Koraidon ran over at this moment, and upon seeing the watermelon perched on Dragonite's head, it burst into laughter with a "gagagaga" sound.
Dragonite widened its eyes, looking at Naoki with an expression of disbelief.
How dare he play tricks on it!
Feeling mocked, Dragonite was devastated and about to cry, "Awoo..."
Naoki refrained from laughing, shook his head repeatedly upon seeing Dragonite's look:
"No, it's not that I want to laugh, it's just that seeing you like this makes it hard not to laugh."
Dragonite: "..." Isn't that the same thing?
Naoki continued, "You're aware that the dishes I make have magical effects, right?"
"Awoo." Dragonite nodded its head.
"The jelly you just ate also has effects; its purpose is that if you wear the watermelon helmet after eating it, you can gain an advantage in battle."
Naoki explained in detail, "For example, lowering the opponent's attack and defense. Just imagine, your appearance makes them laugh uncontrollably, so they can't concentrate and expose weaknesses."
"In a way, it definitely reduces their defense, and when they're laughing, their muscles aren't fully functional, so their strength also decreases. See, I'm not wrong, right?"
"Awoo..." Dragonite thought it over carefully, looked at the laughing Koraidon, then nodded.
Seems like that's indeed the case.
It then carefully stored the watermelon helmet away, "Awoo!"
From now on, this helmet will be its treasured item!
"Alright, then I'll give it to you," Naoki waved his hand casually.
Anyway, this thing will soon rot and can't be stored for long; it's pretty useless.
*
Tonight, the ranch had a feast of watermelon.
Stir-fried watermelon rind, watermelon juice, watermelon jelly, watermelon rind boiled with ribs, watermelon sandwiches...
By the end, a group of Pokemon collapsed weakly onto the ground, feeling they'll never want to eat watermelon again.
Seeing their state, Naoki showed an apologetic smile.
He couldn't help it; he had sliced open many watermelons and juiced them, so if they aren't finished, they'd spoil.
After dinner, a group of Pokemon ran outside to bask in the moonlight; Naoki wasn't sleepy either, so he grabbed a handful of seeds and prepared to chat with the Naclstack in the Underground Cave.
Yet before he reached the destination, the seeds he ate were used up.
Not far away, Dragonite lying on the grass, "Awuuwu!" (The moon is so beautiful!)
Cyclizar: "Gaao!" (It's really nice!)
Koraidon yawned, "Agaass..." (Hasn't the moon always been like this?)
Glaceon leisurely walking in the flower field, "Buuii!" (This flower smells so good!)
Butterfree dancing above, "Muuuii~" (Mmm mmm~)
Bird-type Pokemon flying over the ranch, "Gagaga!" (It's dark, time to go home, go home!)
Group of Psyduck across the river, "Kadaka!" (Really want to swim in the river!)
"Kada!" (You'll be washed away!)
"Kadakadaka!" (Lots of delicious food grows across the river, smells so good, really want to eat them, Kada!)
Naoki was speechless.
How can even the ambient sounds of wild Pokemon be automatically translated?
From this perspective, the translation nuts are quite a pointless ability!
And what's with this group of wild Psyduck wanting to steal his farm crops!
Naoki cast his gaze across the river at the group of Psyduck, as expected, several Psyduck were watching over this side.
As he approached, a few Psyduck promptly shifted their gaze to him.
Naoki ate a few seeds, only to hear those Psyduck exclaim in panic, "Kada!" (We've been discovered, Kada!)
Naoki: "..."
Pretending not to hear, he turned and walked into the Salt House, following the path to reach the Underground Cave where the Naclstack lived.
Upon reaching the bottom, he heard sounds of a fight.
Naoki went closer to see the unevolved Nacli sparring with a Naclstack.
Witnessing this scene, he wasn't surprised, as this was his suggestion to Nacli.
Last time, after eating that pot of Rock Salt Fried Soil, Nacli still hadn't evolved and felt down for awhile, so Naoki offered another method.
That is to spar with other Pokemon, acquiring evolutionary experience through battles, honing its body to meet the evolution conditions.
Seeing him arrive, Nacli and Naclstack stopped.
Naoki cracked a handful of seeds, asking, "How do you feel?"
Nacli: "Yanyan~" (Feeling great~)
"That's good." Naoki checked Nacli's body, then stated, "Very soon, you'll evolve into a more formidable Naclstack."
"Yanyan~" Nacli bounced twice on the ground, thinking about what Naoki has done for it these days, it felt touched: "Yanyan!" (Love Naoki the most!)
Hearing this, Naoki was slightly stunned, then realized it was Nacli's genuine inner thought.
He smiled and said, "Thank you, I really like you too."
Nacli joyfully jumped around even more.
Naoki reached out to pat its head, just as he was about to pick it up, he suddenly saw a dazzling light burst from its body.