Chapter 814: The Z-Crystal

"Waa-hee!"

"Waa-hee waa-hee!"

Schools of Wishiwashi were jumping around on the small island, their teary-eyed appearance truly pitiful.

The Totem "School Form" had gathered too many Wishiwashi, and after it collapsed, they scattered like flowers falling from the sky; those lucky enough managed to return to the water.

Those who weren't lucky enough fell onto the small island.

"Happy~"

Blissey busied herself back and forth, holding one in her hands while locking onto several others with Psychic, gently sending them back into the water.

All Baimu patted the heads of the three Ghost Dragons, and after praising them, he joined the ranks of those transporting the Wishiwashi.

Not even a few minutes later.

All the Wishiwashi on the small island had successfully returned to the pond.

Blissey waved her little hands to bid them farewell, "Happy~"

"Waa-hee~"

A larger Wishiwashi emerged from the water, a cross-shaped bandage stuck to its nose, looking quite pitiful.

It opened its fish mouth, revealing a water-blue Z-Crystal.

Is that the one Lana helped?

All Baimu, well-versed in the plot, didn't find the bandage strange at all; he squatted down to take the Waterium Z, and couldn't help but extend his index finger to scratch its chin, "Thanks!"

"Waa-hee~"

The Wishiwashi happily flicked its tail and returned to its companions.

The large shadow underwater also quickly disappeared.

All Baimu let out a long breath.

With the Waterium Z in hand, the challenge journey on Akala Island could be considered concluded.

A sense of relaxation echoed in his heart.

"After staying on Akala Island for so long, I feel like I've become quite a bit crazier." He rubbed the space between his eyebrows.

People change under the influence of their environment.

Even those with the strongest minds cannot resist this kind of gradual, subtle change over time.

Having experienced the indifferent struggles of the Orre era and the valiant striving of the Hoenn era, in this Alola region, thick with an atmosphere of enjoyment where it seems as if even the heavens want you to be a little happier, his temperament inevitably became softer and more cheerful.

Of course.

These things were all maintained within a certain range.

At least he wouldn't act weird in public like Ash or show off facial expressions worthy of a meme; the changes were limited to when he was in private with his own Pokémon.

All Baimu sailed back to the shore.

The old man who claimed to be a fishing master hadn't left yet, staring at him blankly.

It was as if a fisherman who had been skunked for days had seen a fishing novice next to him catching fish with his eyes closed, and had no choice but to submit to the fact that the other party was in the beginner's phase.

The world is full of disparities.

All Baimu glanced at him, his gaze filled with faint pity, then shook his head slightly and walked away slowly with Blissey.

Just a swindler who relied on his age to bully others.

Even Ash and Lana couldn't be bothered to pay him any mind later on, so naturally, he couldn't possibly say anything more.

But this one glance.

Made the old man tremble with anger, almost causing him to have a cerebral hemorrhage.

——

Walking out of Brooklet Hill.

All Baimu went to Lush Jungle again to check on the condition of the Totem Lurantis.

He really wanted to know if Olivia had been there, and if Tapu Lele had made up with it.

Unfortunately.

All he saw was the Totem Lurantis sitting on a thick tree root, swinging its legs quietly and leisurely, with Castform circling it, spitting out many colorful bubbles that floated in the sunlight as if playing.

The scene was very harmonious.

All Baimu had the Rotom Phone take a picture and then left.

He planned to buy some flower and grass seeds tomorrow to come back and fulfill his promise.

After the residual ice and snow were completely cleared away, those places where the grass and trees had frozen to death were exposed piece by piece, looking exactly like alopecia, even uglier than he had imagined.

The Totem's dwelling was completely devoid of the lush greenery it had when he first arrived.

This made All Baimu feel a great sense of guilt for "destroying" the environment for the first time, so even if the Totem Lurantis might not appreciate it, or perhaps didn't need his help.

But after thinking about it carefully, he still felt it was necessary to make a few trips.

At least restore it to its original appearance.

Blissey naturally supported his decision with both hands; the big pink egg, unafraid of hardship or fatigue, yearned for all things true, good, and beautiful, while also striving to obtain emotional value that made her feel happy from it.

In other words.

When others produced positive emotions, she would be especially happy.

Returning to Melemele Island.

All Baimu had nothing urgent to do, so he let his Pokémon go free and went to the Bewear's den first.

The Team Rocket trio was still nowhere to be seen, which showed that the plot hadn't yet developed to the point where Lillie's memory was restored.

"Goo-woo-goo!"

Bewear was very angry.

Stufful, on the other hand, was slightly oblivious; seeing him arrive, it immediately jumped onto his head to occupy the high ground of intelligence, then leaned its head down, trying to cover his eyes with its face.

All Baimu grabbed its ears.

This was Stufful's ticklish spot; it couldn't stand it as soon as it was grabbed, laughing and giggling while shaking its head and wagging its tail in an attempt to break free, but it was clearly enjoying it.

