Elf-like Life

Chapter 31, The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox

At this point, the first to be bewildered were the groundhog and the howling bomb.

Groundhog: "Um, what's the Nine-Tailed Fox legend? Have you ever heard of it?"

Roaring Bomb: "What legend? I don't care at all!"

Speaking of the legend of the nine-tailed fox,

That's a legendary story that's clearly recorded in the world of Pokémon.

[The Great Library, Legends Volume 4, The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox]

Long, long ago, there was a legend of the nine-tailed fox.

It tells the story of the only being in this world that has never existed before: humankind.

It is said that a long, long time ago, in another dimension,

There is a Pokémon named Ninetales, which takes the form of a sacred fox and has infinite energy contained in its tail.

Even more terrifying is the legend that any human who touches its tail will be cursed for a thousand years.

One day, a human with a mischievous hand deliberately touched the Nine-Tailed Fox's tail, and as a result, the legend came true. This human was indeed immediately cursed for a thousand years.

At the critical moment, the human Gardevoir stepped forward, wanting to take the pain of the curse in the human's place.

Seeing Gardevoir lying on the ground, Kurama sternly questioned the humans:

"This is truly a moving scene; there are beings willing to sacrifice themselves for humanity!"

"You want to save Gardevoir? Human, you still have a chance..."

However, the human, in a state of extreme panic, abandoned Gardevoir in order to escape.

"Human, Gardevoir is suffering for you."

"And what will your final choice be?"

"Run away?!"

"betray?!"

Looking at the human who didn't turn back and ran away on his own...

Utterly enraged, the Nine-Tails made this cursed prophecy:

One day, that human must be reborn as a Pokémon.

This is his punishment.

The human who was transformed into a Pokémon must never be reborn as a human again and must spend his entire life atoning for his past sins!

The legend has reached this point, and now not only Diglett and Roaring Bomb, but almost all the Pokémon in the arena are stunned and listening in surprise, with Charmander being the most shocked.

Gengar's lips suddenly curled down, and he became serious:

"Do you understand, human? You've now become a little fire dragon, and your journey of redemption has only just begun. I don't need to say anything more, do I?"

Varied!

The sudden blow was like a bolt from the blue; the little dragon simply couldn't accept it!

How could that be?

Am I the human who touched the Nine-Tailed Fox's tail and abandoned Gardevoir?

Cursed by a prophecy, transformed into a little dragon, and ultimately brought to this world to begin a journey of atonement?

The next moment, Charmander couldn't help but recall the clues from the message in the bottle. Just like the legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox that Gengar had told, some of the clues seemed to resonate with all of this.

Perhaps I was the human who touched Gardevoir's tail 11 years ago, the evil person who abandoned Gardevoir.

"No, that can't be!"

Pikachu suddenly became agitated and yanked Charmander aside with one paw:

"Charmander, come here quickly! Don't listen to that Gengar's nonsense, you're definitely not that human!"

Pikachu was furious and, for the first time, chose to loudly question Gengar, though it lacked the courage and its voice trembled slightly.

"You, you've gone too far!"

"The legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox is just a legend. I've read about it in the Great Library. Where is there any evidence that the little dragon is that human?"

"The little dragon couldn't possibly be that human, and nine out of ten legends are just unfounded tales. We absolutely cannot frame the little dragon with such baseless rumors!!"

"Pikachu..."

As bystanders, Bomb and Diglett felt that the Nine-Tailed Fox legend was just a legend after all, and Pikachu's words made some sense.

However, Gengar's two henchmen were different; they seized on the Nine-Tailed Fox legend and deliberately wouldn't let it go, even embellishing it.

"Heh heh heh, you spineless coward, you read a lot of books, huh? You think you can be considered an encyclopedic scholar?" Gas Tank sneered.

"The word 'human' only exists in the legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox, so what's there to argue about!"

Zubat chimed in, "Exactly!"

"You dare say that little fire dragon isn't human?"

"He admitted it himself, pshaw, that's hilarious. Anyway, we just believe in the Nine-Tailed Fox legend, hehehehehehe—"

In this way, Gengar seemed to have achieved its goal. The little Charmander that dared to confront it gradually lowered its head, as if it had already submitted to it.

In fact, Charmander was having a bit of a headache at the moment. He also firmly believed in the legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox, which led him to force himself to recall it again.

As a result, he couldn't recall anything, not even the image of touching the nine-tailed fox's tail, nor any curses or anything like that. All that remained was an increasingly severe headache.

Pikachu knew that Charmander was forcibly trying to recall his origins again, so it quickly interrupted him.

"That's enough, Charmander, stop thinking about that!"

"And you guys, aren't you usually so busy? Why, why do you have so much free time to tell stories today!"

The once most imposing Charmander became completely listless after hearing the story, and Pikachu, who was already timid, could only talk nonsense from the sidelines. The Bully Expedition Team thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Gas Bomb: "Heh heh, they're still spineless, boss. They've already given up on us so quickly!"

Zubat: "As expected of the boss, he took care of it in no time. Hehehehehe."

Gengar continued to smirk, then, pretending nothing had happened, silently turned away after abandoning the Nine-Tailed Fox legend, intending to just grab a quest from the bulletin board and leave.

"hehe."

"You're right, we're very busy today too."

"Let's find an A-level mission to pass the time, so as not to disturb this human's atonement and repentance."

After saying that, the Bully Expedition casually tore off a quest sheet from the bulletin board and swaggered out of the Fat Koopa Guild Bunker.

The tense atmosphere at the scene finally dissipated.

The expedition members, who were afraid of the coronavirus, started whispering among themselves again, while Charmander remained standing there in a daze, and Pikachu didn't know how to comfort him.

In short, Charmander's expression was off, and it was getting increasingly strange.

It's obvious they're too focused on the Nine-Tailed Fox legend.

After all, the Nine-Tailed Fox legend I heard today contains the most detailed information about my origins. If everything is true, then the mystery of my origins will be solved.

The reason I became a little dragon is so that I can atone for my sins one day!

————Legendary Divider————

"Excuse me, could you two come over here for a moment?"

The mole suddenly called out softly. It turned out that he and the Roaring Bomb were about to give the two little ones a reward, but they were just interrupted.

Since the two little ones served as guards for the Fat Cat Guild today, they completed the first two footprint-stepping tasks excellently, except for the third round of guessing footprints.

In conclusion, this motivational training session can be considered a great success.

[Ding! The Starry Night Expedition Team has received a training reward of 250 guild contribution points.]

[Ding! Based on your performance in the first two rounds, you will be rewarded with 2 apples and 4 blue tangerines.]

Pikachu's eyes lit up with excitement as it happily went forward to claim its prize.

"Wow, so many rewards today! Thank you so much!"

However, Charmander couldn't be happy at all.

The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox is actually a classic storyline from the Red-Blue Rescue Team. This chapter incorporates some elements, and the plot will only get more exciting later on, so please don't miss it! Finally, a huge thank you to all the readers! I'm also asking for your votes, rewards, favorites, and investments. That's all for this chapter!

(End of this chapter)