"Here, eat up!"
Naoki placed the pile of screws on the table.
The group of Meltan immediately rushed over and began stuffing the screws into their bodies.
Their bodies are soft, liquid metal that can dissolve and absorb other metals.
The hardware store owner watched this group of Pokemon with great curiosity, "There are actually Pokemon that eat screws, how amazing!"
"Not just screws, there are also Pokemon that feed on emotions!" Sonia also watched the magical scene with curiosity.
The way Meltan eat is truly special!
"Pokemon are truly amazing!" the hardware store owner exclaimed in admiration.
Naoki spent three thousand League Coins to finally satiate the hunger of this group of Meltan.
Satisfied, the Meltan lay lazily on the counter, human-like, touching their round, full bellies with their little hands.
"Full now? If so, it's time for us to head home!" Naoki said.
The Meltan showed no reaction.
Naoki continued, "There's a lot of delicious metal at home! Ever tried Silver Coins and big Nuggets?"
The hardware store owner was taken aback.
Wh-What? Is this customer really that wealthy? Actually feeding Pokemon expensive metal like big Nuggets!
Upon hearing this, the Meltan immediately opened their eyes and looked over excitedly.
Naoki opened his backpack, and the Meltan quickly got up, ran over, filled the backpack, and sat obediently inside, waiting to go home with the human to eat gold.
Naoki hoisted the backpack and said to Sonia beside him, "Alright, it's time for us to go too, see you again if there's a chance!"
Sonia nodded, "Travel safely!"
Naoki went outside, mounted Koraidon, and then began flying towards the distant horizon. Not until Stow-on-Side Town was out of sight did he send a message to Giratina on his Rotom Phone.
A minute later, a passage to the Reversed World slowly opened before him.
Koraidon flew into it, thus officially embarking on the journey back.
When Naoki returned to the ranch, it was just midday.
Back home, Naoki found a cardboard box to put the Meltan in.
He took out a large Nugget from the storage room.
The Meltan in the box flocked to one side like hungry little birds, chirping and chasing after the metal.
Calyrex floated nearby, watching this scene with a loving expression.
Melmetal, Spectrier, Glastrier...
Now, half of that era's companions had reunited at Naoki Ranch. Despite a minor incident along the way, which turned Melmetal into a baby, the ability to reunite was something to be happy about regardless.
Naoki tossed the large Nugget into the box, and the Meltan immediately pounced on it, happily feasting.
This scene attracted quite a few Pokemon to watch.
With a hand holding a hammer, Pawmot, Cyclizar, Koraidon, and Magnemite from Lono...
Lono saw this scene too, she looked at the small Pokemon with wonder, "Wow! They look so cute!! Are they Melmetal?"
Naoki smiled and said, "No, they are the previous stage of Melmetal."
He briefly told Lono about his experiences in the Galar Region.
"...Melmetal's life came to an end, and after hearing that the Darkest Day was about to end, it departed peacefully, and its body transformed into this group of Meltan, starting a new life."
Just then, Pawmot's exclamation came from over there.
"Pamo!!!"
Pawmot: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ
Naoki turned his head and saw that the Meltan had pounced on the small hammer in Pawmot's hand, seemingly wanting to eat it.
Pawmot was startled by the sudden movement, instinctively swinging the small hammer and knocking the Meltan off.
Once the Meltan returned to the cardboard box, Pawmot, still a bit nervous, hid the small hammer behind it, then sternly and seriously said to the group of Meltan:
"Pamo Pamo!"
"Woo woo woo..."
The Meltan seemed to understand, more or less, that the hammer belonged to that Pokemon and couldn't be eaten.
So they turned around, sniffing for the scent of the metal in the air.
Soon enough, they did find other metal!
Almost instantly, all the Meltan turned their heads and looked in unison at Magnemite, who had come over to watch the commotion.
The next second, a group of Meltan jumped up and launched themselves at Magnemite.
Magnemite's pupils slightly contracted, a nervous sweat appearing on its face, and it instinctively released a burst of electricity.
The Meltan made surprised "woo woo woo" sounds as they were zapped, and then, like mosquitoes hit by an electric bat, they dropped to the floor one by one, their black, round eyes all turning to "x"s, clearly knocked out.
Magnemite puffed up in anger and floated away, daring the Pokemon to pounce on it again!
Naoki, Lono: "..."
Naoki immediately took out his Rotom Phone and ordered five boxes of screws and ten boxes of bottle caps online.
These are foods specifically for Steel Type Pokemon like Metagross.
Just then, Gholdengo seemed to suddenly remember something, watching the way these Pokemon acted just now, and then had a sudden inspiration, like performing a magic trick, it conjured up glistening Gold Coins, piling them into a small mountain on the floor.