Seeing the giant Dragonite for the first time was a novel experience for the Dragonites living onite Isnd. At first, they were hesitant, watg from a distah a mix of awe and fear. None of them dared to get too close.

  But it didn’t take long for them to realize that the giant Dragonite had no ill iions. It was there to make friends. Slowly, a rge group onites approached the newer. Some cmbered onto the giant Dragonite’s back, while others circled around it in the air, marveling at its immense size.

  Naoki sat by the ke, surrounded by Dratini, Dragonair, and a few curious Dragonites who had been drawn to the area by the food. He watched the heartwarming se unfold above, smiling as the normally timid Dragonites began to accept the giant Dragoo their group.

  "The giant Dragonite must be really happy right now," Naoki thought to himself, the iion.

  Soon, the rge pile of snaaoki had brought was pletely devoured by the hungry Dragonites, Dratini, and Dragonair. Even after finishing all the food, they looked up at Naoki with eager eyes, clearly wanting more. One of the Dragonair let out a pleading whimper: "Woo..."

  Naoki raised his hands in surrender. "That’s all I brought this time! There’s no more food left."

  The disappointed look on the faces of the Dratini and Dragonair made Naoki chuckle. "Don’t worry, I’ll bring more the ime I visit."

  As soon as they heard this, the Pokémoed in cheers, their faces lighting up with joy and anticipation.

  “Woo~!” they all chimed in together.

  Naoki shook his head, smiling at the lively group. "You’re all such gluttons," he said pyfully, pig up a Dragonair and giving it a pyful tickle on its belly.

  The Dragonair squirmed in his arms, giggling and wriggling away. Tears of ughter filled its eyes as it finally broke free and scampered off to hide in the ke, leaving only its head peeking out to avoid aig session.

  Naoki grinned and shifted his attention to a small, timid pink Dratini. The st time he visited, the shiny Dratini had been too shy to e close, but the bond formed over snacks seemed to have eased its his time, it allowed Naoki to pick it up without hesitation.

  Naoki recalled a rumor he’d heard in his previous life: shiny Pokémon, because of their different c, were sometimes excluded by their peers, seen as odd or unattractive.

  Curious, Naoki g the other Dratini and Dragonair around him. "Do you think it’s cute?" he asked, referring to the shiny Dratini in his arms.

  The nearby Pokémon all turheir attention to the pink Dratini.

  "Woo~" One of the regur-colored Dratini rushed over, nuzzling the shiny Dratini affeately, showing no signs of exclusion. It was clear that, to them, their panion was just as beloved, regardless of its color.

  The other Dratini and Dragonair didn’t show any signs of reje. Instead, they appeared quite happy and tent, pying around without a care.

  Seeing this se, Naoki couldn’t help but feel a wave of emotion.

  It was clear that onite Isnd, the usual jectures about shiny Pokémon being isoted due to their unique c didn't hold true. Despite their different personalities, the Dragonites living on this isnd were all kind, gentle, and weling.

  Naoki took a deep breath and y down on the soft grass, gazing up at the sky through the thick opy of trees above. The white clouds drifted zily across the clear blue sky, and the golden sun shone shtly it was almost blinding. A soft sea breeze blew through, carrying with it the warm air of summer.

  Thankfully, the derees surrounding Dragonite Isnd acted as a natural shield, blog out most of the heat. The tral ke, with its cool waters, made the isnd feel like a hidden paradise.

  The isnd was like a sanctuary. The trees grew tall and lush, likely nourished by the energy released by the Dragohe fruits hanging from the branches were rge, ripe, and plentiful.

  “This is such a perfect pce to live,” Naoki thought. He made a mental o visit the isnd more often for some well-deserved rexation.

  As he y there, the Dratini and Dragan to eain themselves. They chased each other around the ke, spshing into the water and then darting into the thick bushes. Naoki watched them py, enjoying the tranquility. This was their everyday life, and to him, it seemed wonderfully peaceful.

  Suddenly, the sound of something massive entering the water broke the calm.

  Naoki quickly sat up, looking around in arm. A group onites and Dragonairs, just as curious, ran to the eastern cliff of the isnd to iigate. Naoki followed, arriving at the edge with a clear view of the sea.

