Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

Chapter 76 The Tool I Was Actually

After all, it was jointly organized by Beijing University and Shanghai University, so their school should just be there to buy things... um?

"You wouldn't... want me to participate in the competition, would you?"

"Uh... the school leaders do have that idea. After all, you were the champion of this year's freshman competition, so it would be best if you participated."

"But I'm not a combat type either~" Lin Xuan said with a headache. If he had known it was this matter, he should have pretended to be sick and let Xiao Dian fly over to get it herself.

"We are acting in the most fair and just manner, and we will not deprive you of your opportunity just because other students are in the combat department," Song Yi said sincerely.

Lin Xuan: ...

Is this what I meant? I just don't want to participate!

"Um... may I ask, what were the principal's feelings when he agreed to participate in this league?"

"How would I know that?" Song Yi's lips twitched. She was naturally aware of the strength and level of their school.

"Well, you might know a little about this, I've been working with Dr. Sun Siming recently..."

"You don't need to worry about that. Dr. Sun Siming has already contacted you, and he strongly supports your participation in the competition, saying it can broaden your horizons."

Lin Xuan: ? ? ?

"And I remember the doctor also said he would send you a message," Song Yi reminded him.

Lin Xuan took out her phone, looking bewildered. Sure enough, there was a message from Dr. Sun Siming, but it was sent just today, and she hadn't heard the notification sound because she was on the street.

The general idea is that moderate combat can help release some of the electrical energy in the body and improve the control of the current, which is beneficial to his recovery.

Moreover, his current task is to take good care of Eevee. There's nothing the research institute needs him for, so taking Eevee out for a stroll might be beneficial.

"But if the competition location is too far away..."

"There's no need to worry about that. Although it hasn't been officially announced yet, according to inside information, the competition will be held in our city."

"why?"

Lin Xuan was puzzled, since it was a competition jointly organized by Beijing University and Shanghai University, so it should have been held in one of the two cities.

"So, do you think it's Shanghai or Beijing?" Song Yi asked the crucial question.

"Hiss~ That makes sense."

Whether the competition is held in Shanghai or Beijing, it will inevitably provoke dissatisfaction from the other side. Therefore, Jianghai City, which is also one of the economic centers of the country, is a very suitable choice.

From this perspective, although it feels like too much of a coincidence, it also seems quite reasonable.

Having said all that, Lin Xuan didn't seem to have any particularly good reason to refuse.

"So... are there any prizes for this competition?" Lin Xuan asked suddenly, as if he had just remembered something. Surely he wouldn't be working for the school for nothing?

Song Yi paused for a moment after hearing this, and then replied, "If you achieve a ranking of 16 or higher, the prizes will be jointly awarded by Shanghai University and Beijing University. In addition, if you achieve a relatively outstanding result, the university will also award you a prize of 10,000 yuan."

Lin Xuan's eyes lit up after hearing this. "You should have told me about the bonus sooner! If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have hesitated for so long."

As for the little dot flying in the sky, upon hearing about the prize money, it quietly stuffed the voucher into Lin Xuan's pocket, then perched on Lin Xuan's shoulder with its eyes shining.

At this moment, the human and the elf developed a strong sense of tacit understanding.

"How do we define this 'relatively excellent' result?"

"Ahem!" Song Yi coughed twice, then said to Lin Xuan meaningfully, "You should know that our school is basically at the bottom in this kind of competition. If you can win a few games, it will be a historic breakthrough."

"Understood! To restore our school's glory, I, as a student, have no choice but to do my duty... But what about my teammates?"

Although the college league is an individual competition, each school can send a total of six players. If you include Zhong Wenxing, that makes four slots.

"There's also Zhong Wenxing, you should all know him. As for the list of the remaining four people, the school is still arranging it, and it should be released in the next day or two."

Lin Xuan also checked the time of the match; it was this weekend at noon. He had originally planned to save some recordings for commentary that evening, since it would be quite interesting to commentate on some low-skill matches after commentating on high-level ones.

But now it seems... we can't exactly have him commentating on his own game, can we?

Lin Xuan finally agreed to the task and planned to go to the gaming club to discuss it with Zhong Wenxing the next day when she went to school.

"Dandan!"

"Boy!"

[Time to go back and play games!]

Ibrahimovic woke up halfway through the journey and was being held in Lin Xuan's arms, singing and dancing with the little dot in mid-air.

