Platinum City, a must-visit city in the travel guide, a modern metropolis characterized by a harmonious life between humans and elves.

Everywhere you look, there are tall buildings, here is the behemoth monster machine that crushes dreams, here is the steel forest where innocent feelings are lost, and similarly, it is also the abyss where people can sell their souls for power, and it is also the best hiding place for the walking dead who have lost their dreams and ideals.

A group of three people holding bicycles, looking at the crowded streets in front of them, full of huge billboards, colorful lights flashing dazzling people's eyes, noisy business promotion horns and traffic lights, cars impatient chirping, they are obsessed with hiding people's hearts and screams.

Back in the city, Qian Lingyou felt that Zhong Xia had finally returned to the appearance of ordinary people, but it was just Zhong Xia, he actually just put on the mask again, after all, some people are not ordinary by nature.

Although Platinum City is large and complex with many high-rise buildings, it is actually very well planned in the early days of the city, and it has formed the current patchwork pattern.

In the city, there is easy transportation, according to the address in Qianling You's hand, the servants took a city bus, in the bus crowded into canned sardines, Zhong Xia even had to firmly hold the hands of the two of them, so as not to be crowded by the crowd, and in the small talk of the people on the bus, he finally knew why the people in the city today seem to be concentrated on the street.

"I heard that the hero champion of the Kanto region is coming to our town, it seems that what kind of competition is coming?"

"Wood Elf Exchange Competition."

"By the way, that's it, I can't remember what the champion is called, but I've seen the video of his wonderful frog flower, it's too strong, it's worthy of being a fighter who has won the Kanto region championship for three consecutive years!"

"You stupid, you're a fighter-red, but it's his son who is participating in the competition this time, and he won't come himself, haven't you seen the propaganda of the title of the son of the battle and the son of the hero!"

"Okay, but I've heard that the exchange competition is quite grand, gathering most of our grass trainers in the Alec continent, and also attracting a lot of trainers from Kanto, Joto, and Fangyuan to participate."

"That's right, the slogan is that anyone who loves grass elves can sign up, but with your walking grass, I'm afraid I can't even pass the audition."

After getting the sweetness of 100,000 alliance coins at the Shepherd Dog Competition, Zhong Xia couldn't help but feel the urge to participate when he heard about the competition.

"The son of a trainer who brings together excellent trainers from four regions, as well as the heroes who have rescued the world several times in the records of the alliance, RED, who is praised as a fighter, and the overwhelming strength of the regional tournament for three consecutive years, the son of a trainer who can't imagine his strength, I really want to see it."

"Hmph, don't think that if you win a small place competition like a herding dog competition, you think that you are very good, the world-class strength is not what Zhong Xia can imagine now, the group of people who chased me at the beginning, the strength of any miscellaneous soldier is a little stronger than you now!"

"Okay, the night is very good, okay? However, sometimes, strength is only one of the bargaining chips for victory or defeat, and the factors in the game, outside the game, and uncontrollable zhì, etc., don't underestimate people. ”

"Then after sending this troublesome woman, let's hurry up and sign up, even if we don't pass the audition, it's not bad to have a sense of saving zài in the eyes of those big names."

"That being said, don't you think it hurts my heart too much?"

"Ah, I know the limit of your bearing, and I won't hit you."

Zi Ye, who is lying on his shoulder, can be said to be the partner who usually communicates with Zhong Xia the most, Icarus, who is empathetic and silently guards him, and the lovely Qianling Yu, the former is not very talkative, and the latter is also based on the reservedness of a girl, and will not often take the initiative to talk to Zhong Xia.

This led poor Zhong Xia Liangmei to accompany him, and as a result, he could only talk to a little elf constantly.

……

Wutong Community, a two-story villa.

"Xia Jun and Xiao Yao, thank you for taking care of Xiao You along the way for Sister Keiko."

The intellectual woman opposite was wearing her home clothes, but she couldn't hide the scholarly atmosphere after putting on her glasses, Zhong Xia thanked her for the black tea she handed over, and took the opportunity to look at several large bookcases around her, which were full of elf-related research books.

、、……

She smiled kindly in front of her, but the intellectual woman of the big sister next door was an intellectual woman who would shock the research community in Alec's writings, and Dr. Roland, one of the five elf doctors recognized by the Alec Elf Alliance, like Dr. Takahashi.

"Aunt Roland, did Mom call you last night?"

Compared to Zhong Xia's respect after learning the identity of this woman, Qian Ling Yu seemed quite casual, directly treating Dr. Roland as a big sister, in fact, the two of their families had contacted once a few months ago.

"Of course, I prepared an initial elf for you as early as a year ago, but it's a pity that your kid is too filial, my assistant is almost here, after talking to Sister Keiko last night, I picked a very potential initial elf for you in the real yàn room."

"Aunt Roland, tell me what kind of elf I am?"

"This is a secret, and it won't be a surprise to say it."

