Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

Chapter 74: Comes with Seasoning…

“Wa-geh~”

Having just completed its evolution, Blue Croconaw was still a little out of it until it raised its hand and saw the changed version of itself, at which point it began jumping up and down excitedly.

“Wa-geh~ Wa-geh~” I evolved! I evolved too!

Seeing this, the other Pokémon stepped forward to congratulate it.

Sobble, also a Water-type Pokémon, eagerly squeezed over as well, circling Blue Croconaw and reaching out to touch it from time to time, its eyes full of envy.

It wanted to become more handsome too.

Compared to Croconaw, the mighty and valiant Blue Croconaw was indeed much more handsome.

Ange also joined in the fun, squeezing over with a curious look on his face, sizing up Blue Croconaw.

Compared to the petite Croconaw, Blue Croconaw was much larger and more robust. Ange estimated it to be at least 1.5 meters tall.

He couldn't help but reach out to touch Blue Croconaw, finding that its skin was much harder and rougher than it had been in its Croconaw days. The muscles on its arms, thighs, and tail were very firm, giving it a strong and powerful appearance that inspired a sense of security.

After evolving, Blue Croconaw became much more stable. Ange touched it here and there without eliciting any anger from it. If it had been the old Croconaw, it probably would have impatiently jumped up and bitten Ange's hand by now.

Just as Ange was marveling at Blue Croconaw's transformation, another blue-white light suddenly shone, causing the Pokémon to exclaim in surprise. Ange turned his head to see that the one enveloped in the light of evolution was actually… Sobble?

That's right! When Sobble first came to Ange's side, its level was already close to the point of evolution. Now, after being with Ange for so long, it had long since reached the point where it could evolve.

In the light, the originally petite Sobble quickly grew taller, its legs and arms becoming more slender, and its tail becoming stronger and more powerful. In the blink of an eye, it surpassed Munchlax in height.

When the light dissipated, a brand-new Pokémon appeared before Ange and the others. This was Sobble's evolved form—Drizzile.

Compared to Sobble, Drizzile's bright, light-blue skin had disappeared, replaced by a slightly dull, dark-blue skin. The big, watery, and lovable eyes were gone, replaced by a pair of drooping eyes, looking very listless, one of which was even covered by the drooping head crest.

This appearance… had the air of a decadent youth.

But in Ange's eyes, Drizzile was just as cute.

Under the Eye of Appraisal, Drizzile's data was as follows:

Drizzile

[Type] Water

[Ability] Sniper

[Gender] Male

[Level] 24

[Moves] Pound, Growl, Water Gun, Water Pulse, Sucker Punch, Bind, Liquidation, Water Shuriken, Water Pledge, Whirlpool, Water Sport.

[Individual Values]

HP: 20

Attack: 29

Defense: 20

Special Attack: 31

Special Defense: 24

Speed: 31

“Ji-meh?”

Drizzile didn't expect to suddenly evolve either. It raised its hand to look at it, then raised its foot to look at it, and then excitedly ran out of the Pokémon's encirclement.

“Drizzile, where are you going!” Ange called out.

“Ji-meh~ Ji-meh~” I'm going to see if I've become more handsome!

Drizzile's voice came from where it had disappeared around the corner of the stairs.

“What did it say?” Ange asked Diancie.

Diancie covered her mouth and laughed, “It said it wanted to see if it had become more handsome.”

Ange didn't know whether to laugh or cry. “Even after evolving, it's still the same.”

Drizzile raised its head, pointing at itself in the mirror and complaining.

Ange patted its head and said with a straight face, “Don't talk nonsense, how is it not handsome? I think you're just as handsome now!”

“Ji-meh?” Really?

Tears welled up in Drizzile's eyes.

“Of course, if you don't believe me, ask Munchlax.” Ange said with absolute certainty.

Munchlax immediately understood, giving Drizzile a thumbs up, “Gang~ Gang~” That's right, super handsome!

Drizzile looked at Munchlax and realized that it was actually a little taller than the other. Before, it had to look up to see Munchlax.

This unconsciously gave it a little more confidence.

Drizzile looked at the other Pokémon again.

Diancie said gently, “You haven't become ugly, really, you're very handsome!”

Espeon: “Meow-pah~” Handsome!

Gallade also said seriously, “Gall-Gall~” Handsome, very handsome!

Gallade's praise finally brought a smile to Drizzile's face. It had always thought Gallade was very handsome, so since Gallade said it was handsome, then it must really be handsome!

