Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 628 Winter
That afternoon, Naoki and Qishu began to pack their luggage.

Qi Shu was full of longing for the Alola region, which was full of southern style: "Wow, I have never been to the Alola region!"

As she packed up Xiao Shu's clothes and the Pokémon's toys, she said excitedly, "Golden beach, beautiful sea, Qi Shu is coming!"

Naoki laughed and said, "Is it really that new? Can't we see beaches and oceans in Niangguang City?"

"It feels different!" Qishu's eyes lit up. "I heard that Alola is a region made up of several islands. You can see many local Pokémon everywhere on the beach!"

"Love~"

My younger sister Ai Guanshi also had a look of longing on her face.

By the way, it and its brother have never seen the sea since they were born!
Although there is a sea in Ziqin Town, it can only be called a small beach. It is far inferior to those special beaches in terms of scale and other aspects.

During the days when it ran the Pokémon Tavern, it often heard the Pokémon guests chatting about the beauty and magnificence of the sea.

To this end, sister Ai Guanshi secretly used Rotom's phone to help search for videos related to the sea.

And now, they finally have the chance to see it with their own eyes!
"Hehe, see? My sister is looking forward to it as much as I am!" Qishu said with a smile.

Seeing this scene, Naoki smiled. It turned out that his decision was correct as he could make the Pokémon happy.

The other Pokémon on the ranch were also looking forward to this trip.

Especially Motor Lizard. After hearing that the temperature there is very warm and Pokémon can run among the flowers even in the cold winter, it has been fantasizing about life in the Alola region since last night.

The second happiest ones are the mount goats.

In the winter, all vegetation on the ground in the Padya region dries up and will not grow again until the next spring.

In the Alola region, fertile and fresh green grass grows all year round, so there is no need to worry about not being able to eat fresh grass.

Not to mention Braided Sheep, Miltank, Butterfree, Beetle, and Psyduck.

The only thing that's a bit annoying is the blizzard horse.

When Naoki was feeding it, he heard the horse snort a few times in mock dissatisfaction.

As an ice-attribute Pokémon, it finally waited for winter and returned to its own kingdom of ice and snow, but Naoki wanted to take it to a place without ice and snow.

This made Snowstorm Horse very angry.

"Ice hiss!"

Naoki: "..."

"Don't want to go to the Alola region?" Naoki couldn't help but ask.

Snowstorm Horse snorted again to indicate that it was correct.

"That's not impossible." Naoki said, "But if that happens, you will be the only Pokémon left on the ranch!"

By then, even the Grave Dogs, Magma Worms, and Snorlax will have to move over with them.

As for the hens, Naoki sent them to the chicken coop on the World Tree and entrusted them to Babu Tubo's parents to take care of them.

"Ice hiss!" Snowhorse was wishing for that. It thought it would be more peaceful this way, and it would be the only Pokémon left on the ranch.

It is the Snow Horse, the "king" that rules the entire ranch.

"Okay then." Naoki thought about it and finally respected Snowstorm Horse's idea: "If that's the case, I just happen to have another favor to ask of you."

Snowstorm Horse looked at him: "Ice Hiss?"

Naoki: "If we're not here, you'll have to take care of the ranch. If any wild Pokémon that need help break in, you can share the food in the warehouse with them. If any Pokémon come to destroy the ranch's facilities or steal things, I'll also ask you to help stop them."

"Ice hiss!" No problem!

Blizzard Horse agreed on the spot.

As the king of the pasture, it will of course guard its territory well.

Naoki: "..."

With this, Naoki finalized the candidates to go to the Alola region.

Except for the Blizzard Horse, everyone in the ranch went there together!
All day today, Naoki and the Pokémon were packing their luggage at the ranch.

The next day, Naoki began to deal with the matters left over from this year in the Padia region.

For example, the winter vacation issue at Blueberry Academy.

The school in the Pokémon world also has various holidays, including summer and winter vacations, just like in his previous life.

Today is Naoki's last class for the children at Blueberry Academy. After the class, the students of the academy also welcomed the winter vacation.

Early in the morning, Naoki went to Blueberry Academy.

In the last class, Naoki did not teach the children any courses, but talked to them about their future dreams.

In the classroom, Naoki stood on the podium, looking at the young and bright faces below, and said with a smile:

"Today is my last class for you all—"

The students' eyes widened immediately, and then they looked reluctant.

"what?"

"Of course, only this year," Naoki added.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief immediately.

