Not Being a Trainer This Time

Chapter 837 - 426: Treecko Forest, Guarding the Great Tree!

After sending the message, Naoki felt like he was becoming an NPC that assigns tasks in a game.

But the Pokemon that would live on the World Tree in the future are closely connected to the Heroic Expedition Team, so it’s better to let Teddiursa and Mew invite the Pokemon themselves.

Everyone is good friends, happily living together every day, farming and adventuring together.

Just imagining that kind of life is so wonderful.

After returning to the ranch, it was already noon.

Naoki washed his hands and began preparing lunch for the Pokémon.

Today’s lunch is still very sumptuous.

Pan-fried steaks, steamed sea bass, Paldea seafood rice, vegetable salad, sandwiches, paired with nutritional Pokeblocks and delicious Poffin for dessert.

This lunch set is nutritionally balanced, and caters to the preferences of almost every Pokemon on the ranch.

"Ee! Ee!"

The sound of Eevees came from the living room, and when Naoki looked up, he saw several little Eevees chasing each other’s tails, running around the couch.

One of them accidentally stepped on Koraidon’s tail, and Koraidon, who was resting with eyes closed, was immediately awakened and looked at the culprit with its golden eyes.

However, the little Eevee was not afraid at all, instead, it started to chase and play with Koraidon.

Seeing this scene, Koraidon looked helpless, "Argh..."

"They’re not afraid of you anymore," Naoki said with a smile while carrying the food to the dining room.

At first, these little Eevees were afraid of Koraidon, but as they spent time together daily, they slowly realized Koraidon isn’t that scary and rarely loses its temper.

Over time, they became less afraid of Koraidon.

"Argh..." Koraidon sighed resignedly, with a look of compromise, allowing the little Eevees to run around it.

As Naoki approached, the Eevees quickly shifted their attention to him.

They gathered around, lifted their small heads, and called out "Ee! Ee!" to him.

Naoki raised an eyebrow, "What’s going on?"

The Rotom Phone helped to translate, "The Eevees are asking [Can we evolve into powerful Eevee forms now?] Rotom!"

"You want to evolve?" Naoki turned around but didn’t find those already evolved Eevees in the room.

The water, fire, and electric Eevee trio, along with Glaceon and Umbreon, after evolving, prefer the outdoor environment to the indoors.

At this time, they should be playing outside with Alcremie, right?

The remaining three unevolved Eevees all nodded their little heads, "Ee!"

Indeed! They’ve grown into bigger Eevees and can evolve into more powerful Eevee forms!

With that, one of the Eevees even tried to show off its strong body.

Naoki: "..."

Calculating the time, it’s been seven months since the Eevees hatched, compared to then, they have indeed grown up.

"Alright, I’ll see if I can help you evolve after lunch," Naoki promised.

"Ee!" The three Eevees exclaimed joyfully.

One Eevee sat on the side, seemingly indifferent to evolution.

Because Naoki said that a partner Eevee that doesn’t evolve is the most powerful!

Only a partner Eevee can use the super move - Extreme Evoboost!

After comforting the Eevees, Naoki turned around and carried the remaining dishes to the dining room.

Once everything was ready, he stood under the eaves and whistled toward the ranch.

Soon, a large group of Pokemon came running back from all directions, going to their bowls and happily enjoying lunch.

*

Afternoon, in the Hoenn Region, at a place called Treecko Forest.

This is a very lush forest, and originally there was a tall giant tree growing in the center of the forest, but not long ago, the giant tree fell due to old age.

The Treecko Pokemon, which used to nest around the giant tree, also lost their home because of this.

The Heroic Expedition Team heard this news from a wild Beautifly and made a special trip here to see if they could offer some help to the poor Treecko.

Here, Mew and Teddiursa saw the withered and fallen giant tree.

"Mew..."

"miu?"

Seeing the miserable state of the big tree, the Pokémon felt compassionate, and Mew even thought of the World Tree at the ranch.

Will the World Tree also wither like this giant tree in the future? Will they also lose their home just like the Treecko living here?

Mew didn’t know, Teddiursa didn’t know, Zapdos didn’t know.

So after some struggling, the three Pokemon decided to ask Naoki for help.

The video call connected quickly, and Naoki appeared on the Rotom Phone’s screen.

Mew and Teddiursa squeezed their little faces together, looking at Naoki on the other side.

"Mew-mew?" (Naoki, will the World Tree wither in the future?)

Teddiursa’s words were automatically translated by Rotom into Naoki’s ear.

Naoki was very surprised, "Of course not, as long as the world doesn’t end, the World Tree will never wither. Did you encounter something?"

Mew and Teddiursa nodded and then stepped aside, showing the withered and fallen giant tree to Naoki.