Elf: Rewriting the script, starting with Black Stocking Hanako

Jiang Chuan woke up when the first ray of light shone through the gaps in the tent.

He lay there motionless, staring at the top of the tent, the scenes from last night flashing through his mind, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

Hanako woke up groggily.

"Good morning," Jiang Chuan greeted casually.

Hanako suddenly threw off the blanket, her whole body trembling like a startled fawn.

"I...I...I'll go make breakfast!"

Hanako stepped out of the tent and stood in the morning breeze. The wind felt cool on her face, but the heat on her face didn't subside at all. She raised her hand to touch her cheek; it was frighteningly hot.

Xiaoxia also came out of the tent at that moment, and the two looked at each other, feeling extremely awkward.

The sun rose from the east, shining on the lake, making it sparkle, just as beautiful as yesterday evening.

But neither of them was in the mood to appreciate the scenery.

………………

The atmosphere was quiet and awkward during breakfast. Jiang Chuan didn't rush to break the awkwardness, but let them ease the tension on their own.

After packing their things, the three of them started walking towards the office in the wilderness area.

As we walked, the roof of the Wilderness District office came into view.

A police SUV was parked at the entrance.

Jiang Chuan's eyes lit up.

Officer Jenny is indeed very efficient.

As you get closer, you can hear arguing coming from inside the office.

A middle-aged man's voice was urgent and loud, carrying a suppressed anger.

Jiang Chuan pushed open the door and went inside.

Several uniformed individuals stood in the office; judging by their uniforms, they were inspectors from the Pokémon League. The leader, a bespectacled man holding a folder, was speaking to Caesar.

Caesar stood behind his desk, his face as black as the bottom of a pot, his thick eyebrows almost knitted together. His fists were clenched, and the veins on the back of his hands throbbed.

"Mr. Caesar, based on the whistleblower's report and our preliminary investigation, you have committed multiple violations in the management of the Wilderness Area, including but not limited to..." The bespectacled man turned a page of the document.

While there were no fundamental errors, there were a number of violations.

Jiang Chuan and his two companions were too lazy to pay attention to this strange old man and went straight over to start connecting with the field ball.

After transferring all the Pokémon to their Poké Balls, Jiang Chuan also took the opportunity to check the stats of the two dragons.

【Pokémon: Dratini】

[Attribute: Dragon]

[Level: lv9 (Beginner)]

[Potential: Champion Level]

[Trait: Mystic Scales - Increases defense by 50% when affected by a status ailment.]

[Skills: Glare, Tornado, Impact.]

【Items to bring: None】

[Special Enhancement: None]

Jiang Chuan's gaze lingered on the words "Champion-level," and his pupils contracted slightly.

really.

His intuition was right.

Yesterday at that mountain lake, the feeling he got from the Dratini was even stronger than that from the Dragonair; the sense of pressure and allure far surpassed that of its mother.

The data now validated his intuition.

Champion-level potential.

Every trainer knows the weight of those four words.

Champion-level Pokémon in the wild are extremely rare. Many trainers travel far and wide, spending their entire lives, yet may never encounter a single Pokémon with champion-level potential. Even if they do, without sufficient skills, they cannot capture it.

Its rarity is about the same as an evolution stone falling from the sky and landing at your feet.

[Pokémon: Dragonair]

[Attribute: Dragon]

[Level: lv43 (Quasi-Gym Level)]

[Potential: Near-King Level]

[Trait: Mystic Scales - Increases defense by 50% when affected by a status ailment.]

[Skills: Rain Dance, Mystic Protection, Dragon Dive, Sleep, etc.]

【Items to bring: None】

[Special Enhancement: None]

Quasi-King level.

It's not bad; it's among the top wild Pokémon. It's just a little bit inferior to its daughter.

However, Jiang Chuan didn't care.

Dragonair wasn't originally intended to go down the combat route. Its greatest value lies in its culinary delights, a true gourmet dragon. Following Hanako in food reviews is a perfect fit for its profession.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chuan glanced at the characteristics again.

Both mother and daughter have "miracle scales".

He was familiar with this feature.

Under abnormal conditions, defense is increased by 50%. If poisoned, paralyzed, burned, or frostbitten, it will actually become harder.

nice one.

Furthermore, this trait will be replaced by "Multiscale" after evolving into Dragonite - reducing all damage taken at full health by half.

That's the truly abnormal defensive feature.

Combined with Dragonite's already high base stats, it's both tanky and powerful, with explosive damage from Dragon-type moves. In the late game, a Dragonite could easily be described as a flying heavy tank.

