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Chapter 315: Vibrava and Coffee
Chapter 315: Vibrava and Coffee
On the 19th of February, League Calendar Year 199, seven days had passed since the Great Adventurer squad's departure, and with their leave, the ranch had returned to its usual peaceful state.
Under Gorebyss and Naoki's dedicated tutelage, Vibrava was gradually adjusting to life in this new era.
The only headache for Naoki was Vibrava's sleep schedule, which hadn't adapted yet.
It slept during the day and became active at night, floating leisurely above the ranch with its wing claws, doing who knows what.
Affected by his past experiences, Naoki always worried that Vibrava would go hunting for other Pokemon.
Daydreams reflect our nighttime dreams.
That night, he had a terrifying dream.
In his dream, Vibrava's figure overlapped with that of a Loudred, cruelly and violently preying on a weak and pitiful Plusle.
Naoki woke up startled and, feeling uneasy, got out of bed. He went out into the ranch under the moonlight to check on things.
It wasn't until he spotted Vibrava 'moon-gazing' on the roof that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Vibrava, perched on the chimney, heard the rustling sounds coming from below and turned to see Naoki, clad in a jacket, standing in the grass and looking up at it.
"Having a dream?"
Vibrava looked confused, thinking that the human had sought it out for a reason. It floated down to land in front of Naoki.
Naoki felt he was overthinking things. He reached out to pat Vibrava's head and asked, "How do you feel about life here so far?"
"Dream..."
Vibrava carefully recalled its life over the past few days.
Here, there were no dangerous hunters to ambush it, no worries about its territory being invaded by other Pokemon while it rested, and no fear of going hungry and not finding food.
Moreover, everything here was gentle.
The night was gentle, the moon was gentle, and the wind was gentle.
It loved the moon in this world and would dance gracefully under the moonlight every night when all was quiet.
The only thing that Vibrava found a little uncomfortable was that it was too... quiet.
Vibrava didn't know how to express this feeling. It had gone a long time without fighting other Pokemon, and it felt uncomfortable all over, especially its teeth, which it felt an urge to bite something fiercely.
Fortunately, it could endure this feeling on its own.
Naoki had been observing Vibrava's expressions and noticed its teeth grinding. He wondered if Vibrava had itchy teeth and, thinking of the ancient Pokemon's fierce nature, asked, "Do you feel a bit uncomfortable all over because you haven't been hunting?"
Hearing this, Vibrava was shocked, its blood-red eyes full of surprise, as if asking how he knew.
Naoki smiled and looked at Vibrava's sharp little fangs, continuing, "Do your teeth feel itchy, and you want to bite something?"
Vibrava was even more astonished.
Seeing this, Naoki understood.
He had overlooked this aspect.
Could giving Vibrava something to chew on relieve these symptoms?
But what could he use? A chew toy?
Just then, Naoki suddenly remembered a thick bone that Teddiursa had picked up outside some time ago.
This kind of bone was very hard, and in the wild, it would usually be used as a weapon by Pokemon like Glalie and Cubone.
Could giving this bone to Vibrava help alleviate its symptoms?
So he turned and went back into the living room, rummaged through the storage room, and found the large bone. After cleaning it, he gave it to Vibrava.
Vibrava took it with its wing claws and looked down at the thick bone. Suddenly, its wild instincts kicked in, and it began to gnaw on the bone, using this bone that had once been a weapon for Glalie to grind its teeth.
It growled softly as it chewed, glancing at Naoki from time to time.
Noticing Vibrava's gaze, Naoki smiled and reached out to pat its head. "Be a good boy!"
Vibrava stopped chewing and looked up at him blankly.
In the bright moonlight, the human's face was gentle.
It could feel the sincerity in his emotions, which included anticipation, tenderness, and goodwill...
Images of the past few days spent living here flashed through its mind.
The human preparing food for it, teaching it not to eat raw meat, instructing it on fighting, and looking at it with worry under the moonlight...
