Chapter 135:
"Hmm?"
Hayashi Kaede was momentarily stunned by Gardevoir's tight embrace. Then, a touch of excitement crossed his face.
Completely controlling the curse energy meant that from now on, Gardevoir wouldn't have to leave the plantation every night. This was a huge development for the plantation's operations! Furthermore, there were also generous rewards from the system.
[Congratulations to the host for raising Gardevoir's Happiness Value from 40 to 90.
Rewards: three Rare Candies, ten bags of High-Grade Fertilizer, and a Psychic Gem (When held, allows Psychic-type Pokémon to draw upon its power, unleashing skill damage exceeding 100% of their own. The number of uses depends on the Pokémon's strength.)]
This was a valuable asset for critical moments. Seeing that Gardevoir hadn't let go of him for a long time, Hayashi Kaede tried pushing it, and it obediently released him. He then noticed that after pushing Gardevoir away, its eyes seemed slightly moist.
"Gardevoir..." The tears at the corners of its eyes quickly dissipated with the breeze. Gardevoir touched its hair a little sheepishly.
"Gardevoir..." (Sorry, Kaede, I got a little excited.)
"It's okay, this is good news. Congratulations, Gardevoir." Although Hayashi Kaede was a bit shocked, he quickly recovered and smiled in congratulations. Since, this had been a headache for Gardevoir for a long time.
At least, Hayashi Kaede rarely saw its happiness value over 60. But it wasn't too low either. Its mood seemed to always hover between 30 and 60. As for now, its happiness value had peaked at 90 and then immediately dropped back to 70.
"Gardevoir..." Gardevoir stared at Hayashi Kaede, the smile in its eyes growing even brighter. After a while, it floated up into the sky again, smiling, "Gardevoir~" (It seems I don't have to leave now. Do you want to prepare a place for me?) Pokémon like Gardevoir, who have lived in the wild since childhood, don't like staying in Poké Balls for long.
"Oh..." Hayashi Kaede came to his senses, thinking for a moment. "Come with me. You can sleep in my old room." Hayashi Kaede was currently living in his parents' room. Since his own room was a bit small, after his parents disappeared, he had moved all his belongings into theirs and started living there.
Gardevoir definitely needed a room now that it didn't have to leave every night. He led Gardevoir to the room next to his current one and opened the door. Inside was a small floor-to-ceiling window. He had cleaned the room a bit for Mewtwo to stay there last time, so there wasn't much dust. However, when Hayashi Kaede came to tidy up the next day, he discovered that Mewtwo hadn't been there that day. Everything was arranged exactly as he had cleaned it the previous time.
"Gardevoir~?" (Is this my room?) Gardevoir surveyed the surroundings, its minds seemingly energized. There was a small desk, a bed, a wardrobe next to the bed, and a collection of Pokémon dolls on the bed. There was quite a lot of pokemon dolls. Among them were Eevee, Charizard, and Leafeon... well... it even saw its own juvenile form. That was Ralts. It was a Ralts doll with its head lowered, hands behind its back, eyes hidden by its hair, and rosy dimples on each side of its face.
Hayashi Kaede also saw this... His face flushed, and then, as if nothing had happened, he nonchalantly put the dolls in a bag and placed them in the closet. He mentally berated himself, wondering why he hadn't put them away last time.
Gardevoir chuckled and shook its head, saying nothing more, continuing to survey the room. An Eevee poster was taped to the wall above the desk, and above it, aside from some theoretical books on Pokémon, there wasn't much else. It was a simple room. But Gardevoir liked it nonetheless. It could sense the presence of Hayashi Kaede as a child.
After arranging the blanket, Hayashi Kaede said to Gardevoir, "This is your room. It's a bit plain right now. If you like to have anything else, let me know."
Gardevoir nodded. "Gardevoir~" (Yeah, I really like it here.)
Hayashi Kaede breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, I won't disturb your rest." Then he left the room. But before leaving, he couldn't help but glance at Gardevoir's happiness value.
[Pokémon: Gardevoir]
[Gender: Female]
[Ability: Telepathy]
[Aptitude: Gold]
[Individual Values:...]
[Strength: Lv. 86-89]
[Moves: Calling, Psybeam, Mystical Fire, Double Team, Misty Terrain, Disarming Voice, Psychic, Draining Kiss, Moonblast, Future Sight...]
[Assessment: A uniquely colored Gardevoir that has mastered the curse of Darkrai and can harness its power to cast nightmares upon its enemies. Friendship: 94 (It truly cares about your feelings.)
Happiness: 75 (A wonderful little home.)
"I didn't realize it, and even the friendship has reached 94?" Hayashi Kaede sighed inwardly, then went to rest...
After he left, Gardevoir paused for a moment, then walked over to the closet and took out the dolls Hayashi Kaede had just put away. There were Eevee, Charizard, Milotic, Serperior, Rayquaza... After looking at them for a moment, Gardevoir's lips curled up involuntarily. Finally, it held Ralts.
"Gardevoir..." (Are these all his favorite Pokémon?) ...
"By the way, Gardevoir has fully mastered Darkrai's nightmare power now. Will Darkrai be able to sense it?" Hayashi Kaede walked out and headed towards his room, his mind wandering. Then he shook his head. He wasn't sure if Darkrai would notice.
After arriving in his room. Hayashi Kaede was stunned. Alolan Vulpix, Serperior, and the Alcremie were all sound asleep. The most important thing was that Serperior was actually curled up on his bed, while Alolan Vulpix was leaning against Serperior.
"No... you're sleeping and occupying the whole bed like this, how am I able to sleep? Am I going to sleep on the floor?"
Watching this scene, Hayashi Kaede felt like crying, but he couldn't.
And at this moment, in a small town, from a shadowy place, a figure slowly floated out.
It muttered in a hoarse, strange voice, "Strange... this power... can't be taken back?"