aircannonsinc Chapter 303 Long-Legged Little Chun
Chapter 303 Long-Legged Little Chun
Chapter 303 Long-Legged Little Chun
"It's a misunderstanding, we meant no harm."
"Gyarados, Hydro Pump!"
Although the girl was pretty, she didn't listen to people very well, so Xiaozhi had no choice but to fight back.
"Garuda, use Dragon Breath!"
The two powerful attacks collided violently, creating a violent explosion.
The impact instantly sent large pebbles flying from the riverbank.
Seeing this, the girl quickly turned around and used her beautifully curved body to protect the resting mini dragon.
But after gritting her teeth and waiting for a long time, she didn't feel the pain of the stone hitting her. She quickly turned around and found that Xiaozhi's tall body was blocking her way.
[Ding! Xiaochun: Affection +3]
"Kotsubaki? That name sounds familiar. It's like the dojo master I'm looking for."
However, Xiaozhi still felt that it was more important to clear up the misunderstanding as soon as possible.
"We're really not bad people, it's just that Garchomp wants to be friends with your Dratini."
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Ash grabbed Garchomp and made him apologize to the other person.
It was Garchomp that pounced on Ash like a starving ghost, making Ash too embarrassed to say anything after being attacked.
"Awooo~" Garchomp first scratched its head sheepishly, then immediately howled at Dratini with heart-shaped eyes in some incomprehensible words.
"Haha, it can't hear now," Xiaochun chuckled.
"This child is gathering strength for the upcoming molting of the scales, so he has been resting."
"I also placed Gyarados here to protect it."
At this point, Tsubaki finally lessened her hostility towards Ash and his friends.
"Your Garchomp is quite strong. You are an excellent Dragon Pokémon Trainer. I believe you are not bad people."
Is that really the reason? Isn't her judgment a bit too arbitrary? But it's always good that she's willing to believe in herself.
"My name is Ash, and I'm a trainer who came to Blacksmith City to challenge the Gym. And these are my Pokémon. We just happened to be passing by while training in this area."
Pikachu and Garchomp greeted Tsubaki again.
As soon as Xiaochun heard Xiaozhi's name, her eyes lit up, and she immediately began to curiously look him over.
"The trainer with Pikachu—you must be Ash!"
Her pretty little face was quite close, and Xiaozhi could even smell a faint floral fragrance on her.
"Hmm, it's much taller than I imagined."
Xiaochun is already a tall and beautiful girl, but Xiaozhi is currently in training mode.
So even though Tsubaki is nearly 1.8 meters tall, she is still a full head shorter than Ash.
"I've heard my brother, Watari, talk about you. He speaks highly of you, which makes me a little jealous."
"I'm Tsubaki, the trainer at the Inkstone Gym. It's nice to meet you here."
"Yes, Watari also said to say hello to him if he sees you."
He quickly grasped Xiaochun's outstretched, fair hand tightly. What Xiaozhi cared about most right now was, as expected, —
"Miss Tsubaki, please come with me right now for the gym challenge!"
In short, battles are the most important thing; the flames of war are burning behind Ash.
Unfortunately, Xiaochun immediately shook her head.
"If you encounter any trouble, I can help you solve it."
"Thank you very much, but I'm sorry, it's really not possible right now."
"Because this child is at a critical moment right now, shedding scales is a life-or-death situation for a dwarf dragon, and I have to be by its side in person."
"I see."
As Xiaochun did mention earlier, this is the first time Xiaozhi has ever seen a Dratini shed its scales.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that his Dratini didn't go through such a stage back then, and naturally evolved into Dragonair.
Could it be because when he was training the Dratini, he had already knocked off a layer of its scales long ago?
Fat: Crying on the ground. Thinking of this, Ash also released Dragonite.
Perhaps sensing the presence of its kind, the Dratini, which had been fast asleep, finally opened its eyes slightly and called out joyfully to the Dragonite.
Fatty immediately flew over and gently stroked the mini dragon's head with its chubby little hands to ease its pain.
Just then, Garchomp approached with a grin, but Dratini ignored it completely.
Deeply affected, Garchomp instantly turned gray and went to draw circles on the side.
"Awoooooo~~~"
Meanwhile, Tsubaki marveled at Ash's Dragonite.
"Dragonite has been trained exceptionally well. Ash, do you also like Dragon-type Pokémon?"
"Of course!"
Who wouldn't like a Dragon-type Pokémon that's both strong and cool?
Xiaochun also loves Dragon-type Pokémon the most.
Seeing how well Ash had trained his two Dragon-type Pokémon, she suddenly felt even closer to him.
