Naoki stared at the seeds in his palm, still surprised by the ued gift.

  "Raao?"

  Koraidon, standing beside him, tilted its head in curiosity.

  Naoki g Koraidon before carefully tug the seeds away. "Well, there's only one way to find out—let's pnt them."

  With nothing pressing at the moment, Naoki grabbed a shovel and found a good spot in the pasture. He dug a small hole, carefully pced the seeds inside, and covered them with soil.

  Ohat was done, he called for Calyrex to e over.

  Calmly, Calyrex lifted a hand, and a soft blue glow radiated from the soil. The energy pulsed, seeping into the ground like shimmering water.

  Then, something miraculous happened.

  The soil cracked ever so slightly, and from within, a tiny sapling sprouted. It grew at a visible speed, its trunk thiing, its braretg outward, until it became a t five-meter tree with strong, sturdy bark.

  At first g looked no different from any ordinary tree. But as Naoki stepped closer, he noticed something strange. Embedded withirunk erfectly round hole, just rge enough for a small Pokémon to enter.

  It was as if the opening had been naturally carved out, its walls and floor smoothly polished, nh like he had expected. Naoki narrowed his eyes, sensing something special about this tree.

  At that moment, information about the tree appeared in his mind.

  [Nurturing Tree House]

  Type: Special Crop

  Description: A uree that simutes a natural incubation enviro.

  If a Pokémon Egg is pced ihe Nurturing Tree House will absorb nutrients from the earth and sky, ensuring safe and accelerated hatg. Pokémon hatched withiree will be healthier, stronger, and their natural potential will be greatly enhanced. Increases talent growth and learning aptitude of newly hatched Pokémon.

  Naoki froze.

  "A Nurturing Tree House…" he murmured, reading the description again.

  This was no ordinary tree.

  This was a living, self-sustaining incubator—a natural hatg chamber that not only nurtured Pokémon Eggs but enhahe abilities of any Pokémon born inside.

  "This is insane!"

  If this existed in the games, it would mean every Pokémon born here would have perfect stats! Higher prehensio they could learn new moves faster.

  Higher iale they could reacredible heights in strength.

  This was a breeding dream e true.

  Naoki couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

  "If only this had been here sooner…" he sighed.

  If this tree had existed earlier, he could have pced all those Eevee and Dragonite eggs inside and raised them to their absolute peak potential.

  But… it wasn't too te.

  There were plenty of Pokémon at the rand even more on the World Tree. Sooner or ter, new life would be born. When that happehis tree would bee an invaluable treasure.

  Eager to see the tree in a, Naoki turowards Koraidon.

  But there roblem—Paradox Pokémon, at least in the games, couldn't breed.

  Naoki g Koraidon, who was staring back at him, fused by the intense gaze.

  "Raao?" (What?)

  Naoki chuckled. "Never mind."

  Instead, he turned his gaze across the ranch, searg for his Dragonite.

  Naoki remembered something important—his Dragonite had once fallen in love with a fellonite from the Isnd.

  That Dragonite also joihe other Dragonites in living on the World Tree.

  If they were still in tact...

  Naoki couldn't help but be curious.

  What would happen if a Champion-level Dragohat had eaten Storm Buns—enhang its strength to legendary levels—had an egg, and that egg was hatched ihe Nurturing Tree House?

  What kind of iential would the offspring have? With this thought in mind, Naoki sed the ranch.

  Sure enough, he spotted Dragonite carefully pag Poffins and Poke Blocks into a bag under Rotom's guidance.

  Naoki smiled and walked over.

  The moment Dragonite saw him, it perked up, waviedly.

  "Awoo~!"

  "How have you been feeling tely?" Naoki asked.

  These days, Dragonite would occasionally visit the Dragonite Isnd at the World Tree to see its old panions. Traveling from the ranch tonite Isnd took only three minutes, making it incredibly ve.

  "Awoo!"

  Drago out a cheerful cry, clearly in good spirits. However, after a moment, it tilted its head and looked at Naoki with fusion, as if w why he was asking such a question.

  "Awoo?"

  "Ahem."

  Naoki cleared his throat and leaned in slightly. "I remember that Dragonite you liked before is also onite Isnd nht? You've been going there pretty often tely. Are you going to see her?"

  "Awoo!" Dragonite quickly shook its head.

  It wasn't going tonite Isnd for that reason at all!

  It had simply been bringing fruits and Poffins to the Dratini and Dragonairs living there.

  Having once been raised by the elder Dragonite of the isnd, it felt a sense of responsibility now that it had more time and more treats than it could eat. It wao take care of the younger dragons iurn.

  Every time it arrived, the little Dratini and Dragonairs would swarm around it, eagerly listening to stories of the outside world.

