Master Craftsman of the Pokemon World

The sudden disappearance of his friend greatly troubled Calyrex. He wiped the sweat from his large head, relieved that the ancient Hydrogon was willing to help him cultivate the Radiant Flower. Since it was a friend's Pokémon, it should know something about farming!

"Awoo?"

Woliwog tilted its head, examining the translucent Radiant Flower with its claw tips, looking quite puzzled.

But, as the King of Bountiful... shouldn't you know how to grow crops yourself?

『In the past, I only needed to wave my hand to make a hundred flowers bloom, turning barren lands into lush paradises, just as I did with this soil. But I have never tilled the land like a commoner.』

Calyrex's cheeks flushed slightly.

As a king representing civilization, being questioned about such a thing by an 'ancient dragon' was naturally a bit embarrassing.

After all, he never imagined he would lose his power to this extent!

『With my current strength, I cannot make an entire flower bloom, and I cannot even make ordinary crops grow on a large scale. Perhaps I can only grow one or two plants.』 Calyrex touched his large head, reaching a disheartening conclusion after a difficult mental struggle, making him even more ashamed.

Woliwog made a soft 'awoo' sound. Fortunately, it didn't understand the concepts of 'king' and 'commoner.' It simply thought that this thing called 'king' couldn't even do basic planting. If it lost its psychic powers, wouldn't it be useless? What a weak king!

"Hooroo~"

Woliwog's large head looked around, first focusing on the Pecha Berries it had cultivated itself, then shaking its head after a moment of thought.

No, no, those can't be used as a template. The Trainer said this new farmland is for planting new crops, not more Pecha Berries!

Woof... Woliwog closed its eyes, then thought of something good. Wagging its tail, it ran back to the 'small pile' of items it had brought back earlier, using its mouth to rummage through the pile, biting out a green vegetable and grabbing a clump of wet, blue fluff.

Thump, thump. Woliwog walked back to Calyrex and handed him the vegetable it was holding in its mouth.

『Hmm... Ancient—no, Hydrogon, what is this vegetable? It looks like my head? Could it be a cauliflower...?』

『But I have never seen such a large cauliflower!』

Calyrex's small eyes widened, its puppet-like arms holding the green, organic vegetable. Woliwog barked, vividly describing how hard it had worked to get the vegetable!

It was full of hardships—there were three monkeys gathered together, one spitting fire, one spitting water, and one spitting grass...

Calyrex: 『There's no such move as 'spitting grass.'』

Woliwog: "Roar~ Awoo awoo~ Awoo~ (Anyway, the three of them together were very troublesome. It took me a while to knock them out. This vegetable was picked up from the green monkey's head. This strange plant has a strong vitality and won't wither even when separated from its host, making it very suitable for cultivation!)"

"Awoo~ (And this hair was picked up from the blue monkey's head.)"

Calyrex's expression turned to [-_-]: 『That behavior isn't called picking up; it's called outright robbery.』

Woliwog (confused): "?"

What's the difference between robbing and picking up? Defeating an opponent and taking their belongings—isn't that just picking it up!

『...Hmm.』 Calyrex decided it wasn't necessary to discuss moral concepts with an ancient dragon, so it stopped the topic and instead began to study the large cauliflower in its hands.

Woliwog: "Awoo~"

Try planting this plant! I'll teach you how to properly cultivate plants. It's all pretty much the same!

『But this isn't a flower; it's a cauliflower!』 Calyrex stared blankly at Woliwog.

Woliwog: "Awoo~ Roar~"

It's all pretty much the same! As long as it looks like a flower!

Using a cauliflower to cultivate the Radiant Flower—that was the brilliant idea Woliwog had come up with. If all went well, the Radiant Flower petals would bloom again with the help of the cauliflower. Some plants grew like this in ancient times.

『Unheard of... Hmm, but since my friend is gone, there's no one to help me cultivate for the time being... It seems I really have to try becoming a farmer and fend for myself... Cauliflower it is, then. I hope your method works. How do you use these tools?』

Calyrex's large head was filled with large question marks as he picked up the farming tools, trying hard to recall how the human farmers used them in the past. Hmm! For the King of Bountiful who once ruled Galar, figuring out how to use these tools was just a small matter! This was the wisdom of a king!

『This is a hoe.』 Calyrex pointed to one of the farming tools and muttered softly. Woliwog watched from the side, utterly speechless.

Don't just stand there watching! Hurry up and start working!

Woliwog suddenly let out a long dragon's roar, its tail striking the ground and causing a tremor, startling the muttering former king. Calyrex was so frightened that it almost fell. After patting its chest to calm down, Calyrex quickly explained: 『I was just recalling how to use these things. I'm about to start working! Don't rush me!』

『Hmm, I'm going to start tilling the land!』

Before planting, the land had to be turned over. Calyrex then noticed some crop cultivation books left behind by Spectrier before it disappeared. He quickly opened the books and began to read.

