Ange's Eye of Observation displayed: "Loved by Bug-type and Fairy-type Pokémon. Long-term consumption can keep them spirited and slowly increase their special defenses."
Loved by Bug-type Pokémon!
Didn't this perfectly solve the problem right in front of him?
And Fairy-type Pokémon loved it too. He had plenty of Fairy-type Pokémon at home: Diancie, Magearna, Xerneas, Spritzee, Gardevoir, Kirlia, the Azurill line, and Floette. There were quite a few of them.
Furthermore, it could increase the special defenses of both Fairy-type and Bug-type Pokémon.
Ange also had many Bug-type Pokémon at home, such as Vivillon, Paras, and Shuckle. While there weren't many species, there were plenty of individuals.
Once he obtained the Sweet Honey, he would go home and make a large batch to see if he could produce more Special Grade food.
With this in mind, Ange carried the prepared Honey Pomelo Tea and a pot of warm water out of the kitchen.
Seeing Ange come out, Ms. Hadalie asked, "Is it done?"
Ange nodded with a smile, "It's done. The Combee will definitely like it."
Hadalie said, "You are quite confident."
Ange chuckled.
"Follow me." As she spoke, Hadalie stood up and led Ange in a certain direction.
Ange was brought to the backyard of Hadalie's home, where more flowers were in bloom than in the front yard, along with some vegetables and berries.
This garden was tended to by a Roserade.
Seeing Hadalie bring Ange inside, the Roserade waved and greeted them with a smile.
A hive was built in the corner of the backyard, which was exactly where the Combee lived.
Hadalie walked with Ange to the front of the hive and called out softly to the Combee.
"Combee, how are you all doing today?"
Hearing Hadalie's voice, several Combee flew out of the hive, looking listless.
The number of Combee Hadalie raised was not large, only about a dozen or so.
Hadalie said gently, "I asked someone to make something delicious for you today. Why don't you try it and see if you like it?"
Honey~
Honey~
The Combee remained spiritless, responding to Hadalie weakly.
At this moment, Ange said, "It's really delicious."
As he spoke, he uncovered the jar containing the Honey Pomelo Tea. Smelling the faint fragrance diffusing in the air, the Combee's attention was instantly captured.
"Come, everyone, have a taste."
Ange placed the teapot containing the warm water onto the wooden platform next to the hive, then used a spoon to scoop a few spoonfuls of Honey Pomelo Tea into the warm water. He stirred it gently, and as the tea dissolved, the water gradually turned golden.
It was best to brew Honey Pomelo Tea with warm water rather than boiling water, as excessively high temperatures would only affect its taste and nutritional value.
After the tea was ready, Ange brought over several plates and poured the Honey Pomelo Tea into each one.
The physical structure of Combee was different from humans; pouring it into plates was more suitable for them than pouring it into cups.
Seeing this, the Combee couldn't wait to fly over, landed on the edge of the plates, and began to drink in large gulps.
Honey~ honey~
Honey~ honey~
After just one sip, the Combee danced happily in the air.
Seeing this scene, Hadalie was overjoyed, muttering incessantly, "Wonderful, wonderful!"
After drinking Ange's Honey Pomelo Tea, the Combee's energy visibly improved.
"I didn't expect you to have some real skill," Hadalie said in an admiring tone.
Ange smiled modestly, "It's alright, it's alright!"
He then asked, "Would Ms. Hadalie like to try some?"
Hadalie nodded and said, "Call me Grandma Hadalie. Don't call me Ms. anymore; it feels a bit strange."
"Okay, Grandma Hadalie." Ange took out a cup and brewed one for her as well.
Hadalie picked up the cup and took a sip, immediately understanding why the Combee liked it.
The fruit fragrance of the Sitrus Berry and the sweet scent of the Sweet Honey blended perfectly. After entering her mouth, the tea slid directly down her throat like silk.
After finishing it, Hadalie felt her throat refreshed and her whole body warm.
She looked at Ange, "Are you perhaps some kind of master chef?"