Otherwise, it would have knocked him down long ago.

"Goo-ma!"

After playing childishly with the childish Stufful for a while.

Bewear brought the afternoon dessert—sweet honey contained in a pitcher plant; the unprocessed natural sweet honey was smooth and greasy, carrying a fragrance that made the tongue slightly numb, which was very delicious.

It would have been even better if it hadn't been shoved into his mouth with a fist.

"Ptooey!"

All Baimu spat out a few blades of grass, looked helplessly at the loving Bewear, and said, "Next time, can you just pour it into my mouth..."

The feeding behavior of wild Pokémon is usually very rough, and Bewear is even more of a leader among them; it likes to dip its fist in honey and then poke it into people's mouths, and the key is that it doesn't wash its hands!

If All Baimu hadn't strongly requested it just now, it definitely wouldn't have planned to wash its hands.

He hated wild Pokémon that didn't like to be clean!

But...

Seeing that you look cute, I'll let it slide.

"Goo-woo-goo~"

Bewear agreed wholeheartedly, but it was unknown whether it had listened or not.

All Baimu leaned on the pile of grass covered with dead leaves, his left fingers being gnawed on by Stufful, and his right fingers being gnawed on by Hydreigon.

He felt his fingers were about to become teething sticks.

Moreover.

They really stank!

He squatted in the small stream with disgust to wash his hands, looked at the idle Bewear next to him, and asked:

"Where do you usually collect sweet honey?"

"Goo-woo-goo!"

Bewear pointed to the east.

During his previous discussion with the Rotom Phone about the planting plan for the Totem's dwelling, he found that transplanting was much more reliable than starting from scratch with seeds and waiting for them to sprout, at least for him.

It just so happened that the Alola region was full of flowers and trees everywhere.

If he just plucked a handful on the road, it would be enough to make the Totem's dwelling in Lush Jungle green again.

Of course, the first choice was undoubtedly flowers; the Totem Lurantis itself belonged to a type of "flower," so besides flowers, he wouldn't consider anything else to match it.

And so.

He followed Bewear's guidance and arrived at Melemele Meadow.

A sea of golden flowers came into view, and countless petals flew as the breeze blew.

What a gorgeous scene.

All Baimu narrowed his eyes; fortunately, he wasn't allergic to pollen, otherwise, he would definitely have had to sneeze a few times.

"Hardworking little bees..."

His gaze fell on the swarms of Cutiefly flying among the flower fields.

There were no wild Combee in the Alola region, so the sweet honey that Bewear collected all came from these cute, cartoonish bee Pokémon that were less than a palm's size and had butterfly wings.

Come to think of it.

There was a Totem Ribombee on Poni Island, right?

Would the sweet honey it produced be of a higher quality and taste?

Although the strength of Cutiefly didn't seem to be proportional to the quality of the sweet honey, it didn't hinder him from fantasizing about the wonderful taste of Totem-level sweet honey.

Thinking about it, he actually felt like eating something sweet.

All Baimu's gaze swept across the flower field, and he saw those little yellow chickens jumping around in the fields—ptooey, Baile Style Oricorio.

This kind of Pokémon would undergo different changes depending on the color of the nectar it ate; Melemele Island had many small yellow flowers, so it produced an abundance of the little yellow chicken version of Oricorio.

Huh?

Which island was the pink chicken from again?

All Baimu hurriedly had the Rotom Phone check; after all, the Totem Lurantis was in the pink color scheme, so pink flowers would definitely be more suitable than yellow ones.

"The Pa'u Style Oricorio requires pink nectar produced on Akala Island."

Such a piece of information was inexplicably reasonable.

The island guardian Tapu Lele was pink, and the Totem Lurantis was also pink, so it was normal for the pink chicken to come from Akala Island.

All Baimu thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to Akala Island to look for it tomorrow."

Pink flowers were ultimately more suitable than yellow ones.

But before leaving, he still dug up a few yellow flowers, planning to use them for embellishment when the time came.

Unexpectedly, this action seemed to annoy a little yellow chicken, much like those wild monsters in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

It locked onto you from more than ten meters away, regardless of whether you were passing by or doing something, and it would rush over with lightning speed to find trouble with you.

It was very fast.

It was mostly because it used a move; there were traces of lightning left where it ran, which looked particularly clear from All Baimu's perspective.

Then...

It was slapped away by Hydreigon with a thud.

It didn't use a move, just subconsciously slapped it with its "hand" as if it had seen a flying ball.

"Sha-sang..."

It was somewhat confused, looking at the Oricorio that was squatting and covering its head in pain while chirping, unable to understand the situation of this guy.

Territorial consciousness of wild Pokémon?

The proud Hydreigon hated this kind of Pokémon that didn't know its own strength, just as it hated a certain Totem Raticate; seeing the little yellow chicken rush up inexplicably at this time, it prepared to teach it a lesson out of hatred for the house and its crow.