  Dragonite would excitedly ret its life on the ranch, its adventures delivering supplies, and the pces it had visited.

  After hearing these tales, the young dragons had started deg that when they grew up, they wao leave the isnd and bee delivery Pokémon too.

  Naoki: "…"

  'Oh no.'

  It looked like the Dratini and Dragonair onite Isnd were about to be corrupted by Dragonite's influence.

  "Awo?" Dragonite blinked in fusion.

  Naoki sighed and shook his head. "So that's what you've been up to! I thought you were visiting that other Dragonite."

  Drago out a small, exasperated huff.

  "It's alright, go on with your work!"

  He could tell that his Dragonite no longer had any romantiterest in its old crush. In that case, there was o force the issue.

  Ultimately, it was Dragonite's choice.

  With that thought, Naoki reached out and patted Dragonite's head.

  Dragonite responded with an affeate hug before returning to its task—carefully pag the Poffins and Poke Blocks into its bag.

  Watg it work, Naoki asked, "Are you heading tonite Isnd again?"

  Dragonite nodded enthusiastically. "Awoo!"

  It had promised t delicious Poffins for the Dratini and Dragonairs living there.

  Naoki thought for a moment, then turned his gaze toward a lone Dratini that was basking in the sun on the ranch. After a moment of sideration, he picked up the little dragon and ha tonite.

  "Take this Dratini tonite Isnd for a little while," Naoki said.

  There was currently only one Dratini at the ranch, and pared to staying here, Dragonite Isnd was a much better enviro for it to grow.

  There, it would have plenty of fellow Dratini and Dragonair to py with, and the elder Dragonite would be around to take care of them.

  Dragonite looked at the small Dratini in its arms and readily agreed.

  "Awoo~"

  However, the young Dratini's big, round eyes suddenly filled with panic. Its tiny body trembled slightly, and a thin yer of tears welled up in its eyes.

  "Woo?" It let out a soft cry.

  Was… Was Naoki sending it away?

  Seeing its rea, Naoki was momentarily taken aback.

  With his ability to unicate with Dragon-types, he quickly sehe Dratini's thoughts.

  Naoki shook his head helplessly and reassured it, "No, I'm not sending you away. I just want you to go to the World Tree and py for a while. There are many other Dratini there, just like you."

  Dratini blinked in surprise.

  "Woo" " I… e back?" it asked nervously.

  Naoki smiled and nodded. "Of course. When Dragourns, you e back with it."

  Hearing that, Dratini finally rexed, its tiny body settling down.

  "Alright then! Have fun!" Naoki waved at them.

  With that, Dragonite happily took off, carrying Dratini safely in its arms.

  They soared over the ke, passed through the gateway to the Reverse World, and made their way toward the World Tree.

  Upon arriving, they took the World Tree's natural elevator system and desded into the area where Dragonite Isnd was located.

  With Dratini still led in its grasp, Dragonite finally arrived at the familiar ke in the heart of the isnd.

  A bright smile spread across its face as it cheerfully greeted its panions.

  "Awoo!"

  As soon as Dragonite he Dratini and Dragonairs in the ke eagerly swam over to greet it.

  Dragonite reached into its bag and pulled out Poffins and Poke Blocks generously sharing them with the young dragons.

  Seeing the delicious treats, the Dratini and Dragonairs cheered happily, their tails flig iement.

  Nearby, the Shiny Dratiated, curiously the unfamiliar group of Dratini in the ke. Notig this, Dragonite gently pced the Shiny Dratini into the water and introduced it to the others.

  "Awoo!" (This is our new friend!)

  The gathered Dratini and Dragonairs turheir eyes to the newer.

  "Woo?"

  "Awoo."

  "Woo~"

  "Awo~"

  After a brief moment, their expressions brightened with weling smiles. They eagerly ihe Shiny Dratini to share some Poffins with them.

  After their meal, they po head out to the sea together to practice catg fish!

  Seeing the warmth and friendliness of the other Pokémon, the Shiny Drati a wave of relief.

  It looked at its new panions, blinked once, and then happily agreed.

  "Woo!"

  At that moment, several Dragonite caught the st of the Poffins and Poke Blocks.

  Their eyes widened, and they turo stare at Dragonite's bag, filled with the entig treats. Dragonite immediately noticed their stares and instinctively clutched its bag tightly.

  "Awoo!" (If you want to eat, you have to work for it!)

  The wild Dragonites blinked in surprise. This wasn't the first time they had heard the word work.

  They had heard it many times before from their fellohe ohat left the isnd every m aurned only in the evening.

  Those Dragonites always came back carrying rge boxes of delicious Poffins, sometimes sharing a few pieces with the others.

