Chapter 62: The Snail Girl
Gastly still felt a little scared until it left the Breeding House and returned to the shed.
It carried a pile of snacks Kawaki had given it, recalling the words Kawaki had said to it when they parted.
"Don't be polite in the future, just treat this place as your own home. We welcome you to come and play with us anytime."
Today's experience felt like a dream.
"Gengar—" Home—
What is a home?
Gastly had never had a home and couldn't understand what a home was.
But, if it meant wanting to play with Kawaki all the time, then it wanted to!
Pushing open the shed door, Gastly immediately met the gazes of Chansey and the others.
Bulbasaur immediately saw the package hanging on Gastly.
"Bulbasaur?"
"Gengar."
Gastly lowered its head, and Chansey helped it take off the package. When it opened, everyone saw a backpack full of snacks.
Bulbasaur was a little surprised: "Bulbasaur?!"
Gastly explained: "Gengar, Gengar!"
Kawaki had told it to bring these back to share with everyone!
"Chansey...."
Six Pokémon gathered in a circle around a pile of snacks, each with a different expression on their face.
Gastly was very happy, chuckling as it told everyone about its recent experience.
Little Abra was still sleeping. Perhaps feeling that Gastly was a bit noisy, it directly used Teleport in its sleep, moving to a corner to continue sleeping.
Ditto kept swallowing its saliva, looking at the pile of snacks.
Ralts was still a little afraid of humans. Even though Kawaki wasn't there, just the human scent on the snacks made it feel an uncontrollable fear.
Chansey felt a little touched. Perhaps not all humans in this world were big bad guys.
There were also many kind-hearted people like Kawaki in this world who liked Pokémon.
Bulbasaur even murmured: "Bulbasaur—"
It used its Vine Whip to pick up a small biscuit and put it in its mouth. After chewing a bit, its eyes lit up.
"Bulbasaur!" Delicious!
Seeing this, Gastly grinned: "Gengar!"
It had said it, Kawaki was a good person, right?
No, not just a simple good person, but the best, best person in the world!
Bulbasaur began to feast.
Ditto also gently picked up a snack with its small hand and put it in its mouth.
Ralts was a bit hesitant to move. Seeing this, Chansey gently picked up a candy and offered it to it.
"Ralts?"
Ralts looked up at Chansey.
Chansey returned a gentle smile.
Ralts paused, then carefully reached out and took the candy, tasting it little by little.
Food is the best way to make one feel better.
When Bulbasaur had filled its stomach, it immediately felt that the whole world had become more beautiful.
This human named Kawaki was truly good!
Not only did he take them in, but he also prepared such delicious snacks for them.
Bulbasaur's heart was filled with gratitude for Kawaki.
If only it could do something for him.
Unlike Gastly, Bulbasaur used to live in a bustling forest.
It lived with other Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, and Venusaur.
Everyone in that forest was kind and friendly. Bulbasaur's favorite thing to do every day was to go out and help Pokémon in need.
It liked to pick berries for Pokémon who couldn't reach them, and it also liked to guide lost young ones back to their mothers.
It had even helped injured Trainers find berries to treat their wounds.
But until one day, it met a human disguised as an injured person. The bad memories resurfaced, making Bulbasaur lose its appetite for snacks, even though it had already eaten them all.
However, Bulbasaur quickly cheered up.
Bad people are bad people, and Kawaki is Kawaki!
It wouldn't help bad people, but if it was Kawaki, it would be very happy to do something for him!
But what could it do?
Bulbasaur began to secretly and silently observe Kawaki's daily routine.
It saw Kawaki come to the grass with Castform after waking up, letting Castform help water the crops.
After watering, Kawaki would find the Pokémon named Oddish and teach it to use Grass-type energy to care for the crops in the field.
Seeing this, Bulbasaur immediately knew what it should do.
So, early the next morning, when Kawaki woke up and routinely went to the farmland to check on the crops' growth, he found clear signs of care on every field.
This greatly surprised Kawaki.
He initially thought Oddish had done it, but when he asked Oddish, he received a negative answer from it.
Oddish looked confused; it also didn't know what was going on.
Looking at the farmland before him, Kawaki narrowed his eyes and remained silent.
To investigate the truth, that night, he deliberately didn't rest but hid in the shadows, quietly observing everything in the farmland.
Initially, nothing happened.
Just as Kawaki thought it was his imagination, the clock chimed midnight.
It was at this moment that Kawaki saw a small figure, moving in the dark, cautiously running to the farmland.
It extended its Vine Whip, pausing for a moment in front of each crop, and then moved to the next one.
That was... Bulbasaur!
Watching this scene, Kawaki felt incredibly complex.
Was this Bulbasaur repaying a kindness?
He didn't go over to disturb Bulbasaur but remained standing there, watching.
Time passed minute by minute. Bulbasaur's strength was too weak to support it in injecting Grass-type energy into all the crops.
Therefore, it could only walk and stop, taking care of one plot, then stopping to rest for a while, repeating the cycle.
By the time all the crops were cared for, Bulbasaur was so exhausted it collapsed on the ground, unable to get up.
Its body's energy was completely depleted. In game terms, its PP was empty.
Seeing this, Kawaki opened the door, wanting to go over and pick up Bulbasaur.
But before he could even stand up, he saw Gastly and Chansey run out of the shed.
Gastly floated to Bulbasaur's side, and Chansey followed, holding the exhausted Bulbasaur in its arms.
The three Pokémon walked together towards the shed.
At this moment, a strange feeling suddenly arose in Kawaki's heart.
No wonder he hadn't seen Bulbasaur's active figure on the grass during the day for the past two days. It must have been secretly hiding in the shed, catching up on sleep.
"Grr—" Bewear also walked over at some point.
From its appearance, it had clearly seen the entire process of Bulbasaur transforming into a "Snail Girl."
"Sigh—" Kawaki slowly let out a helpless sigh.
These little Pokémon are truly innocent and adorable!
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