As trainers themselves, everyone naturally understood this point.
The rarity of this Trapinch was incomparable to those Pokémon commonly encountered in forests.
The boy left happily with his egg.
"Wait!" Carver quickly called out: "You still have a mysterious grand prize to claim!"
A mysterious grand prize?
Hearing this, the surrounding trainers who hadn't left yet all turned their attention to him.
Could it be some even rarer, more precious Pokémon?!
"Boss, boss, what's the mysterious grand prize?!" someone asked impatiently.
Carver smiled as he answered: "It's one month of free lodging and dining service at Bewear Inn! How's that? Mysterious enough, right?"
Everyone: "..."
They'd rather pass on that. They were all traveling trainers—if they stayed here for a month, their gym progress would fall way behind others.
People gradually left.
As the sun set and dusk arrived, this tournament challenge came to a perfect close.
It was getting late—time to go home!
Once the tournament ended, the trainers staying at the inn all left as well, leaving only Carver's family in the entire breeding house.
Chef Clefairy was busy in the kitchen preparing everyone's dinner.
Tonight they were making delicious sandwiches and berry juice for everyone to enjoy.
The two chef Clefairy had fallen in love with the feeling of making food, especially enjoying the smiles on customers' faces when they enjoyed their cooking.
The other Clefairy gathered on the living room sofa around a small round table, watching television.
The TV was showing a Pokémon version of a cartoon with only Pokémon performers, which the Clefairy loved.
On the small round table were snacks and candy Carver had bought for them. The Clefairy ate treats while watching the show—how blissful!
The janitor Clefairy had slacked off today and joined everyone watching TV, so Bewear reluctantly returned to its old profession, taking up a broom to clean the floor that customers had dirtied during the day.
Carver sat behind the counter, stroking Growlithe's body with his hand.
Mm, it felt fluffy...
But with a little pressure, he could feel the hard muscle hidden beneath the fur.
In just one day, under the Exp. Share's influence, Growlithe had undergone earth-shaking changes.
The current Growlithe looked nothing like a puppy born less than a month ago, but rather like a battle-hardened, brave and strong formidable Pokémon.
Carver glanced at Growlithe's stats again.
[Pokémon: Growlithe] [Gender: Male] [Ability: Intimidate] [Moves: Tackle, Sleep Powder, Baby-Doll Eyes, Swords Dance, Leer, Ember, Morning Sun, Howl, Flame Wheel, Bite, Fire Fang, Helping Hand, Agility, Take Down, Lava Plume] ...
Sure enough, it had learned quite a few more moves.
Growlithe's parents were both Elite Four-level Pokémon, so in terms of comprehension and talent, Growlithe far exceeded ordinary Pokémon.
Being able to learn so many moves didn't surprise Carver too much.
Looking at Growlithe's strong body, its glossy fur, and those bright, spirited eyes, Carver murmured:
"It seems the Exp. Share doesn't just let Growlithe learn moves—even its physical characteristics change along with it."
"Growl!"
Growlithe noticed Carver spacing out and wagged its tail, nuzzling Carver's palm with its head.
When Carver looked over, Growlithe sat obediently in place, sticking out its pink tongue and panting happily while wagging its tail, looking very cheerful.
Carver: "..."
Even though its body had grown, its mentality was still that of a baby.
He patted Growlithe's head and said: "Alright, go play!"
Chingling on the side felt a bit jealous seeing this. It floated over beside Growlithe with an expectant expression.
It wanted Mommy to pet it too!
Carver: "..."
He reached out and petted Chingling as well, and only then was Chingling satisfied.
After dinner, Carver was about to go to bed when he suddenly remembered something.
He still hadn't given the twenty Moon Stones Steven had given him to the Clefairy!
Thinking of this, Carver got out of bed, retrieved the twenty Moon Stones, and went to the backyard where the Clefairy spaceship was located.
The Clefairy had already gathered inside the spaceship, cuddling together to rest.
Carver knocked on the door by the dim moonlight, and soon Clefairy voices came from inside the ship.
One Clefairy poked its head out, followed by a second, third, and fourth Clefairy.
They looked at Carver in confusion.
"Clefairy?"
"These are for you!" Carver placed the twenty Moon Stones in front of the Clefairy.
Seeing so many Moon Stones, the Clefairy became incredibly excited and delighted.
"Clefairy!"
They jumped right out, hugging the Moon Stones and stuffing them into the ship's energy chamber.
Seeing this scene, Carver sighed helplessly.
These few days of interaction had made him quite fond of this group of little Clefairy.
However, the Clefairy weren't really his Pokémon—they had an employment relationship, and someday they would leave.
When the spaceship had enough energy to support their space travel, the Clefairy would probably leave this planet and return to space.
Thinking of this, Carver felt somewhat melancholy.
Should he try to persuade the Clefairy to stay and live with him?
Or should he directly capture this group of Clefairy as his own Pokémon?
Carver wasn't sure what to do for a moment.
They hadn't been together very long, and Carver didn't know what choice the Clefairy would make.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to spend more time with the Clefairy and see!
Maybe someday the Clefairy would become too attached to him to leave and would stay at the breeding house for his sake?
Receiving so many Moon Stones at once made the Clefairy very happy.
A little sun representing happiness appeared above each Clefairy's head.
They all looked up at Carver in front of them, then held hands and danced in a circle around him under the moonlight.
"Clefairy~ Clefairy~ Clefairy!"
Carver was slightly stunned and asked in surprise: "What are you doing?"
"Clefairy~"
"Clefairy~"
To the Clefairy, Carver was simply their god.
Their former god was the moon, because the moon had nurtured them, so they would dance and worship the moon on full moon nights.
Since coming to this planet, they had encountered many, many things and had been in danger.
Carver had not only saved them from the terrifying Dragon Pokémon, but had also taken them in, bought them delicious cream cake, and helped them find stones to start their spaceship.
The moon was great to them.
So Carver was also great to them!