"They are—"
Mrs. Fujino looked at the honest-looking Golem and Graveler behind Lucas and asked.
Lucas briefly explained the situation to Mrs. Fujino and Mr. Fujino. Mrs. Fujino nodded, "I see. Don't worry, I will take good care of them."
"That's not necessary. I believe that under the leadership of Heracross and Pinsir in the backyard, they will quickly lift the spirits of the Golem and Graveler and help them integrate into life at the Breeding House."
Thinking of those little tyrants at the Breeding House, Mrs. Fujino laughed. They threw their weight around all day using little Shauna's reputation. Now, the Pokémon in the forest would consciously retreat whenever they saw them, for fear of being pranked.
"Gothitelle."
Lucas called out, waited for a while, but there was no response.
?
"Lilli."
She went to pick up Shauna from school. When we returned, it was just about time for Shauna to get out of school.
Lucas: ————
Gengar: ————
Oh no!
Lucas had already imagined the scene when Shauna returned.
"Gengar, I'll have to trouble you again later."
Lucas looked at the Gengar beside him.
Gengar: ?!
Σ( \\i|—
If Shauna found out that he had forgotten to pick her up, she would definitely hit him with a Rocket Headbutt.
Then the question arises, wouldn't it be fine if he didn't let her know he had been to Twinleaf Town?
The origins of the Golem and Graveler were easy to explain, but Gothitelle—
Sometimes, compared to Lilligant, she was even more scheming.
At this moment, the Graveler that had been knocked flying and knocked unconscious by the Lickitung, Machoke, and Vex, as well as Rhyperior, opened its eyes, saw itself being carried on the heads of its companions, and called out.
Its companions happily put it down, and it felt the cool sensation coming from its body.
"Gron?"
Huh? My body—why does it feel so comfortable?
"Oh, I remember this one."
Mrs. Fujino looked at this Graveler, somewhat surprised, and spoke.
The Graveler looked at Mrs. Fujino and suddenly remembered that she was the woman who had lifted it up last time and then thrown it away!
"It's that disobedient Graveler."
Mrs. Fujino walked forward with a gentle smile on her face.
The Graveler looked at the woman in front of it. Last time, she had the same smile on her face, but she still threw it away without hesitation.
"Gron!"
Don't come over here!
Watching Mrs. Fujino get closer and closer, the Graveler kept backing away until it stepped into empty air and slid down the slope.
"Careful."
Mrs. Fujino stepped forward, watching the Graveler rolling like a ball, and called out.
Lucas arrived beside Mrs. Fujino, surprised that there was a spot on the wide Breeding Road where a Pokémon could step into empty air and roll down.
"Hey, are you still coming home for dinner?"
Lucas cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted.
No response.
Lucas turned around, looking at the Aipoms sitting on the roof eating berries picked from the planting area. "Thank you for your hard work."
The Aipoms nodded, jumped off the roof, and leaped through the trees, searching in the direction where the Graveler had rolled.
"Gothitelle, why did you have time to pick me up today?"
Shauna ran out of the school gate, looked at Gothitelle standing near the Rapidash, ran to Gothitelle's side, looked up, and asked crisply.
"Goth."
Lucas came over to handle some things today, so we accompanied him. Since you were getting out of school soon, I came to pick you up.
—
Unexpectedly, Shauna could actually understand Gothitelle's words.
In some respects, besides being strong and having a big appetite, little Shauna seemed to have great talent in communicating with Pokémon.
"What about Uncle? Did he come?"
Little Shauna looked around excitedly, but did not see Lucas.
"Goth."
Him? Let me tell you, he definitely forgot. He's so bad, he could even forget the time little Shauna gets out of school.
"Hmph! Uncle is a big bad guy! When I get back, I'll definitely give him a piece of my mind!"
Shauna clenched her pink, tender little fists and said fiercely.
Gothitelle nodded with satisfaction upon seeing this.
Shauna skillfully mounted the Rapidash, said goodbye to Tomoyo beside her, and then rode the Rapidash, with Chimecho following behind Gothitelle, back to the Breeding House.
Lucas was sitting in the rest area, discussing the renovation of the Breeding House with Mr. and Mrs. Fujino. Hearing the sound of hooves outside, his eyelids twitched, and he pulled the Gengar beside him over.
"Stinky Uncle, take my Rocket Headbutt!"
