Chapter 368 Returning to One’s Ancestors (Three Chapters in One)

in the forest.

"Just send it here. I'll go back by myself in the evening... I might even not go back, so there's no need to pick her up."

Kashiwagi turned over and climbed off Lei Gong's back, put the big-mouthed baby on the ground and said casually.

Lei Gong: "..."

I didn't say I would come to pick you up.

It doesn't really want to pick up the fight, lest this guy make some unreasonable demands on the stick again. It's enough to regret letting him get on his back this morning.

After all, I have never let anyone get on my back for a long time.

I didn't expect that I would break my precepts with Kashiwagi, a human brat I had known for less than a week.

"Roar!"

Lei Gong roared, and his huge body leaped high into the sky with great dexterity, spanning several meters in one step, and disappeared into the forest with continuous jumps in the blink of an eye.

"This guy... could it be that the prototype is not a tiger but a kangaroo?"

Kashiwagi was a little confused as to why it chose to run in a leap forward style.

The big-mouthed boy looked at the completely unfamiliar surroundings and pulled up his trouser legs, "What?"

"About three kilometers further."

Kashiwagi pointed in the west direction. From the current perspective, he could vaguely see the vague outline of human buildings.

According to Daigo, the elderly and children account for the largest proportion of the residents of Meteor Village today. There are some young adults, but not many... If you bring a fairy-type Pokémon there, will it be considered as a mistake? provocative?

But today it’s Big Mouth’s turn, what can I do?

Not a big problem.

Unless the people of Meteor are all a group of unreasonable guys, the probability of being hostile is very small, and the worst they can do is release the three evil dragons.

Kashiwagi approached Meteor Village with a very peaceful attitude.

Then--

"Hey! Who is coming!"

A short figure wearing a slightly abstract dragon-head mask and a rather rough voice suddenly jumped down from a big tree and put on a strange-looking attack posture.

Followed closely was a small blue-skinned dinosaur with a head like a silver back hair.

"Tataba!"

Baby Dragon shouted at the big-mouthed kid at Kashiwagi's feet.

The big-mouthed boy frowned slightly, not understanding this young dragon who seemed to have a dim head like the three evil dragons.

But in the end, it couldn't help but wonder whether these dragon-type Pokémon all had the same virtues.

Yeah?

Isn't it?

Kashiwagi next to him looked at the strangely dressed masked man and replied:

"If you insist, go back to your hometown and recognize your relatives."

"Going back to your hometown—eh? Going back to your hometown to recognize your relatives?"

The masked man suddenly froze in place, then took off his dragon head mask to reveal an old face full of wrinkles.

"Eh?"

Kashiwagi was also stunned.

He thought he would be a little kid for being so short, but he turned out to be an old man.

"What are you called Kashiwagi?"

The old man seemed to have heard his name. He walked up quickly and looked at his face carefully. There was a bit of disbelief in his slightly cloudy eyes.

"it's me."

Kashiwagi nodded slightly and said: "I am currently traveling to Qiuye Town, and something happened again, so I came to take a look, sorry to bother you."

"——No disturbing! No disturbing. How can I be called disturbing when I go home?"

The old man seemed to have confirmed something, his face bloomed with a bright smile like a chrysanthemum, and he said extremely kindly: "Good boy, you have worked hard along the way. Come with me! Enter the village! I will take you to see the elders!"

He took Kashiwagi's hand and walked straight to Meteor Village.

"Uh...thank you..."

Kashiwagi was forced to take a step forward and looked at the big-mouthed kid next to him. He felt that the old man was a little too enthusiastic.

Are all the people of Meteor so united?

Of course, it's better to have someone to show you the way than to rush in confused.

Walk through lush forests.

The wide-open basin immediately came into view, and the rocky mountain where the Meteor Falls was located could be seen in the distance, but a quiet village was suddenly located in the basin in front of him.

