Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 84 Squirtle, Caterpie, and Growlithe

After Caterpie uses its Air Slash attack and lands...

Squirtle, also very curious, stepped forward and asked Caterpie how it learned Air Slash.

The caterpillar was also puzzled by this. It didn't know when it had learned these moves.

"Hissing..." It was probably after meeting Su Yu.

After a moment's thought, the caterpillar replied.

Upon hearing this, Squirtle understood. So, it was all because of Su Yu after all…

That's not surprising, that's not surprising at all.

Squirtle thought to himself as he worked out with dumbbells.

So it seems that not all Caterpie can learn Air Slash.

Just as Squirtle was about to go back to continue doing one-handed push-ups, the door to the cabin suddenly opened.

Hearing the noise, Caterpie and Squirtle looked over together. In the darkness, Growlithe quietly closed the door to the cabin and ran out.

It trotted over to Squirtle and the others, and asked in confusion:

"Awoo~?" What are you doing?

Growlithe was originally sleeping inside. But just now, the noise of Caterpie using Air Slash woke it up, which is why Growlithe ran out.

Seeing this, Squirtle chuckled and repeated the same explanation about "curl" that it had just given to Caterpie to Growlithe.

Growlithe was extremely shocked by this.

"Awoo...?" 0.o Really?

"Jenny Jenny~" It's true, you'll know if you try it and see.

However, Growlithe still had some concerns. During daytime training, Su Yu was there to keep watch on the ranch, preventing the flames from spreading to other parts of the ranch.

But Su Yu isn't here this late at night. What if I accidentally use a fire-type move to set the grass on fire? Wouldn't that be terrible?

Upon hearing Growlithe's concerns, Squirtle burst into laughter. Being a Water-type Pokémon itself, how could it possibly be afraid of not being able to extinguish the fire?

Squirtle patted Growlithe on the shoulder and chuckled:

"Jenny, Jenny~" Don't worry, I used to be a fire chief, so I'm good at putting out fires.

If you'd like, I can also spar with you and help you practice fire-type moves.

"Awoo?" Really?

Upon hearing this, Growlithe was overjoyed. "So, it can be done like that?"

Does that mean it can now use fire-type moves at will?

This is an unprecedented experience! Before, it could only practice in front of the lake. Now that Squirtle is here, everything seems to be changing.

……

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Because the upcoming training might be even more intense, the three Pokémon ran further away from the hut before stopping.

The three of them practiced until 3 a.m.

That night, Squirtle's training session helped Growlithe improve significantly.

After all, Growlithe rarely has the opportunity to use Fire-type moves so freely. And no matter how powerful its Fire-type moves are, they will all be easily suppressed by Squirtle, leaving not even a spark behind.

This is enough to demonstrate Squirtle's skill in extinguishing fires.

"Woof!"

Growlithe thanked Squirtle for this. Squirtle waved its hand, indicating that there was no need to be so polite.

"Jenny, Jenny~" If you want to continue practicing, you can come again tomorrow night.

Before Su Yu noticed, the three Pokémon secretly slipped back to the cabin and fell into a deep sleep.

……

Early the next morning.

Su Yu gets up around seven o'clock. Ever since he got a television, this has been his routine.

When he got up, Squirtle was already watering the crops in the field.

Good morning, Squirtle!

Su Yu had no idea that Squirtle had gotten up to practice secretly last night; at this moment, he still thought that Squirtle had simply gotten up early.

Seeing that Squirtle was already watering the field, Su Yu didn't interfere. Since Squirtle liked it so much, he would leave the watering to it from now on.

Perfect timing! Su Yu can finally slack off; he's no longer responsible for watering the ranch.

After Su Yu left, Squirtle breathed a sigh of relief. It rubbed its dark circles under its eyes, looking a little sleepy.

Hmm... next time, don't practice for so long. It's best to go to sleep at 2 AM.

The one hour I missed sleeping actually gave me dark circles under my eyes. Looks like I overdid it last night while practicing with my Growlithe. I never had this problem back in the fire department.

Meanwhile, Growlithe was still fast asleep inside. Compared to Squirtle, it looked much more relaxed and carefree.

To Squirtle's surprise, Caterpie also got up right after Su Yu. After getting up, Caterpie ran to the back mountain, seemingly preparing to start training.

It seems that, like Squirtle itself, it doesn't need much sleep.

"Squirtle~" Upon seeing this, Squirtle nodded in agreement. It seems that he is a Pokémon like me who is suitable for reading at midnight and becoming a book king.

After Squirtle finished watering the field, Alcremie, Mobby, and Tropius also got up.

As soon as Frost Fairy got up, she ran to the duck house to take a look. It seemed that the ducklings had rested well in the duck house last night, and they were full of energy at the moment.

Upon seeing the arrival of Frost Fairy, the ducks in the duck house immediately gathered by the fence gate, quacking incessantly, seemingly begging for food.

"Mama, Mama~"

Seeing this, Alcremie carried a bucket of feed, added it to the feeding trough at the entrance of the duck house, and opened the gate. Seeing the food, the ducklings followed Alcremie closely, scrambling around the feeding trough.

Seeing this, Squirtle walked over and asked Alcremie:

"Jenny, Jenny~?" Do you need help cleaning the duck shed?

Having read the book, Squirtle knows that the duck house must be cleaned. Otherwise, the duck house will not only be dirty and unhygienic, but mosquitoes will also easily breed in it, and these mosquitoes will bite people.

Alcremie originally didn't want to clean the duck house. But after hearing Squirtle's explanation, Alcremie immediately nodded.

Pokémon aren't afraid of mosquito bites, but Su Yu is just an ordinary human and should be afraid. Alcremie doesn't want Su Yu to be bothered by mosquitoes.

"Squirrel, Squirrel." Upon hearing this, Squirrel grinned and gave an "OK" sign, then took a floor cleaning brush and went into the duck shed.

Meanwhile, Su Yu rode his Tropius out to deliver goat milk. Before leaving, he reminded Alcremie and Squirtle to guard the house carefully, and that Mela should arrive soon. Su Yu also told Squirtle to remember to treat Mela well.

Therefore, when Mela arrived at the ranch, she saw a Squirtle carrying a plate. The plate was filled with several cups of tea, which seemed to have been freshly brewed.

"Is this for me?"

Seeing that Squirtle was holding the plate, Mela asked in confusion.

Upon hearing this, Squirtle nodded.

Seeing this, Mela quickly picked up the tea, asked the strongmen to take a cup as well, and then took a sip herself.

"The boss really knows how to have fun."

As she drank, Mela silently thought to herself.

Should we have the three starter families serve tea and water to the guests?

Only a boss could do something like this.

(End of this chapter)