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The Beedrill leader asked how they would trade, and Eichi told it that 100 ml of honey could be exchanged for ten bags of Pokémon food.

He took out a bag of Pokémon food to show the Beedrill leader, and its eyes lit up.

It thought that 100 ml of honey could be traded for ten bags of Pokémon food. Beedrill did not eat much, and one bag was enough to feed several Beedrill.

Ten bags would be enough for many Beedrill, and besides, it still had quite a bit of honey. It could trade for plenty of Pokémon food, making it a very worthwhile deal.

The Beedrill leader agreed. Eichi then took out all the Pokémon food in his backpack. This time, he had specifically bought more than three hundred bags.

After feeding the Beedrill over thirty bags, he had three hundred left, enough to trade for three liters of honey.

The Beedrill leader had two Beedrill bring over two hives. Eichi took out several bottles and carefully poured the honey into them.

He filled exactly three liters of honey, then the Beedrill leader told him to continue, saying it would give him an extra 500 ml of honey.

Eichi continued pouring until he had another 500 ml before stopping.

He then told the Beedrill leader that the Pokémon food could be stored for three years, so there was no need to worry about it spoiling.

After the trade was completed, one Beedrill from the colony flew over and said something to Eichi's Beedrill.

As it chattered away, it raised one of its stingers, and the Beedrill behind it all chimed in together.

It turned out that after eating its fill, this Beedrill wanted to have a battle with Eichi's Beedrill, and the other Beedrill all agreed.

The Beedrill leader explained beside him that the Beedrill colony normally did not have much in the way of entertainment.

Other than gathering honey, they liked to battle, and among the Beedrill colony, they built relationships through battle.

Then Eichi's Beedrill followed that Beedrill out, with the other Beedrill close behind.

Eichi followed them out as well. Looking down from the tree trunk at the outer edge, he saw a group of Beedrill and Weedle gathered around, the air thick with the spirit of battle.

Eichi's Beedrill began fighting a Beedrill that was one of the few in the colony with veteran-level strength.

The battle between the two was about to erupt. That Beedrill used Pin Missile, while Eichi's Beedrill dodged with Agility.

The other Beedrill used Agility as well, and the two Beedrill began chasing each other through the air.

Only their afterimages could be seen as they pursued and collided in midair.

Sometimes it was Pin Missile, sometimes Twin Needles. The two Beedrill kept colliding and vanishing, turning the entire sky into their battlefield.

All the Beedrill and Weedle watched intently, their battle firmly capturing every onlooker's attention.

In the end, Eichi's Beedrill won. Then other Beedrill stepped forward to challenge it, and Beedrill happily continued battling without pause.

While Eichi was watching Beedrill battle, the Beedrill leader suddenly told him that they had once found two differently colored stones in Viridian Forest and wondered if they could trade them for some Pokémon food.

Eichi said, "Oh, stones?"

What kind of stones could they be?

Curious, he had the Beedrill leader take him to see them. Eichi followed it deeper and deeper into the tree trunk.

They arrived at a pile of leaves. The Beedrill leader peeled them aside with its Twin Needles, revealing two stones within.

"This is..."

One stone was entirely fiery red, while the other was entirely green.

"These are Evolution Stones: a Fire Stone and a Leaf Stone."

Evolution Stones, as the name implied, were stones that could make Pokémon evolve.

Some Pokémon needed Evolution Stones in order to evolve.

The most famous example was Growlithe from the Kanto region, which needed a Fire Stone to evolve into Arcanine.

Another example was Eevee. At present, Eevee was known to be able to evolve into three forms with the help of Evolution Stones.

Of course, Evolution Stones also varied in quality. In the world of Pokémon, their quality was divided into low-grade, mid-grade, and top-tier.

Pokémon that evolved using low-grade Evolution Stones merely evolved; their aptitude would not change at all.

Using a mid-grade Evolution Stone could slightly improve a Pokémon's aptitude.

Lastly came top-tier Evolution Stones. After evolving with a top-tier Evolution Stone, a Pokémon's aptitude would improve drastically.

Naturally, the better the quality of an Evolution Stone, the more expensive and rarer it was.

There were quite a lot of low-grade Evolution Stones, so they cost around one hundred thousand.

The number of mid-grade Evolution Stones began to decrease, and their price was around five hundred thousand.

As for top-tier Evolution Stones, they were exceptionally rare. Eichi had never heard of anyone possessing one from childhood until now.

Top-tier Evolution Stones all cost over a million, and they could not be bought even with money.

The two Evolution Stones belonging to the Beedrill leader appeared to both be mid-grade.

Eichi's heart began pounding with excitement. He made up his mind to trade for both Evolution Stones.

After thinking for a moment, Eichi took a box of Pokéblocks from his backpack. He opened it, took one out, and handed it to the Beedrill leader.

Eichi carefully explained the effects of Pokéblocks to the Beedrill and told it to give one a try.

After the Beedrill ate the Pokéblock Eichi handed over, it immediately felt the effects.

It also tasted very good, and it immediately took a liking to the Pokéblock.

It promptly told Eichi that it wanted to trade the Evolution Stones for Pokéblocks.

Seeing the Beedrill leader agree, Eichi secretly rejoiced and took five boxes of Pokéblocks from his backpack, placing them on the ground.

The Beedrill leader also pointed at the two Evolution Stones, meaning that they were his now.

Eichi picked up the Evolution Stones and examined them carefully. Satisfied, he put them in his backpack, feeling extremely pleased.

When Eichi came out, the battle on Beedrill's side had also ended.

Eichi's Beedrill had fought who knew how many battles, yet it did not seem tired at all!

That was quite normal. The gap between those Beedrill and Eichi's Beedrill was simply too great.

Seeing that it was getting late, Eichi bid farewell to the Beedrill colony.

To be honest, trading a few thousand for something worth over a million made Eichi feel rather guilty. Though he comforted himself by saying, I saved them before, so there's nothing wrong with this, he still could not get over it.

He could only make it up to them later.

Eichi gradually disappeared into the distance amid the Beedrill colony's farewell.

After Eichi's figure vanished from sight, two shadows swiftly disappeared as well.

Eichi walked along the path out of the forest as the sun gradually descended and an orange sunset began to appear.

Suddenly, a figure darted out before him. Eichi focused his eyes and saw a completely blue Pokémon shaped like a rhinoceros beetle standing ahead.

Heracross, the Single Horn Pokémon

Type: Bug, Fighting

Ability: Swarm, Guts

Hidden Ability: Moxie

Seeing a Heracross blocking his way, Eichi immediately activated Bug King Eye.

His pupils contracted. This Heracross had reached veteran-level strength, yet its aptitude had actually reached outstanding, even higher than Beedrill's.

The moment this Heracross opened its mouth, it uttered two words: Battle!

It seemed to have come specifically to battle Beedrill.

"Alright, Beedrill, I'll leave it to you."