After a moment, the images faded away, and Naained his focus, looking at Teddiursa and Mew with a mix of surprise and uanding.

  He took a deep breath, thinking it all over, and then asked, "So, you want to go on a journey with Mew?"

  "Ursa!" Teddiursa cheered, overjoyed that Naoki had finally uood.

  'The hero is truly amazing'! Teddiursa thought. 'Naoki uht away,!

  Naoki watched Teddiursa's excitement and found himself at a loss for words. He reflected ouation: Teddiursa had eaten a lucky pudding, and by the whims of fate, had met the legendary Pokémon Mew during its travels iy. The two Pokémon had bee close friends—at least, that's how it seemed now.

  Thinking this over, Naoki turned his gaze to Meas floating calmly in the air. The adorable Pokémon had a soft yer of light pink fur, big, blue eyes, and a gentle, swaying tail. Its small paws hung down naturally, adding to its charm.

  Notig Naoki’s gaze, Mew tilted its head and made a curious sound, "Mew?"

  'Hiss'! Naoki felt his heart skip a beat. 'So cute'!

  ' I touch it'? Naoki wondered, but quickly checked himself. 'No, what if Mew thinks I’m being a weirdo? This is our first meeting—I ’t risk sg it away'.

  'Patience', Naoki reminded himself, f his hands to stay still. Focus on the long game here. He cleared his throat, trying to suppress the urge to reach out a Mew, and then shifted his attention back to the matter at hand.

  "Have you decided where you want to travel?" he asked Teddiursa.

  "Ursa." Teddiursa hesitated, looking unsure.

  'I haven’t thought about that yet', Teddiursa realized. 'I don’t know much about the world beyond the ranch—just that it’s vast and full of different people and things'.

  Seeing Teddiursa’s uainty, Naoki wasn’t surprised. 'Of course it hasn’t thought about that. pared to humans, it’s far more dangerous for Pokémon to travel alone—especially for a small, retively okémon like Teddiursa. Unlike Mew, Teddiursa could easily run into all sorts of dangers'.

  'What if it’s attacked by wild Pokémon? Or it gets lost and ’t find its way back? What if it falls ill with no oo care for it'? Naoki’s heart tighte the thought. 'If Teddiursa leaves now, I might never see it again'.

  Part of him wao persuade Teddiursa to stay. 'Why leave? Isn’t life here good? There’s endless honey, no dangerous Pokémon, and plenty of safety'.

  But then he paused, sidering. 'Is this really the life Teddiursa wants'?

  Naoki thought back to his own past, how he had given up on his dreams to bee just an in the mae. 'Going out there, expl the world—that’s Teddiursa’s dream. I really stand in the way of that'?

  Naoki fell silent, lost in thought. After a while, he looked at Teddiursa’s anxious, hopeful fad couldn’t help but sigh. Turning to Mew, he asked, "Mew, if Teddiursa goes on this journey with you, you take good care of it?"

  "Mew!" Mew nodded firmly.

  Of course! Mew’s eyes sparkled with determination. 'Taking care of like-minded panions is what a true hero does'!

  "Alright," Naoki said, finally ing to a decision. "I’ll trust Teddiursa to your care."

  Hearing this, Teddiursa’s face lit up with excitement. "Ursa!"

  Mew, too, showed its pyful side, happily high-fiving Teddiursa. "Mew!"

  'From today on', Mew thought, 'I have a panion'!

  Watg the two of them, Naoki couldn’t help but smile and shake his head. After a moment of thought, he added, "But I hope you wait a few days before setting off."

  I o at least prepare some food for Teddiursa, Naoki thought, 'so it take care of itself if it runs into trouble out there. And I o find a way to help it find its way bae wheime es'.

  'This way, when it has traveled enough, it e back here', Naoki thought as he finished expining everything to Mew and Teddiursa. Both Pokémon nodded in agreement, uanding the importance of being able to return safely.

  After pleting his daily ranch duties, Naoki headed into town. He made his way to a jewelry store where he spent a signifit amount of moo expedite the creation of a special bracelet for Teddiursa. This bracelet was desigo be roof, resistant to electricity, and able to withstand high temperatures—perfect for the adventurous little bear.

  Ohe bracelet was pleted, Naoki went to the market and stocked up on a rge amount of ingredients. Wheurned home on Cyclizar, he spotted Teddiursa pying on the roof with Mew.

  Naoki called Teddiursa down and carefully pced the bracelet on its wrist. The bracelet had a hidden partment inside, where Naoki pced a note and several rge Alliance s. The note taihe address of the ranch, Teddiursa's home, so that if it ever got lost, it could show the o a human—perhaps Miss Junsha or Miss Joy—and ask them to help it buy a train or boat ticket bae.

  'After all, all the Joys and Junshas in the world look the same', Naoki thought, smiling at the idea.

  To make sure Teddiursa uood, Naoki took it to town to meet with a local Joy and Junsha, ensuring they would reize the little bear if it ever needed help.

  As Teddiursa looked at the bracelet on its wrist, it was deeply moved by Naoki's thoughtful gesture. Naoki smiled, gently patting its head, and then took it back to the ranch.

  After sending the other Pokémon outside to py, Naoki stood i, looking at the vast array of ingredients he'd bought. 'I hope I make something truly special today', he prayed silently.

  Refleg on the honey pudding and honey bread he had made before, Naoki realized that ingredients reted to honey seemed to have a signifit impa bear Pokémon. With this in mind, he decided to focus on cooking experiments that tered around honey for the few days.

  Notig Teddiursa waiting patiently nearby, Naoki turo the refrigerator, intending to give it some lucky pudding. However, upon opening the fridge, he realized that the pudding had all beeen.

  "Ursa." Teddiursa looked up, notig Naoki's pause.

  Naoki sighed. 'I guess I’ll have to make more lucky pudding', he thought. 'After all, Teddiursa won’t have it for a long time o leaves'.

  Just then, Naoki remembered that he had some bck truffles left at home. 'What if I add bck truffle, an advarengthening ingredient, to the lucky pudding? Could I create a dish that permaly enhances luck'?

  Without hesitation, Naoki got to work. He took out the st small piece of bck truffle, carefully ground it into powder, and mixed it into the pudding liquid. After p the mixture into a tainer, he pced it in the refrigerator to set.

  After waiting patiently, Naoki eagerly retrieved the batch of pudding from the fridge. As he had hoped, the information about the dish had ged:

  [Bck Truffle Caramel Honey Pudding (A+): A dessert with a uaste, made with bck truffle, whipped cream, Moo Moo Fresh Milk, and honey.

  Cooking Effect: Improved Luck. After humahis, their luck will increase signifitly for a short period. After feeding this to Pokémon, it will increase their ces of pig up rare items while traveling.

  Evaluation: A delicious dessert that makes people feel happy and brings good luck.]

  'Stronger luck'? Naoki frowned slightly. 'It only further improves luck, but the duratioo be the same. What a pity'.

  Naoki divided the puddiween Teddiursa and Mew. As they eheir treat, he noticed the remainiin powder and sticky honey. An idea suddenly sparked in his mind. 'What if I try making a new dessert with these ingredients'?