Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 13 Why Eat Pomelo?

"Mmm~"

Egui Peng, carrying a bunch of tree fruits, skipped and hopped through the orchard. Although the ghost mask on his face was a bit of a hindrance, it was much more convenient than plastic bags.

Seeing it arrive, Mingyou smiled and walked forward, "You're here so early?"

"Mmm~"

Ergui Peng nodded slightly. After all, it hadn't come yesterday. Ghost Mountain was quite far from here. Although it was fast, it wasn't realistic for it to run back and forth every day.

He tucked the demon mask to the side of his head and was about to hand the tree fruit to Mingyou when he suddenly noticed the wound on her arm and couldn't help but worry.

"Mmm!"

"This? It's nothing, just a scratch. A band-aid will do."

Mingyou waved to comfort Ponpo, indicating that she was fine. At the same time, she noticed the injury she had sustained when saving Trumpet Sprout earlier, but thankfully it was just a minor cut.

"Hmm?"

"Don't worry, it's really okay."

"Mmm~"

Seeing that he said that, Ponpo finally felt relieved. Then she handed over all the tree fruits she had picked to him. These were picked from Ghost Mountain, including wood fruit, strange fruit, and pomelo fruit...

Because no one usually goes up Ghost Mountain, there are quite a few wild tree fruits on it.

"Is this for me? Thank you~"

Mingyou smiled and reached out to take it. He wanted to take it back to the kitchen first, but seeing Ponpon's expectant gaze, he had no choice but to take out the pomelo fruit with a diameter of more than 10cm first, while the information also appeared in his mind.

[Wenyu Berry (C+): A wild-caught fruit that effectively helps Pokémon recover their stamina. Anyone can eat it without worry. It tastes even better when used in stews.]

Looking at the message, Mingyou took a bite of the pomelo and savored it carefully.

As for the texture... it's crunchy, a bit harder than an apple, like chewing nuts. It's slightly astringent with a hint of grapefruit sweetness. The taste is not bad, but it's just too hard.

It's no wonder that most tree fruits are inconvenient for humans to eat directly, which is why there is a fruit market.

After taking a bite, he looked at Ergui Peng and smiled, replying, "Thank you, it's delicious~"

"Mmm~"

Seeing that Mingyou liked the gift he brought, Egui Peng happily ran around him.

However, smelling the fragrance of the tree fruit, the little Snorlax sleeping not far away suddenly sat up and immediately took small steps towards this side.

"Gambit~"

"Mmm!"

When the little Snorlax ran over to ask for berries, Evil Pine immediately blocked its way, puffed out its cheeks, and glared at it, seemingly a little angry. This was for Mingyou, not for you.

"Alright, alright, I can't eat all these berries. It's okay to share some with Munchlax. Sometimes you have to know how to share."

Mingyou quickly stopped Ponpon. After hearing these words, Ponpon reluctantly stepped aside. Although it still didn't want the gift it gave to Mingyou to be eaten by Munchlax, there was nothing it could do since it had already said that... So let's share it.

"Mmm~"

"Gambit~"

Snorlax immediately took the berry from Mingyou and swallowed it whole, rubbing its belly with obvious enjoyment. Meanwhile, Evil Phantom twisted its body, still somewhat unhappy, as it watched the berry being eaten.

However, Mingyou saw all of these obvious little actions. He smiled, patted the little Snorlax's head, and said, "After you eat the berry, say thank you to Ponpo. It can bring the berry all the way here."

"Gambit?"

The little Snorlax was slightly taken aback, then noticed the Evil Phantom beside it, and waved its little paws with a smile to express its gratitude, indicating that the berries were delicious.

"Mmm~"

Upon hearing the thanks, the slight displeasure on Egui Peng's face finally disappeared.

Alright then, I forgive you.

However, since everyone likes eating tree fruits, let it bring more next time!

Egui Peng is very simple-minded. Although he may get angry over such trivial matters, he will quickly put them behind him and get along well with the other party.

It doesn't ask for much. As long as people don't hate it or drive it away, it's perfectly content. That's why it likes being here.

