Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

After playing with Pikachu for a while, Xia Shen led the group of otherworldly tourists to continue their tour of the Seven Luminaries Mountain.

Not long after walking, Xia Shen saw several small-headed dinosaurs playing.

Since it's a crested dragon, it definitely wasn't wild; it must have been brought back from a spacetime distortion zone by itself.

Xia Shen then realized that he had unknowingly arrived at the place that the school had arranged for the Warhammer Dragons to live in.

To my shame, after bringing them to Seven Luminaries Mountain, Xia Shen hadn't visited them much.

However, Xia Shen never considered himself a trainer of War Hammer Dragon and the others; he felt that the relationship between them was more like a containment relationship.

Similar to the lily root dolls he brought back to reality last year.

Garchomp comes here often. Although he complains, he actually cares a lot about his underlings.

Since they were already there, Xia Shen simply summoned Garchomp.

As a dragon slab in its spirit form, Garchomp's aura quickly caught the attention of the Cranidos.

Several small crested dragons immediately took cheerful steps and approached Garchomp.

It kept howling, sounding just like the seven gourd brothers calling for their grandfather.

Garchomp showed them no mercy, sweeping away all the Cranidos with a single "Dragon Tail".

It seems that what the scalp dragon just said was something he didn't want to hear.

Following the headdress dragons inside, we soon saw the Warhammer Dragons and their companions, including the largest one, the Warhammer Dragon.

At this moment, he was lying on top of a baby female dragon, doing some obscene things.

Of course, Xia Shen couldn't be sure if the one between his legs was a female dragon, but it couldn't possibly be... not, right?

In short, what Xia Shen and his companions saw was a three-meter-long alpha warhammer dragon riding on a warhammer dragon less than two meters long, struggling hard for the survival and reproduction of their species.

Upon seeing Garchomp approaching, Warhammer Dragon immediately drew its weapon excitedly and rushed towards them, only to be mercilessly kicked away by Garchomp.

Xia Shen was stunned. Seriously speaking, seeing Garchomp arrive, he was willing to abandon even breeding. It seems that Garchomp holds a very high place in his heart.

…………

While Garchomp was disciplining its underlings, Xia Shen chatted with the "Little Wild Boar" beside him.

"I brought this group of Warhammer Dragons back from Xicui for some special reasons, and they are currently living here temporarily," Xia Shen explained about the Warhammer Dragon group.

[It's strange, that Warhammer Dragon leader is clearly much stronger than Garchomp, so why does it seem like the other way around?]

The little wild boar expressed its confusion.

"Well, that's because of some special reasons. You can think of it as Garchomp being like a god in their hearts," Xia Shen explained simply.

Zoroark nodded silently, then asked.

[So, in what capacity do they live here now?]

Xia Shen's heart skipped a beat. Zoroark's question was quite interesting...

He thought for a moment and said frankly, "They are kind of my elves' appendages... I will also arrange for people to help them adapt to life here."

Zoroark fell silent, staring intently at the figures of the Warhammer Dragons, before suddenly asking a question.

What is the true relationship between humans and elves in this world?

……

Xia Shen was stunned. This question... was too difficult to answer.

Has Xia Shen thought about this?

He had thought about this many times when he was still a player or a spectator.

I felt the most deeply when I played the Pokémon Blackwing Lair series, which is widely regarded by all players as the pinnacle of the storyline.

Team Plasma's ideal of liberating Pokémon and N gave him much to think about.

And this was even more true after he came to this real-world elf world, because the elves were no longer data in the game, nor images in the animation.

Instead, they are vibrant lives, just like ourselves.

……

This world has a complete set of laws concerning humans and elves, no less comprehensive than those of human society, to protect the rights of elves.

There is also a kind of "political correctness" hidden within society, belonging to elves—

Trainers and Pokémon are equal partners.

In Pokémon battles, if you know there is a significant difference in strength and you cannot defeat your opponent, but you still fight until the Pokémon is unable to fight, you will be looked down upon by those around you.