Japanese-style wooden houses are scattered everywhere, and the large and small stone statues of Rayquaza and the scale pattern on its body can be seen everywhere.

In the sky, flocks of blue cottonbirds and Tanabata bluebirds flew by with their chirping sounds, looking carefree. Occasionally, there were ultrasonic larvae and desert dragonflies, but they were relatively rare.

on the ground.

Some bare sandy areas are filled with large and small holes, which are undoubtedly ant nests created by giant mandible ants, waiting for those who are destined to take the bait——

Although such idiots are unlikely to exist, it is their natural behavior.

On the lawn, there are many playing baby dragons and crustaceans. They occasionally look up at the blue cottonbirds and Tanabata bluebirds in the sky, showing a very longing look.

"Why haven't I seen the Tyrannosaurus..."

There's something strange about Kashiwagi.

When the old man who led the way heard this, he turned around and answered his doubts, "Most of the Tyrannosauruses were taken out by their trainers. There is a custom in Meteor Village that the young dragon-type Pokémon are given to someone to train. If it can be cultivated well or cultivated to its final form, it will be allowed to embark on the journey.

"Others went to the depths of Meteor Falls, which is their hometown and the place where they gather and breed quietly. They usually only come back at night."

The old man pointed in the direction of Meteor Falls.

"I see."

Kashiwagi nodded in understanding, realizing that the model of Meteor Village was similar to that of Unova Dragon Village, both of which received the task of breeding dragon Pokémon.

It's just that Meteor Village has higher requirements, while Dragon Country doesn't have any requirements for traveling.

the other side.

As the two people swaggered into the village, they immediately attracted the attention of many Meteor people.

As Dawu said, they are generally older. The youngest ones look to be in their forties or fifties. They are both men and women, and they wear very distinctive clothes.

Someone opened his mouth and shouted uncontrollably: "Mr. Qingliu! Who is the young man you brought?"

"Him? He is the one you have been talking about before!"

The old man named Qingliu snorted, with a perverse temper and refused to respond properly.

But the Meteor people seemed to be used to it. Some people guessed who Kashiwagi was, while others set their sights on Kashiwagi, hoping that he could introduce himself.

"Sorry to bother you, my name is Kashiwagi."

The people of Meteor were in an uproar when they got the response they wanted.

"It's the boy left outside!"

"First time in a hundred years!"

"I heard that it's a branch to develop in the Ourei area? To be honest, I've never heard of this area before..."

"Go and inform the elders——"

When Old Man Qingliu saw these people who were over fifty years old getting more and more anxious, he suddenly became a little angry. He turned to Kashiwagi and said, "Let's go! Ignore them! Let's go directly to the Dragon Temple to find the elders!"

Dragon Ancestral Hall, Dragon Ancestral Hall, is similar to those clan ancestral halls in previous lives, and is a very important place to the people of Meteor.

Outsiders are definitely not allowed in.

Kashiwagi was a little frightened when he heard that he was about to be taken there. Don't swear now that he is a member of the Meteor, and then go in and prove that he is not, and everyone will turn against each other again.

Then he would be wronged.

When Old Man Qingliu saw his uneasy expression, he thought it was because he was timid about being close to home. He couldn't help but show a generous and kind smile and patted his palm, "An Xin, the elder is very approachable and everyone welcomes you. This is Your hometown! The place where your ancestors rested!"

"Ah...um..."

Kashiwagi nodded.

Behind him, Big Mouth followed slowly, scanning the dragon-type Pokémon around him, and basically confirmed one thing——

It seems that these guys' heads are not very bright.

Would it be a normal dragon to bump into each other when nothing happened?

If you want to say that training is enough, you don’t bring any attribute energy, and you don’t hit it again after a collision. What is this training?

And this thing.

The big-mouthed baby silently glanced at Pi Dian Dian, the baby dragon who was following it. The latter had made faces at its jaws more than once. It was probably the one with the least clever head.

None of the three evil dragons would be like this!

