Chapter 283:
Entering the living room that was shaped like a "6". After the entryway, you reached the area with the sofa and TV.
This layout was somewhat similar to Kaede's new villa, though his living room was a bit larger.
Because he needed space in the back for the tanks for Milotic and Primarina.
The TV was playing a daily drama series.
It was a segment about a Gengar helping a girl overcome her inferiority complex and introverted nature, making her lively again.
Kaede had seen this series and knew the general plot.
What was interesting was that the creators had buried quite a few controversial clues.
In the girl's room, there was a photo album with a picture of her and her sister.
Then, in the dialogue, they casually dropped a line about the sister having passed away a long time ago.
This made viewers speculate whether this Gengar was actually the sister, transformed into a Gengar after death.
A Delphox sitting on the sofa caught Kaede's attention.
But he quickly snapped out of it.
During the junior Cup, Rosalie did indeed have a Delphox.
"Delphox?" The Delphox, seeing Kaede enter, was also momentarily stunned, then stood up and came to Rosalie's side.
"Um, Mr. Hayashi, please have a seat. Let me get you some water..." Seeming like it was her first time hosting a guest, the girl appeared flustered.
She was about to go to the kitchen to get water when Blissey emerged from the kitchen, carrying a pot of hot water, and poured a cup for Kaede.
"Blissey~" Blissey looked at Kaede with a smile.
"Thank you, Blissey..." Kaede took the hot water, took a small sip, and expressed his thanks.
This left Rosalie feeling a bit awkward.
But soon, Larvitar following her became indignant.
Hiding behind Rosalie, it bared its teeth at Kaede, clearly remembering how this human's Eevee had toyed with it back then.
"Larvitar! Larvitar..." It tugged hard on its Trainer's pant leg.
Only then did Rosalie seem to realize something. "Alright, alright, you can have some now..."
She then opened the takeout box Kaede had just handed her, took out a bottle of Moomoo Milk, and gave it to the Larvitar.
Once Larvitar got the Moomoo Milk, its defiant expression immediately turned to delight. Happily clutching the bottle, it went over to a plastic bag, jumped onto it, and pulled out some shiny rocks.
Placing the Moomoo Milk and the rocks together in a bowl, it started licking the milk while crunching on the rocks, making crisp sounds with each bite.
"Is it for the Larvitar to drink?" Kaede asked, somewhat surprised.
"Huh?" Rosalie, who had just given the milk to Larvitar, was struggling to find a topic. Hearing Kaede's question, she immediately nodded, slightly embarrassed.
"Yes, Mr. Hayashi... Because minerals and such are really expensive. Feeding it minerals every month would cost at least several million."
"Later, I thought about finding substitutes. After some trial and error, I found that the Moomoo Milk from your breeding house works... very well."
"Um... Mr. Hayashi, you won't raise the price, will you?" She looked at him cautiously.
Before, it was several million a month; now, it's just several hundred thousand.
This expense wouldn't bankrupt her father's food processing factory.
Regarding this point, Kaede was quite straightforward,
"Raising the price... that's possible. Because the quality of the Miltank's milk is gradually improving, the price will probably increase in the future. But it shouldn't change in the short term."
"Whew..." Rosalie breathed a sigh of relief. "It's normal for the price to go up if the quality improves. As long as it doesn't happen soon, that's fine."
Kaede nodded.
However, hearing the girl describe the cost of raising a Larvitar, his heart couldn't help but tremble.
Several million... Goodness.
Larvitar eats minerals, after all.
That's something you can't grow on a plantation.
And his breeding house only makes a few million in revenue per month...
Which meant his entire breeding house's income could barely support raising one Larvitar...
And that's not even counting the fact that Larvitar will eat even more after it evolves.
Can't afford it, simply can't afford it...
"And you, Mr. Hayashi? In your videos, it's usually the Pidgeot delivering the takeout themselves..." Rosalie asked carefully.
She even briefly wondered if Kaede had seen her name and come specifically?
But that thought was fleeting.
"I came to buy eggs..." Kaede didn't avoid the topic. "I wanted to buy some Blissey eggs for the Pokémon at home. I searched online and found a Blissey food processing company here in Nagisuna City. Since there was a delivery order coming this way, I tagged along."
"Oh... I see." The girl understood, then immediately became excited again. "Is it the Blissey from 'Happy Food Co., Ltd.'?"
Kaede nodded.
"That's my family's company! You want Blissey eggs, Mr. Hayashi? Let me get them for you. You can have them directly from our home. The ones sold by the company are produced by our employees' Blissey; the quality isn't as good as the ones from my home..."
"This..." Before Kaede could respond,
Rosalie hurriedly ran to the kitchen.
Seeing that Kaede had a request made her happy.
Because compared to Kaede's need for Blissey eggs, her and Larvitar's need for Moomoo Milk was greater and more critical.
That's why she was so eager to get the Blissey eggs produced by their family's own Blissey.
Soon, Rosalie came back with a storage capsule.
"There are fifteen Chansey eggs in here. It's all we have at home for now. If you need more, Mr. Hayashi, you might have to wait a while."
She directly handed the storage capsule to Kaede and also took one Blissey egg out of it.
Kaede didn't stand on ceremony either; he accepted both the storage capsule and the Blissey egg.
[A-Grade Ingredient – Blissey Egg: An egg produced by Blissey for consumption. Rich in nutrients.]
Compared to the Chansey egg Auntie Mei had given him before, this Blissey egg was rated A.
It was a very good ingredient.
Since the girl was his age, Kaede didn't feel the need to beat around the bush. "How about this? Since Larvitar likes the Moomoo Milk so much, let's not bother with payment. How about we trade directly with Moomoo Milk?"
"This..." Rosalie hesitated a bit because she had initially thought of just giving the eggs to Kaede.
After all, they were eggs from their family's Blissey.
These eggs were usually for their own consumption or for gifting to maintain relationships.
People in the town had often received such gifts from her family.
But Kaede's offer of Moomoo Milk made her reluctant to refuse.
In the end, Kaede made the decision:
"Let's do it this way. They're both ingredients anyway, so it's settled."