My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 345 The Wonders of Growing Bigger and Smaller

"Brie! You guys were secretly eating behind my back!"

Tibriam floated to the table, put her hands on her hips, and glared angrily at Tong Hua.

Her ahoge (cowlick) was a little messy, and she had faint dark circles under her eyes as she held a thick photocopy book.

It wasn't until she saw her that Tong Hua remembered what she had forgotten, and she quickly laughed and apologized to Tibrim repeatedly.

"Sorry, sorry————"

As Tong Hua spoke, she quickly handed over a small bowl of specially prepared dipping sauce.

"I didn't dare disturb you because I saw you were studying hard in the library all day."

Come and eat! Look, there are still plenty of your favorite fish balls.

Tibrim snorted, but still floated to the empty space that had been specially reserved for her.

She used her telekinesis to take the dipping sauce bowl, then looked at the ingredients on the table. Her eyes lit up, but then she tensed up again.

"Your excuse is terrible. How dare you forget about me? I even did research specifically for you!"

Don't expect me to forgive you just because of this meal, humph!

She cleared her throat and slammed the heavy ancient book she was carrying onto the table, attracting the attention of all the Pokémon.

note.

I really didn't make excuses—

Tong Hua was still trying to argue, but he also knew that Tibrim wouldn't really get angry over something like this.

"Seriously, Bree—"

Tibrim made a symbolic complaint, then quickly blended into the meal.

"So delicious, Bree~"

In less than a minute, she could no longer maintain the serious expression on her face.

"Hehe, I knew you'd like that."

Seeing her beaming with joy as she ate, Tong Hua breathed a sigh of relief and scooped two more fish balls for her. "Eat slowly, no one's going to take them from you."

Tibrim puffed out her cheeks and mumbled a reply, but her gaze involuntarily drifted to the earth tortoise quietly eating beside her.

The evolved earth tortoise is so striking in size that even when it lies down, it looks like a sturdy little hill, with the giant tree on its back casting a large, peaceful shadow under the night and lamplight.

She swallowed the food in her mouth, wiped her mouth with her mental power, and suddenly spoke: "Hey, Tong Hua."

"Um?"

Tibriam pointed towards the main house. "What are you planning to do? We can't keep letting him sleep outside."

Tong Hua put down her chopsticks, looked at the earth turtle, and sighed: "Yes, that's a problem. I originally wanted to expand the greenhouse, or build it a bigger shed."

But for the time being, we'll definitely have to make do for a while.

"Game—"

The earth turtle let out a soft cry and shook its head, indicating that it didn't mind.

He was used to the land and felt more comfortable sleeping outside.

"That won't do, Bree!"

Tibrim put down the dipping sauce bowl, floated up, and looked very serious on her small face.

"Let me make it clear first, what I'm about to say is out of consideration for my companions."

It's definitely not because she just happened to discover a suitable magic and wanted to use it for experiments, Brie!

Absolutely not!

Upon hearing this, Tong Hua and the Pokémon couldn't help but look over curiously.

"Huh? What have you figured out this time?"

"hey-hey!"

Tibrim proudly raised her chin, and her ahoge (cowlick) swayed energetically.

She floated to the thick photocopy book, used her telekinesis to quickly flip through the pages, and finally stopped on a certain page.

"Shrinking down the ritual?"

Tong Hua carefully deciphered each character and read out the ancient characters on the page.

"That's right, Brie! This is a magical ritual that can shrink objects!"

Although the effect will be reduced, it can be used on living things!

"Huh? Is this really reliable?" Tong Hua couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Of course, Bree is reliable!"

Tibrim puffed out her chest and patted the pages of the book with her little hands. "This is practical magic from an ancient civilization!"

You have to believe me!

Seeing that everyone still looked skeptical, Tibrim grew anxious.

She floated to the giant head of the earth turtle and tried to sign her name with her little hands.

"Hey, you want to shrink too, don't you? I guarantee this ritual is safe! The book says it has a 90% success rate!"

"Ninety percent?" Tong Hua caught the key phrase. "What about the remaining ten percent?"

"Uh—" Tibrim's ahoge curled up guiltily, "Well—maybe nothing will happen. I guarantee this ritual is absolutely safe, Tibrim!"

"Game—"

The earth turtle blinked, looked down at the little witch in front of it who was so confident that she was no bigger than its own nostrils, and then looked at Tong Hua.

He is actually quite used to the current situation, but he still feels a little hopeful about being able to live indoors with his friends again.

"Game".

In the end, the Earth-Turtle nodded in agreement to Tiprim's proposal.

"Alright! Let's get started right away, Bree!"

Tibrim instantly perked up, forgetting even about the hot pot, and started floating around giving orders.

"Tong Hua, get me some things ready! Tu Tai Gui, let's go to that open space over there!"

