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Chapter 119: A Leisurely Day
Chapter 119: A Leisurely Day
Naoki called out to the second Salamence on his ranch, one that specialized in Electric-type moves.
The Salamence stared intently at the generator before it, its eyes gleaming with curiosity.
Naoki had a feeling it was wondering if he had brought out this machine specifically to help it train its electric abilities. Just like how it had practiced Rain Dance in the fields and Hurricane in the skies.
If it kept using its electric moves on the generator...
Naoki, who was explaining the use of the generator to Salamence, suddenly noticed that its gaze toward the machine seemed a little off.
"...What are you thinking about?"
At this moment, Salamence had already decided that the generator was a tool for practicing its electric moves.
It happily hugged Naoki.
"Roar!"
Naoki was the best!
Previously, he had helped it practice Rain Dance by watering the fields and Hurricane by having it fly and carry buckets of milk. As it used these moves daily, its proficiency with them had increased significantly.
Now that he was helping it train its electric moves, Salamence was determined to work hard!
Naoki, being hugged, was full of confusion.
He felt like Salamence had somehow misunderstood something...
But Salamence had already started channeling electricity into the generator.
Since its body was much larger than Pichu's, it couldn't stand on the generator like the tiny Pokemon had. Instead, it placed its chubby claws on the machine.
Then, with a sizzle and a crackle, electricity surged from Salamence's fists, absorbed by the generator.
Naoki turned to look, and saw the energy bar on the generator rapidly rising.
1%... 3%... 4%... 12%... 23%... 37%...
It finally stopped at 48%.
Watching this, Pichu looked at Salamence with admiration in its eyes.
"Pika!" So cool!
But Salamence had reached its limit.
Its body was drained of electricity, and it couldn't muster the energy to use another electric move.
In game terms, its PP (Power Points)
for electric moves had been exhausted.
"That's enough. You did a great job!"
Naoki led Pichu and Salamence back to the front of the house and took out two bottles of honey lemonade from the refrigerator.
This drink was something he had made earlier, and its effect was to eliminate fatigue and restore energy.
Salamence and Pichu sat together on the grassy patch outside, enjoying the gentle breeze while sipping their honey lemonade.
After settling the two Pokemon, Naoki returned to the storeroom and retrieved his tools and wood. He set to work crafting a trellis for the hops, using the workbench in the room.
Summer was approaching, and it was time to plant the summer crop seeds he had purchased earlier.
While crops like corn didn't need a trellis, hops certainly did.
The hops would climb the trellis he set up, allowing sunlight to reach every leaf. Eventually, they would blossom into the flowers used for brewing beer.
Of course, brewing a bottle of beer required more than just hops. Clear water, malt, and yeast were also necessary.
The ranch had an abundance of clear water, and yeast could be purchased in town.
He also had a lot of malt stored on his ranch—the result of his own spring barley harvest from the previous two months.
Instead of selling the spring barley after harvest, he had kept it all.
Finally, he would combine the hops with the other ingredients in a brewing barrel and store it in the cellar for about a month until the beer was ready.
Naoki was curious about the magical effects his homemade beer might have.
The only regret he had was that the brewing process required specific environmental conditions and temperatures.
If it weren't for the fact that the brewing barrels needed to be stored in a cool, dark cellar, he would have loved to spread them out across the entire ranch.
Winter wasn't suitable for crop planting, so he planned to use that time to focus on brewing beer.
Time ticked by, and soon the sun was high in the sky, illuminating the completed trellis frames.
Naoki directed Golurk and Motostoke to move them to the front, where the sun shone brightly.
Under the shade of the eaves, Salamence and Bounsweet lay down after finishing their honey lemonade, positioning themselves with their upper bodies in the shade and their lower bodies in the sunlight.
The two Pokemon dozed off contentedly, looking utterly relaxed.
Naoki smiled at the heartwarming scene, and just then, Motostoke beside him suddenly called out.
Naoki followed its gaze and spotted an Ice Eevee that had somehow sneaked out of the ice cave.
It was with Vanillite, Salandit, Minior, and Butterfree in the sheep pen.
The three Riding goats seemed to have finished their dance party and were lazily lounging in the shade, chewing on grass dumplings while keeping an eye on them.
Meanwhile, Minior leaned against the Riding goat, dozing off.
Seeing this unexpected gathering, Naoki was pleasantly surprised.
So Ice Eevee had already blended into the ranch life?
He noticed that Vanillite held a frozen wildflower, and the five Salandits looked at Ice Eevee with pleading eyes, their tiny flowers placed before them.
Ice Eevee: "... "
Just as Naoki thought it wouldn't freeze the flowers for the Salandits, after a long silence, Ice Eevee blew a chilling wind at the flowers, encasing them in ice.
The Salandits were overjoyed, and Vanillite happily offered its frozen flower to Ice Eevee as well.
"Mama~"
Naoki couldn't understand, but Golurk could.
Vanillite was saying, "There, now it won't wilt! Put it where you sleep, so you can see it every time you open your eyes~"
Vanillite had learned this from watching Naoki put things in the refrigerator, explaining that it would keep food from spoiling.
Hearing this, Ice Eevee paused, taken aback.
It hadn't expected that Vanillite wanted it to freeze the flowers to keep them as gifts.
The other five Salandits followed Vanillite's lead and presented their flowers to Ice Eevee as well.
Minior and Butterfree also watched happily, hoping that Ice Eevee would accept their gifts.
Although Naoki didn't know what had transpired, seeing them get along so harmoniously brought a smile to his face.
"Alright, let's get to work too!" Naoki said with a laugh.
"Agas!"
"Gaom!"
Motostoke and Golurk responded, and the three of them began setting up the trellis frames.
It was March 15th, and although summer was still half a month away, it was time to start planting some summer crops.
So, Naoki had a busy day ahead of him.
In addition to setting up the trellis for the hops, he also needed to plow the fields. Once the spring horse races were over, he could start planting summer crops like pumpkins, corn, and pineapples.
Pumpkins could be made into pumpkin pies and porridge.
Corn could be boiled, popped into popcorn, turned into corn soup, or used for cooking ribs.
Pineapples could be used for pineapple sweet and sour pork or pineapple rice.
With these crops, he would be able to create even more delicious dishes!
(End of Chapter)
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