Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 97 Arrival in Wudou Town

The next morning, Chiba and the others got up early. After breakfast, they began packing up their campsite. Once everything was ready, they were set off for Martial Arts Town. 🍧♣ ❻➈ŜⒽ𝕦𝐗.𝒸σ𝓶 ♠😺

Fearing that the speedboat "Little Pi" might run aground, the old man Hachi stopped the speedboat more than ten meters away from the shore. To board the speedboat, they would have to swim across or rely on the giant swallow to carry them there.

"Boom, boom!"

With the engine started, the speedboat began to move slowly forward.

Captain Hachi was piloting the speedboat from the cockpit, while Chiba and the other three guarded the speedboat's perimeter, keeping an eye on the surrounding sea and watching for any unusual activity.

It's no wonder they were so nervous. On this vast and boundless sea, human power is far too insignificant. Even with the help of the elves, it's still a stretch to face the threat of an entire Megalodon clan.

After the speedboat had been sailing for a good half hour, Chiba Kaede and the others finally relaxed. After all, the speedboat had already moved far away from the previous sea area, and if the Megalodon swarm wanted to launch an attack, they should have already done so.

However, Chiba Kaede was not surprised by this result. After all, they did not have any deep-seated hatred with the Megalodon clan. The reason for this conflict was due to the habits of the Megalodon. Therefore, he believed that the Megalodon clan would not waste too much of the clan's migration time for some food.

"The megalodon pod isn't chasing us, we're safe!"

Kosuke Kinouchi said happily.

Although Goichi Ishibashi and Shizuru Ishikawa didn't say anything, their slightly relaxed expressions suggested they shared the same view. «-(¯`v´¯)-« ➅❾𝓢ĤⓊ᙭.𝕔𝐎м »-(¯`v´¯)-»

"Grandpa Hatch, how much longer until we reach Wudou Town?"

Chiba Kaede asked the old man, Hachi, in the driver's seat.

"We'll arrive in about an hour. You've all worked hard. Now you can rest in the cabin. I'll wake you up when we reach our destination, Wudou Town."

Old man Hachi then spoke with ease.

As a seasoned seafarer who spends most of his time in the ocean, he knew that since they hadn't been attacked by the megalodon swarm for so long, they could be considered out of danger.

Chiba Kaede and his companions did not refuse the kindness of the old man Hachi. After all, they had been in the cold wind for more than half an hour on the deck of the speedboat, and he was feeling a bit uncomfortable. It would be better to go back to the cabin to rest, otherwise he might get sick.

After entering the cabin, Chiba Kaede looked out the window at the scenery rushing by and drifted off to sleep.

"Alright, we've arrived at Wudou Town."

The loud voice of the old man Hachi startled Chiba Kaede awake.

He rubbed his still-sleepy eyes, then looked out the window and saw that their speedboat was already docked at a pier.

"We've finally arrived at Wudou Town! This voyage was absolutely thrilling!"

After disembarking, Shizuru Ishikawa cheered happily.

Afterwards, the group said goodbye to the old man Hachi and planned to go to the martial arts dojo to register for a challenge, which was also the purpose of their visit to the island.

They had already arranged with old man Hachi to have him come and pick them up again in three days.

Dewford Town is not large, and there are not many residents living on the island. There is not even a Pokémon Shop here, which shows that there are actually very few trainers who come to the island on a daily basis.

After arriving in town, the group didn't need to ask the island's residents; they could see the martial arts dojo built on the cliff in the distance.

"Hello, we want to challenge the martial arts dojo, but we don't know how to register."

"Ishibashi asked."

Upon arriving at the martial arts dojo, the group saw a young man practicing his fist techniques with his wrists. However, seeing that he was all alone, they decided to disturb him.

"Phew, you're the challengers, right? Come with me, I'll register you first. Mr. Fujiki isn't at the gym right now, so we can't start the gym challenge right away!"

The young man, whose cultivation had been disturbed, was not angry. Instead, he let out a light breath and smiled as he led the others to follow him.

The group followed him to a place resembling a registration desk, where they registered. Unexpectedly, they were all scheduled to participate in a gym challenge that afternoon.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. They're probably the only challengers who've come to take on the challenge recently, so they're quite free.

Of course, Shizuru Ishikawa did not register for the challenge; she was just accompanying Tsuyoshi Ishibashi. The ones who actually needed to challenge the gym were Kaede Chiba and her two companions.

After leaving the dojo, Chiba Kaede parted ways with the others. After all, they were just casual acquaintances and didn't have any real relationship. He preferred to wander around on his own.

However, Wudou Town was too small, and he explored the whole place in no time. During this time, he also bought some local specialties and handicrafts to decorate his house when he got back.

Before they knew it, Chiba Kaede arrived at the beach on the back of the island. There were hardly any people there, but the scenery was still very nice. It was a model of a sunny beach, but the weather was a bit cool for this season, so it wasn't very suitable for swimming.

Suddenly, Chiba Kaede noticed what appeared to be two figures moving through the distant waves. He knew that someone was surfing, but after observing for a while, he realized that it was actually a person and a Pokémon surfing.

Upon seeing this scene, Chiba Kaede immediately understood that the person in front of him was Fujiki, the gym leader of the Martial Arts Dojo, and his partner, Iron Palm Warrior.

Chiba Kaede was quite impressed that Iron Fist, a Pokémon that was broad-shouldered, overweight, and able to stand firmly on a small surfboard, and whose surfing skills were quite remarkable.

The Iron Palm Warrior who can do this must have an amazing level of self-control, otherwise he wouldn't be able to do it to this extent, giving Chiba Kaede the feeling of Zhang Fei embroidering.

"You must be a trainer who just arrived on the island. I haven't seen you before!"

The vine greeted him with a smile.

While he was surfing, he noticed a strange teenager watching them surf from the beach.

However, seeing that the boy was just standing there watching, he didn't pay much attention to it. It wasn't until he and the Iron Palm Warrior wanted to rest that they returned to the beach. Seeing that the boy hadn't left yet, they greeted him.

"Yes, we just arrived in Dewford Town today and have already registered for a gym challenge at the Dewford Gym, against Gym Leader Fujiki!"

Chiba Kaede replied with a smile.

"Oh, you know me!"

When Fujiki saw that Chiba Kaede recognized him, he did not deny it.

"Yes, I did some research before challenging the martial arts dojo."

Chiba Kaede would never say that she had seen your anime in her previous life; she would only claim that she had learned about the martial arts dojo beforehand.

After all, it's a league gym that has been operating for a long time, and a lot of information can actually be collected online.

The key is whether the challenger has the will to do so. There are relatively few masters like Ash who can directly and forcefully overcome type disadvantages. At least the two people who accompanied him had done their homework in this regard.

Along the way, Chiba Kaede heard Kinoshita Kosuke sighing a lot. After all, most of his Pokémon were Rock-type, which was too much of a challenge against the Fighting-type Gym.

"I see. Well then, I'll have to give you guys a serious battle! Haha!"

Upon hearing Chiba Kaede's reply, Fujiki burst into laughter.

Upon learning that Chiba Kaede and the others had arranged to challenge him at the dojo that afternoon, Fujiki hurriedly said goodbye to Chiba Kaede. It was rare to see so many challengers at once at this martial arts dojo, and he needed to prepare well in order to avoid embarrassing himself that afternoon.

After saying goodbye to the vine tree, Chiba Kaede continued walking around the beach until he had explored the entire island before stopping. He then went to the Pokémon Center in town, intending to rest there until the afternoon's gym challenge.

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