Chapter 488:
At the dinner table.
"Meowscarada!"
"Meowscarada...."
The two shrunken Meowscarada ate the "cat food" from their bowls, occasionally looking up to exchange glances, letting out "hostile" meows at each other!
This "hostility" erupted almost immediately after just a few bites.
The first to speak was Kaede's Meowscarada.
┗|｀O′|┛: "Meowscarada!!!"
(ˉ▽￣～): "Meowscarada~"
(╯▔皿▔)╯! "Meowscarada!"
(●'◡'●): "Meowscarada...."
The gist was that Kaede's Meowscarada was interrogating the other, "That's MY Trainer! What right do you have to hug him?!"
The other's reply was something like, "So what? So what...?"
Well, and then Kaede's Meowscarada got furious.
It was quite amusing.
When it was young, Kaede's Meowscarada—or rather, when it was a Sprigatito—it would actively share Moomoo Milk with the other one.
Now, meeting again, they were ready to quarrel.
"Ahem, ahem..."
Seeing his own Meowscarada getting a bit worked up, Kaede quickly coughed twice, interrupting their argument. He then picked up his Meowscarada and held it in his arms. "It's okay, it's okay. You'll always be my favorite Meowscarada."
Kaede's Meowscarada's eyes immediately shone with emotion and triumph.
(In a milky, cute voice): "Meowscarada~"
And it shot a provocative glance at the other one.
Hmph, this is my Trainer!
Meanwhile, the other Meowscarada looked toward its own Trainer, only to find that its "wandering" Trainer was currently completely focused on the delicious food.
"Mmm, so good... so good... Um... Meowscarada... don't you... Wow... so delicious..."
Only after roaming for so long and returning for a meal like this does one truly appreciate how good it is.
╮(╯▽╰)╭ -- (ˉ▽ˉ;): "Meowscarada..."
Though somewhat helpless, Megumi's Meowscarada quickly adjusted its mindset and also began enjoying the delicious food on the table.
Mmm, it really was delicious. Being trapped in illusions all day had been exhausting.
This little drama made Serperior, watching from the side, shake its head in disapproval.
Little did it know it would be next in line for trouble.
Because the shrunken Serperior, Dragonite, and the others soon caught the attention of Megumi, who had finished eating. She would go around to each one, visiting them and exclaiming how cute they were.
Dragonite was fine; it was used to contact like hugs.
But Serperior still wasn't comfortable being hugged by anyone other than Kaede. Plus, being called "cute"...
Was just too...
Kaede rarely praised it like that.
In short, a well-fed Megumi would find things to do.
Even her own shrunken Blastoise was grabbed, its cheeks rubbed as she exclaimed she hadn't seen such a tiny Blastoise in ages.
Seeing this, Kaede could only shake his head.
He mainly focused his attention on the Galarian Farfetch'd and the Gabite.
These two were her newly captured Pokémon. Though they were a bit reserved when they first arrived, under the temptation of the "delicious food," their eyes were now only for the meal.
Their table manners were just... rather unsightly....
The Pokémon sitting beside them were all looking at them with disdain.
But this wasn't surprising.
Having been wild Pokémon before, messy eating was normal.
As for the Galarian Farfetch'd, Kaede looked at its leek.
He'd heard that Galarian Farfetch'd was a Pokémon that came with its own ingredient.
Not that he wanted the leek it was holding, but he remembered that a few Red leek had been growing in the Breeding House.
They could be considered mutant plants, so Kaede had given them special care, building a shed so they could grow successfully even in winter.
Well, it was mainly thanks to Serperior's Grassy Terrain providing nourishment.
Those Red leek were quite interesting.
Under normal circumstances, they were extremely hard and even resistant to open flame.
But once they came into contact with hot water, or scalding liquid, they would immediately become soft.
But unless the Farfetch'd disclosed it, who would know this weakness?
They were good materials for weapons.
Several had mutated. For regular consumption, you could just cut off the green onion part; the roots would grow again. Now that Megumi had a Galarian Farfetch'd, it could test how they felt to use.
But not now.
The current main target was...
Kaede looked at the Hisuian Zoroark still lying on the ground. He walked over to it, observed its still-closed eyes, thought for a moment, and stepped on it.
The figure immediately dissipated like foam, disappearing. Immediately after, its figure reappeared near the doorway at some point.
Hmm, the Illusion ability was indeed incredible.
Honestly, his Aura hadn't detected that fluctuation initially. Fortunately, he had left a trace of his Viridian Power on this Zoroark.
But escaping wouldn't be that easy for it.
His Aura might not detect its illusions, but Serperior's Aura could spot it effortlessly.
"Zoroark!"
The moment the Zoroark's figure appeared, its heart lurched. Its initial intention to sneak away instantly turned into a rapid dash, aiming to bolt straight out the door.
But in the blink of an eye, a figure in a white dress appeared before it. A pale blue hand hovered in front of its face, followed by an invisible force suspending it in mid-air. No matter how it struggled, it couldn't break free.
"If you couldn't escape from Dragonite's grasp, then you have no hope against Gardevoir."
Looking at Gardevoir now at the door and the still-struggling Zoroark, Kaede couldn't help but comment softly.
"Zoroark..."
"Ninetales?"
"Sylveon?"
"Blaziken?"
"Alcremie..."
Compared to Serperior, Gardevoir and the others with quicker reactions might not find this unusual. But the other Pokémon lacked this vigilance. With this sudden event, they all looked over.
"It's okay, it's okay, you all keep eating," Kaede said, turning his head.
But clearly, some Pokémon who loved to join in the excitement had already come over.
Like Alolan Ninetales, another fox-like Pokémon. It had long found this Pokémon sleeping peacefully on the ground strange.
Mainly its posture.
They were the same type of Pokémon, so why did it seem to walk on two legs?
Now seeing it captured by Gardevoir, Alolan Ninetales couldn't help but imitate its "struggling" posture. It also raised its two front paws and started "walking" towards Kaede.
Spouting words that made Kaede want to facepalm.
ψ(｀∇´)ψ: "Ninetales..." (Look, I can walk on two legs too...)
This posture... looked like a goofy husky....