"You want to live with that human?" Volcanion widened its eyes in disbelief, "I don't agree!"
Magea magea~
Magearna hugged Volcanion, acting spoiled.
"You want me to move in too?" Volcanion's eyes widened even further, "Don't even think about it!"
Magea magea~
Magearna continued to act spoiled, showing no sign of stopping until Volcanion agreed.
"Gah!" Volcanion felt its head throbbing, "Even if I agreed, it wouldn't work. Think about it, what if I accidentally blow up that human's house?"
Magearna froze upon hearing this. Oh right... that is indeed a problem.
At that moment, Ange stood at the door and shouted to them, "Magearna, aren't you ready yet? Everyone is waiting for you to eat!"
Magea magea~ Coming! Coming!
Magearna turned to respond to Ange.
After speaking, it looked back at Volcanion and said, Magea magea~ Let's put the housing issue aside for now. Come with me to the Prince's... Ange's house for dinner.
"This..." Volcanion looked hesitant.
Magea magea~ Just go, please! I won't be happy eating without Volcanion.
Upon hearing this, Volcanion, who had been wavering, didn't wait any longer and immediately said, "Fine! I also want to taste just how good this person's cooking is to make everyone like him so much!"
Hearing this, Magearna immediately pulled Volcanion toward Ange's house.
"Slow down, slow down, what's the rush!" Volcanion said helplessly.
Magea magea~ Faster, faster, everyone has been waiting for a long time.
In this way, the two Pokémon entered Ange's house together.
Seeing Volcanion enter the door, a faint, imperceptible smile curved Ange's lips. He immediately greeted them, "Magearna, Volcanion, come over quickly. The food is almost getting cold."
Magea magea~
Magearna unceremoniously sat in its previous seat.
Volcanion, on the other hand, appeared somewhat uncomfortable. After all, it had struck the man during the day, yet here it was shamelessly coming to eat in the evening.
"Since everyone is here, let's start!" Ange said.
Munch~
Paw~
The Pokémon cheered and immediately began to eat impatiently.
Because Volcanion was too large to sit at the table, Ange served a separate portion and placed it in front of it.
"Volcanion, we all live on the Nebel Plateau together. We'll be neighbors from now on, so please look after me!"
Volcanion turned its head away, refusing to look at Ange, and said pridefully, "Hmph! As long as you don't have bad intentions, I won't hold a grudge against you!"
Ange smiled and turned to leave, but he suddenly heard a nearly inaudible voice from behind.
"About what happened today... I'm sorry."
The smile on Ange's face grew even wider.
It looked like the completion of the new mission was just around the corner!
Returning to his seat, Ange had just sat down when he heard Magearna say, Magea magea~ Ange, the food you made is simply too delicious!
Ange laughed, "If it's good, then eat more."
Munch munch~ Try this, it's especially tasty.
Munchlax spoke while its mouth was oily from eating, not forgetting to take care of Magearna.
What a little gentleman! Ange couldn't help but rub the back of Munchlax's head.
Munch? Munchlax looked at its master in confusion, not understanding why its master suddenly rubbed its head.
Ange said, "It's nothing. I just think my Munchlax is too cute."
Munch~
A brilliant smile appeared on Munchlax's face.
"Hurry up and eat," Ange patted Munchlax.
Munch~
Munchlax nodded and continued to feast.
Sitting opposite them, Diancie saw the interaction between the master and disciple and shook its head helplessly. Here they go again, this sappy master and disciple pair!
Nearby, seeing how happily Magearna was eating, Volcanion looked down at the food in front of it and took a bite.
The moment the food entered its mouth, it was stunned.
So human food is actually this delicious? It chewed carefully, savoring the flavor, and soon discovered something surprising.
There was actually a power in this food that could soothe the energy within its body! It suddenly realized: if it ate this food regularly, would it no longer have to worry about random internal explosions and be able to interact with other Pokémon freely?
Thinking of this, the way Volcanion looked at Ange immediately changed.