With its champion-level potential and this characteristic, the future ceiling of the Dratini is terrifying.

After browsing the panel, Jiang Chuan nodded in satisfaction.

At this moment, the transmission device made a "ding" sound.

The docking is complete.

The indicator light on the Poké Ball changed from red to green, and all the data had been transferred to his trainer account.

Jiang Chuan picked up the Poké Ball, looked at the information on it, and pondered for a moment.

He decided to adjust his lineup, sending the extra Pokémon back to Professor Oak's lab.

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

Pallet Town, Professor Oak's Lab.

Professor Oak was looking down, recording data.

The sleeves of the white coat were rolled up to the elbows, and a cup of coffee that had gone cold was on the table.

The teleportation machine suddenly beeped.

Professor Oak looked up at the machine.

A notification pops up on the screen: [Trainer: Jiang Chuan, Number of Pokémon to be transferred...]

Professor Oak raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? Jiang Chuan has sent another treasure over?"

He put down his work, wiped his hands, and walked to the machine.

Another line of text popped up on the screen: [Confirm receipt?]

Professor Oak pressed "Confirm".

The machine started running, and blue lights lit up in the transfer slots as one Poké Ball after another appeared in the grooves.

Professor Oak's eyebrows rose higher and higher.

Once the transfer was complete, dozens of Poké Balls were neatly arranged in the groove.

Professor Oak took a breath.

"Wow, Jiang Chuan has amassed so many treasures all at once! Did he raid someone's house or go on a shopping spree?"

"Now even Xiao Mao's numerical advantage is gone."

Professor Oak muttered to himself and shook his head.

He did some mental calculations.

He knew how many tamed Xiao Mao had caught outside; he had indeed caught quite a few, and at one point, he was far ahead of Jiang Chuan in terms of numbers. But now Jiang Chuan had caught up directly, and the breeds they caught looked quite good.

As for the quality...

The ones Jiang Chuan sent back are similar to the ones Xiao Mao sent back before; judging from their stats, they are all among the better wild Pokémon.

But what really matters are the things you carry on your hands.

The trainers a trainer raises themselves, are currently training, and carry with them are the ones that determine the upper limit of a trainer's combat power.

What combat capabilities do Jiang Chuan and Xiao Mao possess?

Professor Oak began to make comparisons in his mind.

That kid, Shigeru, is a bit arrogant, but he's definitely got a knack for training Pokémon. Last time we talked, he was smugly saying his main team had surpassed the Gym Leader level; I don't know if he was just bragging or if it was true.

Jiang Chuan and Xiao Mao are the most outstanding rising stars from Zhenxin Town this year.

One was his grandson, and the other was a descendant on whom he placed high hopes.

Therefore, Professor Oak inevitably compares the two people from time to time.

Whenever Jiang Chuan made any great progress, he would mention it to Xiao Mao during the call—"Jiang Chuan caught another high-potential Pokémon!" "Jiang Chuan's training progress is very fast!"

He just wanted to urge his grandson to work harder and not fall behind.

But that brat Xiao Mao always has that arrogant, irritating expression.

"Okay, okay~"

"I am the future light of Pallet Town, and I will definitely be stronger than Jiang Chuan!"

"Grandpa, stop worrying and focus on your experiments!"

Professor Oak chuckled as he thought of his grandson's arrogant face, then shook his head helplessly.

His concern was that Xiao Mao's life had been too smooth from childhood to adulthood.

With good talent, a good family background, and abundant resources, he has hardly encountered any real setbacks along the way.

With such a proud and arrogant personality, if he were to be severely overshadowed by Jiang Chuan one day, the blow might be much greater than he imagined.

"Never mind, I'll give him a proper talking to him next time we talk."

Professor Oak snapped out of his thoughts and clapped his hands.

Now it's time to deal with this pile of precious balls.

As he was about to release it to check, he suddenly remembered the Mud and the two troublemakers.

Professor Oak swallowed hard, and finally took the Poké Ball to the yard to release it.

Professor Oak is a true warrior; he released all the Pokémon that Jiangchuan had sent back in one go.

A burst of white light exploded in the courtyard.

The Kentavious Crocodile herd has emerged.

A herd of armored rhinoceroses has emerged.

Nidona, Rada...

As soon as the large Pokémon appeared, the yard instantly shrank, with more than a dozen large Pokémon huddled together, exchanging glances.

Then, the Kentauro herd began to run wildly.

Its tail swung up and swept across the fence with a whoosh, cracking the wooden planks of the fence with a crisp sound.