While reading, Calyrex was a little worried because the language of later generations seemed completely different from ancient Galar, and his friend came from a region outside of Galar, so the writing system might also be very different from Galar's. Through convenient psychic powers, they could communicate seamlessly on a spiritual and verbal level, but they were completely in the dark when it came to written words.

But fortunately, the dream world seemed to actively correct 'this problem,' or perhaps his friend had adjusted the content of these items when he took out the books. In any case, Calyrex discovered that the words on the books gradually twisted, changing from a language he couldn't quite understand to the ancient Galar language he could understand!

How amazing! This way, there would be no reading obstacles!

The former Calyrex had disdained such books, but now that he had lost his power, he analyzed these books word by word!

『...For cauliflower cultivation, it is best to choose loam or clay loam and apply sufficient base fertilizer. Generally, use kilograms of decomposed fertilizer, superphosphate, and wood ash per acre. After applying the fertilizer, be sure to deeply plow the land to ensure that the fertilizer and soil are evenly mixed. Cauliflower likes light, and insufficient light will lead to poor plant development and dull color...』

『Hmm! I completely understand! Although I have never used farming tools myself, I am very knowledgeable about soil treatment! So, let's start now!』

After reading the book, Calyrex's large head absorbed all the knowledge, and his eyes were filled with confident light!

If the brain knows how to do it, the hands will be almost the same!

Plus, there was the augmentation of his great statue, and the soil had been re-modified by his friend and Turtwig. He had even turned this land into fertile soil!

So, the remaining work would be very easy...

Thirty minutes later.

『Huff huff... Ver-very easy. Tilling the land is just a small matter for a king!』

Calyrex tried to put on a brave face in front of Woliwog.

But it was about to collapse on the ground.

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His head, his head was so heavy! The more energy he expended, the heavier his head became!

As expected, his power was still being consumed excessively!

The King of Bountiful who once ruled Galar now seemed clumsy even holding the hoe handle, and his slender white legs and body were covered in mud, making him look a bit comical.

But Calyrex felt very happy.

Creating abundance with psychic powers was a completely different feeling than tilling the land with his own hands. So, this was the feeling of those humans when they worked!

Hmm, the greatest abundance is always born between fingers covered in dirt.

As king, he would fill this land with Radiant Flowers, or other crops!

『How is it! My soil treatment skills are amazing, right?』 Calyrex showed an expectant, praise-seeking expression, but all he got was Woliwog's puzzled look.

Ancient people (dragons) don't understand soil treatment!

However, although Woliwog didn't quite understand how to treat soil, as a Dragon-type Pokémon, it had a natural sense and affinity for 'life force.' In the world of Pokémon, the Dragon type represents the enhancement of life force, as recorded when Arceus created the Jewel of Life.

The soil in front of it, after being tilled by Calyrex for the second time, was full of rich life energy. Water, grass, and earth were fused with the power of lightning, and then enhanced with the power of the dragon!

Woliwog roared to the sky, and a strong light was stimulated. Woliwog used "Sunny Day!"

The ability "Protosynthesis" was triggered, and Woliwog's Sp. Atk increased.

Then, Woliwog waved its dragon claws, first stuffing the Radiant Flower petals into the cauliflower, and then squeezing the wet, blue monkey hair from the Simipour and sprinkling it on the fertile land and cauliflower.

This was because Woliwog had learned from the three monkeys' conversation that the water stored in this blue hair was full of nutrients. The blue monkey would use its tail to water plants with this water, and if plants were watered with it, they would thrive. When Woliwog obtained this wet monkey hair, it felt that it was full of unique Water-type energy.

『There's still, there's still the final step!』 Calyrex braced his large head and stood up again from the ground. Under Woliwog's puzzled gaze, he suddenly began to dance in place.

『Hmm moo, moo ee! Crown, moo ee! Crown, crown~ ee!』

Tapping to the left, tapping to the right, and finally raising both hands upwards! Every grain of soil trembled under the king's majesty, bursting with azure brilliance!

Calyrex's strange behavior stunned Woliwog, who didn't understand why such abstract behavior was necessary for cultivating crops. But soon, the farmland in front of it suddenly began to shake. Woliwog was taken aback, watching the farmland vigilantly, and then looking at Calyrex!

『This is the manifestation of my power! Abundance will descend on this land cultivated by me personally!』

Rumble, rumble rumble rumble!

Boom!

The special cauliflower planted in the soil suddenly began to expand at an unreasonable speed! A large amount of soil was pushed aside and turned over, the Radiant Flower petals were completely swallowed by it, and the green cauliflower began to turn into the blue of the Radiant Flower!