Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

"I just chatted with that whale king and learned a few things. I'll confirm with the captain."

Lin Xuan casually explained, and the group quickly entered the cabin. By then, the ship had stabilized and all that was needed was for someone to keep an eye on it.

"Ah! I was just about to look for you. The ship has returned to normal speed and should arrive at its destination on schedule."

The captain said somewhat excitedly, "I was thinking that the arrival time would be delayed again, which would be a huge disgrace in my career!"

Lin Xuan nodded after hearing this, and then, after thinking for a moment, asked the captain.

"Has the ship's orientation remained unchanged since just now?"

Upon hearing Lin Xuan's question, the captain was somewhat taken aback, but quickly nodded in response.

"Yes, although the voyage was delayed for a period of time, it was not greatly affected."

"Then let's go this way..."

Lin Xuan pointed to the left of the direction the ship was currently sailing and asked a question. After hearing Lin Xuan's words, the captain became even more puzzled.

"That place? Isn't that our destination?"

"What's the destination this time?"

"Yes, because if you go straight there, there is a special area of ​​sea in the middle that has always had a lot of whirlpools, which will greatly reduce the speed of the ship. It is actually faster to go around it."

Lin Xuan frowned slightly. So the sea area that Wailord mentioned before was the place where the whirlpool exists? But that doesn't make sense. When Lin Xuan asked, Wailord didn't mention this at all. That guy couldn't have hidden anything back then, and there was no need for him to.

Lin Xuan then explained the general area to the captain, who nodded with even greater certainty this time.

"Then that's it, our destination is roughly there." But this still didn't dispel the doubt in the captain's eyes, after all, it was still a bit strange that Lin Xuan would suddenly bring this up.

"Any questions?"

"Hiss~ My head is a little sore, but I feel like it'll be the league's turn to have a headache soon."

Lin Xuan rubbed his head and became a riddle solver.

Lin Xuan and his group went to the place where Kyogre slept, so Wailord was likely also influenced by Kyogre.

The two elves are somewhat "related by blood," since they can both spray water, right?

Lin Xuan didn't hesitate and reported the matter to the alliance. However, when he found that the operator on the other end of the communication line remained silent, Lin Xuan roughly guessed what the other party was thinking.

As expected, the other party finally spoke after a moment of silence.

Why do you always seem to encounter these kinds of things?

Even though they were thousands of miles apart, Lin Xuan could feel the helplessness in the other person's tone. Ever since Lin Xuan was sent away, one thing after another had happened. If they didn't know Lin Xuan's situation, they might have suspected that Lin Xuan was the mastermind behind it all.

"What can I do? I just happened to run into it."

Lin Xuan shrugged helplessly. Could it be that his luck was just being used up in strange ways? Anyway, it's better to discover these things sooner rather than later.

The alliance's response to Lin Xuan was the same as before: they would have someone investigate the situation. However, this time there was a slight change: once Lin Xuan arrived, they would try to help if possible.

The night was long, and Lin Xuan couldn't sleep at all, probably because she had slept too much at noon. Eevee next to her was the same, sitting on the deck with Lin Xuan, idly playing Pokémon cards.

"Boy!"

[Hahaha! I'm going to win!]

"It's okay, let's go back to wash first."

Seeing Eevee's beaming smile, Lin Xuan immediately used a prop to shuffle all the cards back from Eevee's hand, leaving it with only one card to draw. Eevee's smile vanished instantly.

"Boy!"

I'm not playing anymore! This game is trash!

She slammed the cards, which she controlled with her superpowers, onto the deck. She couldn't play this trash game for even a second longer!

Logically speaking, Eevee could also use her superpowers to cheat, but the reason she didn't wasn't because she didn't want to. Since she was playing against Lin Xuan, she would do whatever it took to win!

But it wasn't just Lin Xuan who had Aura power watching over things; even Gallade on the side was acting as a referee, completely eliminating any chance for Eevee to cheat.

Afterwards, Lin Xuan and Yi Bu were indeed bored, so they sat on the boat and began to meditate.

For some reason, even though it was much quieter inside the room, Lin Xuan felt that she could get into a meditative state better outside. Eevee, on the other hand, didn't feel the same way because she could enter a meditative state at any time.

As a waveguide user, one's physical abilities are naturally much stronger than those of ordinary people. Moreover, being in a meditative state can be considered a form of rest once one becomes proficient. For many powerful psychic Pokémon or even psychics, meditation can replace sleep.

Lin Xuan couldn't do that, but it was a good way to pass the time and conserve his energy. He was going to reach his destination tomorrow, and who knew what awaited him.

