Feeling down? Eating something will make you feel better.

Chapter 38 Feeling down? Eating something will make you feel better.

Early in the morning, in the vegetable garden in the backyard.

Mingyou and Pengpeng came here with small shovels to dig up yam beans. Looking at the green leaves in the vegetable garden, they knew that the yam bean leaves were edible, although they were nutritious, they didn't have any health benefits.

"Let's dig it out first!"

"Mmm!"

"Don't dig it up!"

Each person, with a shovel, carefully dug out the yam beans one by one, following the roots and stems.

The yam bean is quite large, even larger than the regular yam bean, and its color is darker. Other than that, there is no difference.

Mingyou looked at the one of the highest quality stones, and information flashed through her mind...

[Ipomoea aqua (C-): Unlike regular iris, it doesn't have a crisp texture; instead, it's soft and mushy like mud. Due to its low quality, only Ground or Water-type Pokémon like to eat it unless they have a craving for dirt.]

[Additional effect: After consuming, the user will learn the move "Acid Bomb" and master it faster.]

"Ideally, only one C-..."

There's nothing we can do about it. After all, this card was just given to us by a passing Wobo, and its affinity level is always lv1. The fact that it has a C- is only because the little boars took care of it.

There were ten taro beans in total, but only two of them had additional effects—acid bomb and mud throw. Overall, it was a bit disappointing.

He picked up a fruit without any additional effects, looked at its size, and figured one would be enough to fill one person up. Then he took out a fruit knife, skillfully peeled the skin, and cut it into several pieces.

"Try it."

"Mmm~"

He handed Ponpo a piece of bread, and Ponpo took one and put it in his mouth. But after taking a bite, his expression was not one of surprise, but rather strange.

"Well……"

It's hard to describe the taste. It's like when he was a kid playing house with his friends, and someone made a hamburger and tricked him into eating it... It's that kind of texture and weird taste of chewing playdough.

"Hmm..."

Even Ponpo, who is not picky about food, thought the texture was strange, although it wasn't particularly bad.

Just then, the little Snorlax ran out. It didn't even call for food; how heartless of it!

Then it snatched the taro from Mingyou's hand, took a bite, but the next second, its initial excitement turned into a blank expression as it suppressed the urge to spit it out and forced itself to swallow.

"Gambit..."

Is this dirt? It tastes awful!

Even the little Snorlax won't eat it... Of course, it's because it's been living here all day and its appetite has become spoiled. If it were in the wild when it was hungry, it would naturally eat whatever was available.

"This doesn't look like it'll sell well."

Mingyou shook his head. It was truly a "good start." The previous tangerines and trumpet-shaped bean sprouts had raised his expectations too high.

However, they didn't eat it, but the little wild boars liked it very much, so Mingyou naturally gave it all to them. If they liked it, they could continue planting. It wouldn't hurt to try a little more.

"Let's go check out the orchard; we should be able to harvest quite a few apples today."

"Mmm~"

Arriving at the orchard in front of the villa, just as I stepped out of the gate, I saw a fruit tree laden with red apples, with an estimated number of more than 200!

However, there wasn't a single Pokémon around...

"All regular apples? Where are my Kapis?"

Mingyou immediately stepped forward. He didn't know what Kabi fruit looked like and was prepared to find them one by one, but that was no longer necessary.

Among these red apples, there are some blue fruits that look somewhat like Snorlax's head; these are Snorlax Berries...

[Kappa (B+): Crisper and more refreshing than regular apples, with moderate sweetness and a unique fruity aroma. It has an appetite-stimulating effect, greatly increasing appetite and effectively relieving anorexia and depression.]

[Additional effect: After consuming, one will understand the move "Bellis Drum" and learn it faster.]

"Not bad, this looks edible!"

"Gambit~"

As soon as Mingyou finished speaking, the little Snorlax ate the highest quality Snorlax Berry in one gulp, and almost instantly, it suddenly froze, feeling as if it had learned something.

"Gambit..."

"You've learned Belly Drum, huh? But that's normal, considering this isn't an ordinary move learning device."

Mingyou wasn't too surprised, nor did she blame it for eating the fruit she intended to sell. She then picked two Kabi fruits and gave one to Ponpon.

"Eat."

"Mmm~"

Ponpon took a bite of the Kapi fruit; it was very crisp, and the juice instantly burst out.

"How does it taste?"

"Mmm~"

"I'm glad you like it."

Mingyou also took a bite of the Kabi Fruit. It tasted somewhat like an apple, but it was very fragrant and definitely had the effect of stimulating appetite. This could be sold, specifically to cure those children who don't eat!

"Let's go, the real show is yet to come!"

"Mmm~"

"Gambit~"

Ponpo and Munchlax immediately followed Meiyu and walked into the depths of the grove. Just after they left, Gible also came out of the villa, preparing to sit on the steps again and contemplate its life.