[Ding! Xiaochun: Affection +5!]
"What a pity, I can't accept your challenge today—"
Before Xiaochun could finish speaking, a hurried voice suddenly came from afar.
"Miss! Miss Tsubaki!"
"Please, I'm begging you, come back with me right now!"
Xiao Zhi quickly looked over and found that the source of the sound was an elderly man who was rather short.
He ran briskly with a bundle on his back, and tripped and fell on a small stone on the riverbank, but got up immediately.
He rushed to Xiaochun's side in a great hurry and knelt down, which startled Xiaozhi, who quickly reached out to help him up.
"Old man, what's going on here?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't notice there was a guest."
He immediately jumped up, grabbed Xiaozhi's hand and shook it repeatedly; his knees were still so strong at his age.
"Hello, I am the old steward of the Yanmo Dojo. My name is Kabu. My family has been responsible for taking care of the heir of the Yulong clan for generations."
However, the old butler seemed to have a cheerful personality and was quite enthusiastic towards Ash, an outsider.
But as soon as he turned his head and saw Xiaochun, he immediately knelt down again with a mournful face and begged.
"Miss, today is the day of the purification ceremony for the Dragon Fang."
"Washing away the dragon's fangs to pray for peace, health, and prosperity for people and Pokémon—this is the most important job of you, Miss, as the Blacksmith Gym Leader!"
"The family, the dojo, and the people of Inkstone City are all waiting for you, Miss."
"Please come back soon, Miss Tsubaki!"
But Xiao Chun was impatient with the old man's wailing and howling.
"Okay, I got it!"
"But the lost dragon is more important now. How can I not stay by its side when it sheds its scales?"
Whether for her beloved Dratini or her duty as a trainer, Tsubaki cannot leave.
Moreover, she hated those ceremonial jobs filled with red tape.
At this moment, the Dratini fully regained consciousness, jumped into the river, and slowly swam upstream. Seeing this, Tsubaki quickly followed.
The old butler could only helplessly chase after them.
"Wait a minute, miss. According to regulations, the ceremony cannot be held outside of today."
"This is your first promotion ceremony since you took over as Gym Leader—"
Finally, Xiaochun got tired of listening. She immediately stopped with her long, slender legs, walked quickly to Xiaozhi, and pulled him over.
"In that case, let Ash perform the ceremony for me!"
"Ah? No, no—Miss Tsubaki, this won't do!"
"Something terrible is going to happen—"
"What does it matter? Doesn't the clan rules say that a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon trainer of the opposite sex can take your place!"
"There is such a rule, but—"
"That's fine then." Xiaochun immediately nudged Kabu's shoulder to make him turn around.
"Ash, the Dratini's scale removal process has already delayed us by a day. If I go through this ritual as well, your challenge will have to be postponed by another day."
"You said before that you would help me if I had any trouble, so I'll leave this to you. I'll thank you afterwards!" Xiaochun immediately released Gyarados.
Before Kabu could react, the muscular long legs leaped onto Gyarados and quickly followed Dratini away along the river.
Watching Xiaochun's departing figure, Kabu knelt down and reached out, but no matter how much he called out, it was no use.
In the end, he could only grit his teeth in resignation.
"Young Master Watari is now the league champion, but his heart is set on the vast lands of Kyushu in the Johto region—"
"We can no longer focus our main efforts on the family; the Dragon Clan must rely on Miss Chun!"
"The triennial promotion ceremony is an important ceremony for Miss Chun to gain recognition from various forces in Yanmo City."
"Absolutely no mistakes can be made—"
With that thought in mind, Kabu immediately glanced at Ash beside him.
"Tall and imposing, with an extraordinary aura, Master Lance seems to have mentioned him as well. He is indeed a good candidate. As for Dragon-type Pokémon—"
Kabu quickly glanced at Garchomp and nodded, then fixed his gaze on Dragonite.
At this moment, Dragonite is playing with Pikachu, and the two cute guys are throwing electric shocks at each other.
Although it was supposed to be play, the powerful lightning strikes caused even the small electric currents that scattered outwards could easily shatter the solid rocks nearby.
"Oh! Is this Dragonite your Pokémon, Mr. Ash?"
"be mine."
"Great!" Kabu was very satisfied.
He immediately pulled Xiaozhi over with a big smile on his face.
"Mr. Xiaozhi, Miss Xiaochun is the most important heir in the Dragon Clan besides Young Master Du."
"So she was spoiled by her elders since she was a child, which is why she is so willful."
"Are you really willing to help Miss Tsubaki perform the ceremony?"
