Fuyuki suddenly realized something and quickly turned around.
Sure enough, he saw Entei staring majestically in his direction.
Seeing him turn around, Entei's gaze slowly fell on him.
"I want to talk to them!" Fuyuki said, "Entei, don't scare them!"
Entei nodded slightly, then added with some concern, "Don't stray too far from me."
"Okay!" Fuyuki nodded vigorously. Seeing Entei continue picking berries, he turned back and began searching for wild Pokémon.
Just then, a rustling sound suddenly came from the bushes not far away.
Was it a Pokémon? Fuyuki immediately looked in that direction.
Soon, a small figure emerged from the bushes.
It was a Pokémon with a body resembling a small dinosaur, wearing a skull helmet, and wielding a bone club as a weapon.
It seemed to be catching a butterfly in the grass.
Because the tree had seen an ordinary butterfly startled and fly away in a panic.
The Pokémon, with a few blades of grass on its head, poked its head out of the grass.
At first, it intended to continue chasing the butterfly.
But soon, the Pokémon spotted the tree not far away.
Then, its eyes lit up.
"Cu ...Cubo!" Fuyuki wasn't used to the pronunciation of this word, so he spoke somewhat haltingly.
Yes, this Cubone was the same Cubone that had almost choked to death on a berry pit last autumn!
Seeing the tree, the Cubone was also very excited; it almost immediately jumped out of the grass.
Clearly, it recognized the him too.
"Cubone!" The Cubone's voice sounded a bit rough, like sandpaper.
"Long time no see, Cubone!" Fuyuki tried to greet the Cubone.
"Where's your mom?"
Of course, all of this was done in Pokémon language.
Cubone understood Fuyuki's meaning and immediately replied happily, "Cubone!" (Mom's in the den, I'm out playing!)
Fuyuki observed Cubone's tone and expression with considerable nervousness, and combining this with what Entei had taught him, Fuyuki was shocked to discover.
He—truly understood the meaning behind Cubone's cry!
Cubone was overjoyed to see the human cub before it again.
It remembered that it had been rescued thanks to the other's help.
Thinking of this, Cubone's heart was filled with gratitude.
"Cubone!" (Hello, hello!) A glint of light shone in Cubone's eyes.
Fuyuki naturally understood what the Cubone meant.
Its "hello" wasn't a greeting, but rather an expression of its appreciation for Fuyuki's kindness.
Fuyuki grinned; this Cubone was quite interesting.
He noticed Cubone's actions and asked curiously, "Were you catching a butterfly just now?"
Cubone turned to look at the butterfly and nodded, saying, "Cubo!" (Play!)
Meaning it was playing.
As if to demonstrate to Fuyuki, Cubone pounced on the butterfly.
However, before it even got close, it startled the butterfly, which fluttered away.
Cubone scratched its head, looking disappointed.
"Cubo..."
Fuyuki: "..."
"That's not how you catch butterflies," Fuyuki shook his head. "Watch me!"
He then began to demonstrate butterfly-catching to Cubone.
Fuyuki looked around and finally found a blue butterfly perched on a flower.
He slowed his pace, approaching cautiously, very slowly, making sure not to disturb the butterfly.
When he got close enough, Fuyuki suddenly clasped his hands together.
Cubone's eyes widened.
Fuyuki approached Cubone and carefully opened his palm. The butterfly was trapped inside.
"Look, I caught it!" Fuyuki showed it to Cubone.
Cubone looked at the butterfly, her eyes gleaming with excitement.
"Cubo!"
Wow, amazing!
[You caught the butterfly so easily! Cubone is utterly astonished!]
[Shock Points from Cubone +20!]
[Current Balance: 185!]
Huh? Fuyuki paused slightly, slightly taken aback.
Looking at Cubone's face, filled with shock and admiration, he smiled and released the butterfly.
The startled butterfly fluttered its wings and flew away in a panic.
Cubone couldn't help but look up.
Meanwhile, Entei had finished picking the berries. Carrying the large leaf containing the berries, it walked up to Fuyuki and said,
"It's time to go back, little one."
Just then, Cubone's mother, Marowak, arrived.
"Cubone..." Cubone looked reluctant to leave.
"Let's play together again tomorrow!" Fuyuki said.
Cubone's eyes lit up again.
"Cubone!" Fuyuki was incredibly excited after testing the power of Pokémon language.
From now on, he, like N, could understand Pokémon!
Fuyuki rode on Entei's back, following it back to the cave.
However, halfway up the mountain, perhaps the large leaf couldn't bear the weight of so many berries, and it tore open with a ripping sound.
The next second, round berries tumbled out, rolling down the mountain path.
Seeing this, Entei frowned slightly.
"Looks like I'll have to find another leaf," Entei thought to himself.
Watching this scene, Fuyuki's mind drifted to something else.
Indeed… relying solely on leaves to hold the fruit was too inconvenient and unreliable.
In this situation, a bamboo basket would be much more convenient.
Thinking this, Fuyuki's mind stirred, and the shop interface automatically appeared before his eyes.
He searched for [Basket].
The next second, the shop interface underwent a dramatic transformation.
[Rattan Basket: A common basket for storing items, easy to carry. Exchange fee: 30 Shock Points.]
[Storage Basket: A tool for storing items, such as fruit and vegetables. Exchange fee: 30 Shock Points.]
"…" He needed to find one with a handle so Entei could transport the fruit by carrying it by the handle.
Fortunately, he had accumulated quite a few Shock Points.
Fuyuki had originally intended to save the basket to buy some decent clothes, but now, a practical item like the basket was clearly more important.
"Entei, this can help you!"
As soon as Fuyuki finished speaking, Entei saw a wicker basket suddenly appear out of thin air in front of him.
It was slightly startled, then realized that Little One had used its power again!
Entei was already used to this. Knowing that this power wouldn't affect Little One, it let it be.
Entei picked up some tree fruits from the mountain path, put them back in the basket, then picked up the handle with its mouth and continued towards the cave.
However, before it even got close, it sensed a familiar presence from afar at the cave entrance.
Raikou, he's back.
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