Dragonite 4 had noticed that every m, twonites and five Dragonairs leave Dragonite Isnd at sunrise aurn at su, always bringing back delicious, tempting food.

  Curiosity finally got the best of it, and today, Dragonite 4 decided to secretly follow them.

  It had inally thought the treats were simply gathered from trees in the wild. But to its surprise, the other Dragonites nded in a pce bustling with many Pokémon—and even the clumsy Drago onew from the isnd was here too!

  Dragonite 4's curiosity grew.

  Looking at the twonites enjoying their Poffins, it ily asked, "Awoo?" (What's work?)

  The Dragoting to the left thought for a moment, then replied, "Awoo, awoo." (Work is when we help humans. Iurn, they give us delicious Poffins.)

  'So, this tasty snack was called "Poffin,"' Dragohought.

  Just then, the Dragonite on the right notiaoki approag.

  Waving its paw dismissively, it seemed to signal foo ask Naoki directly rather than h around and drooling on their food.

  "Awoo." (Naoki's ing. If you want to know something, go ask him.)

  Dragourned and immediately reized the human walking toward them—it was the same one who'd visited Dragonite Isnd before!

  Naoki quickly guessed where this new Dragonite came from. It must have followed the others fronite Isnd, probably drawn by the allure of food.

  Gng at the Poffin boxes clutched by the two delivery Dragonites, Naoki thought, 'Another Dragoh a sweet tooth…'

  He gave the new Dragonite a friendly smile and then turo his own Dragonite. "Have you expihe ranch rules to our new friend?"

  With a sigh and a slightly exasperated look, Dragonite shook its head. "Awoo…"

  Naoki patted his Dragonite's head, smiling. "Alright, I'll leave it to you."

  Dragonite perked up at the head pat, happily nodding its big head in agreement.

  The m, Naoki discovered there was indeed one more Dragonite joining the daily work on the ranch.

  In a somewhat boss-like manner, Dragoood on the grass, direg the three others to load bottles of milk into their backpacks and giving them instrus for the day. It went over each detail—who would cover which streets, reminders not to sna the goods, not to tussle with ers' Pokémon, and to return to the rance all deliveries were plete.

  After its briefing, the four Dragonites fpped their wings and soared into the sky, heading off toward Kosaji Town.

  Watg them go, Naoki couldn't help but feel a bit seal. His ranch was growing, with more Dragonites pitg in each day!

  Still, as the ranch was still developing, there wasn't always a lot for them to do. Ohey pleted their deliveries, the Dragonites usually spent the rest of the day rexing around the ranch.

  Naoki smiled, shaking his head. Sometimes, he hoped the tech age would e sooner. One day, he imagined equipping these Dragonites with the best gear to fully harheir skills, delivering goods from the ranch to even farther destinations.

  After watg the Dragonites vanish into the horizon, Naoki turned back, ready to immerse himself in developing the Sky Isnd.

  As the entrao the Distortion World slowly opened, Naoki, along with Diglett and Calyrex, leaped in, riding on Koraidon.

  The moment they arrived in this strange dimension, a familiar figure appeared before them—it was her than Giratina, the ruler of this realm.

  Giratina fixed them with its intense, blaze.

  Just as Naoki braced himself for the usual fearsome riratina instead spoke in a surprisingly calm voice, "What do you pn to pnt today?"

  Naoki blinked in surprise, momentarily taken aback.

  Giratina, pretending not to notiaoki's surprised expression, seemed to have grown more tolerant toward him, even slightly fond. Refleg oime it had actally unleashed its full power on Naoki, Giratina now felt bretful and relieved.

  Luckily, this particur human had proven resilient and wasn't harmed back then—otherwise, Giratina would never have had the ce to see this desote world bloom with life.

  After a moment, Naoki gathered his thoughts and replied, "Today, we'll be pnting flowers."

  Having created the Isnd of Berries and Apple Isnd the day before, today's goal was to start on a Flower Isnd.

  Before heading to the new isnd, Naoki guided Koraidon back to Apple Isnd. He was still curious about the mysterious Destruushroom that had exploded the previous day.

  Sing the isnd of apples and waterfalls, Naoki searched for any trace of another Destruushroom.

  Although he didn't spot any new mushrooms, he did notice that several apple trees had been picked .

  It didn't take much to guess who the culprit was.

  An image of Giratina shrinking down to a modest size, wandering through Apple Isnd's grassy fields, and mung on apples appeared in Naoki's mind. He wondered what Giratina's expression would have been like while sampling the apples.

  Gng over at Giratina with a grin, Naoki's curiosity was evident.

  Giratina, feeling slightly self-scious, gave him a fierce gre, as if daring him to say something.

  Naoki, choosing to py i, looked away without ent. Since he hadn't found any more Destruushrooms, he decided it was time to set off for the Isnd.

  They finally chose a retively ft isnd, free from backflowing waterfalls and rubble—a pce that looked almost normal iherwise twisted ndscape.

  As usual, Diglett set to work, tilling the soil, while Naoki scattered grass and flower seeds. He then hahings over to Calyrex for the final touch.

  With a soft blue glow, the barren nd transformed before their eyes. The once desote soil was noeted in lush green grass, dotted with vibrant flowers—roses, lilies, sunflowers, lily of the valley, and even some delicate, unnamed blooms.

  Naoki admired the vibrant flower field, feeling truly satisfied.

  Just then, Calyrex noticed something unusual. He focused on a particur sunflower and said, "I sense an unusual energy from this flower."

