Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 16 was very rewarding.

Returning to the Orange Blossom Forest once again, Chiba Kaede's feelings were completely different.

His previous experience was purely about wilderness survival, but this time it was more like a vacation.

Now Chiba Maple has the leisure to appreciate everything in the forest, where birds sing and flowers bloom, a scene brimming with life.

However, as time went by, Chiba Kaede became increasingly uneasy, wondering if he had come for nothing, since he had searched for a long time but had not found any Pokémon worth catching.

"Hiss, hiss!"

Suddenly, Aoguyan called out to Qianye Feng, as if it had discovered something.

Chiba Kaede followed Aogu Yan to a large tree, but found nothing unusual.

However, after circling around, they finally found an elf on the trunk behind the big tree.

"Heracross!"

Chiba Kaede said excitedly in a low voice.

This is a very rare elf; I never expected to find it here.

Hercules on the tree paid no attention to the Thousand-Leaf Maple, but continued to cling to the trunk, sucking up the sweet sap, as if nothing in the outside world concerned it.

Seeing this, Chiba Kaede did not immediately disturb Heracross, but quietly watched it eat.

After about 30 minutes, Heracross finally stopped eating and then prepared to flap his wings and fly away.

"Wait a minute, Heracross, how about a Pokémon battle? If you lose, you can become my Pokémon!"

Seeing that Heracross was about to fly away, Chiba Kaede quickly spoke up.

After hearing Chiba Kaede's words, Heracross was stunned for a moment. However, since Chiba Kaede hadn't disturbed its eating, it decided to give him a chance. «-(¯`v´¯)-« 6➈丂𝕙Ǘ乂.ςⓄⓜ »-(¯`v´¯)-»

"Hera, Hera!"

Heracross then flew down from the tree to the ground and called out to Chiba Kaede a few times.

"Go forth, proud swallow!"

Seeing the burning fighting spirit in Heracross's eyes, Chiba knew that it had agreed to the battle.

"Proud Swallow, wing attack!"

Upon hearing the command, the proud swallow emitted a faint glow from its wings and then swooped down toward Heracross.

However, Heracross did not sit idly by and used its forelimbs to break tiles to meet the wings of the Unyielding Swallow.

After that, Chiba Kaede did not issue any more commands, while Aogu Yan and Heracross continued to collide on the field.

The battle had become a contest of strength and speed, with Taikuyan relentlessly slicing through the air to attack Heracross, while Heracross retaliated by using Brick Break to deflect Taikuyan's wing attacks.

After dozens of collisions, Heracross finally gave out and was struck in the body by a wing attack from the Unyielding Swallow, collapsing to the ground.

By this time, the proud swallow was already panting heavily. Its victory in this battle was due not only to its daily hard training but also to its indomitable will.

Without hesitation, Chiba Kaede took out a Poké Ball and threw it at Heracross.

As expected, the Poké Ball wobbled a few times before stopping, which meant that Heracross had been captured.

"Come forth, Heracross!"

After releasing Heracross, Chiba Kaede immediately treated both the Arrogant Swallow and Heracross. They were in very poor condition, and if they weren't treated in time, they wouldn't be able to fight in the future if they encountered danger.

Chiba Maple's healing was nothing new to Aogu Yan, but it was quite miraculous for Heracross. 😲♧ ➅9𝐬卄𝓊ⓧ.ᶜᗝΜ ♖☞

Feeling that he had recovered his health in an instant and was in better condition than ever before, Heracross no longer felt any aversion to Chiba Kaede, and instead happily hugged him.

"Heracross, please take care of me from now on!"

Also, Aoguyan, you must get along well with Heracross!

"Hera, Hera!"

"Hiss, hiss!"

In fact, during the battle just now, the two elves had already developed a mutual respect for each other, and after listening to Chiba Maple's words, they both nodded seriously.

After capturing Heracross, Chiba Kaede seemed to have a stroke of good luck, capturing a Sandshrew behind a rocky cave.

When they encountered Sandshrew, Chiba Kaede hadn't decided whether to capture it. However, Heracross had heard that Chiba Kaede had come to Petalburg Woods to capture Pokémon, so he volunteered to rush in.

While it was still in a daze, I delivered a powerful tile-splitting blow, and the pangolin fell to the ground and started spinning in circles.

