"Chirp Chirp!"
The Minccino's eyes widened. They all jumped off Dragonite, then skillfully climbed onto the fruit trees, picking berries.
"How about it? Do you want to stay here now, or do you want to continue living with us?" Draconis asked.
Hearing this, the Minccino's chose the latter without hesitation.
"Chirp Chirp!"
Although Draconis sometimes made the house dirty, they still liked Draconis very much and wanted to live with him!
Draconis was not surprised by the Minccino's answer. He just smiled, patted their heads, and said softly:
"Then please take care of me in the future too, Minccino."
"Chirp Chirp~!"
Beside them, Serperior couldn't help but show a smile on its face.
It knew it hadn't chosen the wrong person.
Just then, the group of Shuckle also recognized Draconis.
"Huhu!"
It was this human who had invited them to live here!
The Shuckle's all ran over, happily expressing their gratitude to Draconis.
Thanks to Draconis for 'kidnapping' them here, otherwise they would probably still be hiding under big rocks, only daring to come out at night to find berries to eat!
But now, not only do they get to eat sweet berries every day, they also don't have to worry about encountering danger. They can come out whenever they want and even sunbathe every day.
This life is truly too blissful!
Almost instantly, Draconis received satisfaction points from the Shuckle's. Although not many, they added up to several hundred.
This was enough to prove that this group of Shuckle's were living very happily here.
Draconis said with a smile, "Then stay here and live well!"
"Huhu~!" The Shuckle's shook their heads, happily.
Draconis smiled, and just then, footsteps came from behind him.
"Your Highness Draconis?!"
Draconis turned around and saw a green-haired girl, about twenty years old, standing not far away with a tin bucket, looking at him with surprise.
"Who are you?"
Only then did the girl remember that she hadn't introduced herself, and quickly said:
"My name is Lillian, and Lord Alfred assigned me to look after the orchard here, and to take care of the Shuckle's and those magical beasts!"
"I see." Draconis suddenly understood.
"Your Highness, why have you come here today?" Lillian asked.
"I've come to see how the magical beasts that came from the Royal City earlier are doing here," Draconis asked.
Hearing that His Highness had come to visit the magical beasts, Lillian put down the tin bucket, turned around and said, "Please follow me, Your Highness!"
She led the way, answering, "At first, those magical beasts weren't used to life here. Later, Lord Alfred arranged for me to come and take care of them, and gradually, they got used to this place. They seem to know that we won't harm them, and they aren't as afraid of humans anymore."
Draconis nodded, feeling relieved.
The two walked through the orchard, and soon, a two-story wooden cabin appeared in the forest ahead.
The wooden cabin was surrounded by a fence, and within the fence, many Pokémon could be seen.
"Here we are, this is where I live with these magical beasts!" Lillian said, pushing open the door and inviting Draconis in.
Passing through the back door of this forest cabin, one officially entered the garden where many magical beasts lived.
Looking around, various Pokémon came into view.
Tepig, Watchog, Elekid, Drilbur, Flareon, Sandshrew, Lickitung, Psyduck, Azurill, Pansage, Magnemite, Buneary, Skitty... and even a relatively rare Clefairy.
These Pokémon had all once served as Slaves in Aindook Royal City.
Draconis still remembered that when they first arrived in the territory, their faces showed obvious expressions of timidity and fear.
At that time, they were still afraid of humans.
But after this period of living here, the fear on their faces had basically disappeared, replaced by relaxed smiles and genuine happiness from the bottom of their hearts.
It was called a nature reserve, but it was actually more like a Pokémon sanctuary, Draconis thought to himself.
Not far away, a Psyduck found a berry from somewhere. It placed the berry on the grass, tilting its head and observing it with a puzzled expression.
This scene attracted the attention of some other Pokémon.
The Tepig ran over, and after the Psyduck said something to it, the Tepig spat out a spark, cooking the berry.
The Tepig's face showed a happy expression.
The Psyduck picked up the roasted berry, put it in its mouth for a bite, and then immediately jumped up, quacking, seemingly burned.
"These magical beasts are actually quite cute!" Lillian said softly, watching the scene.
Draconis agreed heartily: "They are!"
Just then, the group of Pokémon suddenly noticed the two people not far from them.
Some of the Pokémon immediately ran over, while others seemed a bit timid, cautiously hiding behind trees and observing from the shadows.
Lillian reached out and stroked a Pansage's head, then introduced Draconis to the group of Pokémon:
"This is His Highness Draconis. He's the one who had this place built so you could live well here!"
Hearing this, the Pokémon all looked at Draconis with curiosity.
Draconis returned a smile.
Soon, some Pokémon remembered that they had seen this human once when they first arrived here!
According to what the other humans said, this human seemed to be the king of humans!
"Hello, are you used to life here?" Draconis asked with a smile.
The Tepig immediately snorted excitedly.
"Lai Lai!"
"And what about you?" Draconis then turned his gaze to the Psyduck, Buneary, Flareon, and other Pokémon nearby.
"Boo-ee~!"
"Quack!"
"..."
All the Pokémon smiled.
"However," Draconis suddenly changed the subject, "I heard that you often sneak out of the orchard and run into town, is that true?"
At this, the Pokémon immediately became flustered.
"Lai Lai..." The Tepig was a little scared.
They wouldn't get a beating, would they?
They just thought this place was too good, they liked it here, and they were curious about the humans and Pokémon in town, so they would secretly go over and observe how those Pokémon and humans played and lived together.
The humans here were completely different from the humans they had encountered before.
Because the humans here were all very kind to Pokémon!
They liked the humans here!
Sometimes these Pokémon couldn't help but wonder if they could also meet a human who would like them and be kind to them, just like the Pokémon in town.
But now, it seemed they had made a mistake again...
"No, I think you've misunderstood." Seeing that these sensitive Pokémon seemed to have misunderstood something, Draconis quickly explained.
"Lai Lai?" The Tepig looked up again, bewildered.
"Are you curious about the Pokémon living with humans in town, which is why you secretly go to watch them?" Draconis asked.
"Lai Lai!" The Tepig nodded its head.
"I see..." Draconis pondered, then asked, "Then do you also want to meet a human who likes you and live with them, just like those Pokémon?"
"Lai Lai?" Is that really possible?
Hearing this, the Tepig's eyes suddenly lit up.
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