Faced with the quiet topic of women between girls and women, Zhong Xia found an opportunity, and after asking Dr. Roland, he took out a study on grass elves from the bookshelf next to him and read it.

The collection of books here, any one is precious in the outside world, and the thirst for knowledge is like a sponge yearning for water, Zhong Xia almost just turned a few pages, and his eyes were firmly nailed to it.

On the other hand, Dr. Roland, who noticed Zhong Xia, was also secretly curious, such a serious young trainer, after choosing an elf with narrow abilities like Mu Shougong, he chose an ordinary small herding dog, which is not a wise match for an excellent trainer who should aspire to Twin Peaks.

From the complaint of his lovely little niece, Dr. Roland was very curious about Zhong Xia, such madness and self-discipline are not what ordinary trainers want, it is certain that if there is no fall on the road of growth, then among the participants of this year's regional competition, she will definitely pay special attention to his battle.

However, the strange pink-haired girl holding a small watermelon is also very cute, but unfortunately she doesn't seem to be very talkative, and Dr. Roland is also curious about Icarus, but it's a pity that she is in front of outsiders, unless she takes the initiative to talk to her, she is a stuffy gourd.

However, Zhong Xia didn't know where he had such a high evaluation of Dr. Roland, but the research book in his hand answered many doubts during training, especially greatly enriched the knowledge of grass elves, and could make a better training plan for wood.

"This time, I also have to replenish most of the materials and energy cubes, save enough money in this city, and when the wood is all evolved, I can only enter the city as little as possible, and it is not safe to throw them outside the city, the suburbs of the city are not as peaceful as the town, and the elves above 0.5m and 30kg are not allowed to run around the streets in the city."

As for the harmonious survival of humans and elves advocated in the travel guide, it refers to the nine large elf ecological parks in the city.

"Hey, Zhong Xia, come and open the gift box with me!"

Qian Ling Yu beckoned to him, Zhong Xia glanced at the box in her hand, and knew that it contained a Poke Ball, and a Poke Ball contained an elf, a living elf.

Zhong Xia suddenly thought of the special comic he had read in his previous life, the simple n of the United Nation region, and on that rainy night, he saw Dr. Yew put the elf in the box as a gift.

Gentle Township, Hero Mound, Zhong Xia felt that he couldn't hesitate anymore, he had thought about it enough these days, and his trip couldn't stop with her...... Although I am really reluctant to give up.

What's more, the hidden mission ideal country is an invisible magic blade hanging overhead, which is destined to make it impossible for him to form a big team.

Therefore, Zhong Xia took a deep breath, and the amazing acting skills he had practiced in front of the mirror before came into play again.

"Elf, not a gift!"

In front of Qianling You, Zhong Xia's rare cold tone, and there was anger in his eyes that couldn't be hidden.

"At least in the original generation of Zhenxin Town, that pure place, that seemingly sloppy and fond of instant noodles, Dr. Oki still really loves the elves, and after confirming the intentions of Red and Kim, he handed over the elves to them, but the more human beings develop, more and more people regard their former friends and partners as tools and toys that can be discarded at will and used as gifts...... Is this the true meaning of history, the undissolvable circle of fate? ”

Although he has always been an otaku, he has experienced some unusual things after all, Zhong Xia forced himself to think of some past events at this time, and the killing intent that was naturally born was leaked out at this moment, which couldn't help but shock Qian Lingyu and Dr. Roland.

"Forget it, Chisuzu Yu, maybe we will meet again one day, and at that time, if you no longer have this elated attitude in the face of this gift box, we will still be good friends."

In the awkward silence, the black-clothed boy put the book back on the bookcase, holding a small shepherd dog named Xiaobai in his arms, and Zoroa, who was eating biscuits on the coffee table, jumped on his shoulder at some point, and the wood quickly followed his departure from the corner, Icarus just gave her a strange look, and quietly got up to leave.

At the moment when the black-clothed young man turned around and went downstairs without hesitation, the purple elf also had anger in his eyes, turned his head, and glanced at Qian Lingyou.

It was like a girl was talking, and a voice suddenly sounded in Chisuzu's head, in order to answer this sudden doubt.

"You're just a fool, didn't you notice that there wasn't a trace of Poke Balls around Zhong Xia along the way?"

"He truly treats the elves as a partner and friend!"

"It's not a forced tool like a Poke Ball to bind together, don't say that the Elf is a gift!"

That's what he's ...... Ideal? ”

The girl looked at the corner of the attic in a daze, even though it was empty and had long since disappeared.

Dr. Roland had noticed that there was something wrong with the relationship between the two early on, and at this moment, he just hugged her gently, his eyes flickered, looking at the gift box on the table, thinking about what the young man in black had just said, and seemed to be thoughtful.

"Is this an ideal? Once...... Everyone has a ...... Even I took them as gifts...... There are also ...... But...... How long can you stick to your ideals? A year? Decade? Can it last a lifetime? Isn't that a fool...... But I lasted at least three long years...... I wish I could...... Can you be stupid......"