Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 118 An Encounter with the Main Characters

The next morning, after Chiba Kaede and the elves finished breakfast, they checked the time and found that it was almost time to set sail, so they quickly put on their backpacks and headed to the dock.

Upon arriving at the pier, Chiba Kaede noticed that only one cruise ship was docked there, and she figured that this must be the ship.

"Hello, is this boat heading to Pampa Island?"

Chiba Kaede asked the captain, who appeared to be in his forties.

"That's right, hurry up and get on, the boat is about to leave!"

The captain responded.

Just as Chiba Kaede boarded the cruise ship, she heard a series of hurried footsteps behind her, clearly indicating that a group of people were running towards her, so she turned around to look.

The first thing that came to his mind was a Pikachu. This group consisted of three men and one woman. Chiba Kaede recognized them at a glance and knew that he had encountered the main characters.

"Hello, do you know where this ship is headed?"

After Xiao Yao saw the thousand maple leaves on the deck, she walked over and asked them.

"This ship is heading to Pampa Island, didn't you know?"

Chiba Kaede asked, feigning confusion.

"We originally planned to go to Green Ridge City, but unfortunately the direct ship to Green Ridge City has already left. We can only board this ship first and then figure out what to do next."

Xiao Zhi said somewhat dejectedly.

"Oh, you're going to Green Ridge City too? Me too. You can transfer to other boats after arriving at Bamba Island to reach Green Ridge City. That's my plan. You can also explore the surrounding islands while you're there."

Chiba Kaede explained to them with a smile.

"Wow, that sounds pretty good!"

Xiao Yao was also happy after hearing Qian Yefeng's words.

"I'm Ash from Pallet Town, and I'm heading to Mossdeep City to challenge the Mossdeep Gym!"

Xiao Zhi extended his hand and then introduced himself. 🎀ൠ ❻❾Sⓗ𝕌Ｘ.co.uk 🍭🐉

"My name is Chiba Kaede, you can just call me Kaede. I'm from Spring Blossom Town, and I'm going to Mossdeep City for the same reason as you. And I think I know you, Ash!"

Chiba Kaede extended his hand and shook hands with Satoshi, then said mysteriously.

"Um, have we met before?"

Ash asked Chiba Kaede with a puzzled look.

"I heard about you from Naki from the Yuen Yu Dojo. She said her battle with you left a deep impression on her!"

Chiba Kaede didn't keep him in suspense and answered directly.

The reason he mentioned Naki was to establish a certain connection among the group.

"Did Miss Naki give me a heads-up? My name is Xiao Gang!"

Upon hearing Chiba Kaede mention Naki, Xiao Gang immediately perked up and hurriedly inquired.

"Forehead!"

Chiba Kaede was a little embarrassed by Xiaogang's question and didn't know how to answer it.

"Alright, alright, that's not important. My name is Xiaosheng, and this is my older sister, Xiaoyao!"

The precocious Xiao Sheng pulled Xiao Gang aside and introduced him.

"I really enjoyed my battle with Miss Naki. By the way, Xiaofeng, how many badges have you earned so far?"

Ash recalled his previous battle with Naki and asked with some excitement.

Chiba Kaede didn't say anything, but took out the badge box from her backpack and opened it to show them.

"Hey, Xiaofeng, you have the same number of badges as Xiaozhi, and you even challenged the same gyms!"

After carefully examining Chiba Kaede's badge, Xiaosheng immediately realized what it meant and said.

"Really? What a coincidence!"

Ash then took out his badge box and compared it with his own, saying...

"Xiao Feng, you actually managed to obtain the Libra Badge! Looks like you're quite strong; you even managed to defeat my father!"

Xiaosheng was also somewhat surprised that Chiba Maple was able to obtain the Libra Badge. After all, Chiba's strength was undeniable, and very few trainers could pass his test to obtain the Libra Badge. 💔♤ 6➈Ⓢ𝔥𝔲𝕩.ᑕ๏ⓜ 🍩♗

"So you're Mr. Senri's children. Mr. Senri is incredibly powerful; my obtaining the Libra Crest was partly due to luck!"

Chiba Kaede said modestly.

He knew very well that the kid in front of him was very upset about someone defeating his father, Mr. Senri.

Sure enough, after hearing what Chiba Kaede said, Kakeru's expression improved considerably. However, the others were not so easily fooled, knowing that Chiba Kaede must have obtained the Libra Badge through his own strength.

"No, Xiaofeng, we absolutely have to have a Pokémon battle after we get off the ship! I'm so excited!"

Ash looked at Chiba with a burning gaze, challenging her with intense fighting spirit.