"Forget playing games, let's go train!"

Lin Xuan freed one hand and grabbed Xiao Dian's neck. Xiao Dian used to be very diligent. When she had nothing to do, she would take out that secret manual and take a look at it. But ever since Eevee was born, she has always wanted to play games with him.

Lin Xuan took Xiao Dian to a relatively open space in the park, still holding Eevee in her arms. After all, Eevee was still small, and even if she wanted to train, she would have to wait until she grew up.

"You've already mastered your electric-type skills quite well. Now, the most important thing is to learn another skill from your element—acrobatics!"

"dawn……"

【Can……】

"Let me finish. Acrobatics is still very necessary for you right now. At least when facing Grass-type Pokémon, Electric-type moves aren't as useful, and even the power of Plasma Ball is reduced. Having acrobatics skills is very important at this time."

Xiao Dian seemed to want to say something, but Lin Xuan abruptly interrupted her.

"Once you've mastered acrobatics, you can try learning to fly, as the two have some similarities."

"dawn……"

"Air Slash is fine too, since it's a ranged skill and can be used for kiting." Lin Xuan smiled and nodded, thinking he had considered everything quite comprehensively. "Alright, let's begin training!"

"Dandan~"

【But I've already learned acrobatics!】(～￣▽￣)～

"...When did you learn that?"

“Dan dan dan dan”

I learned it while practicing that day.

A mysterious silence fell over the scene.

"Sorry to bother you, so...am I being a bit redundant?"

Lin Xuan was unusually caught in self-doubt, while Eevee and Little Point came forward to comfort her.

"Dandan...Dandan!!"

At least... at least the tips you found for me were quite useful!

It was at this moment that Lin Xuan was enlightened by Xiao Dian's words, and he realized something!

So, I was the one who was actually used as a tool?

Chapter 77 Rounding Down, I Lost Money!

After being made to question her life choices by Xiaodian's words, Lin Xuan found a bench nearby and sat down with Eevee, watching Xiaodian's training from the side.

As it turns out, Xiao Dian did indeed learn acrobatics on her own, and even seemed quite skilled at it.

However, being an optimistic person, Lin Xuan figured it out after sitting for a while. No matter how smart he was, he still had to eat the fruit, right? This guy hadn't even earned back the money he'd made from the tree fruit yet!

The park is surrounded by many trees for landscaping, and according to Xiao Dian, the "natural atmosphere" here is relatively strong, making it a good place to practice energy ball.

And I'm not entirely useless, okay? At least Lin Xuan can offer some guidance on some basic things.

"The most important aspects of acrobatics are speed and agility, finding the opponent's weaknesses while flying. This is why carrying props affects the power of acrobatics. However, theoretically, as long as one has sufficient control over one's own body, it is possible to overcome the side effect of not being able to carry props when performing acrobatics."

Lin Xuan, holding Eevee in her arms, spoke to the little dot in the air.

"Dandan~"

Xiao Dian tried to fly in mid-air with the airflow. A layer of white light covered his body, making him feel lighter. The thin membranes on his arms that he used for flying seemed to transform into sharp swords.

The resulting airflow blew down some of the already fallen leaves from the tree, and the little dot easily cut the leaves in half as it glided across the tree using acrobatic techniques.

"Buyi~"

Lin Xuan's Eevee looked up at the little dot's posture in the air and couldn't help but show admiration in its eyes.

We agreed to play games together, when did you become so good?

Lin Xuan freed one hand to pinch a falling leaf, and an idea came to her mind.

"Use acrobatics to cut all these leaves in half from the middle."

Lin Xuan originally planned for Xiao Dian to dodge all the falling leaves, which would have been more difficult and required a higher level of skill control, but the problem was...

Looking at the trees and greenery around here, Lin Xuan felt that if they wanted to achieve that level of "hair loss," the trees here should be almost bald.

Since that's the case, let's settle for second best for now. Even so, it's still very difficult for the small shop right now. If all else fails, we can always find a place where the trees grow more vigorously later...

Lin Xuan tried to show off by flicking the leaf in his hand like a throwing knife, but as it turned out, this wasn't a martial arts movie; it fell down before it even flew twenty centimeters.

"Ahem, it's not very convenient to hold Ibu, you should continue training."

"Buy?"

【What does this have to do with me?】(*￣︿￣)