"Sirfetch'd!"
Sirfetch'd leaped from Arcanine's back.
Fighting-type energy gathered on its long sword, slashing down toward Mudsdale.
Arcanine watched as Rapidash faced it and accelerated once more.
The flames on Rapidash surged, burning even more fiercely.
Bang!
The energy shields on the helmets worn by Natsume and Aki activated simultaneously!
Arcanine and Rapidash collided with a tremendous impact.
The grass below ignited from the splashing flames.
The ground shattered like a spider's web!
"Roar!"
Arcanine bared its fangs, letting out a low growl, immense power surging forth.
Arcanine charged forward with a fierce thrust!
Boom!
Rapidash immediately lost its balance, toppling to the ground.
Aki was also thrown off Rapidash's back.
Natsume's Arcanine had already reached Gym Leader level.
In terms of strength, Arcanine was significantly stronger than this Rapidash.
"Match ends, Natsume and Arcanine, along with Sirfetch'd, claim victory."
Atsushi watched as Aki was flung off Rapidash and promptly announced the match's result.
Atsushi ran over to Aki and helped him up.
"Are you okay?"
Aki, with a wry smile, removed his helmet. "That guy's Arcanine has astonishing speed and power."
"Not even a proper opponent."
Harumi, who had somehow approached, looked at Natsume and Arcanine and asked, "Misaki, what do you think of Natsume, the gym leader?"
"Very impressive."
Misaki marveled, "And they seem very gentle and courageous."
Harumi immediately smiled.
"Natsume, gym leader, are you all right?"
Harumi walked over to Natsume.
Natsume stepped down from Arcanine and took off the helmet. "I'm fine."
"That's good."
"What do you think of our Miltank here?"
"Very excellent."
Natsume said, "Actually, I already have a Miltank in mind."
Harumi slightly nodded. "Alright then, let's go get the Miltank you've chosen."
Harumi and Misaki brought Natsume back to area 1a.
Natsume selected five Miltank with potential in Gym Leader potential from here.
The Pokémon in area 1a cost one hundred thousand yen each, totaling five hundred thousand Pokémon Coins.
In area 2a, Natsume also chose five Gym Leader Miltank.
The Miltank here cost two hundred thousand yen each.
The total expense amounted to one million five hundred thousand Pokémon Coins.
These ten Miltank had not been discovered by Kushiro Farm; they revealed their true potential only when gathered together.
When placed apart among the group of Miltank, they appeared ordinary.
However, once they congregated, they immediately showed a clear distinction from the Miltank in areas 1a and 2a.
Harumi looked at Natsume in surprise, "You have great insight."
"I had originally planned to select two from our own cows for you."
Natsume smiled and replied, "Thank you for the compliment."
At this moment, Natsume suddenly said, "By the way, do you need any Hearty Grains straw or Plump Beans stalks for your farm?"
Hearty Grains straw and Plump Beans stalks are both high-quality raw materials for Farm Pokémon and have great market demand.
Natsume's breeding of Miltank primarily aims to meet the daily needs of the farm.
He does not intend to raise as many Miltank as Kushiro Ranch does.
Therefore, some of the Rice stalks from Hearty Grains need to be processed by someone.
"Hearty Grains straw?"
Harumi immediately responded, "Of course, we want it."
"How much can your farm provide?"
Natsume contemplated, "Our farm is currently less than a thousand acres; although it's not much, the quality is assured."
Harumi thought for a moment.
Less than a thousand acres would amount to a few hundred tons.
If the quality of those Hearty Grains Rice stalks is high-grade, it would be around ten thousand Pokémon Coins per ton.
"May I ask how much your farm sells Hearty Grains for per pound?"
Harumi asked Natsume.
"Five hundred yen per pound; most of it is sold to Snorlax Foods."
"Five hundred yen?"
Harumi looked at Natsume in astonishment.
"That quality is quite high."
Harumi considered and said directly, "If the quality is as mentioned, we'll take all of your Hearty Grains Rice stalks and Plump Beans stalks at our ranch."
"What about the price—how does ten thousand yen per ton sound?"
Natsume replied, "No problem."
"Misaki, come here."
Harumi called Misaki over from the group of Miltank.
Misaki walked over slightly helplessly, "Mom, are you not calling me on purpose to make me feel bad?"
Harumi replied irritably, "What are you talking about?"
"I called you because there's something important."
Harumi looked at Misaki and said, "Our ranch will be collaborating with Natsume, the gym leader's farm."
"From now on, you will go to his ranch to collect the broken straw and stalks."
"Also, the weather is nice today, so if you have nothing else to do, why don't you take Natsume back?"
"Huh?"
