Seeing that Dragonite hadn't spilled the beans, G snorted and ran off with a red fabsp;

  Watg it leave, Naoki couldn't help but feel like G was fleeing in a panic, almost as if it were afraid Naoki might press for more details.

  Naoki: "…"

  Alright then! Although he had no idea what had happened, he sehat asking further might just make G angry.

  Gng over at Dragonite, Naoki decided it was best to return to the house and focus on decorating the rooms.

  As he passed by the sheepfold, he noticed the three Gogoat huddled together, p grass energy into a small mound of dirt. Fresh soil and dug-up turf were scattered around, evidence of their ret activity.

  Curious, Naoki approached, looked down at the small mound, and asked, "What's this?"

  The three Gogoat turheir heads simultaneously, replying cheerfully, "Baaaaa!"

  Naoki, popping some seeds into his mouth, asked again, "What?"

  Gogoat: "Baaa, baaa~" (We're pnting seeds!)

  "Seeds?" Naoki was fused. He hadn't given them any seeds, and all his crop seeds were safely stored in his ste box.

  Notig his fusion, the middle Gogoat expined: "Baaa~" (The seeds you gave us!)

  Naoki blinked and then remembered the three Miracle Seeds he had bought as gifts. He opened his eyes wide in realization and excimed, "Wait, those are items for you to carry, not actual seeds!"

  But the three Gogoat just looked puzzled: "Baa?"

  To them, it was obviously a seed. They could feel the life force within it! As long as they p and nurtured it with their grass energy, it would grow!

  Naoki: "..."

  Looking at their fident faces, Naoki started sed-guessing himself. Could Miracle Seeds actually be pnted?

  He thought back to what he knew about the item: Miracle Seeds—when carried by a Grass-type Pokémon, they boost the power of Grass-type moves. They also had medial properties and could be used in cooking.

  Naoki wasn't sure if pnting them would actually work, but seeing how determihe Gogoat were, he decided to let them try.

  "Alright, you three take care of those seeds!" Naoki said with a smile.

  The three Gogoat nodded eagerly and tiending to the small mound of soil.

  Naoki turned back toward the house, ready to tinue decorating.

  Upon his return, Kelly looked up and asked, "Everything okay with Dragonite?"

  "Yeah, it's fine," Naoki replied, chug. "Dragonite probably caught G eating ice cream, which made G feel a bit embarrassed."

  "Really?" Kelly looked amused.

  Naoki smiled. "G's usually so quiet and dignified, but when it eats its favorite food, it lets its guard down and bees quite cute."

  He had noticed this before when G was dev a cream smoothie, looking adorably silly, but he had never mentio to anyone.

  Kelly ughed. "G certainly has a fun personality!"

  "Absolutely!" Naoki agreed.

  With the bined efforts of Naoki, Kelly, and the Pokémon, the house was decorated ihan an hour.

  The living room was now covered with a soft, green leaf-patterned carpet, with a light-colored sofa and a wooden coffee table in the ter. The entire room had a cozy, forest-themed, pastoral style. The warm-toned aper and furniture gave the house a calming, natural feel, while also creating a lively and warm atmosphere.

  As Naoki looked around, he imagined himself i wearing an apron, cooking while the Pokémon gathered in the living room, waiting for their meal. Just picturing it gave him a strong sense of home.

  At that moment, the Machamp crew emerged from the celr, nodding toward Kelly.

  Kelly smiled knowingly and said, "Looks like the celr's all set up. Want to go check it out?"

  "Of course!" Naoki said eagerly.

  They walked down to the celr, and with the flip of a switch, soft light illumihe space. The thirty oak barrels were ly arranged in six rows, with five barrels in each row.

  Although there were a lot of barrels, the celr didn't feel cramped but gave off a cozy, perfectly banced vibe.

  "It really looks like the celr in Stardew Valley!" Naoki thought to himself, grinning at the sight.

  Kelly suddenly remembered something, her eyes widening: "Wait, do you know how to brew wine?"

  "Nope." Naoki admitted with a chuckle. He had only ever brewed wine in games and had no real-life experience.

  Kelly blinked in surprise: "???"

  Seeing her puzzled expression, Naoki added, "But don't worry. The ranch manual Mayor Thomas gave me has a detailed winemaking guide. I'll just take it step by step."

