Hu Tao: Is this a Happy Egg? No, this is an angel!
Xiangling: Wuwuwu... Lurantis is a cold little fairy, and Blissey is a healing angel! I want both!
Xingqiu: Xiangling, let me tell you the truth—everyone in Liyue wants both!
Ningguang: It is indeed a little angel. I'm tempted to raise one myself.
Keqing: +1
Jean: +1
The formation of everyone followed the +1 illustrated book. On the live broadcast screen, a dense wave of "+1" barrages floated across the interface.
But Xiao had no time to pay attention to the chat. He was stunned, looking down at his hands. They had never felt so light. The constant, gnawing weight of thousands of years seemed to have evaporated.
"The roars, the howls, and the screams of murder..." Xiao whispered, his voice trembling slightly. "Are they all... gone?"
There was a profound sense of peace blooming in Xiao's chest. Standing next to him, the Blissey (Happy Egg) looked at him with big, clear eyes full of pure happiness.
"Bliss~!"
It leaned against Xiao, who was actually a head shorter than the plump Pokémon. The scene was surreal: the fierce, handsome Yaksha with the figure of a young warrior, standing beside a creature that radiated a gentle, loving aura.
The onlookers in the group chat were once again clutching their chests.
Hu Tao: Screenshots! Everyone take screenshots! This Director announces that a legendary "Famous Scene" has been born!!
Yoimiya: It's so loving! My heart is melting!
Klee: ...Wow, how can you be so kind? Klee has a sense of déjà vu... It's like standing in front of Captain Jean! Why is this happening?
Lisa: Klee, you've told the truth. This is the Angel Mama and her grumpy Yaksha child!
Zhongli: Well... based on universal rationality, the Protector Yaksha only knows how to kill and knows nothing of the gentler arts. Such a smart and caring Blissey, coupled with her magical power of happiness... she is the perfect anchor for him.
Venti: I'll call it now! The Great Sage of Conquering Demons is the one being taken care of! Instead of adopting a Pokémon baby, he found a Mama!
The Angel Mama... and her evil Yaksha child?
Seeing this barrage pass by, Hiroshi almost lost his composure and burst out laughing. Xiao, having finally processed his emotions, also looked at the live broadcast. At that glance, his face twitched.
Hiroshi spread his hands and said to Xiao: "I'm not surprised that this Blissey can resist your karma and isolate the resentment of those demonic remnants. Don't ask why! The answer is that she is special! Very, very special!"
"Did you see the Holy Fire in her skill bar? That power comes from a top-tier Mythical Beast, one that even has the power to resurrect the dead!"
Ningguang: What?! It has inherited the power of a Mythical Beast?
Jean: No wonder it feels so divine!
Zhongli: My Kubfu is priceless, and this Blissey must be as well, right?
Hu Tao: @Zhongli... Wait a minute! You didn't bring any Mora to the shop, dear guest! How do I know your initial Pokémon is a Kubfu? What do you mean "priceless"?!
Venti: Hehe, I can testify! Zhongli's Kubfu is a total monster. He doesn't even need training; the bear practices by itself!
Hiroshi glanced at the system's valuation and looked at Xiao. "I'm sorry, but this Blissey has no price. Her value cannot be measured in Mora. So let's do this: Lord Xiao, if you find me three remnants or relics of Demon Gods marked with a strong divine signature, the payment will be settled!"
This condition would be impossible for others, but for the Yaksha who had been hunting demons for two millennia, it was easy. Xiao happily signed the contract. He could take Blissey now, along with a starter kit of resources, as long as he fulfilled the contract within a month.
"Congratulations, Xiao. With her, your condition will improve. There's no need to rush to find a successor for the Yaksha lineage anymore. Your fighting power alone can uphold the name!"
Ding-ling!
The bell at the shop door rang. Another customer had arrived.
"Miss Yanfei, you're here too?"
"Regarding the Pokémon Era, I knew you wouldn't miss it!"
In the living room, Hiroshi's ears twitched. His psychic power detected the newcomers, and he sent a direct mental message: "You two, please come directly to the inner room."
Yanfei, who was about to pull Madame Ping into the queue, was surprised. Madame Ping's cloudy eyes narrowed. This form of thought transmission didn't belong to any elemental power she knew!
At the front desk, the silver-haired Emilia smiled at the immortal master and apprentice. Hiroshi had already signaled Meloetta to turn the live camera toward the corridor.
Xiangling: Huh?? Master!
Ningguang: Another one...
Keqing: This is Madame Ping. She is a legendary figure. Every Lantern Rite, I send gifts to her on behalf of the Qixing.
Ganyu: (Bubbling up) Yanfei is like me—we are both half-adepti. But Yanfei was born after the war, during the peaceful era of Liyue's establishment.
Klee: Hehehe, Miss Ganyu and Miss Yanfei? Since they are both half-immortals, wouldn't they be "Ganyu-Fei"?
Jean, Kaeya, Albedo: Klee... you learned that joke from Manager Hiroshi, didn't you? What does that even mean?
Klee: It means "Lively People"!
As the barrages scrolled by, Xiao saw Yanfei and Madame Ping enter. He was stunned. "The True Lord of Gechenlang City..."
He and Madame Ping had known each other for over two thousand years. Even though she now appeared as a rickety old woman, he remembered her as the energetic "Streetward Rambler."
Madame Ping looked at the Blissey standing next to Xiao and pushed up her reading glasses. "Is this your Pokémon?"
"Yes," Xiao replied. "She is called Blissey. I... like her very much."
"Bliss~!"
The Blissey, happy to be acknowledged, immediately gave Xiao a warm, soft hug.