July 4th, Wednesday, sunny and bright, the weather gradually becoming hot.
Hoenn, Rustboro City.
"Yoji, Yoji! (°口°)"
Larvitar stared wide-eyed at the "vegetable garden" before it, completely incredulous.
"Ka-kaah?"
Gengar couldn't help but lift up its sunglasses, looking at the garden scene with equal amazent.
Actually, not just them - Johan's expression wasn't much better at this mont.
How many days had it been?
From rushing to Sinnoh from Hoenn, resolving the "Arceus incident" and returning - it had only been... three or four days total, right?
The berry trees that had previously only produced a tiny bit of fruit were now laden with plump, crystal-clear berries, and the crops planted in the ground had similarly grown to maturity.
Everything had ripened at once?
"Hatt~~"
Hatterene explained that she hadn't done anything special, just watered them at regular intervals as Johan had originally instructed...
"Gar!"
At this mont, the "Salt Lord" Garganacl crouching in the corner of the garden indicated it had sothing to say.
It pointed at the wooden carving standing in the center of the garden, calling out with so reverence.
The Broccolish wooden carving?
No.
Calyrex's wooden carving?
When his gaze fell on that wooden carving, Johan also noticed changes in it.
Originally, although Penny and Sonia knew there was such a deity that could bring abundance, the Calyrex they had carved could only be described by Johan as looking more like broccoli.
But now, for so reason, Johan felt that wooden carving... looked more like a majestic Calyrex.
Calyrex!
Hmm?
Had it really caught the attention of Calyrex sleeping in the Crown Tundra of the distant Galar region?
Had Calyrex bestowed "abundance," making the crops in his garden grow faster and better?
It seed that was the only explanation.
However, Johan stared at the wooden carving for quite a while, even using his aura powers enhanced by Arceus to sense it, but couldn't detect much from the carving.
Apart from the more refined carved appearance, there seed to be no other changes.
There were no residual divine powers, nor any presence of Calyrex's thoughts.
Clearly, the last ti... Calyrex's wooden carving hadn't changed at all.
So where was the problem?
Johan looked at Larvitar. After its initial surprise, the little one had now run to Calyrex's wooden carving, looking here and touching there, seemingly quite curious.
At that ti, it seed that Larvitar had developed an appetite for Calyrex's wooden carving, which caused the reaction?
Snap—
Suddenly, Larvitar stood before Calyrex's wooden carving, then put its hands together in a devout pose.
"Yoji!"
Great "God of Food," please grant more food!
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Larvitar clapped its hands three tis, utterly devout and serious.
"Yoji!"
Please!
Seeing this scene, Johan suddenly had a realization...
Right, faith!
Due to Calyrex's own "antics," the faith in it had gradually diminished, to the point where even the villagers of the town that originally worshipped it had forgotten why the Calyrex wooden carving existed at the village entrance.
Even its two beloved steeds had run away.
As Calyrex drew part of its power from faith, it inevitably fell into slumber after losing that faith.
But now, because of his words, because of his little ones' "prayer," had it caught Calyrex's attention?
"It's possible..."
That seed to be the only explanation.
But... regardless, this was a great harvest!
Johan collected his wandering thoughts.
No matter what Calyrex's situation was, no matter whether it could really influence the distant Hoenn region, this harvest was right before his eyes.
"If you can really help us have a great harvest every ti, then what's wrong with having faith in you?"
Johan threw out Poké Balls, summoning all his little ones.
"Harvest! Today's battle plan is - gathering the bountiful fruits!"
The little ones imdiately cheered excitedly.
Eating was always an essential part of their lives.
So Johan put on a straw hat, changed into farr's clothes, and began the joyful "harvest journey" with his little ones.
"Hatt~~"
Hatterene spread her arms, a slight psychic glow appearing in her eyes.
In an instant, plump fruits from a lush berry tree all fell down simultaneously.
Below.
"Yoji yoji!"
Larvitar hugged a basket bigger than itself, running back and forth under the tree, catching the falling berries in the basket.
The joy of harvest filled its face with smiles.
However, with so many berries falling at once, Larvitar felt it couldn't keep up. One plump berry was about to miss and fall to the ground.
"Vii~(>o
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