Elf: Rewriting the script, starting with Black Stocking Hanako

The sudden exclamation startled the dragon, causing it to shudder violently. Its tongue, still sticking out to lick the powder, was choked by the sound and emitted a series of low coughing sounds.

Almost instinctively, it jerked its body back and slapped its tail against the water's surface, creating a large splash.

The mini dragon was also quite frightened. Its little head quickly shrank back from Jiang Chuan's palm, and the whole dragon froze on the spot with its eyes wide open.

The Dragonair reacted even faster, its tail curling up and pulling the Dratini back to its side. Then, the entire dragon swiftly submerged in the lake, leaving only half its head and eyes visible, warily looking in the direction from which the sound came.

But it did not escape far.

It instinctively swam to the waters near Jiangchuan, hiding its body in the water, but its position was very close to Jiangchuan, as if it subconsciously believed that it was safe near Jiangchuan.

Xiaoxia was snuggling against Jiang Chuan, acting all cute, when she was startled by the sound and almost jumped up. She instinctively shrank behind Jiang Chuan, grabbed his clothes with both hands, and looked into the woods with her eyes.

"Who is it!"

Xiaoxia's voice was clearly annoyed; all the sweet, coquettish tone from before was gone, replaced by the frustration of having her good time interrupted.

She had just been abruptly pulled out of that sticky, gooey state, and was a little flustered, her face still red, her heart still racing, and her chest still heaving slightly, when someone yelled at her and ruined everything.

I'm so annoying.

Xiaoxia bit her lip, her fingers gripping Jiang Chuan's clothes even tighter.

Jiang Chuan remained calm as always. He turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound.

A figure stumbled out of the woods.

It was Caesar.

Caesar, the administrator of the wilderness area.

He was sweating profusely, his hat was askew, and his clothes were covered in leaves and dirt. He looked like he had run all the way from the office without even looking where he was going.

His expression was complicated.

Anxious, flustered, afraid, and with an indescribable sour feeling.

The story begins just now.

After being stunned by Jiang Chuan's abilities in his office, Caesar slumped in his chair for a while, his mind a jumble of thoughts, filled with the image of the young man defeating a powerful enemy with his bare hands.

too strong.

Outrageously strong.

Caesar has been a field area manager for so many years and has seen countless trainers, but he has never seen one of this caliber.

Then a question suddenly occurred to him.

What is someone this strong doing in the wilderness area?

They definitely wouldn't be interested in ordinary Pokémon.

So what are they after?

A lake came to mind for Caesar.

Lake in the mountains.

There's also the legend about the lake in the mountains.

Mini dragon.

Kaiser saw Dratini once thirty years ago, just once, but that memory was enough for him to cherish for a lifetime. That little blue dragon-type Pokémon, that one that countless trainers regarded as a dream creature.

He waited for decades.

Every month I go to Lake Yamanaka, bringing fruit and food, along with a music player, and sit foolishly by the lake waiting, just to see Dratini again.

decades.

I didn't get a single thing.

But he never gave up, always holding onto that hope, feeling that one day the Dratini would reappear, and then he would…

Then he suddenly jumped up from the chair.

Those three people!

Could they be after the Mini Dragons?

Upon realizing this, Caesar panicked. He didn't even have time to straighten his hat before he turned and ran towards the mountain lake.

He was panting heavily, his lungs felt like they were about to burst, but he had only one thought in his mind.

You can't let anyone else capture Dratini.

Absolutely not.

That was his obsession, his waiting, and his decades of youth.

Why should someone else reap the rewards?

Caesar ran faster and faster, and halfway there, he subconsciously touched the gun at his waist.

But as soon as his hand touched the holster, he remembered the image of that young man in the office who had defeated a powerful enemy with his bare hands.

Caesar withdrew his hand.

Forget it.

Guns are useless against that kind of monster.

When he finally reached the lake, what he saw made him feel terrible.

The Mini Dragon was nuzzling its head in Jiang Chuan's hand.

The young man was touching the head of the miniature dragon.

The dwarf dragon squinted its eyes, looking completely content.

Caesar's heart felt as if it had been squeezed and twisted.

It's sour.

It's too sour.

How can I describe that feeling?

It's like a man who has been pursuing his goddess for decades without even getting a proper look from her. When they meet again, the goddess is already married and is being intimate with someone else right in front of him.

Caesar's eyes were almost red.

But as he ran closer, he saw a dragon in the water.

Hakron also saw him.

Hakron had an impression of Caesar.

Thirty years ago, Caesar squatted here for more than a year, bringing fruit and food every day and playing music for it. Although Hakron never really paid any attention to him, it remembered the frequency of that person's voice.

