"What's wrong?" Volcanion asked, looking at Ange with confusion.
"Something is wrong with that Pokémon. Let's head home first," Ange replied.
Volcanion hesitated for a moment before nodding.
By now, the Yveltal across from them had gone silent. It lay quietly on the grass, curled into a ball as it remained dormant.
Furthermore, Ange called out, "Honchkrow, Murkrow, you all come back too."
Hearing this, Honchkrow immediately led the Murkrow back to Ange's side.
Hon hon~ Ange, are you okay?
Honchkrow asked.
Murk~ Murk~ Ange, Ange!
Murk~ Murk~ Are you okay? Are you okay?
The Murkrow also chimed in with their questions.
"I'm fine, don't worry," Ange said, shaking his head. "Just don't go near that Pokémon for now, and make sure no other Pokémon get close to it either."
Even though it was nighttime, it wouldn't be good if a Pokémon wandered out in the dark and got hurt by mistake.
Honchkrow and the Murkrow nodded one after another.
After giving his instructions, Ange took Volcanion, Metagross, and Komala back home.
"Wait for me outside. I'm going into the kitchen to make something," Ange said.
As soon as they arrived home, Ange entered the kitchen and carefully took out three Golden Berries.
The System required him to use the three berries to make a delicacy to feed Yveltal, but it didn't strictly specify what to make.
Looking at the three shimmering golden berries before him, Ange fell into deep thought.
What should he make?
To be safe, Ange didn't intend to improvise. Instead, he decided to follow a recipe already unlocked by the System.
It would be best if he could produce Special Grade food.
After flipping through the recipes for a long time, Ange finally decided to make a fruit pie.
To be honest, desserts weren't Ange's strong suit. He wasn't necessarily better than the current Magearna, but he worried that letting Magearna do it might not meet the System's requirements. Therefore, he had to do it himself.
The first step was processing the three types of berries.
After washing the berries, Ange first picked up the Golden Pinap Berry.
The Golden Pinap Berry looked similar to a pineapple and needed to be peeled. Ange nimbly removed the skin and then diced it into nail-sized cubes for later use.
Next, he picked up the Golden Razz Berry.
The Golden Razz Berry grew in clusters, with each individual fruit being about the size of a fingernail, much like grapes. Ange only needed to pick them off one by one and peel the skin.
Just like the Pinap Berry, Ange set the processed Razz Berries aside.
The final fruit was the Golden Nanab Berry.
The Golden Nanab Berry resembled a banana in shape, and the bunch rewarded by the System was quite large. Ange peeled the Golden Nanab Berries one by one and diced them.
The fragrance of the three berries was incredibly potent. While processing them, Ange found himself salivating and swallowing hard.
During the processing of the three berries, Ange used his Aura Power to comb through them, making the aura they emitted more gentle and harmonious.
Once the fruit was prepared, it was time for the second step: making the filling.
He fetched a non-stick pan, added butter, and melted it over low heat before adding the processed Pinap Berry flesh to sauté.
During the sautéing process, he added an appropriate amount of fine sugar until the Pinap Berry flesh softened and released its juices.
Finally, he mixed cornstarch with water until uniform, poured it into the pan, and added a bit of rock salt, stirring until the filling became thick.
He set the Pinap Berry filling aside to cool and then used the same method to create the Golden Razz Berry and Golden Nanab Berry fillings.
The third step was making the pie crust.
First, he mixed the fine sugar and butter until uniform.
Then, he added the egg liquid and stirred well.
Actually, it would have been best to use Chansey's egg liquid here, but Ange didn't have any at home, so he had to make do with regular eggs.
Next, he sifted in low-gluten flour and kneaded it into a dough.
Whether it was the butter, sugar, egg liquid, or flour, Ange carefully combed through them with Aura to make the auras of these ingredients more compatible. Consequently, the final product would taste more harmonious and delicious.
Afterward, he placed the dough in the refrigerator to chill for half an hour.
While Ange was waiting, Diancie and Munchlax came down specifically to check on the situation because they were worried about him. Seeing that Ange was safely making desserts in the kitchen, they finally returned to the third floor with peace of mind.