Seeing the two Pokémon getting along well, Mingyou smiled with satisfaction. At the same time, Munchlax's behavior surprised him.

Although he does nothing but eat and sleep all day and is very dependent, he is actually quite clever and his personality is not annoying... I guess only people from Kitakami Township would dislike him.

After finishing the berries, the little Snorlax lay down on the spot and fell asleep again, its little paws resting on its belly, occasionally scratching itself.

Ergui Pong curiously poked its ear, but there was no reaction. It was sleeping soundly and would only wake up when it was hungry, unless there was food.

"Mmm~"

Seeing this, Mingyou smiled calmly and said, "Stop teasing it. Come and see this, my newly planted 'Strange Ponkan' tree."

"Hmm?"

Ponkan (orange)?

Egui Pong turned around and looked at the Gui Pong mandarin tree, which was less than two meters tall, not far away. Even though the flowers were wrapped in plastic bags, it could still smell that familiar scent from this distance.

Isn't this just my own taste?

Ponpon was very curious and immediately ran forward. In its vision, it could see a dazzling light flowing through the branches of the fruit tree, emanating a familiar energy...

Just as it was trying to recall what this energy was, Mingyou stepped forward and said with a smile, "I'll apply some quick-acting fertilizer later. The tangerines will be ripe in a while, so remember to come and eat them then."

"...Hmm?!"

Upon hearing this, Egui Pong was immediately stunned. Ponggan... wasn't that just eating himself?

No... It's so scary! Ponpo is so cute, why would you eat Ponpo!

"It's fruit."

Mingyou patted its head. The Guipeng orange tree had the same smell as the Eguipeng, which was probably why it was mistaken for one of the same kind.

After hearing the explanation, Ergui Pong finally understood. Ponggan is a fruit similar to tree fruit, so it must be delicious? I've never eaten it... I don't know.

"Don't worry, you'll definitely like it."

"Mmm~"

Since Mingyou said so, Erguipeng naturally believed it and began to look forward to it.

Only then did it finally remember why the dazzling aura on the mandarin orange tree felt so familiar.

This energy... is almost exactly the same as the energy on its mask. Of course, it's not this ghost mask, but its lost Green Grass Mask.

Thinking about the mask, Egui Peng's mood instantly plummeted. Ming You raised an eyebrow, noticing this, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"Hmm..."

Egui Pong covered its head, because its most important mask had been stolen by a terrible monster that wanted to eat Pong Pong.

Every day it tries to find a chance to get the mask back from the monster, but the monster is too scary and Ponpo doesn't dare to get close to it.

"monster?"

Although Mingyou couldn't understand what it was saying, it still managed to grasp the meaning: a monster had stolen the mask, which was why Ponpo was wearing a plastic bag all day.

He had originally planned to ask about the mask after their relationship level improved, but he didn't expect the other person to bring it up so suddenly...

He quickly calmed Egui Peng down, then squatted down beside him and said softly, "Alright, calm down first. Can you tell me where that monster is? I'll go get your mask back for you."

"Mmm!"

Ergui Peng quickly shook its head. It would never let Mingyou risk her life to help it. That monster not only bites Pengpeng, but it also bites people. It's terrifying!

"Is this outrageous?"

Mingyou was somewhat frightened. This monster must be some kind of Pokémon, right? It even eats people. With something like this happening, isn't anyone going to do anything about it?

I was originally planning to help retrieve the mask, but it seems I can only deliver food by sliding tackle in the past. I really shouldn't be too reckless and should act according to my abilities.

But there must be rumors about man-eating monsters in Beishang Township, right? Maybe next time I go to Emerald Town, I can ask around to find out what they are.

Since Pengpeng was afraid he would encounter danger and didn't want to tell him, then he could only do his best to help in this regard.

He didn't bring up the mask again, thinking it was better to be happy. So he stood up, smiled, and said, "It's almost lunchtime. What would you like for lunch? I'll make it for you."

Upon hearing about food, Ponpo's gloomy mood instantly vanished. It took Mingyou's hand and indicated that it wanted to eat tomato salad with sugar, as it liked it.

"Okay, let's do it together."

"Mmm~"

……

(End of this chapter)