Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

"Gone? How could it be gone?" Ange exclaimed in astonishment.

During the time the Infernape had been at his house, it had either been in the room or on the roof, never leaving. How could it suddenly disappear?

"Your Highness, what happened?" Miyabi asked, puzzled.

Ange said helplessly, "The Infernape is gone."

"Gone?" Miyabi looked surprised. "Could it be that the Infernape doesn't want to leave your Highness's side?" she guessed.

Ange was taken aback. "Wouldn't that be strange? The Infernape doesn't seem to like humans very much."

Miyabi said, "Then why did it disappear as soon as I arrived?"

"Let's not worry about that for now, let's find the Infernape first!" Ange said.

"Du~ ki~ du~" I'll go ask everyone to help search.

As she spoke, Magearna ran outside, tripping halfway. But after getting up, she continued to run out.

Soon, the Pokémon on the Nibel Plateau all began to help search for the Infernape.

The Vivillon flew towards the fruit grove.

The Poliwag searched along the lakeshore.

The Skiddo and Gogoat searched on the grassland.

Magearna brought Volcanion to the flower field.

… …

Everyone searched everywhere, but the Infernape was nowhere to be found.

Magearna finished searching the flower field and was about to go elsewhere with Volcanion when they suddenly saw Talonflame flying over in a hurry.

"Yama~ Yama~"

Talonflame shouted, pointing in one direction.

Talonflame nodded vigorously.

So, led by Talonflame, Magearna and Volcanion finally found the Infernape on the two closely spaced large trees on the plateau.

The Infernape was sitting on a high branch, looking into the distance.

"Duki~"

Magearna shouted loudly at the Infernape, but the Infernape only glanced at it and did not come down from the tree.

Magearna anxiously tried to climb the tree, hugging the trunk and kicking its legs, once, twice, three times, but not only did it not climb up, it also fell to the ground with a thud.

"Really!" Volcanion stretched out his arms and picked up Magearna. "How could you possibly climb up!"

"Duku~"

Magearna looked disappointed upon hearing this.

"I really can't do anything with you. Get on my back." Volcanion's helpless tone carried a hint of doting.

"Du~ ki~ du~"

As soon as Magearna heard this, she happily hugged Volcanion's head and rubbed her face against Volcanion's cheek.

Volcanion blushed and stretched out his hands, lifting Magearna onto his back. Then, a large amount of steam erupted from his arms, carrying Magearna into the sky, flying all the way to the same height as the Infernape.

Volcanion hovered in mid-air and used his arms to place Magearna on the branch where the Infernape was sitting.

Magearna didn't sit still and swayed, almost falling down. Volcanion was about to catch her when the Infernape quickly grabbed her.

After Magearna sat firmly, she gave the Infernape a sweet smile, but the Infernape turned its head away and didn't look at her.

Seeing that Magearna was sitting securely, Volcanion landed back on the ground and waited for them under the tree.

"Why did you run away?" Magearna asked, puzzled.

"I didn't run away." The Infernape retorted. How could it possibly run?

"Really?" Magearna looked at the Infernape, expressing disbelief.

"Of course, why would I run away?" The Infernape asked back, lacking confidence.

Magearna: "Then come back with me. The princess has come to pick you up. As long as you follow her, you can see your friends."

"They're not my friends! I don't have any friends!" The Infernape retorted.

The Pokémon that were locked up with it in the beast arena were all sent here from all over the world. The Infernape hadn't spent much time with them, so they couldn't be considered friends at all.

It just felt sorry for them being tortured by humans.

"No friends?" Magearna was stunned. "Am I not your friend either? I thought we were already friends."

The Infernape was choked by Magearna's words and stammered, unable to speak. In recent days, it had been taken care of by Magearna, and in its heart, it had of course already regarded her as a friend.

But to admit it… it was embarrassed.

"You don't want to leave here, do you?" Magearna asked.

Struck by Magearna's words, the Infernape stammered, "Ange saved me, I… I haven't repaid his kindness yet…"

Magearna said, "Actually, I don't want you to leave either. It would be great if you could stay here forever."

"Really? You really think so?" The Infernape looked at Magearna in surprise, but then it seemed to realize that it had overreacted, so it quickly restrained the expression on its face.

"Of course!" Magearna nodded vigorously. "As long as you want to stay, Ange will definitely agree."

"I want to stay…" The Infernape said in a voice as small as a mosquito's buzz.

"What did you say?" Magearna didn't hear clearly.

The Infernape thought that Magearna was deliberately teasing it, and shouted in embarrassment and anger: "I want to stay!"

Its voice was so loud that it startled Volcanion and Talonflame, who were resting under the tree.

Hearing the Infernape's answer, Magearna happily grabbed the Infernape's arm and said, "That's great, then let's go tell Ange now!"

The Infernape looked hesitant, "Will Ange really agree to let me stay?" After all, it had been at Nibel Plateau for so many days, hiding and not formally meeting Ange.