Misaki looked confused, "To go from Kushiro Wetlands to Morimachi?"
"Yes."
Harumi shot Misaki a glare, "Is that so difficult?"
Natsume smiled at the somewhat troubled Misaki, "You don't need to take me back."
"If you have time, my farm would love to have you visit."
Misaki quickly explained, "I really want to go to your ranch."
"I want to see the fruit woods you mentioned, and soak in your bamboo grove hot spring."
"But these days, the ranch has a lot to deal with."
"Not only do I need to help with milking Miltank, but Mareep also sheds a lot during the summer, and that needs attention."
Harumi said helplessly, "You child, even Indeedee can handle these tasks."
Misaki pouted and muttered, "That's not the same."
Natsume looked at Misaki and said, "I understand."
"When my farm has a good harvest, I will want to work with everyone too."
As soon as Harumi heard Natsume say that, she immediately replied, "Looks like your personalities match well."
"Young people should communicate more."
Natsume thought to himself as he looked at Harumi: How much are you worried about your daughter getting married?
This trip had been a significant harvest for Natsume.
Not only had he obtained Lilligant and its group, but he also found an Ice Rock that enables Eevee's evolution.
Such a treasure could even be passed down through generations.
Having resolved the matters with Miltank, Natsume felt a strong desire to return home.
"Well, lady, and Misaki."
Natsume said his farewells, "I still have many things to do at my farm."
"I don't want to disturb you any longer today."
"If you have time, please do visit my farm."
"Definitely, definitely."
Harumi said cheerfully, "Take care on your journey."
Misaki waved her hand, "I will definitely come."
At this moment, Aki also came over and said, "In October, we will have a horse training competition; I look forward to seeing you there."
"Then we can compete again."
"Sounds good."
Natsume said as he returned Arcanine to its Poké Ball and then sat on Dragonite's back.
"We're off."
"Dragonite~"
Dragonite waved to Misaki and the others before slowly flying into the sky.
Jirachi followed closely, waving and smiling at Misaki, "Goodbye! Jirachi really likes it here~"
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"Jirachi?"
Jirachi was using telepathy to speak directly to Misaki.
So other people did not hear Jirachi's voice.
Misaki looked a bit confused as she watched Natsume and the others disappear, then glanced around.
"What Jirachi?"
Harumi looked at Misaki in puzzlement, "Are you talking about Natsume's Ditto?"
"Natsume's Jirachi just seemed to talk to me."
Misaki rubbed her hair in confusion, "Did I mishear?"
Harumi, looking at the dazed Misaki, suddenly felt a wave of anger.
Without thinking much, she began to express her feelings, "I've been with your dad for so long, what Pokémon have I not seen?"
"Do you think I can't tell Ditto from the real Jirachi?"
"And really, I'm not saying this just as your mother, but look at whose child spends all day in with the Miltank."
"You're almost bigger than the Miltank!"
"What are we going to do?!"
Misaki's face turned red, "Mom, what are you saying!"
"Although..."
Misaki looked down, unable to see her toes.
"Maybe it is a bit too big."
Farm gym!
"Don't underestimate us, use Headbutt!"
A challenger commanded a Litleo to charge quickly toward Monferno.
"Houndoom~ Awooo~"
Below the mountain, the howls of Houndoom suddenly rang out.
"Monferno?"
Monferno, distracted by the howls of Houndoom, was caught off guard and knocked over by Litleo.
"Serperior~"
The watching Serperior glanced toward the direction of Takamagahara.
Serperior turned around and headed up the mountain.
"Heracross~"
Heracross, lying nearby, quickly stood up and calmly ran toward the mountain.
"Monferno!"
Wait for me!
Monferno got back up, ignoring the alert Litleo watching him.
Monferno chased after Serperior and ran out of the battle arena.
"Hey?"
"Why did it run off?"
"What's going on?"
The challengers looked confused as they saw Monferno suddenly running away.
"The gym battle has to pause for now, Rotom."
Rotom said to the challenger, "Natsume is back~"
"So everyone's going back up the mountain."
"Natsume, the gym leader?"
The challenger quickly reached out to grab Rotom, "In that case, please arrange for me to battle Natsume!"
"After all, if Monferno leaves the field, wouldn't that count as my win?"
Rotom scratched its head, "Then wait for me to go back and ask ~Rotom~"
Meanwhile, the surrounding visitors began to murmur among themselves.
"Natsume, the gym leader, is back! Does that mean we might get to see a battle with Natsume?"
"Hard to say, after all, this gym leader is quite unpredictable."
Someone pointed at the battle arena and laughed, "Isn't that right?"
"This is the first time I've seen a battle arena change every single day."
There were battles here every day, which naturally caused some wear and tear on the venue, and it had never been maintained.
