Chapter 393:
Hayashi Kaede stood to the side, not interrupting this ti.
Instead, he put Leafeon down.
He wanted to see how Serperior would handle this.
Because he realized that Serperior seed to be the loneliest one in the household.
Back when Alolan Ninetales was still an Alolan Vulpix, Serperior used to take it around, train moves together, or just hang out.
But later, as Alolan Vulpix grew up, developed its own ideas, evolved into Alolan Ninetales, and made new friends, it gradually preferred spending ti with the Eevees.
As for the other Pokémon that joined the plantation later, only Steenee talked with Serperior a bit more.
Because it needed to teach Steenee how to use Grassy Terrain.
But even then, Serperior maintained a strictly business-like attitude.
Even Milotic now had Primarina for company.
Hayashi Kaede often saw the two of them together.
Thinking about it, Serperior was almost the first Pokémon to accompany him.
"Serperior..."
Serperior clearly hadn’t expected this developnt, but it didn’t panic. Looking at the bright-eyed Leafeon, it paused quietly for a mont, then gently nodded an comforted it, saying, "Serperior." (Then do your best.)
Although it didn’t know which aspect of itself had attracted Leafeon,
it didn’t really matter anymore.
It didn’t care either.
"Eevee...."
...
March 2nd.
Warm sun, gentle breeze.
Spring in the village was the most comfortable ti.
The warm, sunny rays bathed the plantation. The lush berry trees grew with dense branches and leaves. By this ti, most of the berry trees had fruit hanging from them. The fresh or llow scents of the berries could carry for kiloters.
This attracted so greedy Pokémon.
They gathered in the woods outside, gazing longingly at the lush orchard.
The berries over there looked big and juicy. In the forest, they had never seen berries this large.
Many Pokémon had already considered making a move, but fearing the Pidgeot often circling the sky, they lost their nerve.
But...
With delicious food right before their eyes, and the saying "fortune favors the bold," there were always so Pokémon who couldn’t resist the temptation of the nearby berries and would take their chances.
For example, the group of Pokémon currently stationed by a large tree near the river in the Wilderness Area.
It was a group consisting of a Lechonk, a Skwovet, a owth, and a Ponyta.
This was already their fifth ti coming here.
But every ti they saw the berries across the way, they didn’t dare to act.
"owth..." (I really want to go over there and pick those berries...)
owth lay on the tree branch, drooling as it looked at the berries across the river.
With it was Skwovet, whose desire was even stronger than owth’s.
It wished it could run over right now.
But the Pidgeot soaring in the sky remained a major obstacle.
They had never seen such a large bird Pokémon before.
It looked like one swipe of its claw would send them straight to et their ancestors.
Below was Lechonk, who was just passing by, rooting for mushrooms growing on a rotten log on the ground.
Spring, with its renewal of all things, was the best season for mushrooms and truffles to grow.
They were also its favorite food.
One could say its attraction to the berries across the way wasn’t that strong.
But it stayed here now purely because owth had told it, "Stop rooting around there. The berries on those trees across the river are so big. The fallen logs over there must have even bigger mushrooms growing on them."
So it also felt a yearning for the other side of the river.
As for Ponyta, it had only recently arrived in this forest.
None of the others had seen it before.
And so, the group of Pokémon looked at the orchard across the way, then at the shallow river.
The small river wasn’t wide, nor was it swift.
They could easily swim across.
But even so, this small river seed like an insurmountable chasm blocking their path!
No one knew how much ti had passed, but a determined glint appeared in Skwovet’s eyes.
"Skwovet!" (I want to go!)
owth’s expression imdiately turned to shock. "owth!?" (Aren’t you afraid of getting caught!?)
"Skwovet!" (There are so many trees and berries over there. As long as I hide among them, that big bird definitely won’t find .)
Skwovet spoke with conviction, confidence shining in its eyes. "Skwovet!" (Besides, I’ve observed it. That big bird only stays in the sky for a while each ti. We just need to go when it’s not in the sky.)
"Skwovet!" (Will you co with ?)
It looked at the owth beside it.
owth shook its head vigorously.
（;´д｀）ゞ: "owth..." (Not going.)
"Skwovet." (Then I’ll go by myself!)
Skwovet stopped caring about owth’s opinion.
It felt it had to go; it was determined to go.
With so many berries right in front of it, even if it resisted today, could it resist tomorrow?
Staring at this veritable treasure trove, it would eventually lose its patience!
"Ponyta!"
Under the tree, Ponyta strongly agreed with Skwovet’s idea.
"Ponyta!" (I’m fast. If we get discovered, once you co back, I’ll carry you away imdiately!)
"Skwovet..."
Skwovet left them with a determined glance and resolutely embarked on its mission.
It watched for the right mont. Seeing that Pidgeot wasn’t visible in the sky, it jumped into the river, swam to the opposite bank, and looked at the thorny periter of the orchard. It quickly searched along the edge and soon found a gap in the thorns.
Skwovet’s eyes lit up.
This hole seed made just for it.
It carefully squeezed through.
The fresh, sweet scent of the berries grew even stronger.
Looking up, its eyes t a grove of Oran Berry trees.
Although Oran Berries were the most common berry trees in the outside forests, most of those trees had powerful Pokémon nearby, making them hard to pick.
It could only gather the leftover Oran Berries that other Pokémon didn’t want and save them.
But this ti...
Oran Berries, Oran Berries... its eyes were full of Oran Berries! And they were almost twice as big as the ones outside, looking incredibly delicious!
Its face was full of excitent.
Skwovet quickly scrambled up a tree, using its mouth to pluck one Oran Berry after another, stuffing them into its cheek pouches.
Soon, its mouth was completely full.
But just as it was about to head back, it turned around and saw a Pidgeot that had landed silently at so point, staring directly at it.
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