He's not a bad person.

It's just a bit annoying.

So Hakron didn't run away; he just tucked his daughter into his arms and stayed in the waters near the river, his tail gently swaying underwater.

"No! Subdue them!"

Caesar rushed up to Jiang Chuan, bent over and panting heavily, one hand on his knee and the other waving at Jiang Chuan.

"No...no...you are not allowed to capture a Dratini!"

He was out of breath when he spoke, but the anxiety and determination in his voice were still there.

Jiang Chuan looked at him, his expression calm.

"Mr. Caesar."

Jiang Chuan's voice was neither hurried nor slow.

"I only used a fishing rod and a Field Ball; my Pokémon didn't participate in the battle."

He raised his hand and pointed into the distance.

Pikachu and Eevee were squatting on the grass eating, their cheeks bulging from the food, completely unaware of what was happening around them.

"I did not violate any of the rules of the Wilderness Zone."

Jiang Chuan withdrew his hand and looked at Caesar.

"Why can't I subdue it?"

Caesar opened his mouth.

He wanted to argue.

But he found himself unable to refute it.

He could usually scare away a trainer with a gun, but he couldn't deal with this young man with a gun at all; he had to reason with him.

The problem is that he can't articulate the reasoning behind it.

They didn't break any rules.

Caesar struggled for a long time, his face turning red, before finally managing to squeeze out an excuse.

"Minidra...Minidra is the sacred spirit of this wilderness area!"

His voice was a little weak, but he spoke faster and faster, as if trying to embolden himself.

"They have strange tempers and are very powerful! If you try to subdue them, they'll go berserk and disrupt the peace of the wilderness!"

As Caesar spoke, he straightened his back a little.

"I...I know the mini dragon best!"

"Because I...I saw it thirty years ago!"

When Caesar spoke of this, there was a hint of pride in his voice, but even more so, an indescribable bitterness.

"It took me a lot of effort to calm it down, and I even took pictures with it..."

"just me!"

Caesar's voice suddenly rose, as if he wanted to shout out all the pent-up frustration in his heart.

"Only I can best soothe the Dratini and bring peace to this wilderness! So..."

He looked at Jiang Chuan, his eyes filled with a complex mix of urgency and pleading.

"For your safety, you should leave immediately!"

"I...I'll escort you!"

After Caesar finished speaking, his chest was still heaving violently, but a hint of expectation appeared in his eyes.

He was hoping Jiang Chuan would leave soon.

Quickly take his men and leave this place.

Keep your distance from the mini dragons.

As Hakron listened to Caesar's words in the water, the more he listened, the more uneasy he felt.

When Caesar said that he had a strange temper, Hakron's eyes narrowed.

Is he temperamental?

Who's acting strangely?

The dragon's tail flicked underwater, sending up a string of bubbles.

It barked twice at Caesar in a rather irritating manner.

His voice clearly betrayed his displeasure.

When Caesar heard Hakron's voice, he was stunned for a moment, and then his expression quickly changed from anxious to smug.

He thought Hakron was cooperating with him.

He thought Hakron was helping him demonstrate his bad temper.

Caesar looked at Jiang Chuan with a smug smile on his face and pointed in the direction of Hakron.

"Look!"

His voice even became a bit lighter.

"The miniature dragons are angry!"

"You all should leave now! I'll protect you during your retreat!"

Caesar spoke with his back ramrod straight and his face full of smugness.

Jiang Chuan glanced at him.

Then I looked at the Hakkarosaurus in the water.

Hakron was glaring at Caesar with a displeased expression.

"Mr. Caesar."

Jiang Chuan's tone remained calm.

"Hakuron seems to be angry with you."

He paused.

"You were very friendly to me just now."

Caesar's smile froze.

"How...how is this possible!"

His voice suddenly rose, and a hint of panic flashed across his face.

"How could you possibly know anything about mini dragons!"

"I am the true friend who has waited for them for decades!"

Caesar's voice trembled slightly as he said this, whether from anger or panic, it was hard to tell.

Jiang Chuan glanced at him, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

"Who are the true friends?"

His voice was calm.

"Why don't you go to the water's edge and see for yourself?"

Caesar felt a sudden panic.

But he quickly calmed down.

He waited for decades.

He comes every month.

He protected Hakron for over a year.

Mini Dragon will definitely approve of him.

Definitely.

Caesar took a deep breath and straightened his chest.

"Fine, I'll go!"

He regained his confidence when he said this, and his voice carried a defiant spirit.

Then he and Jiang Chuan walked towards the water's edge together.