Having such incredible skills at such a young age was extraordinary!
Ange quickly waved his hands, "You flatter me. I'm just the owner of a small restaurant in the Royal Capital, barely making a living with my skills."
Hadalie looked at him with skepticism.
At this moment, a Vivillon flew over, followed by two Golett.
Ange waved at them, "Vivillon, would you like to taste the Honey Pomelo Tea I made?"
The Vivillon had long smelled the fragrance in the air, and hearing Ange's call, they flew over immediately.
Ange brewed a plate for each of them as well, and as expected, they liked it just as much as the Combee.
After drinking Ange's Honey Pomelo Tea, the Combee's appetites were opened. Grandma Hadalie quickly brought over some Pokémon Food, and the Combee devoured it heartily; they no longer looked like they had a poor appetite.
Seeing this, Ange said, "Grandma Hadalie, if you provide the materials, I can help you make more Honey Pomelo Tea to store. If you put it in the refrigerator, it can last for a long time, so you won't have to worry about the Combee having poor appetites."
At this moment, Hadalie's gaze toward Ange was incredibly gentle. She said gratefully, "Then I will have to trouble you."
Ange waved his hand with a smile, "No trouble at all."
Afterward, Grandma Hadalie brought Ange a crate of Sitrus Berries and gave him more Sweet Honey.
Ange busied himself in the kitchen, making plenty of Honey Pomelo Tea for Grandma Hadalie.
After finishing, he helped Grandma Hadalie seal the Honey Pomelo Tea, stored it in the refrigerator, and told her:
"Besides brewing it in water, you can also use Honey Pomelo Tea as a jam to spread on bread or pastries. Eating a little bit often is very good for your health."
Grandma Hadalie nodded, looking at Ange with a soft expression:
"I understand. Thank you, Ange."
After Ange finished closing the refrigerator, he said, "What are you thanking me for? I'm very grateful that you were willing to sell me the Sweet Honey."
Grandma Hadalie said, "Wait right there!"
She then walked into the storage room.
When she returned, Ange saw her and a Vileplume carrying a black jar that was as tall as an adult's thigh.
Placing the jar in front of Ange, Grandma Hadalie said, "Here, take it all."
Ange asked in surprise, "This much?"
Grandma Hadalie said, "This is all my stock."
She never sold her Sweet Honey, so she had accumulated quite a bit.
The Honey Pomelo Tea Ange made for her was enough for her and the Combee to eat for a while. By the time they finished it, the Combee would likely have finished brewing new honey.
So she decided to give all the remaining Sweet Honey in the house to Ange.
Ange quickly said, "I'll pay you."
However, Grandma Hadalie pressed down on Ange's hand and said, "No need, it's all for you."
Ange was stunned, "How can I do that?"
Grandma Hadalie put on a stern face, "If I give it to you, just take it. Why are you acting so indecisive? Do you think I would let you work for free?"
"But..." Ange looked hesitant.
In the end, under Grandma Hadalie's stern gaze, Ange had no choice but to accept it and told her:
"Fine, then I'll accept it. When you finish your Honey Pomelo Tea later, I'll make more for you."
Ange wrote down his contact information and handed it to Grandma Hadalie.
"If you need anything, just contact me."
Grandma Hadalie showed a rare smile. After taking the contact information, she said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony when the time comes."
Ange laughed, "Please don't!"
Afterward, Ange chatted with Grandma Hadalie for a while, and the two also discussed how to build a hive.
Grandma Hadalie gave Ange a lot of advice, which left Ange feeling he had learned a great deal.
Ange was also treated to lunch by Grandma Hadalie. After the old woman and the young man worked together in the kitchen for a while, they prepared a sumptuous meal.
To take care of Grandma Hadalie, Ange specifically prepared the meal to be suitable for an elderly person.
After eating the food Ange made, Grandma Hadalie was even more convinced that Ange was definitely a master chef!
By around 1:00 PM, seeing that the time was getting late, Ange bade Grandma Hadalie farewell.
