Beedrill Colony (Please vote)

In a lush forest, the midday sunlight had already grown somewhat dim by the time it reached this place.

Amid the greenery, a Beedrill wearing something like a vest and exuding an imposing aura kept flying in a certain direction.

Behind that Beedrill followed a handsome young man in a tight athletic outfit.

This person was Eichi. Over the past few days, Beedrill had completely adapted to double gravity.

With the help of the Weight Training Device, Beedrill's speed had improved again.

Its training in every skill had also improved, and Eichi felt that those skills had been trained well enough.

So he planned to buy some TMs for Beedrill to learn new moves.

But Eichi was short on cash and had no money to buy TMs.

Then he suddenly remembered that the Beedrill colony had a kind of honey specially made by Beedrill, which stores had named Special Grade Honey.

The honey Beedrill usually drank was brewed from nectar collected by the Beedrill colony.

But within the Beedrill colony, that was the most ordinary kind of honey.

It was said that the Beedrill colony possessed better honey, but its yield was extremely low.

Its price in the Department Store was outrageously high.

Eichi had once seen a 500ml bottle priced at fifty thousand.

That was practically robbery! It had made Eichi's eyes turn green.

It was said that this kind of honey could greatly improve the speed of all Pokémon.

Unfortunately, its yield was extremely low. This time, Eichi intended to visit the Beedrill colony and see if he could trade with them for some honey.

Following behind Beedrill, Eichi watched as the Beedrill ahead followed the unique signals of its species to find the Beedrill colony's nest.

They encountered all kinds of Pokémon along the way. Whenever they came across Bug-type Pokémon, they did not run away, and they were not afraid even when Eichi touched them.

Eichi knew it was the effect of his Bug Force, which had made his affinity with Bug-type Pokémon skyrocket.

After following Beedrill, stopping and going for about an hour, they finally arrived.

The Beedrill colony's nest was located within a cluster of trees. At its center stood an incomparably massive towering tree.

Its trunks crisscrossed one another, while its luxuriant green leaves blocked out a great deal of sunlight. Trees surrounded the towering tree from all sides.

Like stars surrounding the moon, they encircled the giant tree at the center.

Flowers carpeted the ground beneath the trees, colorful and fragrant.

Dense clusters of Metapod hung from the giant tree, while countless Weedle frolicked and played all around it. The sight was truly spectacular.

Just as Eichi and Beedrill stepped into the giant tree's territory, countless red lights lit up across its trunk.

Immediately afterward, countless Beedrill flew out. The leading Beedrill stopped in front of Eichi's Beedrill when it saw it.

Eichi activated Bug King Eye and discovered that the large leader had good potential and veteran-level strength.

Only a handful of Beedrill in the colony had good potential. The rest had ordinary potential.

Only a few had reached the veteran level, while the rest were novice-level. However, there were simply too many Beedrill.

They began communicating, and Eichi quietly activated Bug Force to listen to what they were saying.

The general meaning was that they welcomed Eichi and his Beedrill as guests.

They also introduced every member of the Beedrill colony to Eichi's Beedrill.

Eichi felt a little dizzy. There were too many of them, and they all looked pretty much the same, so he did not remember a single one.

But judging from Beedrill's expression, it seemed to have remembered them all. Impressive!

Then Eichi's Beedrill told the leading Beedrill that Eichi could understand their language.

Afterward, the leading Beedrill turned toward Eichi and communicated with him in the language unique to Beedrill.

"Human... welcome!"

Eichi replied, "My name is Eichi. Just call me Eichi."

The Beedrill leader said, "Eichi..."

After a brief exchange, the Beedrill leader invited Eichi and Beedrill inside to sit for a while.

After Eichi agreed, he and Beedrill followed the Beedrill leader up the giant tree.

Eichi's Beedrill gripped him beneath the arms with its Twin Needles and flew upward.

Once they reached the giant tree, it felt like entering another world.

Countless tree roots intertwined here, and in one corner was a pile of things very similar to beehives from Eichi's previous life.

The dense leaves overhead blocked out the sky, with sunlight shining in through only a few gaps.

Although it was dark inside, he could still see every corner clearly.

Eichi found a place to sit. At that moment, the Beedrill leader took one from the pile of hive-like objects.

There was a small hole at the top of the hive. Beedrill pierced it with one of its needles and carried it over to Eichi and Beedrill.

It said to Eichi and Beedrill, "You... eat..."

Eichi quickly took two bowls and spoons from his backpack.

Eichi used a spoon to make a small opening at the edge of the hive, then poured out a stream of crystalline yellow liquid.

Eichi held up a bowl to catch it, stopping only after it was half full. He poured half of the golden honey for Beedrill and kept the other half for himself.

Then he and Beedrill began tasting it, each scooping up a little with a spoon and putting it into their mouths.

"Mm! So sweet!"

It really was good. Judging from Beedrill's expression, it also thought it tasted great.

Eichi praised the honey to Beedrill, making the Beedrill leader very happy as well.

Then Eichi tasted some more. The more he drank, the better it tasted, and he soon finished it all.

Having eaten someone else's food, Eichi could not fail to show his appreciation. He took Pokémon food from his backpack.

He also took out many Pokémon food bowls and poured the Pokémon food into them.

He told the Beedrill leader that this was Pokémon food and invited them to eat.

The Beedrill leader tasted some. It tasted pretty good. Although it was not as sweet as honey, it was strangely delicious.

Then it called the other Beedrill over to eat as well. There were quite a lot of Beedrill.

Fortunately, Eichi had brought plenty. The food he gave them was the most ordinary Pokémon food, which was very cheap.

Eichi had bought a lot of it. With his financial means, he could only afford to give them ordinary Pokémon food.

While they ate, Eichi chatted with the Beedrill leader.

The Beedrill leader told Eichi that the honey they had just given him was their very best honey.

There was especially little of this honey. They were usually reluctant to drink it themselves and could only have it once after a very long interval.

What they normally drank was the most ordinary honey, and their colony was simply too large.

Their honey supply was also insufficient, so they had to go out every day to gather nectar and brew honey.

Then Beedrill told Eichi that one day, they had led a group of Beedrill out to battle another Pokémon colony, only to be ambushed by the Poaching Gang in the end. Countless members had been killed or injured.

Only after hearing the Beedrill leader's words did Eichi understand how difficult life was for the Beedrill colony.

Individually, they might not be very strong, but they had countless companions.

At this point, Eichi told Beedrill that he wanted to make a trade with them.

The Beedrill leader was very curious. What trade?

Eichi told them that he wanted to exchange that Pokémon food with the Beedrill colony for honey.

The very best honey.