"Is this Dragonite?" Looking at the bck shadow's outline, Naoki immediately envisiohe plump, round body of a Dragonite. He wao ask Yosuke about this Pokémon, but when he looked up, Yosuke was deeply engrossed in his drawing.

  Naoki decided not to disturb him and tinued flipping through the sketchbook. However, his thoughts were ed by the image onite, and he lost i in the subsequent Pokémon like Golett, Slowpoke, and Shroomish.

  After over an hour, Yosuke finally put down his pencil. Looking at his finished artwork, he excimed, "Perfectly doake a look!"

  He handed Naoki the drawing of Koraidon. On the paper, Koraidon y peacefully beside Naoki, its rge head resting on his legs. Naoki was absorbed in reading the sketchbook, creating a natural awarming se.

  "Amazing!" Naoki gave a thumbs-up and asked, "Have you been learning to draw for a long time?"

  Yosuke scratched his head. "Not really. My parents enrolled me in an art css, but I only attended for three months before leaving to travel. I'm still practig."

  Naoki didn't know much about art. Yosuke put away his pen, satisfied, and closed the sketchbook. He then asked with i, "Are you also a trairaveling around?"

  "No," Naoki shook his head. "I'm a rancher. I currently run a ranch. If you ever need eggs, you e to Naoki Ranch, east of Cascarrafa." Naoki took the opportunity to promote his ranch's products.

  Yosuke's eyes widened in surprise. "A rancher?"

  "Yup!"

  "Wow," Yosuke replied. "I initially thought you were a trainer who came to Casseroya Lake to caton. There are many different types living here. I ofterainers io caton these days."

  Speaking of wild Pokémon, Naoki turned back to the page with the Dragonite-like drawing and asked, "Is this Pokémon still around?"

  "You mean that one? Yes, it's still there!" Yosuke replied, surprised. "Are you ied in it too?"

  Naoki didn't deny it. "If it's not too much trouble, could you tell me about it?"

  "Of course!" Yosuke recalled, "I spotted it a week ago."

  "At that time, I was iigating a Pokémon native to the Paldea region, on an isnd in the ke west of Casseroya Lake. It was mimig the appearance of sushi."

  "Out of curiosity, I wao get a closer look, but for some reason, I was suddenly attacked by a Croaw."

  "In a panic, I fell into the ke and was chased by a group of Finneon. I ended up washed ashore on a cliff. When I looked up, I saw this Pokémon sitting on the cliff, gazing at the moon."

  "But in the evening, Casseroya Lake gets foggy, and I couldn't see it clearly. I could only make out a blurry shadow."

  "There's no Pokémon like that in the Gar region. I was captivated by it and started it. I ter discovered that it would arrive there promptly at 7 o'clock every night."

  "It stays there until five in the m the following day, then flies back to the sea without fail. Rain or shi's always on time!"

  "It's a shame I don't have a flying Pokémon. I 't reach that height." Yosuke's face was filled with regret, but then he suddenly remembered the flying Pokémht in front of him! His eyes lit up. "Could you take me to see what it really looks like? I just want to observe it!"

  "Well, I could." Naoki hesitated.

  The mysterious Pokémon wouldn't appear until seven in the evening, but he couldn't stay here for long. He had to return to the rand prepare dinner for the Pokémon.

  After a moment of thought, Naoki asked, "It stays there all night and doesn't leave, right?"

  Yosuke nodded. "That's right."

  "How about this," Naoki proposed, "I'll e back here after 7 pm." He expihe tasks he still o plete at the ranch.

  Yosuke immediately agreed. "No problem, I'll wait for you here!"

  After making the agreement, Naoki rode Koraidon away from the watchtower. He looked at the five Poké Balls in his hand and started p whion he should bring back to the ranch.

  First and foremost, the ranch currently needed Nacli the most because of their ability to produce valuable salt.

  Acc to the Rancher's Guide given by Mayor Cvell, Naaturally shed salt particles as they move. Therefore, people build special shelters for them with a unique floor c to collect the salt. On average, one Nacli produce a small bag of about 500 grams of rock salt every five days.

  The market price for such a small bag of rock salt is 3,000 Pokédolrs. The reason for the high price is that rock salt is ri minerals, and long-term ption is beneficial to both humans and Pokémon. Moreover, this rock salt be applied directly to Pokémon to quickly heal their injuries.

  Excluding the cost of raising them, one Nacli earn over 2,500 Pokédolrs in five days, which trao 15,000 per month. With ten Nacli, a rancher could earn 150,000 Pokédolrs monthly. And ohey evolve into Naclstack, their salt produ increases even further.

  If the rareats the Nacli well, providing daily food and spending time pying with them, keeping them happy, healthy, and illness-free, the profits are substantial.

  With this in mind, Naoki guided Koraidon to the location where he had previously spotted the Nacli, following the memory of its location. It was on the east side of Casseroya Lake, near a rocky area on Gseado Mountain. There was a cave in the back, which seemed to be where the Nacli lived.

  Naoki gently patted Koraidon's neck. Koraidon gave a cry and nded in front of the cave.

  Several Nacli that had been basking in the sun and pying on the rocks sensed an unfamiliar presend fled in panic, scattering bato the cave.

  Naoki thought, "Am I really that scary?"

  Although his initial approach had failed, Naoki wasn't disced. He took out his prized delicacies—salted dried fish and salted plums.

  Worried that suddeering the cave would scare the Nacli, Naoki chose to stay outside and started tossing the dried fish and plums into the cave.