Sinnoh region, water vein city.

The water vein library's ancient book storage room is deserted, and in the quiet lending area, the red mobile phone Lotom is shaking restlessly in his pocket, and the Zhulan champion receives a surprise call.

"Hugo? It's amazing that you can take the initiative to call. ”

This exclamation is completely out of prejudice, the detective often uses a mobile phone, but out of a strange sense of self-esteem, he rarely calls to contact his family.

The detective on the other end of the loudspeaker was chattering about something, and Zhulan listened to it for a long time, but she was still puzzled.

She gathered the blonde hair that unconsciously fell on the table when she was reading, and whispered a question to the floating mobile phone-

"I understand that you have to duel with the Iron Spin Pavilion Master of Hoen, but why are you asking me for a way to comfort the elves?"

And another series of explanations-

Hugo uses the little flame monkey to play the game instead of him, the old man uses the game script to gain an advantage, how everyone uses strategy to almost win, and how the old urchin finally unreasonably and forcibly wins...... These messy trivia are explained to the champion.

And then—

"The little flame monkey actually cried? That kid was hit like this? Zhulan pressed her forehead lightly and confirmed to the other party with a smile.

She still remembered that when she had just adopted this little flame monkey and entrusted it to the fire king Daye for basic training, the scene of the child practicing moves rain or shine, and the hard-working tenacity was simply touching...... How did you become a crybaby in Hugo's hands?

"Hmm, why don't you try giving it a battle item?" The Sinnoh champion came up with a good idea, "The elves are generally very happy when they receive gifts. However, you can't choose one over the other, and you have to find an opportunity to give gifts to Bogaman and the grass turtle later. ”

There was a voice on the other end of the phone, and Hugo seemed to have a suitable elf prop at hand.

Zhulan put her mind at ease, and let the reliable detective solve the rest of the matter by herself.

He actually commanded the little flame monkey to play the game...... The blonde woman had a smile on her face. It seems that those guys are having a good time in Hezhong.

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"Don't bother you to make a special trip to the people, if there is a surprise attack like last time, I may move to the Padia region overnight to see the worms rolling mud and pushing the dung balls."

The detective ends his fairy tale with his family "politely and amicably", and then sets his eyes on the little flame monkey with teary eyes on the sofa.

Unlike the last time when he "lost" the evil king, the little monkey really broke the big defense this time. It's a bad feeling to have a hard-fought game ended with technology and ruthlessness.

The only lesson that detectives and others can learn from this is that when you put your hopes of victory only on the selfish virtues of your opponent, you are already on the door of defeat with one foot.

While Officer Junsha and Miss Sierra were still in the Feather Mansion, the little flame monkey could barely hold on with a smile on its face, and when the two visitors had left, it began to secretly become sad.

Speaking of which, it was the two little guys who noticed the monkey's abnormality for the first time.

At this time, beside the sofa, Bilan was still hurriedly comforting the little flame monkey-

"Little Flame Monkey, you've done your best, and playing to this point is no different from winning. And the old man also agreed to help us investigate the dark web, and our goal was all accomplished! This incident can be resolved smoothly, but thanks to you, there is no need to be so sad. Also, I heard Hugo say that the old and unashamed game account was blocked shortly after the game, and from the perspective of being a person, the other party is the one who loses. ”

Eevee wagged his big tail and gently patted his companion on the back, comforting his companion who had lost to the power of science with his body language.

Xiao Yibu, who watched the whole game, felt very sympathetic to the mood of the little flame monkey, and anyone who saw the opponent who had been chasing hard for a long time suddenly flew up and instantly moved to the finish line like a super elf, and his blood pressure would soar.

It also cries when Eevee comes.

At this time, the little flame monkey who couldn't hold back his tears suddenly noticed that there was a familiar shadow covering the light in front of him.

As soon as it looked up, it saw the detective's usual white blazer.

Just as the little monkey began to worry that his weakness would be witnessed by his master and disliked, Hugo patted the little flame monkey's hairy head in the shape of flames as if he hadn't noticed the tears on the elf's face—

"Good performance this time, I have something for you."

As he spoke, Hugo threw the little flame monkey a palm-sized purple stone, round and shaped like a flat egg.

It was the evolutionary stone that the old man of the doorman forced into the detective when solving the secret room incident.

"Is this an evolutionary stone?"

Obviously, he could see the prop variety at a glance, but Bilan made a fuss and deliberately exclaimed, "Could it be the prop that can greatly improve the Pokémon's dual defense ability before evolution?" I think it was quite valuable. ”

When the little flame monkey heard this, he was even more moved, and looked at the detective with teary eyes.

"It's a prop inherited from an old trainer who has been playing for many years. I think it's more of a souvenir than a use. ”

Hugo nodded at Bilan, thanked Miss Assistant for her help, and then continued to say earnestly to the little monkey—

"Anyway, this prop will be yours in the future. Considering that your trainer is me, you can probably use this item that can only be used before the final evolution, so it feels like a good gift for you. ”

The little flame monkey's eyes turned even redder, and he almost turned into a crybaby again, hugging the props given by the detective tightly.

The moment he touched the props, he felt a surge of vitality rush into his body.

That is the lifting effect brought by the Evolution Strange Stone, which stimulates the evolutionary energy in the elf's body in advance. It is with this strength that Hajok, the old doorman, was able to play an important role in the game where he was one level above him.

If there is a favorability system in reality, then the detective and the assistant will definitely be able to see the crazy soaring value above the little monkey's head.

Then Hugo walked up to Bogaman and the Grass Turtle, who had not been given gifts, and encouraged them: "Work hard in the future, and I will try to find some other interesting objects for you." ”

Although the trainer's statement was really perfunctory, the two elves still showed a look of anticipation.

After all, the trainer who made the promise was Hugo, and both elves understood that this great detective's requirements for fun were not ordinarily high, and since he said so, he would definitely not favor one over the other.

The elves who had received the gifts and promises went back to play in the lounge they frequented, and from time to time they turned back to Hugo with expectant glances.

However, the detective who finished delivering the gift seemed to be in an awkward mood.

I saw that he looked restless, as if he was very unaccustomed to this kind of scene, walked to the window farthest away from the elves, and turned his face away, not looking at the Pokémon with burning eyes full of gratitude and satisfaction.

Paying attention to Hugo, who was in an abnormal state, Blue couldn't help but be curious: according to recent observations, the detective and the elf are actually quite frank when they get along, why did they suddenly become awkward after giving the gift?

Just as he was about to ask, the assistant lady suddenly felt an unusually resentful gaze on her back.

Looking cautiously at his side, Bilan saw that little Ibu was also staring at him menacingly, puffing out his little face, and looking resentful that he would not give up without picking up some wool.

The assistant had a headache for a while: "Those props of mine are all used by the elves in the past, if you really want us to go shopping together another day to buy them." When the time comes, let's buy something delicious together on the street. ”

Eevee nodded in satisfaction, his heart much more balanced. As she turned to leave, she noticed that her partner's big fluffy tail was unconsciously swaying from side to side, which was a sign of little Eevee's happy mood.

He's such a good guy.