Chapter 265:
[S-Grade Alcoholic Chocolates – Made from Grepa Berry Wine, fresh cream, and Sweet Juice. Possesses various culinary effects.]
[Culinary Effect 1: Sweet heart, No Anger – After eating, gains a 'Sweet heart' mood. Will absolutely not get angry before the good mood is consumed.]
[Culinary Effect 2: Truth Serum – Intoxicated creatures will uncontrollably speak the truth and act on their innermost desires...]
Because he made many different kinds of alcoholic chocolates, their quality varied considerably—ranging from A to S+ grade.
Their culinary effects were even more diverse.
Yet despite the variety, the essence remained consistent, as though all the culinary effects were fused together and then distributed across the different types of alcoholic chocolates.
Naturally, some new effects had also appeared.
The Sweetheart, No Anger effect above was one such example.
However, those effects all belonged to the smaller chocolates.
When Kaede finally took out the milky-white alcoholic chocolates made with Moomoo Milk, his eyes lit up.
[SS-Grade Alcoholic Chocolates – Made using Grepa Berry Wine and extremely high-quality Moomoo Milk. Possesses various culinary effects.]
[Culinary Effect 1: Sweetheart, No Anger – After eating, gains a 'Sweetheart' mood. Will absolutely not get angry before the good mood is consumed.]
[Culinary Effect 2: Can't Hold Liquor – After becoming intoxicated, the creature's internal energy is largely suppressed.]
[Culinary Effect 3: Recovery – After eating, can heal most injuries within a short time.]
[Culinary Effect 4: Knockout Drunk – The more one eats, the higher the chance of passing out, rising until it reaches 100%.]
[Culinary Effect 5: Truth Serum...]
[Culinary Effect 6: Heartening...]
Six effects! He had never seen a food item with so many before.
Even the Mythical-grade Energy Cube he'd made earlier only had five.
Although several effects were familiar, they all aligned with the nature of the ingredients used.
But two in particular caught Kaede's attention—"Knockout Drunk" and "Can't Hold Liquor."
Combined, these two effects meant: the more you ate, the easier it was to get drunk—and once drunk, most of your resistance vanished.
In other words, it was safe for anyone to eat without worrying about drunken rampages.
And with Sweetheart, No Anger added into the mix...
Hehehe...
After drinking, not only could you not cause trouble, but you'd become sweet-tempered and obedient.
This seemed perfectly suited for Giratina!
After storing away the different types of alcoholic chocolates, Kaede immediately couldn't resist finding his "taste-testing" Pokémon—Blaziken, who was currently out running.
"Blaziken?"
When Blaziken came over, it looked a little confused at first. But when it heard there was food, its eyes instantly lit up.
"Blaziken?" (Where's the tasty food?)
"Come here, come here~" Kaede smiled, taking out a Moomoo Milk–flavored alcoholic chocolate.
The fist-sized chocolate had been chilled just right—crisp on the outside, and with one gentle bite, the rich, boozy filling flowed out.
In less than five seconds, Blaziken devoured the entire thing.
"Was it good?"
"Blaziken, Blaziken~!"
"Want another? Careful—it's got alcohol. You might get drunk," Kaede warned.
"Blaziken, Blaziken~!" (It's fine, I can handle it!)
Blaziken proudly patted its chest.
Kaede nodded—indeed, Blaziken's alcohol tolerance was quite good. Among the Pokémon in his breeding house, only Gardevoir could rival its drinking capacity.
And so, one after another, fist-sized alcoholic chocolates were delivered into Blaziken's mouth.
After the second one, its face was already flushing. By the third, it looked visibly dazed.
When Kaede handed it the fourth, Blaziken swayed—and toppled over completely.
"Hehehe… Hahaha…"
Kaede couldn't help but laugh out loud at the sight.
He patted Blaziken gently. It staggered back to its feet, eyes unfocused and speech slurred.
"Blaziken …?" (Why are there… so many Kaedes…?)
It reached out to touch one but missed entirely, stumbling forward until Kaede caught it.
"You're really tall…" Kaede muttered with a wry smile.
Blaziken was indeed taller than him—holding it up wasn't easy, even for someone as strong as himself.
"Blaziken …" (...Wanna eat… Kaede…)
"Blaziken …" (I like it so much...)
Even drunk, it was still asking for food. Kaede was equal parts amused and exasperated.
He half-dragged the dazed Blaziken back to the breeding house, recalled it into its Poké Ball, and handed it over to the Indeedee sister for care.
Then, Kaede returned to the plantation, thinking deeply.
Just by eating four alcoholic chocolates, Blaziken was completely drunk. The alcohol concentration probably wasn't that high, but it could be due the effect Knockout Drunk of the chocolate...
Normally, Blaziken could handle at least two pots of Grepa Berry Wine—about two kilograms.
With this test, Kaede realized the probability of Knockout Drunk was quite high.
Arriving at the barn, Kaede found the spot where Giratina had once openly taken a barrel of Grepa Berry Wine.
He looked around, then placed one alcoholic chocolate on top of several nearby barrels.
He didn't know when Giratina would appear, so he decided to leave one on each barrel.
If Giratina liked them, it would come again—and take the rest.
That way, he wouldn't have to stand guard. He could simply check next time whether the chocolates were still there.
If they remained untouched, Giratina wasn't interested.
If they were gone—it was.
Then it would depend on just how much Giratina liked them.
The first time, he'd leave plenty. Later, fewer and fewer.
If Giratina only found them tasty, it probably wouldn't bother seeking him out.
But if it really liked them, once its favorite treats began to dwindle, it would surely come find him.
Kaede named this plan—Operation: Lure Giratina!
He just needed to remind Blaziken not to sneak any of the chocolates.
Wouldn't want it getting tempted and snatching them up again.
"Alright, time to make lunch for everyone."
After finishing his preparations, Kaede didn't linger. He turned back toward the kitchen, ready to start cooking lunch for all his Pokémon.