Elf: Rewriting the script, starting with Black Stocking Hanako

Gastly honestly confessed, "I only know how to use Hypnosis; my other moves are just mediocre."

"You're being modest," Jiang Chuan said.

"It's not modesty, it's the truth." Gastly shrugged. "I've lived a long time, but living a long time doesn't mean I'm good at fighting. Those real battle-type Pokémon from ancient times, who lived for hundreds of years, could easily crush me."

"I only have hypnosis as a skill I'm good at; the rest of the time I just scare people."

Jiang Chuan looked at it.

"Your hypnosis skills are more than just 'presentable'."

Gastly was stunned.

"It can immerse Pokémon in a truly terrifying and realistic world," Jiang Chuan said, emphasizing each word. "This level of intensity can directly determine the outcome of a match in the League."

Gastly blinked.

"Wow? Is it that amazing?"

As it spoke, it started to laugh, and even the mist seemed to drift more cheerfully.

"Hahaha! I don't know about all the fancy things you humans come up with these days." Gastly scratched its head. "Anyway, in ancient times, Pokémon were used for fighting."

It paused, and the fog thickened.

"That would be a fight to the death..."

Jiang Chuan didn't ask for details.

The mist from the Millennium Gastly drifted slowly, as if it were lost in memories.

"There are no rules, no referees, and no surrenders on the battlefield."

"The winners live, the losers die."

"Many Pokémon die in wars, and many die from having their power forcibly increased and their lives depleted by humans."

That's why I love fighting.

Gastly looked up, grinned, and returned to its carefree self.

"It's great to scare people, make them scream, but it won't actually hurt anyone."

"I don't need to risk my life or get hurt."

"How carefree."

Jiang Chuan listened quietly until the end.

"Alright," he said, "then I won't force you."

Gastly nodded with a grin.

"I still want to thank you," Jiang Chuan straightened up. "You kept your promise and explained so much to me this time."

"I'm gone."

He turned around, and Pikachu jumped onto his shoulder.

I've only taken two steps.

"Hey, wait a minute!" Gastly's voice came from behind.

Jiang Chuan turned around.

Gastly floated in mid-air, searching for something in the mist.

"Since you spent so much money..." it muttered, "I'll give you something else as a gift."

A wisp of mist drifted towards Jiang Chuan.

The mist dissipated, revealing the little bell lying inside.

Bronze in color, about the size of a thumb, with indistinct patterns engraved on the surface.

Jiang Chuan took it and examined it for two seconds.

"Isn't this the evil-repelling bell you tricked people into believing?"

"Hehe, it's different." Gastly shook its head smugly. "This is good stuff."

It moved closer.

"I added special powers to it."

"Call me with this bell, shake it three times, and I will sense it and appear before you immediately."

Gastly grinned slyly, but it also had its own plans. Seeing that Jiang Yu was generous, it wanted to secure a long-term client and also solve its food and drink problems.

"If you need any help in the future, you can use the bell to find me."

"As a loyal customer, I'll give you a 20% discount on any help you need from now on."

"How is it?"

Jiang Chuan looked at it, a slight smile playing on his lips.

That old man is very clever.

He weighed the bell in his hand.

"Okay, I'll take it."

Gastly's eyes curved into crescent moons.

Jiang Chuan put the bell into his waist pouch.

Even if we can't capture this thousand-year-old Gastly, having an extra powerful ally is never a bad deal.

It can't fight in regular battles, but it has that hypnotic technique. Jiang Chuan has experienced it firsthand, and so has Pikachu.

It can directly drag your opponent into the most terrifying illusion.

If this ability were used in a critical moment...

Jiang Chuan's eyes flickered.

There will always be a time when it comes in handy.

"By the way," he looked up at Gastly, "I'm not exactly rich, even a 20% discount is still expensive for me."

Gastly chuckled and said, "It's alright, it's alright, my prices are very fair."

Jiangchuan laughed.

