Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

It's cruel, isn't it? But back then, that was the survival rule I learned in my tribe.

But when I placed my claws in front of Togepi, I stopped.

Because there was no fear on Togepi's face, on the contrary, he clapped his hands happily and had an innocent smile on his face. I think he must have thought I was playing with him.

I don't know why, but looking at his angelic smile, all the anger in my heart instantly vanished.

Even more so, a feeling I couldn't quite explain arose within me; I later realized that perhaps it was called happiness.

At this point, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in Dong Shi Miao's cloudy eyes, as if she were recalling the scene of her first meeting with Togepi.

…………

[Pokeby obviously treated me like his mother, and I naturally treated him like my own child.]

For the rest of the rainy season, I seemed to have forgotten the initial trials, and spent every day struggling to survive for both myself and Togepi.

With plenty of food during the rainy season, Pokeby grew up successfully.

However, the good times didn't last long. Before I knew it, as the food available became less and less, I knew that the dry season had arrived.

This secluded place was discovered; the intruders were a flock of dark crows, led by a powerful crow leader.

We simply couldn't compete, so we had no choice but to leave.

I want to take Togepi back to my clan and continue living there, but my clan members want me to kill it, even my parents...

In short, since then, not a single Dong Shi cat has acknowledged my identity.

Pokémon and I could only wander around.

Later, by chance, they rescued two Pokémon eggs, namely Aipom and Eevee.

From then on, the four of us elves depended on each other for survival, struggling to live in this cruel world.

After I was injured, Pokkiku shouldered the heaviest responsibility, and slowly it became what it is now...

Dong Shi Miao yawned, seemingly tired of talking, but still finished the story.

[Later, after Togepi evolved into Togepi, he discovered this island where no Pokémon lived, and asked some Staraptors to bring us here.]

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The story ends here.

Xia Shen was lost in thought, reminiscing about the story of Dong Shi Miao and Pokémon.

He could understand the hardships that Dong Shi Miao had endured as she and her few weak elves drifted from the Xi Cui Continent to this small island.

But she only mentioned these things briefly and indifferently.

But when she described her wonderful encounter with Togepi, her eyes seemed to radiate a gentle light.

Perhaps Pokkiku was the light that illuminated her life...

And isn't Togepi the light in her life?

Otherwise, he wouldn't have risked his life to protect this small island and his peaceful life with Dong Shi Miao, would he?

"Fat—" Dong Shi Miao's sudden meow interrupted Xia Shen's thoughts.

Xia Shen looked up at Zoroark, who hadn't translated the sentence, and noticed a hesitation in her expression.

[What happened? Did she insult us?]

[No...she begged you to take them with you using that strange ball.]

Although somewhat reluctant, Zoroark translated it faithfully.

Xia Shen was stunned. He turned to look at Dong Shi Miao and saw that the hope and pleading in her eyes seemed somewhat familiar.

A flood of memories rushed through Xia Shen's mind, and he suddenly remembered that a year ago, in that icy and snowy land, there was also a spirit who entrusted its child to him.

And the child who had been entrusted to her was now standing beside her. Xia Shen unconsciously looked at Zoroark with tenderness in her eyes.

Zoroark seemed to realize something as well, lowered his head slightly and remained silent, no longer showing the resistance he had shown before.

Xia Shen knew that this meant Zoroark had tacitly approved of him opening the door... no, he had tacitly approved of him letting those three little ones join the team.

So he turned to Dong Shi Miao, who was waiting for a reply, and said, "Okay, but I have one condition."

Dong Shi Miao nodded without hesitation and let out a short meow.

Anything I can do, I can do.

Xia Shen smiled slightly. Dong Shi Miao could definitely meet this condition. "My condition is that you come with them and come with me."

Dong Shi Miao was stunned; she hadn't expected Xia Shen to propose this condition.

But why bring yourself along as a burden?

…………

Although she didn't know the profession of trainer, she could tell that the Pokémon with Xia Shen were all quite powerful.

Either they have extremely high potential, like that Gooey Pokémon, which is why she wanted Pokémon and the others to go with Xia Shen.

At least for now, it's clear that Xia Shen has no shortage of food; you can at least get a meal by staying with him.

She also noticed that Xia Shen was interested in one of the three little ones, most likely Pokémon, otherwise he wouldn't have stayed on this island for so long.