But when it saw the fruit tree in front of it, which was full of apples, its stomach growled. This morning, Mingyou was busy digging up sweet potatoes and hadn't cooked yet, so it hadn't eaten anything.

It didn't intend to pay attention, but its stomach was too uncooperative, so when no one was around, it quietly went forward and picked a Kapi apple mixed in with the apples. The blue color was too conspicuous among them.

It recognizes apples, but doesn't recognize this particular fruit, though it seems to smell very fragrant...

"shark……"

Meanwhile, deep in the orchard.

The ten apple trees standing together are eye-catching, laden with bright red apples and emitting a rich fruity aroma, just like the harvest season!

Fruit-eating insects and round silk spiders hung on the trees, happily munching on apples, while trumpet buds and mouth-shaped flowers used their vines to pick the apples and eat them.

Arbok climbs up the tree trunk, and Longnose uses its leaf-sharp blades to knock the apples down, distributing them to the acorns and the pangolins that can't climb the tree.

The elusive deer was also there. It used its mental power to pick several apples to save everyone the trouble, and then picked up an apple itself.

Everyone was enjoying themselves together without any fighting. Mingyou stood not far away, watching this scene with delight, and then walked over with Ponpon and the others.

He didn't disturb them, but simply reached out and caught a falling apple, then glanced at the message.

[Honey Apple (B-): The flesh is rich in honey, making it an excellent material for making candied apples. It is also essential for fruit-eating worms to evolve into honey-coated worms. It is easy for children to like, but eating too much can easily cause tooth decay.]

[Additional effect: After consuming, the user will understand the move "Energy Ball" and learn it faster.]

Besides honey-glazed apples, there are also sweet apples and tart apples, and there are quite a lot of them.

At that moment, all the fruit-eating insects found the apples they wanted to eat, and suddenly several rays of evolutionary light shone in the orchard.

When the light faded, all the fruit-eating bugs disappeared, and several apple-wrapped dragons, honey dragons, and honey-wrapped bugs appeared in their place... all of them had evolved and were jumping around happily in place.

Mingyou smiled and looked away. Since the apples on the tree had not been picked, he did not yet know what changes had occurred to the cards after the fruit-eating worms evolved.

But none of that matters anymore...

He took a bite of the honey-glazed apple in his hand, the sweet aroma spreading in his mouth. With so many apples, he was already looking forward to tonight's banquet.

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he seemed to spot something. He saw Gible standing not far away by an apple tree, clutching its stomach and watching the lively atmosphere from afar, seemingly too afraid to come closer.

Perhaps realizing it had been noticed, it immediately hid behind a nearby tree...

Seeing this, Mingyou chuckled and reached out. Ponpo quickly understood and knocked a honey-sweetened apple off the tree.

Mingyou took the apple, walked forward, and finally squatted down next to the apple tree, handed it out, and asked, "Here you go, take it if you want."

"shark……"

The gible peeked out from behind. It had also been attracted by the fruity aroma. It had just eaten a very fragrant blue apple and suddenly felt a strong urge to eat something, though it didn't know why.

Having been "betrayed" once, it no longer trusts humans, so it didn't reach out to take the apple, but... it didn't know what to do next.

Surrounded by unfamiliar Pokémon in an unfamiliar environment, even though everyone is very enthusiastic and caring, it doesn't know how to cope and is terrified.

It always misinterprets everyone's concern as "your trainer doesn't want you anymore," which is why it stays at the door all day.

Why... why was it abandoned? I always feel that it was all fake, that it was just a long dream.

"..."

Seeing Gible's expression, Mingyou smiled slightly, placed the apple in her hand into Gible's hand, and said, "When you're in a bad mood, eat more. Others may lie to you, but your stomach won't."

Guh~~~

The gible's belly made a timely rumble, which made it feel a little embarrassed.

It looked at the apple in its hand, but finally couldn't resist and took a big bite. The next second...

The taste of honey made its eyes widen instantly; the honey washed away the confusion in its mind, as if none of the problems were so important anymore.

Eating... is the most important thing!

"Go eat to your heart's content, let all your troubles out, and then laugh it all off. Nothing is more important than being happy here!"

Mingyou stroked its head, encouraging it.

But this made the Gible gape open, frozen in place. Could it really eat whatever it wanted? It was somewhat doubtful, even afraid that it was all a lie…

"Gambit~"

Snorlax suddenly appeared, picked up Gible, and lifted it above its head, as if to say, "Eating should be a happy experience (ˊωˋ*)".

Ponpo also appeared on the side and handed over the apples it was holding. And it wasn't just Ponpo; all the Pokémon that had previously tried to play with Gible but were rejected came over with apples.

Seeing this scene and everyone's enthusiasm, Gible was completely stunned.

It seems... it's not fake. People don't dislike it, nor do they laugh at it for being abandoned. People just want to be friends with it.

This is not a dream...

It seems to have... grown to like this place.

(End of this chapter)