"We won't have class this time. I plan to talk to you about dreams. I know that everyone here is a trainer, but life in the academy is not everything in your life. I want to ask, do you have any dreams for the future?" Naoki asked with a smile.

dream……

The students in their seats were all stunned.

But soon, a student raised his hand excitedly.

"Kazumi-san, please speak!" Naoki motioned for the girl to stand up.

Kazumi's eyes were burning: "I want to be the best Pokémon trainer in the world!"

"That's a great dream!" Naoki nodded. "But if that's the case, you have to first select a region to collect eight gym badges, participate in the league tournament and win the championship, then challenge the Four Heavenly Kings, defeat the local champion, participate in the World Championships and win the Eight Masters. This journey is going to be very long!"

"I will try my best!" Hemei was full of fighting spirit.

Someone took the lead, and others followed suit, raising their hands and telling the class about their dreams.

Some people want to become the most powerful trainer in the world, some want to become breeders, and some want to become a coordinated trainer like Mikoli and participate in the Grand Competition.

There are even people who want to become a rancher like him, run a ranch with Pokémon, and live a peaceful life there together.

Looking at the faces full of expectations for the future, Naoki nodded gently: "Everyone, let's work hard together!"

At noon, Naoki rode Gulden back to the ranch.

Now that the matter at Blueberry Academy is over, it’s Dragon Express’ turn for vacation time.

When the last working Dragonite flew back from outside, Naoki hung a sign on the shop saying it was temporarily closed, and then said to a group of Dragonites resting in the ranch:

"Everyone, this is the end of the year. The weather will get colder. It will snow outside and the river will freeze. It will be very cold."

"So before next spring comes, let's all have a good rest on Dragon Island!"

The temperature inside the World Tree is constant, especially the layer where Dragonite Island is located. Even in the coldest season, it is always warm like spring.

For working dragons, it is the best place to spend the winter.

The part-time workers looked at Naoki eagerly. Some were happy, some were expectant, and some were sad.

Naoki: "..."

Could it be that those Dragonites are sad because they can’t work… ?
Naoki's eyelids twitched. He asked the Dragonites to wait here for a while, then turned around and took out the Baofen + Energy Cube combo set that he had prepared earlier from the house.

"Ouch!"

The moment Naoki came out, the eyes of all the part-time Dragonite workers lit up.

"I knew you were waiting for this." Naoki couldn't help laughing and said, "I stayed up late these past few days to make this for you! It took several days to make. Each bag is filled with energy cubes and Baofen, enough for you to eat for a long time."

These bags are space backpacks with very large storage space and can hold many items. Naoki made some by himself and ordered a large number of Baofen from the shopping app.

These are the "year-end bonuses" he prepared specifically for the Dragonites. Each Dragonite can receive a space backpack.

Sure enough, just as he expected, the Dragonites were all very happy when they saw these energy cubes.

Some of the more outgoing Dragonites even ran over and hugged him.

Naoki was almost unable to breathe when surrounded by a group of Dragonites. He quickly said, "Okay, okay, we've worked so hard for so long, now take these delicious foods back to Dragonite Island to spend the winter!"

"Ouch~"

The Dragonites then let go of Naoki's hands, stood on the grass, waved goodbye to Naoki, then turned around and flew towards the World Tree.

For them, being able to work at Naoki Ranch is simply the happiest thing in the world.

It only takes a few flights a day to get a large bag of energy cubes. More importantly, Naoki often gives them holidays. With so many Dragonites taking turns working, if you calculate carefully, each Dragonite only works for a few hours a day.

Not to mention that some Dragonites occasionally slack off, and Naoki never blames them.

Sometimes Dragonite would encounter Pokémon from other courier companies on the road.

For example, long-winged gulls, large-billed gulls, and gullbills, they also gather together to chat.

Those Pokémon who have to work long hours every day and deliver goods even in winter expressed envy after hearing about the treatment of Dragonite.

Some large gulls even asked about the location of Naoki Ranch, and seemed to be planning to come and apply for jobs.

But they haven't reached the ranch yet, and we don't know if they are lost or what.

After all, they don't have Rotom phones, and it's possible for them to get lost in the vast ocean.

Not only Dragonite, but also netizens from various regions have a lot to say about the opening hours of Tree House shop.

However, their feelings are completely opposite to those of the Dragonites.

They can accept that the store opens at 8 am and closes at 5 pm, but why does the entire store have to close for three months every winter?