The ship being broken is just an excuse. They put the elves into that strange ball, put them on that big bird, and they can leave whenever they want.

That's why she panicked when Xia Shen really wanted to leave and revealed everything about Pokkigu, hoping to clear up Xia Shen's misunderstanding of him.

Now Xia Shen has agreed to his request, but the conditions attached are so strange...

Dong Shi Miao knew her situation all too well. She was covered in hidden injuries and didn't know how long she could live, let alone what use she would be.

But why wouldn't Toshimiao want to continue living with Togekiku and the others?

Just as she was about to shamelessly agree, the sky suddenly darkened.

Is it going to rain? Dong Shi Miao squinted and looked up, but was startled by what she saw in the sky.

What appeared to be a dark mass in the sky was not a cloud, but a flock of twenty or thirty dark crows!

Flocks of dark crows blotted out the sky, like a black cloud hanging over the island.

Dong Shi Miao suddenly jumped up as if in a stress response, because she suddenly remembered that Togekiss and Aipom were still on the beach!

And most importantly, there was a large bag of tempting tree fruits on the beach.

If the Murkrows are here for food, then Togekiss and his companions are in danger!

…………

At this moment, on the beach of the small island.

A dark shadow loomed over the ground, and Aipom and Eevee reacted immediately, hurriedly reminding Togekiss, who was still lost in thought.

"Hey bro, don't be depressed, look at the sky!"

Pokki looked up blankly, startled by the sight before him.

He knew all too well what kind of creatures the Dark Ravens were; under the leadership of their leader, they were practically the locusts of the elven world.

And the purpose of this swarm of locusts coming here... is probably obvious, what else could it be but food?

Wait, could the reduced number of tree fruits we found this morning also be related to them?

He looked up at the dark crows and called out, "Poji-gou—did you come here to steal berries from our island before?"

The leader of the Murkrows was stunned. It was the first time he had ever seen such a strange elf. Knowing that he was going to eat your berries, it was still bothered by what happened that morning.

However, he had no interest in answering such a idiotic question. He turned around and cawed twice, and then the crows rushed towards the fruit grove on the island.

"Pojigoo!" Pojigoo roared angrily, gathering all the energy in his body, and unleashing Air Slash and Magic Dazzle wildly at the intruder.

But such a move was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. The dark crows easily sent out a few to fight them, and then surged into the grove like a flood.

Togekiss and Aipom tried their best to break through the encirclement of these Pokémon and stop the crows from encroaching on the orchard, but they couldn't do it at all.

This was the second time since birth that Pokkigu had experienced this feeling of powerlessness.

For the first time, it was another flock of dark crows that drove him and his mother out of their home...

Even if he and his family escape to a tiny island at sea, they still cannot escape being bullied...

At this moment, Pokkigu's humiliation and resentment reached their peak.

I want to become stronger!

I will climb up step by step!

I will become the strongest in the world of spirits!

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After the leader of the dark ravens finished directing the flock's actions, he was about to fly over and have a feast when he noticed something strange next to this silly, clumsy bird.

He squinted at the stream bridge and discovered that it was a huge pile of tree fruit, enough to weigh as much as several trees!

He shouted excitedly, "This kid is quite sensible; he even collected the tree fruits and brought them up together!"

I'll take this bag of tree fruit back to give to my eldest son.

So he flapped his wings and flew to the plastic bag next to Pokkigu, easily picking up the rather heavy bag of fruit with his beak.

Although he is only a Dark Raven, his strength is second only to the Raven Chief in the clan. At the same time, he is also the Raven Chief's most trusted subordinate.

Presumably, taking this bag of berries back to the boss will bring me one step closer to obtaining the Dark Stone and evolving into Raven Head.

As Dark Raven was envisioning reaching the pinnacle of his ravenous life, a slash of air cut through the wind beside him.

The hastily conjured air slash could barely tear through the Dark Raven's feathers.

"Bojigu—put down that bag of tree fruit!" The foolish bird's voice, filled with impotent rage, came again.

The raven turned its head and saw that the silly bird, while dealing with its minions, still managed to take the time to attack it.

This talent is truly terrifying.

This child must not be allowed to live!

The Murkrow leader put down the berry in its beak, spread its wings, gathered dark energy, and charged towards Togekiss.

At this point, Togekiss had been engaged in a fierce battle against multiple opponents, and its stamina and internal energy were exhausted, leaving it with no way to escape.