Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

Was I forced to run away from home like this?

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"No, I really mean it! I thought you were just saying it casually, and besides, I was only doing it for your own good, wasn't I?"

The next day, when Zhong Ming returned, he twitched his lips as he looked at Lin Xuan sitting at the door, who had a strange smile on his face.

"Don't you think it's great for the show?"

"It really works. Come on, see if you're missing anything, and I'll help you pack it up."

"Well... it's not that bad."

Lin Xuan and Zhong Mingyi were just joking around, and Lin Xuan left soon after.

Where are you going again?

Zhong Ming frowned slightly as he looked in the direction Lin Xuan was heading.

"You should know about Poseidon Island."

Lin Xuan tidied up a bit and was ready to leave, but she didn't expect Zhong Mingyi to follow her. She couldn't shake him off, so she had no choice but to tell the truth.

"Poseidon Island? What are you going there for?"

Zhong Mingyi certainly knew what Poseidon Island was, but what was Lin Xuan doing there now?

“I’m going to find Manaphy; I have a score to settle.”

Lin Xuan snorted coldly. That guy had tricked her last time, and she was definitely going to settle the score with him this time.

"What do you want with her? So your disappearance last time... was related to Manaphy? You'd better tell the Alliance about this."

Zhong Mingyi's mind was already filled with all sorts of thoughts, but he was quickly interrupted by Lin Xuan.

"Stop, stop, stop! That's not how it is. What happened last time... actually had something to do with the advisor, so don't ask."

"President, that's all, I'll leave now."

After saying that, Zhong Ming turned around and left. Since it was related to the president, it had nothing to do with him. Besides, he couldn't come up with any ideas the president might have.

After seeing Zhong Ming leave, Lin Xuan immediately got up and headed to Poseidon Island, making some other discoveries along the way.

Those were the whirlpools. When I passed through them last time, although they were much less intense than the first time, they were still there. But this time... they were indeed less.

Could it be that my last visit to Georgopol actually worked?

That should be the case. After all, if it were just a legend, he could have simply passed away here. It was just that two things happened at the same time, plus Qin Guan's wicked sense of humor, which led to him traveling through time at that point.

However, Lin Xuan quickly arrived at Poseidon Island, only to find that... she seemed to be late?

"Damn! Did that guy run away beforehand?!"

Lin Xuan looked at the empty Poseidon Island, put her hands on her hips and said, while Eevee quickly used his psychic powers to check it out.

The Pokémon on the island are normal, just like when Lin Xuan first arrived, but Manaphy... seems to have really disappeared.

"Let's go check out his stronghold first."

Lin Xuan led Xiao Dian and the others there, and soon found the small lake that Manaphy had brought them to before. However, they couldn't find Manaphy, as he had disappeared somewhere beforehand.

"Wow, this guy really has some kind of precognitive ability! He knew I was ready to come find him?"

Lin Xuan gritted her teeth and said, but soon Gallade poked Lin Xuan and then pointed to the ground not far away.

"This was left behind by that guy?"

When Lin Xuan walked over, he saw a very obvious mark that looked like it had been drawn by a child. He knew without a doubt that it was left by Manaphy. No one else could come here except his beloved.

The message was very simple: Qin Guan had given all the instructions before, and it had nothing to do with him. He also left a small gift for Lin Xuan.

"Hey! This guy's pretty good at handling people... is he involved with Pokémon?"

Lin Xuan scratched his head. No wonder this guy is the prince of the sea. He's practically the king of flirting in the legendary Pokémon world!

He even left something for himself, and there was a mark next to it, indicating that the item was left inside.

"Dig it open!"

Eevee nodded, and then its psychic powers quickly dug away the sand, revealing a wooden box. As for what was inside...

"hiss!"

Lin Xuan gasped, surprised that Manaphy even had this, and that it had given it to her.

This is... a fragment of a water droplet on a stone slab!

And it's not small either, about half the size of the entire stone slab, making it the largest fragment of a stone slab that Lin Xuan has ever seen.

Manaphy couldn't possibly be that generous!

I'm not reading Chapter 580!

After obtaining the stone tablet fragment from Poseidon Island, Lin Xuan knew that Manaphy was no longer there, so he went straight back.

Soon, a month passed, and the time was fast approaching the start of the World Championships.

Lin Xuan and the others also need to prepare to set off.

However, before officially setting off, they still needed to gather in the capital first, so Lin Xuan went with Zhong Mingyi and Bai Yao this time.

I and Zhong Mingyi are the main players, while Bai Yao is at least a reserve.

"This time, follow us and watch and learn carefully, okay? Be a little more humble... Oh no, I was wrong!"

Lin Xuan had just bragged a couple of times in front of Bai Yao when this guy kicked him down, not giving Lin Xuan a chance to say anything more.

"Aside from the last time I went abroad with you, this is my first time going abroad!"

Although I went abroad last time, I actually went straight to my destination after getting off the plane and basically didn't go out.

It's simply about carrying out a task.

But this time was different. There was plenty of time between matches, so Lin Xuan and the others could go out and have some fun.

"You don't speak English, so you'll need the two of us to translate for you."

Lin Xuan rolled her eyes. This guy was the kind of useless person who was of no use to society except for becoming a trainer!

"I just want to be a trainer, why would I need so many skills?"

Bai Yao directly refuted him, and Lin Xuan could only nod. At the same time, they quickly headed to their destination—the capital city!

"Why do we always have to choose this place? Can't we go somewhere else? I think Jianghai City is just fine."

"That's a good suggestion, don't say it again next time."

After hearing Lin Xuan's words, Zhong Mingyi chuckled and retorted.

After arriving in the capital, the three headed directly to the official destination, but—

"Are you sure this is here?"

When they arrived, Lin Xuan looked at the small restaurant in front of her and then glanced at the location on her phone—it was indeed the right place!

"You don't understand, do you? It's called something like, 'The greatest hermits are hidden in...hidden...'"

Bai Yao seemed to want to give Lin Xuan some pointers, but she ended up getting stuck on her own words.

"Is it about 'the truly wise living in seclusion amidst the city'? Is that what you meant?"

"Yes, yes, this is it!"

Lin Xuan and Zhong Ming exchanged a glance and finally decided... to go in and take a look.

"But why? Couldn't they have provided a more luxurious reception?"

Lin Xuan found it a bit strange. This wasn't some special mission, like a hunter's trial or anything like that. It was just going out to compete, and it was a perfectly legitimate competition.

Shouldn't there be reporters interviewing and people being picked up and dropped off by cars?

Not only Lin Xuan, but even Zhong Mingyi was a little surprised, because he hadn't expected it to be like this before, so he didn't ask the alliance for more information. But since they were already here, they decided to go in and take a look first.

"Hello, have any of you three made an appointment?"

As soon as Lin Xuan and his group walked in, they were stopped by a waiter.

"Is this a code?"

Bai Yao leaned close to Lin Xuan's ear and whispered a question, and then the waiter said the next sentence.

"If you are a participant in the World Championships, please go directly to the third floor. Someone is waiting for you up there."

Bai Yao: ...

You're using all this fancy stuff without a code.

The three exchanged a helpless glance, and then quickly went up to the third floor.

There was only one room on the third floor, and the three of them went straight in.

Inside were mostly their old acquaintances, including Cheng Si, Long Xiao, and the Taoist priest named Zhang Shouqing. However, this time he wasn't wearing the same clothes as before, but had changed into a more normal set of everyday clothes.

They are all athletes participating in the World Championships, but not all of them have arrived yet.

Chu Jingyun and Jiang Quan are still missing, but they should be arriving soon.