Elf: Rewriting the script, starting with Black Stocking Hanako

Jiang Chuan stood at the edge of the water, the power of waveguide spreading out like water cascading across the land.

With his eyes closed, he could clearly sense the situation underwater.

The Gyarados was still swimming below.

The energy fluctuations are sometimes strong and sometimes weak, much like an unstable emotion.

Irritable, but not entirely hostile.

More accurately, it was an awkward anger.

Jiangchuan's Aura extended and touched the edge of Gyarados's consciousness.

Without hesitation, he used waveguide to transmit his words.

"Gyarados, I'm here to negotiate with you."

The underwater movement paused for a moment.

The energy fluctuations of Gyarados suddenly stopped.

It heard it.

Jiang Chuan continued, his tone calm but every word carrying weight.

"The Sakura team is renovating the dojo, which is for the good of the dojo's future."

"You're causing such damage..."

"Don't you want the Cerulean Gym to get back to normal?"

"Is it just going to keep going downhill like this?"

Jiang Chuan's words were very direct, even a bit harsh.

He did it on purpose.

I wanted to test this Gyarados's true attitude towards the Cerulean City Gym.

Sure enough, the energy fluctuation underwater suddenly exploded.

The black water began to churn.

The waves spread out in concentric circles.

The underwater shadow grew larger and larger.

It is rising to the surface.

Cherry blossoms standing behind Jiangchuan also saw the changes in the water.

Her heart leaped into her throat.

His hands unconsciously clenched the hem of his clothes.

The water surface suddenly burst open.

A huge figure emerged from the black waters.

Gyarados!

It is a full size larger than a regular Gyarados.

The scales gleamed with a bluish luster in the dim light.

Those vertical pupils were fixed on Jiang Chuan.

Mouth wide open.

He bared his sharp teeth and roared.

The entire underground space was shaking.

The sound waves crashed down as if they were real.

Jiang Chuan's clothes fluttered in the wind.

The blast wave whipped his hair back.

But he stood still.

He didn't take a single step back.

He didn't even blink.

The roar of Gyarados echoed in the underground space for several seconds before dissipating.

It lowered its head, bringing its massive head close to Jiang Chuan.

The distance was less than two meters.

His vertical pupils were full of scrutiny and threat.

That posture was clearly meant to intimidate Jiang Chuan.

Tell him to step back.

Make him afraid.

Let him know who's in charge here.

But Jiang Chuan simply tilted his head slightly and looked at it calmly.

Gyarados stared at Jiang Chuan for several seconds.

Then it opened.

It wasn't yelling.

Instead, it was a low, angry voice.

Through the waveguide's translation, Jiang Chuan understood its meaning.

"Who are you?"

"The Future of Cerulean Dojo!"

"What does it have to do with you!"

Gyarados's voice was full of impatience.

There was also a hint of annoyance at the interference of outsiders in family matters.

Its vertical pupils were fixed on Jiang Chuan.

Waiting for his answer.

But at this very moment...

Jiang Chuan heard hurried footsteps behind him.

Sakura took two quick steps forward.

She had just been resting on a stone slab when she saw the Gyarados burst out of the water, looking ferocious.

I saw it roaring angrily at Jiangchuan.

It brought its big head close to Jiang Chuan.

They looked like they were about to swallow Jiang Chuan whole at any moment.

Before Sakura could even process what was happening, she was already standing up.

Her legs were still weak.

He staggered a bit when he ran.

But they still rushed over at top speed.

"Gyarados! Gyarados!"

Her voice was hurried and flustered.

With a genuine sense of worry.

"Please don't hurt him!"

Gyarados's vertical pupils shifted slightly.

The image moved from Jiangchuan to Sakura's face.

Sakura took a deep breath.

I tried to keep my voice from trembling too much.

She pointed at Jiang Chuan and said to Gyarados:

"His name is Jiang Chuan, and he's not an outsider."

"He came back with Xiaoxia."

At this point, Sakura paused for a moment.

Then her tone became extremely serious.

It's like announcing something very important.

"He's now the man of our Cerulean Dojo!"