Grandma Hadalie walked Ange all the way to the door, "Come back to visit when you have time."
She and Ange had gotten along very well.
Usually, when young people and the elderly are together, it is easy to become impatient, and it can be hard to find common ground in conversation.
But Ange was different; not only was he not impatient, but he was also very thoughtful of the elderly person's feelings and chatted about topics they were interested in.
This was likely related to the fact that he had grown up with his grandfather in his past life.
Ange waved as he said, "I definitely will."
The two Golett also waved vigorously at the two Vivillon.
When Ange returned to the Munchlax Home, he was surprised to find that Inteleon hadn't returned home yet.
"Didn't I tell you to go back first?"
Inteleon~ Inteleon~ Master hasn't returned, worried.
Inteleon replied.
Ange looked helpless. He patted Inteleon on the shoulder warmly and said, "What could possibly happen to me?"
After evolving, Inteleon's height had soared to one meter nine, a head taller than Ange. It wasn't as easy for Ange to pat its head as it used to be.
Seeming to notice Ange's thoughts, Inteleon lowered its head and brought it close to Ange.
Ange was amused and touched its head gently, "You guy, have you not eaten lunch until now?"
Inteleon~ Inteleon~
Inteleon nodded, feigning grievance.
Ange said, "Alright, let's go home. Master will make you something delicious."
Inteleon~ Inteleon~ Inteleon nodded happily.
"By the way, what about the Sitrus Berries that Jeremy delivered?" Ange asked.
Inteleon~ Inteleon~ They're in the warehouse!
Inteleon replied.
Hearing this, Ange went to the warehouse, put all the Sitrus Berries into his System Backpack, and then brought Inteleon and the two Golett home.
After arriving home, Ange personally made lunch for Inteleon and then handed the Master Ball containing Darkrai to Komala.
From now on, Darkrai belonged to Komala!
While Inteleon was eating lunch, Ange found the two Combee and told them that he was going to build them a hive and that if they had any special requirements for the hive, they could say so in advance.
The two Combee were overjoyed. They didn't have any other requirements; they just wanted it to be large and spacious.
Their original home in the Allearth Forest had been very large and very spacious.
After understanding their needs, Ange found Robert 2 and discussed with it how to build the hive.
After they finished planning, the two Golett went to the warehouse to move lumber under Ange's direction, Robert 2 was responsible for sawing the wood, and Ange brought Gengar, Munchlax, and Pawmot along to knock things together.
A hive was not difficult to build. After just one afternoon, Ange and the others had built a four-story hive that was large and spacious.
The first floor was for moisture-proofing and had no other purpose. The second and third floors were for the Combee to brew honey, and the fourth floor was for them to live in.
After the hive was built, Ange placed various small accessories inside according to the knowledge taught by Grandma Hadalie, such as nest frames, foundation sheets, partitions, and covers.
Upon learning that their new home was finished, the two Combee moved in happily.
Watching the two Combee flying busily back and forth between the garden and the hive, Ange showed a satisfied smile.
After building the hive all afternoon, Ange was quite tired, so he sat on the steps in front of his house with Gengar, Munchlax, Pawmot, and the two Golett to rest.
At this moment, Ange suddenly remembered that he hadn't collected the task reward for capturing Darkrai. He couldn't wait until night, so he opened the System.
As expected, the [Revenge Mission] on the mission list showed as completed.
Ange clicked to collect it without hesitation, and the System prompted:
"Congratulations to the Host for completing the [Revenge Mission]: Help Komala defeat Darkrai, capture Darkrai, and give it a certain amount of punishment.
Reward gained: Seed of the Dream Tree.
Dream Tree: A tree that can only grow in the Dream World. It can bear Dream Fruit, which is the favorite food of Dream Pokémon.
Dream Pokémon: Cresselia, Darkrai, Munna, Musharna, Drowzee, Hypno, Misdreavus, Mismagius..."
Immediately, a purple seed appeared in Ange's hand. It was the size of a fingernail and emitted a faint, pale purple light.
