Kubfu nodded resolutely: "Beyah!"
It will definitely train hard! It won't disappoint Naoki!
Naoki smiled slightly and then turned to leave the World Tree.
Maybe next time they meet, Kubfu will have evolved into Urshifu.
Well, next, he also has things he must do!
On March 20, Year 201 of the League, the Pokeball Transmission Machine that Naoki ordered from Geeta was delivered to the ranch by a specialist.
After installation and fine-tuning, Naoki brought another machine through Giratina's Reversed World to the Alola Region and installed it in the ranch he previously bought on Akala Island.
After adjusting the machine, Naoki opened the Pokeball Transmission Machine.
After a chat with the Indeedee Sibling on the Rotom Phone's screen, Pokeballs were transmitted one by one.
Accompanied by flashes of white light, the figures of Pokemon like Gogoat, Butterfree, Garganacl, Alcremie, and the Eevees appeared in the room.
A group of Pokemon looked around the new environment with curiosity.
However, as the room hadn't been occupied for a long time, a musty smell of decay had developed.
"This will be our place to spend the winter!" Naoki said with a laugh, "Although it may not compare to our home, the winter climate here is very warm!"
With that, Naoki turned his gaze to Cyclizar.
"Since you're here, Cyclizar, you don't have to worry about being cold anymore, even in winter, you can play outside without worry because it doesn't snow here like at our home."
"Ghaa!" Cyclizar seemed very happy.
Naoki chuckled and continued, "But, I'm just here to test the Pokeball Transmission Machine today, not planning to move here yet. Tonight, Koraidon and I will return to the ranch, so everyone can go back first."
However, the group of Pokemon didn't intend to leave so quickly.
After hearing what Naoki said, several Eevees volunteered to help Naoki clean up!
"Alright." Yet Naoki thought it better to hire someone to come and clean and maintain the house regularly, so when winter comes, they can move right in.
But today is his only second visit here, so he's still not familiar with the area.
After thinking for a moment, Naoki decided to tidy up the house.
Although the previous owner of the ranch moved to the Kalos Region, the tools and such were left behind at the ranch.
Vaporeon used Water Gun to help rinse the floor, Naoki followed with a mop, Sylveon used ribbons to hold a cloth to wipe the water off the floor, and Flareon lay on the floor, trying to use its hot body to dry the moisture.
Seeing a large group of Pokemon helping with chores, Naoki nodded his head in relief.
"You guys can keep mopping here while I go wash the mop downstairs!" he said.
"Bui!"
"Mama～"
"Bonnie～"
A group of Pokemon agreed happily.
Seeing this, Naoki led Koraidon downstairs to the ranch and threw the mop into the sink.
Gogoats were leisurely wandering on the grassland, enjoying the tropical grasses.
Meanwhile, five Garganacls were squatting beside some large rocks, seeming a bit puzzled by the place.
Before coming here, Naoki had done some research.
The Alola Region doesn't have Pokemon like Garganacl, and coupled with inter-regional trade costs, the Rock Salt produced by Garganacl is very pricey here.
The same goes for the Life Sheep Milk from Gogoat, but if swapped with Tropius bananas and MooMoo Milk from Miltank, it would be cheaper than in the Paldea Region.
So, Naoki brought Gogoat and Garganacl to check the specific prices of Life Sheep Milk and Rock Salt here.
While pondering, Naoki turned on the faucet to rinse the mop.
However, just then, thick smoke suddenly wafted out from a second-floor window, accompanied by a burning smell.
Naoki was slightly startled, was there a fire?
He quickly dropped the mop and rushed upstairs with Koraidon, only to see a group of Eevees gathered at the end of the hallway.
At this moment, the fire had already been extinguished by Vaporeon using Water Gun,
and Flareon sat on the floor full of remorse, head drooped down.
"..."
Without needing to ask, he already knew what had happened.
Surely, while Flareon was drying the floor, it accidentally set the curtains at the end of the hall on fire.
The curtains were woven from wool, and once ignited, they quickly burst into flames.
"Vee..." Flareon looked at Naoki with a regretful expression.
"Forget it!" Naoki said helplessly, "It's good that no one got hurt, it's just a curtain, don't worry too much about it."
He believed Flareon didn't do it on purpose; after all, the Pokemon he raised were all very well-behaved.
"Vee..."
Although Naoki didn't blame it, Flareon still didn't dare use its flames to dry the water on the floor.
It cautiously followed Naoki downstairs, and all alone, found its way to the farm.
At noon, Naoki used the ingredients here to prepare a simple lunch for the Pokemon.
Things like sandwiches and tropical-flavored coconut rice.
Though somewhat simple, Naoki ate with special delight.
This environment reminded Naoki of when he first came to the farm.
He glanced at Cyclizar and Koraidon, sitting to his left and right, then eagerly began recounting events from when he first started running the farm.
"Back then, you guys hadn't come to the farm yet, it was just me and Cyclizar, and Koraidon."
"We were living in that run-down little cabin, everything inside was so simple, just a bed, a desk, a cupboard. When I first arrived at the farm, the place really had nothing."
"Then, Koraidon caught us a lot of fish, which brought us lots of money, and with that money, I bought seeds to plant in the farmland with Cyclizar."
"Gao!" Cyclizar nodded repeatedly, affirming that it was true, but it didn't feel bitter then; instead, it found it quite interesting.
With Cyclizar's words, Pokemon like Ogerpon and Eevee, who joined the farm later, all showed longing expressions.
How regretful! They didn't get to experience that time with Naoki!
Naoki smiled lightly, reminiscing as he heartily ate the coconut rice:
"Later on, Skiddo and Gogoat came to the farm, Garganacl arrived at the farm, Dragonite came to the farm, and one night, Pawmot broke into our home, along with Alcremie, Arboliva, Glaceon. From then on, we lived together!"
Naoki's face was full of a happy smile.
"Ah gah-hiss…" Koraidon stared at the scene and then joined in the laughter: "Ah gah-hiss~"
The Eevee in front expressed great regret, wishing they had met Naoki earlier!
Understanding their sentiments, Naoki shook his head with a smile: "Don't say that, it's not too late even now!"
Just then, a sudden knocking sound came from the door outside.
Everyone's attention immediately turned to the source of the sound.
Naoki stood up in surprise and went to open the door; at this hour, who could it be?
As the door opened, a boy stood there, wearing red shorts, having red-brown hair, a necklace around his neck, bare-chested, revealing his sun-darkened muscles.
Seeing the visitor, Naoki was slightly taken aback.
This is… Kiawe?
Kiawe, one of Ash's companions during his travels in the Alola Region, also runs a farm just like him.
Naoki was initially surprised, but upon reconsideration, it made sense since Kiawe's farm was also on this Akala Island, so meeting Kiawe was not remarkable.
Perhaps he was drawn here by the white smoke coming from the chimney when Naoki was cooking.
Sure enough, Kiawe's next words confirmed Naoki's guess.
"Alola! Sir! You are the new owner of this farm, right? Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Kiawe from the neighboring farm! I was just delivering MooMoo Milk to guests, and while passing here I saw smoke coming from your chimney, so I came by to say hello!"