As soon as those words were spoken...

The entire underground space fell silent for a moment.

Jiang Chuan glanced at the cherry blossoms slightly to the side.

Cherry blossoms blushed slightly.

I don't know if it was because I ran away earlier, or because I said that.

But she stood very straight.

He stared intently at Gyarados.

She was serious.

However, Gyarados's reaction was beyond Sakura's expectations.

Its vertical pupils suddenly contracted.

The gaze, which had initially been one of scrutiny and threat, changed after hearing the words "the man from the Cerulean Dojo".

He suddenly became furious.

This time the roar was even louder than before.

The entire underground space was buzzing and trembling.

Waves several meters high erupted from the water's surface.

Gyarados's tail was churning wildly underwater.

Its level of anger skyrocketed several notches.

Jiangchuan's waveguide can detect it clearly.

The energy fluctuations of Gyarados just now were only in the category of "angry but controllable".

Now it has directly become "so irritable that he is about to lose control".

This is a quote from Cherry Blossom.

It seems like I've stepped on some serious landmine.

Gyarados suddenly turned its head.

Open your mouth.

A powerful aquatic energy rapidly condensed in its mouth.

The blue light was dazzling in the darkness.

water gun!

The next second, a thick jet of water shot out from its mouth.

Extremely fast.

It was accompanied by a whooshing sound as it cut through the air.

However, this water gun shot seems to have missed a bit.

It did not hit Jiang Chuan directly.

Instead, it flew past him, just barely grazing his side.

It slammed heavily onto the stone slab ground next to Jiangchuan.

Debris flew everywhere, and a large hole more than a meter in diameter was punched into the ground.

The stones at the edges were crushed into powder by the water pressure.

Water splashed everywhere, mixed with stone chips.

The impact made a crackling sound as it hit Jiang Chuan's clothes.

Jiang Chuan looked down at the hole.

Then it raised its head and looked at Gyarados again.

His expression remained calm.

But there was a hint of seriousness in his eyes.

This power is no joke.

If that blow had hit someone, several bones would have been broken.

Cherry blossoms standing behind were so frightened that their faces turned pale.

Her body instinctively shrank back.

But then it immediately took another step forward.

He opened his mouth, as if to say something.

Jiang Chuan turned his head to the side, raised his hand, and made a gesture to stop him.

"Sakura-neechan".

His tone was very steady.

"Your Gyarados does seem to have a rather unpredictable temper."

"You should step back first."

Jiang Chuan turned around and looked at the angry Pokémon in front of him.

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

"I'll fight him first."

"what?"

Cherry blossoms paused for a moment.

Those beautiful eyes blinked.

A cute, blank expression appeared on her face.

It took her several seconds to realize what Jiang Chuan was saying.

She subconsciously took another half step forward, her voice full of worry.

"Then... then if you see things are going badly later, we'll run away quickly..."

At this point, she bit her lip and added another sentence.

"If you get hurt, Xia will definitely hate me to death..."

Her tone was serious; she wasn't joking.

She was genuinely worried that Jiang Chuan would get hurt, and she was also genuinely worried that Xiao Xia would hate her because of it.

Jiang Chuan heard this.

Can't help but laugh.

Sakura-san's personality is really quite cute.

I was just terrified by Gyarados.

Now I'm starting to worry about him, and the reason for my worry is so simple.

Jiang Chuan turned his head and smiled at the cherry blossoms.

"Okay, Sakura-nee."

"If I can't beat them in a bit, I'll run away."

His tone was relaxed, as if he were talking about something trivial.

But Sakura saw a firm confidence in his eyes.

Xiaoxia had described that look in his eyes to him many times over the phone.

Jiang Chuan always looks like this whenever he has to fight someone.

He usually seems gentle and mild-mannered, but his eyes change when it comes to fighting.

Sakura looked at him, her heart inexplicably racing, and she obediently nodded.

"Um."

Then he took several steps back.

She retreated to the stone slab where Jiang Chuan had asked her to sit earlier.

But she did not sit down.

Instead, he stood there with his hands clasped in front of his chest.