"Fine, you fair old devil."

Gastly floated happily at the doorway, watching him descend the mountain.

"Come again next time, kid!"

"It depends."

"Remember to keep the bell with you at all times!"

"Um."

The figures of the man and the mouse disappeared at the end of the forest path.

Gastly floated in mid-air, looking in that direction, before slowly drifting back into the house after a while.

"I'm making money, I'm making money! Which haunted house should I go to experience today?" it muttered to itself, laughing heartily.

........................

Jiang Chuan descended the mountain with light steps.

Pikachu perched on his shoulder, its tail swishing back and forth.

"Pikachu?"

(Is that bell useful?)

Jiang Chuan touched his waist pouch.

"Ghost has lived for over a thousand years, it should be of some use, right?"

"If it says it can appear immediately, then it definitely can. Just give it a try."

Jiang Chuan was thinking that he could ring the bell if he encountered a Pokémon that was difficult to catch in the future.

Let Gastly use Hypnosis to drag the opponent into a terrifying illusion.

Even if it's only a dozen seconds, it should be enough to decide the outcome.

..............................

When Jiang Chuan returned to Officer Jenny's Courtyard, he was still thinking about how to use the bell.

Then he realized something was wrong.

It's too quiet.

The courtyard was deserted.

The living room doors and windows were half-closed, so no one could see what was happening inside.

Jiang Chuan frowned slightly.

Pikachu's ears perked up, and its electric sacs flickered with a faint light.

"Pikachu?"

Jiang Chuan raised his hand, signaling it to be quiet.

He tiptoed toward the main entrance.

My hand just touched the door frame.

"Welcome home, Lord Jiangchuan!!"

Three voices exploded out simultaneously!

The door was suddenly pushed open from the inside!

Jiang Chuan's vision blurred, and then he froze on the spot.

Officer Jenny.

Hanako.

Xiaoxia.

The three stood side by side in the entrance hall, all dressed in shrine maiden attire.

And it's not just any ordinary shrine maiden outfit.

It's the kind of... obviously altered, drastically scaled-down shrine maiden outfit.

Officer Jenny is standing on the far left.

She usually looks smart and capable in her police uniform, but now, dressed in a white and red shrine maiden outfit, she exudes a sense of awe-inspiring and inviolable holiness.

The problem is that the clothes are clearly two sizes too small.

The white top clung tightly to her body, outlining her full, rounded curves, and the neckline was extremely low, revealing glimpses of her snow-white cleavage.

It wasn't noticeable when she wore her uniform, but now, with the close-fitting fabric covering her body, her astonishing size almost seemed to burst through her clothes.

The red skirt she wore was ridiculously short, barely covering the top of her thighs.

His straight, long legs were fully exposed to the air, with tight and smooth muscle lines—legs honed from years of patrolling and pursuit, powerful, well-proportioned, and full of healthy beauty.

Officer Jenny's face flushed slightly, but she forced herself to meet Jiang Chuan's gaze.

She clenched her fist and held it at her side, her knuckles slightly white.

He was obviously extremely nervous.

Hanako stood in the middle.

She was already gentle and graceful, and wearing the shrine maiden's outfit added an ethereal beauty. Her long hair was loose, and the white collar and red skirt made her skin look as white as snow.

But her clothes were also obviously too small.

The fabric at her chest was stretched taut, rising and falling slightly with her breath, and the delicate white fabric at the neckline dazzled the eye. Her slender waist was made even thinner by the belt, as if it could break at any moment.

The red dress was even shorter than Officer Jenny's.

The base of her snow-white thighs was faintly visible, and further up... wow!

Hanako's face was slightly flushed, her eyelashes drooped, and she dared not look at him. Her fingers were twisted together, and her fingertips were red.

But she didn't dodge.

Just stand there in front of him and let him look at you.

Xiaoxia is standing on the far right.

She was the youngest and had a slender figure, but she surprisingly looked good in this shrine maiden outfit.

