Elves: My Fantasy World

Chapter 967 A Special Eevee

There was no one else in the room. Sylveon buried her body in the blanket, leaving only her head sticking out, blinking her eyes as she looked at Shen Yu.

"I'm the only one who's learned to speak... for now."

"Currently?"

Shen Yu's training method is to completely let them grow up freely. As long as they pass the physical examinations every once in a while, Shen Yu will not interfere with their training schedule and plans. On the contrary, if their physical condition declines, Shen Yu will take strong measures to intervene in the training plan and make changes.

This free-range approach has been going on almost without any problems. The little ones' health and basic physical condition have consistently been at an excellent level in every checkup. Their weight may fluctuate, but it always returns to normal by the next checkup. As a result, Shen Yu is increasingly less worried about what they might do on their own each day...

So much so that they were unaware that they were doing something as important as "learning to speak".

"What about the progress of the others? Like Qiuqiu?"

Sylveon shook its head.

"What do you mean?"

Shen Yu didn't understand... Did it mean she hadn't learned it yet, or that she couldn't explain it right now?

"Except for me, everyone else's progress is practically zero."

Shen Yu: Huh?

Shen Yu, who was already not very clear about it, was now even more confused.

What do you mean by "Let me think"? Doesn't that mean you're the only one who learned it?

Why didn't you just say that earlier? Why go through all that roundabout stuff!

It took Shen Yu a full second to react, then he grabbed Xianbu's head and rubbed it hard!

"What are you doing! What are you doing? What are you doing...?"

Sylveon's hair was all ruffled, and her bow was crumpled into a ball—if anyone else had dared to touch it, she would have already suffered a final blow, but since it was Shen Yu who was ruffling her hair, she could only sadly smooth out the bow herself and straighten it.

"I just couldn't resist for a moment. I think my Sylveon is so amazing~ I really want to get closer to her..."

Xianbu's ears perked up, but Shen Yu's verbal barrage hadn't stopped.

"If Sylveon learns to talk... then doesn't that mean it has the same talent as Her Majesty the Queen? I was so lucky to have caught Sylveon in the first place!"

Although the words were cheesy, mushy, and even disgusting, Sylveon felt that this was exactly what she wanted to hear~

"The little fox, who has been lonely for a long time, wants to be praised~" Perhaps that's the feeling?

"My Sylveon is so cute, so well-behaved, so obedient... but now even patting or pinching her head makes me feel annoyed. It must be my fault as the trainer..."

Hmm~ it's just—hmm?

Sylveon suddenly sensed something was wrong, opened its eyes, and looked at Shen Yu, who was alone beside it, "playing a role"—he had already gotten out of bed, his expression somber, sitting at the table like a veteran actor who could burst into tears at any moment... His solitary figure truly made Sylveon feel a deep sadness...

No, no! How could she be fooled by Shen Yu? That Shen Yu is the worst! He just knows how to exploit our love for him to gain comfort!

However, Shen Yu just sat on the edge of the bed, a slightly helpless sigh echoing in my ears. He rested his chin on one hand, his head tilted back at a 45-degree angle. That lonely figure made Sylveon's little heart tremble...

Did I... did I just act really impatient?

Sylveon recalled what it had just said and seemed to realize that it had been a bit harsh, and its expression changed.

With a leap, Sylveon jumped off the bed and slowly walked to Shen Yu's feet, gently tugging at the boy's trouser leg with its paw.

"Don't be angry, okay? I didn't mean to talk to you like that..."

If Her Majesty the Queen were here, she would surely see through such a simple trick. But unfortunately, she hasn't yet handed over the Burning Technique she used to get along with Shen Yu, which gave this wicked boy an opportunity.

Shen Yu was barely able to hold back his laughter; hearing Sylveon apologize in its soft voice was truly quite amusing.

"Shen Yu~ Shen Yu~ Please talk to me~"

The time has come.

When Sylveon's guilt reached its peak, Shen Yu wiped his face, and his expression instantly returned to that wounded look.

Looking down, with eyes that had seen the fiery roaring tiger's expression (Cat: ?), there was a hint of sadness, disappointment, and indifference.

"what happened?"

The moment Sylveon and Shen Yu's eyes met, Sylveon couldn't hold back her overwhelming guilt and rushed into his arms...

"Okay, okay~ It's okay~ I know Sylveon likes me the most, right?"

"Uh-huh!"

Shen Yu placed the little fox's head on his shoulder and gently patted her back.

This move was learned from Latias, but Shen Yu improved it so that he would never reveal the slightest flaw to the victim. Otherwise, Shen Yu would know exactly how the victim felt.

"Tell me how you learned to talk?"

"Hmm... (sniffs) Big sister said that I am a magical Sylveon, born without that thing called 'horizontal bone' that beasts have."

?

Its body is that of a beast, and beasts have horizontal bones... Isn't that a description of an ape? Your Majesty, what strange knowledge have you been feeding little Eevee?

You are clearly an elf yourself, ah, you are a humanoid.

However, if it weren't for what the Queen said, there's no way to explain why Sylveon can learn to talk now, while its other Pokémon haven't made any progress at all.

I didn't notice this talent when it was still Eevee, until it evolved...

Ah! Evolution!

Shen Yu had some guesses, but couldn't be sure.

Sylveon doesn't evolve through mutual friendship with itself; Jirachi's help is involved. In other words, Sylveon's evolution is essentially due to Jirachi fulfilling its wish.

But what is the reason for that kind of evolution? Without two-way affinity as a transition, how can Eevee's genes be fundamentally changed?

Shen Yu wanted to use this as a starting point for new research, but quickly gave up because there simply wouldn't be another case to provide for analysis. He couldn't possibly let Jirachi expend energy for something like this... even if it was possible to replenish the energy from his own body.

It seems like this can only be left unresolved.

"Fairy Cloth".

"Ok?"

"How much have you learned now? I mean... how fluently do you speak?"

Sylveon returned to Shen Yu's arms and raised its head.

"You can speak very well now! You can read through junior high school textbooks without any problems!"

The voice is normal; it's just a sound produced by the tongue and the vibration of the vocal cords. It's different from the nasal and suffixed sounds of Meowth in the anime. If you cover up Sylveon, you'll feel like a normal person is talking to you!

Wow, I've learned so much... When exactly did this start? I didn't even realize it—

No, is it that period of tongue change?

Shen Yu recalled Sylveon's unusual behavior some time ago—back then, Sylveon said that nothing tasted good. Could it be that it started learning to talk back then?

Because I practice my tongue's flexibility every day, I'm so tired that I don't want to eat anything!

Shen Yu picked up Fairy Eevee, cradling her belly.

"Your Majesty is right... You are the most amazing Eevee in the world!"