Chapter 208:Silvally's Observation! The Morning Enthusiasm of the Farm!

"I'm sorry, Miss Miyu, but I lost that battle."

Ayuu walked into the group looking guilty. "I should have had a chance."

Miyu shook her head. "It's alright; after all, your opponent was Natsume, the gym leader."

As she spoke, she glanced at Natsume, who was walking toward the edge of the arena, and quickly ran after him.

"Please wait a moment, Natsume gym leader!"

Natsume turned around to see a mature-looking young woman running toward him.

She had short, curled brown hair that hung down by her ears, and white earrings that swayed slightly.

With light makeup, her delicate features and glossy lips were striking.

On her gray casual suit rested a Natu, and beneath it, she wore a white top.

She had an elegant presence, and he found her familiar.

Natsume thought for a moment and then suddenly remembered.

He often saw her on the morning news.

"Hello, Natsume gym leader."

Miyu adjusted her breathing.

She looked at the man before her, suppressing her slightly excited feelings, "Your battle just now was really impressive. The coordination between you and Frogadier was seamless."

"Thank you."

"May I ask if there’s something we can help with?"

Miyu quickly added, "Well, we were wondering if we could stay here for a night?"

"Stay here?"

Miyu clarified, "Of course, we won’t disrupt the farm's activities."

"We just want to set up tents on the empty plot of land beside Takamagahara Avenue and document the farm's daily activities."

The road leading to the farm from Morimachi is called Takamagahara Avenue, lined mostly with weeds and wildflowers.

Natsume responded, "If it’s just that, then of course, it’s no problem."

"Thank you, gym leader."

Natsume glanced at the Natu on Miyu's shoulder and smiled, greeting it as well.

Natu stared at Natsume, seemingly trying to see something in his expression.

Natu is a Flying and Psychic-type Pokémon, appearing small and adorable.

After evolving, this kind of Pokémon is said to possess the ability to see the future and the past, which is quite amazing.

Miyu looked at Natsume's departing figure and said, “He really seems like a nice person, doesn’t he, Natu?”

At that moment, Natsume noticed Silvally's gaze, so he waved in Silvally's direction before returning to the pond still being worked on in the building.

Conkeldurr and the others also came to help.

Natsume addressed everyone, “Alright, everyone, let’s finish this up together before sunset.”

“Eevee~”

“Marshtomp~”

The farm Pokémon all raised their arms in agreement.

On the mountain.

Silvally was still watching Natsume and the others.

Since arriving at the farm, life had been very leisurely for Silvally.

Blissey and Audino checked up on it every day.

After the checkup, Blissey usually returned to the infirmary located below the mountain.

Conkeldurr and Timburr built a wooden house below the mountain to serve as the farm's infirmary.

Wounded Pokémon from battles would go there for emergency treatment.

Unlike Blissey and the others, Silvally didn’t have a clear goal or know what it wanted to do.

It also wasn’t able to play happily like the Eevee.

In truth, Silvally felt quite confused about its future.

So, Silvally simply lay quietly in this spot, observing everything on the farm.

“Cyclizar?”

Cyclizar watched Silvally curiously.

Cyclizar continued to ask, “Would you rather go back to the past?”

“Silvally~”

Silvally shook its head.

Though Silvally still didn’t know what it wanted to do, it felt that just observing the farm Pokémon made time seem to pass quickly.

Even though the days were relaxed, it didn’t feel boring at all.

Silvally also looked forward to what would happen on the farm tomorrow.

Before long, night fell.

The lively farm became much quieter.

The crowd boarded the bus and left along the road.

Noivern opened its eyes and flew out of its cave with Woobat.

Morelull and Shiinotic stepped out of the shadows of the trees.

The moving Morelull, together with the twinkling stars above, lit up the farm at night.

As autumn approached, the nights fell more quickly.

Natsume sat on the dam of the pond, looking at the over three-meter-deep hole and said, “Alright, everyone, come on up.”

“Eevee~”

Once Natsume saw the Pokémon gathered, he activated the farm’s building function.

Installation of the geotextile, water delivery pipeline, and breeding equipment commenced.

Natsume clicked confirm, deducting five thousand Pokémon Coins.

The equipment was generated.

Splash~

The pond began to fill with water.

Natsume clicked to purchase fish seedlings and released them.

The farm's pond task was complete.

Quest Reward: Gem Draw *1

Notice: New task triggered

Task Name: A Bigger Pond

Task Requirements: The farm needs more and larger ponds and more fish. Please have at least ten acres of pond. 1/10

Quest Reward: Type Gems Draw *3

"A bigger pond? It looks like I need to dig a few more ponds."