Under Tibrim's excited command, the Earth Tortoise followed her to an open space by the field.

"La beep?" "Huh?"

The Pokémon also gathered around curiously. They rarely saw Tibris cast magic by himself, so they naturally wanted to take a closer look since it was a rare opportunity.

Tibrim used her telekinesis to pick up several special chalks that Tong Hua had brought and began to draw in the air on the open ground of the ranch.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank Tong Hua, the Spirit Master, for his abilities, which have given me a lot of inspiration, Brie."

Tibrim drew quickly, and soon completed a complex magic circle pattern with nested layers.

"Alright! Earth Platform Turtle, stand in the center of the formation!"

"Game—"

The earth-based tortoise hesitated for a moment before moving its massive body and carefully stepping into the formation, afraid of damaging the lines floating in the air.

His enormous body almost filled the entire magic circle, and the giant tree on his back even extended beyond the circle's diagram.

"It looks a little small—but it's not a big deal, Bree!"

Tibrim placed the prepared catalysts in various corners of the ritual circle, then floated back to the front of the magic circle, put her hands on her hips, took a deep breath, and her little face became more serious than ever before.

"Everyone, step back! The ceremony is about to begin, Bree!"

The next second, the magic circle lit up with a soft and steady silver-white light, and the halo rippled out like water, completely enveloping the massive body of the Earth Platform Turtle.

The lines and runes seemed to come alive, flowing along the array and emitting a soft hum.

The earth turtle felt a cool and gentle force enveloping its entire body, as if it were immersed in cool spring water.

His body visibly shrank and shrank within the light.

The giant tree on its back shrank accordingly, its lush branches and leaves closing up.

A few seconds later, the light gradually faded.

What appeared before everyone was a "mini" version of the Earth Terrapin Tortoise, even smaller than the pre-evolutionary Forest Tortoise!

The tree on his back had also shrunk back to the size of a bonsai, and it even looked a little... cute?

"You did it, Bree!"

Tibrim cheered and excitedly flew around the shrunken Turtle, "See! I told you it would be fine!"

"Game?"

The earth turtle looked down at itself, then raised its front paws to look at itself again, seemingly still a little unaccustomed to the sudden change in perspective.

He tried taking a couple of steps, and his steps became much lighter.

"Terrifying!"

The Pokémon curiously gathered around the shrunken Torterra.

"It actually succeeded?"

"Muk!"

The most surprised of all were naturally the M'kir, who had just finished rebuilding their nest.

Although the earth turtles were shrunk, they didn't!

Their newly built nest was also shrunk, but they weren't!

"Muk? Where's my home?! Where's my big tree?! How did it turn into a bonsai?!"

Several Mukers anxiously circled around the miniature earthen tortoise, chirping incessantly.

The earth-based tortoise shrank its neck somewhat embarrassedly, "Game—"

Tong Hua, who was standing to the side, breathed a sigh of relief and walked over with a smile: "Great! It actually worked!"

Wow, that's amazing, Tibrim!

Tong Hua stepped forward, squatted down, and carefully examined the shrunken earth turtle, unable to resist reaching out to touch its carapace.

"Of course, it's Brie!" Tibrim said smugly, hands on her hips, her ahoge (cowlick) sticking up high. "How could anything go wrong when I'm involved!"

She floated down to the earthen tortoise and patted its nose with her little hand: "How are you feeling? Is anything bothering you?"

"Game?" The Earth Tortoise shook its head in confusion and moved its limbs.

Aside from a lower field of vision and a lighter body, there didn't seem to be any other special sensations.

"That's good, Brie." Tibrim happily circled around the earthen tortoise. "Now you can go back to the greenhouse to sleep!"

Mini Tortoise seemed very happy. He rubbed against Tong Hua's hand and nodded to Tibrim in thanks.

So, the outdoor hot pot celebration that night had another reason to celebrate the earth turtle shrinking.

The Pokémon chatted and laughed as they played with the shrunken Torterra.

As night deepened, the celebration came to an end.

Tong Hua brought the shrunken tortoise back to the main house and successfully led it through the greenhouse.

The earth turtle curled up in its familiar corner, the sapling on its back casting a soft shadow in the moonlight. It yawned contentedly and quickly drifted off to sleep.

Tibrim floated back to her room, satisfied. Before going to sleep, she flipped through the ancient book to confirm that it did indeed record that the ritual would be effective for at least a day after it was successful, before finally falling asleep peacefully.

However----

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking.

A deep, panicked growl, accompanied by the creaking of wood bearing the strain, came from the direction of the main house's greenhouse.

Tong Hua sat bolt upright in bed with a start, rushing out without even putting on her shoes properly. Tibrim, also awakened in the next room, rubbed her eyes and drifted out groggily.

"What's wrong, Bree?"

The two rushed to the greenhouse entrance, and the sight before them stunned them instantly—