Diglett was quite grateful, always conscientiously awaiting the boss's call, eager to offer its modest help.
But it had waited for a long while, and Naoki hadn't come to ask for its help, yet it continued to eat Naoki's food.
This made Diglett feel very ashamed, as if it was freeloading.
So, upon hearing there was something to do today, Diglett immediately became excited.
"Squeak squeak!"
Seeing Diglett's expression, Naoki raised an eyebrow.
Does this little Diglett really enjoy working that much?
However, for him, this seemed to be a good thing.
Thus, Naoki led Diglett to the plot of land he planned to develop and said to it:
"It's here, I'd like to ask you to till this land. I plan to plant more crops here."
Diglett understood immediately.
It eagerly dived into the ground, moving quickly like a small bump.
The land tilled by Diglett quickly became loose at a visible speed, exuding the fragrance of soil.
Before long, a neat field appeared in front of Naoki.
Looking at this scene, Naoki felt very satisfied.
From this perspective, the work efficiency of a Pokemon like Diglett is quite high, no wonder it's welcomed by farmers.
"Well, next is to set up the supports, and plant the hops." Naoki was secretly planning in his mind.
The last batch of hops had been harvested and stored by him, reserved for brewing later.
But the quantity of those hops was still somewhat insufficient, so Naoki planned to expand the planting scale.
Approaching noon, Diglett had just finished tilling the entire field.
Plus, with the hot weather, it was already sweating profusely. Seeing this, Naoki fed it a bottle of Berry Milk, then let it rest in the cool underground first.
Diglett obediently agreed, then dived into the underground tunnel.
Meanwhile, Naoki returned to the house, glanced at the old-fashioned wall clock, and, seeing that it wasn't early anymore, decided to make lunch first, planning to set up the supports for the hops in the afternoon.
Today's lunch was still sandwiches and Pan-Fried Pork Chops paired with Berry Milk, but because of the hot weather, Naoki added cooling foods like chilled watermelon and creamy shaved ice to the menu for the Pokemon.
It's worth mentioning that he also experimented with making dishes from the pumpkins, pineapples, onions and other fruits and vegetables he had previously harvested.
However, the Cooking Effect of those dishes turned out not to be very ideal.
Without the variability in size and the luminescent effect, the dishes made from ordinary pumpkins and pineapples only had effects of restoring stamina and replenishing energy.
This made Naoki feel very regretful; he wondered if his cooking technique was incorrect.
But since he had sold all the crops to save money for building a house after harvesting, keeping only one or two of each, the dishes made from them couldn't serve as references.
"Maybe I can carefully try again when the next batch of crops matures." Naoki pondered silently.
The afternoon sun was becoming more dazzling, the weather outside was scorching, and Naoki really didn't want to work at this time, so he stayed in the air-conditioned room with the Pokemon watching TV.
A food program was on TV, where the host was teaching the audience how to make a snack very popular among children—popcorn.
Looking at this scene, Naoki suddenly remembered that the corn in his field was also about mature.
He noticed the Pokemon around him were being attracted by the popcorn on the screen, which made him a bit speechless.
He fed them well every day, so why are they still so greedy...
But perhaps they had never tried popcorn before?
Just as he had nothing to do after the meal, Naoki went to the cornfield, picked a few ears of corn, had Koraidon, who was stronger, rub off the kernels, washed them, and then started making them according to the food program's tutorial.
First step, heat the pot and pour in some oil, when the oil was hot, he put in the corn to stir-fry a bit.
Once some of the kernels started to pop, Naoki quickly covered the pot, and then a muffled popping sound came from within.
The sound startled the Pokemon behind him, and they all gathered curiously to watch the pot.
The ordinary corn kernels kept expanding and finally popped into golden popcorn.
The sound grew louder, vaguely resembling a string of firecrackers being set off in the pot, rapid and dense.
But soon, the sound gradually decreased, and all the corn kernels disappeared, turning into fragrant, full popcorn.
He lifted the lid, and the "little chubbies" sprang out eagerly from the pot.
Seeing this, Naoki suddenly realized he had put in too much corn!
He hurriedly used a basin he had prepared to catch them, pouring all the popcorn from the pot into it.
He couldn't help but glance at the fragrant popcorn.
Immediately, information about these popcorn appeared in Naoki's mind.
[Explosive Popcorn (B): A simple snack made from corn, paired with soda, it's the perfect combination when watching a movie.
Cooking Effect: Explosion Specialization lv1, upon being eaten by a Pokemon, the explosion-type moves used by the Pokemon will be strengthened, enhancing the power of the moves.
Evaluation: A very nice snack, quite popular among children.]
"Huh? Explosion Specialization?"
Naoki quickly began recalling all explosion-related moves in his mind.
Starting with the most famous, Self-Destruct…
This is a move that nearly takes both parties down, causing an explosion that attacks all surrounding Pokemon, but the Pokemon would be in a near-faint condition after use.
Then there's the enhanced version, Explosion, Head Charge, Steam Eruption.
If moves with "explosion" in the name count, then add Blast Burn, Metal Explosion, and Mew's Z-move, Genesis Supernova...
Though it sounds useful, it wasn't very applicable to the Pokemon around him.
Wait!
Not all were useless.
Naoki suddenly remembered the description of Koraidon's exclusive move.
Collision Course: Transform while fiercely descending, causing an ancient explosion, further increased in power if hitting a weak spot.
So the question arises, can this move be classified as an explosion-type move?
Only one way to find out.
Thinking about this, Naoki handed the steaming hot popcorn to the Pokemon.
Once he saw Koraidon eating it, he mysteriously called Koraidon outside.
"Agrr?"
Koraidon, who followed him outside, looked puzzled.
Naoki led it to a grass field and said, "Can you show me Collision Course once?"
Koraidon blinked, not understanding why Naoki suddenly wanted to see this move, but still demonstrated it for him.
Naoki stood still, holding his breath.
He saw Koraidon spread its arms, leap into the air, its vibrant feathers transformed into wings, and then, while changing shape, it fiercely descended towards the ground.
"Boom!"
A huge explosive sound came, and Naoki felt the earth tremble a bit, a buzzing sound echoed in his ears, and a large cloud of dust obstructed his view.
Not realizing, Naoki inhaled it, coughed twice, and nervously looked towards Koraidon.
A moment later, the dust cleared, and aside from Koraidon, there was also a gigantic crater in front of him.
Koraidon stood in the crater, with a face full of confusion and puzzlement.
What happened? It clearly held back its strength?
After seeing the scene in front of him clearly, Naoki was taken aback, his vision went black, and he almost fainted on the spot.
His freshly trimmed lawn!
Dammit, he underestimated the destructive power of a Legendary Pokemon!
He couldn't be blamed, after all, a Pokemon like Koraidon was too deceptive.
Who would have thought this Pokemon, similar to Cyclizar, is a cover legend like Groudon and Kyogre?
"Hold on, hold on." Naoki forced himself to focus on Koraidon's move: "It seems your Collision Course was enhanced by the popcorn just now."
"Agrr?!" Koraidon was first shocked, then slowly realized: "Agrr."