Naoki: "..."
This was the first time he encountered a Pokémon so eager to be milked by him.
But it was already late, so he would have to wait until tomorrow to start milking.
Therefore, after calming Miltank, Naoki returned home to sleep.
The next morning, he arrived at the Pokémon House with a milk bucket he had prepared in advance.
Miltank was eating a Berry on a pile of grass. Seeing Naoki approaching, it immediately stood up and got into position.
"Miltank~!"
Wow? Quite skillful.
Then he might as well graciously accept!
He placed the milk bucket under Miltank and attached the milking device to its udders.
With a little pressure, a rich, fragrant, milky white stream of milk gushed forth.
Almost immediately, Naoki could smell the rich aroma of the milk.
This scent was even sweeter and richer than the MooMoo Milk he bought in Porto Marinada Town.
Naoki looked down at the milk in the bucket, and information about the milk flashed in his mind.
[Milk (Top-Quality): Milk of the highest quality and nutrition, greatly beneficial to the body and can be used to make top-quality cheese, top-quality butter, and other foods.]
At first glance, there seemed to be no difference from the top-quality goat milk from Skiddo, but in terms of smell and taste, there were still differences.
As to whether this milk had the same mysterious abilities as goat milk, this was currently unclear and would require some time to determine.
Naoki withdrew his gaze and began to focus on milking.
Milking Miltank also required skill, the technique was to rhythmically squeeze the teats from top to bottom to extract the milk from Miltank.
Since he had a lot of experience milking Skiddo, things were going quite smoothly so far.
Except... the milking process was just too slow?!
By the time the 20-liter milk bucket was filled, Naoki was exhausted, aching all over, his legs numbed, and he glanced at the time.
Whoa, it's been half an hour!
It takes half an hour to milk one Miltank, so if he were to milk ten Miltanks...
Just the milking process would take five hours, that's just too tiring!
"No way, I must ask in town if there's an automatic milking device for sale."
Naoki stood up, stretched his limbs, and once he adapted, he directed Koraidon, who was nearly asleep, to move the bucket of milk.
"Koraaaaan!"
Upon receiving his orders, Koraidon immediately transformed into its battle form, effortlessly carrying the milk bucket away.
And Naoki then left the Pokémon House with Miltank.
Zack would only come to collect the goods by the evening, which meant he would have to bring back a second Miltank tomorrow to keep this one company.
Naoki thought about it, perhaps Skiddo, a Pokémon also capable of producing milk and possessing a similarly gentle nature, could play with Miltank.
Hence, he led Miltank outside.
Today's weather was great, it was a sunny day, with moderate temperatures, neither too cold nor too hot.
At nine in the morning, the pasture was full of vitality.
Industrious Combee had been out early collecting honey.
Pawmi also went over to the Chicken House, starting to herd the hens, and over time, its chicken herding experience had become increasingly rich.
Beside the farmland, Dragonite was performing its weather moves.
With its eyes closed, it was deeply feeling the entire process of using its moves, its two pudgy paws waving in front of it like a pianist.
The farmland was its piano, raindrops transformed into keys, falling onto the growing farmland, playing a beautiful symphonic sound of spring.
Miltank watched this scene curiously.
Naoki followed its gaze and explained with a smile, "That's Dragonite, currently training on this pasture."
"Miltank."
Miltank nodded its head.
And at that moment, it suddenly sensed a terrifying aura ahead.
Miltank turned its head and saw an unusual grassy patch ahead, a patch of grass that was glowing.
Three Pokémon enveloped in intense light were rolling on the grass, and that terrifying aura was emanating from them!
This is terrifying... such energy must come from extremely savage Pokémon.
Miltank's mind conjured up images of three big bullies, leaving it completely stunned.
However, Naoki was already used to all this, and he shouted over there:
"Hey, stop for a moment! I want to introduce a new friend to you!"
Upon hearing the shout, the Skiddo stopped their dancing, leaping and bouncing as they trotted over on the Grassy Terrain.
Once they got closer, Miltank finally saw what they looked like.
Not the fierce bullies it had imagined, but instead three cute and adorable little sheep?
"Miltank?!"
Miltank was even more surprised, how could such cute Pokémon emit such a terrifying aura?!
Naoki originally planned to introduce Miltank to the Skiddo, but seeing the Skiddo surrounded by a glowing green light, he couldn't help but feel surprised and puzzled.
Because yesterday, when the Skiddo were dancing, there was no glowing light...
Could it be that their bodies have stored too much Grass Type Energy, overflowing to the outside?
Naoki squinted his eyes, changed his question, and asked, "Do you feel any discomfort anywhere?"
"Skiii~"
The three Skiddo shook their heads, and one particularly excited Skiddo stepped forward, bleating to Naoki, "Ski, Skiii!"
It had learned a new move!
Seeing it like this, Naoki immediately understood and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Show it to me!"
So the Skiddo backed up a few steps, observing the distance between itself and Naoki, seemingly afraid of accidentally hurting him, and then retreated further back.
"Skiii!" Hmm, this should be about right now!
The Skiddo focused, holding its breath, as the Grass Type Energy in its body surged explosively.
Next, two vine-like, slender tendrils started to form.
Watching this, Naoki's heart also deduced the name of this move.
"Vine Whip, huh? But wasn't Skiddo already able to do this move?"
He was a bit surprised, and just at that moment, the Skiddo moved again.
With the wild increase in Grass Type Energy, the two vines entwining its sides suddenly thickened and expanded to a very astonishing degree.
"Hm?!!"
The Skiddo swung the massive [Super Vinewhip] as thick as a giant python, letting out a "Skiii" sound, striking fiercely forward.
With a bang, even the ground seemed to tremble slightly.
The ground beneath Miltank bounced it up for an instant, and as it landed back down, it stared blankly at the Skiddo wielding the vines.
"Moo!" A monster!