Thinking of this, Drizzile smiled through its tears.

Seeing Drizzile regain its spirits, Ange breathed a sigh of relief.

The next day, Ange got up early in the morning as usual, and then prepared the materials for the day with Munchlax and Drizzile.

After Drizzile evolved, working became much easier. It no longer had to use a water column to support its body to reach the stove like before. Now, it only needed to stand on a small stool like Munchlax, which made it very happy.

As Ange and the others prepared the materials and were about to leave, Diancie came over and said, “Ange, the system has a mission!”

Finally!

Ange's eyes lit up when he heard this. The system hadn't issued a mission for a while, and he was getting quite unaccustomed to it. After all, no mission meant no reward!

“Hurry up and show me what the mission is.” Ange said impatiently.

Diancie nodded, and a pop-up window immediately appeared in front of Ange.

[Arrest Mission] Catch the thieves who are destroying the vegetable garden and punish them to replant the green onions they destroyed. Accept?

Yes

No

Of course, he would accept it. He had already planned to catch the little thieves. Once caught, they had to be punished. Who told them to pull out so many green onions!

If they had pulled them out and eaten them without wasting them, it would have been fine, but they didn't just not eat them, they threw them everywhere.

Truly hateful!

After accepting the mission, Ange made a special trip to the vegetable garden before leaving for Azoth Kingdom.

At this time, the Dugtrio brothers were hiding in the shadows of the vegetables, cautiously observing everything around them. In addition to them, hiding in the dark were Blue Croconaw, who had just evolved yesterday, and Chespin's child, chubby Quilladin.

They were the helpers Ange had found for the Dugtrio brothers.

Ange walked over and said to the four Pokémon, “I'm leaving the job of catching the thieves to you. You must catch them!”

“Dug-da~”

“Dug-da~”

“Wa-geh~”

“Chee-bo~”

The four Pokémon confidently guaranteed.

After giving a few instructions, Ange went to work, while the four Pokémon continued to hide motionless in the vegetable seedlings.

As time passed, the sun quickly rose to the center of the sky. The so-called vegetable thieves still hadn't appeared. Blue Croc felt its eyes starting to dry out, and it couldn't help but rub them.

Rustle, rustle~~

Suddenly, Fatty Hariyama seemed to hear something. It quietly made a gesture, and the four Pokémon gently parted the vegetable leaves. Sure enough, something seemed to be happening near the fence.

"Kamo~"

"Kamo~"

Two duck Pokémon sneaked over the fence, transforming into two afterimages as they darted into the vegetable garden, heading straight for the leek patch.

As soon as they entered the garden, they each pulled up a leek and started swinging it around. After swinging them a few times, they seemed very dissatisfied. They threw the leeks on the ground and pulled up another one to swing around vigorously.

Seeing this, the Diglett brothers were furious. This was the leek they had worked so hard to grow, and now it was being ruined.

The four Pokémon hiding in the dark looked at each other, then quietly moved under the cover of the vegetables, eventually surrounding the leek patch from four directions.

"Diguda~" Stop, thieves!

"Diguda~" Vegetable thieves, see how I deal with you!

Seeing that the time was right, the four Pokémon suddenly jumped out, surrounding the two duck Pokémon.

The two duck Pokémon were startled and, holding the leeks, flapped their wings and flew up, crossing the fence in the blink of an eye.

Damn it! They can fly!

How could the Diglett brothers let the vegetable thieves get away? They shrank their heads, burrowed into the ground, and chased after them.

Blue Croc and Fatty Hariyama weren't willing to be outdone either, neatly climbing over the fence and following closely behind.

The two vegetable thieves were running fast and were able to glide briefly by flapping their wings. Seeing them running further and further away, the two Diglett became anxious and cried out.

At this moment, two vine whips shot out, instantly binding one of the duck Pokémon's feet and pulling it down from the air.

Seeing its companion fall, the other duck Pokémon looked anxious. Then, a water gun attacked, knocking it out of the sky as well.

The Diglett brothers, Blue Croc, and Fatty Hariyama immediately surrounded them.

Seeing that escape was hopeless, the two duck Pokémon looked at each other, brandished their leeks, and took a fighting stance.

Blue Croc was the first to attack. It leaped towards one of the duck Pokémon and used Bite, aiming to bite it.

