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Kashiwagi nodded, "Of course I will trouble you to introduce me when the time comes."
"it is good!"
Zhen Ya walked away with a smile on his face.
"Tsk?"
The big-mouthed kid who had remained silent just now raised his head slightly.
"Yeah, I didn't expect that I would be so famous in Meteor Village." Kashiwagi sighed, and saw Elder Long coming over with a scroll in his hand from the corner of his eye.
When I looked back at the Meteor People, I found that they had put away the tables and snacks at some point and lined up in four neat rows.
...nest grass?
Kashiwagi complained in his heart. During this time, the Dragon Elder came towards him with the scroll in his hand and he was about to get up to take it, but was stopped by the latter.
"No, child, sit down."
The Dragon Elder spoke in a gentle voice, walked to his side, placed the scroll on the ground, and then slowly spread it out into the distance.
Suddenly.
The long scroll stretched from the front to the back of the room.
The Dragon Elder took a pen from someone else and explained to Kashiwagi, "Every time a new member is born among the Meteor People, their name will be written on this scroll, and you are no exception."
A ceremony to recognize one’s ancestors?
Kashiwagi looked at the words on the scroll which she couldn't understand at first glance. Then in the blink of an eye, the memories of the calligrapher kept emerging in her mind. This kind of words was among the ancient languages she had learned!
It turns out this is the language of the Meteor People!
The Dragon Elder wrote his name on the scroll in the language of the Meteor People and said, "Stretch out your hand."
Kashiwagi reached out.
The Dragon Elder asked kindly, "Are you afraid of pain?"
"It's okay—hiss!"
A tingling pain came from his fingertips. He looked down and found that the elder of the dragon had pricked his index finger with a needle in silence. The question just now was obviously to divert attention.
"Come here, kid, put your handprint on it."
The Dragon Elder pointed below the name.
Kashiwamu 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 oil paint at first.
I didn't expect it to be blood.
But can blood remain bright red for so long?
He was a little puzzled, but he still pressed lightly on the scroll. He immediately saw his name light up with a light blue light, and then all the names on the scroll lit up.
The people of Meteor around them all showed expressions of joy, clasped their hands together and bowed their heads to pray.
In an instant.
An uneasy feeling descended upon the room.
The Tanabata Bluebird and the Blue Mian Bird outside began to sing, and Kashiwagi, who was among them, felt an inexplicable warmth in his body, as if a light had fallen on him...
No.
It's not just him.
When Kashiwagi lowered his head, he found that Kotaku had similar feelings, and the surface of several Poké Balls on his waist were glowing with a thin layer of light.
What on earth is this...
Ancestors' technology?
"This is the blessing from our ancestors. Please allow me to say it again. Welcome home, child!" Elder Dragon said very gently and hugged Baimu again.
The latter was slightly startled, and also gently hugged the Dragon Elder, "Thank you, Elder."
The ceremony of recognizing ancestors ends here.
After sending the scroll back, the Dragon Elder began to preside over a simple meeting to discuss how to deal with the possible arrival of Team Rocket.
As a leader who single-handedly led the entire Meteor People to relocate outside the Meteor Falls more than a decade ago, she is by no means completely unfamiliar with the outside world and will actively introduce new foreign things.
The electric poles and signal towers in the village are enough to prove as much.
Therefore, Elder Dragon attaches great importance to the notorious organization Team Rocket.
"So you can call some of the tribe back?"
Someone suggested.
The Dragon Elder shook his head, "That's not necessary. We just need to protect the village and look after the ancestral land. Kashiwagi said the Hoenn Champion will take care of the rest."
"In that case, why don't we send the village protection team to patrol the ancestral land recently?"
Another person suggested: "We old bones are still here in the village. Although our fighting capacity is not as good as before, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with a few sneaky thieves."
"Yes! Like old man Qingliu, hasn't he been doing the job of gatekeeper? We can do it too!" said a younger Meteor Citizen, who was estimated to be around 40 years old.
Old Man Qingliu cursed angrily, "What do you mean by guarding the gate? What do you mean by guarding the gate? You kid is talking nonsense! I was just going out of the village for a stroll! Who is guarding the gate?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The people of Meteor burst into laughter.
The atmosphere was quite relaxed, making the already less rigorous meeting even more casual.
The Dragon Elder didn't seem to like that rigid model either. Although she looked quite serious, she nodded after listening to the opinions of other Meteor Citizens. "Then let's arrange it this way. Add new tasks to the boys! Dismissed!"
"okay!"
"Don't worry, Elder!"
The Meteor People responded one after another, picked up the fruit peels and packaging bags, and turned away.
Kashiwagi also stood up and walked out.
The Dragon Elder stopped him and said, "Wait, I'll ask someone to arrange a place for you to rest. If you're willing, you can pick a good piece of land nearby and build a house to settle down."
"Uh...ok."
Kashiwagi did not refuse. There was no harm in having more houses. When he became the champion, he could come here for vacation.
Shirona has a holiday villa in Unova, and Daigo even gave his villa in Sinnoh to the player protagonist. Everyone is a wealthy man.
Not long after.
Led by an old lady.
Kashiwagi was given a fairly spacious space in a Japanese-style house 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, you met her out there?"
The old woman guessed the reason immediately and said with a smile: "That child was very interested in you. She said 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 unexpectedly..."
"I just happened to be traveling to Qiuye Town, and there was an emergency, so I came to take a look."
Kashiwagi explained politely.
"Thank you for coming all the way here to remind me. I will bring you lunch at noon. You can rest first or go somewhere in the village." The old woman did not stay for long. She told him to walk around freely and then left.
"call……"
He breathed out.
Every one of the people of Meteor was very kind, treating him like their own child, saying warm words and doing heart-warming things.
Kashiwagi was very happy, but somewhat uncomfortable.
He poured himself a glass of water and asked Big Mouth Boy if he was thirsty. When he saw the latter shaking his head, the voice of the Meteor Clan named Zhen Ya whom he had known before came from outside the door.
"Kashiwagi! Are you in there?"
"I'm here!"
Baimu pulled open the screen.
"Come on!"
Zhen Ya waved his hand, "Everyone is waiting for you, and they all want to meet you."
Chapter 369: Beating Dragon Cancer (Three chapters in one)
Following the guidance of Zhen Ya.
Kashiwagi came to a large open space and met the younger generation of Meteor Village who had not yet gone out to travel.
Big Mouth couldn't stand this environment full of Dragon-attribute Pokémon, so he asked to return the Poké Ball. He had no choice but to do so since no one could persuade him.
Looking around, there were three young men including Zhen Ya, and a group of boys and girls who looked no older than eleven years old, and the youngest was probably a little girl of only four years old.
"I have heard of your name for a long time! My name is Lian Zuo!"
"Me! Puff!"
"Otaki."
"I'm Chizu! It's our first meeting, please take care of me!"
"Yuzu~"
A group of people surrounded Kashiwagi and introduced themselves to him enthusiastically without Jinya introducing them. Even the youngest girl said her name in a baby voice.
The latter responded one by one.
There were only about ten people in total, fewer than expected.
However, based on the size and number of houses in Meteor Village, he could tell that the total population was only about a thousand people. Putting aside the young dragon trainers who were traveling, it was already quite good to have this number of children left.
After all, the people of Meteor have been passed down in the Hoenn region two thousand years ago, so how come the population is so small now?
Although Kashiwagi was puzzled, he didn't dwell on it, as he wasn't a sociologist. He also took a closer look at the girl named Yuzu, because she was holding a lavender oval slug in her arms - Slimy Baby.