Looks kind of high-end! Ange couldn't help but think.
Could things from a dream be brought into reality? Or... this Dream Tree seed was not an object of the current world to begin with.
But how should he plant it into the dream? Give it to Darkrai?
No! Darkrai was too unreliable!
Better to give it to Munna!
At this moment, Diancie happened to return from the outside with Mareep, Spinarak, and Munna.
This afternoon, Diancie had taken Mareep out to paint sketches near Lake Nebel.
"Diancie, Munna!" Ange waved at the two Pokémon.
Diancie walked over with its friends and asked, "What's up?"
Ange handed the Dream Tree seed to Diancie and said, "This is the seed of a Dream Tree. Give it to Munna and see if it can be planted in the Dream World."
"Seed of a Dream Tree?" Diancie took the seed in surprise and examined it curiously.
Ange nodded, "A mission reward."
"It's truly amazing that a seed can be planted in the Dream World..." Diancie clicked its tongue in wonder.
"I don't know if it will work either. Let Munna try!" Ange said.
"Fine." Diancie nodded and handed the dream seed to Munna, "Munna, I'll leave it to you. Try it tonight."
Munna~ munna~~
Munna happily took the seed.
At this moment, Ange had a sudden inspiration, and he slapped his thigh.
"I know how to punish Darkrai!"
Diancie was startled, then asked with confusion, "What do you want to do?"
Ange said mysteriously, "You'll know in a moment!"
"Hmph, don't tell me then." Diancie said angrily, "I don't even want to know."
Saying that, it took Mareep and the others into the house.
Ange touched his nose, "Why so angry? I didn't say I wouldn't tell you."
Afterward, he called Darkrai over.
Dark~ What is it?
Darkrai asked with a cocky expression.
Ange said, "Darkrai, from today on, you have to go into the Azoth Royal Capital every day and eat at least one hundred nightmares!"
Didn't it dislike eating the dreams of other people and Pokémon? Then he would punish it by making it eat until it was full, until it was stuffed.
Doing this could also help the residents of the Royal Capital get rid of the trouble of nightmares—killing two birds with one stone.
Dark~ dark~ Why? Our agreement is that I listen to Komala, not you!
Darkrai refused firmly. It would rather starve than eat those messy, chaotic dreams!
"Hmph~" Ange snorted coldly, "It's not up to you whether you agree or not. Komala's first order was for you to listen to me! Right, Komala~"
As he spoke, Ange patted the Komala in his arms.
Komala raised its hand, clearly approving of Ange's decision.
Darkrai's expression turned ugly, and after a long time, it said unwillingly:
Dark~ dark~~ Hmph, what's so great about it? It's just nightmares, I'll eat them!
By now it was getting late, and since Gengar was about to go to work in the Royal Capital, Ange asked it to take Darkrai to the Royal Capital by the way.
After Gengar and Darkrai left, it was time to make dinner.
However, Ange left tonight's dinner to his disciples to make. He himself took Magearna to the second-floor kitchen to make Honey Pomelo Tea.
He also called Passimian and Pawmot over to help him peel the fruit.
Ange made all the Sweet Honey that Grandma Hadalie had given him in one go, totaling over a hundred jars.
After finishing, a portion was stored in the refrigerator at home, and a portion was stored in his System Backpack.
Among these hundred-plus jars, only one-tenth was Special Grade food, which could slowly increase the special defenses of Fairy-type and Bug-type Pokémon with long-term consumption.
Ange was already very satisfied with one-tenth having special effects.
Ange decided to reserve this one-tenth specifically for his own Diancie, Magearna, and Xerneas to consume.
Ten jars should be enough for them to eat for a while. By the time they finished them, the Combee at his house should have brewed new honey, and he would make more then.
Of course, such good things had to be consumed over the long term; they couldn't stop.
While Ange and his Pokémon were enjoying dinner, Darkrai had already begun the bitter task of searching for nightmares in the Royal Capital.