However, the Pokémon was much more agile than Blue Croc had imagined. It easily dodged Blue Croc's attack with a quick dodge, then quickly swung the leek in its hand. The tip of the leek flashed with a white light, repeatedly slashing at Blue Croc, actually knocking Blue Croc away.

The skill it used was the Bug-type move Fury Cutter.

The other duck Pokémon wasn't willing to be outdone either. Its figure flashed and disappeared from the spot, wielding the leek to strike at Fatty Hariyama. The skill it used was the Fighting-type move Rock Smash.

Of course, Fatty Hariyama wouldn't just sit and wait for death. It shouted loudly, and two vine whips stretched out, binding the leek in front of it, preventing it from being able to strike down.

The two Diglett were already furious. Clearly, you are thieves, so how can you still dare to attack?

The two Diglett shrank their heads and burrowed into the ground. When they reappeared, they were each at the feet of the two duck Pokémon.

The two duck Pokémon's attention was on Blue Croc and Fatty Hariyama, so they didn't notice what was happening at their feet.

Red, yellow, and blue lights shone from the three heads of the two Diglett respectively, then shot towards the two duck Pokémon.

"Kamo~"

"Kamo~"

Caught off guard, the two Pokémon were knocked away.

The Diglett brothers were very lucky. All three of their attacks triggered additional effects. The older brother's triggered burn, and the younger brother's triggered freeze.

The duck Pokémon that was burned had a distorted face, clearly in pain.

The duck Pokémon whose feet were frozen was very decisive, raising the leek and chopping at its own feet. Instantly, the ice shattered, and it regained its freedom.

Of course, because it used too much force, it cramped its leg.

The two duck Pokémon looked at each other, then tacitly charged towards the Diglett brothers, raising the leeks and using Leaf Blade to chop at the Diglett's heads.

The Diglett weren't so easily hit. Their running speed was top-notch. They shrank their heads and disappeared into the ground.

Bang!

Bang!

With two loud sounds, the Leaf Blades missed, and the two duck Pokémon chopped two deep ravines into the grass.

At this moment, Blue Croc and Fatty Hariyama took the opportunity to attack them.

Blue Croc was covered in water, turning into a water jet and colliding with one of the duck Pokémon; Fatty Hariyama opened its mouth and spat out seeds that flashed with green light, shooting them at the other duck Pokémon.

One of the duck Pokémon was knocked to the ground by the water jet, and the other was knocked to the ground by the Seed Bomb.

They wanted to get up and continue fighting, but suddenly discovered that the grass under their feet had suddenly turned into a sandy area, and the sand was constantly sinking, creating a suction force that made it impossible for them to move their feet.

It turned out that the Diglett brothers had taken the opportunity to use Fissure.

The two duck Pokémon flapped their wings hard, trying to break free from the quicksand abyss, but unfortunately, it wasn't that easy! They only felt themselves sinking deeper and deeper.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, Blue Croc and Fatty Hariyama launched an attack, one using Ice Fang and the other using Seed Bomb. This time, the two duck Pokémon finally lost their ability to fight.

Looking at the unconscious two duck Pokémon, the four Pokémon all breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they caught them. These two little thieves were a bit difficult to deal with.

Fatty Hariyama and Blue Croc stepped forward, carried the unconscious two duck Pokémon, and walked towards Anjou's house step by step.

When Anjou returned from Azoth Royal City at noon, what he saw was the scene of the Diglett brothers, Blue Croc, and Fatty Hariyama surrounding the two leek ducks that were tied up, staring at each other.

"These two are the vegetable thieves?" Anjou asked.

The Diglett brothers, Blue Croc, and Fatty Hariyama nodded in unison, especially the Diglett brothers, who angrily described the horror of the two leek ducks to Anjou.

Although Anjou didn't understand a word.

He thought: No wonder the task issued by the system was to have the vegetable thieves help plant leeks.

He remembered that when he first got the leek, the system had stated that this kind of leek would be better if the leek ducks helped plant it!

Anjou circled around the two leek ducks twice and found that they didn't seem to be ordinary leek ducks. The feathers of ordinary leek ducks are yellowish-brown, while the feathers of these two leek ducks are dark brown.

Moreover, their eyes were obviously sharper, giving people a cool feeling.

So, this is the Galarian form of leek duck?

With the increasing convenience of transportation and more frequent communication between regions, it is not strange for a region to have Pokémon unique to another region.

"Why are you destroying my vegetable garden?"

As Anjou asked, he used the Observer Eye to look at the data of the two Pokémon.