There's no way around it; Sandshrew's level is far too low compared to Heracross's.

Seeing that Sandshrew had been defeated, Chiba Maple didn't hesitate any longer and threw out a Poké Ball to capture it. However, since there was only one healing turn left today, he didn't heal it and let it slowly recover inside the Poké Ball.

While passing by a flower bed, Chiba Kaede discovered a shuttlecock flower and two shuttlecock grasses, which must have been left behind when the group migrated.

When Chiba Maple found it, the shuttlecock was already seriously injured. It must have been injured while protecting the shuttlecock grass. Forest spirits are territorial, and creatures like the shuttlecock, which fly around in the wind, are easily attacked.

When they travel with their herd, other elves, wary of their numbers, may refrain from attacking them.

Once the shuttlecocks and their kind are separated from their pack, they can no longer serve as a deterrent, so the elves who are left behind by their pack are in a very dangerous situation.

Seeing the urgency of the situation, Chiba Kaede used her last chance to save Shuttlecock.

Things went smoothly after that, and Chiba Kaede successfully invited Shuttlecock and the others to settle on his farm, on the condition that they help with the work.

After obtaining the consent of Jumpluff and Hoopoe, Chiba Kaede took out a Poké Ball and captured them.

It was already 4 p.m., so Chiba Kaede started heading back, otherwise it would be too late to get back to the farm.

On the way back, Chiba Kaede chose to detour to the lake he had discovered earlier. He had only passed by it briefly before, but now he planned to go back again to see if he could find anything there.

After walking for about an hour, Chiba Maple finally arrived at the lake, by which time the sun was already setting.

Looking at the shimmering lake surface, with Magikarp occasionally splashing around, and the evening breeze brushing against Chiba Kaede's cheeks, Chiba Kaede felt as if all the fatigue of the day had disappeared.

"puff!"

Just as Chiba Kaede closed her eyes, immersing herself in the peaceful scenery, her face suddenly became wet.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a mosquito coil tadpole lying on its back, laughing loudly.

Seeing this, Chiba Kaede knew perfectly well that he had been tricked by this mosquito coil tadpole.

Now, Chiba Kaede couldn't stand it anymore. Didn't he know he was the boss of this farm? He hadn't even charged the mosquito coil tadpole rent, yet it dared to tease the landlord.

"Proud Swallow, a flash of lightning!"

Upon hearing the sound, the mosquito coil tadpole sensed something was wrong and was about to dive into the water, but it underestimated the speed of the proud swallow.

When Qianye Feng was ambushed by the Mosquito Coil Tadpole, Aogu Yan was already unhappy. Now, with Qianye Feng's order, she did not hesitate at all and immediately activated her skill.

The mosquito coil tadpole only sank halfway down when it felt its body being hit. Then its eyes started rolling around, and it floated belly up on the road like a dead fish.

Chiba Kaede casually took out a Poké Ball and threw it at Poliwag. The already unconscious Poliwag was captured without even struggling.

"You little brat, still so cocky? Now you're in my hands, hahaha!"

Looking at the Poké Ball in his hand, Chiba Kaede laughed triumphantly, scaring some of the surrounding Water-type Pokémon into hiding at the bottom of the lake, never daring to show their faces again.

Now, Chiba Kaede has already devised a complete training process for the mosquito coil tadpole in his mind, so that it still dares to spray water randomly.

After touching his face, Chiba Kaede lost all interest in appreciating the scenery and headed straight home.

It wasn't until 7 p.m. that Chiba Kaede returned home. The living room was still brightly lit because the lights had been turned on.

"Boss, you're finally back! It's so late!"

Upon seeing Chiba Kaede return, Terada Yuri finally felt relieved.

Although I had heard from Ms. Officer Jenny that Chiba Kaede had survived alone in the Orange Blossom Forest for a long time, I couldn't help but worry about her because she was only 11 years old.

"Yes, I'm sorry to have worried you, but I had a very fruitful day!"

Chiba Kaede said to Terada Yuri with a smile.

"Really? That's wonderful! Boss, you haven't eaten yet, please eat first!"

Although she really wanted to ask Chiba Kaede if she had helped her catch her starter Pokémon, she quickly replied, remembering that the other person hadn't eaten yet.

Your support is my motivation to create!

(End of this chapter)