Chapter 95: My Sense of Shame Is Worthless Compared to How the Pokémon Feels

Kukui performed several more moves in succession, ending with an extremely goofy pose.

This entire routine left two people speechless: one was Kukui, and the other was Luo Mu.

On the contrary, Dragonite and Mimikyu's eyes instantly sparkled with bright light; they were interested not only in the move itself but also in Luo Mu, who could perform it alongside them.

Faced with such expectant expressions from the two Pokémon, Luo Mu felt cold sweat immediately break out on his back.

Don't look at him with such sparkling, expectant eyes!

He felt that if he admitted he found this pose embarrassing, Dragonite and Mimikyu would surely show hurt expressions.

Ever since obtaining a set of Z-Move equipment, Luo Mu had been trembling in fear of the inevitable moment of awkward dancing, yet he never expected that day would arrive so soon.

Between hurting Dragonite and Mimikyu or hurting himself, Luo Mu hesitated for a second before painfully choosing to hurt himself.

What could he do? His Pokémon were simply too cute—

Practicing the full-power pose took less than ten minutes, and regarding the friendship required to unleash Mimikyu's Z-Move, Luo Mu was confident there would be no issues whatsoever.

The only setback was learning that Mimikyu's Z-Move could only be unleashed by Mimikyu itself; realizing he probably couldn't participate, Dragonite sat down on the ground with a wronged expression, crying like a child.

Dragonite: ·()·

Then, under Luo Mu's headache-inducing consolation, Dragonite reluctantly accepted the option of following behind Luo Mu to perform the moves together.

Well, one must remember that Dragonite was still a child barely a year old, so having a little mood swing was quite normal.

Once preparations were complete, Luo Mu approached Tapu Tapu Moumou; just as he was about to speak and inform Tapu Tapu Moumou that he was ready, he discovered Tapu Tapu Moumou had already awakened and was earnestly communicating with Mudbray, who was squinting its eyes.

The spot where Tapu Tapu Moumou lay down was chosen with great care; it was not a rigid stone surface, but rather fluffy soil covered with lush green grass.

Not knowing how it had connected with Tapu Tapu Moumou, Mudbray scraped the soil with its hooves, and the fluffy earth was easily turned over by its hard hooves.

Accompanied by a flash of earth-yellow light, the soil turned over by Mudbray became even softer; the increased gaps between soil particles promoted root respiration for plants, while under the effect of the Rototiller move, the soil possessed nutrients even more suitable for plant growth.

After completing one Rototiller move, Mudbray lifted its head to look at Tapu Tapu Moumou, seemingly asking for Tapu Tapu Moumou's opinion.

Tapu Tapu Moumou first clapped its hooves together, producing a strong and powerful applause, then the entire Pokémon flipped upside down and floated, inserting its two thick ox horns into the dirt to use the same "Rototiller" move as Mudbray.

A brighter earth-yellow light flashed, and the soil nourished by Tapu Tapu Moumou's Rototiller move instantly emitted a restrained luster.

Luo Mu and Kukui leaned in for a closer look and saw that under the influence of Tapu Tapu Moumou's Rototiller move, the soil had transformed into a peculiar color resembling black pearls.

Kukui was fine, but Luo Mu couldn't hold back and exclaimed in surprise, "Black soil!?"

Tapu Tapu Moumou could actually transform the most ordinary soil directly into black soil, known before his transmigration as the "Black Treasure" and "the world's most fertile land," using the Rototiller move!

Kukui scratched his head and said matter-of-factly, "I forgot to tell you; since Tapu Tapu Moumou's hobby, aside from resting, is using the Rototiller move all over Alola, such soil is actually quite common here in Alola."

Luo Mu admitted he had been shown up by Kukui; no wonder Alola's natural resources were so abundant—it was all thanks to Tapu Tapu Moumou.

Damn it, he really wanted to kidnap Tapu Tapu Moumou back to his own farm.

"Tapu Moumou, mou, Tapu Moumou Tapu Moumou!"

Tapu Tapu Moumou danced and gestured wildly while explaining something to Mudbray; unfortunately, since it wasn't speaking to Luo Mu, Luo Mu couldn't understand Tapu Tapu Moumou's meaning.

In any case, the final result was that Mudbray, looking thoughtful, used the Rototiller move on the nearby soil once more; although the soil turned up this time was far inferior to Tapu Tapu Moumou's black soil, one could tell just by appearance that it was much better than the soil from the first attempt.

Even Tapu Tapu Moumou nodded in satisfaction.

Observing the interaction between Mudbray and Tapu Tapu Moumou, Luo Mu stroked his chin and whispered, "They really get along well, Mudbray and Tapu Tapu Moumou."

Kukui, who hadn't heard clearly, asked in confusion, "What did you say?"

Luo Mu shook his head. "Nothing."

At that moment, Tapu Tapu Moumou finally turned its gaze toward the two humans, tilting its head. "Tapu Moumou?"

This time, Luo Mu understood Tapu Tapu Moumou's meaning again; it was roughly asking—Are you ready?

Luo Mu nodded slightly and said, "We are ready."

Dragonite and Mimikyu also looked at Tapu Tapu Moumou with fighting spirit brimming.

Tapu Tapu Moumou gazed at them for a few moments, then flew straight into the mid-air; with its back to the brilliant sunlight, Tapu Tapu Moumou's gaze gradually shifted from lazy to heavy and serious; it raised both arms in a bodybuilding pose and let out a high-pitched ox-like moo toward the sky, meaning—Bring it on!

Kukui tactfully retreated several steps, Mimikyu leaped from Luo Mu's shoulder to the ground, and even though Dragonite couldn't participate in the battle, it maintained a combat stance, standing seriously behind Luo Mu.

The commotion here was detectable even from the flower fields in the distance.

Led by Serperior, Growlithe, the Bai Pengpengs, and a small, round figure rushed toward this side.

Confirming that Luo Mu and Mimikyu were ready, Tapu Tapu Moumou lifted its head and let out a high-pitched cry; the golden bell hanging from its tail rang loudly as it swayed.

Centered on Tapu Tapu Moumou, emerald ripples rapidly spread outward; within just a few breaths, vegetation grew wildly as far as the eye could see, and emerald light dyed everything around green.

This included Luo Mu and Kukui's hair.

Seeing this, Kukui shouted a reminder, "This is Tapu Tapu Moumou's ability, Grassy Surge! It opens a Grassy Terrain domain around itself, greatly boosting the power of its Grass-type moves!"

Luo Mu gave no response to this, because—

Tapu Tapu Moumou shot forward like an arrow leaving the bow; unlike the heavy impression it gave people, its flight speed was not slow at all; the golden bell on its tail flashed with green light as it swung its massive body to smash directly down upon Mimikyu's head!

A Grass-type move, Wood Hammer.

Without ordering Mimikyu to dodge, and with no intention of using Dirty Trick, Luo Mu waved his hand and commanded, "Swords Dance!"

The only thing he needed to do now was to overwhelm Tapu Tapu Moumou with strength, thereby convincing it to teach him everything about Grassy Terrain and the Rototiller move.

Thanks to big shot Kagamihara Nadeshiko for the 5000 Qidian Coins donation, and to big shot Off-the-Rails Turncoat for the 4500 Qidian Coins donation!

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