"Gengar—"
Don't come over—
Taking the eyeball thrown over by Gothitelle, Lucas skillfully stuffed it into Gengar's eye socket, then tugged at its mouth corners. "Thank you for your hard work, I'll make you something delicious tonight."
Mrs. Fujino sat in a chair, watching the scene in front of her. What a warm scene~
"Hmph! I'm not playing with Uncle anymore, Uncle didn't even go to pick me up from school!"
Shauna turned away, hummed, and looked like a baby who was angry.
"I found you some new friends."
Lucas said with a smile.
"Really? Where?"
Shauna's act broke in a second, and she turned to look at Lucas, her eyes full of anticipation.
Lucas stood up and led Shauna to the backyard. Shauna saw the Golem and Graveler sitting in the rock area at a glance.
"Wow! Big round rocks!"
Shauna exclaimed.
Golem, Graveler: ————
"Want to go say hello?"
Shauna hummed, and with Chimecho and the others, ran to the rock area to greet the Golem and Graveler.
Feeling the atmosphere of the Breeding House's backyard, the Golem and Graveler immediately fell in love with it. Under Lucas's guidance, they came to the rock area. They liked it here, so Lucas let them live in the rock area with the Gligar Family led by Gliscor.
The Gliscor and his group living in the rock area expressed great welcome to the arrival of the Golem and Graveler.
As for why they didn't go to the Cave where the Steelix was in the forest, Lucas had taken them there just now, but they expressed that they preferred living in the Breeding House, so Lucas let them live there.
Watching Shauna skillfully mix with the Golem and the others—truly mix with them—
Lucas's eyes twitched uncontrollably.
Super Twinleaf Person ————
"While it's not dark yet, let's use the fence to enclose the rented land."
Lucas looked at the Gengar beside him. Gengar had already recovered its energy at this time. "Gengar~"
"Then everyone, let's get moving!"
Lucas clapped his hands and started moving with the Pokémon of the Breeding House and Mr. and Mrs. Fujino.
Gengar and Gothitelle each carried a pile of fences, went to the two ends of the land, inserted the fences into the soil, and then watched the Lickitung and others, letting them use their fists to hammer the fences into the soil.
Lucas took Lilligant and the others to clear out the weeds and stones from the enclosed land.
"It seems like there aren't many weeds, but it's unexpectedly troublesome to clean up."
Lucas leaned on his hoe and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"That's because these weeds and bushes are scattered, so they don't look like much, but cleaning them up is not easier than if they were all growing in one place."
Mr. Fujino stood beside Lucas and said.
"And those trees, we can only cut them down."
Lucas looked at the scattered large trees and said.
Mr. Fujino nodded.
"Lilli?"
Do you want to take a break? Just leave the rest to us.
Lilligant walked to Lucas's side, looked up at him, and said.
Lucas smiled and shook his head. "Don't worry, this level is much easier than when we first came."
After handing over the task of clearing weeds and stones to Mr. and Mrs. Fujino and Lilligant and the others, Lucas turned to look at the rock area. "Little Shauna, bring the Golem and the others over to help me."
"Okay~"
Little Shauna's voice came over, and not long after, little Shauna brought the Golem and the others over.
"Do you need me to help with anything?"
Shauna stood in front of Lucas, looked up at him, and asked crisply.
"See those big trees? Let's take the Golem and the others to clear them away, okay?"
"Okay."
Lucas took Shauna and the Golem and the others to a big tree. "This tree grows quite well, it's very suitable for carving."
Lucas patted the tree trunk, said a sentence, and then looked at the Golem. "Thank you for your hard work."
The Golem nodded, then let Lucas and Shauna stand further away, stepped back a few steps, and then rolled itself into a ball and slammed hard into the big tree.
"Don't—"
Lucas called out to stop it, but it was too late.
Crack.
The big tree broke at the waist.
Lucas: ————
"I didn't ask you to knock it down, I meant to pull them out by the roots, otherwise the remaining stumps will take up space."
Lucas couldn't help but say.
"Gron—"
Sorry, I didn't know—
The Golem lowered its head and apologized sincerely.
Watching the Golem, which was aggressive when they first met, become extremely gentle at this time, Lucas shook his head gently. "It's okay, first time, it's inevitable there will be a little mistake."
After Lucas finished speaking, he called out to Lickitung.
"Nidoran?"
What's wrong?
Lickitung came to Lucas's side. Lucas pointed to the lower half of the big tree that had been broken at the waist. "Can you pull it up?"