  All the adult Dragonites on the isnd had gathered there, including Naoki’s own Dragohey stared out at the crashing waves below.

  “Roar!” came the deep, tired call from the giant Dragonite as it floated on the surface of the sea. It let out a long, melodious roar toward the isnd’s Dragonites before slowly sinking bato the o, disappearing from sight.

  The Dragonites on the isnd responded by diving into the sea after the giant Dragonite.

  Naoki, curious and eager to know what was happening, turoake me down there!" he said, hopping onto its back.

  Instantly, every Dragonite on the isnd turo look at him, their gazes intense.

  Naoki: “…”

  "Awoo!" Dragonite puffed out its chest proudly and flew to Naoki’s side, boasting to the other Dragonites,

  "Awoo!" 'He’s talking to me, not you!'

  The other Dragonites: “…”

  Naoki smiled at the dispy. "Let’s go!" he said as Dragonite carried him into the sea, diving smoothly below the surface.

  Luckily, Naoki knew how to swim, a skill that came in handy now. As soon as they ehe water, everything grew quiet, and the world around him ged. Gohe familiar sights of the isnd, repced by the vast, deep blue of the o.

  Schools of fish swam by, scattering in every dire as they sehe presence of predators.

  As Naoki held ontohey desded deeper into the o. Right in front of them, the massive figure of the giant Dragonite swam gracefully, like a colossal uer creature. It eventually reached a spot beh Dragonite Isnd, where it settled down, closed its eyes, and began to sleep.

  The other Dragonites observed the se, and ohe giant Dragonite fell asleep, they gradually made their way back to the shore.

  Naoki, notig the calm demeanor of the Dragonites, wondered aloud, "Did the giant Dragoell you it was going to sleep?"

  Dragonite nodded enthusiastically, "Ouch!"

  "As expected," Naoki said with a nod, thinking it had simply decided to rest.

  But Dragonite wasn't finished. "Awoo, awoo!" it added, its eyes gleaming with excitement.

  In Dragonite's mind, the words of the giant Dragonite echoed:

  "I'm tired and going to take a nap. I'll py with you all when I wake up! If any bad guys try to hurt you or endahe isnd, wake me up, and I'll teach them a lesson."

  The other Dragonites had assumed the giant Dragonite would head back to the deep sea for its slumber, but it chose to sleep directly beh Dragonite Isnd instead.

  Naoki, uo uand Dragonite's words, pondered, 'Does the giant Dragonite eveo eat?' He thought about whether it would prefer fruits, fish from the sea, or perhaps, like Groudon and Kyogre, it could sustain itself on natural energy.

  The ao that would have to wait until the giant Dragonite woke up.

  Satisfied with how the situation had resolved itself, Naoki and Dragonite began bidding farewell to the dragons onite Isnd.

  Dragonair, Dratini, and Dragonite all looked saddened by his departure. Many of them wao follow Naoki bae, but a stern gre from his Dragonite kept them in pce.

  Naoki noticed their longing expressions and smiled warmly, "We'll visit again soon. For now, it's time to go. See you ter!"

  Waving to the group onites, Naoki mounted his Dragonite and took off, s into the sky while the Dragonites watched, filled with reluce.

  As Dragonite Isnd disappeared behind him, Naoki reflected ohing that had transpired.

  'Maybe I'm officially a human friend onite Isnd now,' he mused, smiling at the thought of how well the Dragonites had taken to him.

  However, as he repyed the events in his mind, he couldn't help but feel a bit shaken.

  The day had been far more intehan he had anticipated. What began as a surprise could easily have turned into a disaster.

  Had the giant Dragonite been mgressive, pushing through the defenses of the Paldea Alliand st the region, it would have led to a devastating battle.

  'I just don’t know how strong the chief champioa is iy, and whether she could suppress the giant Dragonite.'

  After activatireme Speed, Dragonite's speed reached an incredible level.

  Before long, they arrived ba the Paldea region.

  Naoki had inteo head straight back to the ranch, but he noticed someone waiting for him on the west coast of Paldea.

  Unlike before, the Alliance's defensive line on this coast had been withdrawn, and Officer Jenny, the group of reporters, and Tulip had all left.

  Only one helicopter remained on the beach, aa stood o it, looking up at the sky.

