Elf: The Crimson Path of Legend

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Walking down the street, Pikachu on my shoulder licked the empty ketchup while making an embarrassingly satisfying sound.

Seeing Chi Hong looking over, he waved the empty ketchup in his hand, which he could only lick to taste, indicating that he wanted to have a bite too.

"..."

Seeing this, Red's lips twitched slightly, and then, amidst Pikachu's pained and sorrowful gaze, it snatched the empty ketchup.

Then, under Pikachu's glare—"No, you're a villain!"—he threw the empty ketchup into the nearby trash can.

"Pikachu!!!" No~ my ketchup~

Snowflakes are falling, the north wind is howling...

"..."

Seeing this, Crimson couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth and reached out to tap Pikachu's little head.

Day after day, the ketchup is all gone, yet you still leave it here, unwilling to part with it. Is it fun to just lick it to taste it?

"..."

Then, Crimson rubbed Pikachu's round face, indicating that it felt good, and continued walking towards the Cerulean Gym.

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"Why do we have to use two people? It's just doubles, I can use two by myself!"

As Crimson passed by a strange building, a noisy voice from a girl rang out, catching Crimson's attention.

"...?!"

Crimson saw a girl who seemed to be about his age, and she looked vaguely familiar.

The girl wore a white short-sleeved vest over a black sleeveless jacket, and blue hot pants over her shorts, looking like a tomboy. Her long, slender, fair legs were exposed, and she wore black and pink sneakers.

Her hair was long and brown, tied into a ponytail with two tufts of hair sticking out on top of her head. She was wearing a baseball cap with a pink Poké Ball pattern on it!

The familiar outfit made Crimson stop in her tracks and ponder for a moment.

Then, they learned the girl's identity!

In the Pokémon games of my past life.

The fifth generation, a black-and-white female protagonist!

Touko! ! !

"She actually appeared in Kanto?"

Having learned the other party's identity, Akane became puzzled as to why the other party would appear in Kanto, and then turned her attention to this strange building.

A quick look revealed that this was a newly opened Pokémon battle hall, a facility specifically for trainers to battle.

However, the battle is not a singles match, but a doubles match, which requires two people to team up to participate.

To participate, you need to pay a deposit of 1,000 or more Alliance Coins to the Battle Hall.

After that, in subsequent doubles matches, as long as you win enough matches, you can get your deposit back, and in the process of winning...

When you achieve a five-game winning streak, a ten-game winning streak, or more victories, you can obtain some items, berries, evolution stones, etc. as rewards.

However, if you don't win enough to get your entire deposit back, you'll have to lose those Alliance coins with a heavy heart.

Overall, this battle hall is pretty good. It has penalties and rewards, and the bet depends on your skill level. If you win enough, you can get both the bet and the rewards, but if you lose, you lose your bet.

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46. ​​Join Touko in the doubles battle in the battle hall!

"You...you...it's you!!!"

Just as Akane was looking around the battle hall, Touko gave up arguing with the staff and was about to leave when she suddenly caught sight of Akane standing to the side.

A black shirt and trousers, a red and white striped jacket, a baseball cap with a red and white Poké Ball pattern, and those signature crimson eyes!

Suddenly, Touko's eyes lit up. Wasn't this the trainer with the Axe that she had met at the Pokémon Center last night?

"Hey, my name is Touko. I saw your battle last night. You're a really strong trainer. Want to team up with me and join this battle hall?"

Touko immediately rushed to Akane's side, grabbed Akane's shoulders with both hands, and gave a series of self-introductions, extending an invitation to join the battle hall.

There was nothing I could do. I only realized I had no money after coming to Kanto. The money I had on me was what I won in the Pokémon battle last night.

Now, she desperately needs to participate in this battle hall to obtain those rewards and other rewards, which she can then sell for money.

But because it's a doubles match, singles players aren't allowed to participate, so you can only look on resentfully at the unhelpful staff.

However, now that we've encountered this red-eyed monster, who is very strong, and since I'd like to get to know him, I might as well just bring him over to join the battle hall!

"How about it? How about it? Do you want to join the battle hall together?" Thinking of this, Touko asked Akane again.

"...!"

Akane stared anxiously at Touko, whose blue eyes were wide and expectant, then tilted his head slightly.

Looking at the rules of the battle hall behind Touko, he pondered and began to consider joining the battle hall.

There's no way around it; battles always manage to draw him in. In battles, he seems to be able to unleash the potential of his Pokémon and himself.

Both your own battle experience as a trainer and your Pokémon's battle experience can be greatly improved!

Of course, there's also Red himself, who enjoys Pokémon battles and wants to try out many different battles.

It's perfect timing. We're not in a rush to challenge the Cerulean Gym right now, so we might as well participate in this battle arena.

Moreover, it would be perfect to team up with Touko to participate, instead of spending time finding a trainer to participate together.

"Can..."

Having made up her mind, Crimson nodded slightly, agreeing to the expectant face of the girl in front of her, who was almost pressed against her cheek.

"Great! Let's go, let's join in!"

Touko also realized that she seemed to be too close to Akane, and a blush appeared on her pretty face, but she was a lively girl after all, and she agreed when she heard the other party agree.

She immediately separated from the other party, and then anxiously urged Chi Hong, pulling Chi Hong's hand, and walked towards the staff.

"Quickly, quick, I've found someone! Let's join the battle lobby!"

Having found her fellow participants, Touko became much more assertive, grabbing Akane and rushing towards the staff, where she spoke.

"Okay, please state your names so we can register you!" The staff member glanced at Touko and Akane, confirmed that they were two people, and then spoke while operating the computer.

"My name is Touko, and as for him... um... what's your name again!"

Touko gave her name, and then, not knowing Akane's name, she turned around and saw herself holding Akane's hand.

Her blush deepened, and she coughed awkwardly, subtly releasing her grip before asking Chi Hong a question.

"crimson."

Crimson gave a brief response.

"Ahem, I'm Touko, and he's Akane. Let's join the battle hall together!"

Touko coughed lightly, memorized the crimson name in her mind, and then spoke to the staff member who was preparing to register.

"Alright, with this, go into the battle castle!" A moment later, the staff completed the registration, took out two participation qualification cards, and handed them to Akane and Touko.

"Thanks, let's go, Red Lord!"

Touko received the qualification card, handed over the crimson one, patted the crimson one on the shoulder, and said.

"...?"

Hearing Touko address him as such, the crimson figure who accepted the qualification card paused slightly, then raised an eyebrow.

However, without saying anything, he followed Touko into the battle hall.

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"Battle Hall, has Chi Jun ever participated?"

Walking down a long corridor, Touko crossed her arms behind her back, looked around at the buildings, and spoke to Akane.

"No."

Akane shook his head slightly. This kind of combat facility is still rare in the Kanto region, and he only started traveling this year.

How could I possibly have participated in these things?

"I see... There's no such facility in the Unova region, but the Unova region does have a very famous Battle Subway!"

"..."

"So, Red Lord, do you know about the Unova region?"

"Your Pokémon Axew originated in the Unova region, you know?"

"Know..."

"You don't know, do you...? You do?"

"Ah."

"You don't know as much as I do. I'm from the Unova region, aren't you? Surprised?"

"..."

"Aren't you tired of doing this all the time?"

"..."

Is that all you have to say?

"..."

As Touko and Red chatted their way through the long corridor, they arrived at a place filled with many trainers...

Battle Lobby!