A strange feeling welled up in Vibrava's heart once more.
It finally understood why Gorebyss liked this human so much.
It felt that it, too, had begun to like Naoki a little.
The next morning, to adjust Vibrava's sleep schedule, Naoki went into town to buy some coffee beans after finishing his work on the ranch.
As soon as he returned, he went to the glass greenhouse, found an empty flowerpot, dug up a shovel of soil, and planted the coffee beans.
Then, Naoki hugged the flowerpot and went to the living room, intending to ask Reuniclus to help speed up the ripening process.
[Coffee Fruit: The fruit can be used to make coffee.]
The process would involve extracting the coffee beans from the fruits, then de-fleshing, fermenting, de-husking, washing, drying, roasting, and finally grinding them into a powder to be brewed.
Naoki spent nearly a week on this entire process, and only when everything was ready did he proceed to the final step—brewing.
He took the cup handed to him by his sister, Ai-chan, and added the coffee powder and hot water, beginning the brewing process.
"I wonder if the coffee I made will have an energizing effect..." Naoki muttered to himself during the wait.
Soon, the coffee was ready.
Naoki eagerly checked the effects of this freshly brewed cup.
[Coffee (B-)
: Brewed from freshly ground coffee powder.
Drink Effect: Insomnia lv2. After consumption, the drinker will be unable to fall asleep. Duration: 6 hours.
Evaluation: A magical drink that helps one focus. If you're feeling sleepy, have a cup! It will keep you alert and attentive to your tasks.]
Useful for Vibrava!
Naoki was delighted, finally having a solution to help Vibrava adjust its sleep schedule. With this thought, he happily turned to look at Vibrava, who was lying on a cushion, fast asleep.
He approached with the cup of coffee and woke Vibrava up, asking, "Vibrava, do you want to play with everyone?"
Vibrava was still groggy from sleep and yawned lazily upon seeing Naoki, feeling relaxed.
Play with everyone? It wanted to, but by the time it woke up, everyone else was already asleep!
Vibrava was still half-asleep and didn't quite understand Naoki's intention, so it nodded vaguely.
"Then, drink this!" Naoki helped Vibrava up and fed it the cup of coffee.
As soon as the bitter taste hit its tongue, Vibrava's eyes widened, and it immediately shook off its sleepiness, flying to the side to spit it out.
Naoki: "..."
Gorebyss, who witnessed this: "..."
Only after spitting out all the bitter taste did Vibrava sigh in relief, hovering in the air and panting.
Now fully awake, Vibrava looked around, slightly dazed and unsure of what had just happened.
Naoki asked, "Do you still feel like sleeping?"
Vibrava carefully sensed its own feelings and was surprised to find that it didn't feel sleepy at all! Witnessing this, Naoki knew he had his answer.
Seems like the coffee's effects are quite significant!
"Alright, now you can go and play with everyone! Gorebyss, take Vibrava out to play!"
Playing with the other Pokemon would help Vibrava adapt to this era and get accustomed to life on the ranch more quickly.
Always being alone and active at night, without interacting with other Pokemon, would only make it lonelier.
Gorebyss happily obliged and took the now-sleepless Vibrava out to play.
Meanwhile, Naoki began cleaning up the coffee that Vibrava had spat out.
"Maybe I should add some milk and sugar to it," Naoki thought to himself. That way, it wouldn't be so bitter.
After cleaning the floor, he stepped outside and watched as Vibrava hovered in the air, observing the frolicking Milktanks below. Satisfied, Naoki nodded.
Vibrava had taken its first step toward adapting to the modern world!
The coffee's effects lasted only six hours, and to help Vibrava adjust its sleep schedule, Naoki stayed by its side the entire day, not going anywhere else.
As soon as the six hours were up, he brought another cup of coffee with milk and sugar.
This time, Vibrava tried again but still spat it out.
It was clear that it disliked the taste.
Naoki could only plead, "Please, Vibrava, just endure it for one day! It'll be over after today!"