  The Poffins had been so delicious that the wild Dragonite had never fotteaste.

  And so, every afternoon, they would patiently wait onite Isnd, hoping to snag a few leftovers from their w panions.

  At first, the w Dragonites had been generous and shared their spoils.

  But as time passed, they had stopped , saying:

  "We worked hard to earn these. If we keep sharing, we won't have enough for ourselves!"

  The wild Dragonites had never really uood what work was… but now, hearing it again, they exged gnces with each other.

  Then, an idea formed in their minds.

  They turonite and asked, "Awoo?" ( we also go to the rand work for Poffins like you?)

  Dragonite nodded firmly. "Awoo!" (That's right!)

  Hearing this, the wild Dragonites didn't hesitate.

  Five mier, a swarm onite soared into the sky, leaving the Reverse World behind.

  Naoki, who had been peacefully weeding his farmnd, was suddenly interrupted by Cyclizar.

  Looking up, he saw what could only be described as an aerial invasion—a flobsp;onite desding from above.

  They circled overhead, sing their surroundings before finally log their sights on him.

  Within seds, more than a dozen Dragonites nded around the farmnd.

  Naoki: "???"

  The leader of the group, a fident and heroic-looking Dragoepped forward a out a proud cry.

  "Awoo!"

  Rotom Phone, floating nearby, automatically transted:

  "[We want to work part-time, too!]"

  Naoki: "…"

  'Oh boy. The Dragonite are all mobilizing.'

  He had way too much experience handling these situations. After firming their iions, Naoki sighed and pulled out his Rotom Phone.

  He quickly tacted his own Dragonite and told it to return immediately. Then, Naoki effitly equipped each Dragoh a Rotom Phone.

  ...

  With the arrival of twelve new recruits, Dragonite Express officially expas operations.

  The m, a flock onite, each carrying a backpad a Rotom Phone, soared into the sky from the ranch, setting off in different dires across the Paldea region to deliver packages.

  Standing on the ranaoki watched this impressive sight unfold and couldn't help but sigh.

  Dragonite Isnd only had a limited number of residents, yet somehow, most of them had now signed up to work at his ranch.

  Acc tonite, even the young Dratini and Dragonairs back at the isnd were eagerly looking forward to growing up just so they could join Dragonite Express and enjoy a life of work, Poffins, and luxury.

  It was absurd.

  'Are Poffins really that irresistible tonite?'

  As the number onite employees increased, new challenges arose. More Dragonite meant a much higher demand for Poffins.

  With over thirty Dragonite now w fonite Express, Naoki and sister Indeedee, had to prepare over forty boxes of Poffins daily.

  After all, it wasn't just Dragohe other Pokémon at the ranch also heir share.

  Even with Indeedee's help, the workload was starting to bee overwhelming.

  After careful thought, Naoki came up with a solution.

  Instead of making all the Poffins themselves, he decided to prepare only a portion each day and outsource the rest.

  As a staple sna the Pokémon world, Poffins were quite affordable—a rge box cost just 500 Poké Dolrs.

  This way, he wouldn't have to worry about running out of stock or failing to pay the Dragoheir well-earned wages.

  With that in mind, Naoki began browsing online for reputable dessert shops.

  Eventually, he struck a deal with a bakery called "Bulbasaur's Dessert Shop," arranging for a daily delivery of freshly baked Poffins.

  The shop was located near Gss Bottle Market.

  inally, the bakery used Touon Courier Services for deliveries, but Naoki found them a bit too slow.

  So instead, he decided to hahe pickup himself.

  Every afternoon at three o'clock, he would send a team oo collect the ordered Poffins. Then, when the Dragourned from their shifts at five o'clock, he would distribute their well-earned rewards.

  With this system in pce, Dragonite Express could tis operations smoothly, and Naoki no longer had to worry about a Dragonite bor strike due to unpaid wages.

  Finally, everything was under trol.

  ...

  By five o'clo the afternoon, Dragonite Express had ed up for the day.

  The Dragonite, having pleted their deliveries early, returo the ranch just in time to receive their daily sary.

  As the freshly delivered boxes of Poffins were pced in front of them, the dozen or so new employees couldn't tain their excitement.

  'This job is amazing!'

  Each delivery took them at most half an hour, leaving the rest of the day free to py, nap, and sunbathe in the pasture.

  Ba the wild, they had to fly across vast os, spending far more time in the air than they did now while w.

  pared to that exhausting lifestyle, this job was a dream e true!

  At that moment, the new Dragonite employees felt one overwhelmi—

  "Awoo" "Why didn't we start w here sooner? We could have beeing Poffins every day!"

  ...

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