"Wuwuwu!"
In the darkness, the Meltans burst into the room.
The people in the house were sleeping soundly, none of them noticed the sound of the door opening.
The Meltans' eyes were fixed on the small hammer on the table, and they swarmed towards it, but the next second, they all crashed into an invisible "wall," forced to fall to the floor with a thud.
"Snap!"
Immediately, the lights in the room turned on, and the Meltans saw a large, red Pokemon standing in front of them.
"Meltan?" Naoki, awakened by the noise, was somewhat surprised to see this scene.
Hearing his voice, the Meltans immediately jumped up, turned around, and ran towards Naoki, as if frightened by something.
Soon, Naoki found himself surrounded by Meltans that cautiously poked their heads out, observing the Koraidon on the other side.
The feeding session during the day had led the Meltans to see Naoki as a somewhat maternal figure, prompting such action.
"Ah, gasp..." Koraidon was rather speechless.
Naoki couldn't help but find the situation both amusing and perplexing. But really, how did the Meltans end up here?
Could it be that they came looking for him because he was missing? Naoki couldn't help but wonder.
After all, he was the first person these Meltans laid eyes upon after their rebirth. Normally, a Pokemon would consider the first person they see after hatching as their closest relative.
Thinking of this, Naoki was suddenly filled with paternal affection.
The Meltans are really cute!
He gathered the Meltans in his arms, speaking with an unprecedented tenderness, "Don't be scared, it's okay, that's Koraidon, and it won't hurt you."
The Meltans: "Wuwu～"
"Alright, it's already late, let me take you back to sleep!"
With that, Naoki got out of bed, holding the group of Meltans, intending to take them back to their little nest in the living room.
However, when he arrived in the living room, he was startled to find many things amiss.
Wait a minute! Where's his trophy from that fishing competition?
Naoki paused for a second, then looked at the group of Meltans in his arms, gradually realizing.
After settling down the Meltans, Naoki stood up and began to inspect the living room.
The frying pan he used for cooking eggs was missing, the knife in the kitchen was gone, and the spoons and forks were also nowhere to be found!
Looking at this scene, Naoki stood there in a daze, his mind conjuring an unbelievable thought.
Could it be that the Meltans weren't coming to look for him, but were instead in search of food?
Naoki felt as if struck by lightning, all this time he thought the Meltans were looking for him, only to realize he was just being sentimental!
Suddenly, he felt a wave of sadness...
Naoki turned around, looking with mixed emotions at the Meltans in the little cabin.
The Meltans innocently looked back at him with their round, naive eyes.
"Alright then, no more running out to cause trouble, just stay here and behave, understand?" Naoki pointed a finger at the Meltans, "Tomorrow, the food I ordered for you will arrive, lots of variety and flavors, plenty to eat to your heart's content."
The Meltans listened in confusion, with the few in the front being drawn to his finger.
One suddenly jumped up, grabbing Naoki's finger with its soft little hands, letting out a cheerful sound:
"Wuu～!"
Naoki was slightly taken aback, then he smiled, injecting some Power of Viridian into the little Meltan to amuse it, which immediately started making a comforting "woooloo" sound.
"Alright, sleep well now!"
Naoki stood up, settled the Meltans, then turned back to his room, starting to order various kitchen utensils and frying pans online.
The next morning, the screws and bottle caps Naoki bought for the Meltans arrived.
Naoki fed the metal to the Meltans, then went off to the Gym as usual.
Pawmot and Zapdos stayed at the ranch because most of the time, Gym battles wouldn't exceed 3v3.
Rather than having them stay in the Poké Ball all day, it was better to let them stay at home and play, taking turns every few days.
And today, it was Pawmot's turn to rest at home.
After Naoki left, the Meltans gathered around the pile made of screws, bottle caps, and Gholdengo's gold coins, joyfully feasting.
This pile of metal was quickly devoured completely by them.
Lono was still sleeping in the room while a few Pokemon in the ranch stayed in the living room, watching the Meltans eat.
"Paamo..."
Pawmot picked up its small hammer, and sure enough, the Meltans' eyes were drawn to it.
They crowded into the cardboard box.
Pawmot moved the hammer to the right, and the Meltans all squeezed to the right side of the box.
Pawmot moved the hammer to the left, and the Meltans immediately squeezed over again.
"Paamo!"
Seeing this, Pawmot suddenly got an idea, it came up with a great plan!
Pawmot put away its little hammer, then brought over a box of bottle caps, looking at the Meltans and said, "Paamo!"
The Meltans obediently did as they were told.
Pawmot rewarded them with the bottle caps.
After the Meltans finished eating, they eagerly looked back at Pawmot.
Pawmot played with them this way for a while until it was time to head to the Chicken House for grazing.
It shook its head, saying to the Meltans, "Paamo!"