Raikou didn't answer.
It slowly walked forward, looking down at the spot where the young human had just been busy.
Then, it raised its powerful forepaw high.
"Roar!" With a roar, a white light erupted from Raikou's paw, and the moment the light touched the ground, a crater appeared.
This was… a Ground-type move, Dig!
"Done." The light on Raikou's paw disappeared, and it turned its gaze to the young human beside it.
"Thank you!" Fuyuki sweetly thanked Raikou.
Then, he picked up a pomelo seed and gently placed it into the hole Raikou had dug, laboriously filling in the surrounding soil.
"Raikou, there's more!" Fuyuki declared, indicating that one tree wasn't enough.
Raikou silently took a few steps forward, then once again unleashed his digging prowess.
Fuyuki happily followed behind, diligently planting the tree seed.
However, he was too weak now, and only managed to fill two holes before running out of energy.
In the end, even the task of filling in the holes was entirely left to Raikou.
Raikou dutifully dug many large holes until he buried the last tree seed, then stopped and turned back to ask:
"What should we do next?"
Fuyuki smiled sweetly: "Water it!"
Raikou: "..."
This put Raikou in a bit of a bind.
If it were Suicune here, it could help, but Raikou is an Electric-type Pokémon and doesn't know any Water-type moves.
No, it's not that it doesn't know them at all.
Raikou suddenly remembered a move it had learned long ago.
—Rain Dance.
The next second, a mysterious power gathered on Raikou's body. Under Raikou's control, this power slowly rose into the air, condensing into a thick dark cloud above the orchard.
Then, a light drizzle fell from the cloud, thoroughly irrigating the land.
"Wow, amazing!" Fuyuki clapped enthusiastically beside it, praising Raikou.
This Raikou is really impressive; it even knows moves like Dig and Rain Dance!
Raikou felt a surge of joy.
Of course it's amazing!
However, Raikou didn't show its emotions; its expression remained aloof and indifferent. Fuyuki gazed expectantly at the land before him.
Perhaps in the near future, these saplings would sprout and grow into a lush orchard.
Then, they would have an inexhaustible supply of fruit!
Fuyuki looked at Raikou.
The big cat had performed admirably, and his act of planting fruit seemed to have surprised Raikou, so his balance had increased from 35 to 60.
A cup of MooMoo Milk as a reward!
At noon, Fuyuki lavishly spent 15 points of Shock Points to buy three bottles of MooMoo Milk from the shop.
One for himself, one for Raikou, and one for Marshadow.
The two Pokémon sat around the soft carpet, happily enjoying the MooMoo Milk.
Raikou was quite pleased with this gift from the human child.
It tried a lick and immediately felt a familiar sensation.
"This taste..."
Raikou glanced at Fuyuki, feigning nonchalance as he asked,
"You like this?"
"It's delicious!" Fuyuki hummed in agreement, nodding.
Compared to constantly eating berries, MooMoo Milk, this sweet milk, was much more suitable for his baby's constitution, and the taste was excellent.
Having received an answer, Raikou fell silent.
His mind drifted back to an incident from before.
Back then, he was traversing towering mountains when he happened to rescue a Pokémon in danger.
That Pokémon was named Miltank. After being rescued, it wanted to give it its own milk as a gift as a token of gratitude.
Although Raikou refused, it remembered the taste.
"If I encounter Miltank again in the future, perhaps I can bring it to live in Mount Tensei," Raikou thought.
That way, this human cub could drink this sweet milk every day.
However, the moment this thought crossed his mind, Raikou suddenly realized—why would he even have such an idea? !
Humans are all treacherous and cunning beings. How could it so easily trust this human cub, even thinking of bringing him more milk…
But then, a sentence suddenly flashed through Raikou's mind.
[This little one is different!]
At that moment, two little Raikous with wings appeared in Raikou's mind.
One Raikou was pure white, with a halo above his head and pure white wings on his back.
The other Raikou was jet black, with two red horns on his head and a pair of jet black wings like a raven on his back.
The Demon Raikou said, "Never trust humans! He healed you, gave you milk—it must all have ulterior motives!"
The Angel Raikou said, "But Little One is still a cub, he doesn't know anything. He lives with the Pokémon every day, his heart is so kind, and he gets along so well with them. All the Pokémon in Mount Tensei like him!"
The Demon Raikou continued, "It's fake! It must be fake! This must all be an evil human in disguise. He deliberately pretends to be like this to gain your trust, and then hurt you cruelly!"
The Angel Raikou also said, "Is all of this really fake? Little One actively shared his candy with the Pokémon, and even used his own power to turn this cave into his home. This shows that he already considers Entei and Marshadow, and us, as family, and even considers himself a Pokémon!"
The Demon Raikou wanted to say something more, but then he suddenly shook his head, clearing his mind of the jumbled thoughts.
Raikou looked at the human cub before him with a complex expression.
Reflecting on their time together, Raikou had made its decision.
That's right, this human cub hadn't had any contact with humans since being taken back to Mount Tensei by Entei.
In this human cub's mind, perhaps it already considered itself, along with Entei and Marshadow, as one of the same beings.
Since that's the case, then they might as well raise this human cub as a Pokémon!
That way, it would see itself as a Pokémon and stand on the side of Pokémon.
The little one would no longer be a simple human, but a human raised by Pokémon!
The demon Raikou was utterly defeated.
Deep in Raikou's heart, there was something it refused to admit.
Even though it had always distrusted humans, believing them to be treacherous and cunning, deep down, it still longed to build trust with them.
Suddenly, Raikou seemed to feel a gaze upon it.
It whirled its head and saw Marshadow standing on the other side, staring intently at it.
Marshadow: *Stare—*
Raikou felt as if Marshadow had seen right through him, and was instantly filled with embarrassment and anger.
This guy, why does he still enjoy spying on others in such a sinister way?!
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