  Naoki sidered flying past, but when he saw Geeta waving at him from a distance, he realized he had no choice but to nd.

  As Dragoouched dowa took a moment to size up the young man in front of her. His clothes were half dry, half wet—likely from being in the sea.

  "It seems the situation has been handled," Geeta said. "On behalf of the Paldea League, I want to thank you."

  Naoki shrugged casually. "It's fihis whole thing started because of me, so it was only right that I fix it."

  Geeta nodded, appreciating his straightforward nature.

  "Where did that giant Dragonite go?" she asked.

  "Somewhere it belongs," Naoki replied, seeing the ia's eyes. He added, "Don’t worry, it won’t return to the Paldea region."

  Geeta seemed satisfied with the answer and ged the topic. "You’ve never participated in any gym challenges, have you?"

  Naoki was slightly taken aback but shook his head. "Not yet."

  Geeta's expression softened. "Would you be ied in attending Naranja Academy? From there, you could start taking gym challenges aually work your to being the Paldea Champion."

  Naoki quickly uood that Geeta was eyeing him as a potential recruit for the League.

  He had no doubt that once he aplished these feats, Geeta would try t him into the fold, making him work for the Pokémon League—much like poor Larry, the Gym Leader who also serves as one of the Elite Four. The heavy workload always left Larry sounding weary and drained.

  Naoki wasn’t ied in that kind of life. A simple and quiet existen the ranch was more his speed—an ordinary life with his Pokémon.

  Naoki refused without a sed thought. "No, I still prefer being a farmer."

  He didn’t miss the ce to promote his own agricultural products to the chief champioher.

  "Oh, by the way, Miss Champion, if you ever get the ce, you should e by and buy some goat milk, vegetables, fruits, and more. They’re all super fresh!"

  After the creation onite Express, and with Geeta as the spokesperson, would he ever have to worry about not being able to sell them?

  Ohe live-streaming industry took off, Naoki envisioned hosting live broadcasts to sell his agricultural products across Paldea via Dragonite Express and online shopping.

  Geeta: "..."

  She had never met such a person before and didn’t know how to respond.

  After a brief pause, Geeta nodded hesitantly and politely said, "If I get the ce, I’ll defiry them."

  Geeta was still young and inexperie this point, her expressions far less posed thaure and poised persona she’d ter exhibit in the games.

  Naoki found it amusing but decided to leave it at that. He waved goodbye, hopped ontonite, and began his return trip.

  By the time he reached the ranch, it was already four iernoon.

  Naoki patted the heads of his Pokémon, including Koraidon and Cyclizar, who had e to greet him. He was about to head inside for some water wheiced the Naclstad Nacli pying on the grass.

  He approached them and asked, "Your new home is ready. Have you seen it yet?"

  "Stack?"

  "Nacli"

  The Pokémon seemed fused, as they hadn’t discovered it yet.

  Naoki sighed, holding his forehead. "Okay then, follow me, I’ll show you!"

  He led the Pokémon down to the salt house. After navigating a doassage, they arrived at the newly built underground cave.

  As they looked around at the vast space, the four Naclsatd Nacli were filled with amazement.

  "Nacli, Nacli!"

  "Stack!"

  "You like it?" Naoki asked with a smile.

  During summer, the surface gets scorg hot, but the ess of this underground cave was a big hit with his cave-dwelling Pokémon.

  Naoki walked over to the underground ke and said:

  "There’s water here. If you’re thirsty, you drink from the ke. I’ll also set up a feeding trough for your favorite rock salt-fried soil."

  With that, Naoki headed upstairs and, with Koraidon’s help, moved the feeding trough from the salt house down into the cave. He filled it with roasted soil.

  The Salt Pokemon weren't hungry yet, so they began expl the underground cave, familiarizing themselves with their new home.

  Watg them, Naoki couldn’t help but think they resembled little moles from fairy tales, busy building their underground kingdom.

  Feeling a bit tired, Naoki yawned and bid farewell to the Salt Pokemon before heading back to the house.

  He took a sip of water and g the old-fashioned clo the wall. Seeing it was still early, he threw himself onto the bed and said to Koraidon, who had followed him inside, "I’m going to take a nap. Go outside and py with Dragonite for a while!"......

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