Chapter 286:
However, whether it's truly about borrowing natural power or not, Kaede isn't entirely clear about the actual situation.
"Hey, let's go find Serperior and test it out..."
After scooping out the egg and placing it in a steel bowl, Kaede quickly hurried from the garden back into the breeding house, carrying the bowl.
On the way, he saw the Growlithe, who had been playing who-knows-what with Alolan Vulpix.
It was tired now, sleeping on the sofa next to the electric heater.
Kaede lightened his footsteps.
He carefully carried the steel bowl into the room.
It was around 3 PM, so many Pokémon were napping at this time.
Even entering the room, Kaede was quite cautious.
Once inside, he realized Serperior was also asleep.
Its entire body was coiled up, the serpentine form twisted into several circles, its head resting quietly on the other side of the bed. The corners of its mouth were slightly upturned, perhaps dreaming of something pleasant.
Its tail, adorned with leaves, rested gently near the electric heater.
The warm, yellowish glow illuminated its serpentine body, giving it a smooth, jade-like appearance.
Kaede felt like touching it but was afraid of waking Serperior.
In the end, he could only tiptoe, practically floating, onto the bed.
He gently placed the steel bowl on the bedside table and quietly watched Serperior's sleeping posture.
"Sprigatito?" But then, a soft sound emerged from under the covers.
Looking down, it was Sprigatito.
Turns out it was hiding under the blanket and got startled awake by Kaede's movement.
"Huh?" Kaede was momentarily stunned, then quickly raised a finger to his lips, signaling Sprigatito not to make much noise.
"Meow...." Sprigatito hurriedly covered its mouth with its front paws, but it seemed too late.
Because a soft sound had already come from behind.
"Serperior?"
Kaede looked back.
Serperior was already awake, the tail that was on the bed had withdrawn.
It was the type that woke up fully alert.
It definitely didn't have things like grogginess or irritability upon waking.
,,ԾㅂԾ,,: "Sprigatito..." Sprigatito looked quite awkwardly at Serperior, apologetically meowing twice at it.
It also scratched its head with a paw.
"I was hoping to let you wake up naturally..." Kaede also patted Sprigatito's little head.
"Serperior shuu..." Serperior placed its tail near Kaede.
This made Kaede pause, then he tentatively moved the tail into his lap. "Do you want a massage?"
"Serperior~!" Serperior turned its face away.
"Uh..." Serperior's meaning was that since Kaede woke it up, he had to give it a massage.
"Alright, alright, alright..." Kaede picked up the tail and began gently kneading it.
He then turned his gaze to the steel bowl on the bedside table, using Psychic to open it.
"I brought you something tasty. This egg, after eating it, can bring you good luck, and also... let your natural energy reach a higher level?" Kaede explained why he came.
He then looked at Sprigatito. "Kitty, do you want a little bit too?"
There were still fourteen Blissey eggs left. The first culinary effect increasing luck was probably brought by the Blissey egg itself.
So Kaede wasn't in a rush to share a bit with everyone.
But since he encountered Sprigatito now, it was best to ask.
"Sprigatito?" Sprigatito, smelling the aroma, looked dumbfounded at Serperior.
"Serperior~" (It's fine~) Only after Serperior nodded did Sprigatito lick its lips and nod.
"Okay then~" So, while massaging Serperior's tail with one hand, Kaede used Psychic to take out the egg. After wiping off the tea residue on the surface, he peeled it, revealing the slightly yellowish egg white.
He broke off a small piece of the egg white and floated it to Sprigatito's mouth. The rest, he placed entirely near Serperior's mouth.
"Eat up~" While holding the smooth tail, Kaede urged.
Sprigatito carefully took a bite, its eyes soon lighting up, and it finished the piece in a few bites.
As for Serperior, seeing the egg was a bit large, Kaede took a bottle of water from his storage capsule so it could swallow it down.
"Serperior?" After eating it, Serperior quickly felt something was different.
Vaguely, it seemed as if some life form had established a connection with it. It felt it could borrow some kind of energy from this presence?
"It's the World Tree~! The tree that Mew watches over. You've gained its recognition, so after eating this egg, you can borrow power from it."
"Serperior?" (The World Tree?) Serperior had long heard this name from Kaede.
It also knew it was the place where Mew resided.
Several times, the food Kaede gave it was related to the World Tree.
This made it a little curious about the World Tree.
"Do you want to go see it?" Kaede had one hand on the tail, the other stroking Serperior's head.
"Serperior..." (Mhm.)
"It's almost winter. It's cold outside in winter, so let's not go out. When spring comes next year, I'll take you to find Mew and let it take us to see the World Tree, okay?"
"Serperior..." (Okay...)
"Meow?" Sprigatito, having finished the egg white, stayed by the side. Watching Serperior and Kaede chat happily, it couldn't understand their conversation. But seeing Kaede's hand continuously resting on Serperior's tail, its eyes gradually grew wronged, pitiful.
It couldn't help but run to Kaede's side and paw at his arm.
"Alright, alright, I'll hold you to." Looking at Sprigatito like this,
Kaede couldn't help but laugh.
To be honest, his Sprigatito had a pretty good temperament.
Because Sprigatito is actually a Pokémon that gets jealous quite easily.
He'd heard that some rookie Trainers in Paldea, after choosing Sprigatito as their first Pokémon and then catching others, would have their Sprigatito leave in a huff or argue loudly with them.
Although this only applies to a minority of Sprigatito, it still shows their tendency towards jealousy.
But his Sprigatito was very well-behaved.
Not only did it rarely cause him worry, but it also got along well with everyone.
"Sprigatito..." A content expression appeared on Sprigatito's face.
Holding Sprigatito with one arm, and massaging Serperior with the other hand.
The electric heater nearby emitted a warm glow.
Kaede's mood instantly became wonderfully comfortable.
This is what winter should be like: snuggling with his Pokémon, lying comfortably by the heater watching TV.
Just then, the room door was pushed open.
Looking up, he saw it was Alolan Ninetails and the others.
And when Alolan Ninetails saw Kaede on the bed holding Sprigatito and cuddling Serperior's tail, its eyes immediately lit up.
✪ ω ✪: "Ninetails!" (I want hugs too...)
Then it pounced towards Kaede....
"Hey, hey, hey... don't pounce..." In the end, Kaede was surrounded by fluffy Pokémon.
And Alolan Ninetails snuggled behind his back, becoming a backrest.