Chapter 386: The MVP Vote
After the serious and meticulous review session, it was time for the much more lighthearted "MVP vote."
Originally, Arthur's team didn't have this segment. But ever since Specter had started competing in the new season and Lina had joined, this strange new segment had been added to every post-match review.
Because Specter had a bit of an ego, refused to lose, and always insisted on his own importance, while Lina had the kind of fearless, delinquent personality that had no respect for her elders.
Back and forth they went, and the MVP vote had now become a permanent fixture. If they skipped it, the two of them would argue until the end of time, neither willing to concede.
Of course, Lina herself couldn't really compete with Specter for MVP. She was always just campaigning on her father's behalf.
And this time was no exception.
Even though Specter repeatedly emphasized that he had scored three points, a full three points!
Hydreigon, Shuckle, and finally Arcanine had all been taken down by him. But Lina still had something to say.
"The three Pokémon you beat weren't at full strength! Hydreigon had fought Mismagius before, and Arcanine was worn down to its absolute limit by both Lapras and Greninja! You were just cleaning up!"
Specter's face turned red as he retorted, "Cleaning up? When it comes to an ace, can you really call it cleaning up?"
Lina stood tall, her tail held high.
"Speaking of aces, the strongest ace on the other team was taken down by my dad! And he won in a one-on-one battle when the opponent was at full strength~ Unlike some ghosts, who can only pick off opponents that have already been worn down by others!"
Specter was furious.
Mismagius was snickering on the side.
Greninja and Little Eevee were sitting on Little Lapras's back, watching the show, even sharing some sunflower seeds and drinks.
Old Flame was the furthest away, his arm around his mate, at peace with the world.
The affairs of the young Pokémon were not his to meddle in.
In the end, the ghost and the dragon, as usual, couldn't come to a conclusion. As always, they turned their gazes to Arthur.
"Master, you decide! Who was the real hero of this match?"
By now, Lina had no resistance to calling him "Master." At times like this, the word rolled off her tongue with particular ease.
"It should obviously be me, Specter!"
Specter put one hand on his hip, pointed a thumb at himself with the other, and looked incredibly proud.
Are you kidding me? A triple kill! Doesn't I, Specter, the Master Yi of this mountain, deserve an MVP?
But Arthur just smiled. In front of Specter and Lina, he walked over and picked up Little Eevee, who was still nibbling on a sunflower seed on Lapras's back.
"If you ask me, the MVP of this match should be Little Eevee. Who agrees, and who objects?"
Little Eevee, still with a sunflower seed in his mouth, was stunned.
Me, me, me… I can be the MVP?
As his good buddies who had been sharing snacks, Greninja and Little Lapras were the first to cast their votes of support.
"Little Eevee played a key role! We support Little Eevee for MVP!"
The next moment, Old Flame also smilingly raised a hand.
"Roar, roar. I support him too~"
Mismagius smiled gracefully. She didn't have hands, so she could only nod.
Then, even the usually overlooked Doublade in the corner raised its tassel.
"Support!"
The Ghost type is weak to itself, just like the Dragon type. As a fellow Ghost, Doublade was afraid of Specter.
Besides, he had a hand in raising Little Eevee.
In the past, before Arthur had started training Little Eevee, it was often Doublade who watched over him at home. Back then, his favorite thing to do was to put his main body on the bed and use his tassel as a cat teaser, getting Little Eevee to pounce and grab at it.
They could play this simple game for an entire afternoon, and both of them would never get tired of it.
He had probably spent more time playing with Little Eevee than anyone else here.
At this moment, Doublade even felt a sense of accomplishment, as if his own kid had finally made it.
This made him happier than if he had won the battle himself.
And then, after Doublade, another little creature with a severe lack of presence also participated in the vote.
"I support him too~" Celebi bounced up and raised its hand.
In the past, both Specter and Old Flame had hidden their causal links from her, which had prevented Celebi from seeing their pasts in the river of time. This had made the little onion head very unhappy.
It made her, a Mythical Pokémon, always seem so useless in front of Arthur.
Don't I have any face to save?
But unfortunately, Arthur's response was: If you could last more than three seconds without begging me for soda and chips, maybe your words would be a little more believable…
But in any case, she was a member of the family, as their lives were now bound.
So, counting them all, Little Eevee had suddenly gotten six votes!
A landslide victory!
In the end, even Specter couldn't bring himself to argue anymore.
He was full of passion when it came to competing with Old Flame for MVP, but he was a bit too embarrassed to fight with a junior over it.
Besides, Little Eevee was the descendant of his old Leafeon.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Specter was always cursing that lecherous dog. In this family, he was the one who doted on Little Eevee the most.
A classic case of saying one thing and meaning another.
"I… also support Little Eevee for MVP."
In the end, Specter conceded defeat.
Seeing this, Lina also expressed her agreement.
And so, Little Eevee was elected with a unanimous vote!
After the discussion, Arthur picked up Little Eevee and held him high, smiling as he said, "Then congratulations to Little Eevee, for being elected the best Pokémon of the last match~"
All the Pokémon either clapped their hands or made noises, all offering their congratulations.
Little Eevee happily flailed in Arthur's hands, then wriggled free and excitedly jumped onto his head, its own head held high, its tail wagging cheerfully.
His love for competition had just grown a little bit more!
This feeling was so good~
Afterward, Arthur rewarded Little Eevee by buying him his favorite fruitcake.
Little Eevee really was crucial in the last match. This was definitely not a consolation prize.
Not only had he scored a point, but he had also disrupted the opponent's weather combo, disabling Noivern's strongest move, Hurricane.
And before the end, he had set up Misty Terrain, which had helped Greninja cover its weaknesses and successfully defeat the Chesnaught.
The three contributions the little guy had made were more than enough to earn him an MVP!
Even Lina had nothing to say.
But after the happy celebration that night, the next day, it was back to normal training.
With Arthur, everything was negotiable, except for training!
On this day, perhaps inspired by winning his first MVP, Little Eevee's training was even more proactive.
At the same time, another happy event was about to happen in the team for Little Eevee—
His beloved Vulpix was finally preparing to evolve!
Although Ivy's Vulpix was also not yet an adult, she was much older than Little Eevee. Theirs was a relationship with an older sister.
Now that the younger brother had already evolved, and into three different forms at that, Vulpix was likely also inspired. She had recently been working hard and had finally accumulated enough experience for evolution.
To this end, Ivy had made ample preparations, buying the highest quality evolution stones.
On this day, everyone on the team had come to watch.
The little boss's new main Pokémon was about to be born.
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