## Chapter 88: My Dearest Hatterene
After hearing Hatterene's story, Bai Feng couldn't help but feel a bit of sympathy for it; it was truly miserable!
Bai Feng walked up to Hatterene and gently said to it, "Hatterene, are you very good at Housework? Do you want to come with me?"
As for whether Hatterene could use Skills, that wasn't important to Bai Feng; he just wanted to hire a Nanny.
"Rim~"
Seeing Bai Feng approach, Hatterene couldn't help but retreat two steps. It hesitated for a few seconds, then shook its Head, indicating refusal.
"Why?" Bai Feng asked, puzzled.
"Rim~ Rim~"
Hatterene pointed at the surrounding Pokémon, and Bai Feng suddenly understood.
"You want to take care of them?"
The reason Hatterene was good at Housework was because it had always been responsible for taking care of the lives of the Pokémon in the Pokémon Shelter.
Here, it was like the Pokémon's Mom.
Hearing Hatterene's answer, the other Pokémon all looked moved.
Just then, a Furfrou walked out and barked a few times at Hatterene. It told Hatterene that if it had the Opportunity to pursue a better New Life, Hatterene shouldn't worry about them and should leave without hesitation.
Although they were reluctant to part with Hatterene, to them, the happiness of their beloved Hatterene was even more important.
If it could only stay and take care of them for its entire life, what hope would Hatterene's life have?
The other Pokémon heard Furfrou's words and nodded in agreement. Hatterene had taken care of them for many years. If possible, they sincerely hoped Hatterene could be happy.
The deep Affection among the Pokémon in the Pokémon Shelter deeply moved Bai Feng. This was simply a mutual devotion!
He suddenly Had a brainwave and then proposed to Hatterene, "How about this, Hatterene? You come back with me to work for me, and I'll exchange your Wage for Berry. Also, every season, I will send the Berry from my Orchard that have poor Appearance Quality and are difficult to sell to the Pokémon Shelter, so that the Pokémon here can eat their fill as much as possible."
Wasn't Hatterene worried about the Pokémon here? Then he would just solve its worries, wouldn't he!
Every Time the Berry were picked in the Orchard, a large Quantity of Berry couldn't be sold because they were small or didn't look good. These Berry were usually kept by Bai Feng for his own consumption.
But each Time there was quite a lot of Berry, more than he could eat by himself, so most of them were used by Bai Feng as Materials for composting. Now, sending them to the Pokémon in the Pokémon Shelter to eat was perfect.
Hatterene was still very hesitant, but after hearing Bai Feng's proposal, it immediately nodded quickly, afraid that Bai Feng would regret it.
As expected, compared to considering itself, Hatterene's heart was still focused on its Companions in the Pokémon Shelter.
"Alright then, it's settled," Bai Feng said with a Smile. After speaking, he looked at the Uncle, "Uncle, I'll adopt this Hatterene then."
The Uncle nodded, "Okay, I'll help you register it. Come back in two days. If the Review has no Problem, you can take Hatterene directly then."
The Uncle felt a little regretful in his heart. Hatterene had saved him a lot of trouble when it was here. Now that Hatterene was leaving, his good days were probably coming to an end.
However, he didn't intend to stop it. Although he didn't care much about the Pokémon here, he never thought of preventing them from pursuing a New Life.
The Uncle was a person who didn't seek progress, and precisely because of this, his family used connections to get him this job, where he could just muddle through each day.
Bai Feng nodded upon hearing this, then looked at Hatterene again and said, "Hatterene, we'll see each other again in two days then."
Hatterene's expression was blank, but seeing the bright Smile on Bai Feng's face, it couldn't help but nod.
After leaving the Pokémon Shelter, Bai Feng and Student Shen Mu each went Home.
As soon as Bai Feng got Home, he found Bai Ye.
"Mom, have we used up the Berry from our recent batch for composting?"
"Shana~ Shana~" Not yet, why?
Bai Ye asked, puzzled.
"Then don't compost them for now, I have a use for them," Bai Feng said. "Are those Berry in the Warehouse?"
Bai Ye nodded.
"Then I'll go take a look." Saying this, Bai Feng walked towards the Warehouse.
On Fangxing Mountain, besides the Warehouse at the Mountain Foot, there was also a Warehouse at the Mountain Top used for storing miscellaneous items.
Bai Ye didn't understand what her precious son was going to do, so she quickly followed.
Bai Feng walked into the Warehouse and saw that it was indeed piled high with Basket after Basket of Berry. They were all Berry that were relatively small or misshapen, and there was quite a large Quantity.
Because they hadn't been picked long ago, the Berry were still very fresh, and some of the Peel even had crystal clear Water droplets hanging on them.
