Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 298 The Birth of the Burning Insect

There are 3 days left until the winner of the tournament challenges the champion.

During this time, Link plans to take a short break and return to a normal pace of life.

"I just went out to buy groceries and found that Pokémon is quite popular in Rota Street... What are you guys looking at?"

He had just returned home after going grocery shopping with Munchlax when he saw the Pokémon gathered around the hatchery.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the Burning Bug Pokémon egg placed inside was shaking incessantly.

After so much time and so many places together, this Burning Worm, which was airlifted from the Unicron Alliance, is finally about to hatch.

"Boni!"

Egui Peng has already woven a cradle out of vines.

"Wang?"

Won't it burn out?
The Egui Pong was quite pleased with itself. Its vines weren't so easily burned; otherwise, how could it use them when they turned into fire-attribute ones?

Arcanine seemed lost in thought...

"Fu!"

The Pokémon egg moved!
Gentle flames and life energy overflowed from the constantly cracking fairy eggs, making people and fairies feel as warm and gentle as the sun.

The newborn, blessed by Phoenix King, appeared in a radiant light.

It was a brown moth larva with blue eyes, antennae on its head, three pairs of black legs, and covered in white down, but it was dozens of times larger than a normal larva.

The newly hatched Burning Worm squinted its eyes, looking both relaxed and exhausted, and glanced around at the various people and elves gathered outside.

"Mea~"

Link paused for a moment, something wasn't right about that call.

"Fu!"

Pass it on, the burning worm is hungry!

The little Snorlax immediately found the food that had been prepared in the hatchery and placed it in the cradle's feeding trough.

I took a couple of bites and it was pretty good, but it was too bland.

During this time, the fire fox used its "telekinesis" to place the newborn into the cradle.

This scene completely baffled the Burning Bug; anyone who had just been born and encountered such a large group of Pokémon would be overwhelmed.

However, many of the scents within it felt familiar and comforting, awakening memories of its time inside the eggshell.

Therefore, it was not afraid, but leisurely ate its meal and fell asleep peacefully.

Because of its size, the Dragonite standing on the outermost ring just eats and sleeps.

"Just like when the fire fox was first born, it ate and slept, which is indeed a privilege of babies."

The little Snorlax, who was secretly eating baby food, paused for a moment, then quickly packed up some to take back and continue eating.

Who isn't a baby at heart?

Incineroar looked at Dragonite speechlessly, as if to say, "Were you fighting when you were a Dratini?"

Even if a family is so poor because they had too many children, it can still eat voraciously when it's still alive and well and hasn't been kicked out yet.

"Oh……"

To talk about Dragonite's childhood, that was a long time ago.

Back then, it was often chased and intercepted because of its high price as a Dratini. Otherwise, how could such an exception exist in a species known for its friendliness and peace?
Waterwave Dolphin thought it was simply a problem with the Dragonite's personality, while Darktail Blackfish felt the same way.

They had never seen such an outrageous Dragonite before.

"Indeed, character development is very important, and we should start thinking about early childhood education in advance."

After silently noting down the birthday of the voles, Link left the place to the Pokémon and took the food back to the kitchen with Munchlax, also heating up some milk for the voles.

The fact that the burning worms were expected to hatch in the next few days was not unexpected, so they were already prepared.

Unlike when he was with the Fire Fox, he now has plenty of food and tools, and having hatched a new Pokémon for the second time, he's experienced and no longer as flustered as he was last time. But the birth of each new life still brings the same emotional impact.

"A newborn Pokémon needs companionship. Sigh, this makes me lose all interest in battling. Should I ditch Lance?"

Little Snorlax volunteered: "Gang?"

"What do you mean you should go fight it yourselves? I think you should just forget about it."

Link shook his head. It would be a waste for him not to participate in such a memorable event as battling Ash.

"Let's not think about that now, let's just hold the milk properly."

Because there were too many Pokémon and Link didn't want to neglect any of them, he prepared an excessive amount of snacks and drinks this time.

However, when he and Munchlax returned to the hatchery, they found that their preparations were still far from adequate.

It is said that the ranch elves hatched from the burning worms also came out of curiosity, crowding the area around the room.

This is the first new life in the reorganized Sprout Ranch.

The joyful atmosphere was lively and enthusiastic. Even the succulents and butterfly flies that feed on Joyful Beasts on the ranch were already drunk, swaying and landing on the little Snorlax.

The aura of happiness, when intoxicated by too much, makes mosquitoes drunk.

It looks like the honey from this ranch will be of the highest quality this year.

"Alright, everyone gets a share."

While Munchlax was distributing snacks, Link took the opportunity to squeeze into the hatchery.

The burning insect was still fast asleep and wouldn't wake up anytime soon.

The usually lively Arcanine was unusually serious, lying down beside him, wary of any accidents that might happen to the newborn Pokémon.

Kirachi hung himself above the cradle with a ribbon, looking unexpectedly like a baby toy.

"Alright, there's no need for everyone to stay here. Let's take turns watching over them."

Moreover, the burning worm is mature enough in the egg, so there is no need to guard it like a human baby.

Dragonite, Incineroar, Dolphin, and Gryphon, who are all experienced in this, have already left to rest.

"Fufu~"

The fire fox nodded, leaving the trainer in charge; it was going to practice its moves.

It then set up a "seal" around the burning insects and inside the room, and left without worry.

Link inexplicably felt that this scene was like saying, "I'm drawing a circle here, so don't move..."

After lunch, only he, Egui Pong, and Talebages remained.

Seeing a newborn of another race for the first time, the tortoise looked curiously at Jirachi sleeping in the cradle wrapped in tentacles, its eyes seemingly reflecting the stars.

I'm so envious!

"Speaking of which, how do you Talebages reproduce? Do you lay eggs like normal elves?"

"Hey!"

Of course, mineral/energy life forms also have the ability to lay eggs.

It is somewhat prejudiced to assume that the entire Talebagh race cannot lay eggs simply because they are not carbon-based life forms.

"It's not prejudice, after all, it's not like I haven't seen Ghost-type Pokémon eggs before... It's just that I thought you guys would have some more special breeding methods, like splitting?"

The turtle tilted its head, which touched upon a blind spot in its knowledge.

Theoretically, it exists, but it hasn't yet come into contact with it, and the long passage of time has worn away its memory, so it can't replicate itself.

"What if I find you a Ditto?" Link suddenly had a whimsical idea. "So you can personally make your race great again?"

"Bagogo!"

It's not even an adult yet!
Don't include the time it's been dormant in its actual age!

(End of this chapter)