"Please come with me!"

Naoki began to wander around the ranch with Old Man Sato and two caretakers.

The old man Sato, who was over half a hundred years old, glanced at the ranch briefly.

He saw neat fields, fields of blooming flowers, and very neatly manicured lawns......

Next to the field, there are several Pokémon there to help, there are mounted goats, there are fast dragons, and there are ducks wearing straw hats and hanging in a daze on the grass.

The mounted goat appears to be tending to crops with grass energy, while the dragon stands on the edge of the ridge and raises its arms and shouts.

Suddenly, a dark cloud gathered, and a light rain began to fall, moistening the farmland below.

When the rain stopped, a beautiful rainbow even appeared over the fields under the sun's rays.

Looking at this scene, the old man Sato couldn't help nodding.

From these things, it can be seen that the owner of this ranch is a very hardworking person.

Naoki looked at this orderly scene with him, organized the language in his mind, and slowly spoke:

"I moved to this ranch in the spring, and until then it had been in a state of abandonment."

Old man Sato was slightly surprised: "When it was spring? ”

Naoki nodded and briefly introduced his situation: "Yes, my parents and I moved to the Hoenn area more than ten years ago, and this ranch has been managed by my grandfather. ”

"Later, when his old man died, the ranch gradually fell into disuse, and some time ago I wanted to go back to my hometown to have a look, and then I had the idea to start running the ranch again."

Old man Sato looked appreciative: "It's amazing that one person can take care of the ranch like this!" ”

Naoki smiled, his gaze looking at the Pokémon playing in the ranch:

"I'm not alone, and they are helping out, and it took a lot of effort for us to make it what it is now."

God knows how tired he was at first.

Fishing and selling fish from time to time were not until the mount goats and salt stone barriers were added.

Hearing this, Old Man Sato's eyes immediately fell on the grass not far away.

There, a Frost Milk Fairy was riding a salt stone barrier, followed by four other salt stone barriers in circles.

On the grass nearby, an Olynius is enjoying the warm autumn sun.

Looking further in, I could see an ice Eevee lying in front of a small yellow flower, leaning up and gently sniffing the fragrance of the flower.

Its face was full of laid-back and brisk expressions, perhaps by inhaling pollen, and the ice Eevee sneezed several times in quick succession.

Just from the mental outlook of these Pokémon, it can be seen that they are well taken care of.

"The owner of this ranch is very good at taking care of Pokémon." A second impression of the young man appeared in Old Man Sato's mind.

"Let's go over there again!"

The two of them continued on their way, walking on the country road carved out by Naoki.

Naoki began to introduce the various facilities in the ranch to the old man Sato:

"This is a flower garden that I have set up separately, and I plant seasonal flowers here every season, and the Riba Butterfly and the Three Bees like to visit here on weekdays, and the nectar collected by the Three Bees will be brewed into sweet and sweet for the Pokémon in the pasture to eat."

Old man Sato looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough, he saw three bees and a big butterfly flying around among the flowers.

He nodded and said, "They look like it." ”

"yes!" Naoki had a smile on his face, there was nothing more joyful than having something he made liked by a Pokémon.

He went on to describe the rest of the facilities:

"The buildings over there are a hut where the big milk tank lives, a chicken coop, and a place where the salt stone base lives, don't look at that house is very small, in fact, there is a passage that leads directly to the underground, there is an underground cave there, and the salt stone base usually lives there."

"Cow and sheep milk, eggs, and rock salt, these are the main sources of income in the ranch, and they are also the daily food for the Pokémon who live here."

Fruit juice milk, egg sandwiches, and other items can be made into sweets such as bread with flour.

"Sure enough, it's as I imagined, full of pastoral atmosphere!" Old man Sato smiled heartily.

He looked at the garden behind the buildings and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, there are fruit trees there, right?" ”

"That's right." Naoki nodded, and in a few months, those fruit saplings had grown into a small green and vigorous tree: "Wait for more than a month, and the tree will bear fruit on it." ”

The fruit is sold at a price that is too cheap, and Naoki doesn't plan to sell it, but plans to keep it for sake brewing or as a snack for Pokémon.

Thinking of this, Naoki felt that his ranch was really getting richer and richer, and he felt that he could afford to raise another hundred Pokémon.

But in retrospect, he couldn't.

Because it takes a lot of effort to take care of Pokémon.

After visiting the ranch, the old man Sato was very satisfied.

This young man is not only hardworking, but also good at taking care of Pokémon, and it can be seen from his relationship with Pokémon that the Pokémon of this ranch also like him.

Old man Sato nodded again and again in his heart, but there was no expression on his face, but he turned his head to look at the two caretakers who had been following them without saying a word.

My sister loves to take care of her and her eyes are shining.

Although it has not yet joined the ranch, it can already feel the lively atmosphere that pervades the area.

He loves it and wants to be a part of it.

And the brother's attention is focused on the group of Pokémon in the ranch.

As they walked down the road, the Pokémon were quietly watching them.

It was keenly aware of the emotions in those gazes.

Curious, surprised, happy, vigilant......

At this time, the elder brother noticed the expectant look on his sister's face.

It pursed its lips, and its already unhappy little face looked even more unhappy.

Seeing this scene, Naoki was curious.

What does this little adult-like steward want to say? Don't like it here?

The corners of my brother's mouth drooped: "Love ......" (sister...... ）

The younger sister blinked, and it seemed to guess what the brother was going to say: "Love! Love? (Brother, I love it here!) Don't you like it? ）

The elder brother said solemnly: "Love." (I like it too.) ）

Naoki: "......"

Why do you want to show that unhappy expression? He couldn't help but slander.

However, it seems that this kind of thing is not to blame, because the corners of the male love the waiter's mouth are naturally drooping, so the expression on his face will not be very happy.

"How?" The old man Sato on the side saw that the two Pokémon were finished discussing, and asked with a smile, "Do you want to stay here and live with Naoki?" ”

Hearing this, the two caretakers raised their heads and looked at Naoki in front of them.

Naoki also looked at them, smiling and greeting them:

"It's been a long time, love the steward, now let's officially introduce it! I'm Naoki, the owner of this ranch, and I'd love to welcome you if you want to. ”

My sister is very happy to be in charge of the housekeeper: "Love~"

The elder brother used the horns on his head to release a little spiritual power to read the other party's mood.

There is no malice, no disgust, just pure welcome and joy.

Naoki noticed his brother's gesture of being a caretaker, and he turned his head to look at the other party.

The eyes of one person and one of the caretakers touched in mid-air.

After a while, the elder brother nodded slightly, and said calmly, "Love." ”

It agreed.

(End of chapter)