Chapter 301:
Based on his own Steenee's memories, Steenee and its mother weren't originally from here.
But according to the memories of Mallow's Bounsweet earlier, the Tsareena looking for her child didn't live here either; it seemed to be from another island. After being brought here for some unknown reason, it kept asking every day if anyone had seen its child?
Putting it this way, it was probably a Trainer participating in the Island Challenge who caught Tsareena elsewhere, later learned about Tsareena's situation, and could only reluctantly release it?
But by that time, Bounsweet had already been staying with Torchic and Popplio, and was eventually taken away by Gardevoir?
Of course, this was just Hayashi Kaede's speculation.
He quietly approached the entrance of a tree hollow and, led by numerous Bounsweet, looked inside.
Inside was indeed a Tsareena.
Unlike other Tsareena, whose upward-curving red eyebrows gave them a noble and elegant air regardless of their expression, this Tsareena seemed dazed.
It just sat blankly inside the tree hollow.
Several long leaves, hanging down like hair, lay on the soft grass in the hollow, picking up bits of debris without care.
This was a very unusual situation for a Tsareena.
Because every Bounsweet loved beauty.
This trait became even stronger after evolution.
"Bounsweet?"
A Bounsweet entered the hollow and, looking at this Tsareena that had been here for many days, carefully touched it with a leaf.
This Tsareena had been here for a long time.
At first, it searched through the forest, asking every Bounsweet it met if they had seen its child.
Everyone said they hadn't.
Later, it slowly lost hope, staying in the hollow every day, lost in thought.
"..."
Tsareena glanced at the Bounsweet but didn't speak, turning its head away again.
"Tsareena?"
Hayashi Kaede crouched down, looking at the somewhat despondent Tsareena before him.
[Pokémon: Tsareena]
[Gender: Female]
[Ability: Leaf Guard]
[Aptitude: Green]
[Strength: Level 28-29]
[Individual Values: ....]
[Moves: Splash, Play Nice, Sweet Scent, Razor Leaf, Draining Kiss, Teeter Dance, Stomp, Power Whip.]
[Friendship: 0]
[Happiness Value: -35]
Nothing particularly impressive about its stats; it was just an ordinary Tsareena.
Hayashi Kaede didn't mince words and said directly, "Are you looking for your child?"
Triggered by the keyword, Tsareena's attention was immediately captured.
It stared blankly at Hayashi Kaede, stepped forward, reached its hands towards him, and murmured distractedly,
"Tsareena? Tsareena!" (You... have you seen my child?)
"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, this should be your child, right?"
Hayashi Kaede took out his phone and pulled up the previously taken photos of Bounsweet and Steenee.
Even though it looked like every other Bounsweet, upon seeing the photo, Tsareena recognized it immediately.
This was its child!
It immediately reached out to take the phone.
Hayashi Kaede handed the phone to it.
"Tsareena!" (Yes, yes, this is my child! It...)
A wave of immense joy washed over Tsareena. It even became somewhat incoherent, looking at the photos in the phone—from Bounsweet to the evolved Steenee. This was its first hatched child!
But as if remembering something, it looked at Hayashi Kaede with hope and fear, "Tsareena?"
"Don't worry, it's fine now. It's staying safely at my home. I even built a new house for it."
Only after hearing Hayashi Kaede's words did the stone weighing on its heart finally drop.
Tears couldn't help but stream down its face.
[Congratulations, Host. Tsareena's happiness value has increased from -35 to 90. Reward: 10 Medium Rare Candies, 10 bags of Medium-Grade Fertilizer, 1 S-Grade Leaf Stone, 1 Grassium Z.]
A 125-point pleasure increase...
An amplitude he had never seen before!
Hayashi Kaede was almost worried Tsareena might faint from the intense emotional swing, so he quickly channeled his Viridian Power to soothe it.
It took a while before Tsareena's emotions settled down.
And the moment its emotions stabilized, Tsareena couldn't wait to ask, "Tsareena?" (Then where is my child now?)
Hayashi Kaede sat inside the tree hollow. "Due to various circumstances at the time, Bounsweet was taken away by Gardevoir. Then, after wandering around, it ended up in the Eastova region, at my Breeding House."
It was hard to explain everything briefly, the main point was Tsareena's willingness.
"Tsareena..." Tsareena was still very emotional.
"Listen to me first," Hayashi Kaede patted its shoulder.
Tsareena immediately quieted down.
"That's a very far place. I can take you to find your child, but the climate there is somewhat different from Alola. Of course, I will do my best to ensure you have a warm winter there."
Bounsweet is a Grass-type Pokémon.
Judging by how Grass-type Pokémon perform photosynthesis, most Grass-types clearly benefit more from staying in the Alola region.
But if Tsareena is willing to go back with him, he would certainly compensate for this deficiency through his cooking!
"So, are you willing to come with me to the Eastova region?"
"Tsareena, Tsareena..."
Tsareena immediately nodded.
Hearing this, Hayashi Kaede smiled.
The purpose of coming to Alola was precisely to find Tsareena.
Wasn't it to bring it home, so Steenee could see its mother?
"Then...?"
Hayashi Kaede took out a Luxury Ball. "Could you stay in the Poké Ball for a little while? I'll let you out again when we get back, alright?"
"Tsareena!" (Yes!)
This time, when Tsareena touched the Poké Ball, it offered no resistance. After a few clear clicks, it was successfully caught inside the Luxury Ball.
"This way... Steenee should be happy!"
Looking at the Poké Ball in his hand, Hayashi Kaede couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
The Bounsweet that led him here, seeing this scene, couldn't help but ask curiously, "Bounsweet?" (Did it find its child?)
Hayashi Kaede picked it up, smiled, and shook his head. "It's about to find its child. At the same time, the child is about to find its mother."
"Bounsweet..."
So profound... can't understand...
The Bounsweet was so puzzled its leaves seemed ready to curl up.