This human really is different. No wonder everyone likes him so much!
In fact, Ange himself didn't know his cooking possessed such power.
Food made according to the recipes unlocked by the System could increase Pokémon levels, while food made according to his own heart could slowly improve a Pokémon's innate talents (the former actually contained both effects).
For example, the Flabébé and Florges lines had the talent to bring life to flowers. If they ate Ange's food for a long time, their innate abilities would slowly strengthen.
However, this effect required year after year of accumulation to truly achieve a qualitative leap. Since the Pokémon on the plateau hadn't been with Ange for long, no one had noticed this yet.
But at Volcanion's level, it could already keenly perceive the specialty within. The deity that Oinkologne and Charcadet encountered in the forest had naturally noticed it as well.
Furthermore, the reason the injured Komala had been willing to stay by Ange's side in the beginning was because it had sensed this ability.
It was only after staying with Ange for a long time, growing fond of its current life and developing feelings for Ange and the others, that it chose to stay permanently.
The moment Volcanion ate the food, Ange seemed to hear a notification from the System.
Dinner ended quickly. The Pokémon outside began returning home one after another, while Ange and his team leaned against their chairs, rubbing their stomachs.
At this time, Metagross controlled Robert 2 to clear the dishes.
After resting for a while, Ange took everyone to the living room on the third floor. The pleasant family entertainment time had arrived again.
"Volcanion, do you want to join us?" Ange asked with a smile.
"I don't..."
Volcanion had originally intended to refuse, but then Magearna spoke up.
Magea magea~
It waved at Volcanion with a face full of anticipation, and Volcanion's refusal got stuck in its throat.
"Fine, I'll go!"
With that, it followed behind Ange and the others.
Walking in front, Ange and Magearna exchanged a glance and revealed smiles of a successful conspiracy.
"Hmph!"
Watching the tacit cooperation between Ange and Magearna, Volcanion looked annoyed.
Munch~
Driz~
Upon reaching the living room, Munchlax and Drizzile immediately flopped onto the soft sofa and took out their phones to play games. The two were playing the same game, so they often communicated. Before long, the two disciples were whispering together, discussing how to do missions, play events, and get rewards.
Pawmi watched Iono's livestream. It decided to start training according to the methods Iono taught, striving to become an expert!
Just like Komala.
Metagross floated to a corner of the sofa, retracted its four steel claws, and comfortably sank its body into the cushions.
However, don't misunderstand; it wasn't going to sleep early. Instead, it connected to Robert 2's network to start preparing for class. Now that it went to teach students every day and personally guided them in training during its spare time, it had become a qualified teacher.
Magearna saw that everyone was busy and felt a bit unsure of what to do.
"Follow me!"
Diancie walked over and took its hand, calling out to Haunter as well. The three Pokémon went to the most spacious part of the sofa.
Diancie pulled Magearna to lie down on the sofa. After taking out a phone, its head leaned close to Magearna's, while Haunter lay between the two.
Being a gas Pokémon, its weight was so light it could be ignored.
Diancie opened its favorite movie to share with Magearna. The figure of the Kalos Region Champion, Diantha, flashed across the screen.
Diantha was not only the Champion but also a household name as an actress in Kalos.
This was the first time Magearna had seen something as novel as a movie, and it soon let out bursts of incredulous gasps.
Movies are so amazing!
Diancie and Haunter introduced the plot sentence by sentence. As a Pokémon from five hundred years ago, Magearna was very unfamiliar with many things appearing in the film.
Actually, five hundred years ago, Magearna's relationship with Diancie was much better than with Ange. As the Pokémon of the Princess and Prince at the time, they often had chances to meet and interact.
Reunited five hundred years later, Diancie was even happier than Ange to see Magearna.
Before long, Diancie, Haunter, and Magearna were discussing heatedly.
Actually, Ange had bought a phone for every Pokémon in the house, so Haunter had one too. However, Diancie felt that binge-watching shows and movies alone was boring, so it often pulled Haunter along.