Netizens were terrified when they thought about not being able to buy fresh milk and vegetables from the store at Naoki Ranch for three months.

This is especially true for some netizens who want to see cute Dragonite Pokémon every day, because seeing these cute Pokémon every day will make people feel better.

But now, Dragon Express has been out of business for three months!

In order to be able to buy things from Naoki Ranch and to see the cute Dragonites every day, netizens have posted petitions on the Internet.

They called on Tree House not to close for so long, and it would be best if it could be open every day!

Some supporters even went to Qishu's live broadcast room, wanting her to persuade Naoki.

When Naoki learned about this, it was already evening.

He thought about it, then posted a notice in the ranch store.

[Shopkeeper: Thank you very much for the support of all netizens, but Dragonites also have their own lives. In such a cold winter, they have to risk delivering goods in a snowstorm. How pitiful! You know, the ice attribute still has a restraint on Dragonites. I feel heartbroken when I think of Dragonites delivering goods in the severe cold. So in order to let the Dragonites deliverymen get a good rest, our store will be closed in winter. ]

Seeing this, some netizens who like Pokémon like Dragonite immediately sympathized with Dragonite and expressed their understanding of Naoki's behavior.

But this announcement is not over yet.

Everyone looked down.

[However, we have good news to announce. Starting next spring, we will officially open three routes: Kalos, Alola, and Galar. Please look forward to it! ]

As soon as these words were spoken, netizens in these three regions immediately cheered.

In the end, only netizens from the Kanto and Johto regions said that Naoki Ranch discriminated against them!

There are air routes opened to so many regions, why not open theirs!

Before Naoki could say anything about this, netizens from other regions could no longer sit still.

[Don’t you know why it’s not unlocked? 】

[I am from Kalos. Recently, I saw two people with a Meowth calling themselves Team Rocket, trying to snatch a boy's Pikachu! It's scary. It's so fair and aboveboard here. I can't imagine what it would be like in your Kanto region.]

Guandu people: "..."

Sakaki: "..."

If this continues, these people might band together to launch a petition, demanding that the Kanto Alliance conduct a thorough investigation of Team Rocket.

But the Rockets are currently in the critical stages of their transformation into a large, public company…

Ever since the failure of the Storm Plan, he has been acting more and more low-key. If he continues like this, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among those guys, and then they will send those annoying investigators to investigate.

After a brief thought, Sakaki gave instructions to Manatori.

"Give orders to those people to be more restrained. There is no need to capture some weak Pokémon. Also, have them capture as many rare and powerful Pokémon as possible from the wild, and stop snatching them from trainers."

Mana: “Yes!”

*
The next morning, after finishing all the chores on the ranch, Naoki held Xiaoshu and the family prepared to set off for the Alola region.

Before leaving, Naoki found Snowstorm Horse and said to it:
"Snowstorm Horse, I'll have to ask you to take care of the ranch for a while! We'll be back in about three months."

Blizzard snorted excitedly. He was very happy when he thought that it would be the only Pokémon left in the ranch and it could become the one and only king of horses here.

"Ice hiss!"

"I've planted a lot of ice radishes in the field, and I also had my goats ripen a large batch of ice radishes in the warehouse yesterday. They should be enough for you to eat during this period. If they're not enough, remember to contact us using your Rotom phone, and I'll come over and replant them for you." Naoki said.

"Ice hiss!" The blizzard horse still nodded.

Seeing this scene, Naoki smiled and turned to leave the ranch, heading to Alola to spend the winter.

Except for Gul'ton, all the other Pokémon in the ranch have been put into Poké Balls. There are so many Pokémon that it takes a whole space backpack to hold them all.

This time, Naoki doesn't plan to ride on Guerrilla to start from the reverse world.

That speed is too fast and may be too much for the small tree to bear.

To be on the safe side, the family of three finally chose to take a more comfortable and faster plane.

Naoki booked several first-class tickets a few days in advance. There was a private room there, which was big enough for their family of three and Gulden to rest.

The distance between Padiya and Alola is not too far, and it takes about three hours to get there by plane.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the family of three boarded the plane with Gulden.

Qishu looked through the porthole at the earth below, which was getting farther and farther away. Gradually, the earth was left behind, replaced by a sparkling blue ocean.

There was a clear blue sky overhead, and a few chirping long-winged gulls were being overtaken by the plane as they flapped their wings.

Qi Shu looked at the beautiful scenery outside the window excitedly and cheered:
"Alola, here we come!"

(End of this chapter)