As spring drew to a close and summer arrived, the vegetables and fruits that Kawaki and the Pokémon had planted together in the Breeding House's backyard finally ripened.
Under the meticulous care of Oddish, Bulbasaur, Clefairy, and Castform, these vegetables and fruits grew perfectly.
The fields were a vibrant green, a delightful sight, and the branches of the fruit trees were laden with large, round berries, while adorable Pokémon chased and played among the rows.
Kawaki watched this scene with his arms crossed, smiling as he said to the Bewear beside him:
"Now we don't have to worry about not having enough vegetables and berries."
Bewear also seemed very happy: "Gugu~!"
With these vegetables, the Bewear Inn could unlock more culinary dishes to entertain passing guests.
Since pleasing Pokémon could earn rewards, and pleasing humans could also earn rewards, he decided to pursue both, perhaps one day leading to an unexpected pleasant surprise.
However, what made Kawamuku even happier was that the herbs in the patch he planted had finally grown.
As a Breeder, identifying herbs and making Potions is also a very important job.
Whether it's Potions sold in Friendly Shops, or burn remedies, Antidotes, Paralyze Heals, and other items used to cure abnormal statuses,
all are made from herbs.
In addition, there are even some very special Potions.
For example, those that prevent Pokémon hair loss, prevent baldness, promote metabolism, remove scars, and so on.
Of course, there are also some special Potions among them.
For instance, those that temporarily boost a Pokémon's strength, speed, focus, etc.
These Potions are similar to the stimulants used by some athletes that Kawaki had seen in his previous life.
And similarly, in this world, these Potions are strictly prohibited from being used during Pokémon battles.
The crops are ripe, now it's harvest time!
Kawaki gathered all the Pokémon in the Breeding House to help.
Bewear, Growlithe, Oddish, Chingling, Castform, Bagon, Clefairy, Gastly, Bulbasaur.
Seeing this, Chansey and the others also voluntarily stepped forward to help.
Kawaki stood in front of the Pokémon, explaining to them how to harvest the vegetables and herbs, and where they should be placed after harvesting.
Pokémon are very intelligent creatures; even difficult moves can be mastered, so this kind of work is very easy for them.
Soon, Bewear, Clefairy, and Chansey were busy at work.
Chingling, Gastly, Oddish, and Castform, who don't have hands, acted as the mood-setters.
Bulbasaur, while waving its Vine Whip to pick herbs, showed off to Gastly.
"Bulba Bulba!"
Look how amazing it is! It can help Kawaki do this kind of thing!
"Gengar!"
Gastly, not to be outdone, floated forward. Although it had no hands or Vine Whip, it still had a mouth!
Gastly bit an herb, but before it could even be pulled out, the stem was bitten clean off.
"Gengar?!"
Gastly was startled.
The next second, the bitter herbal juice filled its mouth.
"Gengar—!"
Gastly gagged, quickly spitting out the juice.
"Bulba~!"
Bulbasaur, heartlessly, laughed from the side.
The other Pokémon around, seeing this scene, also couldn't help but chuckle,
even Ralts, Ditto, and Abra, the Pokémon with psychological trauma, were infected by this lively and bustling scene, a smile unconsciously appearing on their faces.
For a moment, the air was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
Kawaki rubbed his forehead, sighed helplessly, then turned and went back into the Breeding House to get a candy and gave it to Gastly.
Gastly popped the candy into its mouth, and the bitterness instantly dissipated, replaced by a sweet taste.
"Gengar~!"
Gastly let out a long sigh of relief; Kawaki was so good to it!
Pokémon have different personalities and habits, which leads to significant differences in their behavior.
For example, Bulbasaur, who meticulously cared for the crops every day, would carefully pull out herbs and vegetables by their roots when harvesting, without damaging the intact vegetables.
But Bagon, who only knows how to train and pursue strength, roughly used Dragon Claw.
How could fragile vegetables withstand the force of a Dragon Pokémon?
This resulted in almost none of the vegetables it picked being intact.
Kawaki: "..."
It was simply unbearable to look at.
After a morning of chaos, all the vegetables and herbs in the entire backyard were finally harvested.
The Breeding House was filled with baskets of berries and fresh greens.
Looking at the fruits of his and the Pokémon's hard labor, Kawaki felt immensely satisfied.
He looked at the Pokémon in front of him and said, "Tonight, I'll make you a grand fruit and vegetable feast!"
Although the Pokémon didn't understand what that was, they could feel the happiness and satisfaction in Kawaki's tone.
So they also cheered joyfully.
"Gugu~!"
"Gengar!"
"Woof woof!"
Kawaki smiled as he watched this scene; it was so good to have these Pokémon around!
That evening, he fulfilled his promise.
It's worth mentioning that Chansey and Ralts were also invited by Kawaki to share dinner.
Using the vegetables and fruits harvested that day, he prepared an incredibly lavish dinner at the Breeding House.
Tender, flavorful stewed daikon with meat, sweet and delicious Energy Cubes, nutritious green salad, colorful berry platters, soft and sweet roasted sweet potatoes—Kawaki cooked himself, with two Chef Pi Pi acting as assistants.
As each dish was served by the waiter Clefairy, the Pokémon outside enthusiastically let out cries of surprise.
"These guys are quite cooperative!" Kawaki said with a smile.
"Clefairy~"
The two Clefairy were also very happy to hear everyone's voices.
Just then, footsteps suddenly echoed from outside the kitchen.
Kawaki turned to see Chansey walking in with a blissful smile.
Kawaki raised an eyebrow, a little surprised: "What's wrong, Chansey?"
"Chansey..."
Chansey's expression was gentler than ever before.
It looked at Kawaki in front of it, and at this moment, it really wanted to say something.
It was very happy today.
It had been a long time since everyone's faces had shown a smile.
But today, Ralts and the others seemed to have emerged from that shadow, happily picking berries with everyone, just like any ordinary day.
Chansey was very grateful to Kawaki.
But right now, there was nothing it could do to help Kawaki.
The only thing it could offer in gratitude was this item.
Chansey took out the egg from its abdominal pouch, then held it with both hands, gently offering it to Kawaki with a tender expression.
"Chansey~!"
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