In the future, the number of Pokémon binge-watching together would likely grow from two to three.
Seeing that Magearna had integrated into the new family so quickly, Volcanion looked down, a trace of loneliness flashing in its eyes.
Ange had been keeping an eye on Volcanion, so he immediately noticed the change in its mood. He smiled, walked to Volcanion's side, and patted its leg, saying:
"Volcanion, you've always stayed on the Nebel Plateau, so you probably don't know much about the outside world. Come, let me show you." With that, he took out his phone.
Volcanion had never been in such close contact with a human before and shuddered in shock.
Seeing this, Ange chuckled, "Am I really that scary?"
"Hmph? Stop talking nonsense." Volcanion would never admit it was startled.
Ange, holding the sleeping Komala, sat on the carpet in front of Volcanion and began talking to it on his own.
At first, Volcanion didn't want to pay attention to Ange. It even closed its eyes and rested its head on the carpet, intending to pretend to sleep.
But as time passed, it was gradually drawn in by the content Ange was talking about. It couldn't help but open one eye to peek at Ange's phone screen.
Magearna, who intended to check on Volcanion while watching the movie, happened to see this scene. It giggled secretly behind its hand, then looked back to continue discussing the movie with Diancie.
Volcanion became more and more attracted to the content on Ange's phone. It went from peeking with one eye to watching with both, and eventually leaned toward Ange without realizing it.
It leaned closer and closer until its chin poked Ange's forehead.
Ange: ...
Volcanion: ...
Volcanion looked embarrassed. To change the subject, it pointed at the content playing on the screen and asked, "What is this?"
Ange smiled, "You're interested in this? This is a sport called Poké-Soccer. It's an activity where Pokémon and humans collaborate. Two teams try to kick the ball into each other's goals..."
Ange began to explain in detail what Poké-Soccer was. The more Volcanion listened, the more excited it became. Without realizing it, its head was pressed right against Ange's.
Soon, the family entertainment time ended. Ange put away his phone and said to everyone, "Alright, training time!"
Hearing this, Munchlax, Drizzile, Diancie, and Pawmi all put down their phones. Haunter also floated to Ange's side, leaving only Magearna and Volcanion looking dazed.
Training time?
Seeing this, Ange explained to the two Pokémon, "To keep making delicious food, we must persist in training every day!"
Volcanion and Magearna suddenly understood. Oh, it's cooking training!
Meta~
At this time, Metagross also floated up from the sofa. It was time for it to go teach its students.
Just like that, Ange and Diancie took Munchlax and the others to the training room, while Metagross took Robert 2 to the Secret Fortress.
Volcanion and Magearna also followed Ange and the others into the Cooking Training Room.
While Ange and his team practiced their culinary skills, Magearna and Volcanion looked around at everything in the room with curiosity. When they learned that ten hours inside the room was only one hour outside, the two Pokémon were shocked.
After watching for a while, Magearna suddenly ran to Ange's side and cried out to him:
Magea magea~ I want to learn cooking with everyone too!
Ange was taken aback, "Are you serious?"
Magea magea~
Magearna nodded seriously.
Ange hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement, "Alright, but learning cooking is hard work and requires perseverance. You must be sure you can stick with it."
Magea magea~ I can do it!
Thus, Magearna also joined the culinary special training team.
At first, Ange wondered how Magearna's hands would manage, but he didn't expect the cylinders at the end of its arms to retract and transform into a pair of palms! It was similar to Robert 2's hands.
As expected of a Man-Made Pokémon!
Seeing Volcanion looking bored, Ange placed his phone in front of it.
"Volcanion, if you're bored, play with the phone for a while!"
Earlier, he saw that Volcanion was interested in Poké-Soccer, so he had cached some Poké-Soccer match videos on the phone. Even without a network in the training room, it could still watch them.
Volcanion hesitated, then silently moved the phone in front of itself. It looked down and began to watch. As it watched, it became completely absorbed.