Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 33 Big Appliance Sale in Town

After finishing the meal, I washed the dishes.

Growlithe went out to herd the sheep again. Of course, while herding, Growlithe didn't slack off and kept training hard.

Recently, thanks to the spicy strips with improved flavor by Su Yu, Growlithe's proficiency with fire-type moves has improved again, and it has learned two moves: Flame Wheel and Flame Splash.

In addition, it has learned to move at high speed, but it seems that it is still a long way from defeating the woolly sheep that have learned to charge and defend with cotton.

In response, Growlithe said, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young person's potential."

Meanwhile, Alcremie went off to play with Woolpithecus and the others. Her original purpose in coming to this ranch was to make friends and find a more fun life. Therefore, she didn't have any ambition in terms of strength.

As long as it can live a peaceful life on the ranch, it has already fulfilled its dream.

However, Tropius has been busy with special training lately and hasn't had time to play with Alcremie. So, Alcremie went off to play with the Wooloo.

However, this is indeed a very good chef; there's almost nothing he can't do in the kitchen. You could say Su Yu was incredibly lucky to have met him.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Farfetch'd's training of Tropius has only just begun. Farfetch'd is racking its brains trying to figure out how to explain Leaf Blade and related sword techniques to Tropius.

Just then, Caterpillar caught up, and Farfetch'd asked in confusion:

"Huh?" What are you doing here? Is something wrong with Su Yu again?

Upon hearing this, the caterpillar shook its head: "Hiss, hiss!"

Nothing much, I'm just here to sit in on the conversation, and the trainer has already given me permission.

"Huh?"

Listening in?

Upon hearing this, the green onion duck scratched its head.

Does that mean I have to teach two ducks at once? That doubles my workload, but my pay hasn't gone up!

No, I need to ask Su Yu for a raise later; I can't let it go to waste.

Thinking this through, Farfetch'd didn't refuse Caterpillar's request to sit in on the class. He simply waved his hand, signaling Caterpillar to come over and listen to the lesson.

Seeing this, the tropical dragon excitedly gestured for the caterpillar to come over. It used "Grass Knot" to make a chair for the caterpillar on the ground and let it sit on it.

Once the caterpillar was seated, Farfetch'd continued its explanation.

During the lecture, it glanced at the caterpillar a few times and thought, "Isn't this just an ordinary caterpillar? Can this caterpillar understand the leaf blade technique it's explaining?"

Moreover, I don't think I've ever seen a green caterpillar use leaf blades before.

However, unlike Farfetch'd, Tropius had complete confidence in Caterpillar, knowing its strength and talent.

At this point, Farfetch'd had finished explaining some of the techniques for making Leaf Blade moves sharper. It asked Tropius to try and demonstrate the techniques it had described, to see if Tropius had understood.

"Hey..."

Upon hearing this, the tropical dragon scratched its head with the leaves on its back, seemingly not fully understanding. So it spoke directly, wanting Farfetch'd to demonstrate it again.

"Gah..." Okay then.

Seeing this, Farfetch'd was quite helpless, after all, Tropical Dragon was a kendo novice, and there was nothing that could be done about it.

Just then, Caterpie, who had only recently arrived for the class, jumped off the stool. Its eyes were resolute, and there seemed to be Grass-type energy surging within its body.

Seeing some movement from the caterpillar, Farfetch'd looked over in confusion, wondering what the caterpillar was up to.

As Grass-type energy gathered around Caterpie's mouth, a blade made of Grass-type energy was formed. A gentle breeze blew, and blades of grass drifted across the blade, instantly slicing them in half.

"Gah...Gah?!" This, you've already learned it?

Farfetch'd was shocked. What had it just seen? How could someone with zero prior knowledge learn Leaf Blade after just a short lesson?

What kind of genius is this?

In an instant, Farfetch'd recalled the time when it learned to use leaf blades.

