Chapter 280:
[Pokémon: Serperior]
[Gender: Female]
[Ability: Contrary (+)]
[Potential: Gold]
[IVs: ....]
[Level: 54-57]
[Moves: Vine Whip, Leech Seed, Glare, Aura Sphere, Grassy Terrain...]
[Description: Noticed by the World Tree, possesses peculiar Grass-type energy and Aura power.]
Hayashi Kaede glanced at Serperior's stat screen.
From the original Snivy, Torchic, Bounsweet, Popplio, Alolan Vulpix.
To now, everyone has evolved.
Moreover, Alolan Ninetales even caught up from behind, so Serperior definitely wants to get stronger too.
But think about it, what have Alolan Ninetales and Blaziken been eating?
Those were feathers from Moltres and Articuno.
They control weather abilities, not just simply pushing energy levels.
Having tasted the benefits of Legendary Pokémon several times, Hayashi Kaede began to ponder.
What Legendary Pokémon are there for the Grass type?
"Let me think..."
Virizion from the Swords of Justice feels a bit weak.
Calyrex...
A calamity Pokémon? That's even more absurd.
Then there's the Mythical Pokémon Shaymin and the Mythical Pokémon Zarude.
These two don't seem particularly impressive either.
Looking at it this way...
Hayashi Kaede just realized,
There are so few Legendary Grass-type Pokémon!
Just like Bug-type Pokémon, only Calyrex can really represent top-tier strength.
If he can't find ingredients from particularly special Legendary Pokémon, it's extremely difficult to create sufficiently good dishes.
The Life Pokémon Xerneas that Alolan Vulpix kept talking about finding is also an option.
But Calyrex resides in the Galar region; it's the king Pokémon there.
And Xerneas resides in the Kalos region.
It might still be sleeping, and it's a Fairy-type Pokémon.
Not sure if it would be compatible with Serperior.
Looking at Serperior's somewhat expectant eyes, Hayashi Kaede felt troubled.
Serperior rarely looked at him with such an expression.
"Serperior...."
Seeing Hayashi Kaede remain silent for so long, the expectation on Serperior's face faded, but it didn't seem wronged.
Because it knew Hayashi Kaede never played favorites.
Staring blankly at the stat screen, Hayashi Kaede suddenly spotted a keyword.
"Wait... there's also the World Tree!"
After drinking the tea brewed from the World Tree, Serperior was the Pokémon noticed by the World Tree.
But Serperior has never been to the World Tree!?
Maybe going there would lead to some new discoveries?
"Serperior?"
Serperior looked at Hayashi Kaede, puzzled.
"It's alright. When Mew returns, I'll ask it if it can take us to its home for a visit."
"Serperior~?"
Serperior was still a bit confused but nodded gently.
"I think there's still a World Tree Leaf left. I'll see if I can make you something delicious with it tonight."
"Now, come help me with something!"
"Serperior..."
Serperior nodded.
Hayashi Kaede immediately led it to the place where he had just sown the seeds.
First, he took out high-grade Golden Fertilizer and evenly sprinkled it into each flower pot, then looked at Serperior. "Come on, use Grassy Terrain here for me."
"Serperior~" (Okay~)
Serperior immediately mobilized the energy within its body.
Verdant green energy, turning into strands fell upon the flower pots.
The pots, already enhanced with Golden Fertilizer, now combined with Serperior's Grassy Terrain.
Instantly, shoots of various kinds broke through the soil.
But their appearance truly made Hayashi Kaede stare.
First, the cabbage sprouts.
The originally green cabbage sprouts had now become dark and dull, especially near the heart, which was as black as coal, as if a strange vegetable was forming.
Under the combined boost of Grassy Terrain and Golden Fertilizer, its growth rate was extremely fast.
In no time, it grew to about fifty centimeters tall.
[Reversed Cabbage (Black) – A special vegetable grown on Reversed Soil.]
"Uh..."
The description isn't much different from regular cabbage...
"Looks like it's an ingredient that only shows its cooking effects when made into a dish."
Muttering to himself,
Hayashi Kaede didn't overthink it and had Serperior continue hastening the growth. Soon, black daikons, green carrots, and red spinach all sprouted.
"Serperior...."
Looking at the strange vegetables before it, Serperior couldn't help but show a trace of distaste in its eyes.
How could vegetables grow like this?
"Can't be helped. It's soil from the Reverse World, after all.
But speaking of which, could this Reversed Soil be used to make some... peculiar dishes?"
This wasn't just a random thought; after all, this is the Pokémon world.
Many Ground-type and Rock-type Pokémon can eat soil.
Like the Larvitar he encountered at the Junior Cup—if it really couldn't be raised properly, feeding it rocks or some special soil would be possible.
However, Hayashi Kaede didn't try it immediately, as he didn't have any Rock-type or Ground-type Pokémon.
After feeding Serperior a Rare Candy, Hayashi Kaede immediately ran back to the kitchen.
He took out all the reversed vegetables he had just harvested.
"Cabbage, carrot, daikon, spinach..."
Except for the spinach, all four vegetables were suitable for stir-frying.
But Hayashi Kaede had a new idea.
Stir-frying involved too many steps; he decided to make all these reversed vegetables into dumplings.
All four types could be made into dumpling fillings, and there was still a large amount of dough left from having Mewtwo roll it out this morning.
Originally, he was saving it for Mewtwo to use during the winter solstice, but it seemed Mewtwo could just roll out more then.
Hayashi Kaede activated his psychic abilities, first washing all the vegetables, then using a kitchen knife to chop them into fine pieces.
He also took out some pork originally intended for dinner, chopped it into similarly fine pieces, added it to some of the vegetable fillings, and mixed in various different seasonings.
After letting it rest for a while, they could be wrapped.
But before wrapping for long, Hayashi Kaede felt working alone was too slow. He ran to the Breeding House and called over Mewtwo, who was watching Indeedee brother handle the cash register.
Hayashi Kaede beckoned, "Come, come, help me wrap dumplings!"
Mewtwo: "...."
"Fine..."
With Mewtwo's help, the dumpling-wrapping speed increased significantly.
Because its psychic abilities were not only stronger than his own but also incredibly precise, ensuring the filling in each dumpling was roughly the same.
After finishing the wrapping, Mewtwo couldn't help but ask,
"Why does this dumpling filling look so strange? It's not for us to eat, is it?"
"Of course not. I just want to see the effect~"
Once wrapped, Hayashi Kaede couldn't wait to place the dumplings into steamer baskets and boiling water.
After about seven or eight minutes.
As the dumplings floated to the surface, Hayashi Kaede scooped them out while simultaneously opening the steamer baskets.
Inside, crystal-clear dumplings, shimmering with various colors, were revealed.
[B+ Grade Forgetfulness Dumplings (Boiled) – After eating, allows the consumer to temporarily forget their own ability.....]