Elf: Rewriting the script, starting with Black Stocking Hanako

After dinner, the three of them rested and the night passed uneventfully.

Jiang Chuan slept soundly, but Hua Zi and Xiao Xia tossed and turned.

The two of them kept thinking about that ridiculously huge Pidgey.

I finally drifted off to sleep in the middle of the night.

Early the next morning.

After packing up, the three of them set off again for Nibi City.

We're very close to the city now.

The number of wild Pokémon along the way gradually decreased.

However, Jiang Chuan did not waste any of it.

He made the most of every "experience package" he encountered along the way.

The commands are concise and straightforward, and all involve sweeping the area.

Pikachu's cheeks crackled with electricity, and a precise electric shock scorched Rattata, who was trying to sneak up on it, leaving it charred and smoking as it collapsed to the ground.

Pidgey is even more exaggerated.

It doesn't even require Jiang Chuan to give much command.

With a sweep of those sharp eagle eyes high in the sky, no little creature hiding in the grass or behind the rocks could escape their notice.

Then came the dive!

The enormous wings, carrying violent air currents, unleash a fierce storm with a wide range and immense force.

Often, the "experience pack" just pops up, and before you even have a chance to get into an attack stance, it's all blown away and crashes into tree trunks and rocks, spinning around in circles.

The efficiency is frighteningly high.

Jiang Chuan was happy to have some free time, and his experience points were increasing rapidly.

This is how it went.

When the grey, rock-style building outlines of Nibi finally appeared on the horizon.

The prompt in Jiang Chuan's mind also sounded at the right time.

[Pokémon: Pikachu, lv21→lv22]

[Pokémon: Pidgeotto, lv22→lv24]

Pikachu is steadily improving.

Pidgey even skipped two levels!

Although the Super Flying Fruit does not directly indicate a boost to combat power.

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But for Jiangchuan, this Pidgeotto with its innate talent, "muscular chest" ability, and its penchant for reckless, headstrong fighting style—bigger is stronger!

The bigger, the stronger!

Its size brings a comprehensive boost to its strength, wingspan, and impact, making it like a tiger among sheep when facing these low-level wild Pokémon.

Their fighting spirit was naturally exceptionally high.

With those sharp eyes, coupled with that massive size and speed, it's hard to imagine that his leveling efficiency wouldn't be fast.

Jiang Chuan checked the team panel and nodded in satisfaction.

Look up.

Nibi City is now in sight.

The city is built on a hillside, and most of the buildings are constructed from locally quarried gray-white rock, giving them a heavy and solid appearance.

It's completely different from the lush green atmosphere of Tokiwa City.

"Phew~ We've finally arrived in the city!"

Xiaoxia stretched lazily as she watched the city draw closer.

Her graceful figure stretched out in the sunlight, radiating the unique vitality of a young girl.

"Now I can take a nice, relaxing shower!"

After spending several days camping in the forest, even with a quick wash by the stream, nothing beats the comfort of a hot shower.

Hanako seemed relieved as well, and said softly:

"Finally... I can buy some new clothes."

Her voice carried a hint of barely perceptible shyness and relief.

"Huh?"

When Xiaoxia heard "buy clothes," her eyes lit up immediately, and she moved closer to Huazi.

"Hanako-nee, do you also enjoy shopping?"

The girl's innate interest in shopping and dressing up was ignited.

"Um...yes, I guess I like it!"

Hanako's face flushed slightly as she gave a somewhat vague reply.

Actually, when she talked about buying clothes, the focus wasn't on outerwear at all.

Instead... underwear.

Buy a few more pairs of underwear.

This was one of her serious mistakes.

Before setting off, she thought that with Xiaoxia in the forest section, she wouldn't have many opportunities to be intimate with Jiang Chuan, so she only prepared three pairs of underwear to change into.

In fact, there wasn't much genuine intimacy.

During this forest section, Jiang Chuan and I secretly exchanged a few words.

The rest are fairly standard interactions.

But she underestimated Jiang Chuan's usual mischievous tricks.

Those methods were so... cunning, she had never seen anything like them in romance novels before.

Once, the three of them were sitting together eating when Jiang Chuan, that rascal, secretly lifted his foot under the table...

She was eating at the time and was terrified.

Fortunately, he managed to hold back and forced himself to remain calm, not daring to let Xiaoxia notice anything unusual.

Similar surprise attacks have occurred several times.

Sometimes it was when I was passing by her that my fingers would accidentally brush against the tip of her buttocks.

