manynovel Chapter 514
Chapter 514
Chapter 514
A knock sounded on the door, and Xia Chi was a little curious.
Who will come at this time?
He cleared his throat and replied, "Please come in."
The door opened.
It wasn't a person who opened the door, but a Roserade.
It stood at the doorway, steadily carrying a plate of steaming food on its vines.
Xia Chi was slightly taken aback.
This looks like... Cynthia's Loreleido?
As expected, Cynthia followed closely behind Loreleido into the room.
She changed her clothes today, wearing a simple, light-colored casual outfit.
Her signature long blonde hair wasn't completely loose as usual; instead, it was loosely tied back with a hairband, with a few strands falling over her shoulders.
Her complexion was much better than yesterday, but there was still a trace of weariness under her eyes.
Xia Chi asked curiously, "Why are you here?"
Cynthia stood by the bed, tilted her head slightly, and joked, "Did I come at the wrong time? Shall I leave?"
Summer Pond:
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These are exactly the same words that King Rachel just said.
He subconsciously turned his head to look at Calyrex, only to see that the guy was also looking at Cynthia with a subtle expression that said, "This human is mimicking me," his emerald green eyes slightly narrowed.
Did you two conspire together?
Xia Chi muttered to himself.
He asked, "Did you hear that outside the door just now?"
Cynthia paused, startled. "What did you hear?"
Xia Chi observed her for a moment, then shook his head.
That must be a coincidence.
"It's nothing."
He changed the subject, saying, "Why didn't you and Loreleido go to rest? What brought you here?"
Cynthia walked to the bedside, where Lorelei had already placed the plate steadily on the bedside table with its vines, then stepped back behind Cynthia, its two slender forelimbs crossed in front of it.
She glanced at Xia Chi's pale face before replying, "We've already rested, and we weren't too exhausted from yesterday's battle... but you were."
She didn't finish her sentence.
But the plate that Lorelei was carrying had already completed the sentence she hadn't finished saying.
Xia Chi felt a warmth in her heart.
Cynthia and Garchomp also gave it their all in yesterday's battle, and the other Pokémon also pushed themselves to the limit.
How could the consumption be small?
Saying things like that is probably just a way to make herself feel at ease enjoying her care.
Xia Chi did not expose it.
Cynthia has a rather mild temperament.
Saying this to Qishu would allow you to see her blushing red face and stubbornly insisting, "I...I didn't do this especially for you," after being exposed—that kind of adorable, tsundere look.
But Cynthia... Xia Chi thought about it and realized that he couldn't imagine her having any significant emotional fluctuations.
The kind of tacit understanding that requires "pointing out" to trigger the unspoken meaning seems to be a kind of appreciation in itself.
He wisely suppressed his curiosity.
"Thank you then, I'm actually quite hungry."
Xia Chi nodded his thanks, then turned to the Lorelei and nodded back, "Thank you too, Lorelei."
Roseredo thoughtfully built a simple platform on the bed using vines.
Then he picked up the plate from the bedside table and gently placed it on the vine-covered table.
"Leiduo~"
It called out softly, then made a gentlemanly "please" gesture.
It then retreated behind Cynthia, its posture returning to that of a butler-like dignified composure.
Looking at the delicious-looking food in front of him, Xia Chi, who was already starving, was even more tempted.
The miso soup base has an enticing golden color, with a few thinly sliced shiitake mushrooms and a small handful of bright green scallions floating on the surface.
The main course was a perfectly pan-fried fish fillet, accompanied by several delicate Sinnoh-style side dishes.
A small dish of pickled vegetables, a small handful of cold seaweed salad, and two rice balls shaped like leaves.
Lorelei is Cynthia's go-to chef, something Xia Chi had long heard of, and her culinary skills are naturally superb.
Although the dishes inevitably have some Sinnoh regional characteristics, such as the miso soup being slightly saltier than Japanese cuisine, they are still very delicious.
In just a few minutes, he had almost finished his meal, including the soup.
The chopsticks made a slight cracking sound when placed on the rim of the bowl.
He stuffed the last bite of rice ball into his mouth, chewed it a few times with his cheeks bulging, then swallowed it and let out a long, satisfied breath.
Cynthia sat quietly to the side, a faint smile on her lips.