Half an hour later, Ange took the dough out of the refrigerator, rolled it into thin sheets, and placed them into pie pans, pressing them firmly against the bottom and sides.
The final step was baking.
Ange poured the previously prepared fillings into the three pie crusts and leveled the surfaces.
Next, he rolled out the remaining dough, cut it into strips, and wove a lattice pattern over the top of the pies.
Then, he brushed the surface of the pies evenly with egg liquid.
Finally, he put the three different pies into the oven.
As time passed, the surface of the pies turned golden brown. Ange turned off the oven and took the three pies out one by one.
The moment the fruit pies came out of the oven, Ange smelled a rich, sweet aroma, causing him to swallow hard again.
He really wanted a bite!
At the same time, descriptions of the three fruit pies appeared in his Eye of Observation.
Golden Pinap Berry Pie
Effect: Greatly increases the consumer's favorability toward the feeder and provides a large amount of life energy.
Golden Razz Berry Pie
Effect: Greatly increases the consumer's intimacy toward the feeder and provides a large amount of life energy.
Golden Nanab Berry Pie
Effect: Effectively calms the consumer's emotions and provides a large amount of life energy.
After reading the descriptions of the three foods, Ange showed look of wild joy!
"Awesome!" he couldn't help but shout.
Ange didn't expect that he would actually produce three types of Special Grade food at once!
Outside, Volcanion and Metagross were startled when they heard Ange's sudden shout.
Volcanion poked its head into the kitchen and asked, "What are you doing? Why are you shouting so loud?"
Ange quickly waved his hand. "Nothing, just a random shout."
Volcanion thought to itself: Crazy guy, you gave me a fright!
Suddenly, its nose twitched slightly. "What did you make? Why does it smell so good?"
Ange replied, "I made some fruit pies, but this time is special, so I can't give any to you. I'll make some for you next time."
Volcanion's eyes fell on the fruit pies on the table, and it subconsciously swallowed its saliva.
Fruit pies... they looked delicious! Moreover, it felt as if something inside those fruit pies was desperately enticing it.
Eat me! Come and eat me!
Tiny fruit pie people seemed to appear before Volcanion, waving their hands frantically at it.
It quickly shook its head to clear the hallucinations and then put on a disdainful expression. "Hmph, who wants to eat that!" After saying that, it pulled its head back.
Ange used a knife to cut the fruit pies into uniform pieces, then fetched plates and a basket. He placed the pies onto the plates and then put the plates into the basket.
Coming out of the kitchen, Ange picked up Komala again and then said to Metagross and Volcanion:
"Let's go see that Pokémon again."
Hearing this, Metagross and Volcanion followed behind Ange.
When Ange returned to where Yveltal was, he found it lying there motionlessly. Meanwhile, in the distance, Honchkrow and the Murkrow were resting on the grass, watching Yveltal without blinking.
They wanted to get closer, but they were also afraid.
Ange approached Yveltal little by little and called out softly:
"Yveltal~ Yveltal~"
After he called twice, Yveltal suddenly snapped its eyes open and looked directly at Ange. Ange's heart trembled from the shock.
"Yveltal, don't be angry. I have no ill intentions; I just wanted to bring you something to eat."
To eat? Yveltal was stunned. Someone actually wanted to give it food!
Since its birth, it had never consumed food; its life had always cycled between destruction and slumber.
Every time it slept as the Cocoon of Destruction for a period, it would wake up to carry out a great extinction to absorb enough life energy. After using that life energy to remain active for a while, it would turn back into the Cocoon of Destruction and sleep again.
Destruction was both the duty bestowed upon it by nature and the activity necessary to sustain its life.
This time, it had been disturbed by humans and woke up early from its slumber. Furthermore, because of Xerneas's interference, it hadn't absorbed enough life energy, which was why it had landed on this prairie to rest mid-flight.
Besides, it had sustained some injuries during the battle with Xerneas.
Seeing that Yveltal was staring straight at him but had no intention of attacking, Ange gathered his courage and walked a bit closer.
Volcanion and Metagross, following behind him, couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for him.
Ange walked step by step until he was right beside Yveltal. He took the three types of fruit pies out of the basket and laid them out one by one in front of it.
"Yveltal, I just made these. Give them a try; they're very delicious."
