Elf: I have a deal with the big milk jug

"Daughter-in-law, I'm back -"

Yan Xiao pushed the door open carrying a bag of food.

Today is the offseason before the finals, and the final battle will not take place until tomorrow, so he went out to complete training as usual.

"We're back, let's eat~" Xiaoqian ran out of the kitchen wearing a pink apron and holding a pan.

Trembling and huge, it looks far more delicious than the pancakes in the pot.

If it were in the past, Yan Xiao might have decided to change the dinner partner on a whim.

But today he just smiled slightly, took the pan, gently untied Xiao Qian's apron, and sat down.

"What's wrong~ Today's training didn't go well? Or are you too stressed?" Xiao Qian keenly noticed that he was not in a high mood and asked with concern.

"Hmm~..." Yan Xiao shook his head slightly: "It's okay, I'm just thinking about tactics. Let's eat quickly~"

He rubbed Xiao Qian's head, gave her a chopstick of food, and then immersed himself in eating the rice.

"..." Xiaoqian frowned when she saw his eyes were absent-minded.

"Bang..." She stood up suddenly, and the chair fell to the ground.

"Huh?" Yan Xiao came to her senses: "What's wrong, wife?"

Xiao Qian stared at him: "What happened?"

"without..."

Just as Yan Xiao was about to continue his prevarication, Xiao Qian interrupted him with her hands on her hips: "Tell the truth!"

"Really not..."

"Yan Xiao!" Xiao Qian's voice was a few degrees louder, and a little anger was rising in her pink eyes.

"..." Yan Xiao fell silent, with a hesitant look on his face.

Not at all like the wise tactician master who strategized.

Seeing him like this, Xiao Qian's heart softened and she gently held his head in her arms.

"Have you encountered any difficulties? Although I don't know what kind of choices you are facing...but no matter what, I will be here~I will support you."

The girl's voice was very soft, as if she was a mother who couldn't bear to disturb her baby's sleep.

"Huh..." Yan Xiao breathed out and put his arms around her slender waist.

"Now, can you tell me what's on your mind?" Xiao Qian asked softly: "Maybe I don't have the ability to solve it for you, but at least I can give you some suggestions, right?"

Yan Xiao nodded and spoke slowly: "Daughter-in-law...if success requires paying an unacceptable price, is this highest honor worth fighting for?"

"Huh?" Xiao Qian's expression changed slightly.

She knew that Yan Xiao was probably talking about tomorrow's final.

"What's the price...? Is there no other way? You are so smart, think about it again, there must be something." She asked.

"..." Yan Xiao fell silent again and shook his head: "Fate, sometimes you really can't resist it..."

Xiao Qian pursed her lips, and the boy in front of her showed his vulnerable side to her for the first time.

At this time, he is not Teacher Yan who plays with his opponents in the game; nor is he the indomitable savior in the battle of gods...

Instead, it looked like...a deer driven into a blind corner by a hunter.

What awaits him seems to be to bow to fate.

"no."

Xiao Qian held up Yan Xiao's face: "Do you remember, you once told me that we should aim to be a general Pokémon master and realize both of our dreams at the same time."

"And at that time, you were just a youngster who hadn't even started his career at the age of 18..."

"At that time, did you ever think that now you would be standing on the final stage of the Suzuli Contest?"

"Destiny is never set in stone."

"At least, I think, you can do wonders, with your mates."

"My... favorite is the Yan Xiao who refuses to admit defeat, never shrinks, and keeps making progress..."

"Don't you always say that as long as you are with Pokémon, any difficulty will be solved?"

"In the past... I always needed your care and protection... So did your Pokémon, who were well taken care of by you...

I think now, it's our turn to help you.

If you don’t believe it, look~”

Xiao Qian pointed to the elf ball on Yan Xiao's waist.

There, dozens of Poke Balls were shining slightly.

It seemed that pairs of eyes in the ball were looking at Yan Xiao outside.

"..." Yan Xiao put her hand on the elf ball and felt the faint warmth.

Yes... He has gone through so much with his friends... What can't he face with them?

A soft touch came from her palm. Xiaoqian took his hand and put it on her cheek: "Promise me that you will do well...the result is not important. We are together, that's enough."