She had subtly turned the chair beside the bed so that it faced away from the window, allowing the morning light to stream in from behind and cast a thin halo over her long golden hair.
Loredo stood beside her, also looking at Xia Chi, a hint of satisfaction flashing in her ruby-like eyes.
For a chef Pokémon, the highest form of praise is for diners to eat the food completely clean.
The Crowned King sat in his original chair, muttering resentfully, "Where does my instant noodles smell like?"
"Aww, I'm so satisfied!"
After eating and drinking his fill, Xia Chi leaned against the headboard, looking completely content.
The sunlight was a bit brighter than before, and the stripes of the blinds had moved from the sheets to the wall.
The sea breeze carried a hint of tropical warmth, causing the curtains to flutter gently before slowly falling back down.
"By the way, where are Daigo and Leon?"
Xia Chi turned her head to look at Cynthia, who was sitting on the edge of the bed. "Still not up?"
Cynthia is peeling an apple.
She held a small fruit knife in her hand, the blade moving slowly along the curve of the apple, peeling off thin and even slices of skin with almost no change in width from one end to the other.
Upon hearing this, she looked up, her hands continuing their work, the blade making a fine, crisp friction sound against the fruit.
A helpless smile curved her lips as she replied, "Dan is preparing to capture a Naganadel. That dragon bee was targeted by his Charizard during yesterday's battle, and he dragged Cinderace to the beach early this morning to look for it. As for Daigo..."
Xia Chi quickly answered, "This guy is definitely studying the Z-pure crystal we dug up yesterday, right?"
Cynthia smiled slightly, the blade slicing through the last section of the apple peel, creating a perfect finish.
She looked at Xia Chi, her eyes crinkling at the corners, "You guessed right, but there's nothing to be proud of."
Everyone knows that guy is a stone fanatic.
There's a well-known joke circulating in the Hoenn League community.
You can find Daigo anytime, as long as you're holding a piece of ore he's never seen before.
The Z-pure crystals collected from the battlefield yesterday are a treasure trove that would keep any stone enthusiast up all night.
If Daigo could put down these stones and get a good night's sleep, that would be truly a miracle.
However, this time he had no intention of getting involved or interfering.
In his usual style, by this time he would probably have already put on his coat and run into the lab, pointing and gesturing at the colorful crystals with Daigo.
Then, he inadvertently threw out several key clues from his past life memories, helping researchers skip several detours. Finally, when the results were published, someone wrote in the acknowledgments of the paper, "Thank you for Mr. Xia Chi's inspiring suggestions."
Having done this kind of thing many times before, it wouldn't be difficult for him to acquire another title like "father of Z-Moves".
But it is not necessary.
Given his current state, he certainly doesn't need anything like that to boost his fame, wealth, or influence.
The title of one of the Ten Masters, the master of numerous God Wars, the White Hero, the trainer of Milton...
He himself felt that these labels were excessive.
Adding another "father of the Z-Move" doesn't really make any real difference, except for making the spacing between the letters on the business card even tighter.
Let Daigo enjoy the thrill of uncovering the unknown from scratch.
With battle systems like Mega Evolution and Crystallization as precedents, I reckon Z-Moves will be developed soon.
The complete chain from energy resonance to technique release is straightforward, based on the existing theories of several similar systems.
Although dancing is required to unleash its power in games and anime...
Xia Chi couldn't help but picture Dan Di wearing his iconic red cloak, performing a series of breathtaking moves on the field, while the surrounding audience cheered and applauded. His lips twitched involuntarily.
But he figured that wasn't a necessary condition.
The triggering mechanism of energy resonance is ultimately the synchronization of a certain frequency between the trainer and the Pokémon. Dance is just one of the auxiliary means to help achieve this synchronization, not the only way.
It will most likely come down to the bond between the trainer and the Pokémon; that's the common code etched into the very core of all battle systems.
Just as he was thinking this, Cynthia stood up from the chair beside the bed.
Roseredo bowed slightly in response to her movement, and the vines silently retreated from the cleaned-up plate, disappearing back into the lush green leaves beneath the bouquet.
"You should rest well here."
Cynthia glanced down at Xia Chi, a faint smile playing in her grey-blue eyes.