"Yes, no problem, I'd be happy to help."
After all, Xiaochun had made it very clear before she left that Ash wouldn't mind helping so that they could challenge the gym as soon as possible.
"Really? That's great!"
"Please wait a moment longer—" Kabu quickly and carefully put down the package he was carrying.
Gently open it to reveal a wooden box inside.
Inside the wooden box lay a long tooth, slightly mottled and scarred.
"This is the Dragon's Fang, an important treasure passed down through generations of our Yanmo Dojo."
"Legend has it that long ago, this place was infested with many extremely powerful Dragon-type Pokémon that wreaked havoc, causing widespread suffering and misery to the local people."
"Later, it was the first Gym Leader of the Blacksmith Gym who quelled it, and this Dragon Fang is the tooth left behind by the leader of that group of dragon Pokémon."
"The annual selection ceremony is a ritual to cleanse and purify this dragon's tooth."
"Now, I'll ask you one more time, in front of this dragon's fang."
"Mr. Satoshi, are you really willing to go to the selection ceremony in place of Miss Tsubaki?"
Although he didn't know why Kabu was acting so formally now, Ash nodded again.
"Yes, I do."
Then, Dragon Fang suddenly emitted a flash of light and shot into Ash's body.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the "Dragon Mark": Increases the chance of encountering Dragon-type Pokémon by 5%]
"Okay, that solves the problem!"
Kabu immediately grabbed Ash's hand and rushed to the altar where the ceremony was being held.
As soon as Ash and his friends arrived at the entrance to the ritual altar, several elderly men wearing the same cloaks as Lance immediately surrounded them with a group of people.
They were talking amongst themselves, their expressions extremely anxious.
"What's wrong with Kabu? Hasn't Tsubaki come back yet?"
"The ceremony is about to begin, and the other families have already arrived. This girl is so willful every day!"
"After the ceremony, she officially began assuming the role of the new head of the family. What kind of behavior is this?!"
These old men were all elders of the Dragon Taming Clan, and they were almost frantic with worry because Xiao Chun was still nowhere to be found.
Kabu could only helplessly press his palm down to quiet the elders before telling them about Xiaochun's decision.
When they heard that Tsubaki had asked Ash to perform the ceremony in her place, everyone present was shocked.
"What?! How can this be! And when did Tsubaki—"
"Who is that person?"
The elders immediately panicked, as if they had lost their own cabbage.
Some young people even appeared heartbroken and pounded the ground in tears, leaving Xiao Zhi completely bewildered.
Only then did the elders notice Ash behind Kabu and finally change their target.
"Is this the guy?!"
They began to surround Xiaozhi, picking and choosing him like market vendors selecting vegetables.
Kabu quickly introduced them to the situation.
"This is Mr. Xiaozhi that Master Du mentioned, and he is also the person that Miss Tsubaki personally selected to represent her at the ceremony."
Upon hearing the word "crossing," the surrounding elders immediately fell silent.
"Since Wataru and Tsubaki have both agreed, then we have nothing more to say."
"Let's get started quickly, we're going to be late!"
The elders quickly pulled Ash into a room and dressed him in an ancient outfit. They also made sure to drape him in the standard cloak of the Dragon Clan before leading Ash to the ceremony site.
Meanwhile, Misty, who had just had a good nap at the Pokémon Center, finally woke up and turned on the TV out of boredom.
At this time, all the television channels in Yanmo City were naturally broadcasting the promotion ceremony live.
Xiaoxia could only watch helplessly, while the commentator on TV could be heard gritting his teeth.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our beautiful, kind, beautiful, and responsible Miss Xiaochun!"
The one designated to perform the final rites in her place —
"Damn it, this little devil, who appeared out of nowhere! — Sir, come up here for the final teeth cleaning ceremony."
The screen now displayed Ash's image, and Misty immediately sat up straight in surprise.
"Ah, how come it's Ash?"
As Xiaozhi was surrounded by the elders and ascended to the highest platform for the ceremony, he couldn't help but frown as he listened to the voice on the radio.
"Does this commentator have some kind of grudge against me?"
"I'm just here to help with a ceremony, why make such a fuss?"
Following the instructions of the elders beside him, Ash picked up the Dragon Fang and put it into the bronze basin to wash it.
At that moment, the commentary started again.
"After the ceremony, it signifies that Miss Kotsubaki has officially become the guardian of Inkstone City."
"And the one qualified to perform the ceremony on behalf of Miss Tsubaki is Miss Tsubaki's officially announced fiancé—"
Ash: "Huh!?"
Xiaoxia: "Huh!?"