"He will! I guarantee it!" Magearna patted her chest to guarantee.

Encouraged by Magearna, the Infernape finally decided to ask Ange about this matter. So, it picked up Magearna and jumped down from the tree nimbly and lightly.

When it and Magearna returned home, Ange was still outside looking for the Infernape, and only Diancie was waiting at home.

Seeing the Infernape and Magearna come back together, Diancie stepped forward and said, "It's good that you're back, everyone was almost worried to death."

"Du~ ki~ du~" Where's Ange? We have something to tell him.

Magearna asked.

"Still outside looking for the Infernape, hasn't returned yet." Diancie replied.

At this time, Talonflame clamored, "Yama~ Yama~" I'll go find him! I'll go find him!

As he spoke, he flapped his wings and quickly flew out.

Before long, Ange and Miyabi hurriedly ran back. Seeing that the Infernape was fine, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as Ange was about to tell the Infernape to go with Miyabi, Magearna stepped forward and said:

"Du~ ki~ du~" Ange, the Infernape has something to say to you.

As she spoke, she pushed the Infernape, who wasn't mentally prepared, in front of Ange.

Ange looked at the Infernape in confusion. Seeing that it had a hesitant expression, he smiled and said, "Infernape, if you have something to say, just say it, I'm listening!"

The Infernape looked back at Magearna, and Magearna immediately gave it a encouraging look with a smile.

The Infernape took a deep breath and said, "Goka~ Goka~" I want to stay at Nibel Plateau, I don't want to go anywhere else!

"Stay at Nibel Plateau?" Hearing this, Ange was stunned. "But you…"

Looking at the Infernape's embarrassed expression, Ange suddenly stopped asking and turned to look at Miyabi.

"Miyabi, can the Infernape stay at Nibel Plateau?"

Miyabi smiled and said, "Of course, as long as it's willing."

As she spoke, she took out a Poké Ball and handed it to Ange, "Your Highness, this is the Infernape's Poké Ball."

This Poké Ball was seized by the police from an employer at the beast arena. That employer was the one who illegally captured the Infernape from the forest and sent it to the beast arena for training.

Now that person has been caught and is facing imprisonment.

Ange took the Poké Ball, then pressed the release button and said to the Infernape, "Infernape, from now on, you can stay here in peace. You can leave whenever you want."

For the Infernape, this Poké Ball was just a painful memory, useless to keep.

Seeing Ange's actions, the Infernape's eyes revealed a hint of gratitude.

Miyabi then said, "Since the Infernape intends to stay at Nibel Plateau, then I'll go back first."

Ange said, "Okay, I'll see you off."

After putting Miyabi on the aircraft and watching her leave Nibel Plateau, Ange returned home. He called Magearna over and said:

"Magearna, now that the Infernape is a member of our Nibel Plateau, go to the employee dormitory and arrange a room for it."

"Duki~" Okay!

As she spoke, Magearna cheerfully took the Infernape to the employee dormitory.

Upon arriving at the secret fortress, Magearna introduced it to Infernape, saying, "All the Pokémon of the Nibel Plateau live here."

Infernape suddenly understood; that explained why everyone headed this way every evening!

"Any door with a sign indicates it's already occupied, while those without are vacant. You can choose any empty room to live in," Magearna continued.

It was the first time Infernape realized that the Pokémon of the Nibel Plateau had such good living conditions. Its gaze swept across the empty rooms, feeling somewhat dazzled.

Every room seemed excellent to it.

In the end, Infernape chose a room that wasn't too big but was sufficient for it to live in.

After selecting a room, Magearna hung a sign on its door with Infernape's picture on it. Then, she took it to Greninja to collect its living supplies.

Every newly arrived Pokémon could receive free living supplies from Greninja; this was a rule established after Angie opened the general store.

After helping Infernape set up its room, Diantha took it to Robert II to apply for a Nibel Card. Once Infernape's injuries healed, it would join the Patrol Team with Klinklang and the others. Its salary would also be deposited into its Nibel Card.

While helping Infernape apply for the card, Magearna explained the rules of the Nibel Plateau.

For the first time, Infernape realized that Pokémon could live like humans, having work, entertainment, and the ability to spend their own money.

After helping Infernape with everything, Magearna said, "I'll leave now. Feel free to find me if you need anything."

Infernape nodded.

After Magearna left, Infernape lay on its bed, staring blankly at the Nibel Card in its hand.

This would be its home from now on!

Home… the word felt foreign to Infernape.

"Chino~"

A voice sounded at the door, and Cinccino peeked its head in.

Infernape sat up from the bed, looking curiously at the smiling Cinccino. Then, it saw Litwick, Stunky, and Helioptile gradually poking their heads in as well.

"Moo hee~ Moo hee~" Can we come in?

Litwick asked.

"Gao ka~" Infernape hesitated for a moment before finally nodding.

