Pokémon Ranch Story

They kept targeting other ranchers, but as their mischief grew, the ranchers were eventually notified.

There was a plan in place, so the cats never succeeded again.

They had to return to the vicinity of the ranch that had caused their failure, hoping to try again under cover of darkness.

They'll leave once they've been given some food to fill their bellies; they never linger in a fight.

Having understood, Meow Meow Thief waited quietly outside the ranch for nightfall.

At this moment, Xia Mu became wary after discovering Miao Miao's footprints.

After observing for a while, he came to a conclusion.

The Meow Thieves are very wary, making them difficult to catch.

Moreover, after failing once, it's unclear whether the Meowthief will come back again.

After a moment of contemplation, Xia Mu decided to have an extra Pokémon keep watch for the next few days.

Starting today, to prevent the Meow Meow Thief from visiting again.

Patting Riolu, Natsuki praised, "Thank you so much, Riolu, for discovering this potential danger in advance."

"Ooo~"

Riolu, who didn't say much, nodded, turned around and walked to the tree stump in the corner, waving his little fists and hitting it repeatedly.

Riolu wants to become stronger rather than play hide-and-seek.

It doesn't allow itself to waste time and must master the power of waveguides as soon as possible.

Seeing it like this, Xia Mu ran to the hut and took out a cup of iced tea, placing it under the shade of a tree.

After saying goodbye, Xia Mu left without disturbing Riolu's training.

On the other side, Korrina led a group of Pokémon into a second round of hide-and-seek.

Ask Korni to pass on the message that there is some refreshing herbal tea in the refrigerator, and that Xia Mu should go back to the cabin first and turn on the air conditioner.

I settled into a comfortable position on the sofa and watched TV – how pleasant!

It would be even more enjoyable to hold a foam squirrel in your arms.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Then, the foam squirrel rode on the back of the buzzing bat and rushed into the room, hurrying to Xia Mu's side.

Catching the foam squirrel that jumped down, Xia Mu asked, "What happened?"

The foam squirrel gestured with both hands and feet, while the buzzing bat added to the gesture.

Watching their performance, Xia Mu roughly understood what they were trying to express.

"You mean there was a very ugly fish stranded on the beach, and you brought it back and released it into the lake?"

"Lili~" The foam squirrel nodded vigorously and indicated that the strange fish was carrying a strange egg.

"A very ugly fish?" Xia Mu wondered to himself, "Could it be the Ugly Fish?"

If it's a Feebas, then you've hit the jackpot! Who wouldn't want to own a super beautiful Milotic?

With Nompt leading the way, Natsuki turned off the TV, picked up Foam Squirrel and put it on his shoulder, and the two Pokémon arrived at the ranch lake together.

Korne, Serena, and the kangaroos had gathered around early on, standing on the shore watching curiously.

Korne wanted to go into the water to catch it, but the kangaroo picked her up, preventing her from doing anything dangerous.

As soon as he got close, the motorcycle lizard happily ran over and rubbed against him.

While stroking the Motor Lizard, Xia Mu gazed at the Pokémon hiding in the center of the pool.

From a distance, its scales resembled rocks, and its surface had some strange patterns; it wouldn't be surprising to say that it was a fish made of stone.

Xia Mu recognized the other party's identity at a glance: a Pokémon that had originally been considered extinct.

The long-lived Pokémon, Relicanth, has looked the same since 100 million years ago.

If I remember correctly, this kind of Pokémon lives in the deep sea, so how could it have been washed ashore?

Just then, a pink figure swam upstream and quickly approached the stream leading to the sea.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the Light Cod.

Egg?

With its gaze fixed on the Relicanth carrying the Strange Egg, Light Cod approached, and the two fish Pokémon began to communicate.

A moment later, the two Pokémon seemed to have made a decision, and approached with the egg.

Then, the strange egg floated gracefully towards Xia Mu and landed in his arms.

Xia Mu was completely bewildered throughout, having obtained a Pokémon egg without even knowing why.

……

"what!"

"So this egg is a gift from Prince Canghai?"

Ancient Coelacanth: "Pop pop~"

The seemingly dazed ancient coelacanth nodded, splashing a large spray of water. Perhaps that's how it should be!

After all, the ancient coelacanth had been traveling for a long time, and its mind wasn't very sharp, so it couldn't remember many things; otherwise, it wouldn't have taken more than two months to arrive.

Speechless, he looked at the silly, idiotic Ancient Relic Fish, not understanding why the Prince of the Azure Sea would choose it as his messenger.

