Not Being a Trainer This Time

"This is my ranch!"

Naoki said as he led Kubfu around to tour his ranch.

Kubfu’s little face was full of curiosity. Although it had seen humans before, it had rarely ventured into the human world.

"Beya?"

"A ranch?" Naoki explained with a smile, "A ranch is a place where Pokemon are raised and live together with everyone. See the Gogoat over there? And the Miltank."

"They help us produce lots of fresh goat’s milk and cow’s milk every day. We can keep the milk for ourselves, or sell it."

"The money we earn from selling the milk can buy lots of food for everyone to enjoy, like your favorite bamboo shoots. If we have money, we can buy them directly from town."

Kubfu listened, somewhat understanding: "Beya..."

At this moment, its attention was drawn to the gigantic scallions in the garden.

In the Scallion Garden, the Farfetch’d that had once sliced a waterfall was sitting on the grass, polishing its scallion with its wings, exuding the aura of a strong being.

Following Kubfu’s gaze, Naoki saw the Farfetch’d.

"That’s Farfetch’d. Its job in the ranch is to protect the scallions and the fields, preventing wild Pokemon from causing damage." He continued to introduce.

"Beya!"

Kubfu picked up a blade of grass from the ground, swinging it like a sword.

Its expression seemed to say that Farfetch’d slicing the waterfall was amazing!

Naoki laughed, "Of course, Farfetch’d, like you, is a Pokemon dedicated to training. It undergoes special training every day, which is why it’s become so powerful."

"Beya!"

Hearing this, Kubfu immediately ignited with determination. It too wanted to train hard and become a more powerful Pokemon!

Naoki noticed Kubfu’s thoughts and nodded,

"Alright, no rush. I’ll help you come up with a more reasonable and efficient plan for your training. If you follow my method, you’ll definitely see better results."

"Beya!" Kubfu nodded happily.

Kubfu really is such an adorable Pokemon!

Naoki’s heart filled with endless affection, and he couldn’t resist patting Kubfu on the head.

He decided that he would build a Bamboo Forest for Kubfu in the ranch later!

Besides that, Naoki remembered the set of Apricorns that a lost woman had given them.

He wanted to give the Friend Ball to Kubfu as a token of their friendship!

And as Naoki petted it, Kubfu froze, suddenly becoming bashful.

No one had ever treated it like this before!

"You can stay at the ranch for now, and after I settle the things with Ting-Lu and them, I’ll help you build a Bamboo Forest. Then you can settle down and live there peacefully," Naoki said with a smile.

Build a Bamboo Forest? Kubfu looked around and found there wasn’t a single piece of bamboo here.

Does that mean starting from bamboo shoots? That sounds so troublesome!

Naoki’s willingness to help it train already made Kubfu very happy. It didn’t want to trouble Naoki so much, so it shook its head repeatedly, "Beya!"

"Huh? You don’t like it?" Naoki was slightly surprised.

Kubfu, a bit embarrassed, replied, "Beya..."

Naoki realized it didn’t want to trouble him.

"It’s no problem, really. Besides, there are Pokemon on the ranch that can make the bamboo grow instantly!"

Naoki grinned, "And you don’t have to be so distant. From now on, we’re all family. If nothing unexpected happens, we’ll be living together from now on."

"Beya..." Kubfu looked up, listening intently.

A moment later, a light shone in its eyes, and it nodded vigorously, "Beya!"

"That’s more like it! Want to come up?" Naoki patted his shoulder.

Used to living alone and being self-sufficient, Kubfu instinctively shook its head.

However, the next second, it felt itself being picked up.

"Beya!"

Naoki placed Kubfu on his shoulder and took the opportunity to pat the little bear, "Don’t be shy! Let’s go; I’ll continue taking you around the ranch!"

The duo continued forward.

Next, Naoki and Kubfu visited the Berry Garden, Apple Garden, Chicken House, the Underground Cave of Garganacl, Wooloo Ranch, Pokemon Tavern, and Snorlax Park.

Soon, evening came.

To welcome Kubfu, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu, Naoki prepared a grand dinner for them.

However, during dinner, Naoki didn’t see any sign of Koraidon.

He then realized he hadn’t seen Koraidon all afternoon.

Something’s not right!

He turned to his sister Indeedee and asked, "Have you seen Koraidon?"

Sister Indeedee pointed towards the direction of the wine cellar, "Aii..."

This afternoon, Koraidon had run into the wine cellar and hadn’t come out since. No one knew what it was doing in there.

Wine cellar?

Naoki was slightly puzzled, then he opened the door to the wine cellar and descended the wooden stairs.

The dimly lit wine cellar was filled with the aroma of fruit wine. With a click, the warm-toned lights instantly illuminated every corner of the room.

And there was Koraidon, crouched in the corner, doing something unknown.

Seeing this, Naoki couldn’t help but have a big question mark appear above his head.

"Koraidon? What are you doing in the wine cellar?"

Koraidon didn’t seem unhappy. It responded energetically as it always did: "Agas!"