"Eh lee~"

"Chino~"

…

Receiving Infernape's permission, everyone happily entered the room, each carrying a gift—some food, some toys, and some useful items.

It turned out that Litwick had learned that Infernape had become a new resident and had specially brought its friends to congratulate Infernape on moving in.

After all, they would be neighbors from now on.

Learning the intentions of the little ones, a smile appeared on Infernape's face.

Soon, Infernape's room became lively. Litwick and the others brought a lot of food and drinks, holding a small welcome ceremony for Infernape.

Looking at the noisy little ones, Infernape unconsciously smiled. It thought: Home, perhaps, isn't such a bad place.

Time passed, and Infernape gradually adapted to life on the Nibel Plateau, and its injuries gradually healed.

At first, it stayed in its room and didn't go out much, but later, Cinccino and the others insisted on dragging it out. Gradually, it began to go out more often and even participated in several Volcanion soccer games, leading the team to victory against Volcanion.

Volcanion was the perennial champion of the Nibel Plateau, and Infernape's repeated victories made it very unconvinced, so it often asked other Pokémon to challenge Infernape to matches.

Because of this, Infernape had even more opportunities to go out.

One day, Angie received a call from Flamel.

"Your Highness, Princess Diantha asked me to inform you of a message: a ranch in the suburbs has gone bankrupt due to poor management. The rancher intends to sell the Pokémon in the ranch, including a batch of Miltank. The Princess says that if Your Highness is interested, please act quickly, or they will be gone."

Miltank?

Hearing this news, Angie's eyes lit up. He wanted them, he really wanted them!

Although the Nibel Plateau already had Skiddo that could produce milk, the taste of Skiddo milk and Moomoo Milk was completely different.

Magearna was currently learning how to make desserts from Malleus, and she would definitely need to use both Skiddo milk and Moomoo Milk in the future, so Moomoo Milk was essential, and Angie needed to prepare in advance.

To get Moomoo Milk, he had to have Miltank.

"Flamel, quickly send me the address of that ranch; I'll go there myself!" Angie said anxiously.

He had to act quickly; if he missed this village, there wouldn't be another shop!

Soon, Flamel sent the location of the ranch. After confirming the location, Angie decided to leave immediately.

So, he called Metagross and Pawniard to act as his bodyguards, and then he called Altaria.

Because the ranch was in the suburbs, he had to travel a distance after leaving the royal city, and he planned to ride Altaria to fly over.

Although Metagross could also fly, Angie's Metagross didn't have riding gear installed, and riding it wasn't as comfortable as Altaria's soft body.

However, when Altaria came, it also brought Swablu.

"Chirrup~ Chirrup~"

Swablu flapped its wings and landed on Angie's shoulder, rubbing its head against Angie's cheek.

Angie touched its head and said, "You want to come out with me too?"

"Chirrup~ Chirrup~"

Swablu nodded seriously.

Angie said with a smile, "Okay, but you have to be good on the way, or I won't bring you next time."

"Chirrup~ Chirrup~" I definitely will!

Swablu puffed out its chest and promised.

Just like that, Angie set off with four Pokémon.

They first came to the royal city through the space tunnel of Snorlax's home and then took the cable car to the city gate.

The cable car swayed all the way, like a cradle. Swablu's mother and Swablu, who were sitting opposite Angie, became drowsy and started dozing off.

Pawniard, sitting in Angie's arms, covered its mouth and secretly laughed when it saw Swablu and Swablu's mother fall asleep.

When they arrived at the city gate, Angie woke up Swablu and Altaria and took the four Pokémon off the car.

Then, he glanced at his phone and, after confirming the location of the ranch, picked up Pawniard and rode on Altaria.

"Chi~"

Altaria chirped, flapping its wings and carrying Angie and Pawniard into the wind. The warm spring breeze felt very comfortable on Angie's body.

Swablu and Metagross followed closely, located on either side of Altaria.

"Bu~ Bu~"

Watching the royal city below become smaller and smaller and farther and farther away, Pawniard happily clapped.

As they gradually ascended into the sky, the view became wider, and Angie felt his mood also widen.

"Chirrup~ Chirrup~" Mom, wait for me!

Swablu hurriedly and strenuously flapped its wings, chasing after its mother's back.

"Meta~"

Metagross also accelerated and chased after them.

Before long, Angie successfully arrived at the ranch. He saw a group of Mareep gathered at the edge of the ranch, looking very spectacular.

"That's the place; let's accelerate!" Angie shouted, pointing at the ranch.

"Chi~" Altaria chirped, flapped its wings with force, accelerated, and carried Angie far away in the blink of an eye.

"Chirrup~ Chirrup~" Mom, wait for me!

Swablu hurriedly flapped its wings, trying to catch up with its mother's back.

"Meta~"

Metagross also accelerated and chased after them.

Before long, Angie successfully arrived at the ranch. Altaria flapped its wings and landed smoothly.