Love

As expected, just like the system had mentioned, when Yuga entered the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark once again the next day, the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark had already returned to its original state.

However, Yuga couldn't help but feel that the newly replanted flowers didn't appear as beautiful and vibrant as the ones before.

The system provided an explanation for this, revealing that the flowers in the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark had been meticulously cultivated by Florges and were not exactly the same as the ones originally planted by the system.

The Pokémon that had been forced to flee the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark had also gradually returned, but when they saw Florges, they couldn't help but feel a bit fearful.

They were bewildered, unable to understand what had happened to the caring Florges, who had been fighting against everyone just the day before.

Fortunately, Florges had not awakened yet; otherwise, Yuga believed that seeing the Pokémon looking at her with such caution would surely sadden her.

Yuga spent quite some time reassuring the Pokémon, making them stop casting odd glances at Florges.

In order to help Florges recover as soon as possible, Yuga exchanged all his merits for Fairy Gems to balance the excessive Grass-type energy in her body.

Although Florges had been endowed with additional Grass-type attributes by the green orb, her primary attribute was still Fairy. Excessive Grass-type energy in her body wouldn't be conducive to her growth.

Even Lapras and Charizard felt a bit aggrieved.

Attribute Gems played a significant role on assiting Elite level Pokémon training.

Dragonite had the Dragon Gem left by its father, but Yuga didn't have any Fire or Water Gems for Charizard and Lapras.

All of Yuga's merits added up, he used it to exchange thousands of Fairy Gems in the League store, and Florges absorbed them all within less than a week.

To put it into perspective, if a regular Elite level Pokémon used Attribute Gems to assist in their training, a thousand Attribute Gems would be sufficient for an entire year.

After absorbing so many Fairy Gems, Florges finally woke up.

According to the system's estimation, though Florges couldn't have her potential and level checked now, once her strength stabilized, she should have reached the Elite level Pokémon, surpassing Dragonite and Charizard but still a bit weaker than Lapras.

Even after waking up, Florges still remembered what she had done, and she felt deeply guilty. She felt remorse toward Yuga and the other Pokémon, as well as toward all the flowers and plants she had unintentionally harmed.

Back when she was in the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark, she could always hear the flowers whispering to her, and she could feel their subtle closeness to her.

But now, all of that was gone.

In order to fulfill her wish, all those flowers had perished.

Yuga didn't know how to console her. All he could do was spend more time with her every day, chatting with her, training with her, and nurturing flowers and plants together.

Thanks to Florges, after some time, Yuga felt that his gardening skills had improved significantly, and he could now be considered a qualified horticulturist.

In the days that followed, Yuga paid more attention to how he interacted with his Pokémon. Whenever he had spare time, he would stay in the Ecopark, trying to understand and observe them.

With the increasing number of Pokémon, Yuga gradually realized that building a close bond with them was quite a complex art.

He needed to make them feel neither unfairly treated nor too lonely—a bit like raising children.

Yuga even enrolled in specific courses online for this purpose and frequently called his mentor for advice. In the end, he benefited greatly from these efforts.

Through such close interaction, Yuga felt that his Pokémon trusted him even more than he had initially imagined.

However, compared to them, his trust in himself as a Pokémon Trainer had diminished somewhat, possibly due to not being a native of the Pokémon world.

But after the incident with Florges, Yuga began to open up to his Pokémon, forging an even deeper bond of trust, depended on each other.

Since Florges had shared her inner thoughts with Yuga, she had undergone significant changes. She was no longer the type to suppress her emotions and feelings like before.

Although she still presented herself as mature, she began to express her happiness by laughing heartily and voiced her dissatisfaction with Yuga when she was unhappy.

Sometimes, when the Bellossom or Servine got too close to Yuga, she would even subtly show her possessiveness.

This new Florges made Yuga feel even more intrigued.

As for the growth of his other companions, both Absol and Vivillon were advancing steadily.

Originally, Vivillon was somewhat anxious, but after Florges's incident, it became more patient.

Everything takes time, and it's better to progress step by step—there's no need to rush! Haste makes waste!

On the other hand, Absol was truly in no hurry!

That's just its nature. It had always been steady and didn't rush things. Although it desired to become stronger and trained diligently, it didn't force the issue.

After talking to them several times about Florges's incident, Yuga finally realized that they had truly adjusted their mindset, which put his mind at ease.

Once their mindset was stable, Yuga noticed that Vivillon seemed to be in love.

Well, Yuga had played the role of matchmaker for many of his Pokémon, so he had developed a keen eye for these things. With Vivillon oozing pink bubbles every day, it was hard not to notice.

Vivillon was the first of Yuga's main Pokémon to be in love, probably because Bug-type Pokémon mature early.

When Yuga first discovered this, he had mixed feelings. His daughter was getting married, so wouldn't her old father feel complicated?

However, even with a complex heart, a father couldn't stop his daughter from seeking her happiness.

So Yuga began to discreetly observe who the lucky one was, the one who had captured his daughter's heart.

Then he noticed that Vivillon had been frequently visiting the Volcano Sub-Ecopark lately.

In the Volcano Sub-Ecopark, the only butterfly Pokémon that could match up with Vivillon was Volcarona.

It had to be said that Vivillon had excellent taste. Volcarona was exceptional in terms of potential and strength, with no apparent flaws.

Luckily, Vivillon didn't choose Pokémon like Masquerain, Beautifly, and Dustox as her partner. (Beautifly and Dustox were the evolved forms of Silcoon and Cascoon that Yuga had brought back from the Petalburg Forest.) Otherwise, the old father would be sad.

Although it might seem unfair to the likes of Masquerain, Beautifly and Dustox, it was natural for any father to want the best for his daughter when it came to marriage.

After discovering that Vivillon's interest was in Volcarona, Yuga decided to turn a blind eye and pretended not to have noticed.

However, one day, Vivillon unexpectedly brought her partner to meet Yuga, openly revealing their underground romance to the world.

Yuga was unexpectedly fed a mouthful of dog food, but still reluctantly agreed to let them be together.