Natsume thought and put away his tools, looking at everyone with a smile. "Alright, let's call it a day here."

"We're heading back up the mountain."

"Eevee~"

Walking up the narrow path that led up the mountain, Indeedee was already waiting at the entrance.

Natsume and the Eevees were both covered in dirt, so they all took a bath in the hot spring.

After autumn arrived, the river water had become cooler.

Besides Water-type Pokémon, even the Eevees weren't fond of playing in the river anymore.

By the hot spring, Arcanine adjusted the power of its hot wind.

"Eevee?"

"Awooo."

Arcanine nodded, prompting the Eevees to jump out of the hot spring water.

Whoosh~

Arcanine blew hot wind, quickly drying off the water on the Eevees.

Indeedee handed a clean towel to Natsume.

After drying off, Natsume changed into the loose pajamas prepared by Indeedee and followed the excited Eevees racing toward the farm cabin.

On the table were steaming hot meals waiting for them.

Indeedee served Natsume a bowl of tofu fish soup.

Natsume could smell the delicious aroma even before he took a sip.

After finishing the meal, Natsume sank into the sofa and began to claim the rewards for the ten-thousand-acre land task.

First up was the treasure draw.

Notice: You have obtained the treasure Quick Claw.

Notice: You have obtained the treasure Black Belt.

"I'll give these two treasures to the farm's Fighting-type Pokémon."

With that thought, Natsume continued with the drawing.

Notice: You have obtained the Blastoise Mega Stone set.

"Blastoise's?"

Natsume decided to string the Blastoise Mega Stone onto a big gold chain.

Once Wartortle evolved, with sunglasses on and the gold chain swinging, it would definitely be a stylish look.

Natsume finally clicked on the Type Gems draw.

Notice: You have obtained a Fighting-type Gem.

"A Fighting-type gem, huh."

Natsume muttered to himself, "It seems that strengthening the farm's Fighting-type Pokémon will be the main goal for the second half of this year."

"Dragonite."

Natsume patted Dragonite, which was lying on the floor watching TV, and said, "This is for you."

"Dragonite~"

Dragonite reached out and accepted the two Rare Candies Natsume handed him.

Notice: Dragonite used the Rare Candy, and Dragonite's level increased to 91.

Usually, for regular treasures, if a Pokémon uses them consecutively, the support gained would diminish.

However, Rare Candy always increases the level by one, no matter when it's used.

It truly was amazing.

"Dragonite~"

At the entrance, the voice of a green Dragonite could be heard.

"Dratini~"

And there were Dragonair and Dratini as well.

Natsume looked at them and asked, "Want to watch TV?"

"Dragonite~"

Dragonite nodded eagerly.

Natsume chuckled, "Alright, just a moment."

For the Pokémon from Dragon Island, the difference between Natsume's farm and their Dragon Island wasn't significant.

But the TV was something they had never seen before.

So, they liked to come to the farm through the teleportation portal, allowing Natsume to set up a projection outside, where everyone could gather to watch a Pokémon-themed animated show.

Before long, the projection screen was set up by the stream near the bamboo grove.

Dratini and Dragonair were resting in the stream alongside Wartortle.

Meanwhile, Dragonite sat in front of the bamboo grove.

Sewaddle from the farm climbed down the threads from the bamboo and landed on Dragonite's shoulder.

From the underground ice cellar, a few Ice-type Sandshrew also emerged.

As the story began to play on the screen, the Pokémon quieted down.

This scene was filled with a sense of nostalgia.

"Infernape~"

Infernape and Hakamo-o appeared at the mountain area.

They had finished their training for the day.

"Infernape, Hakamo-o, you're just in time."

"Go ahead and absorb these two treasures."

Natsume handed the Quick Claw and Black Belt to Infernape and Hakamo-o respectively.

"Infernape~"

Infernape took the Quick Claw.

Natsume explained, "This treasure will increase your attack speed."

"Infernape~"

Notice: Infernape absorbed the Quick Claw; Infernape's level increased to 62.

Notice: Hakamo-o absorbed the Black Belt; Hakamo-o's level increased from 41 to 44.

Notice: Hakamo-o learned Dragon Dance automatically upon leveling up.

"Just one more level to go."

Natsume looked at Hakamo-o's data and said, "Hakamo-o, this gem is also for you."

"Hakamo-o~"

Hakamo-o took the Fighting-type gem from Natsume and immediately swallowed it.

Notice: Hakamo-o absorbed the Fighting-type gem; Hakamo-o's level increased from 44 to 46.

Under the moonlight, a dazzling light suddenly radiated from Hakamo-o.

The light temporarily caught the attention of Dragonite.

"Roar~"

A deep voice resonated.

