Pokémon: Trainers Returning from Monster Hunter

Chapter 109 also features a meal served by the League.

Happy times are always fleeting.

The Golden Week holiday quickly came to an end, and Oreki returned to his life as a cowherd.

However, he had no classes for the two days following the Golden Week holiday, and then it was the weekend again.

A real holiday is one without any compensatory time off!

So he was a happy cow or horse, while the truly tragic cow or horse was in Padiya.

Friday, at the Kanaz Academy training grounds.

"Great, great, everyone's progress is very obvious."

The routine instrument tests were completed, and Oreki praised them with satisfaction.

Especially the young blacksmith.

Without breaking the traditions established by the older sisters, they presented their own outstanding achievement: the hammer's strength far surpasses that of other hammers in the same period of big data analysis!

Come to think of it, before it was even tamed, it dared to hang on the Corviknight and knock on its metal feathers, so the hammer itself wasn't exactly weak.

With the relentless hammering over this period, he finally hammered the 800,000 metal film into the hammer, and now he's starting to hammer the unknown metal sheet given by Dream.

If we don't take the lead now, it would be an absolute injustice!

"Kanon~"

The young blacksmith was delighted and casually took out an unknown metal piece from Oreki's pocket and started hammering it.

"————"

It's true that you can easily get robbed if you're not careful.

"Chiru!"

Kirullian finished reviewing her data report and nodded in satisfaction.

Since learning the "meditation" technique, the effects of the mental enhancement potion have become even more pronounced.

Its superpowers no longer suffer from weak offensive moves; on the contrary, they show signs of catching up with Flame Fist.

It even benefits from the power of waveguides, which enhances its fighting attributes.

Now she's really becoming the female version of Gallade.

Similarly, Tire Cat is in the same situation.

After the miraculous methods of the Dream, its superpowered talent became unstoppable.

Looking at its data report now, no one would guess that these are the test results from Tire Cat.

The first reaction would definitely be that this is a Psychic Pokémon with outstanding Grass and Flying-type talents—

Ok?

Among Psychic Pokémon, the Grass-type has outstanding abilities and can even fly—

Holy crap, Celebi!

That's good, it's not just Gu Long's talent anymore, it's legendary talent!

"The Pokémon equation is so useful!"

That's what Oreki said.

"Meow—"

Tirecat looked wary, sensing that her trainer's gaze was rather strange.

Damn it! Today's useless cat segment is over!

Evenings are my and Hot Jade's time alone!!

Boom—

Suddenly, there was a knocking sound on the glass above.

One person and three Pokémon raise their heads at the same time.

A ghostly, orange-yellow head hung by the window.

"Is that... Devon's Dragonite that delivers packages?" Oreki recognized it. "Let's go, let's go out."

Outside the venue.

"So even though you're with Devon, you also handle important deliveries for the Alliance?"

"Pop!"

Dragonite nodded lightly.

Oreki was speechless for a moment.

Do all near-god-tier players have to be this amazing these days?

but--

Whether it's the Sinnoh League or the Hoenn League, their efficiency is truly questionable.

Why don't we learn from the Parthian League?

That's right.

The important package delivered by Kuailong was the "damage reimbursement" for Origami and the Zhulan tree fruit mixer for personal use.

The Sinnoh League is doing alright; Gosho initially agreed to ten working days, and today is exactly the tenth day.

—There's no such thing as a Golden Week for league employees.

But it's much harder to get approval from the Hoenn Alliance. They have so many things to approve, so it might be a bit complicated. How can it take more than ten days for just one Flame Orb?

What? You're saying a Flame Pearl costs 1.2 million??

Oh, that's okay.

Oreki quickly chose to forgive.

He'd wait for dozens of days, let alone ten or twenty days, to get a single Flame Pearl!

"League of Legends food" is indeed delicious!

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

Dragonite took the large package off its back and gestured for inspection and signature.

Oreki quickly waved his hand in refusal.

I have to have Kirlia carry your huge package back to me.

then----

He successfully unlocked the riding experience of Dragonite.

Hmm—it doesn't have the soft back of the Tanabata Bluebird.

A moment later, Dragonite flapped its little wings with a slightly troubled expression and landed in front of Oreki's house.

Why do I have to be a driver just to deliver packages?!

"Since you're already here, why don't you have dinner before you leave?"

Ding! Ding is the driver!

"Pop~~"

It had been craving that fruit and meat steak for a long time!

Let's clock out early today!

Hearing the noise under the tree, Butterfly Ba poked her head out.

But upon seeing an unfamiliar Pokémon, especially a noble Dragon-type one, it withdrew its head again.