  "Really?" Naoki looked curiously in the same dire. Amidst the sea of sunflowers, oood out, softly glowing with a gentle light.

  A prompt appeared in Naoki's mind, giving him more information:

  [Sunflower: A u. inally an ordinary sunflower, it was transformed by Calyrex's energy, granting it magical properties. It emit sunlight regurly, illuminating and warming ahe seeds from this pnt hold the power of a 'Sun Stone' when used in cooking.]

  Naoki was stunned, processing the ued discovery.

  At that moment, the sunflower's disk began to glow more intensely, and as the light intensified, it separated from the flathering into a radiant orb that floated above the isnd, like a small, warm sun.

  The once-dark enviro now felt warm and weling, bathed ile light.

  Even Giratina seemed momentarily surprised, its fierce gaze softened by the sight. 'Was that… a sun?' Giratina g Naoki, uain.

  Rec from his initial surprise, Naoki turo Giratina with a smile, "Well, looks like you have a sunny spot now! You e here anytime you want to bask in the warmth."

  Giratina stared at the radiant sunflower, still baffled, and murmured in astonishment, "What…what is that? Humans actually grow such a pnt?"

  Naoki smiled and replied, "…Not every human grow this kind of flower."

  Giratina turo him, intrigued.

  Naoki crified, "To be specific, it's called a Sunflower. This special pnt was born from the bination of my ability and power of Calyrex."

  Giratina seemed to grasp what he was saying and nodded in admiration. "That's…incredible!"

  Satisfied, Naoki checked the rest of the flower field. Finding no other unusual pnts, he decided to move on with his Pokémon to the sky isnd, where he po pnt tea saplings and turn it into his own sereea garden.

  ...

  Meanwhile, in Mesagoza, Paldea News work

  A blonde reporter in an office outfit, Alice, sat at her desk, s through letters sent in from across Paldea.

  These letters usually reported strange sightings as, like rare Pokémon appearing, Pokémon causing disturbances in towns, or trainers witnessing spooky occurrences.

  When something hy turned up, Paldea News work would send special reporters to iigate, filming stories to captivate their viewers.

  "Let's see if there's anythiing in here," Alice murmured eagerly.

  If there was something good, the show's ratings would surely get a nice boost.

  She opehe first envelope and read:

  [A horde of Mages causes havo town, leading to a widespread power outage. Their reason for abs electricity is actually…]

  "Mage?!" Alice frowned, unimpressed. "That's not newsworthy; this kind of thing happens all the time!"

  Setting the letter aside, she opehe one.

  [A man falls in love with a Gardevoir, dressing it in a wedding gonning a ceremony in a church. How will this unusual story between human and Pokémon end?!]

  Alice paused mid-sentearing at the page bnkly, at a loss for words.

  At that moment, a male colleague with gsses walked over and asked, "Hey, Alice, have you e across any iing news?"

  Alice handed him an envelope beled "forbidden romance": "Here, take a look yourself!"

  The man took the envelope, and his eyes lit up behind his gsses as he skimmed the tents.

  "Whoa, now this is something worth iigating!"

  "Then I'll leave that to you," Alice replied, casually passing him the assig as she opehe letter.

  [Rare Pokémon Sighting: Dragonite Delivering Goods in a Rural Town!]

  "Huh?" Alice perked up with i as she read the letter's headline.

  [I retly visited Kosaji Town. One m, while having breakfast with my Pokémon, I saw several Dragonites flying in, each with a backpack strapped on! The townsfolk say they work for a local farmer, who has traihem to deliver supplies.]

  "A farmer?" Alice's first rea was disbelief.

  It was hard to imagine a tryside farmer capturing such a powerful and rare Pokémon as Dragohough known for their gentle disposition, Dragonites are highly intelligent and typically bond with skilled trainers, not just anyone.

  Each Dragonite has a unique personality, and many value strength and seek powerful panions.

  Just then, the male colleague g Alice's expression and asked curiously, "What's up? Did you find something big?"

  Alice didn't answer right away. Instead, she asked, "Mark, do you think a farmer running a ranch could actually capture and train a Dragonite?"

  Mark shook his head immediately. "Not a ce! Farmers aren't typically trainers, you know? Unless it's someone as famous as Champioa, I wouldn't buy it!"

  "Here," Alice handed him the letter. "See for yourself."

  Mark took the letter, sed it, and shook his head even more firmly. "No way! There's no way this is real!" He had thought there was just one Dragonite, but the letter cimed there were multiple.

  "That's ridiculous," he said, chug. "It's clearly someorying to lure us there for an easy info fee."

  Alice agreed with him ahe letter aside, ready to sift through more reports. But to her surprise, the letter was also about the mysterious farm and its delivery Dragonite.

  [Hello, I'm a traveling trainer! Retly, I came across a peculiar ranch filled with all kinds of Pokémon. Oddly enough, there was even a small tavern just for Pokémon, run by two Indeedees. And, if that wasn't strange enough, there were several Dragonites who flew out each m to deliver fresh milk to the nearby town!]

  [It's pretty unusual, right? Oh, and the ranch is near Kosaji Town. If you decide to iigate, don't fet my information fee!]

  Alice was baffled.

  'The same town, the same ranch, and the same delivery Dragohis was getting weird.'

  Alice thought for a moment. If there were multiple sightings, maybe this pce was worth cheg out.

  Without a sed thought, she started pag her things, ready to uhe mystery herself.

  Mark, watg her gather her camera and gear, asked in fusion, "Uh, where are you going?"

  "Busirip!" Alice replied, already grabbing her camera and bag, a determined glint in her eye.