Time to Reason (Bonus Chapter for Reader "In the West")

"Qian, huh?"

The Sunkern approached, sniffed it, and then withdrew.

Just then, the Skiploom spotted its adorable companion and slowly ran over, exclaiming, "Hello!"

"Akane!"

Sunkern visibly relaxed after seeing other Grass-type Pokémon.

Seeing that there was nothing more for him to do, the prince prepared to go and see what Misdreavus Demon was doing.

He had originally planned to follow Goh's Copycat and try the Pokéblock to lower the Sunkern's guard.

Sudden.

"Qian, huh?"

The Sunkern hopped around and then brought its leaf closer, glistening with moisture.

Dian gently touched Sunkern's body. "It's alright, drink it yourself. Grow well and wait for your evolution."

"Akane, Akane."

Sunkern replied happily, seemingly also eagerly anticipating the day it would evolve into Sunflora.

The temple stepped over the Sunkern and proceeded forward with even greater caution.

Because for every Sunkern there will be a whole group of Sunkern sleeping there, after all, this kind of Pokémon is a social Pokémon, whether before or after evolution.

If I remember correctly, there is a town near Violet City that specializes in breeding Sunflora, and many Coordinator who are skilled at using Sunflora are constantly emerging from there.

For Sunflora to grow perfectly, it has extremely strict requirements for Drought and water quality. More importantly, Sunflora is a Pokémon that is extremely dependent on its group.

So these Trainer who love Sunflora spontaneously gathered together and formed a new town, and every year more Trainer love Sunflora or Sunkern join in.

This town is able to obtain important resources, such as Sun Stone, by cultivating excellent Sunflora!

The ability to obtain Sun Stone from the League is not only due to the excellent Trainer it has bred, but also because Sunflora can produce Sunflora Spice after absorbing enough sunlight.

This spice is not only extremely popular with humans, but it also has an excellent promoting effect on Grass-type Pokémon's training of Solar Beam.

Legend has it that some Sunflora can even cultivate a very special Vanilla that can provide Grass-type Pokémon with a huge amount of solar energy, allowing them to use Solar Beam without needing to Stockpile.

Originally, Dian didn't quite believe it, because the various Pokémon Items in the previous games were rarely seen, unless they were something that the Pokémon itself carried.

However, after hearing about this, Dian knew that the legend was probably true, without a doubt.

Moreover, all the Pokémon- specific Items he knew of existed, though they were extremely rare.

Furthermore, its output is very likely related to Pokémon, making it almost impossible to obtain.

After seeing Sunkern, Dian became Mind Reader. People who don't know much about Sunkern or Sunflora might just be slightly curious after seeing this Pokémon.

But he knew that Sunflora and Sunkern were Pokémon that coexisted.

Where there are Sunkern, there will surely be Sunflora.

The presence of Sunflora means there's a high chance of finding Sun Stone, which means he won't have to worry about money for a while.

Moreover, even if he doesn't sell it, he can use the money to repay the favors done to Azisa and the others.

This kind of mutual exchange is the right way.

Dian knew he was outnumbered and outmatched. If he were an Elite or even Gym Leader, he wouldn't need to worry about such things, but he was a nobody.

Therefore, when traveling, it's not only important to strengthen yourself, but also to meet more people.

Because you never know, a Trainer you might meet by chance could be of great help to you in the future.

For example, the problem of food for the Honedge that the temple needs to solve this time is related to Azisa, or more precisely, to that Oddish.

That Oddish... The prince's expression was a little strange; that Oddish was no ordinary creature.

It can be said that after Dō met the Great Detective Officer Jenny Chinami and the Weather Forecaster Azisa, his path to Skiploom was already smooth sailing.

Thinking about all this, he glanced back at the happily smiling Skiploom and suddenly gave a bitter smile. What was all this hard work for? Wasn't it all for the sake of giving his group of Glutton a bright future?

Of course, this is also his long-cherished wish, and also a part of his life.

I once read a quote that said many people want to live forever, but they don't know why they want to live forever. But for me, I want to fully enjoy every second because every second is a beautiful scene, and only with infinite time can I appreciate the boundless scenery.

When he got to the side of the Misdreavus, he found that his Misdreavus was secretly doing something.

"Misdreavus?"

Dian slowly walked to the Daiki and suddenly called out.

"Dream!"

Startled, Misdreavus turned around and blinked. She was holding a bag of Pokémon snacks and eating them in large bites.

She suddenly giggled, then grabbed a few brightly colored, pretty treats and handed them over.

It looks like they're trying to bribe him.

Although Dian didn't know where these came from, he still took one, tasted it, and then he finally understood why these Pokémon snacks, which clearly didn't have as much nutritional value as the Special Pokéblock, were more expensive—because they tasted really good.

Even he thought it tasted great.

Okay, now the question is, where did these things come from?

He glanced at the Misdreavus lady who was engrossed in eating, shook his head, and then went forward to check on her himself.

Suddenly, a streak of Rainbow Light shot directly from a distance, followed by a gray shadow that pounced with Rage force.

However, a Black Shadow arrived first, pulling the hall away from its original position, and a Shadow Barrier immediately protected it. At the same time, a strong gust of wind tore towards the gray shadow.

"Oh!"

The Kecleon roared, then suddenly accelerated, charging at an odd angle to Fairy Wind used by the Skiploom.

"Ta-qiu!"

Little Sentret initially thought that its companion's Feint would block the strange wind, but unfortunately, they didn't know that the strange wind was Fairy-type move.

As a result, the Kecleon not only failed to intercept the Fairy Wind, but was also swept away by the force of the wind.

Little Sentret quickly flicked its tail and leaped high into the air to catch its companion.

"Ta-qiu!!"

After rescuing the Kecleon, it immediately raised its large tail and growled threateningly.

"Oh!"

The Kecleon has regrouped and is preparing to attack again.