Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

Xiao Zhi bent down and picked out a few that were larger, brightly colored, and looked juicy.

He picked one up himself, casually wiped it on the hem of his clothes, and then took a big bite with a "crunch".

Mmm, it's juicy.

It just doesn't taste like mom's cooking.

Ash was slightly disappointed, and handed one to Pikachu, who was staring longingly at him.

Then, he found one and threw it at the little Rattata that was still maintaining a threatening posture.

Upon seeing an unidentified spherical object flying towards him, Little Rada was so frightened that the fur on his body stood on end!

broken!

This human must have realized that I am a rare genius, one in a million, and that's why they threw a Poké Ball at me!

Little Rada instinctively closed his eyes, his heart pounding, his face filled with grief and indignation at his "unfortunate life as a rat".

Ah!

They did this right in front of me!

Even if you get the rat!

Even so, you won't win the mouse's heart!

After a long while, the imagined tactile sensation did not arrive.

Little Rada tentatively opened one eye and peeked through the crack.

What rolled to his feet was not the cold red and white ball, but an orange that exuded an enticing fruity aroma—the one he had planned to eat that evening.

It looked at the round fruit at its feet with confusion, then secretly glanced at the human who was already sitting on the ground, eating the fruit with gusto, seemingly without any malice towards it.

After a moment of internal struggle, the empty stomach and the sweet aroma of the fruit ultimately overcame any remaining wariness.

It cautiously approached, taking one step at a time.

It struggled to pick up the fruit, which was not small for it, with its two little paws, then turned its back and quickly began to gnaw on it.

Click, click.

For a moment, only the sound of chewing could be heard in the forest.

Ash quickly devoured the fruit, even swallowing the pit.

He clapped his hands, then rubbed his still somewhat empty abdomen, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Not enough... This amount is just enough to fill a tooth gap."

Hearing his mutterings, Little Rada, who had just finished eating half a fruit and was about to take a break, immediately stopped all his movements.

A pair of small eyes looked nervously at Ash, and even subconsciously hid the other half of the fruit, which he had left uneaten and still had clear teeth marks on, behind his back, trying to block it with his small body.

Then, it seemed to suddenly realize something even more terrifying.

His terrified gaze abruptly shifted to the large tree behind him, the tree on which he depended for survival, his eyes fixed on the few remaining blue fruits swaying slightly in the wind.

Little Rattata: "!"

Just as I was about to take a short stride and rush over to protect its last granary with my body.

But my gaze involuntarily fell back to the half-eaten fruit.

"squeak!"

The little Lada stopped halfway.

Move your upper body to the left and your lower body to the right.

The little head was filled with two completely different instructions.

For a moment, they were caught in a dilemma.

Ultimately, due to CPU overload, it gritted its teeth and grabbed Ash's leg.

The moment he hugged her, little Rada regretted it.

It could even feel the gaze from the yellow-skinned rat above it, and it was already prepared to be beaten.

After all, the rat on that man's shoulder was so fat; he clearly couldn't be a match for it...

Xiao Zhi looked down at the little thing that had suddenly thrown itself into his arms with some surprise.

He then looked up at the few remaining fruits on the tree and shook his head.

"This isn't even enough to go around. Oh well, Pikachu, let's go deeper and look for some more..."

Ash shoved Rattata aside, stood up, dusted off the grass clippings from his pants, and prepared to leave.

"squeak?"

The little Rada, placed on the ground, froze, maintaining the tight embrace it had been in, its little paws still dangling in mid-air.

It looked at the strange human and realized that he really had no intention of taking it. He simply turned around and was about to leave when he looked down at the other half of the fruit that he hadn't had time to eat yet, as well as the other fallen fruits scattered around that the other person could have easily taken but hadn't picked up.

A fierce internal struggle seemed to be raging inside its small, uncapacitated head.

Ultimately, it seemed to have made some kind of decision.

It seemed to have made some great decision, and suddenly picked up the fruit it hadn't finished eating.

It stood up again, mustered the greatest courage of its life, took a few quick steps, and firmly blocked Ash's path, raising the fruit in its arms high and letting out a rapid cry.

"Pickup!"

Pikachu frowned and immediately jumped down.

The electric capsule emitted an electric glow.

Even though we're both rats, you're being incredibly ungrateful!

If I can't beat Ash... then I can beat you!

Even Arceus couldn't save you! I'm telling you!

"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!"

The little Rada gestured with its front paws.

"and many more."

Ash grabbed Pikachu, who was about to unleash an electric shock.

okay!

Under Ash's large hand, Pikachu obediently stood still in place.

Ash crouched down and tilted his head to look at Rattata.

"Squeak!"

Little Rada pointed to the tree fruit, then pointed its little paws in a certain direction of the forest.

It remembers that direction very clearly.

There are several giant trees that are exceptionally tall, with lush foliage and branches bent low with fruit.

Unfortunately, those tree trunks were smooth and straight, and it was absolutely, positively impossible for it to climb them on its own.

Day after day, they could only stand under the tree, gazing longingly at the fruit and drooling with desire.

"Do you know where there are more tree fruits? Let me follow you?"

Ash's eyes lit up as if he understood what Rattata meant, and he waved his hand.

"Alright! Lead the way!"

……

On the other side, Xiaoxia went through countless hardships, relying on her limited knowledge of the wilderness.

I managed to gather seven or eight tree fruits that looked edible from the vicinity.

Clutching this weighty and touching harvest, she staggered back to the starting point she had agreed upon with Ash.

Looking at the meager harvest in her arms, Xiaoxia sighed with a worried expression, her face scrunched up in distress.

"This little bit of food... isn't enough for the two of us at all..."

She's already starting to miss the hot meals her family used to cook at home.

He walked back to the place where they had parted ways, dejected.

A sudden burst of noise reached her ears. She looked up in confusion, her gaze fixed on the source of the sound, and was immediately stunned by the sight before her. Even the tree fruits she was holding had scattered all over the ground.

Ash was sitting there perfectly fine, and around him was a whole circle of wild Pokémon.

Pichu, Caterpie, Oddish, Paras, Fluffy...

There were all sorts of common and uncommon wild Pokémon, sitting around Ash and Pikachu with their eyes full of anticipation.

In front of Ash and Pikachu, a small mountain of colorful berries had been piled up!

There are many varieties and an astonishing number of them!

"Don't rush! Don't rush! Line up! Everyone who led the way and did the work will get a share!"

Ash, Pikachu, and a little Rattata were busy distributing the mountain of berries to the Pokémon that had gathered around.

He looked every bit the boss of the Evergreen Forest.

Each Pokémon gazed longingly at its desired berry.

There are also differences in taste among berries, and different Pokémon groups and even individuals have their own preferences.

In the wild, it's good enough to have enough to eat; there's no time to be picky about whether something tastes good or not.

But after Ash rearranged them, almost every Pokémon seemed satisfied.

Ash quickly looked up and saw Misty had returned, so he immediately greeted her.

"Hey! You're back? Perfect timing! Quick! Come help us divide this up, everyone gets a share, and what's left is ours!"

Xiaoxia walked forward in a daze, instinctively avoiding a series of Bug-type Pokémon.

Help distribute the fruit to those little paws or mouths that reach out.