At five in the evening, Naoki returo the ranch with the Nacli and Skiddo. The stru team, busy building the salt shelter, hadn't left yet. Zack's truck was also parked in front of the ranch, and his crew was standing in front of the salt shelter, stru work.

  Kora was the first to notiaoki's return. She pointed and said to Zack, "He's back."

  Zack turned around, ughed heartily, and said, "Finally back! Do you have anything to sell today?"

  "Yes!"

  Naoki and Koraidon walked to the ke and together pulled up the fishi. Suddenly, all the fish in the ke were lifted into the air.

  "Wow! That's a lot!" Zack was surprised, then walked over and started weighing the fish.

  While writing in his ledger, he said to Naoki, aiting beside him, "By the way, Naoki, the news of your successful fishing has spread throughout the entire Cascarrafa market. A seafood restaurant in town heard about it and wants to partner with you, fish exclusively from you. Are you ied in colborating?"

  "A seafood restaurant?" Naoki was a bit surprised.

  Zaodded, a smile appearing on his tanned face, his white teeth gleaming. "It's a very famous seafood restaurant. Many people from other towns e here specifically to taste their delicious food!"

  Naoki pondered for a moment, then deed the offer. "I'll pass."

  The ranch was too far from Casseroya Lake and the Paldean Sea, and the way he and Koraidon caught fish rimitive. This method was only suitable for the initial transition. If he tinued fishing day and night like this, it would be worse than a 9-9-6 work schedule! Moreover, raising Nacli was much more profitable than fishing.

  "I uand," Zaodded. "I'll let them know. Okay, the total es to 3,360 Pokédolrs!" He took out the exact amount from his bag and ha over.

  Naoki accepted the payment.

  Zack turned back to his van. "See you tomorrow!"

  Naoki nodded slightly. "See you tomorrow!"

  Zack drove off in his van.

  Kora and her stru team also stopped w. "It's gettioday. We'll be baorrow to tinue."

  "Okay."

  Watg Koraidon leave, Naoki took out eight Poké Balls from his backpad released the Nacli and Skiddo one by ohe eight Pokémon looked around curiously.

  "This is our home from now on!" Naoki decred.

  "Nacli~"

  "Maa!"

  The Nacli seemed happy, while the Skiddo were immediately drawn to a lush green meadow. They ambled across the vast grassnd, occasionally l their heads to nibble on the fresh, verdant grass.

  Sihe salt shelter hadn't been built yet, Naoki brought the Nacli ihe house, choosing to let them stay there ht. The Skiddo remained outside, where they preferred to be on the grass.

  After briefly introdug the Pokémon to each other, Naoki hurried to the kit to prepare dinner. Cyclizar and Smoliv didn't react much to the new arrivals. Cyclizar went outside to watch the Skiddo graze, Smoliv y sleepily in its flowerpot, and Koraidon followed Naoki to the kit.

  Alcremie, however, was curious about the Nacli.

  "Alcremie?"

  The Nacli timidly looked at this Pokémon that exuded a sweet fragrance. pared to them, Alcremie was rger, and beio the enviro, the five Nacli huddled together in fear.

  "Alcremie..." Alcremie was a bit fused. 'Am I that scary'?

  To put them at ease, Alcremie decided to share its delicious whipped cream with them!

  So, when Naoki brought dio the table, he saw the Nacli covered in cream. The Nacli were nibbling on the cream, looking very happy. Alcremie stood in front of them, gazing at these rock-like Pokémon with a cheerful expression, sharing its delicious treat.

  "Alcremie!" 'Eat it! Don't be afraid of me! After eating the cream, we'll be good friends'!

  Naoki couldn't help but smile. Although he didn't kly what had happened, it seemed they had already bee friends!

  Naoki pced the food oable, and as he g the Nacli, something ued caught his eye. The whipped cream from Alcremie and the rock salt from the Nacli had bined, creating a magical chemical rea.

  Relevant information popped into Naoki's mind.

  [Salted Caramel Cream: A brand new cream that bihe fvors of milk, caramel, sweetness, and rock salt. The perfect blend of various fvors makes it a good choice for desserts. It is very appealing to Pokémon who enjoy sweet and salty fvors.]

  "Alcremie!" Seeing Naoki, Alcremie turned around and called out happily.

  Seeing that they seemed to be getting along well, Naoki said casually, "Remember to take good care of these Nacli for me!"

  "Alcremie!" Alcremie promised that it would look after these strangely sted Pokémon!

  Naoki smiled, imagining the Nacli evolving into Naclstack with Alcremie, who had bonded with them, riding on their shoulders. The bination of caramel cream and rock salt sounded delicious!

  The pleasant dinner ended, and the sky outside darkened. Naoki pced the Nacli on the floor of the room and the outside with a bag of Green Grass Dumplings.

  Smelling the familiar aroma, the three Skiddo immediately gathered around and started eating the dumplings Naoki had prepared for them.

  Naoki circled them, then crouched down and carefully examiheir bodies. He found trailk-produg gnds in the wool beh their bellies.

  "As expected, Skiddo also produce milk," Naoki murmured to himself.

  Like Miltank, they could use the move Milk Drink. This move was inally exclusive to Miltank, allowing them to drink their own milk during battle to restore a rge amount of health. Later, Skiddo could also learn this move.

  He just couldn't uand why they drank cow's milk instead of goat's milk.

  This group of wild Skiddo hadn't received any systematic training, and Naoki was unsure about their attitude towards milk produ.

  After p for a moment, Naoki poio the milk-produg gnds of one Skiddo and asked, " I touch this? I try to get some goat milk from here?"

  Immediately after asking, Naoki felt a bit awkward.

  But the Skiddo didn't seem unfortable. It looked down, a fused and puzzled expression on its face. In its uanding, only baby Skiddo, who were still growing, drank milk.

  'The trainer was milk, but the trainer wasn't a baby, was he'?