This Time, I'm Not Going To Be A Trainer. Chapter 430: World Tree Candy - Novel Cool

Chapter 430: World Tree Candy

Chapter 430: World Tree Candy

Naoki was delighted by the Eevee's evolution.

Now, all he needed was a Z-Power Ring and an Eevium Z, and his Eevee squad would be complete.

With his partner Eevee, utilizing the power of the Rainbow Ascension to unite the strength of all the Eevee, they would be able to unleash the ultimate Eevee attack.

Unfortunately, the Z-Power Ring and the Eevium Z were specialties of the Alola region, unavailable anywhere else.

There were many wondrous artifacts in the Pokemon world.

In addition to the Z-Power Ring, there were also Mega Stones and Key Stones in the Kalos region, Dynamaxing in the Galar region, and Ultra Necrozma in the Paddia region.

A couple of years ago, Dr. Orchid and Dr. Fuchsia had given Naoki an Ultra Necrozium Z.

However, as he didn't often need to battle while running the ranch, it had been tucked away in a drawer.

The Dynamax Band was a specialty of the Galar region and could only be used there; Pokemon couldn't maintain their Dynamax form outside of that region.

Of these options, Naoki's favorite was Mega Evolution, also known as Super Evolution.

This form of evolution unlocked the hidden power within Pokemon in a short time, allowing them to exhibit strength unmatched by regular evolution.

It was worth mentioning that directly Mega Evolving a Pokemon was impossible.

Only when the bond between the Trainer and Pokemon was strong, and their hearts were in sync, would they surpass their limits for the sake of their mutual affection.

The concept of a deep bond and friendship was something that stirred the blood!

However, what disappointed Naoki was that none of the Pokemon on his ranch could Mega Evolve...

Not even his beloved pseudo-legendary Pokemon, Haxorus, nor his Butterfree, Trevenant, or even his riding Pokemon, Gogoat and Motostoke Pokemon, were capable of it.

Naoki couldn't help but feel a little bitter about this.

Damn GF!

(GF likely refers to Game Freak, the developers of the Pokemon games.)

He could forgive the limitations of later generations, but why hadn't they given his favorite pseudo-legendary, Haxorus, the ability to Mega Evolve?

Naoki muttered to himself before standing up and preparing to research some recipes to see if he could create any delicious new dishes.

Just as he was about to head inside, however, Kiri arrived at the ranch on her Motostoke Pokemon.

She dismounted and handed him a piece of paper.

"Here, I drew this design based on your requirements. Take a look and see if it works for you. If it's okay, I can start construction tomorrow."

Naoki took the paper and unfolded it, revealing a design that immediately caught his eye.

It was a wooden building with a round dome, and above its entrance hung a sign that clearly read "Adventure Guild Headquarters" in pencil.

From this central building, various facilities extended outward.

There was a shop selling Potions and Antidotes, a Pokemon Center for healing injuries, and a Pokemon pub for Pokemon to socialize.

Additionally, there was a cafe for relaxation, a restaurant for meals, adorable dormitories, a warehouse for storing berries and food, and a training room for battles and practice.

Outside the guild, there was also a dedicated field for growing crops and berries.

Kiri had divided it into several areas, including an orchard for berry trees and a vegetable garden for growing produce.

With these, there would be no worry of the Pokemon going hungry.

It was clear that Kiri had put a lot of thought into the design, as the buildings were not only cute but also perfectly suited to the beautiful and fantastical nature of Pokemon, like something out of a fairy tale.

Kiri explained, "These buildings are made of wood, but the wood used is the extremely durable Golden Wood. After special treatment, this wood can last for thousands of years without rotting."

Golden Wood? Naoki hadn't heard of it before; it must be a unique material from the Pokemon world. He nodded in satisfaction. "Then it's decided. I want the best quality for all the other materials as well."

With the ranch's daily income skyrocketing and the online store continuously generating profits, money was no object.

So, Naoki decided to go all out.

Kiri already knew that Naoki was a mysterious and low-key powerhouse, and she nodded in agreement. "No problem. I'll do my best. Then I'll leave it at that for now?"

"Sure, thanks for your help!"

Kiri smiled faintly and added, "I can guarantee that if Mayor Thomas and the others found out about this, they'd be quite shocked."

Naoki raised an eyebrow.

Kiri continued, "To think that someone as amazing as you would choose to run a ranch in the backwater town of Akina."