The big-mouthed boy suddenly realized how much the three evil dragons are worth cherishing... Shouldn't he usually dislike them less?

It silently began to reflect.

soon.

Under the leadership of Mr. Qingliu, Kashiwagi came to the ancient and majestic Dragon Temple. It stood there quietly like a temple, which made him feel a sense of awe in his heart for no reason.

Kashiwagi himself didn't know why this happened, but somehow felt that he should be respectful when he came here.

"Ha, it seems that you have also felt the breath of the dragon! You are already a qualified citizen of the Meteor!" The excited voice of Mr. Qingliu came over.

But before he could respond, an equally old female voice with a sense of majesty appeared.

"You can't show a calm demeanor in front of the juniors, Qingliu. You complain that the children don't respect you enough. It's purely your own fault!"

Baimu and Qingliu looked sideways, and immediately saw an old woman with gray hair tied up with a band, wearing an airtight cloak, and with a petal-like pattern under her neck.

With a relatively normal height, there was a certain solemnity lingering around her, and she looked extremely respected.

"Hmph! I'd love to!"

Old Man Qingliu muttered disdainfully, lowered his head slightly to show respect, and said proudly: "Elder, look who I brought here?"

"I know."

Elder Long responded casually, and when he looked at Kashiwagi who bowed slightly to say hello, his eyes suddenly softened and became extremely kind, "Child, come here quickly and let me see you."

Baimu approached slowly, and the Dragon Elder stretched out a slightly pale hand from under his cloak, gently touched his face, and said with a smile: "It's so nostalgic... You and uncle look exactly the same. It’s like being carved from the same mold.”

"uncle……?"

"Yes, Uncle Longhe - your ancestor was once the most dazzling dragon trainer of the younger generation in Meteor Falls. He left Meteor Falls when I was still young and never came back. I didn't expect him to actually Went to the Ouray area..."

Speaking of this, Elder Dragon couldn't help but feel a little sad.

After all, the dragon and uncle she talked about have been buried in a foreign land, and even the corpses can no longer be found in the capital. The descendants of their former friends have been reduced to nothing, and their inheritance is almost cut off.

"It's good to come back. It's good to be able to come back."

Elder Long patted Kashiwagi's shoulder, his tone full of relief, "It's a pity that I don't know whether Uncle Long and Uncle are your great-grandfather or grandfather."

"..."

Kashiwagi just nodded and said nothing.

At this time, he was full of joy. Finally, there was no such bloody content. The people of Meteor were quite reliable and they really brought out his ancestors.

but.

"Elder, I have something to report to you." Kashiwagi did not forget the main reason why he came here. Seeing the other party's attentive expression, he immediately told the story that Team Rocket might be looking for a super stone mine near Meteor Falls.

After hearing this, the elder thought for a while, then turned sideways and said, "Since everyone is here, we might as well discuss this matter together."

Kashiwagi turned his head slightly, and then realized that at some point, the area around the Dragon Temple had been surrounded by groups of Meteor People and Dragon Pokémon, all running to join in the fun as if they were going to a market.

Even the blue cotton birds in the sky stood on the eaves and looked down curiously.

Kashiwagi: "..."

Do the dragon people also like to listen to gossip?

——

In a spacious tatami room with three sides open.

Kashiwagi sat very far back, with the equally ignorant Big Mouth baby in his arms. He looked at the very lively people and Pokémon around him like country people who had just entered the city.

He has been greeting different people since just now. Every Meteor citizen who comes in, old or young, will introduce themselves to him.

Only now did he take a breather.

The Elder Dragon has disappeared since announcing the meeting, and he doesn't know what he is doing.

Mr. Qingliu was also sitting around with a group of old people who looked very familiar.

Judging from the current situation...

Don't you mean a meeting?

Why does it seem to be a party?

Forget the senbei, melon seeds, and seaweed, what does it mean to bring a bottle of wine?