Yan Xiao blinked, and his originally hesitant and lonely eyes changed into firmness, and a familiar smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "I'm sorry, wife...for making you worry."

"You're right...my friends and I have never been afraid of challenges...no matter who they are!"

"Even if it's a predetermined fate, you have to fight it before you know who is the final winner!"

Yan Xiao's eyes became brighter and brighter, and the spiritual power that filled his body became more and more abundant.

Xiao Qian smiled: "If you think so, I feel relieved~"

"Um..."

...

After the meal, Yan Xiao took advantage of Xiao Qian to clear away the dishes and carried Eevee to the Pokémon Center.

He placed Eevee and its corresponding deluxe ball on the counter.

Ibrahimovic didn't know what was going to happen, he just licked Yan Xiao's hand out of habit.

"Sorry Ibrahimovic, maybe you will have to cheer for us on the TV tomorrow..." Yan Xiao rubbed the little guy's head with a doting smile on his lips.

"Eevee...?" Ibrahimovic tilted his head. He remembered that his trainer told him before that he should compete in the finals, right?

"It's okay~ I've already thought of the best candidate, don't worry."

Yan Xiao finished comforting it and dialed Qianli's number.

"Hello? Teacher, I want Ibrahimovic to stay at home for two days."

"It's okay. The finals are ready tomorrow. Just watch me perform."

"Yeah okay~..."

"..."

After greeting Qianli, Yan Xiao put Ibrahimovic into the ball and handed it to Miss Joy.

"Please send my Poké Ball to the Fang Yuan Orange Flower Gym."

"Okay, please wait..."

Watching the luxurious ball in the teleportation device disappear under the lightning, Yan Xiao's eyes gradually became colder.

"Thank you."

After thanking him, he turned and left.

The back looks somewhat desolate and aloof.

...

Came to the training ground alone.

The elf ball on Yan Xiao's waist also opened spontaneously.

In the quiet night, dozens of figures appeared one by one in the empty venue.

The treasures surrounded Yan Xiao in the center without saying much.

"Miluo!" "唻!!" "Liva!" "Love!"

The Jackrabbit, the King of Leave, Oliva, and the Guanshi Shibao appeared one after another, and each one showed a powerful momentum comparable to the peak of a champion.

The original lineup for the finals was: Tailo Bagos, Reggie Chikas, Meloetta, Dressed Bear, Silver Companion Beast, and Ibrahimovic who was assigned a system task.

But now due to special reasons, Yan Xiao decided to give up letting Ibrahimovic play.

If this happens, a Pokémon will be needed to take its place.

And now, the long-eared rabbit and other four treasures are also taking the initiative to ask for help.

They hope to use their own power to solve problems for trainers.

Yan Xiao looked at the other treasures, Zoroark, Warrior Eagle, Moon Bear, Happy Egg, Bidiao, Bagosaurus, and Motorized Lizard.

Each responded to him with burning eyes.

They also want to contribute to him in the finals.

However, due to lack of level and ability, he could only suppress his mood and hand over this important task to four trustworthy partners.

Even Happy Egg, who had always been naughty, looked serious at this time.

"Pfft..." Looking at such a scene where the whole city was covered with golden armor, Yan Xiao suddenly laughed out loud.

"Why do you show such a dignified atmosphere~"

He rubbed the heads of all the treasures one by one: "I will win, I said so."

After speaking, he took back the members of the first and second teams and looked at the five main players who would play tomorrow.

"Mail~" "Tai!" "Kit!" "Reggie!" "Bago!"

Meloetta, Silver Beast, Bear God, God Pillar King and Little Turtle responded respectively, they are ready.

Feeling the confidence of his partners, Yan Xiao is looking forward to tomorrow even more.

"Giratina, Dakto, or others...my friends and I are coming!"

Yan Xiao looked at the bright moon in the clear sky and opened the system panel with his mind.

[Ding, the host has chosen to give up the mission of conquering the mythical beast 'Creation God-Arzeus', please confirm again. If you do this, the mission will disappear permanently and cannot be claimed again...]

"Confirm to give up!"

After Yan Xiao finished speaking, he closed the system panel.

......

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