Naoki thought to himself that it hadn't always been this way; it was the result of gradual development.

"Let's keep it from Mayor Thomas for now," he replied. "I wouldn't want to scare the old man."

Kiri nodded slightly. "Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret. Then I'll see you tomorrow morning to start construction."

As Kiri left Naoki's ranch, she began formulating a construction plan and schedule in her mind.

There weren't quite enough building materials in the store, so she would need to place additional orders elsewhere.

That evening, as Naoki was preparing dinner for his Pokemon, his thoughts drifted back to the events of the afternoon, and an idea suddenly occurred to him. Could he replicate the Wonder Candy from the games?

Wonder Candy, according to the game's description, was a candy filled with energy. When given to a Pokemon, it would raise their level by one.

If such a thing existed in the real world, he wondered what would happen if a Pokemon ate a hundred of them in a row. Could they instantly reach maximum level and become unbeatable? If he fed them to his Eevees, he would have nine level 100 Eevees, an unstoppable force.

Intrigued by this thought, Naoki immediately set out to experiment.

Although he didn't know how to make candy, he recalled seeing a recipe in the cookbook he had bought in town.

First, he combined sugar, corn syrup, and water in a pot and heated it over medium heat while stirring continuously.

Once it was ready, he added the golden sweet honey produced by his three Combees.

For the final step, he poured the mixture into molds to cool.

Soon, crystal-clear candies with an amber-like hue appeared before Naoki.

[Honey Candy (C)

: A candy made with honey, filled with the scent of honey.

Cooking Effect: Bear Bait lv1. When placed outdoors, it easily attracts Bear Pokemon. Feeding it to Bear Pokemon will greatly increase their affinity towards you.

Evaluation: A honey-flavored candy that Bear Pokemon adore.]

Naoki: "..."

This wasn't Wonder Candy.

Naoki felt a twinge of disappointment.

There weren't many Bear Pokemon, aside from Teddiursa and its evolution, Ursaring, as well as Sneasal, Beartic, Stufful, Passimian, Beheeyem, Cublaste, and the two forms of Kung Fu-Pang.

Come to think of it, was Pansage, the Naughty Panda Pokemon, considered a Bear Pokemon? And it seemed like there weren't any Pansage in the Paddia region either.

Finding that he had made something other than what he intended, Naoki casually fed these honey candies to his Pokemon that had a sweet tooth, like Sylveon and Trevenant.

"Wonder Candy should be filled with a lot of energy," Naoki muttered to himself.

But then another question arose: what kind of energy should it be?

What about the energy of Pokemon? After some contemplation, Naoki decided to give it a try.

He called over his sister, Cutiefly, and asked her to infuse super-energy into the unset syrup.

"Ahy?" Cutiefly asked, puzzled but obedient.

However, as soon as the energy entered the bowl, it exploded, splattering sugar and corn syrup everywhere.

Naoki: "..."

"Ahy!" Cutiefly was startled.

She quickly fetched a cloth and started cleaning up the mess.

Naoki crouched down to help, and soon the kitchen was back to its original state, aside from the loss of a bowl.

"What about Pokemon energy? Doesn't work, huh?" Naoki continued to ponder. "What if I use an energy-filled item instead?"

When it came to energy-filled items, the first thing that came to Naoki's mind was the World Tree's leaves.

He had once used the World Tree's leaves to make leaf cakes, which greatly enhanced his riding Pokemon: Gogoat, Decidueye, and Orivile.

Decidueye had mentioned that the leaves contained rich natural energy.

With that in mind, Naoki ventured into the Reverse World and plucked a leaf that was even larger than his own stature.

Back in the kitchen, Naoki chopped the leaf in half with a kitchen knife, feeding the unused half to his Gogoats.

Then, he processed the leaf into a pulp, filtered the juice, and mixed it with the syrup he had prepared earlier.

For the final steps, he poured the mixture into a pot to simmer and then poured it into molds to cool and set.

When everything was done, a deep green-colored candy appeared before Naoki.

[World Tree Candy (A+)

: A candy made from the leaves of the World Tree, filled with abundant natural energy.

Cooking Effect: Nature's Power lv3. When Grass-attribute Pokemon consume it, their control over their Grass-attribute energy is greatly enhanced, allowing them to cultivate plants more effectively. This effect is only applicable to Grass-attribute Pokemon and can only be used once.

Evaluation: A mysterious candy with a deep connection to nature!]