It’s time to drink! It’s time to drink!

Kashiwagi and Dazuiwa slightly widened their eyes.

When he was at a loss, a chuckle suddenly sounded beside him, "Don't be surprised, everyone has always been like this."

He turned his head and saw a young man with dark red hair coming to his side.

"Get to know me, my name is Zhenya. Congratulations on returning to your hometown."

Zhenya stretched out his hand.

Kashiwagi shook hands with him and said, "Hello, Kashiwagi."

"Hello, your name has been really popular in the past few days. The uncles and uncles who went to help the Ourei area have been thinking about you. Whenever they come back, they will mention your existence to us."

Zhenya smiled very friendly, "We have been looking forward to you getting out of the sea of ​​suffering and returning to your hometown."

"Thank you, but now Oulei is no longer a sea of ​​suffering. It is a golden virgin land that has not yet been significantly developed." Kashiwagi changed the term "Bitter Sea" softly.

"Ah, sorry."

Seeing that he was so serious, Zhenya knew that he had made a mistake. He quickly apologized and changed the subject: "After the meeting is over, how about meeting the remaining young dragon trainers? Everyone wants to get to know you."

Kashiwagi nodded, "That's right. I'll trouble you to introduce him when the time comes."

"good!"

Zhenya left with a smile on his face.

"嘁哚?"

The big-mouthed boy who had been silent just now raised his head slightly.

"Yeah, I didn't expect that I would be so famous in Meteor Village." Kashiwagi sighed, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Elder Dragon coming over with a scroll.

When I looked back at the Meteor People, I found that they had put away their tables and snacks at some point, and were neatly arranged in four rows.

... nest grass?

Kashiwagi complained in his heart. During this period, the Elder Dragon came towards him holding the scroll and wanted to get up to pick it up, but was stopped by the latter.

"No, kid, just sit down."

The Dragon Elder said warmly, walked to his side, put the scroll on the ground, and then slowly spread it out into the distance.

Suddenly.

The long scroll stretched from the front to the end of the room.

The Dragon Elder took a pen from someone else and explained to Kashiwagi, "Every time a new member of the Meteor People is born, their name will be written on this scroll, and you are no exception."

A ceremony to recognize ancestors and return to the clan?

Kashiwagi looked at the words on the scroll that were completely incomprehensible at first glance, and in the blink of an eye, memories of calligraphers kept flooding in her mind. This was among the ancient languages ​​she studied!

It turns out that this is the language of the people of Meteor!

I saw the Elder Dragon writing his name on the scroll in the characters of the people of Meteor, and then said: "Stretch out your hand."

Kashiwagi stretched out his hand.

Elder Long asked kindly: "Are you afraid of pain?"

"It's okay - hiss!"

A stinging pain came from his fingertips. He looked down and found that the Dragon Elder had pricked his index finger with a needle silently. The question just now was obviously to divert attention.

"Come on, child, put your fingerprint on it."

The Dragon Elder pointed below the name.

Kashiwagi raised his right hand slightly and looked forward. It was not difficult to see that there was a red fingerprint under the name on the entire scroll - he thought it was from oil paint at first.

I didn't expect it to be blood.

How can blood remain bright red for so long?

He was a little confused, but he still pressed lightly on the scroll, and immediately he saw his name light up with a light blue light, and then all the names on the entire scroll lit up.

The surrounding meteor people all showed happy expressions, clasping their hands and bowing their heads in prayer.

In an instant.

A difficult feeling came over the room.

The Tanabata bluebirds and green cottonbirds outside began to sing, and Kashiwagi, who was among them, felt an inexplicable warmth in his body, as if light was falling on him...

No.

It's not just him.

When Kashiwagi lowered his head, he found that the big-mouthed baby had a similar feeling, and the appearance of several pokeballs around his waist shone with a thin layer of light.

What is this...

Ancestors' technology?

