A Little Seed in the Grass

But there were still several valuable herbs in that backpack, especially the Star Grass, which money alone could not buy. He had to get it back.

"Skiploom, Misdreavus."

Dian immediately prepared to retrieve his backpack, relying on the special pollen Skiploom had scattered earlier. "Can you sense it, Skiploom?"

"Hana!"

Skiploom closed its eyes, the flower on its head slowly rotating. Then its nose twitched, and it answered with complete confidence.

Dian nodded immediately. "Misdreavus, let's go. We need to catch up while the wind is still light."

Marking something with pollen worked in the short term, but it would probably become useless if too much time passed. They were out on the plains, where the wind picked up quickly, and there were bound to be rivers nearby too.

"Mis."

Misdreavus nodded, then took Dian with her and immediately followed Skiploom in pursuit.

After running into the mountain crevice, Kecleon immediately hopped down several jutting stone ledges, then slid down a slope and arrived in front of a forest.

"Leo!"

It gave a quiet cry.

Rustle, rustle, rustle...

A large ear poked out of a clump of grass, followed by a round eye. "Tachu!"

The little Sentret immediately hopped out of the grass, ran over to Kecleon, who was holding the backpack, and covered its mouth as it giggled.

Seeing its companion, Kecleon clapped and danced, looking delighted.

"Tachu!"

The little Sentret suddenly pricked up its ears and cried out.

"Leo?!"

Hearing its little friend's urgent cry, Kecleon immediately put the backpack on the ground and opened it to look inside. It pursed its lips in disappointment. "Leo, leo..."

"Tachu, tachu."

The little Sentret came over and took a look too, then gave a disdainful cry.

Smack!

With a flick of its tail, it knocked the backpack over onto