  Kelly rexed, smiling. "That's good! I've noticed you've pnted a lot of hops and fruit trees. You use those for winemaking! I'll definitely e by to support your business wheime es. Good luck!"

  "Thanks!" Naoki nodded fidently.

  inally, Kelly nning to leave, but when she saw that there were still items left in Naoki's old house, she decided to stay and lend a hand with her Machamp's strength. Together, they moved all the furniture from the old house to the new one.

  After everything from the old house was cleared, Machamp carried in the bar, tables, chairs, and benches from Kelly's truck.

  The bar faced the entrance, with ste ets underh for tableware and snacks. Wine racks and shelves were installed behind the bar, perfect for pg juices and beers for visitors to choose from.

  Naoki had bought six sets of tables, chairs, and benches of different sizes. The smallest set erfect for Pokémon like Pikachu, while the rgest was suitable fger Pokémon.

  The old firep the house remained intact, ready to keep the tavern warm during the cold winter months, making it a cozy spot for the Pokémon visitors.

  Once everything was set, Kelly finally left, driving off into the su.

  Naoki didn't rest, though. He ed the tavern thhly, ensuring the floor otless and the walls pristine.

  Looking at the empty wooden walls, Naoki thought, "When Baby Bear sends me photos from its travels, I'll frame them and hang them here iavern." It would serve as a memory of their journeys and a message to all visiting Pokémon that there's a helpful hero bear cub out there.

  "It's finally done!" Naoki sighed tentedly, watg the golden rays of the setting sun from the window.

  There was only o touch.

  Naoki pulled out a set of wind chimes from his backpack, and with the help of his Pokémon, he hung them uhe eaves of the tavern. Just as they finished, an evening breeze stirred, causing the chimes to tinkle gently in the air.

  Dragonite, Koraidon, Alcremie, Dratini, and the others were immediately captivated, their eyes sparkling with curiosity as they tilted their heads at the soft sound.

  "Gah?" Koraidon asked, tilting its head.

  "Ouch?" Dragonite added, intrigued.

  Naoki smiled. "That's the sound of the wind."

  Then, he beed his Pokémon toward the door with a grin. "e inside and check out your new home!"

  The Pokémon rushed into the house with excitement, and with just one gheir eyes lit up in surprise.

  They gazed at the and spacious living room, the soft carpet uheir feet, and the rge floor-to-ceiling windoed with white curtains.

  The dim sunlight filtering through the window cast a warm, hazy glow across the room, making the whole house feel cozy.

  "Do you like it?" Naoki asked with a smile.

  All the Pokémon nodded enthusiastically.

  Naoki, still smiling, turned on the lights and the TV, letting the Pokémon rex and enjoy themselves in the living room. He then donned an apron and headed to the kit to prepare dinner for everyone.

  The kit en, allowing Naoki to keep an eye on the Pokémon while he cooked.

  The evening news from Paldea ying oelevision. In this lively atmosphere, Butterfree and Alcremie were boung on the sofa, their faces full of curiosity as they tested out the bouncy, soft cushioh them.

  Seeing this, Dratini and Dragerly joined in, flying over to do the same.

  Cyclizar settled into a nearby armchair, watg the pyful antics with an amused smile.

  Dragonite, finding the sofa a bit cramped, opted to sit on the spacious, fortable carpet instead.

  Koraidon stood off to the side, watg the happy se with a tent smile on its face.

  ...

  After dinner, Naoki, exhausted from the long day, po ght to bed, but he found himself uo sleep. The excitement of being in a new home kept his mind rag.

  So Naoki got up and wandered into the living room.

  He g the wooden dispy stand on the wall and suddenly remembered he still had something to do.

  Heading back to his room, he retrieved all the keepsakes that Baby Bear had sent back during its travels, along with some of the items it had saved over time. One by one, he carefully pced them on the dispy stand.

  Water Stone, Everstone, a broken Poké Ball, a transparent gss bottle, a pearl.

  The soft king of the items stirred the Cyclizar, who was dozing on the carpet in the living room.

  Cyclizar blinked groggily and looked around in fusion. "Gaao?"

  "Did I wake you?" Naoki asked, a bit sheepish. "Sorry about that."

