The Vespiquen's reward was, of course, more than that; she promised that Roy could come to her colony to collect honey whenever he needed it.
They will never break their promise; Roy will always be their guest.
"Then I'll accept it."
Roy didn't stand on ceremony and took a honey jar from the Combee.
The moment Roy touched it, he felt a weight in his hand; the honey jar was made of a waxy material.
Roy gently sipped a little honey with his finger, wanting to taste what this honey, priced by the gram, tasted like.
"Snow!"
The Snorunt in her arms couldn't sit still any longer; she too could smell the Sweet Honey, a scent that had been enticing her ever since it first appeared.
"Okay, okay, don't rush, I'll give you some to eat first."
Roy affectionately brought the honey from his finger to the Snorunt's mouth, and the Snorunt opened its mouth and sucked all the honey from Roy's finger into its mouth.
"Snow!"
After tasting the Sweet Honey, Snorunt's face lit up with happiness, and his two little eyes shone brightly, showing that the Sweet Honey was truly delicious.
She couldn't imagine how delicious it would be to add a spoonful of such tasty honey to her usual Moomoo Milk with Ice Crystal.
Roy was surprised to find that his Snorunt was a real foodie. Seeing the Snorunt's happy expression, Roy also took a bite.
Roy expected the honey to be very sweet the moment it touched his tongue, but reality was completely different from what Roy had imagined.
The Sweet Honey made by the Vespiquen clan is sweet but not cloying, and incredibly smooth; no wonder Snorunt made that expression.
Seeing Roy enjoying his meal, Gengar joined Roy. Without any hesitation, it used its Ghost-type energy to create a large purple spoon, scooped a large spoonful of honey from the honey jar Roy, and put it in its mouth...
"Ghost!"
Gengar looked hesitant.
How should I put it?
I feel like something's missing.
Seeing this, Roy imbued the Ghost Power Sweet Honey. Gengar, seeing the Ghost Power it liked, immediately took a big gulp of honey and swallowed it with the Ghost Power, a joyful expression appearing on its big purple face.
This time it's just right!!!
Gengar didn't forget to scoop a big spoonful for its new friend Glalie.
Glalie usually eats specially made Pokéblock that Poppy had someone make, but seeing Snorunt's happy expression, Glalie couldn't help but turn around and glance at his Pokémon Trainer, Poppy.
After receiving permission, he downed the honey in the purple spoon in one gulp.
Seeing the envious expressions on the faces of the other Pokémon Trainer, Roy opened ten jars of honey and let everyone have a taste.
"Can... can we try some too?"
"Of course, we were able to resolve this crisis thanks to everyone; otherwise, I absolutely could not have accomplished it on my own."
Roy's actions, coupled with his willingness to share the credit, drew cheers from the Pokémon Trainer on the field.
However, no one dared to dig too much; almost everyone just tasted it, and the ten jars of honey were quickly swept clean.
Roy didn't care; he could just go to the Combee colony in Lilycove City to get more after he finished eating.
He put all the remaining honey into his Spatial Bracelet. This was excellent material for making Pokéblock. Even though he was rich before, he couldn't buy this kind of Sweet Honey.
Seeing Roy's actions, Ice type Elite Four Poppy was somewhat surprised. She knew that Roy was the champion of this year's Edge Cup, and that he was only 14 years old.
To be so worldly-wise at such a young age, I don't know whether to call it precocious or something else.
"Yes, this is my apprentice."
Agatha nodded in satisfaction at Roy's actions, showing none of the disdain she had shown before when she told Roy to mention Professor Oak whenever he needed something.
Poppy's indifferent gaze flashed with a hint of surprise.
She didn't ask, did she?
Just as Roy was about to add two spoonfuls of Sweet Honey to the Moomoo Milk that Snorunt was drinking, he felt a chill creep up on him.
Looking up, I saw Poppy, the Ice type Elite Four, who had just been standing to the side.
"You've raised your Snorunt very well."
Poppy looked at the Snorunt in Roy and said in a cold tone.
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Elite Four."
"Are you planning to evolve her into Froslass?"
"Yes, like the teacher, I want to specialize in one attribute."
Poppy had initially wanted to ask Roy if he had any Dawn Stone, but then she thought, "He already has an Elite Four teacher, how could he possibly be short of a Dawn Stone?"
Seeing that Roy really enjoyed the Sweet Honey, the Vespiquen was satisfied and summoned her people to slowly retreat into the forest. Before leaving, she told Roy that if he ever needed any help in the future, he could always come to them.
"Buzz!"
The Vespiquen's voice reached the Pokémon in the Bug Tide, and the Bug Tide retreated along with the Vespiquen's clan.
According to Lampent's translation, the Vespiquen will hold a festival in the forest, Pokémon in the Bug Tide will also go to eat honey.
Roy watched the Bug Tide depart, realizing that the Vespiquen's ability to win over insects was no wonder she became the overlord of the Lilycove Forest.
After the Bug Tide receded, a swarm of Beedrill remained in the same spot.
"Buzz!"
As he left, Beedrill landed in front of Roy, proving he hadn't misjudged Roy.
At that moment, he recalled his thoughts from a year ago: what if he were the other person's Pokémon...?
But that was all in the past. Now, he has his people behind him and the mission to develop and strengthen his clan.
Roy then took another third of the Sweet Honey that the Vespiquen had left for her from his Spatial Bracelet and gave it to the Beedrill, about 30 jars of Sweet Honey.
Without the other party's guarantee, he would never have met the Vespiquen, let alone make any plans or get his hands on the Sweet Honey.
Roy knew that with this Sweet Honey, the strength of the Beedrill colony could be enhanced once again.
The Beedrill leader initially wanted to refuse, but Roy didn't give him a chance, distributing the jar of honey onto the Twineedle of each Beedrill.
The Beedrill all knew that this Sweet Honey was much better than the honey produced by their colony, no wonder their leader thought so highly of Roy.
"Roy, Sister Liya!"
Nurse Joy and Chansey also returned with their injured Beedrill, which had been healed. Beedrill that had recovered also rejoined their colony.
Meanwhile, Drakloak flew back to Roy's side, having completed his mission.
Now it's time to say goodbye again.
Roy gently stroked the scar on the Beedrill's head, just as he had done before.
I never imagined that the Weedle could stand on its own now.
"See you next time, Beedrill!"
"Buzz!"
The Beedrill leader waved its Twineedle goodbye to Roy, then led its people back into the depths of the forest with the honey Roy had left them.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and take a picture, or the Beedrill will all fly away."
A female reporter from Lilycove City TV Station quickly directed the cameraman next to her to record the scene.
The photographer, realizing what was happening, quickly focused and snapped a picture of the two figures.
A photo of Roy stroking the Beedrill was taken.
Now that the Bug Tide has receded and the crisis in Lilycove City has been averted, countless Lilycove City residents who were watching on television breathed a sigh of relief.
However, their attention was focused on the oversized Vespiquen on the screen. After the Vespiquen left, they realized that the person who returned the Pokémon Egg to the Vespiquen looked somewhat familiar.
Isn't this Roy, the red-hot champion of the Edge Cup?