[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pokemon-making-pokemon-stronger-through-happines":3,"chapter-pokemon-making-pokemon-stronger-through-happines-pokemon-making-pokemon-stronger-through-happines-chapter-292":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Pokemon: Making pokemon stronger through happiness",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},480113,729,"Chapter 292: Have you eaten?","pokemon-making-pokemon-stronger-through-happines-chapter-292",292,"\u003Cp>Chapter 292:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charizard....\" (ugh...)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charizard seemed to be an experienced young adult dragon. It quickly shook its head and asked, \"Charizard?\" (So where is he?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know, he left you with me and then took off...\" Hayashi Kaede replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charizard!\" (Dammit, that old coot! Just because I refused to...)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charizard!\" (He just left me here without a word ...!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charizard started grumbling and cursing on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames even shot out of its nostrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left Hayashi Kaede and the other Pokémon momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never seen such a volatile Pokémon before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragonite and Goodra moved away disdainfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charizard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charizard looked at Hayashi Kaede. \"Charizard?\" (Did he say I was here to eat?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hayashi Kaede nodded. \"That should be the case?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought Charizard was going to yell at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously grumbling Charizard immediately broke into a smile. \"Charizard...\" (Then I’m sorry to trouble you...)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turns out it was a Charizard that was tough on its own kind but polite to outsiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lunch is rice balls. Everyone, dig in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hayashi Kaede didn’t say much else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tapped the storage capsule, and large basins of rice balls were placed on each table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group of Pokémon began eating in their own ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he made six hundred rice balls, there were simply too many Pokémon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pokémon like Alcremie and Steenee ate modestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe two or three Alcremie could share one rice ball and be full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steenee had a slightly bigger appetite, one was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Pokémon like Sprigatito, Eevee, and Indeedee needed about one or two each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alolan Ninetales might eat a bit more, maybe three or four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serperior, Primarina, Milotic, etc., needed a bit more, around seven or eight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there was Gardevoir, Mewtwo...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calculating it this way, these Pokémon probably only consumed about fifty or sixty rice balls per meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the others...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pidgeots alone would consume over two hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blaziken, by itself, would devour fifty or sixty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragonite, Salamence, and Goodra were also not to be underestimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus Charizard... actually, Hayashi Kaede thought they could probably finish it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My goodness, over two hundred pounds of rice per meal...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hayashi Kaede calculated silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good thing he had psychic abilities now, plus help from Gardevoir and Indeedee, otherwise making so many rice balls every day would be quite unrealistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blaziken,Blaziken...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blaziken stuffed them into its mouth one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charizard!\" (So good, so good... How is it so delicious...!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Charizard beside it was no less enthusiastic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it might have been eating the most vigorously, perhaps because it had never tasted such delicious rice balls before. It swallowed them one at a time, chewing just a couple of times before they went down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Good thing I made an extra hundred earlier.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hayashi Kaede sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it really wouldn’t have been enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, barely any of the six hundred rice balls remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charizard patted its belly, feeling its entire dragon life was now complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, although it got to eat some, it only had about ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it wanted more, it felt too embarrassed to pester its Trainer in public to ask Hayashi Kaede for more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is great, Kaito should have done this sooner!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he should do it a few more times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The now-pleased Charizard couldn’t help but think this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely forgetting the complaints it was muttering just moments before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations, Host. Charizard’s happiness value has increased from 10 to 75. Reward: 10 bags of High-Grade Fertilizer, 1 High-Grade Rare Candy, 1 SS-Grade Fire Stone.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the system announcement, Hayashi Kaede was momentarily stunned, then looked curiously at Charizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, although the happiness value increase was also significant, he didn’t expect it to jump this much this time too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pleasure value of 75 isn’t exceptionally high; what’s remarkable is the increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From 10 to 75.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full 65-point jump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a large increase is quite rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the plantation now, his Pokémon are rarely in a bad mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, expecting large happiness value increases from them isn’t very realistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, last time when Wartortle returned, it also gave Hayashi Kaede a decent happiness value jump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wartortle’s strength isn’t great now, so the rewards weren’t that impressive—just an A-Grade Water Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, the extra hundred rice balls weren’t made in vain after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least he got an SS-Grade Fire Stone from Charizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the market, you definitely couldn’t trade a hundred rice balls for that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hayashi Kaede looked at Charizard. \"So, are you full?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charizard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charizard looked at Hayashi Kaede, its eyes filled with unprecedented tenderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This human is great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Makes such delicious food!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t imagine what kind of life the Pokémon living here permanently get to enjoy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I really wish I could live here every day...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charizard couldn’t help but think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, a Talonflame appeared in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It dove down into the garden, and when it was about five meters high, its whole body turned into red light and disappeared into a Poké Ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its place, they saw Charizard’s Trainer, Kaito.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jumped down effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Heh, coming right after mealtime, he really was sending Charizard for a free meal!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hayashi Kaede couldn’t help but think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the physical fitness of humans in the Pokémon world is really something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jumping from five meters without a second thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaito, after landing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, he saw the Gardevoir sitting at the table, and the Dragonite, Salamence, and Goodra nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally realized what Kazephyr meant by ’several Dragon-type Pokémon’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And also...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned the various Pokémon, finally settling his gaze on one he didn’t recognize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is that the Legendary Pokémon he mentioned?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mewtwo also cast its gaze over. Its vertical pupils, glowing purple, made Kaito instantly alert with just one look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So strong!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought back to his recent conversation with Kazephyr and suddenly felt at a loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After holding back for a moment, he finally blurted out a traditional Eastova League greeting, \"So, uh... have you eaten yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charizard walked over, nodding incessantly, and patted its Trainer’s shoulder. \"Charizard!\" (We ate well. You finally did something good.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hayashi Kaede said, \"We’ve all eaten. If you haven’t, there are still two rice balls left...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need, no need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaito mounted Charizard and, despite its somewhat reluctant look, urged it to leave this place that made him feel exceptionally awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky, Charizard looked back at Kaito.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charizard.\" (When are we coming back?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come back again, my foot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1086,"2026-05-30T11:00:43.170Z","2026-06-01T04:31:04.028Z",1,"novelbin.me","e79bcb9701f7400bee11c200d6f65a499e6b159bb0ee8a29e9b1f78f62a05ce7","pokemon-making-pokemon-stronger-through-happines-chapter-293","pokemon-making-pokemon-stronger-through-happines-chapter-291",473,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpokemon-making-pokemon-stronger-through-happines-cover.jpg"]