Elf: Rewriting the script, starting with Black Stocking Hanako

After Hanako came over, Jiangchuan showed her what he was holding.

The top-grade dragon scale was handed to Xiaoxia, and the sun stone was handed to Hanako.

Xia looked down and her eyes widened instantly.

"Ah! These are dragon scales!"

She took it and held it in her hands, looking at it over and over, her mouth agape.

"The color is so beautiful! The luster! The texture! This can't be ordinary dragon scales, can it?"

She looked up, excitedly grabbed Jiang Chuan's arm, and shook it vigorously.

"Look, look! There are golden veins inside! My goodness! It's so beautiful!"

Seeing how excited she was, Jiang Chuan couldn't help but smile.

"Hmm, top-grade dragon scales, their quality is several levels higher than ordinary ones. After your Seadra uses them, the evolved Kingdra will be even stronger."

Xiaoxia held the scales, her hands trembling slightly. She looked down at the scales, then looked up at the sea serpent in the water, and then looked down at the scales again.

The sea dragon spun around in the water, completely unaware that its trainer was holding something that could change its fate.

"And what about this?" Hanako held the Sun Stone, looking at it curiously. The light core inside the stone reflected in her eyes, shining brightly.

"The Sun Stone," Jiangchuan explained, "allows Gloom to evolve into the beautiful Bellossom."

Hanako paused for a moment, looked down at Sunstone, and then at Gloom sitting on the shore.

The stinky flower's head happened to turn this way, and the flower bud on its head swayed, emitting a faint fragrance.

Hanako was silent for a second.

Then her eyes crinkled, and the corners of her mouth curved into a gentle smile.

"Very good……"

She spoke softly, looking down at the stone in her hand, her thumb gently stroking its surface.

Xiaoxia suddenly realized what was happening and looked up sharply at Jiang Chuan.

"By the way! Where did you get this? This dragon scale is so rare! You can't find it anywhere on the market!"

Jiang Chuan remained expressionless and spoke off the cuff.

I found it while catching Pokémon.

"Found it?"

Xiaoxia's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and her voice rose eight octaves.

"You can find this? You're kidding me!"

"Why would I lie to you?" Jiang Chuan shrugged, looking completely innocent. "It's in the bushes over there. If you're lucky, you'll find it."

"You're so lucky!!!"

Xiaoxia shouted, then looked down at the scale in her hand, her eyes sparkling.

"Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god!"

She held the scales and jumped twice on the spot, then suddenly rushed over, stood on tiptoe, and gave Jiang Chuan a big kiss on the face.

I love you so much!

Hanako smiled as she looked at the two of them, her fingers tightening as she gripped the Sun Stone in her hand.

But after a while, the smile on Hanako's face gradually faded.

She looked down at the Sun Stone in her hand, then looked up at Jiang Chuan, and her lips moved slightly.

"Jiangchuan."

"Um?"

"This..." She handed the Sunstone forward, her voice soft but earnest, "You should keep this for yourself. You're going to participate in the Quartz Tournament, so you can use these enhancement items first."

Jiang Chuan frowned, about to speak.

Hanako continued, her tone calm, yet it softened the hearts of those who heard her.

"You've been thinking of us the whole way, catching Pokémon and training them. The Indigo League is a big deal for you, so keep these valuable items for now. You can use them later if you need them, or exchange them for money to buy better equipment..."

"Hanako."

Jiang Chuan called her name.

Hanako stopped talking and looked at him.

Xiaoxia listened from the side, and the excitement on her face gradually subsided.

She looked down at the top-grade dragon scale in her hand, then looked up at Jiang Chuan.

Then she also reached out her hand.

"Oh right, Jiang Chuan, you also have a shiny Black Seahorse."

Her tone suddenly became very serious, losing its previous playfulness.

"These strangely colored dragon scales match your shimmering black seahorse perfectly! Even better than my Seadra!"

She held the scales out to Jiang Chuan, her eyes fixed on him, showing no sign of reluctance.

Although she really liked the scale.

I love it to death.

She could already picture what the Seadra would look like after evolving into Kingdra, with its majestic dragon-type form and powerful water and dragon-type skills.

But thinking of Jiang Chuan, she felt no reluctance whatsoever.

"Don't worry about my Seadra evolving; I'll have my older sister keep an eye on it!"

"Cerulean Gym is an official gym, after all. The older girls know a lot of people, so they can still find Dragon Scales! Your Horsea went first; you're the most important one!"

As she spoke, her voice suddenly softened, and her shoulders hunched slightly.