Your actions demonstrate that you don't care about the elves' feelings at all.

What's advertised on TV, filmed in movies, happening on the street...

Everywhere you look, you can see scenes of humans and elves living in harmony.

But when Xia Shen was asked to say to Zoroark that "the relationship between humans and elves is one of equality, harmony, and symbiosis," he hesitated to speak.

Xia Shen himself didn't know why he couldn't speak.

Perhaps he subconsciously felt that even if humanity emphasized this slogan for another hundred years, it would not change the inherent sense of superiority in their bones.

If humans and elves are truly equal, then why is it the elves who are trapped in the sphere?

…………

After a long silence, he spoke.

"I really want to tell you about the harmonious coexistence of humans and elves. But the truth is, this world is dominated by humans, and elves are subservient to humans."

Xia Shen felt that he was the most qualified person to say that.

He has lived in worlds where only humans exist, worlds where only elves exist, and worlds where humans and elves coexist.

Even without each other, they would both be protagonists in the world.

And when the worlds of the two merge, that is, when this world appears.

Even without the emergence of mythical beasts, humanity still became the master of the world.

No matter how many laws people enact to protect elves and safeguard their rights, they cannot change this fate.

Rather, it is the power of the ruler to make laws.

An unspoken, hard logic is that since the law is used to protect elves rather than humans, it means that elves and humans are not truly equal.

Moreover, in the shadows of the law...

The abandonment of elves is a common occurrence.

Dishes made by fairies often appear on the tables of the wealthy.

The dark organization that Xia Shen had always been worried about also used elves as experimental tools.

……

However, in the dark night sky, there will always be a few stars.

Perhaps the status between humans and elves cannot be equal, but there will always be people who are willing to treat elves with a truly equal attitude.

For example, Xia Shen.

Perhaps influenced by his past life, he always felt that he was just a passerby in this world.

Strangely enough, what truly anchored his position was not those humans who had similar appearances to him.

Rather, they are the spirits who accompanied them for twenty years in their previous life, transforming from data into living beings.

Therefore, he was far less sincere in his interactions with humans than he was with the elves...

Therefore, he was willing to share Tibrim's pain with his own body when she suffered from mental turmoil...

Therefore, when he discovered that he was gradually turning into a humanoid Pokémon, he was actually delighted...

Therefore, the person he loved most, besides his parents, was Yan Yan, who was willing to treat elves with the same respect...

……

However, he felt that he was different from N, that kind of extreme idealist.

He doesn't think the world is bad.

They also wouldn't refuse to use the convenient Poké Ball.

They would not feel that becoming a Pokémon trainer and engaging in Pokémon battles is something that stifles the freedom of Pokémon's lives.

Similarly, he would use Pokémon as a "tool" to complete his Pokédex.

He would also do things to deceive the elves in order to achieve his own goals.

But he didn't feel that doing such a thing meant he wasn't treating the elves equally.

Are you kidding? When dealing with humans, you wouldn't take advantage of them or lie to them?

Xia Shen didn't have the lofty ideal of liberating Pokémon like N; he only had selfish motives.

My selfish desire is to meet and accompany more elves, and walk to the very end of the road.

…………

and so.

"Despite the state of the world, what do you think of me?"

Xia Shen looked at the "little wild boar" who was staring blankly into space and suddenly asked a question.

The little wild boar smiled.

[not bad...]

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Zoroark had no intention of going any further. Since the host was there to accompany him on his "field trip," and the protagonist had no interest in continuing, Xia Shen naturally lost interest in exploring as well.

After returning to Courtyard One, Zoroark Chieftain greeted Xia Shen, transformed into a Pikachu, and went out alone.

Only three carefree Zoroarks remained in the villa, enjoying the conveniences of human technology and Xia Shen's sugar-coated bullet attacks.

By evening, Yan Yan had returned, but there was still no news of Chief Zoroark.