My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 252 Pastures and Underground Caves

"Hmph hmph hmph~ Hmph hmph! Highouch!"

The weather was sunny and bright, and it wasn't stuffy under the shade of the fruit trees. Tong Hua's mood naturally brightened up in such good weather.

Humming the theme song of Ash and Dawn, they walked through the orchard toward the cave of the Bee Queen's family.

These past few days, besides cooking, I've been holed up in the basement alchemy workshop under Tibrim's guidance, leveling up the alchemist class.

In just a few days, Tong Hua's level has already broken through level 15 and is about to reach level 20.

However, the price he paid was that he hadn't breathed fresh air for almost three days.

No matter how interesting alchemy may be, it inevitably becomes boring and tedious after the initial excitement fades.

So Tong Hua made an excuse to go visit the Bee Queen's family and went out for some fresh air, leaving Tibrim alone in the alchemy workshop to continue working hard.

"Bree————"

Life is tough, even a witch sighs.

Meanwhile, Tong Hua hummed a song as she walked briskly through the orchard, sunlight filtering through the gaps in the branches and leaves, casting dappled patterns of light.

"Gogogo! Gogogo!"

As he finished humming the tune, the sweet fragrance of tree fruit wafted on the breeze, making him take a deep breath.

"The air outside is so much fresher!" He stretched, feeling the fatigue of the past few days dissipate in the warm sunlight.

"Let's go to Alola to find Lucario and Dusknoir tomorrow—no, in a little while, I'll take everyone there!"

Let's invite Sister Jie and Ye too, and Grandpa Yang as well!

I'm not sure if I can bring other people along, but I think it should be possible. After all, the more guests there are, the better it would be for the siblings.

If no one else provides them with positive emotional support, they'll probably go hungry, right?

Lost in thought, Tong Hua unknowingly arrived at the entrance of the cave where the Queen Bee's family lived.

"Um?"

As soon as they approached the cave, Tong Hua's wave-guiding power keenly detected a large amount of unusually active emotions inside.

"What's going on?"

Tong Hua carefully counted the vines blocking the light from the cave entrance.

"Is this thirty? No, fifty?"

Could it be that the queen bee has brought three more bees back? But that's too much to believe!

"This cave isn't very big; can it even fit over fifty Pokémon?"

Tong Hua frowned slightly, slowed her steps, and silently approached the rock wall at the cave entrance, wanting to hear what was happening inside the cave.

"La beep?"

Just as Tong Hua approached the rock wall, the two shrubs in the cave also sensed someone approaching.

The two women quickly stopped the Pokémon working enthusiastically in the cave, telling them to be as quiet as possible and not make any noise.

"Strange, why is there no sound?"

More than fifty Pokémon crammed into this tiny cave, and not a sound was heard—this goes beyond just being eerie.

"What exactly happened?"

Just as Tong Hua could no longer suppress her curiosity and was about to lift the vines to go in and see what was going on, the vines covering the entrance of the cave were lifted from the inside out.

"La beep!"

Two Celebi flew out one after the other, blocking Tong Hua's way and preventing him from going in.

"Huh? It's you two." Tong Hua looked at Celebi who had suddenly appeared, somewhat surprised. "What are you doing in there? Why won't you let me in?"

Two Celebi circled around him in the air, and since they were not good at lying, they could only keep repeating, "It's not convenient to go in right now."

Tong Hua narrowed his eyes, his aura keenly sensing the tense emotions of the other Pokémon inside the cave.

He deliberately put on a stern face and asked seriously, "You're not doing something bad in there, are you?"

What kind of prank are you planning to play this time?

"La wah!" The two Celebi hurriedly shook their heads. Although it was a pity, it was really inconvenient right now!

Just then, a slight commotion came from inside the cave, as if something had been knocked over. Tong Hua took the opportunity to sidestep and try to pass between the Celebi, but was gently pushed back by another Celebi using psychic powers.

"So mysterious?" Tong Hua stroked his chin, a sly glint in his eyes. "Alright then, I won't go in. But—"

He deliberately dragged out his words, and seeing that the rabbis were clearly relaxing, he suddenly rushed into the cave!

"Whoosh!!!"

The rabbis chased after them in a panic, but were stopped at the cave entrance by Tong Hua's outstretched arms.

"Just kidding." Tong Hua laughed and withdrew her hand. "Since it's a secret you all want to keep, then I won't pry."

He stepped back a few paces and placed the basket full of snacks and nutritional supplements on the ground: "These are gifts for the Queen Bee and the newly arrived three honeybees. Could you please pass them on?"

The rabbis visibly relaxed and nodded happily.

As he left the cave, Tong Hua couldn't help but look back. Although he was very curious, he believed that the Pokémon must be preparing something special.

"By the way, in a few days—no, tomorrow—I'm planning to take everyone to the Alola region."

"You two both know what's going on, so could you please explain the Phantom Hotel situation to everyone, and also ask who wants to go along?"

"La-hua!" The two Celebi nodded again, finally seeing Tong Hua off.

"Phew—" The queen bee family and the big-tailed raccoon family in the cave also breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Fortunately, the secret was not exposed, but I think I just heard some good news.

Tong Hua is going to take everyone to the Aurora region, so we'll probably be away from the ranch for at least several days!

"Beep!" "Buzz!"

This was a golden opportunity! The Queen Bee and the Big-tailed Fox exchanged a glance, both seeing excitement in each other's eyes.

Let's take this opportunity to complete the expansion of the underground cave and the Amber City in one go!

That afternoon, Tong Hua left the ranch after changing the barrels of the fruit wine and mead in the cellar.

There wasn't any particular reason; I just wanted to go out for a walk by myself.

While you're at it, go find Jessica and Fuu and ask them if they want to go to the Alola region together.

After all, Tong Hua trusted the two of them quite a bit. Thinking about it carefully, after being in the Pokémon world for so many months, the only friends she could contact at any time were the two of them and her senior brother Mumu.

However, Mu Mu had just told Tong Hua yesterday that he would be making appearances at Jujumutang for a while to make up for this month's work hours, so Tong Hua automatically excluded him from the list.

"On the other hand, if I told them about the Phantom Hotel over the phone, they probably wouldn't believe me."

Indeed, it's better to formally invite them in person.

As Tong Hua pondered this, he rode his black bicycle slowly along the familiar road toward the village.

The early summer breeze, carrying the scent of fresh grass, brushed against my cheeks, and the afternoon sun was so warm that I didn't even want to open my eyes.

"Hmph~ Bang bang~ Hmph~ Bang bang!"

Tong Hua hummed a song, though she couldn't recall which one it was, enjoying the leisurely cycling time.

Meanwhile, in the alchemy workshop of Fairy Tale Ranch.

"Bree————"

Tibrim studied the tanned leather grimoire made by Tong Hua, which was inlaid with the Stone of Light, but he couldn't figure it out.

"How on earth did that, Bree?"

Tibrim gently stroked the light stone inlaid on the cover of the magic book with her small hand, feeling the gentle energy flowing within it.

This seemingly ordinary magic book could stably store and continuously produce energy with the property of "light," which completely overturned her understanding of the alchemical rule of "equivalent exchange" throughout her long life.

"Looks like we'll have to get to the bottom of this when that kid gets back."

Knowing this amazing craft, how dare you keep it a secret from your teacher, Brie!

"No, no, we can't waste any more time! I'm still counting on that kid to concoct the potion and restore my human form. I have to catch him quickly so I can continue learning alchemy!"

After thinking it over, Tibrim angrily jumped off the worktable and ran towards the ranch gate with her short legs.