When it had followed its previous Trainer, it had initially been able to feel how much they liked it. But after they saw it finish half a bag of Energy Cubes for the first time, that fondness had turned into shock.
Later, knowing that its Trainer was not well-off, it had secretly tried to restrain itself from eating too much at once.
But how could a newly born Pokémon have such strong self-control?
If it could not eat too much at once, then it would just eat more often throughout the day...
After it passed the Newborn Stage, its appetite grew larger and larger. Finally, one day, its Trainer said they would take it to buy Energy Cubes and told it to wait by the road.
But that wait lasted an entire day and night...
Torchic never saw its Trainer again.
And so, it knew that it had been abandoned...
At first, it blamed itself, knowing that it had placed too great a burden on its Trainer. Then other thoughts arose, and it felt that it was all its Trainer's fault. It had only eaten a little more, after all.
But later, it figured it out.
It could not blame its Trainer, nor could it blame itself.
It could only be said that its problem was something its Trainer truly could not solve.
But if one were to say Torchic did not resent its Trainer at all, that would be impossible.
If only they had not lied to it...
"What, you don't believe me? Then you should believe your own eyes, right? Look, these are all my berry trees. Are you still worried that I can't afford to feed you?"
Seeing Torchic freeze up, Lin Feng added fuel to the fire. "But you can't eat for free. Once you're