All Baimu hurriedly pulled it back and scolded with a smile, "Forget it, forget it, why is your personality so bad!"

"Sha-sang~"

Hydreigon was huffing and puffing.

Of course, it could tell that its trainer wasn't scolding it severely, otherwise, it would have been crying long ago.

——

The next day.

Gladion didn't come.

All Baimu didn't know what the situation was on his side, so out of concern for an acquaintance, he asked him on Line if he had gone home.

Naturally, there was no reply.

It wasn't a big problem.

The danger level of Ultra Beasts is different from that of Team Flare.

Although Nihilego repeatedly tried to abduct Lillie, it also liked to form a blackened combined form with Lusamine.

But they ultimately conformed to the "kindness" keynote of the Pokémon anime.

This point could be seen from Gladion's father, Mohn, and that Shiny Nihilego "Lillie" who lived with him.

"Let's go! Let's find the garden!"

He rode Hydreigon to Akala Island.

The process was smooth, and it was easy to find a few pink flower fields in the lush green forests and fields by looking down from a high place.

The types of wild Pokémon inhabiting here were not much different from those on Melemele Island.

It was nothing more than the little yellow chickens that kicked their legs forward like cheerleaders turning into pink chickens that twisted left and right in a hula style.

"Duh-lee~ Duh-lee~"

When All Baimu squatted down to dig for flowers, they were twisting next to him, completely unlike the little yellow chickens that wanted to rush up and fight him.

This couldn't help but make him show a slight smile.

"Dancing well! Here's a reward for you!" All Baimu threw a few Pokéblocks over.

The Oricorio had obviously never seen such a scene; they looked at each other, and one of the bolder ones came to the Pokéblocks and pecked twice like a hen bending over.

"Duh-lee..."

Then it started pecking fiercely.

Seeing this, several companions immediately leaned over, surrounding the Pokéblocks and pecking at them, scrambling for them, which was very lively.

During this period, other Pokémon were also attracted, such as Butterfree, Petilil, etc., and All Baimu focused his attention on Cutiefly.

"Can I trade sweet honey with you?"

He was very curious about the sweet honey brewed from pink nectar, and how its taste differed from that brewed from the yellow nectar on Melemele Island.

Akala Island had good mountains and good water, and even the Moomoo Milk from Kiawe's family was so delicious.

The quality of the sweet honey was also worth looking forward to.

It was just that Cutiefly didn't seem very willing; All Baimu had to take out three Pokéblocks before it reluctantly shared a drop.

That's right.

A drop that he wasn't even sure weighed a gram.

Really stingy!!

All Baimu thought he was stingy enough, but it turned out Cutiefly was even stingier; he couldn't help but wonder how Tapu Bulu managed to trade for so much sweet honey.

Could it be that he had found the wrong trading partner?

He looked around and successfully found a Ribombee smiling and collecting nectar, so he told Cutiefly to help him make an introduction.

If the introduction was successful, he wouldn't want the sweet honey, and he would give the Pokéblocks to it too.

Cutiefly agreed.

A few minutes later.

All Baimu successfully talked to the Ribombee and also successfully harvested a small pot of sweet honey from the not-so-stingy Ribombee.

Facing a strange human, being able to share so much was already its limit.

"Fine."

All Baimu didn't force it, scooped out a spoonful with a spoon and licked it, then scooped out another spoonful for Hydreigon and the Shiny Gengar to lick.

"Gen-ga!"

Gengar covered his fat face with little stars in his eyes.

Really delicious!

"Hmm, it does have a different flavor." He nodded in praise, ignoring the other two mouths of Hydreigon that were wide open like a baby bird waiting to be fed.

One spoonful per person, how fair; you're not a Zweilous anymore, why should you get two more spoonfuls just because you have two more mouths?

Seeing that the trainer ignored it, Hydreigon suddenly felt that it wouldn't be loved anymore.

Totem's dwelling in Lush Jungle.

The Totem Lurantis was silently digging the soil.

It was clearly wanting to plant something; Castform next to it was puffing out its cheeks, presumably holding a mouthful of water, ready to spit it onto the planted plants.

"Yo!"

All Baimu greeted them after popping out of the burrow, giving them both a fright.

Castform's water sprayed out.

The Totem Lurantis had thought a new challenger had arrived and was just about to hide when it realized it was the human from yesterday, and couldn't help but relax.

"I'm here to plant flowers!"

All Baimu pulled Gengar out of the burrow and patted its round belly.

The Totem Lurantis and Castform didn't understand what he meant, until one by one, pink flowers were carried out by Gengar with mud and soil, did they realize that what this person said yesterday was serious.

"..."

"..."

The two Pokémon had different expressions.

Castform was happy; it liked these pink flowers and felt they were like its partners.

The Totem Lurantis, however, didn't really want to accept All Baimu's kindness.

But.

It looked at those pink flowers for a few moments and was a bit reluctant.

They really look good...