Chapter 284: The Strange Ribombee

Chapter 284: Chapter 284: The Strange Ribombee

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It was still early, so Julian left behind a portion of the finished Pokémon food and said goodbye to Totem Kommo-o.

Totem Kommo-o nodded.

"You have business to attend to, so I won’t keep you. After you pass Ribombee’s trial, come back again."

"There are many delicious things in Poni Canyon. When the time comes, I’ll treat you to them one by one!"

Julian smiled and nodded.

"Alright. I’ll definitely come back then."

Totem Kommo-o suddenly remembered something.

"That Ribombee has a rather strange temperament. If you want her to help you, it would be best to first appeal to her interests."

"Simply passing the trial won’t make Ribombee speak well of you before Lady Tapu Fini."

Julian frowned slightly.

"Do you know what Ribombee likes?"

Totem Kommo-o shook his head.

"My relationship with Ribombee isn’t that good. I can’t help you with that. Perhaps you can ask the island elder."

"That old man seems to have a pretty good relationship with Ribombee."

Julian nodded.

"Thank you."

On the way back, Cynthia asked curiously, "What did you and Totem Kommo-o talk about?"

Julian briefly told Cynthia about their conversation.

Cynthia blinked.

"Ribombee offers Pollen Puffs to Tapu Fini and gained her favour that way."

"Julian, your cooking is so good. You can make some food as a gift for Tapu Fini. Maybe she’ll be willing to meet you then."

Julian smiled.

"As expected. You really are clever!"

Cynthia rolled her eyes at Julian.

"Don’t give me that. You definitely already thought of this method. The real question is what Tapu Fini likes to eat."

"And that may be something we need to ask Ribombee. The problem is whether Ribombee is willing to tell us."

Julian looked up at the blue sky and white clouds.

"Let’s go back and see old Sofu first. We’ll hear his opinion."

There was no trial on the return journey, so Julian rode Miraidon while Cynthia rode Garchomp.

They soon returned to Poni Ancient Path.

After they landed beside Sofu’s wooden house, Sofu and Mohn walked out.

"You got the Dragonium Z, didn’t you? How did Totem Kommo-o feel?"

Julian nodded.

"Totem Kommo-o was extremely powerful. If we challenged him again, I’m afraid it wouldn’t go as smoothly."

Totem Kommo-o had already recovered his original drive. His strength had at least doubled.

Even if Julian used Aura to fully assist Kommo-o, he would probably only be able to barely fight Totem Kommo-o to a draw again.

After Kommo-o became familiar with his new body, his strength would increase quite a bit.

But Totem Kommo-o had also reignited his passion and begun training again.

The power converted from over a hundred years would be terrifying.

In any case, Julian had already obtained the Dragonium Z.

As for Trainers who wanted to obtain it in the future and went to Totem Kommo-o for the trial...

They were probably going to suffer.

It was like the difference between Volkner when he had lost his motivation and casually handed out Badges, and Volkner after regaining his fighting spirit and operating at full strength.

In the long term, this would be extremely beneficial to the growth of Alolan Trainers.

The price was that they would have to suffer a little.

Mohn asked curiously, "Did Tapu Fini agree to meet you?"

Julian shook his head.

"Totem Kommo-o went to find Tapu Fini for us. He told us to find Ribombee and ask for her help."

Sofu frowned and said, "When Ribombee tests Trainers, she is more like someone handling official business. She doesn’t mix personal feelings into it."

"Even if I try to mediate, I’m afraid Ribombee still won’t help."

Julian frowned and asked, "Then does Ribombee have anything she likes?"

The old man smiled.

"Ribombee likes collecting pollen and nectar, then adjusting the varieties and ratios to make Pollen Puffs."

"There are many kinds of Pollen Puffs. If Totem Ribombee has any hobby, it would probably be admiring new varieties of flowers and trying to make Pollen Puffs with them."

"If you want her to help, you’ll need to provide flowers Ribombee has never seen before."

Sofu sighed.

"But Alola gathers people from all over the world. Everyone has brought the food, plants, and Pokémon of their homeland here."

"Combined with the Alola islands’ unique climate, almost every variety of flower can be found somewhere in Alola."

Julian nodded.

On Poni Ancient Path and in Poni Canyon alone, he had seen more than ten different kinds of flowers.

Finding a flower Ribombee had never seen before would indeed be extremely difficult.

Cynthia frowned and said, "I’ll search online and see if there are any rare flowers that only grow in specific regions and don’t exist in Alola."

Julian raised a hand to stop her.

"I already have a rough idea for how to persuade Ribombee."

Mohn looked at Julian curiously.

"How are you planning to convince Ribombee?"

Julian smiled.

"No rush. Before going to meet Ribombee, I plan to first prepare Tapu Fini’s gift."

"Old man, I’d like to ask you to help me find a Primarina to taste the gift I’m making for Tapu Fini."

Sofu’s eyes lit up.

"That is indeed a good idea."

Mohn said, "I have a friend who lives in Seafolk Village. His ace is a Primarina."

"If we go find him, he and Primarina will definitely be willing to help."

Sofu waved his hand.

"No. It should be a wild Primarina, preferably an older one."

"Putting those conditions together, I do have a good candidate in mind."

He stroked his beard.

"There is a small island east of Poni Island. In the cliffs of that island, there is a cave where a Primarina colony lives."

"Your friend’s Primarina was most likely caught from that colony. The leader of the Primarina colony is a Primarina who has lived for almost a hundred years."

"If we ask her for help, there definitely won’t be a problem."

Julian nodded.

That kind of old monster was exactly the taste-tester he needed.

Sofu thumped his lower back.

"Come on. This old man will take you to see her."

Sofu released a Golurk. Golurk crouched down, and Sofu stepped onto its palm.

"Follow me."

Golurk shot into the sky. Its lower body folded into itself, and flames blasted from its abdominal cavity.

Julian rode Miraidon, and Cynthia rode Garchomp.

They also flew into the sky and followed Golurk eastward.

Mohn immediately released a Dragonair and climbed onto it.

"Wait! I haven’t boarded yet!"

Sofu laughed.

"Mohn, why aren’t you going home to accompany your wife and children? Why are you following us around?"

The professor smiled.

"I have a feeling that if I follow Julian, I might get to see the Ultra Beast I’ve dreamed of!"

Julian blinked.

"Even I didn’t know I had the potential to attract Ultra Beasts. How did you know?"

Mohn stared at him blankly.

"I don’t know. It’s just intuition!"

Scientists valued science when doing things, but they also believed in their intuition.

Julian did not know whether to laugh or cry.

The period when Ultra Beasts appeared frequently should be seven or eight years later, when Ash travelled to Alola.

Wait!

Speaking of Ultra Beasts, there really was one sleeping somewhere on one of Alola’s islands.

Celesteela!

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