Bewear raised its head, cradling Stufful in one arm. With its imposing presence and strength reined in, it looked perfectly harmless as it stared wide-eyed at Yong and Cynthia, its head tilted.
"I'm Yong, a traveler from far away, and this is Cynthia! It's great to meet you, Bewear!"
"..."
Well, Bewear was rather aloof when it wasn't in battle mode...
Cynthia looked at Yong and couldn't help smiling.
"It looks like Bewear doesn't want to talk to you!"
"Haha..."
Yong scratched his head with an awkward laugh, only to notice Bewear staring at the Sweet Honey on the ground and silently holding out an arm...
"..."
"Do you want to try this?"
At last, Bewear quietly nodded.
It's pretty polite, too...
Smiling, Yong picked up the Sweet Honey and handed it to Bewear along with the rest.
"Given your size, this probably won't be enough, so you can have all that's left!"
"Bewear..."
Bewear finally spoke. It accepted the Sweet Honey Yong offered, a smile finally appearing on its face. Then it glanced at the Pokémon gathered around them and gave a low murmur.
"Bewear?"
Yong held back a laugh.
Bewear's cry really didn't match its towering build...
Still, he understood what it meant and nodded.
"Don't worry. I've got more food. These little ones won't go hungry."
Finally satisfied, Bewear nodded. Holding Stufful and the Sweet Honey, it glanced once more at Yong and Cynthia. The next second-
Whoosh!
Its figure blurred, and Bewear raced toward the distant forest at incredible speed with them in its arms!
Within just a few breaths, it had vanished from sight.
"..."
A strange feeling of having been abandoned rose in Yong's heart. Cynthia, meanwhile, looked in the direction Bewear had gone and said in surprise,
"It's so fast!"
Yong gave a