It seems that perhaps only Relicanth remains in the deep sea.

If we don't look for it, are we supposed to look for Georka?

Holding the Pokémon egg that was most likely from Manaphy, Natsuki turned to ask about another important matter.

"How can I deliver the coconut soup to Prince Canghai?"

Since they are gifts, they should definitely be exchanged.

Looking around at the coelacanths, it's definitely not up to par.

Ancient Coelacanth: "Pop pop!"

(I don't know either; His Highness only sent me to deliver it.)

Upon hearing this, Xia Mu conceived a bold idea.

It's not about having him hatch the Pokémon egg, wait for the Pokémon to be born, and then take it to find the Azure Sea Prince to deliver coconut soup.

The more I think about it, the more likely it seems; I might end up becoming a stay-at-home dad.

He strongly suspects that Manaphy himself doesn't want to take care of the baby and is using the coconut soup as an opportunity to find a foster father for the egg-shaped Pokémon.

Thinking about this, Xia Mu felt a little resentful; he had been taken advantage of for free.

But it disappeared in the blink of an eye, so I didn't lose anything at all.

No matter how bad Phione is, it's still a legendary Pokémon.

Why would he be unhappy about getting a legendary Pokémon for free?

After thinking it through, he gladly accepted the gift.

Relicanth and Cod, being Pokémon that were summoned, naturally remained on the ranch.

To celebrate the arrival of a new friend on the ranch, Natsuki decides to prepare a big feast.

In the evening, Xia Mu brought out plates of food and placed them by the lake.

The ancient coelacanth is not interested in food; it only eats mayflies in the water.

As a hermit of the ocean, the light-bodied cod tasted a few things but then stopped eating.

In contrast, the other Pokémon were happily feasting.

Not far from the ranch, in a grove of trees, three cats of different colors swallowed hard, their stomachs growling loudly.

Chapter 90 The Thief's Arrest, the Buzzing Bat Shows Its Power

The moon rabbit hangs high in the sky.

The Pokémon bid farewell to Natsume and returned to their cabins to sleep, and the ranch returned to its usual tranquility.

The Meow Meow gang has returned to the ranch.

The special aroma during the day made the cat incredibly hungry.

Gray Meow Meow arrived at the fence first, lightly jumped onto it, observed the pasture for a while, and then called to the person behind her.

"Meow~"

(Come quickly.)

Then a rustling sound came from the bushes, and a white cat and a dark brown cat emerged one after the other.

"Meow~"

(We're here.)

The dark brown cat came to the fence, showing its metallic claws, and was about to dig a hole in the fence.

Before it could make a move, the white cat quickly stopped it, meowing.

(No, meow, making too much noise will get us noticed.)

The gray cat jumped down, meowing.

(There are several Pokémon that look very strong here; let's not disturb them.)

Upon hearing this, the dark brown cat nodded seriously, "Meow!"

(Okay! Let's hurry and take the food back.)

Three cats of different colors looked at each other, slowly helped each other climb over the fence, lined up, and walked towards the silo, clasping hands.

They saw it during the day.

The humans took out a lot of food and shared it with the other Pokémon.

The gray cat was very wary; it took several minutes to walk such a short distance.

Stop every two steps to observe, and only continue forward after confirming there is no danger.

After circling the silo once, the gray cat slowly pushed open the silo door with its paw.

The faint creaking sound masked the flapping of wings, and three buzzing bats flew into the silo through the window ahead of time, hanging upside down in the high, dark dome.

"Buzz~"

(Are these the thieves Xia Mu was talking about today?)

"Buzz!"

(It should be correct.)

"Buzz~ Buzz"

(We'll make our move after they're all inside; we can't let them escape.)

The three little buzzing bats whispered to each other and quickly reached an agreement.

With eyes closed, use its large ears to emit ultrasonic waves in multiple directions to sense the inside of the silo, trying to remain as inconspicuous as possible.

Immediately afterwards, the silo door was pushed open a crack, and three figures walked in one after another.

The silo was completely silent; not a sound could be heard.

"Isn't it dangerous?"

The gray cat looked around.

Inside the small silo, various tools were stored; this had become Xia Mu's tool storage area.

There was a pile of food for Pokémon in the corner.

The mud biscuits and grass dumplings that the heavy mud-bearing horses love to eat, as well as the sweet and salty grains that Xia Mu had specially purchased to entertain the Laplace tribe.