Dragonite Father felt his heart was filled with anger.
Backbone, show some backbone.
He was a Dragonite, a Pokémon that many Trainers dreamed of.
How could he be subdued by just these few Berries?
His wife and daughters were a disgrace to him, the Dragonite.
From now on, he had nothing to do with them.
Absolutely nothing to do with them.
What Berries?
He didn’t care about them at all.
Even if this human gave them to him later, he wouldn’t eat them.
He, a Dragonite, would rather starve to death or drown in the sea than eat a single bite of food from this human.
He, the Dragonite, was just that strong-willed.
“You’re not going to eat?”
A few Berries appeared in front of Dragonite Father’s eyes.
Dragonite Father’s gaze fluctuated violently, and then he swallowed hard and turned his head away.
“Woo~”
I’m not eating!
Kain, who lacked the ability to understand Pokémon, didn’t understand what he was saying, but he could still figure out Dragonite Father’s personality.
Well, he didn’t just see it; Dragonite Mother and Dragonite Sister had told him.
While feeding them, they had told Kain all about Dragonite Father’s personality.
Because of this, Kain gave Dragonite Father his Berries last.
And despite how Dragonite Father looked, deep down he actually wanted to eat them very much.
Kain chuckled and asked, “You really don’t want them?”
“Woo~”
Dragonite Father turned his head even further away.
He just didn’t want them.
“Oh, what a pity. If you’re not going to eat them, then I’ll give them to other Pokémon.”
Kain said regretfully.
This completely stunned Dragonite Father.
No, that wasn’t what he meant!
Shouldn’t this human try to persuade him to eat them again?
Why was he just taking the Berries away?
Especially when he heard the sound of Kain turning around to leave, Dragonite Father immediately turned around.
Then, the first thing he saw was Kain’s smiling face, and he instantly realized he had been played again.
“Woo~”
Dragonite Father really wanted to just walk away.
But before he could even flap his wings, Kain grabbed his arm.
“How can you bear to watch the three of them stay here with me all alone and pitiful?”
Dragonite Father: “???”
All alone and pitiful?
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By comparison, it seemed like he was the one who was all alone and pitiful.
“I know you’re a bit angry, but I’ve never treated Dragonair badly. These are compensation for making you search for Dragonair for so long, so go ahead and eat.”
Kain carried a plate and placed it on the ground in front of Dragonite Father.
Then he walked away.
He didn’t disturb Dragonite Father; as a father, he needed to save face too.
“Woo~”
Dragonite Father let out a breath through his nose, strongly wanting to push the plate away.
But seeing the Berries exuding rich energy on top, his outstretched hand stopped in mid-air.
It smelled so good!
It smelled simply amazing!
It wouldn’t be good to just push it away like this, right?
But this was given by that human, and he didn’t want food given by humans.
However, that human said this was compensation for him, so eating it shouldn’t be a big deal, right?
Inside Dragonite Father’s head, two little Dragonites were fighting.
One urged him to eat, while the other urged him not to.
In the end, the thought of eating won the upper hand—mainly because the scent of the Berries messed with one’s judgment.
“Gurgle~”
Eat one, just eat one.
Dragonite Father glanced at Kain, and finding that he wasn’t looking, quickly reached out, took a Berry, and put it into his mouth.
“Woo~”
So delicious~
Dragonite Father’s eyes lit up; it was simply too delicious.
He had never eaten such delicious Berries before.
No wonder his daughter didn’t want to go home.
If he stayed here all the time, he wouldn’t want to go home either.
After finishing one, he hadn’t tasted enough of it.
Eat another one.
This was the last one; after eating this, he definitely wouldn’t eat anymore.
Dragonite Father convinced himself and took another Berry.
Crunch~ Crunch~
The slight crunching sound in the room could be said to be audible to everyone, yet the other people and Pokémon acted as if they hadn’t heard it at all.
“Woo~”
Should he eat another one?
Didn’t that human say it was compensation?
If it was compensation, eating a few more shouldn’t matter, right?
“There shouldn’t be any issue.”
After thinking about it, Dragonite Father couldn’t resist the aroma, grabbed all the Berries into his arms, and began to devour them heartily.
“Woo~”
After finishing them, infinite sorrow welled up in Dragonite Father’s heart, and his lost expression made others think something bad had happened.
“Dragonite, what do you think?”
Kain walked over slowly and asked Dragonite Father.
“Woo~”
“Hmph~ It’s just so-so. If you’re willing to give me a few dozen more, I might change my mind and say it’s delicious.”
Dragonite Father had wanted to say it was delicious, but he still stubbornly changed his words.
Kain smiled slightly as he looked at Dragonite Father, who wasn’t showing any aversion to his presence.
As for his words, Kain simply pretended not to have heard them.
This Dragonite Father really was saying one thing while meaning another.
“Still want Berries? That’s not an easy task. You’ve seen the fruit trees in the backyard, right? There are really too few fruit trees, and they bear very few Berries. What you just ate was from my own stock; wanting a few dozen more will probably take a very long time.”
“Woo~”
“What? It’s going to take a long time? How long is a long time?”
Dragonite Father asked excitedly.
It couldn’t possibly take decades, right?
He couldn’t afford to wait decades.
Although as a Dragon-type Pokémon, he lived a bit longer, it was still impossible to spend decades just waiting for Berries to ripen.
Kain: “It’s not that long, but like I said, I might not be able to give you a few dozen.”
“Woo~”
“Never mind then.”
After realizing how difficult it was for the Berries to ripen, Dragonite Father didn’t say anything else.
“However, when the previous batch ripened, I harvested some. It’s enough for everyday life.”
Kain abruptly changed his tune.
“As long as you stay, you’ll be my family. Naturally, my family gets to eat these delicious things every day.”
Hearing this, Dragonite Father immediately understood what Kain was plotting in his heart.
He just wanted him to stay.
Why didn’t he say so earlier?
His wife and daughter were planning to stay anyway; could he really just abandon them and leave?
However, put this way by the human, Dragonite Father felt that he was the most amazing Pokémon of all.
He was different from other Pokémon.
He was being pleaded with, which was completely different from others who begged to join.
But still, how could it be possible for him to join so easily?
Dragonite Father raised his head, waiting for Kain to beg him.
Seeing this, Kain chuckled.
He knew Dragonite would act like this.
“Are you staying silent because you disagree? In that case, never mind. When you come in the future, I’ll still let you in to see your wife and daughter.”
“Woo~”
Dragonite Father was startled and quickly grabbed Kain’s arm.
That wasn’t what he meant!
“Woo~”
“I’ll join, I’ll join, okay?!”
Dragonite Father whined anxiously, purely to express his intentions.