How terrifying!

"Ba Dadie, come down for dinner too."

"Ee!"

it is good!

Ba Da Die responded immediately.

No Pokémon can resist a cat meal with something added to it by Tiramisu.

Even Butterfly, who is afraid of being treated violently, is no exception.

However, its reasoning was that it just wanted to repay this human by helping him manage the herbs he planted, and eating was just a side benefit. Anyway, it wasn't his Pokémon, so he definitely wouldn't treat it violently!

With the addition of Dragonite, the dining table inside the house felt a bit crowded.

The little blacksmith had no choice but to climb onto its head with his plate.

Dragonite was completely unconcerned about this.

As long as there's food, that's fine.

So, the two foodies, one big and one small, devoured the food like crazy.

This situation suddenly made Oreki feel a little regretful.

This meal is going to cost a lot of money!

Out of curiosity, he even scanned Dragonite with his Pokédex during the meal.

The result was even more speechless.

You're such a bold Dragonite, you hate spicy food the most, yet you're eating it so deliciously?

The whole family loves spicy food, so apart from a small amount of sweetened fruit sauce prepared separately for Butterfly, all the dishes were naturally spicy.

Watching the Dragonite hissing and begging for another round from Tiremy, Oreki was afraid that the Dragonite would faint from the spiciness in his house.

If all else fails, I'll go get you some of your favorite sour spices.

But Dragonite doesn't care about whether it's likable or not; it likes anything that's edible!

Besides—this chili pepper is really powerful!

All the fatigue from delivering packages today has vanished, and I'm even full of energy.

It inexplicably got caught in a loop. Just when it was about to stop because it was too spicy, the combination of the spicy seasoning and the cat food made it recover, resulting in "another plate!"

After this cycle repeated eight times, a loud burp announced the end of the dry rice session.

On its head, the little blacksmith patted its round belly and let out a burp.

"Kanon~"

I'm so full!

Oreki was devastated.

Dragonite alone ate more than the entire family's food in one meal.

It's no wonder that these late-blooming Pokémon are difficult to train, as their evolution is slow and requires a lot of resources.

Today he experienced it firsthand.

Trainers who can fit six pseudo-legendary Pokémon into their teams, I salute you!

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

The Dragonite, having eaten and drunk its fill, grinned and said goodbye.

Unlike Oreki, who was wearing a long face, Tirey was waving happily.

Chef Miao's vanity was greatly satisfied after being praised more than ten times during a single meal.

It has even started looking forward to the other party's next free meal.

But the trainer kept a straight face, and it didn't dare to say it outright.

"Never mind, Daigo gave me quite a lot. I'm just helping their company raise a dragon. Consider it a return favor."

Oreki took a deep breath and found a way to comfort himself.

I'd better go back and open the package.

"Ee~"

At this moment, the giant butterfly, which had also eaten its fill, flapped its wings, picked up the water pipe, and began its nighttime watering task.

It now knows the water requirements of different zones. After the afternoon sun, the land with the highest water requirement has become somewhat dry and needs to be replenished with water in time.

"Thank you for your hard work, Butterfly."

Before entering the house, Oreki thanked them in a low voice as much as possible.

He never expected that the Butterfly that evolved from the Caterpie would become the manager of his yard by some twist of fate.

Although he always felt that Ba Dadie was somewhat afraid of him, he was relieved to think that she was just timid.

At least now the other party has taken good care of the secret seasoning and the flowers and plants in the yard.

That's enough!

"Eee—"

After Oreki entered the house, Ba Dadie quietly mumbled a response.

Inside the living room.

Oreki and the three little ones opened the package, first taking out the tree fruit mixer and placing it next to the sofa, then stuffing the chilled milk and tree fruit into the refrigerator before sitting down to start unpacking the props.

Unpacking packages is always a pleasant experience.

In particular, the fact that two of the items in the package were plug-and-play made the experience even more appealing.

Soon, the three props were lined up in a row.

They are boxing gloves, miracle seeds, and fire orbs.

To be honest, Oreki could somewhat imagine what the latter two looked like, but as for the boxing gloves, if he hadn't seen the pictures online beforehand, he would have suspected that the Sinnoh League had sent him a defective model.

Who makes a boxing glove that's only one piece and looks like a pendant?!

He stretched out his hand, and after a quick comparison, Oreki realized that the boxing glove wasn't even as big as his palm.

So it turns out that boxing gloves aren't actually worn on the hands.

But thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem to be a problem.

With four arms of superhuman strength, wouldn't you need to buy two pairs of boxing gloves if you followed normal logic?