Time passed quickly during his meditation, and the sky gradually brightened. Just as the sun rose above the horizon and a ray of sunlight shone in front of Lin Xuan's eyes, he suddenly opened them.

"Reached?"

Opening my eyes, I saw an island in the distance, gradually approaching.

But that wasn't the reason Lin Xuan woke up.

After all, no matter how strong Lin Xuan's waveguide was, he couldn't see the island appear at that distance.

What startled Lin Xuan awake was a life force fluctuation he sensed through his and Eevee's superpowers.

Perhaps due to the distance, it was very faint, but it was this aura that woke Lin Xuan and Eevee up at the same time. However, this aura only existed for a moment before disappearing.

But Lin Xuan knew very well that the owner of this unfamiliar and powerful aura should be Kyogre, who was sleeping nearby.

"Mr. Lin Xuan, you won't be sitting here all night, will you?"

Just as Lin Xuan was still immersed in that aura, the captain appeared out from the side at some point, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He had just come out when he saw Lin Xuan sitting there, and it seemed like he had been there for quite a while, which is why he asked that question.

"Yeah, when I have nothing to do, I meditate and cultivate myself here. I don't know why, but I feel that I can calm my mind better when I'm outside than when I'm in my room."

Upon hearing Lin Xuan's words, the captain simply smiled slightly and replied:

"That's normal, after all, there's the breath of nature outside!"

Lin Xuan sensed from the captain's tone that he was joking, but for some reason he felt that what he said made sense; cultivating outside made him feel exceptionally comfortable.

But now is not the time to talk about these things. Looking at the island that was getting closer and closer, Lin Xuan couldn't help but point with his finger:

"Is that it?"

"Ok!"

The captain nodded: "We should arrive in a few more minutes."

"Could you tell me about the situation up there?"

Upon hearing Lin Xuan's request, the captain, who was usually almost always willing to grant it, shook his head.

"It's not that I don't want to talk about it, it's just that I don't know either. Although I've been here a few times, I've only stayed outside and have to leave soon, so I don't know much about what's inside."

"Ok."

It was clear that the captain genuinely didn't know, so Lin Xuan had no choice but to let it go. Soon the ship docked, and Song Chen came out of the cabin and disembarked with Lin Xuan.

Besides Lin Xuan and his companion, the most important items on the ship were various goods. So when Lin Xuan and his companion disembarked, they could see many Pokémon like Machamp carrying supplies.

So far, nothing has gone wrong, except for one thing that is not quite what Lin Xuan had imagined.

Why are you the only one?

Lin Xuan stared wide-eyed at Zhong Mingyi, who was not far away. That's right, the only person who came out to wait for the two of them was Zhong Mingyi, with at most the dazed king next to him, who was still staring blankly at the clouds in the sky, contemplating life.

"What, isn't it enough that I'm alone? I'm the reigning national champion and the current head of the Jianghai City Dojo. Isn't it prestigious enough that I'm here to pick you up?"

Zhong Ming gritted his teeth and said, "I haven't seen this guy for quite a while, and I was wondering if he would have improved. But it seems he's still exactly the same as before, completely unable to speak!"

"Alright, alright, this will have to do."

Lin Xuan waved indifferently, but Song Chen was very happy to see Zhong Mingyi and immediately went over to call him "senior".

"Ok!"

Zhong Mingyi nodded in satisfaction. Although this junior seemed to be vaguely influenced by Lin Xuan, he was still acceptable at least for now.

As the saying goes, "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near Lin Xuan gets stained black." Even I, who was originally a very innocent junior, have been influenced.

"So what now?"

Lin Xuan looked at Zhong Mingyi, her meaning clear: I'm already here, you should make it clear what you want us to do, right?

Upon hearing this, Zhong Mingyi narrowed his eyes and gave Lin Xuan a faint smile. For some reason, Lin Xuan felt that Zhong Mingyi's smile was somewhat malicious.

"No rush, some people haven't arrived yet."

"Is there anyone else?"

Lin Xuan was taken aback, and then Zhong Mingyi nodded, saying that they were only the first batch to arrive, and there would be many more later, and they might even run into Lin Xuan's acquaintances.

"acquaintance?"

However, Lin Xuan quickly grasped the meaning behind Zhong Ming's words.

"So there are other people on this island besides us?"

"Yes," Zhong Mingyi nodded firmly, "but not many, even including you, there aren't many."

After saying that, he led Lin Xuan toward the island, and threw a Poké Ball to the captain at the same time.

"These Pokémon were originally prepared by the League, but there seems to be some special circumstances at sea. Let's play it safe and have you take them."

"it is good!"