"This is the blessing of the ancestors. Please allow me to say it again, welcome home, child!" Elder Dragon said very gently and hugged Kashiwagi again.

The latter was slightly startled and also gently hugged Elder Dragon, "Thank you, elder."

The ceremony of recognizing the ancestors and returning to the clan ended here.

After Elder Dragon sent the scroll back, he began to preside over a simple meeting to discuss how to deal with the Rocket Team that might come.

As a leader who single-handedly led the entire Meteor People to move outside the Meteor Falls more than a decade ago, she is by no means completely ignorant of the outside world and will actively introduce new things from outside.

The electric poles and signal towers in the village are enough to prove a lot.

Therefore, Elder Dragon attaches great importance to the notorious organization of the Rocket Team.

"How about calling some tribesmen back?"

Someone suggested.

The Dragon Elder shook his head, "That's not necessary. We just need to guard the village and take care of the ancestral land. Kashiwagi said that the champion of Hoenn will take care of other things."

"In that case, let's send the village protection team to patrol the ancestral land recently?"

Another person suggested: "The village has us old bones. Although the combat effectiveness is not as good as before, it should not be a problem to deal with a few sneaky thieves."

"Yes! Isn't old man Qingliu always doing the work of guarding the gate? We can do it too!" said a younger Meteor Citizen who was estimated to be around 40 years old.

Old man Qingliu cursed, "What do you mean by guarding the gate! What do you mean by guarding the gate? You kid is talking nonsense! I just went out of the village for a walk! Who guarded the gate?"

"Hahaha..."

The Meteor Citizens laughed.

The atmosphere was quite relaxed, making the meeting, which was not very rigorous, even more casual.

The Dragon Elder didn't seem to like the rigid pattern either. Although she looked more serious, she nodded after listening to the opinions of other Meteorites, "Then let's arrange it this way. Add new tasks to the boys! Dismissed!"

"Okay!"

"Elder, don't worry!"

The Meteorites responded one after another, each picking up the peels and packaging bags, and turned around to leave.

Kashiwagi also stood up and walked out.

The Dragon Elder called him and said, "Wait, I'll find someone to arrange a place for you to rest. If you like, pick a better piece of land nearby and build a house to settle down."

"Uh... OK."

Kashiwagi didn't refuse. There was no harm in having more houses. When he became a champion in the future, he could come here for vacation.

Sirona had a vacation villa in Unova, and Daigo also gave his Sinnoh villa to the player protagonist. Everyone was a local rich man.

Not long after.

Under the leadership of an old woman.

Kashiwagi got a rather spacious space in a Japanese-style mansion near the Dragon Shrine.

The old woman said, "This is the elder's home, but the elder's son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter are all traveling, so she has been living in the Dragon Temple recently."

"Granddaughter... is it Xijiana?" he asked.

"Yes, did you meet her outside?"

The old woman guessed the reason at once and smiled, "The child was quite interested in you, and said that she would be responsible for teaching you to become a qualified dragon trainer, and then ran away. We thought she would bring you back at first, but we didn't expect..."

"Just happened to travel to Qiuye Town, and there was an emergency, so I came to see."

Kashiwagi explained politely.

"You came all the way to remind me, it's really hard for you, I will send you lunch at noon, you can rest first, or go anywhere in the village." The old woman didn't stay for a long time, and left after telling him to walk around freely.

"Huh..."

He exhaled.

Everyone of the Meteor People was very kind, treating him like their own child. Saying warm words and doing things that warmed people's hearts.

Kashiwa was very happy, but a little bit uncomfortable.

He poured himself a glass of water and asked Big Mouth if he was thirsty. When he saw the latter shook his head, the voice of the Meteor Citizen named Zhenya, whom he had known before, came from outside the door.

"Kashiwa! Are you in there?"

"I'm here!"

Kashiwa pulled open the screen.

"Come on!"

Zhenya waved his hand, "Everyone is waiting for you, and they all want to meet you."