"A little more to the left—now shift it just a tiny bit to the right."
"Kang?"
"Perfect, don't move now!"
After giving the reminder, Silas nailed the sheep-head pattern he had just assembled from wooden planks onto the main gate.
With that, the construction of Sheep Village was finally complete.
"Maa~"
(We really like it. Thank you, Silas… thank you, Sister Kangaskhan…)
The clever little lamb gathered around Silas, stretching out its tongue to lick his face, expressing its affection.
Pinching the Mareep's soft little cheeks, Silas suggested with a smile, "The five of you all look so different—how about I give you names?"
As soon as he finished speaking, four Mareep crowded around eagerly, full of anticipation about what names Silas would choose for them.
He first pointed at the clever little lamb beside him. "How about calling you Happy? Optimistic and smart."
"Maa!"
Happy spun around happily, clearly loving the name.
Seeing this, Silas pointed to the other Mareep one by one.
"You're dark and strong, so you'll be Burly. You're pretty and cute, so you're Beauty. And you—big body, warm heart—you'll be Warm."
After naming the lambs one by one, Silas thought that if only there were a Big Big Wolf, he could film Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf right on his ranch.
As Silas was surrounded by the lambs, Happy bleated at him and nudged him gently with its head.
He quickly understood what it meant.
Silas reached out to soothe it. "I didn't forget that greedy little lamb. How about calling it Lazy? What do you think?"
"Maa!"
Happy thought about it and nodded—it fit that lamb's personality perfectly.
The other lambs also expressed their agreement. Even Kangaskhan and the others nodded along—after all, they had never seen such a lazy lamb before.
With five new Pokémon joining, the ranch instantly became much livelier.
Standing beneath the shade of a tree and watching the Pokémon play and roughhouse together, Silas wore a blissful smile.
Days like this were truly nice—slow, relaxed, and full of life.
"Meow~"
Three Meowth walked past him in a neat line, each wearing a straw hat and carrying a hoe that was slightly smaller than themselves, greeting him as they went.
"Oh, it's you, you guys!" Silas smiled back and reminded them, "The weather's getting hot. Don't stay in the fields for too long—be careful not to get heatstroke."
"Meow!"
The Meowth gang replied with happy smiles. Life without wandering around really was wonderful.
Calling out to Kangaskhan and the others, Silas brought the Meowth back to the house.
The weather was particularly hot today—it was better to stay indoors.
In an instant, the house was filled with the sounds of various Pokémon cries.
The newly arrived lambs chased each other around, playing noisily.
Lazy went to Morpeko, the two of them enthusiastically sharing their experiences and philosophies about food.
Minccino cradled Minifuu in its hands, sitting on the sofa with the three Meowth to watch TV.
Kangaskhan leaned against the refrigerator, occasionally sneaking glances at the Pokémon Egg inside its pouch.
Cyclizar was the same as always, sticking close behind Silas step by step, constantly eyeing his pant leg with malicious intent.
Once Silas entered the kitchen, Cyclizar blocked the doorway entirely.
Shaking his head helplessly, Silas began preparing lunch.
With five more lambs added, the portions had to be increased again.
When he had the chance, he could try making dishes suitable for Electric-type Pokémon.
For now, though—
He made do with grass dumplings, along with an extra fruit platter.
After having lunch together with the Pokémon, Silas lay on the sofa with Minccino and the others to watch TV, taking a short afternoon nap along the way.
At three in the afternoon, he suddenly jumped up and hurriedly called Cyclizar to head out.
With less than half a month until summer arrived, Silas needed to prepare in advance for summer planting.
Yesterday, he had made plans with Gario, who was going to take him to customize a batch of wooden barrels for brewing.
At the same time, Silas planned to purchase summer crop seeds in Coumarine City.
They quickly rushed to the Miltank Ranch, where they found Gario talking with John.
Silas hurried over, apologizing, "Sorry, Gario—I kept you waiting."
"I just got here too," Gario replied. "John also needs to buy summer crop seeds, so we'll go together. Hop in first."
Gario beckoned them over, and the three climbed into Gario's small truck.
Glancing at the driver's seat, Silas noticed that today Diggersby wasn't there—Gario was driving himself.
That was a relief!
Their first stop was a century-old brewery in Coumarine City—only this place produced the brewing barrels Silas needed.
After speaking with the brewery manager, the other party learned that this was Silas's first time brewing alcohol.
They suggested that he start by purchasing thirty barrels to test the waters.
After paying, with the help of two Machoke, all the brewing barrels were loaded onto Gario's truck.
Before they left, the manager even gave Silas a basic brewing recipe book.
By adding different ingredients, the final product would develop different flavors.
With that matter settled, they wasted no time and headed straight to Coumarine City's largest agricultural market.
Under Gario's guidance, they entered a seed shop—the summer crop seeds were officially on sale.
"This shop has the widest selection and very reasonable prices," Gario introduced. "Silas, the hops you need for brewing are over there."
Sixty League Coins per unit—it was a very fair price. Some traveling vendors who drove around selling goods could jack that price up anywhere from 100 to 1,000 League Coins.
After thinking it over, Silas bought fifty seeds.
All of them had been cultivated by Grass-type Pokémon, so they were guaranteed to sprout.
While Silas was selecting hops, John and Gario went to browse other seeds. They agreed to regroup by the truck in one hour.
Following the flow of people, Silas also wandered around the shop.
After some thought, he casually picked up a batch of lotus seeds.
The lake on the ranch felt too empty—planting lotus flowers would be perfect, and they could also provide shade for Veluza and Relicanth against the harsh sun.
Besides that, Silas also bought some corn seeds and wheat seeds.
Melon seeds, watermelon seeds, green bean seeds, cucumber seeds—he didn't spare a single type of vegetable seed.
Before he realized it, both of Silas's hands were full, forcing him to ask Cyclizar to help carry the load.
After an hour passed, both Silas and Cyclizar were laden with bags filled with seeds of all sizes.
Anything that caught Silas's interest, he bought a little of.
The ranch had plenty of undeveloped land—there was more than enough space to plant everything.
This summer, he planned to go all out.
When they reunited with Gario and John, the two couldn't help but marvel.
"Silas, you bought so many seeds—can you really manage all of them?"
"Yeah, taking care of multiple crops takes a lot of effort."
Both of them couldn't help but remind him.
"Don't worry," Silas said with a smile. "I only bought a small amount of each. I'm planning to open up an experimental field to test which crops grow fastest and best on the ranch."
That was Silas's true purpose.
Hearing this, Gario and the others understood and didn't try to persuade him further.
They started the truck and headed back.
With the Mudsdale brothers and the Meowth gang helping out, the brewing barrels were easily transported into the ranch house's basement.
The entire process required nothing more than Silas's instructions—Mudsdale and the Meowth carried out the work flawlessly.
By the time everything was finished, the sky outside had gradually darkened, and evening had arrived.
It was time for dinner!!!
Perfect timing—Silas could try making several new dishes. After all, he had conveniently bought plenty of ingredients today.
(End of Chapter)
TN: I'm bad with names so, sorry in advance for that.
Mareep Names
Happy - Optimistic and smart
Burly - dark and strong
Warm - body, warm heart
Beauty – pretty and cute
Lazy - greedy little lamb (read like La-zy)