The armored rhinoceros followed closely behind, its short, stocky body slamming into the fence with a loud crash. The entire fence was sent flying, the wooden planks tumbling through the air several times before landing.

Nidonna and Nidoran were not to be outdone, chasing after Tauros and pounding their feet on the ground.

Professor Oak's smile gradually froze.

"Hey...wait, wait, wait, don't run away, don't run away!"

His voice was completely drowned out by the sound of trampling.

A Tauros ran past him, the wind it created lifting his white coat. Professor Oak staggered a couple of steps, and before he could regain his balance, another Rhyhorn charged at him from the other side.

"Hey~ wait a minute, my fence, hey no…"

"Oh dear~ I... Jiang Chuan, you caught the Pokémon, okay~"

"Did this kid rob someone's ranch?"

"You've tamed him, why don't you train him at all, you brat!!!"

Professor Oak dodged left and right, then stepped into a small puddle that had accumulated from the rain. He slipped and lost his balance.

Before he could even regain his footing, a Nidona crashed into him, its head hitting his lower back.

"Ah~!"

Professor Oak was sent flying through the air in a rather ungraceful arc before crashing face down onto the grass.

Before he could even look up, Nidona had already stepped over his face.

One kick.

Two feet.

When Nidona ran over, Professor Oak was lying on the grass, his head and face covered in grass clippings and mud, and his white coat was covered in hoof prints.

He looked up at the mess in the yard; the fence was all down, and the Pokémon were scattered and running away, some of them already running into the grove behind the yard.

Professor Oak closed his eyes, his chest heaving violently.

Then, with all his might, he shouted at the sky.

"Jiang-chuan!!!"

The sound echoed over the research institute, startling a large number of the birds in the trees into flying away.

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

"Achoo!"

"Achoo!"

Jiang Chuan, who was walking on the road, suddenly sneezed twice.

The sneeze was so loud that it startled Pikachu on his shoulder. The little guy's ears perked up and its paws gripped his clothes tightly.

Hanako immediately turned her head, her eyes filled with worry.

She walked quickly to Jiang Chuan's side, looked him up and down, and reached out to touch his forehead.

"Have you caught a cold, Jiang Chuan?"

The temperature on the back of my hand is normal, not hot.

But Hanako was still worried, so she took out a thermos from the side pocket of her backpack, unscrewed the lid, and steam came out of the spout.

"I told you I went back to sleep last night, but you insisted on squeezing in!"

She frowned slightly, her voice soft and gentle, criticizing him, but her hands didn't slow down at all.

"Now look what you've done! You caught a cold because the blanket was too small! Serves you right for not listening to me."

She poured hot water into the cup lid and held it to Jiang Chuan's lips.

"Hurry up and drink something hot, or you'll really catch a cold."

When Hanako said this, her tone was reproachful, but the concern and heartache in her eyes were impossible to hide; her gentleness was so tender it seemed to melt anyone's heart.

Jiang Chuan took the water and drank a sip.

"I don't have a cold, my nose just itched a little." He smiled, then suddenly looked around. "Hey, what's Xia doing? Why is she walking so slowly, slack off at the back?"

Hanako smiled upon hearing this.

The blush on her face deepened, spreading from her cheeks to the tips of her ears.

She gently patted Jiang Chuan, lowering her voice even further, with a hint of reproach and a touch of coquetry.

"It's all because of you, you bad guy...!"

She paused halfway through her sentence, bit her lower lip, and her face burned even more.

She lowered her head and twisted the hem of her clothes, her voice soft and sweet.

"I'm a little embarrassed to look at Xiaoxia now."

Jiang Chuan laughed heartily after hearing this.

"Is that the reason?"

He winked at Hanako and said casually, "What if even more sisters come to the house later?"

"More?"

Hanako's pupils suddenly dilated.

She stared blankly at Jiang Chuan, her eyes initially filled with shock, then slowly turning into a gentle, helpless doting affection.

She sighed softly, shook her head, but the corners of her mouth turned up in a smile.

"You...you bad guy."

When she said this, there was no real blame in her voice, but rather a sense of indulgence. It was as if she was completely helpless with the person she loved most.

"If there's more, you'll have to deal with it yourself."

She paused, then added, "I'll comfort you for now, Xiaoxia. Take care of yourself and drink some more hot water."

Jiang Chuan took the thermos and replied with a smile, "Okay, thank you so much, Hanako-neechan~"

Hanako gave Jiang Chuan a coquettish look. In that look, there was love, helplessness, tolerance, and something else that was hard to describe.

Then he slowly walked towards Xiaoxia's side...