Seeing that Bai Ye had also followed, Bai Feng told it about Hatterene and the Pokémon Shelter and discussed it with it:
"I want to send these Berry to the Pokémon Shelter from now on. Anyway, we don't mainly rely on these Berry for composting."
"Shana~ Shana~" I'll listen to you, I have no opinion.
Bai Ye expressed indifference to this.
So that day, Bai Feng hired a Truck and hauled all the Berry in the Warehouse to the Pokémon Shelter in one go.
The Uncle managing the Pokémon Shelter was bewildered when he received the Berry. When he learned that the person who sent the Berry was Bai Feng, he couldn't help but marvel at Bai Feng's high efficiency.
After the delivery person left, the Uncle called out all the Pokémon in the Courtyard.
"Come, come... there's food for you!"
The Pokémon were also bewildered when they saw the large pile of Berry. Where did they come from?
"Rim~"
Hatterene looked at the Uncle in confusion. Even if the Uncle couldn't understand Pokémon Language, he guessed what it wanted to ask at that moment, so he explained:
"The kid from earlier today sent them."
Although Hatterene already had a Conjecture in its heart, it still felt a little dazed when it was truly confirmed.
That person didn't lie to it!
Hearing the Uncle's answer, the other Pokémon were also very happy. Bai Feng's actions showed them Bai Feng's importance towards Hatterene, which meant that when Hatterene went to Bai Feng, its life would definitely not be too bad.
Under Hatterene's organization, the Berry were quickly distributed into the Pokémon's hands. Because there was a large Quantity of Berry, they couldn't finish them in one meal and could save them to continue eating tomorrow.
For a Time, the atmosphere in the Pokémon Shelter became very lively.
Hatterene held a Berry in its hand, but its mind was filled with thoughts. Bai Feng's smiling face from earlier that day couldn't help but appear in its mind.
Perhaps going there was indeed a good thing!
Although the Berry Bai Feng sent didn't look very good, their Taste was actually the same as the Berry that were sold, so the Pokémon were amazed when they took their first bite.
Hatterene was the same. It took a bite of the Berry in its hand, and the sweet Juice exploded in its mouth. It was a flavor it had never tasted before, just like its mood at this very Instant.
Seeing the Pokémon eating with enjoyment, the Uncle couldn't resist taking one himself, and was immediately amazed as well.
Such delicious Berry were actually sent to the Pokémon in the Pokémon Shelter to eat? The Uncle felt he couldn't understand that kid from earlier today anymore.
The next day, when Bai Feng returned from school at Lunchtime, he was surprised to Discover that Buneary had actually returned.
"Buneary, why are you back? Aren't you supposed to be studying with Mr. Blaine today?" Bai Feng was very happy.
"Milu~ Milu~ Milu~"
Buneary hopped and skipped to Bai Feng's side to explain to him.
It turned out that Mr. Blaine wasn't Home today; he had gone out to visit friends with Zhi Mi, so Buneary, having nothing to do today, rode Fletchinder back by itself.
It hadn't been Home for several days, and it just took this Opportunity to come back and see Home and Heliolisk.
(ω) Uh, Heliolisk was just an afterthought...
Bai Feng suddenly understood, "So that's how it is. We missed you too! Without you, this Home was almost falling apart."
Bai Feng walked into the Home and indeed saw that the Home had been cleaned spotlessly and tidied neatly; it was all Buneary's credit.
Bai Feng wanted nothing more than to pick up Buneary and give it a big hug and two kisses.
Although Bai Feng and the others usually did Housework themselves, they were far inferior to Buneary. As soon as Buneary came Home, the Home seemed to transform.
"Milu~ Milu~ Mi~" Boss, hurry and wash your hands, Lunch will be ready soon!
Buneary pulled on Bai Feng's pants leg and said.
"Is Lunch ready? Who made it? Bai Ye?" Bai Feng indicated that he wanted to refuse; his Mom's cooking was hard to describe.
"Milu~ Milu~" Not Bai Ye, it was me!
Buneary shook its Head and said.
"You?" Bai Feng widened his eyes in disbelief. He sized up Buneary's small frame, "Can you reach the stove?"
"Milu~ Milu~ Milu~" What do you mean? Boss, are you looking down on me?
Buneary instantly became angry upon hearing this. It pounded Bai Feng's calf with its little fists.
Buneary had super strength, especially after Bai Feng started helping it with Lighting Hidden Energy Circuits. Its little fists hurt quite a bit when hitting people, even though it was holding back its strength.
"Okay, okay, I know I was wrong. Today I'll taste Buneary's Craftsmanship!" Bai Feng quickly begged for mercy.
Soon, Bai Ye and the others also returned from outside. Bai Feng helped Buneary carry the Dishes from the Kitchen to the Restaurant.
To be honest, when Bai Feng first saw the Lunch Buneary made, he was truly surprised. Was this really made by Buneary, and not by Zhi Mi?