So it looked different each day.
Since Natsume's gym opened, the number of visitors and challengers here had increased.
However, everyone still followed the rules, and so far no one had barged into Natsume's Takamagahara.
At this moment, in front of Natsume's cabin.
"Dragonite~"
Dragonite landed on the empty plot of land at the entrance.
"Everyone, I'm back."
Natsume got off Dragonite.
"Lopunny~"
The Lopunny rushed happily towards Natsume.
Natsume crouched down and hugged them.
"You smell so nice, Lopunny."
"Lopunny~"
Smooch!
The two Lopunny, hearing the compliment, happily gave Natsume a kiss on each cheek.
Wet and soft.
"Serperior~"
Serperior also came over.
"Monferno~"
Natsume gently patted Serperior's cheek, "You've worked hard these past couple of days, Serperior."
"Serperior~"
"Slow down a bit, Monferno."
Rotom shouted as it chased after Monferno.
"Monferno~"
Natsume looked at the approaching Monferno and smiled, "You're full of energy, Monferno."
"Monferno~"
"Natsume, Monferno just ran off in the middle of a gym battle. The challengers below the mountain want to challenge you. How do we handle this?"
Rotom asked Natsume.
"That's not urgent."
Natsume took out a Poké Ball and said, "Let's meet some new friends first."
Natsume released Kirlia, Lilligant, Glaceon, and Arcanine.
"Lilligant~"
Lilligant greeted the Lopunny in a very ladylike manner.
"Glaceon."
Glaceon seemed a bit restrained.
Swinub sniffed around, its gaze turned toward the Springy Mushroom shed not far away.
"Dragonite~"
Dragonite happily waved at Swinub, casually beckoning it to follow.
Natsume opened her backpack.
The Poké Balls inside immediately floated out.
Kirlia waved its hand,
And with a burst of red light, the Poké Balls opened, revealing Petilil and the Miltank on the empty plot of land.
"Moo."
The Miltank huddled together.
They looked a bit nervous in their new environment.
Petilil was much more energetic.
They curiously looked around.
"Relax, Miltank."
Natsume said to the Miltank, "This will be your home from now on."
"Lopunny~"
At this moment, Lopunny brought out some berries from the room and shared them with the Miltank.
The Miltank reached out to take them.
"Moo~"
Eating the delicious berries greatly improved the Miltank's mood.
Natsume looked at the Miltank and said, "Let's go."
"We'll first take a look at your new residence."
"And Lilligant, you can join us for a stroll as well."
"Lilligant~"
Lilligant nodded slightly.
Natsume led everyone to the Pecha Berry Woods nearby.
The cow shed here had already been built long ago.
The Miltank walked inside, explored their surroundings, then settled down in the nest inside.
So comfortable!
"Moo~"
The Miltank displayed happy expressions.
However, the Miltank looked around with some concern.
It seemed there wasn't any fresh grass for them to eat.
Natsume smiled at them and said, "Are you hoping to eat some grass from the ranch?"
"Moo."
The Miltank nodded.
Natsume took out some ranch seeds and handed them to the Miltank saying, "Scatter these seeds around."
"I'll make them grow soon."
The Miltank looked at Natsume with a skeptical expression.
"Moo?"
Natsume confidently replied, "Just give it a try."
Seeing Natsume's confidence, the Miltank spread out and began to scatter the grass seeds on the ground.
The area Natsume reserved wasn't too large, about ten acres.
Ten acres is roughly equivalent to a standard soccer field.
This was more than enough for ten Miltank.
The grass seeds Natsume took out were the most suitable for Miltank to consume.
This type of grass grows fairly quickly, and can be ready for consumption in a month.
Natsume took out her phone and opened Farm Story.
Farm Task: Grazing Miltank has been completed.
New Task Triggered: Fresh Milk from Miltank
Quest Description: Miltank has successfully settled in your farm, please obtain 100 liters of fresh milk.
Quest Reward: Rare Candy 2
New Farm Task: Become a Farm Owner with a Thousand Acres of Fields - In Progress
Quest Reward: Overall Level Increase for Farm Pokémon by 1; Treasure Draw 1
Natsume opened the shop, preparing to purchase a time accelerator.
Notice: Jirachi's limited-time event has reduced the price of the Accelerator.
Current use of Time Accelerator for one month: One acre - 800 Pokémon Coins.
Natsume clicked to purchase.
Eight thousand Pokémon Coins were deducted.
Meanwhile, in front of Natsume and the Miltank, the grass seeds quickly sprouted and took root.
In the blink of an eye, the grass covered the ground.
"Moo~"
The Miltank were stunned.
They felt as if they had returned to the great plains!
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