She stared intently at Jiang Chuan's retreating figure.

Jiang Chuan turned around.

Facing the Gyarados still thrashing angrily in the water.

He reached to his waist and pulled out a magic ball.

"A near-Gym Leader Gyarados, right?"

"That……"

He tossed the baby ball into the air.

A red light traced an arc.

The sphere opened in mid-air.

A beam of white light shot out from the sphere.

"Venusaur".

"Come out and meet this angry Gyarados."

When Venusaur came out, it first looked around.

This underground space is too dark.

It's completely different from its usual fighting environment.

The field of vision was greatly affected.

A hint of confusion flashed in its eyes.

.........

And opposite Venusaur.

Gyarados stood in the black water.

Most of its body was above the water.

It looked at the Bulbasaur in front of it.

Although I could sense that this Grass-type Pokémon possessed a formidable aura.

But its gaze remained haughty.

This is its territory.

The environment is absolutely favorable to it.

The dim visibility is not a problem at all for a Pokémon that lives in deep water year-round.

This dark, murky water is its home ground.

What is there to be afraid of?

Gyarados raised its head.

After another deafening roar, its massive tail lashed out of the water.

Its tail was wrapped in a layer of rapidly spinning water.

The water flow rubs against the air, producing a sharp whistling sound.

Water flow tail!

That was both fast and powerful.

The enormous tail, carrying immense force, lashed out horizontally towards the Venusaur on the shore.

Extremely fast and extremely powerful.

If I get really whipped by that tail.

Even a Venusaur of that size would be sent flying.

But Venusaur had just been released and its vision hadn't yet adjusted to the dim environment.

It saw a dark shadow, glistening with water, hurtling towards it.

But the specific direction is unclear.

I don't know how to hide.

I don't know how to block it.

Just as Venusaur hesitated...

Jiang Chuan's waveguide power was fully unleashed.

An invisible wave guided Venusaur to extend its reach.

Intermediate Aura allows you to share your senses with Pokémon during battle.

Jiangchuan's vision, Jiangchuan's perception, and Jiangchuan's accurate judgment of Gyarados's movements.

Everything was transmitted to Venusaur in real time via waveguide.

A faint blue light flashed in Venusaur's eyes.

It clearly "saw" the movement trajectory of Gyarados's tail.

We observed the attack angle, speed, and landing point of the water jet.

This information was as clear as if it were engraved in its mind.

Venusaur's strong limbs suddenly exerted force.

His body shifted two meters to the side.

Aqua Tail slammed hard into the spot where Venusaur had just been standing.

A deep crack was smashed into the stone floor.

Pebbles and water splashed everywhere.

But Venusaur was no longer there; it had hidden itself away cleanly and efficiently.

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

Gyarados's vertical pupils narrowed slightly.

Did they dodge it? In such a dark environment?

It refused to believe it and this time it unleashed three water jets in succession.

One after another.

Each one is more ferocious than the last.

It blocked Venusaur's left, right, and backward routes.

However, Venusaur has the assistance of a waveguide.

Every movement was anticipated with perfect clarity.

Its massive body moved nimbly in the dim environment.

Dodge to the left, dodge to the right, and retreat.

All three water jets missed their mark.

Three deep cracks appeared on the ground, and gravel was scattered everywhere.

But Venusaur didn't have a single scratch on its body.

Gyarados's eyes changed.

His previous arrogance turned into solemnity.

It realized that something was wrong with this Venusaur.

To be able to hide so precisely in such a dark environment.

This is not a battle fought by sight.

………………

However, Gyarados is not a Pokémon that can only charge in headfirst.

It has a wealth of combat experience.

Since close-range water tail attacks can't hit.

Then let's try a different approach.

It suddenly opened its mouth.

Blue water-based energy condensed from his mouth.

Water cannon! A thick jet of water shot out from its mouth.

It was so fast that it left afterimages.

Moreover, Gyarados is very clever; instead of attacking Venusaur directly, it first uses Water Gun to block Venusaur's front.

Force it to retreat.

Then, Gyarados's tail swung simultaneously, unleashing another Water Tail attack from the side.