"Of course! That's exactly what I'd like to hear!"

Chiba Kaede would certainly not refuse. Being able to battle the protagonist Ash is something many people dream of, and he is no exception.

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In the time that followed, Chiba Kaede naturally integrated into Satoshi and his friends, sharing their experiences and interesting stories from their travels.

However, Chiba Kaede couldn't remember what happened on the journey afterward. After all, too much time had passed, and all he could remember were some people or events that he cared about.

Soon the cruise ship arrived at the pier on Pampas Island, and everyone disembarked to find a place to rest.

Bamba Island is predominantly mountainous, with a mountain in the middle of the island. Most of the island is covered by trees, making it look lush and green, and there are not many residents on the island.

As everyone was discussing where to go, three evolved forms of the Kanto region's starter Pokémon—Bulbasaur, Charmeleon, and Wartortle—walked over from a distance, each carrying a number of items.

"Wait for me!"

Just then, another young man ran over, carrying three cardboard boxes in his hands, chasing after the Wartortle and its companions.

Perhaps because he was running too fast, the young man did not notice the bump under his feet and tripped and fell to the ground.

Upon seeing this, Chiba Kaede and the others quickly ran over to check on him, while the elves who were walking ahead also turned back out of concern for the young man.

"Are you alright?"

Ash asked the young man.

"It's nothing, I just tripped and fell!"

The young man responded with a wry smile.

He turned around and saw the Wartortles looking at him with worried eyes, so he reassured them, "I'm fine, I'm used to it!"

During their subsequent conversation, Chiba Kaede learned that the young man in front of her was named Jimmy, and that the three starter Pokémon in their evolved forms belonged to him.

Hearing this, Chiba Kaede was very envious of him. After all, he had only obtained Torchic, one of the three starter Pokémon of Hoenn, while Jimmy in front of him had already collected the whole set.

However, he then looked at Ash beside him. Well, this guy had also caught a lot of starter Pokémon.

Later, Jimmy mistook them for new students at a Pokémon referee training school. Since they had nothing else to do, they helped Jimmy carry his things back to the school, and on the way, they explained to him that they wanted to go to Mossdeep City, not that they were new students at a referee training school.

Moreover, they also learned from Jimmy that the boat to the next island wouldn't arrive until tomorrow.

After arriving at the referee school, they were introduced to Serena, who was a teacher at the school, by Jimmy.

When Serena learned that the group were Pokémon Trainers, she offered to have them help with her lessons.

Of course, it wasn't a formal class for the students. Instead, they had to choose two people to battle each other, and then Jimmy would act as the referee to assess their performance.

"Xiao Feng, we're about to have a match, why don't we start now!"

Xiao Zhi suddenly extended an invitation to Chiba Kaede.

"Okay, no problem!"

Chiba Kaede naturally had no objection and immediately agreed.

Afterwards, they were led by Ms. Serena to a battle arena.

"Now, Ash from Pallet Town will battle Maple from Blossom Town. The match will be a doubles battle, and neither player is allowed to switch out their substitute Pokémon during the match!"

After Jimmy stammered through the rules of the game, the two sides began the official competition.

Chiba sent out Poliwag and Gastly, while Ash sent out Swellow and Gryphon.

When Mosquito Coil saw that one of its opponents was a Giant Swallow, its eyes narrowed immediately. It had been suffering from Giant Swallow for a long time, and it could take its anger out on the Giant Swallow that looked a bit underdeveloped.

"Lobster uses Bubble Beam, Swellow circles behind Lobster!"

With Ash's command given, the match officially began.

"Mosquito uses Water Gun, and Gastly uses Shadow Ball!"

Chiba Kaede, of course, would not sit idly by and wait to be killed, and immediately ordered a counterattack.

Mosquito Coil's water gun pierced through Garchomp's Bubble Beam, accurately hitting Garchomp and knocking it to the ground. Gastly's Shadow Ball followed closely behind, smashing into Garchomp's body.

However, the Shadow Ball was blocked by Swellow's body, and the ghost-type energy had no effect on its normal-type nature.

"Uh, the lobster soldier is incapacitated!"

After seeing the lobster soldier lying on the ground, Jimmy, acting as referee, immediately delivered his verdict.

However, he clearly did not consider that a lobster soldier, being a water-type spirit, could not possibly be defeated by a water gun skill. It was just temporarily confused due to the impact of the water flow.

Therefore, Ash and Corphish both protested, and Jimmy was also severely criticized by Serena.

Given this situation, the match obviously could not continue, so Chiba recalled Poliwag and Gastly, planning to find time to battle Ash again later.

(End of this chapter)