Sometimes, in dangerous areas, during night watch handovers, it's a quick maneuver in the shadows of the tent...

Every time, it made her heart race, and the fabric suffered.

So she realized very seriously that three pairs of underwear were definitely not enough to change into!

Fortunately, she passed a small river along the way, and took the opportunity to wash all her underwear and hang it on her backpack to dry.

If we encounter a dry section of road without water next time, then...

Do I have to walk around in dirty underwear all the time?

Or... not wearing it?

Hanako blushed with embarrassment at her own last thought.

Not wearing it?

Wouldn't that make it even easier for that bad guy to do something naughty...?

No no no!

Hmm! This time when I go to town, I must buy a lot more! At least five... no, seven!

Hanako secretly made up her mind.

Her face turned even redder.

Xia didn't notice Hua Zi's complex inner thoughts and started enthusiastically discussing which clothing store had the best styles and which had discounts.

Hanako and Kasumi were chatting quietly about shopping ahead, their voices soft and fragmented.

Jiang Chuan lagged slightly behind, scanning his surroundings as he pondered the possibility of challenging Pewter City's gym.

Reverse type, Pidgeotto and Pikachu can both appear.

Especially with Pidgeotto's current enormous size, it has more options for battling Onix.

He was thinking about it.

Suddenly!

Within the waveguide's sensing range, a previously "still" object that had blended almost seamlessly into the rocky environment on the roadside ahead moved slightly.

Immediately afterwards, a somewhat hoarse voice, tinged with fatigue and anticipation, rang out:

"Buying stones?"

"Ah ah!"

Hanako and Kasumi, who were walking at the front, were startled by the sudden sound.

Xia jumped right next to Hanako and hugged her arm.

The two of them stared intently.

On a slightly higher rock face by the roadside, a person was sitting.

He wore a drab hat, dark-colored, dusty clothes, and had a stubble beard, making him almost blend into the gray-white rocks behind him.

If he hadn't suddenly spoken up, no one would have noticed that there was someone sitting there!

"Hey sir! Is it fun hiding here scaring people?"

Once Xiaoxia had calmed down, she snapped at the person on the rock wall in an annoyed tone.

Anyone walking along would be startled if a stone next to them suddenly started talking.

"Oh? Hahaha, sorry!"

The uncle on the rock face scratched the back of his head and smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"I didn't mean to scare you."

He sighed, a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

"It's just... we haven't been open for business in a long time. I got a little too excited when I saw someone passing by."

Now the three of them could see what he looked like.

He was around forty years old, and his facial features were actually quite strong, but they were covered up by a slovenly beard and a tired look.

His gaze was somewhat unfocused, as if he dared not make eye contact with anyone for too long.

In front of him lay an old cloth with some stones of various colors and shapes scattered on it.

They look like ordinary pebbles or mineral specimens, nothing special.

A down-on-his-luck stone vendor.

This was Hanako and Kasumi's first impression.

But Jiang Chuan raised his eyebrows slightly.

Because the moment this person opened his mouth to speak.

The system notification sounded crisply in his mind.

[Ding! Quest triggered: Awaken Xiaogang's father, Wu Neng, and have him return to the Pewter Dojo to fulfill his duties as a father.]

[Quest Reward: Everstone - When a Pokémon holds this stone, it will no longer evolve, but it can break the evolution lock and learn moves that can only be acquired after evolution.]

Martial skills?

Xiao Gang's father?

Jiang Chuan suddenly realized.

No wonder it looked familiar.

Upon closer inspection, the eyes and brows of this disheveled middle-aged man do indeed bear a resemblance to Xiao Gang's.

However, his unkempt appearance and shifty eyes were quite different from the reliable and resilient Uncle Wu Neng who later regained his strength in the animation.

As for the mission rewards...

The Unchanging Stone?

Jiang Chuan quickly went through the uses of this thing in his mind.

If you carry it, the Pokémon will not evolve.

However, it is possible to break through the evolution lock and learn skills that can only be mastered by evolved forms.

Forehead………

Jiang Chuan couldn't think of a suitable way to use it for the time being.

But anything produced by the system is guaranteed to be of high quality.

This thing will definitely have strategic value in the future.

Who knows, we might be able to use it in the future when we subdue some special individuals or want to develop some "non-mainstream" tactics.

Come here.

I'll just take a look along the way and grab whatever I can.

Anyway, awakening martial arts skills... doesn't sound too difficult.

Jiang Chuan quickly sorted out his thoughts and accepted the task.

With a peaceful smile on his face, he walked towards Wu Neng's stone stall.