Water cannon on the front, water jet tail on the side.

It sandwiched between two pieces of bread, and Gyarados also took advantage of the water's reflective properties.

The dim light was reflected on the water's surface.

This creates a natural visual disturbance.

Under normal lighting conditions.

This kind of teamwork is impressive, but not too difficult to handle.

But in this almost completely dark environment.

The power of this combination is multiplied.

Vision is disrupted, and sense of direction is confused.

In addition, there were shimmering lights and shadows everywhere on the water's surface.

If it were a regular Pokémon, it would have been completely disoriented by now.

But Venusaur has the Aura Assist from Egawa, and every move Gyarados makes, every time it gathers energy.

Everything is crystal clear in front of the waveguide.

Venusaur is facing a double attack from Hydro Pump and Aqua Tail.

Its choice was completely unexpected by Gyarados—it advanced instead of retreating.

Venusaur took a sudden step forward, its body rushing towards the water cannon.

Then, in the instant before being hit by the water cannon.

The huge flower on its back suddenly bloomed.

A cluster of emerald green light gathered at the center of the flower.

Crazy Plants!

Countless vines sprouted from the ground beneath Venusaur.

The vines, like green pythons, surged wildly toward Gyarados.

It was extremely fast and its momentum was terrifying.

With the Double Flower ability, Grass-type moves can be used twice as frequently.

The first wave of vines hasn't arrived yet.

The second wave is already brewing underground.

Gyarados's water cannon and Crazy Plant's vines collided in mid-air.

A huge explosion resounded in the underground space.

Water droplets and broken vines splashed everywhere.

Gyarados's expression suddenly changed.

It discovered that its water cannon had been pushed back by the vines.

The impact of those vines far exceeded its expectations.

Moreover, although most of the first wave of vines were dispersed by the water cannon.

But several other jets bypassed the water column and lashed out at Gyarados from the side.

Gyarados quickly swung its tail and used Water Tail to block the two arrows.

But one vine still managed to lash out at it.

"Bang!"

The scales were pulled out with a muffled thud.

Gyarados's body was jolted backward.

A burning pain shot through the area where I had been slapped.

A flicker of shock crossed its vertical pupils.

Such powerful attack!

But it's not over yet.

The second wave of vines soon broke through the soil.

The number is even greater than the first wave.

The density is even greater than that of the first wave.

The vines stretching across the sky resemble a vast green net.

They enveloped Gyarados from all directions.

Gyarados gritted its teeth.

Water cannons condensed again in his mouth.

Its tail also started to swing at the same time.

The water cannon shattered some of the vines.

The tail of the water flow swept away another part.

But vines kept pulling in from new directions.

Moreover, Venusaur's vines are too thick.

The power was too great.

Gyarados's scales are hard.

But after being hit several times in a row.

Fine cracks have begun to appear on its body.

The pain became increasingly intense.

The more Gyarados fought, the more terrified he became.

This Venusaur's strength far exceeded its expectations.

It originally thought that in such a dark aquatic environment...

Even if I can't beat them, I can at least use the advantages of the environment to fight to a draw.

This toad with big, colorful markings on its back didn't give it a chance to breathe.

A hint of resentment flashed in Gyarados's vertical pupils, but more so in its calm and rational judgment.

It took a deep breath.

His body sank a few inches into the water.

Then, its tail began to thrash wildly underwater.

The entire body of water was stirred up, and huge waves surged from the surface.

A giant wave, even more turbulent than before, rose from the center of the water.

It crashed down on the shore in a massive, overwhelming manner.

Jiang Chuan stood on the shore, watching the giant wave rushing towards him.

The waveguide sensed that Gyarados's energy fluctuations were rapidly sinking.

But he didn't let Venusaur go after it.

Instead, it raised its hand, causing Venusaur to stop its attack.

Huge waves crashed against the shore.

Water splashed skyward.

The entire underground space felt like it had been hit by a torrential downpour.

After the splashing water subsided.

Gyarados has disappeared from the water.

Only ripples remained, slowly spreading out in the darkness, and the black waters returned to calm.