It's not the full-bodied sexiness of Officer Jenny.

It's not the gentle and graceful beauty of Hanako.

It's the naivety of a young girl desperately trying to prove she's grown up.

Her clothes weren't actually that small.

But because she tied her belt too tightly, causing her chest to bulge slightly, it revealed some curves that she didn't usually have.

The red dress barely covered her upper legs, revealing a pair of long, straight legs pressed together, her toes curled nervously inside her wooden clogs.

Xiaoxia didn't dare to look at Jiang Chuan either.

She stared at her toes, her cheeks flushed, even the tips of her ears turned pink.

But her body leaned forward honestly, as if waiting for something.

...............

Jiang Chuan stood there, a smile unconsciously creeping onto his lips...

Jiang Chuan stood still, a smile unconsciously creeping onto his lips.

He hasn't spoken yet.

The three women, following the rehearsed procedure, held hands and began to spin around in a display.

Officer Jenny was pulled by Hanako and Kasumi on either side, and the three of them turned around together.

The red and white skirt swirls open like a flower.

Then, Jiang Chuan saw it clearly.

The secret of this shrine maiden outfit was revealed the moment she spun around.

As Hanako turned around, her red skirt billowed up, revealing most of her snow-white buttocks.

She was wearing light pink lace today; the thin, sheer fabric didn't cover much at all.

Her chest area was even more exaggerated.

The low neckline was already on the verge of bursting open, and with this turn, her full figure almost seemed to break free of the fabric and jump out.

Xiaoxia wasn't much better off.

Her skirt was so short that when she twirled, it flipped up to her waist, revealing that she had changed into it specifically for today.

Officer Jenny suffered the most.

She had no idea that the clothes had such a big flaw.

The moment the red dress swirled up, black lace, openwork.

That's not the worst part.

The worst part is that the fabric is too thin.

Officer Jenny was completely unaware.

She was still trying to maintain a smile, spinning around in rhythm with Hanako Koka.

a circle.

Two laps.

The three women stood still, striking a pose to mark the end of the event.

Hanako smiled gently, Kasumi's eyes crinkled, and Officer Jenny tried her best to appear calm.

Then they saw Jiang Chuan's expression.

It wasn't amazing.

It's the kind of thing that...suppresses laughter, sees through everything, and is full of meaning.

The three women lowered their heads at the same time.

Hanako saw her own open chest.

Xiaoxia saw the hem of her skirt that had been lifted up.

Officer Jenny turned around and saw herself completely exposed to the air…

The air froze for three seconds.

"ah!!!"

Three screams erupted simultaneously!

Officer Jenny ripped off the hem of her shrine maiden outfit as quickly as possible, her face burning hot.

Hanako hurriedly covered her chest, her ears turning bright red.

Xiaoxia covered her buttocks with both hands and rushed into the house.

The three of them scrambled back to their room.

boom!

The door slammed shut.

Jiang Chuan stood there, looking at the closed door, and slowly spoke.

"I'm not familiar with Officer Jenny, so I won't call her that."

He paused.

"Hanako and Kasumi... what are you yelling about?"

"We're all partners who know each other inside and out, hehehe..."

........................

After a while.

The door reopened.

The three women changed back into their normal shrine maiden outfits.

The neckline is normal, the skirt hem is knee-length, and the fabric is very tight.

But the blush on her face hadn't completely faded yet.

Officer Jenny kept her head down, her ear tips still pink, and didn't dare to look at Jiang Chuan at all.

Hanako held her hand and whispered words of comfort.

Xiaoxia puffed out her cheeks and glared at Jiang Chuan.

"You...you saw it all, didn't you!"

Jiang Chuan nodded honestly.

Xiaoxia blushed even more.

"Why didn't you say so sooner!"

"You're turning too fast."

Xiaoxia choked.

Hanako sighed softly and walked up to Jiangchuan.