"You are the man of the family, the pillar, and you are responsible for supporting us four sisters and the Clarin Dojo."

"Your water-based abilities are strong, that's the most important thing!"

After she finished speaking, she pushed the scales in her hand forward a little more.

Jiang Chuan was stunned for a moment.

This sentence...

This doesn't sound like something Xiaoxia would say.

He smiled and reached out to pat Xiaoxia's head.

"Where did you learn to say that? It doesn't sound like something a person would say."

When he touched Xiaoxia, her serious demeanor vanished instantly. She shrank back and chuckled.

"Sakura-nee always nags me when she sends me my allowance~ Of course I know you're the breadwinner of the family~"

Her face was flushed, a little embarrassed but also a little proud.

"She nags me about these things every time she sends me my allowance; I'm sick of hearing it. I tell her I remember, but she doesn't believe me!"

As she spoke, she looked up again, her eyes sparkling as she gazed at Jiang Chuan.

"Next time we go back to the Cerulean Dojo, you have to tell them how well-behaved and sensible I was the whole way! Make them look at me in a new light! Let's see if they still say I'm carefree!"

When she said this, her chin was slightly raised and the corners of her mouth were turned up, as if she were being coquettish.

Jiang Chuan looked at her, then at Hua Zi.

Hanako didn't speak, she just looked at him quietly.

The Sun Stone was still hanging in mid-air in her hand, her fingers clenched tightly, her knuckles turning slightly white.

These two women.

One is carefree and wears their heart on their sleeve, while the other is gentle and reserved, keeping everything to themselves.

But the way they presented the gift was exactly the same.

They always think of him first.

Jiang Chuan felt a warmth in his heart, but his face remained expressionless; he simply smiled.

"Okay, we'll talk about it next time we get back."

He raised his hand and pushed the things the two people handed him back.

Xiaoxia was stunned.

Hanako was also taken aback.

"Don't worry, I have a plan for my own combat strength." Jiang Chuan's voice was calm, as if he were talking about something very simple, without the slightest boasting or bravado.

"This is a special gift for you two. You are the closest people to me. Even though I've become stronger, I can't leave you behind."

After he finished speaking, there was a two-second silence.

then.

"Hmm~"

Xiaoxia's eyes suddenly reddened, her lips trembled, and her voice changed tone.

"Oh my gosh~ Jiang Chuan~!"

She lunged forward and hugged Jiang Chuan tightly around the waist, burying her face in his chest.

"You're saying those kinds of things again, they're really hurting me!"

Her voice was muffled and nasal, and her shoulders trembled.

"I'm going to cry in front of Hanako-nee~ I'm really going to cry~"

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face, warm and soaking through Jiang Chuan's clothes.

Hanako, huh?

Hanako is especially prone to tears.

She stood there, tears streaming down her face quietly, each drop landing on the Sun Stone in her palm, creating tiny splashes of water.

She didn't rush over; she just stood there, looking at Jiang Chuan, her lips still trying to curve upwards, but tears kept streaming down her face.

"Jiangchuan..."

She softly called his name, her voice slightly choked, then stepped forward and hugged him from the side.

Xia lifted her head from his embrace, glanced at Hanako, and couldn't stop her tears.

"Waaaaah, Hanako-neechan, you're crying too..."

"I didn't cry."

As Hanako spoke, her tears fell even faster.

Jiang Chuan was being held by two women, one on each side, their arms warm and their clothes soaked with sweat.

He patted the two of them on the back.

"Alright, alright, this is something happy, don't cry. Go evolve, let's evolve Gloom first."

Hanako stepped out of his embrace, wiped away her tears, and nodded.

"Um."

Her voice was soft and sweet from crying, but her eyes were full of anticipation.

Xiaoxia let go of him, wiped her face haphazardly with the back of her hand, sniffed, and then laughed again.

"I'll go and store this for Seadra first, then we can use the switch to evolve it when we get to the city!"

She held the exquisite dragon scale in her hands, glanced down at it again, and then carefully put it into her waist pouch, zipping it up tightly and patting it to make sure it was in place.

"Hanako-nee! Quick, give it to Gloomy Flower!"

Hanako nodded, walked up to Gloomy and squatted down.

Gloom tilted its head and looked at its trainer, its bud swaying as if it didn't know what was happening.

Hanako gently placed the Sun Stone on Gloom and said softly.

"Are you ready?"

Gloomy let out a cry, and although she didn't know what she was preparing, she nodded trustingly.

Gloom activated the energy switch on the Sun Stone, and orange-red light surged from the stone's core, enveloping Gloom's entire body.