Naoki: "..."

It seemed like he wasn't destined to create Wonder Candy.

However, the candy that enhanced a Pokemon's energy control was, in a sense, similar to Wonder Candy.

The more skilled a Pokemon became at controlling their energy, the faster they would improve, and their moves would become faster and more powerful as a result.

In addition to them, Naoki also kept three World Tree Candies to give to the three Treecko that had left their homeland and settled on this side of the World Tree as a greeting gift.

After dinner, it was bedtime.

Naoki had intended to continue sleeping with his Eevees on the bed, but the evolved Eevees' temperaments and habits changed accordingly.

Water Eevee preferred a place with clear water, so it left Naoki early and went to sleep in the lake on the ranch.

The newly evolved Leafeon did the same, running off to a lush area of grass to make its bed.

Although it was Naoki himself who suggested that the two Eevees sleep wherever they liked, he still felt a tinge of sadness at their departure.

Ah, the kids have all grown up and have their own lives now.

However, his sadness didn't last long.

Because the lively and passionate Fire Eevee had jumped onto his chest.

Perhaps sensing Naoki's emotions, Fire Eevee cooed softly, indicating that it would stay by Naoki's side! Moon Eevee, Thunder Eevee, Fairy Eevee, and Sun Eevee, who were already snuggled up in their little nest asleep, chimed in their agreement.

Even Pupitar, Golurk, and Mini Dragon joined in.

Touched, Naoki picked up Unique King and kissed its forehead.

Fire Eevee's eyes lit up, and it looked delighted.

"Agassi!"

Golurk, who was sleeping on the floor, noticed this interaction and opened its big eyes, staring at them.

Although Golurk looked fierce, its eyes were moist, and it looked like a pitiful big puppy.

Naoki couldn't help but oblige and kissed this big guy's forehead as well.

But as soon as he did, the other Pokemon wanted kisses too.

Naoki had no choice but to oblige each one of them. In the end, he said to them, "Aren't you all embarrassed? You're all grown-up Pokemon, and yet you're still acting so coy!"

To this, the Eevees unanimously declared that they would always be Naoki's babies.

The pink Mini Dragon sleeping next to Naoki's pillow nodded vigorously.

Me too! Me too! So am I! it seemed to say.

Naoki smiled and poked Mini Dragon's big nose, "Time to sleep now!"

The Pokemon snuggled up contentedly and prepared to enter dreamland.

Naoki took out his phone and posted the family photo of his Eevees that he had taken earlier to his Pokemon Friends Circle, expressing his happiness.

Soon, the photo received a flood of likes.

[Kishu: Wow! All your Eevees have evolved? They look so well-behaved!]

[Yazhi: Looks like your Eevee paradise is complete!]

[Adake: What a coincidence! My Volcarona is in its second spring after recovery, and it's going to be a dad soon too! I'll be taking care of Pokemon soon as well!]

[...]

Naoki smiled and replied to each comment.

He had been busy lately and hadn't watched Kishu's live streams, so he opened the streaming app but found that she wasn't live at the moment.

After some thought, Naoki opened Pikachu TV and searched for her profile. He quickly found Kishu's personal account.

Most of the videos uploaded were replays of Kishu's live streams, such as accepting challenges from trainers, and the content seemed a bit monotonous.

Perhaps because of this, Kishu didn't have a large number of followers at the moment.

It seemed that Kishu was still up, as she sent a message as soon as Naoki opened her video.

After a brief chat, Naoki learned that it was still early evening in Fuchsia City, and she had just gotten off work and was about to head home to rest.

[Wing King: Being a Gym Leader is tough work, huh?]

[Kishu: Yeah! Lately, the Paddia region has been attracting a lot of trainers from other regions, and not just me, but all the other Gym Leaders are busy too!]

Reading this message, Naoki wondered if it was the Laurel Crown attracting all these people... He even remembered seeing a trainer from the Galar region declaring their intention to move to the Paddia region.

Yazhi must be thrilled, Naoki thought. He could almost imagine their chief champion grinning from ear to ear, excited about the influx of talent into the Paddia League.

Yazhi stood at the top of the Paddia League headquarters, a manic grin on his face, as he exclaimed, "Talent! Ha ha! Talent!"

Naoki: "..." He suddenly felt that Yazhi's obsession with talent almost rivaled that of the stone-crazy Daigo from the neighboring region.

(End of Chapter)

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