Lickitung sized it up, then nodded.
No problem.
After speaking, Lickitung hugged the stump with its four hands, then planted its feet firmly, used its waist strength, and the stump was pulled out by the roots. The roots underneath were extremely thick and messy.
"Wow—these roots, it seems that the soil around the Breeding House will also be affected by the soil of the Breeding House."
Lucas couldn't help but say.
"Nidoran."
Here, for you.
Lickitung threw the stump aside, then stretched its hand in front of Lucas, opened its palm, and a huge root lay inside. Still covered in mud.
"This is—Big Root?"
Lucas stared at the root in Lickitung's palm, eyes wide.
"Nidoran."
Don't know, I found it from the mud.
[A New Year, Good Luck Galore: Your luck value seems to have had its intended effect. When Lickitung was helping, it inadvertently discovered a Big Root that Machamp and the Gardevoir Family love very much in the soil. A good start to the new year.]
Looking at the description on the text, Lucas couldn't help but roll his eyes.
A description full of bad taste.
What does it mean that Machamp and the Gardevoir Family love the Big Root very much! Slander!
Lucas took the Big Root, and a line of text jumped out in front of him again:
[Big Root (Perfect): It seems to have been affected by the excellent soil of the Breeding House. This Big Root, which originally existed in the soil, absorbed some energy through its contact with the Breeding House's soil, thereby improving its quality. The effect will be much better than an ordinary Big Root.]
[Big Root (Perfect): When carried, the HP recovery amount is increased by 45% when using draining moves, and the damage caused remains unchanged.]
43: %?!
I remember the recovery amount of an ordinary Big Root only increases by 30%? This Big Root actually has 15% more? So terrifying!
If this is sold to some Trainers who like to use tormenting combinations, wouldn't it sell like crazy?
For example, Trainers who like to play stall teams, using Leech Seed can also trigger the effect of the Big Root.
After all, 15% more recovery should be considered quite a lot, right?
Lucas patted Lickitung on the shoulder. "Well done!"
"Goth?"
What is this?
At this time, Gothitelle floated to Lucas's side and handed what was in her hand to Lucas. Looking at the item wrapped in mud, it could vaguely be seen that it was a spoon.
"Golduck, can you bring it over?"
Lucas called out to Golduck, who had just walked into the backyard after making a delivery.
"Psy?"
What's wrong?
Golduck walked over, carrying a backpack and wearing a baseball cap.
"Can you help me rinse it?"
Looking at the spoon in Lucas's hand, Golduck nodded, and then used Water Gun to wash the mud off the spoon.
The spoon showed a crooked shape.
A crooked spoon?
[A New Year, Good Luck Galore: Yo, kid, your luck is not bad today. It seems you dug up another good thing. When Gothitelle was installing the fence, she found that no matter how hard Lickitung tried, it couldn't fully insert the fence into the soil. So she used her psychic power to dig up the soil and happened to find such a spoon under the fence, but the shape seems to have been bent even more by Lickitung's brute force?]
[Twisted Spoon (Ring): It seems to be an item left behind by a powerful Pokémon from the former Breeding House. Although for it, the bonus of this spoon was optional, but after all, it contained its blessings and expectations for the former owner of the Breeding House. Having lived for nearly a thousand years, its blessing has incredible power, causing the spoon to undergo some changes.]
[Twisted Spoon (Ring): A ring-shaped spoon. The Psychic-type moves of the Pokémon carrying this item have their power increased by 30%.]
28: %?
I remember when I first started, the Twisted Spoon only increased by 10%, and later because the attribute was too weak, it was strengthened to 20% after the fourth generation. The one in my hand actually increases by 30%?
Could it really be my lucky day today?!
Lucas looked at the land in front of him, his eyes full of anticipation.
He handed the spoon to Gothitelle. "Do you need it? It can increase the power of Psychic-type moves, by 30%."
Gothitelle looked at this spoon dug out of the mud with some disgust.
"How about you just make do with it for now? If you don't like it, that's fine, Ninetales and the others can use it, or we can sell it."
Gothitelle frowned, took it with disgust, and then hung it on her bow.
"It looks quite good, very beautiful."
Lucas complimented Gothitelle.
"Goth."
As if you needed to say that.
***************************
Thoughts on where the plot is heading? Let me know in the comments! If you're enjoying the ride, please leave a quick review and toss a few Power Stones my way. Every bit of support means the world! 🙌