Originally, Yveltal hadn't intended to eat, but when it looked at the food, it found that its body was actually craving it frantically.
"Go ahead and eat!"
It heard the human across from it speaking with a gentle smile.
This was the first time it had seen someone face it with such a smile.
In the past, whether it was humans or Pokémon, they always had terrified expressions when they saw it.
Yveltal felt it was natural for people to fear it because it was the God of Destruction! It was born for destruction and to maintain the laws of nature.
"Eat up!"
Seeing that Yveltal was still staring straight at him with no intention of moving, Ange urged it again.
Yveltal's gaze toward Ange became even stranger. Did this kid know who he was talking to?!
"Just eat, you'll definitely like it," Ange said confidently. This was Special Grade food!
Yveltal withdrew its gaze from the smiling face of the human across from it and slowly lowered its head. It stared at the food for a moment before finally opening its mouth to bite into the Golden Nanab Berry Pie.
The moment the food entered its mouth, Yveltal felt the anxiety, irritability, and slight trace of anger in its heart vanish instantly.
Not only that, the soft, crispy crust and the sweet, juicy fruit blended together, causing its taste buds to gradually wake from their slumber.
Its tongue, which had never served a purpose before, experienced ultimate enjoyment at this moment.
Furthermore, it felt a surge of life energy rapidly melting into its body, allowing its weakened physical state to recover quickly.
Is this human food? This is incredible.
The look Yveltal gave Ange was now filled with astonishment!
Withdrawing its gaze, it took another bite, this time of the Golden Razz Berry Pie. The sweet and sour flavor gave it a great appetite, and it simply couldn't stop.
The unprecedented feeling of fullness, the rapid replenishment of life energy, and the liberation of its taste buds all caused Yveltal's favorability toward Ange to increase significantly.
This human is not bad!
After finishing the Golden Razz Berry Pie, Yveltal swallowed the Golden Pinap Berry Pie.
Unlike the sweet and sour taste of the first two pies, the Golden Pinap Berry Pie had a richer flavor and a more intense aroma.
At this moment, Yveltal suddenly felt a bit of admiration for the species known as humans; they could actually create something so magical.
By the time it snapped out of it, Yveltal had eaten all the fruit pies clean, even subconsciously smacking its beak.
The abundant life energy contained in the food had completely replenished the portion it hadn't absorbed from the outside world.
Yve~~
Yveltal looked at the sky and let out a long cry. The cry echoed through the night sky, showing no trace of its previous weakness.
The terrifying aura it emitted made Volcanion and Metagross subconsciously take a step back. However, they immediately moved to protect Ange, one on each side, fearing that Yveltal might do something unfavorable to him.
By now, the coldness in Yveltal's gaze toward Ange had vanished, replaced by a touch of curiosity and interest.
It thought to itself: if it could always eat the food made by this human, would it no longer need to absorb life through Great Destruction?
Actually, if its body didn't require it, Yveltal itself didn't enjoy obtaining life energy by causing Great Destruction, even though this was the responsibility given to it by nature.
If it weren't for that, it wouldn't be so infamous.
Who likes a bad reputation? It wasn't a pervert.
Yveltal was very tall. Standing upright, it was at least 6 meters high. Consequently, when it looked down at Ange, it felt even more oppressive.
Yve~~ Human, would it be okay if I lived here with you from now on?
Hearing this, Ange froze in place.
"Live... live with... with me?" Ange stammered to confirm.
Yveltal nodded.
Yve~~ Yes. If I stay here, will you still make food for me?
Ange nodded repeatedly.
"Of course, I'll make it for you."
Hearing this, a satisfied smile appeared on Yveltal's face.
Yve~~ I won't eat your things for nothing. If there's anything you need from me, feel free to ask.
As long as it could get enough life energy, it wouldn't have to turn into the Cocoon of Destruction to sleep.
Actually, it didn't really want to sleep that much.
Hearing Yveltal's words, Ange's eyes lit up!
This was great!
This promise from Yveltal was incredibly reassuring.
"Deal!" Ange said loudly.
Behind Ange, Volcanion and Metagross looked at each other when they heard Yveltal was staying, their eyes filled with concern.