In order to master this powerful move and integrate it into his swordplay, Farfetch'd spent a long time studying it on his own for three weeks before he could even grasp the basics.

Although... that was when it was still a wild Pokémon, so learning on its own was naturally very slow. But how long has this Caterpie taken?

Back then, Farfetch'd was already able to defeat all the nearby Pokémon with just a rudimentary understanding of the Leaf Blade move. This move was not weak, and it was also quite difficult to master. Otherwise, Farfetch'd wouldn't have spent so much time studying it.

"Gah!" You're not Caterpie at all. What kind of Pokémon are you? Are you the legendary Mew?

At that moment, Caterpie remembered a legend among wild Pokémon. It was said that there was a Pokémon named Mew who loved to transform into other Pokémon to scare them.

This ranch seems a bit scary. There's a devilish trainer who corrupts Pokémon's minds with food, and devilish Pokémon with frighteningly high talent. Hmm, should I just run away...?

Upon hearing this, Caterpie was quite puzzled. What is Mew? I've never heard of it.

At that moment, it realized what had happened. Oh no, it forgot it was trying to hide its strength; how did it accidentally expose itself?

But this is on my own trainer's ranch, so it shouldn't be a problem to reveal my strength, right? And this Farfetch'd should be considered one of us, right?

That's fine then. As long as I remain a harmless green caterpillar in front of outsiders, that's all that matters.

However, an explanation was still necessary, so the caterpillar said:

"Hiss, hiss..." It was just a coincidence; I'm not that good.

Upon hearing this, Farfetch'd immediately chose to believe it, as it couldn't believe that a Pokémon could be so extraordinary as to learn a new move so quickly.

If that were the case, then many Pokémon would have lived in vain for so many years.

"Gah..." Then let's continue teaching. I'll explain the key points to the tropical dragon again.

That's what the green onion duck said.

……

Time continued to flow by.

That afternoon, the messenger bird, which had been delivering goods all day, finally returned to the ranch. It handed over a sum of money to Su Yu, and also delivered the large bag of crab claws that Su Yu had given it the day before.

The messenger bird handed over tens of thousands of Alliance Coins, and with the money Su Yu had been saving every day, Su Yu now had saved up over a hundred thousand Alliance Coins.

"This amount of money probably isn't enough for me to expand my house. After all, I have more Pokémon now, so the new house will definitely need to be bigger."

"But it should be enough for daily expenses and buying new furniture. Perfect timing, the house doesn't even have electricity yet..."

Su Yu remembered the thing he wanted to do when he first came to the ranch.

He glanced at the monthly newspaper on the table, which seemed to have an ad for a home appliance sale at a store in town. It seemed like he could go there.

"Perfect, I'll call all the Pokémon in the house over and have them buy some things they like too."

Thinking this, Su Yu called over the Pokémon in the ranch and told them about it.

"Farfetch'd, let's put your special training on hold for now. We'll head to town later. Growlithe, you too, and Alcremie, remember to come too."

"As for the Woolbraided Sheep... do you want to come? We're going out to buy some things. If you don't want to go, then you can stay here with the Hairy Crab and watch the house, okay?"

"Meow~!"

In response, the Woolstaff said that staying to guard the house and buying things held no appeal for them.

Su Yu let them go, but among the many Pokémon, one seemed to want to slip away. So Su Yu said:

"Don't you want to go for the green onion duck? If there's anything you want to buy, I can buy it for you and give it to you."

"After all, it must have been quite tiring for you to teach Tropius and Caterpie, so it's only right that I give you some compensation."

"Gah...Gah?!" Really, really?

Farfetch'd was quite surprised by this. Did this human really remember it at a time like this?

And he even proactively paid the extra fee for teaching Caterpillar, without me even having to ask! This guy is so kind! (PД`q)

Su Yu's actions made Farfetch'd feel more and more that this human was no longer the demon who had corrupted its will to the sword with food, but was becoming more and more like a good person.

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