The light grew brighter and brighter, and the shape of the Gloom Flower changed within the light.

Her outline became more delicate, and the flower buds on her head slowly unfolded into two bright flowers, one on the left and one on the right, like two hair flowers.

The green body became softer, and a light green leaf skirt grew from the lower half, like a little fairy wearing a pretty dress.

The light dissipated.

Beautiful Flower opened her eyes and looked down at her body.

She turned around, her skirt swirling, and her floral headdress swayed gently in the sunlight.

Then it raised its hand and touched the flower on its head.

It has no taste at all.

Instead, there is a very faint fragrance, like the scent of the first flower in spring.

Beautiful Flower's mouth curved up, and she rushed into Hanako's arms.

"Flower~Flower~"

Hanako hugged it, her smile so bright it was as if she herself had evolved.

"Great! Great... So beautiful..."

She touched the flowers on the beautiful flower head, her eyes shining brighter than the sun stone.

Xiaoxia clapped her hands as she watched, even happier than if she had evolved herself.

"It's so beautiful! Bellossom! From now on, I can team up with my Kingdra, one as the core of a Sunny Day team, and the other as a Water/Dragon type damage dealer! We're invincible!"

Psyduck tilted its head to the side, looked at Bellossom, quacked, and then slowly clapped its chubby paws.

I don't know if it understood it or not.

The Seadragon circled in the water, spewing out a thin jet of water, as if celebrating in advance.

The miniature dragon swam up to the beautiful flower and curiously rubbed its little head against its petals.

A scene of joy and harmony.

After the evolution was complete, the three of them had dinner together.

Hanako put in a lot of effort today; the dishes were much more plentiful than usual, and the taste was absolutely amazing.

Jiang Chuan ate three large bowls and lay down on the grass, not wanting to move.

Xiaoxia leaned against him, her belly also round and full, sprawled out without any regard for her image.

Hanako sat beside the two of them, watching them with a smile that never faded from her eyes.

As the sun sets, the sky turns a fiery orange-red, and the water shimmers as if sprinkled with shattered gold.

Dragonair and Dratini swam in the water, Beautifly twirled gently on the shore, and Pikachu dozed off on Jiangchuan's belly.

night.

Jiang Chuan lay in his tent, his hands behind his head, the tent roof outlined in a blurry shape under the moonlight.

Pikachu was fast asleep in its little nest outside the tent, its snoring could be heard.

He closed his eyes, ready to sleep.

The tent zipper was unzipped.

The sound was very soft, but it was so quiet at night that it was clearly audible.

A slender figure slipped in, carrying a faint scent of shampoo.

Xiaoxia.

She was wearing pajamas, her hair loose, and moonlight shone through the gaps in the tent, illuminating her face. She could see that she was biting her lower lip, her eyes were bright, and she had a slightly embarrassed but unyielding expression.

"Why are you here so late instead of sleeping?"

Jiang Chuan asked the question knowingly, his voice carrying a hint of amusement.

Xiaoxia didn't say anything, but climbed onto his blanket and reached out to lift it.

Just as Xiaoxia was about to crawl under the covers, the zipper made a sound.

Both of them looked towards the tent entrance at the same time.

Hanako crouched down and crawled halfway in, then looked up.

Inside the tent, Xiaoxia was lying down next to Jiang Chuan.

Under the moonlight, Xiaoxia's face was flushed, and the neckline of her pajamas was slightly open, revealing the skin below her collarbone that shone brightly in the moonlight.

Hanako was stunned.

Xiaoxia was also stunned.

The air was silent for a full three seconds.

Hanako's face instantly turned bright red, burning from her cheeks to the tips of her ears.

"I...I...I'm sorry! I didn't know Xiaoxia was here too!"

She frantically backed away, her movements so hurried that she almost hit the back of her head on the tent frame.

"fine."

Jiang Chuan's voice was calm, with a reassuring warmth.

"My tent is huge!"

"Both of you can come together!"

Hanako stopped backing away.

She stood frozen at the tent entrance, unsure whether to go in or back, a blush spreading from her face to the base of her neck.

Xiaoxia was also stunned, her mouth agape in an "O" shape. She looked at Jiang Chuan, then at Hua Zi, and then back at Jiang Chuan.

"Together?"

The two voices rang out almost simultaneously.

Shock.

unbelievable.

There's something else I can't quite put my finger on... something.

Jiang Chuan didn't give them much time to think.

He reached out, grabbed Hanako's wrist, and pulled her inward with a little force.

She and Xiaoxia were pulled into the bed together...