Only after asking did Bai Feng learn that it had learned all this from Zhi Mi.
No one in Bai Feng's Home knew how to cook. The one with the best Craftsmanship was probably Bai Feng himself, but his Craftsmanship was really just average.
When it was at Mr. Blaine's Home, Buneary tasted Zhi Mi's Craftsmanship and was amazed at the Time. How could there be someone in the World with such good Craftsmanship! (Ultimately, Buneary just hadn't seen much of the World.)
To be able to eat such delicious food in the future, Buneary proposed the idea of learning Craftsmanship from Zhi Mi. It took Zhi Mi a long Time of guessing and figuring out to understand what Buneary meant.
Zhi Mi didn't refuse and allowed Buneary to observe when he cooked.
When learning to make Energy Cube, Buneary had the Opportunity to observe, but Mr. Blaine, Octillery, and Slowking wouldn't actively guide it. But Zhi Mi was Different; he not only let Buneary observe but also taught it very seriously.
Facts proved that Buneary not only had extraordinary Talent in making Energy Cube but also had comparable Talent in Craftsmanship.
Because of Zhi Mi's teaching, Buneary's progress in Craftsmanship was actually faster than in making Energy Cube!
This was truly a case of planting flowers with intent, only for willows to grow without effort.
Zhi Mi was envious of Buneary's intelligence. He also wanted such a smart and cute Pokémon, but such Pokémon were hard to come by.
After everyone was seated at the table, Bai Feng said, "This meal today was specially made by Buneary for everyone after coming back. Everyone must eat happily."
"Shana~"
"Xilai~"
"Aibo~"
...
The Pokémon responded happily, and then began to eat heartily.
With the first bite, Bai Feng and the Pokémon were surprised by Buneary's Craftsmanship.
It was too delicious! Although it was still quite a bit worse than Zhi Mi's, compared to anyone or any Pokémon here, this Craftsmanship could be said to be at a masterful level.
"Buneary, you are too... amazing!" Bai Feng said while eating, giving Buneary a thumbs-up. "From now on, whether we have good food depends on you!"
At this Time, Heliolisk also learned from Bai Feng and gave Buneary a thumbs-up. Seeing this, Buneary looked shy.
Fortunately, no one noticed their little actions, otherwise they might have been choked by the Dog Food and unable to eat.
Buneary rested at Home for one night, and the next morning, it carried its small bag again and rode Fletchinder back to Mr. Blaine's Home.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day Bai Feng was going to pick up Hatterene. That afternoon after school, Bai Feng rode Talonflame Captain to the Pokémon Shelter.
After the Uncle opened the Door and saw that it was Bai Feng, he breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought you weren't coming."
Bai Feng said sheepishly, "I have classes during the day, so I can only come at this Time."
What a strange kid... The Uncle glanced at Bai Feng, "Come in."
After the Uncle welcomed Bai Feng in, Bai Feng asked, "Uncle, has my Review passed?"
The Uncle answered expressionlessly, "It passed. You can take Hatterene directly."
The Uncle was indeed very surprised when he saw the Review results. He didn't expect that what Bai Feng said before was actually true. He was indeed an orphan, and he was indeed the Owner of an Orchard, and that Orchard's Business seemed to be quite good.
Thinking of the Taste of the Berry Bai Feng sent, he felt it was only natural. If he could Cultivate such delicious Berry, the Orchard's Business couldn't possibly be bad.
Hatterene also breathed a sigh of relief the Instant it saw Bai Feng.
Actually, it had been waiting for Bai Feng to pick it up since early in the morning, but Bai Feng's figure was nowhere to be seen, so Hatterene was inevitably a little anxious. It even started to suspect that Bai Feng might have regretted it.
Bai Feng walked up to Hatterene and said to it with a Smile, "Hatterene, I've come to pick you up!"
"Rim~"
Hatterene nodded.
The Uncle then Reminded from the side, "Come over and sign, and then you can take Hatterene and leave."
"Hatterene, wait for me for a moment." Bai Feng instructed Hatterene before following the Uncle to his Office.
As soon as Bai Feng left, the Pokémon in the Courtyard all came out, tearfully bidding farewell to Hatterene.
Hatterene comforted them, "Alright, don't be sad. I'm still in Couriway Town, and I'll come back to see you when I have Time."
Furfrou also said, "That's right, Hatterene is going to live a good life from now on. We should be happy for it."
So the Pokémon all wiped away their tears and planned to send off Hatterene to its New Life with Smiles.
When Bai Feng returned, the Pokémon who had come to see it off had already hidden back in the Rooms. They quietly peeked from the Door frames or window sills, secretly watching Hatterene's receding figure, and silently offered their blessings in their hearts.
My dearest Hatterene, may you always be happy.
(End of Chapter)