Weedle drank with complete focus, its little head nearly buried in the bowl. Its seven pairs of abdominal legs swayed gently without conscious thought, and the dark red spike on its tail trembled slightly in rhythm with its feeding.
"Eevee~ (◕ᴗ◕✿)" (It's eating so happily!) Eevee leaned against the edge of the table, its front paws resting on the tabletop as its large brown eyes watched Weedle eat without blinking. It seemed happier than if it had eaten something delicious itself.
"Char!" (It looks so tiny!) Charmander lay nearby as well, its large orange eyes full of curiosity.
Blaziken stood quietly a short distance away, its blue eyes fixed on the newly joined little life with a calm gaze.
Zigzagoon, Mightyena, and Sandile also gathered around, their gazes gentle.
Feebas blew a string of blessing bubbles from its basin.
Gardevoir kept Weedle gently enveloped in its Inner Focus, ensuring that it could eat smoothly without choking from eagerness while carefully sensing the life reactions produced after it drank the special food.
Xinhai did not disturb Weedle during its first meal. He walked over to the desk, carefully disposed of the remaining Nurturing Solution in the Temperature-Controlled Incubator, then meticulously gathered the broken eggshells marked with dark red patterns.
—These eggshells contained special energy and were excellent nourishment for Weedle itself. The shells of such a special individual were especially valuable cultivation materials for the newly hatched Pokémon.
After tidying everything up, he returned to the table and watched quietly.
The special milk in the small bowl visibly diminished. A little over a minute later, the bowl was empty. Weedle finally raised its head, a ring of milk still clinging around its little pink mouth.
It gave a tiny, satisfied burp. Its bean-like black eyes seemed brighter than before, and it