like we're starting to have a picnic..."

Lin Xuan continued walking forward while carrying Eevee, and couldn't help but sigh. Looking at Gallade's backpack and the frozen dumplings that Little Point was holding, plus the pair of mice walking hand in hand beside them... this is definitely not a vacation.

Only Mimikyu-sensei could make a competition feel like a vacation.

I think the faster players next door have already speedrunned two trial arenas.

[You don't understand, Teacher Mimikyu is a casual player.]

Lin Xuan was indeed very relaxed. Even in this stage of traveling, he was not in a hurry. Along the way, when he encountered Pokémon such as Caterpie, he was thinking of poking them with the "Dragon-Seeking Ruler".

However, Lin Xuan soon arrived at a crossroads in her destiny.