"Actually... we didn't look at this outfit carefully enough."

Her voice was soft and shy.

"The three of us originally went to buy it together."

Jiang Chuan hummed in agreement and waited for her to speak.

Hanako twisted her fingers.

"I picked out two sets. One is the one I'm wearing now, the normal one. The other is the one I just saw..."

"The packaging was similar; we didn't open it to check it closely."

She paused.

"Then Xiaoxia said, 'You'll definitely like that outfit.'"

Xia stomped her foot beside her: "Hanako-nee! Why did you have to say it out loud!"

Hanako ignored her and continued speaking, her face flushed.

The shop assistant's eyes lit up when she heard that.

She asked Xiaoxia, "Is this for my boyfriend to see?"

"Xiaoxia said yes."

"She asked me again... Am I also your woman?"

Hanako's voice trailed off.

"I nodded."

Jiang Chuan looked at her.

Hanako's eyelashes trembled slightly, but she didn't avoid his gaze.

"Then the sales assistant smiled and recommended that set."

"She said this outfit looks better, and you'll definitely react when you wear it; you'll smile and compliment us."

Xiaoxia whispered from the side, "She also said that many couples buy this set..."

Hanako nodded.

"We saw that the packaging was similar to the regular set, so we didn't think much of it and just bought it."

"I had just changed into that outfit when I got home, and I was about to change into the normal one to show you when you came back."

"Since we're already wearing it, we thought we'd give you a surprise..."

She couldn't continue.

Jiang Chuan listened.

A slow smile crept onto his lips.

"So, you did this on purpose?"

The three women shook their heads in unison.

They all stopped abruptly.

It seems... it can't be said that it was completely unintentional.

Jiang Chuan looked at them, his smile deepening.

"Hmm, very good."

The three women were stunned.

"it's beautiful."

He spoke slowly and deliberately.

Hanako bites her lip.

Xiaoxia turned her face away.

The blush that Officer Jenny had just faded suddenly flared up again.

Xiaoxia finally couldn't hold back and pounced on Jiang Chuan's shoulder.

"Hey~! You big pervert, stop talking!!"

Her strength was weak and she didn't exert any effort at all.

"Look how embarrassed Officer Jenny is!"

Jiang Chuan followed her gaze.

Officer Jenny stood there, her face as red as a ripe shrimp.

She was a policewoman, never lagging behind in patrols and pursuits, but at this moment she looked like a suspect caught red-handed, not knowing what to do with her hands and feet.

My mind is filled with the scene from just now.

He saw it.

I saw everything.

Officer Jenny wanted to disappear into a crack in the ground.

Hanako walked over and gently took her hand.

Xiaoxia also let go of Jiang Chuan and came closer.

"Officer Jenny, it's alright..."

"We were seen too..."

Officer Jenny didn't speak, but simply gripped Hanako's hand tightly in return.

Jiang Chuan stopped teasing.

He turned and walked towards the living room.

"Aren't we going shopping this afternoon?"

The three women exchanged a glance.

Hanako laughed first.

Xiaoxia pulled Officer Jenny along.

"Let's go shopping, Officer Jenny!"

Officer Jenny took a deep breath.

Take your first steps slowly.

........................

The atmosphere of the summer festival was still strong in Maiden Gorge in the afternoon.

The streets are lined with colorful lights, and stalls are lined up one after another, selling takoyaki, candied apples, goldfish scooping, and shooting games.

Tourists strolled around, creating a lively atmosphere.

Jiang Chuan walked ahead, with Pikachu perched on his shoulder.

The three women followed behind, looking at the stalls as they walked.

Officer Jenny gradually relaxed.

She has a cheerful personality; though she may be shy, she won't dwell on things.

Besides, she secretly glanced at Jiang Chuan's back in front of her.

He just said "very beautiful".

It wasn't a teasing tone.

Seriously.

Officer Jenny's lips unconsciously curved into a smile.