It was late at night, and Link, who had been lying quietly on the floor for hours and barely moving, still hadn't been able to fall asleep. It wasn't the first time he had been unable to sleep for the same reason since he came into the world, and after each sleepless night, Link had told himself firmly to forget them, or at least, not to remember them again.

There was no way to go back with the information he had and had gathered over the years—he didn't even know how he had come here, and he didn't even remember what he had been through before he came.

At last, Link, tormented by the ups and downs of the memories he longed for the most, quietly got up, walked out of the house lightly, and went out into the courtyard outside to find something to do to distract him.

I came here out of politeness, even though the scene in this courtyard was like that...... The style is novel, Link and Zhulan are also just glancing at the afterglow without squinting, and now it is quite interesting to observe it carefully.

There was a very large stone in the courtyard, and it was impossible to make out what it was supposed to be, because it was badly deformed, and there was not a single edge above and below the circumference that showed its original outline.

This...... It must have been made of lava snails, Link surveyed the stone, which was dotted with shallow furrows, like a piece of cream ice cream that had been scrambled by a small brush, the kind of marks he had seen quite a few on the road of the volcano.

In the whole yard, only this large stone is smooth and hard, suitable for lava snails, and the soft mud soil is not friendly to them.

And the hole on the side, which is the same thing as the nest of many large jaw ants in the desert, is the same thing in shape and size.

and the claw marks on the tree in the yard, which Link could easily distinguish by Link, who had lived a long time in the Odamaki Institute, contained the paw prints of up to fifty species of common flying birds and beast-like elves who liked to climb trees.

And also......

There are too many, there are too many traces of wild elves left in this small courtyard, what the hell is this special place? If it weren't for the fact that there is no such thing as a demon becoming a spirit in this world, Link would even suspect that the ancestors and grandchildren were turned into elves.

"They've been here. ”

An unfamiliar voice suddenly appeared behind Link, causing Link to quickly turn around, and at the same time habitually put his hand on the Poke Ball on his waist.

"Ning, you didn't sleep either. Link found out that it was the silent little grandson of the kind old grandmother.

"You can tell, the elves have been here. I've watched Miss Sirona's competition, and I'm sure you're a well-informed trainer to be paired with such a great coordinator. ”

The words were good, but Link felt that Ning's tone was strange, and he tasted it himself, not envy or jealousy, not mockery, but ...... Bitter?

"Elves like the Green Sheep Bird and the Hidden Dragon are not dangerous, and elves like the Lava Snail and the Great Jaw Ant, even professionals, can be injured, even if it's not for yourself, for your grandmother's sake, it's better not to bring it home in the future. Out of work ethic, Link reminded.

"I'll pay attention to it later. Ning's eyes darkened even more when he heard Link mention his grandmother, but the answer was full of promise.

Zhulan is right, Ning is a good boy, even if he likes elves so much, even if he wants to get along with elves so much. Link slowly turned around, turned his back to Ning, and said:

"I don't know how you know how to deal with those elves when you live here, but I think you've put in a lot of effort to get into it. ”

"Before my parents disappeared, they left me some knowledge. as well, it. ”

A detached figure jumped in front of Link, its jet-black body almost blending in with the night, and Link would not have been able to see it if it reflected the light from its supple fur in the moonlight.

The Moon Elves are in a place like Fangyuan! There is still knowledge left behind...... Link instinctively sensed something.

"Missing? I would venture to ask how he disappeared. ”

"On their way back from the Kanto expedition, the passenger liner was hijacked by pirates, some were confirmed dead, some were ransomed or rescued and escaped, but neither of my parents was among them, and there was no news. ”

"They're elves?"

"Sort of, I mainly study the evolution of elves. ”

Link had a conjecture in his head, but there was a serious lack of evidence to support it, so he didn't say anything more, he didn't want to give others cheap and fragile hope easily.

"This moon elf is very good. Link changed the subject.

"Yes, Saya is a very good elf. Ning replied with a little pride.

"No, I don't mean that, I mean, apart from its own individual factors, from the point of view of the grooming of the hair, its mental state, and its body shape and athletic movements, it is very good to take care of and train it. "Link isn't complimenting, but it's true.

"Thank you. Ning still replied calmly.

After that the two men were silent for a long time, Link said:

"Let's go back, it's late. After saying that, no matter what Ning's reaction was, he walked back to the house by himself.

There was no sleep this night.

The next day, Link said goodbye to Zhulan and Zusun and left, and before leaving, Link dragged Ning aside

"It's commendable to keep preparing for your ideals, and in this notebook are some drafts I took when I was working as an assistant to an elven scholar, and I hope it will be of some help to you. As for the Poké Balls, don't let me give them to you, I'm sure you'll get your own Poké Balls eventually. ”

Ning still accepted Link's gift so quietly, and waved goodbye to Link and Zhulan so calmly.

"Since you're a good boy, if you can, you can help. Link muttered to himself.

"Well, but you call people good boys, as if you are talking about how big they are. Zhulan tapped Link on the head.

"At least not much smaller than you!" Link immediately jumped up and argued.

Then Link was stunned for a moment, ignoring Zhulan's retort of "obviously so much smaller" and something like that.

Fang Cai was different from several times before, he was indeed instinctively, reflexively, and sincerely trying to erase the age gap between him and Zhulan into insignificance, without any consideration or consideration.

As for the reason...... He didn't continue to think about the reason, but he knew that he wasn't playing with some kind of child's pride temper, so he vaguely realized-

Big things are wrong!

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