Given the intensity of Pokémon battles, wearing it on your wrist probably wouldn't last more than a few matches before it would break down.

"Meow—!"

Unequal distribution of broken wood.

Tire Cat reacted quickly, grabbing the Miracle Seed and purring softly.

Such rich grass-type energy, meow! Hide it, hide it!

Shake out the flower bud and put the miracle seed into the bud.

Meow~~

For no apparent reason, a soft, pleasant moan escaped its lips, which made Kirlia look disgusted.

Oreki almost couldn't hold back anymore. Don't make such strange noises!

It will cause misunderstandings!

This is not.

The butterfly, who had just finished watering the trees outside and was about to go inside to say goodnight, heard this soft murmur and immediately turned around and flew up to its tree without looking back.

Something's not right! Something's definitely not right! It's 90% or even 100% wrong!

This trainer definitely has some kind of peculiar fetish!

at this time.

Completely absorbed in the Grass-type energy, Tiramisu was oblivious to her own lapse in behavior, happily rolling around on the Snorlax sofa.

It has a certain sense of letting loose and being yourself.

While hot jade is easy to rub against, these green seeds are just as easy, meow!

Most importantly, this thing belongs entirely to me!

As long as trainers stop catching Grass-type Pokémon.

hum.

I doubt that a trainer would do that.

One Grass-type Pokémon like Meowth is enough!

"Let it be."

Oreki shook his head helplessly and handed the boxing gloves to Kirullian.

"I'm not quite sure how this thing works, why don't you give it a try?"

After silently nodding, Kirullian took the gloves.

Surprisingly, what looks like tiny gloves to Oreki is actually about the same size on its small hands.

However, Kirlia obviously knew that this thing wasn't meant to be worn on the hand.

Given its current flame intensity, this thing definitely won't withstand being burned.

Where would be a suitable place to put it?

Kirullian was in a dilemma.

After examining its own body from head to toe, it found a place that it thought it could be stored.

but--

In front of the trainer————

"What's wrong? Is it not working?"

Oreki asked with concern.

"Chiru—"

Kirullian shook her head, feeling her body gradually getting hot.

After hesitating for a moment, not wanting to disappoint its trainer, it blushed and turned away, secretly hiding its gloves under its skirt.

Oreki:? ? ?

You can actually hide things down there??

"Chiru—"

Don't look—

Not quite understanding what the two older sisters were doing, the little blacksmith had been staring at the last prop for quite a while.

Look at the Flame Orb and then look at your little hammer.

It didn't realize that this thing was prepared for it.

But then I thought, there are three props in total, one for each of the two older sisters, so wouldn't the rest be mine?

Never mind, let's try tapping it first.

The "Stealing" trait is activated.

Even if Oreki's attention was focused on Kirlia's skirt, or even if he were completely absorbed, the little blacksmith would sometimes steal things from him.

Those little hands are really fast and not clean.

boom! !

The sound of metal colliding with glass made Oreki turn his head sharply.

The scene before him nearly gave him a heart attack.

The young blacksmith's hammer had a close encounter with the flaming orb.

Click!

The sound of shattering glass followed.

Zhe Muxin felt a great chill.

My dear aunt, what have you done!

That's 1.2 million!

"Kano Kanano!"

The young blacksmith, unaware of what was going on, assumed the trainer's shocked expression was a compliment to his exceptional agility, and immediately swung his hammer again.

"Stop, stop, stop!!"

At this moment, all the moaning of Tiree and Kirlia hiding something under her skirt are irrelevant.

The Flame Orb's 1.2 million is real money.

Oreki rushed over and snatched it back.

After examining it carefully for a while, he let out a long sigh.

"Phew—thankfully it's just a crack, it shouldn't affect its use too much—"

Although it seems that he doesn't yet have a Pokémon that can adapt to the effect of the Flame Orb.

All things considered, after Trick is evolved, Tirecat can switch in with the opponent's Pokémon to inflict burn. However, strangely, Tirecat attacking after eating a meal would likely inflict burn even faster.

Also no one.

"Kanon?!"

The young blacksmith cried out in surprise, immediately attracting Oreki's attention. Oreki sighed and asked, "What's wrong with the hammer now?"

"Kaka-nee————"

The young blacksmith gave a long explanation.

"You mean, you sense a trace of fire-attribute energy within the hammer?"

Oreki's eyes lit up as he confirmed.

"Is there a tendency for that fire-attribute energy to dissipate?"

"Kanon!"

The young blacksmith shook his head like a rattle-drum.

Its own hammer has a lot to say.

After tapping the red bead, a lot of fire-attribute energy entered the hammer. Most of it did dissipate, but a trace remained.