The midday sun was a little scorching as Old Jack rode his Mudsdale at a leisurely pace to the entrance of Fairy Tale Ranch.
He had originally only meant to visit and ask what Tong Hua planned to do next. The boy had plenty of ideas, after all, and might bring something new to the village again.
But on his way over, he had run into Delibird and a group of Combee hurrying back through the air. They had given him a flyer, and only then had he learned that Tong Hua had come up with something new again.
"Wonderful Potion Shop? New products at Fairy Tale Ranch?"
Old Jack immediately frowned, his goatee twitching upward.
"A pharmacy? You need a proper business license for something like that!
Selling medicine privately without following the rules could cause serious trouble! Tong Hua usually seemed so levelheaded. How could he be so rash this time?
No, I have to tell that boy right away. Medicine isn't something you can just sell privately!"
Anxious, Old Jack gently squeezed his legs. Mudsdale understood and picked up the pace, trotting toward Fairy Tale Ranch.
At the ranch entrance, Old Jack nimbly dismounted. Without even bothering to tether Mudsdale in the shade, he hurriedly called out Tong Hua's name.
After calling for quite a while without a reply, Old Jack looked around the ranch entrance, then finally headed toward the newly built "mushroom" house beside it.
A closer look revealed a sign hanging on the door: the very same "Wonderful Potion Shop" from the flyer.
The shop door stood open, and a faint herbal fragrance drifted out.
Old Jack stepped inside and saw Tong Hua arranging several Glass Bottles behind the counter, with a tiny pink-haired Pokémon floating beside him and gesturing.
"Tong Hua!" Old Jack