Naoki stood there, a bit speechless, processing the situation. This was the first time he had entered a Pokémon that actively requested to be milked.

  But si was te, Naoki decided to start the milking process the m. After calming Miltank down and making sure it was fortable, Naoki returned home to get some rest.

  The following m, Naoki arrived at the Pokémon House, carrying a milk bucket he had prepared in advance.

  Miltank was already awake, mung on some berries atop the haystack. As soon as it saw Naoki, it stood up eagerly, ready for a.

  "Milu~!" Miltank greeted, clearly excited to begin.

  Naoki chuckled, impressed by Miltank's readiness. 'You're pretty skilled at this', he thought to himself.

  He decided to get to wht ag the milk bucket beh Miltank. With a gentle squeeze, thick, creamy milk began to flow out, filling the air with a rich, sweet aroma.

  Naoki immediately noticed that the st was sweeter and richer than the Moo Moo Milk he had purchased from the town. He g the milk in the bucket, and information about it appeared in his mind:

  [Milk (Top Grade): A milk of the highest quality and nutritioremely beneficial to the body when ed. It also be used to make top-grade cheese, butter, and other foods.]

  At first g seemed simir to the top-grade goat milk from his Skiddo, but the st and taste had their own distinct qualities.

  'Whether this milk has the same magical properties as the goat milk remains to be seen', Naoki thought. 'We'll have to wait and see'.

  Naoki refocused oask at hand, trating on milking Miltank. There was definitely a teique to this—rhythmically squeezing the udder from top to bottom to draw out the milk effitly.

  Thanks to his experience milking Skiddo, Naoki found the process straightforward, though physically demanding. However, he soon realized that the pace was slower than expected.

  By the time he filled the 20-liter milk bucket, Naoki was exhausted. His bad waist ached, and his legs a were numb. A quice at the ade his eyes widen in disbelief.

  Half an hour already?

  It took half an hour to milk just one Miltank. If he had to milk ten Miltank.

  'That would take five hours just for milking. This is too exhausting'!

  "No, I definitely o go to town and see if there's an automatic milking device for sale," Naoki decided, standing up and stretg his sore limbs.

  After a moment of recovery, Naoki directed Koraidon, who had been waiting nearby and was nearly dozing off, to move the milk bucket.

  "Ah, gah!"

  Upon receiving the task, Koraidon immediately transformed into its bat form, effortlessly carrying the bucket of milk out of the Pokémon House. Naoki followed, leading Miltank outside.

  Zack wouldn't be able to pick up the goods until the evening, which meant Naoki wouldn't be able t back the seiltank to keep this one pany until tomorrow. Naoki thought about how both Pokémon produced milk and figured that his Skiddo, with its geemperament, might get along well with Miltank.

  So, he decided to introduce them.

  The weather erfect—sunny with a moderate temperature, her too hot nor too cold. At nine in the m, the ranch was bustling with life.

  The diligent bee had already flown out to gather honey.

  Pawmi had also goo the chi coop to start herding the hens. Over time, Pawmi had bee quite skilled at managing the chis.

  o the farmnd, Dragonite ractig its weather-based moves. With eyes closed, it was fully immersed in the process, waving its chubby paws in front of it as if pying an invisible piano. The farmnd became its stage, and the rain its keys, creating a beautiful symphony that nourished the growing crops.

  Miltank watched the se with curiosity. Naoki noticed and smiled, saying, "That's Drago's currently training here at the ranch."

  "Milu," Miltank responded, nodding in aowledgment.

  Just then, Miltank suddenly felt a powerful, almost overwhelming aura ing from nearby. It turs head and saw a glowing patch of grass in the distance.

  There, three Pokémon shrouded in a thick, radiant light were rolling around on the grass. The intense energy emanating from them made it impossible to see their forms clearly.

  The aura was terrifying, the kind that could only e from very powerful and possibly violent Pokémon. Images of three fierce bullies fshed through Miltank's mind, leaving it stunned and frozen in pce.

  However, Naoki, already aced to the se, called out to the trio, "Hey, stop that! I'm introdug you to a new partner!"

  Hearing Naoki's voice, the Skiddo stopped their pyful rolling and, in unison, rahe green grass toward Naoki and Miltank.

  When the Skiddo came closer, Miltank finally got a clear look at them. They were not the violent bullies it had imagined but three adorable Skiddo's?

  "Milu?!" Miltank was even more surprised. 'How could such cute Pokémo such a terrifying aura'?

  Naoki had po introduce Miltank to the Skiddo, but seeing them glowing green made him pause in surprise and fusion. 'Just yesterday, when the Skiddo were pying, they weren't glowing', he thought.

  'Could it be that there's too much grass-type energy in their bodies, and it's starting to leak out'? Naoki wondered as he narrowed his eyes, ging his approach. "Do you feel unfortable anywhere?" he asked.

  The three Skiddo shook their heads in unison. One of them stood up excitedly and called out to Naoki, "Baa, Baa!"

  'It's learned a new move'! Naoki realized. He raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "Show it to me!"

  The Skiddo took a few steps back, carefully the distaween itself and Naoki, as if it was worried about actally hurting him. After retreating a bit further, it seemed satisfied.

  "Meah!" 'Alright, this should be enough'!

  The Skiddo trated and held its breath, causing the grass-type energy in its body te. Suddenly, two slender, whip-like vines sprouted, curving gracefully.

  As Naoki observed, the name of the move came to mind. "Vine Whip? But I didn't think Skiddo khat move."

  He was a little surprised, but before he could process it, the Skiddo moved again.

  Uhe immense amplification of grass-type energy, the two vine whips grew thicker and rger, reag an almost ridiculous size.

  "Um?!" Naoki was taken aback as the Skiddo waved the [Super Vine Whip], which had bee as thick as a giant python. With a determined "baa," it brought the massive whip down with a fierce motion.

  There was a loud crash, and the ground seemed to tremble from the impact.

  Miltank, who was standing nearby, was shaken so much that it bounced slightly off the ground. It nded back down, staring in wide-eyed shock at the Skiddo, who was now calmly holding the vine whip.

  "Milu!" 'Monster'!

  Miltank thought, pletely stunned by what it had just witnessed.