  The Cyclizar yawned, rubbed its eyes, and, now fully awake, padded over to wataoki as he worked.

  Naoki smiled and expined, "These are things Baby Bear brought back from its travels. Sihe house feels a bit empty, I thought I'd use them to decorate the dispy stand."

  "Gaao." Cyclizar nodded, seeming to uand.

  Before long, the wooden shelves were filled with various tris and treasures.

  Still feeling wide awake, Naoki noticed that the Cyclizar seemed just as eic.

  After a moment's thought, an idea popped into his head.

  "Hey, how about we head to the tavern for a bit?" Naoki asked.

  "Gah!" the Cyclizar chirped and nodded happily in agreement.

  "Very good," Naoki smiled, patting its head. Then he opehe refrigerator, took out bottles of juice, milk, and fruit, gave some to the Cyclizar, and carried the rest himself.

  The two tiptoed out the door and headed to the old house uhe cover of night.

  Pushing open the door, Naoki flipped the switch, and bright light illumihe entire room.

  He pced the juid milk on the wine rack behind the bar. Looking at the cute Cyclizar in front of him, Naoki suddenly had the idea to pretend to be a bartender.

  "Would you like something to drink?"

  The Cyclizar shook its head to indicate that it wasn't thirsty.

  Naoki patiently expined, "Starting tomorrow, our tavern will be open for business. I'm worried I won't be able to serve everyone well, so I want to practice the possible situations in advance. For now, I'm the bartender, and you're the guest ing in for a drink."

  Uanding now, the Cyclizar blinked and, pying along, poi a bottle of juice: "Gaao!"

  Naoki hahe bottle to the Cyclizar aured to a nearby table and chair. "You sit over there and enjoy it."

  Though a little fused, the Cyclizar sat on the bend began sipping its juice.

  Watg this, Naoki nodded with satisfa and started thinking about how to improve the setup.

  "That seems to be the process," he muttered to himself.

  "In addition to drinks, maybe I should prepare some food for the Pokémon, so they sit down, enjoy a meal, and chat pleasantly."

  "But I'll need some help. Running the ranch be busy, and I have to go out from time to time, so a smart assistant would be useful."

  The helper couldn't just be any Pokémon—it had to be oh high intelligence.

  The helper ot be an ordinary Pokémon; it must be a very smart Pokémon with a high IQ.

  For example, the Pokémuru is known as the "wise man."

  Naoki remembered that there was a tavern owned by uru in the Alion.

  The tavern is located deep in the forest, with a beautiful enviro. It is built on a tree and was structed by uru itself.

  Many Pokémon living in the forest would visit, and even Tapu Koko, the isnd guardian of the Alion, would go for a drink.

  uru is known for its calm and collected nature and its ability to use human tools.

  This Pokémon prefers to live a quiet life alone deep in the forest. It seldom moves around and spends most of its time meditating in trees. With its developed superpowers and wisdom, it knows every er of the forest very well and even and Pokémon at will by waving a fan.

  This appearance made people long ago think that uru was a human living deep in the forest, so it is also called "the man of the forest."

  Not only that, uru is alsood at using human props. It is said that some people have seen it throwing Poké Balls and catg wild Pokémon.

  It is precisely because of its IQ that exceeds that of ordinary Pokémon that it is difficult furu to bee a Pokémon for humans.

  They are also uo accept the kind of retionship that involves being subdued, given orders, and obeying ands.

  pared turu, Naoki evehat Calyrex was easier to lure.

  After all, Naoki had introduced the legend of the King of Bountiful Harvests to the Paldea region as part of his mission.

  A few days ago, Zack had mentiohat Kosaji Town had already established a Thanksgiving Day festival to be held o day of autumn, where people would gather to thank the King of Bountiful Harvests.

  Naoki had been stunned when he heard that.

  "Wow, people in this world really make decisions quickly," he had thought.

  Later, he found out from the mayor that the harvests on nearby ranches had been exceptionally good all summer.

  The locals attributed this to the King of Bountiful Harvests, which led them to create the festival.

  But was it really thanks to the King's blessing, or was it due to the hard work of the people? Or perhaps a bit of both?

  Naoki wasirely sure. After all, the power of the King of Bountiful Harvests was still retively weak.

  Only Calyrex itself likely khe real answer.