Clatter~

It was the sound of scales colliding.

As the light faded, a Pokémon covered in pink scales appeared in Natsume's view.

Notice: Hakamo-o evolved into Kommo-o.

Kommo-o learned new moves: Scales Noise, Belly Drum, and Sky Uppercut.

Natsume looked at the data for Kommo-o.

Name: Kommo-o  
Type: Dragon / Fighting  
Level: 1v46  
Ability: Overcoat  
Individual Values: HP 31, Attack 31, Defense 31, Special Attack 31, Special Defense 30, Speed 30  
Moves: Dragon Claw, Dragon Dance, Scales, Screech, Sky Uppercut  
Inherited Moves: Dragon Breath, Counter  
Potential: Champion  

Carrying Treasure: Dragon Fang, Black Belt

The farm had successfully achieved the final evolution of its third near-legendary Pokémon.

Right after completing its evolution, Kommo-o displayed a very excited expression.

Its scales made a clicking sound.

Kommo-o eagerly looked toward Infernape.

"Infernape!"

Infernape nodded, and the freshly returned Infernape immediately ran off toward the mountain's battle arena.

Before long, loud explosions echoed from the battle arena below the mountain.

Curious Pokémon followed to check out the commotion, while the more reserved Pokémon continued to lie in front of the bamboo grove, watching the animation on the screen.

In the night sky, the bright moon hung high.

Dark clouds slowly drifted by.

Tonight was quiet.

"Flygon~"

Misaki arrived at the farm early the next day.

She and Flygon landed next to Dodrio, just as it was about to call out.

"Good morning, Dodrio."

Misaki made a shushing gesture toward Dodrio and said, "It's the weekend, so let's let everyone at the farm rest a little longer."

Dodrio thought for a moment before suddenly running toward the nearby teleportation portal.

"Flygon~"

Flygon curiously followed Dodrio.

They went through the teleport portal to Dragon Island.

"Dodrio~Dodrio~Dodrio~"

"Dragonite?"

On the quiet Dragon Island, Dodrio's loud call echoed.

The sleeping Dragonite were instantly startled awake.

They looked around, then focused their attention on Dodrio and Flygon.

"Dragonite!"

The awakened Dragonite felt their tempers flare.

Flygon quickly shook its head and pointed toward Dodrio.

"Dragonite!"

Flames and lightning rained down in response.

Boom~

Dodrio reacted quickly and began to run.

Flygon quickly followed, flapping its wings as they both bolted from Dragon Island.

"Dragonite."

Dragonite watched them leave and then muttered to itself, lying back down.

"Flygon."

Flygon sat down on the ground and called out to Dodrio with a hint of annoyance.

"Dodrio~"

Dodrio remained calm as it walked toward the orchard.

Inside the farm cabin, Misaki tiptoed into the room.

In addition to the Eevees, there were also a few Dragonair and Dratini sleeping in the room.

Misaki carefully walked past them and arrived at Natsume's bedroom door.

Gardevoir naturally opened the door and stepped out.

"Good morning."

"Morning, Gardevoir."

Misaki greeted Gardevoir.

As she looked at Gardevoir, Misaki thought, "Gardevoir seems even more like Natsume's girlfriend than I do."

At that moment, a bold idea suddenly popped into Misaki's head.

Could Gardevoir and Natsume already be...?

Misaki thought to herself as she entered the room and approached Natsume's bed.

Natsume was still sound asleep, thanks to a movie marathon he had watched with Dragonite and the others the night before.

Misaki placed her hand on Natsume's face, gently stroking it.

Natsume didn’t open his eyes; he already knew who it was.

This hazy feeling was somehow quite pleasant.

Natsume reached out, brushing against Misaki, and pieces of clothing began to scatter on the floor.

Misaki sat down and leaned close to Natsume's ear, softly saying, "Natsume."

"Mm."

"Is it true that you and Gardevoir have already..."

"Mm?"

Natsume, propping himself up on Misaki's waist, slowly opened his eyes.

"Not yet."

"Natsume, saying something like that makes it hard for people to believe you."

Natsume glanced at Misaki and chuckled, "I think it might have something to do with the Soothe Bell hanging at the door."

"You know, that treasure is meant to calm the mind."

Misaki found that hard to take; she tightened her grip on Natsume's shoulders and then flipped over.

At that moment, Misaki suddenly realized that something Natsume had said was a bit off.

"Not yet" implied...

"Ugh."

Misaki found herself unable to speak.

It was like the sound of a train whistle.

Wah wah wah.

In the distance, the whistle of a fast train echoed in her ears.

The high-speed train raced between two towering peaks and entered a deep tunnel.