Vibrava stared at him for a while, and only when Naoki added a full spoonful of sugar did it reluctantly drink the coffee.
After a chaotic day, it finally came to an end.
At 7 p.m., after dinner, the coffee's effects finally wore off, and Vibrava, who had been energetic all day, fell into a deep sleep.
Naoki breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that things would be fine from now on.
Late at night, Naoki got up to check and was relieved to find Vibrava still asleep. He returned to his room and fell into a peaceful slumber.
His plan to guide Vibrava had been a resounding success, and Naoki felt a weight lift from his shoulders.
Positive emotions are contagious, especially when it came to the inherently cheerful and lively personalities of Gorebyss, Babo, and the others, who were always eager to make new friends.
Given some more time, Vibrava would surely settle into ranch life, guided by these Pokemon.
This train of thought led Naoki to think of the two Ai Doctors back at the Zero Zone research facility.
He wondered what method they had used to acclimate the Paradox Pokemon to this era.
In the game, the Ai Doctors commanded their captured Paradox Pokemon to battle against players.
The fact that such ferocious Paradox species obeyed their commands was clear evidence of their success.
However, by the time this method was discovered, it was already too late.
Countless Paradox Pokemon had crossed over, some even breaching the defenses of the Paradius Pit and entering the Paradius Region.
Whatever methods Dr. Olin and Dr. Fort had used to tame the Paradox Pokemon, they wouldn't be effective on such a large scale.
Forget it! There's no point in dwelling on this! Thinking about it won't change anything.
Naoki pushed these chaotic thoughts aside and addressed the Pokemon before him. "Let's eat! After breakfast, I'm heading into town."
"Babo?" Babo asked, curious about his intentions.
Understanding Babo's query, Naoki replied, "We're running low on food at home. I'll buy more meat for you all!"
There was no need to buy eggs, milk, or vegetables since they had their own farm and could simply pick what they needed straight from the fields.
After breakfast, Naoki left the ranch's affairs in the capable hands of Ai-chan and her brother, mounting his Motostoke Rahkman as he set off for Cicita Town.
He left Gorebyss behind to keep Vibrava company and entertain the other Pokemon.
Gorebyss: "Agassi..."
Gorebyss lay in the grass, bored and listless as he watched the other Pokemon playing in the distance, not joining in.
As a fully evolved Pokemon, he couldn't roll around in the grass and mud like an immature youngster.
Upon arriving in Cicita Town, Naoki made a beeline for the Cicita Market, where he embarked on a massive grocery shopping spree.
Being a coastal town, Cicita offered not only meat but also a variety of seafood.
There were shrimp, large crabs, squid, oysters, clams, scallops, and more.
Browsing through this array of seafood, Naoki found himself craving some. So, he spent several thousand League dollars on a variety of seafood, planning to cook a sumptuous seafood feast when he returned home.
He recalled some videos he had watched in his past life, uploaded by users who went foraging for seafood. Inspired, he thought about giving it a try himself in a few days.
Perhaps he could head to the beach and see if he could gather crabs, clams, scallops, or sea snails.
After finishing his shopping, Naoki prepared to head home.
As he rode his Motostoke Rahkman through the streets of Cicita Town, he happened to notice a newly opened antique shop.
He hadn't given it much thought and was about to walk past when he suddenly remembered the Hider Coin spirit hiding in his tavern.
Thus far, he hadn't interacted with it.
Naoki had a soft spot for Pokemon like the Hider Coin, also known as Solosis in English.
The evolved form of Solosis, Reuniclus, was a rare and coveted Pokemon, not only for its collectability but also for its potential as a lucky charm in establishments like taverns.
However, for a Solosis to evolve into a Reuniclus, it required 999 ancient Paradius gold coins.
Intrigued, Naoki wondered if this antique shop might have coins that would interest the Hider Coin. If so, he could give it some coins and hopefully foster a better relationship...
(End of Chapter)
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