Perhaps it was because Xia Chi was satisfied that she ate the food cleanly, not letting down Rosreddo's efforts in the kitchen early in the morning.
"I'm leaving now."
Xia Chi subconsciously sat up slightly, propped her elbows on the mattress, and bounced her body up a few degrees from the pillow.
"It's almost noon, aren't you going to stay for lunch?"
Yes, it's a common courtesy among people from Donghuang.
Cynthia turned her head, her long, loosely tied golden hair swaying gently as she turned.
Her beautiful eyes looked at Xia Chi, her gaze full of mockery.
"Forget it, looking at you like this, in the end, isn't it my Roserade who's going to cook?"
Summer Pond:
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Cynthia paused slightly, then continued, "Besides, I have things to do too. There was an interesting paper sword yesterday..."
Xia Chi raised an eyebrow, then bounced back slightly from the cushion: "You want to subdue me?"
Cynthia's lips curled up slightly. "We'll see how fate brings us together."
Xia Chi nodded.
He didn't say anything polite like "good luck".
With Cynthia's strength, capturing an Ultra Beast wouldn't require any luck at all.
If that paper sword were smart enough, it should have realized the situation before being hit by the first ultimate ball.
He thought for a moment and smiled, "It seems we'll see many new faces at the Masters Tournament."
That's the truth.
Karatama, an Ultra Beast that combines speed and attack power, would be a nightmare for any opponent if captured and trained by a Champion-level trainer.
Add to that the Najatasatilla that Leon is chasing on the beach... the stage of the Masters Tournament is likely to see a batch of new faces of all shapes and sizes.
Just imagining those scenes is enough to keep Pokémon battle enthusiasts around the world awake with excitement.
Cynthia took her leave.
The room was quiet for two seconds before Xia Chi leaned back against the pillows.
The Queen of the Lace Crown also got up.
It walked to the foot of the bed, turned around to face Xia Chi, and the emerald light on its crown shimmered in the morning light.
"Then I shall take my leave."
Xia Chi twitched the corner of her mouth.
Latias was still curled up in its Poké Ball, charging, its wings flapping like a wisp of dark purple mist floating below the ceiling, fast asleep.
At this moment, the only one in the entire group that could move and crawl was probably Kanna.
If that little girl were to cook, lunch would probably turn into a pot of suspiciously colored curry paste and a few pieces of rice balls with burnt edges and hard centers.
"What will I do if you leave?"
King Lei Guan glanced at Xia Chi sideways.
Its lips curled up again with that familiar, slightly smug smile.
"I've said it before, all I can cook is instant noodles."
Xia Chi twitched his lips. "Instant noodles it is then."
The Queen of the Lace-Crowned King slowly revealed a victorious smile. "Hmph, that's more like it. My instant noodles aren't something just anyone is qualified to eat."
Xia Chi ultimately didn't get to eat instant noodles for lunch.
Dr. Kukui saved him.
The Alora League champion immediately sent a representative from his league staff to take care of his daily needs.
But it only lasted one day.
Before the next day, the elves had almost all recovered their energy.
Legendary Pokémon possess a level of resilience that is unmatched by ordinary Pokémon.
Moreover, the members of Xia Chi's team have a foundation several times stronger than that of ordinary legendary Pokémon.
And the house became lively again.
The first thing Latias did after recovering was rush into the kitchen and use his mental power to turn on three stoves at the same time, saying he was going to make everyone a "proper meal".
When the King of Lace Crown said he was leaving, he was just saying it casually. He ended up staying at Xia Chi's current residence as well.
In any case, for it, traveling in the East is also a form of fun, and traveling in Alola is also a form of fun.
Both places have delicious food and fun activities, as well as plenty of random trainers taking photos with their phones and posting them on social media.
The attitude of the Crown King towards the latter has evolved from the initial "A mere mortal is not worthy to admire my face" to "You can take pictures, but remember to add filters."
The short timeframe of this transformation led Xia Chi to suspect that there might be some other strange components mixed in with the king's genes within this guy.
As for the power of faith?
During its months in Donghuang, it has already gained a lot through travel and social media.
Its current strength is almost the same as its peak back then.
As time went by, Meile Meile Island gradually became more lively.