The Alcremie had fallen asleep that afternoon. While they rested, Lin Feng took the chance to head over to Wangwang Supermarket, where he bought several baking machines.

By the time the first Alcremie awoke, night had already fallen.

One of them let out a soft cry as it looked around the brightly lit living room, momentarily dazed.

"Al… Alcremie?"

As the drowsiness faded and its memories rushed back, it suddenly remembered it had been moved to a new place and now belonged to a new Trainer. A look of sorrow crept over its face.

Its single call stirred the others awake as well. When they realized where they were, confusion filled their eyes.

Why had they all suddenly fallen asleep?

And why were they each inside a bowl?

"Al… Alcremie?" (Is our new Trainer planning to… eat us?)

One Alcremie asked nervously.

It was like a spark to dry tinder. Instantly, the other Alcremie became anxious as well.

"Al… Alcremie…" (I miss Kori…)

"Al… Alcremie…" (…He's not really going to eat us, right?)

…

While the Alcremie chattered anxiously, Lin Feng's head suddenly peeked out from the kitchen. "Hmm? You're all awake? Perfect timing. Come help me out with some cream!"

"Al… Alcremie?"

That single sentence left the entire group frozen. They exchanged uncertain glances. But the moment they heard the word "cream,"

A red Alcremie with strawberry decorations on its head gave a tentative nod. "Al… Alcremie?" (O… okay?)

"That's wonderful. Thank you all so much."

Lin Feng stepped out of the kitchen, wearing a white apron now dusted lightly with flour. One by one, he carried the Alcremie into the kitchen.

At last, the Alcremie understood why he needed their cream.

Inside the kitchen, aside from Lin Feng, there were Gardevoir, Bounsweet, and Rotom, which was currently attached to one of the baking machines.

Rotom was filming everything on Lin Feng's orders, so the footage could be uploaded to Douyin later.

Spread across the countertop were all sorts of freshly baked bread shapes, some round, some square, neatly arranged in rows.

These breads varied wildly in size. The largest one stood nearly a full meter tall, placed right at the center of the countertop, made up of five stacked layers.

The smallest ones were only as big as a palm.

Nearby, there were bowls of finely chopped berries, as well as cookies and pieces of chocolate.

"Al… Alcremie?"

"Al… Alcremie!"

Seeing this scene, the Alcremie immediately realized what was happening.

Cake making!

These fluffy "bread layers" were none other than cake sponges waiting to be decorated!

"Al… Alcremie~" (Coming, coming~)

"Al… Alcremie~" (I'm matcha flavored~)

"Al… Alcremie~" (I'm sea-salt flavored~)

…

The moment they realized they were about to start working, their spirits lifted at once. They eagerly began announcing their own flavors.

Although Lin Feng already knew which flavors each Alcremie carried, he still responded to each one by name. Then he instructed them to squeeze out their cream into bowls. He mixed in portions of chopped berries and, like a master pâtissier, started spreading the mixtures onto the cake sponges.

Originally, he'd thought the process would take quite some time.

But to his surprise, the Alcremie were extremely skilled at frosting and decorating. They quickly divided up the work among themselves.

One would spread its cream on this layer, another would handle the next. And for the largest cake layer, they all worked together.

Any spots that the Alcremie couldn't reach, Lin Feng had Gardevoir help cover with her telekinesis.

Before long, a towering cake over a meter tall stood complete in front of Lin Feng.

Its frosting shimmered with vibrant colors, embedded with pieces of various berries, and edged with intricate decorations painted in colorful cream.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng left the Alcremie to their cooperative masterpiece and turned to focus on developing a new line of smaller cake products for the next day.

[B-rank Alcremie Cupcake A cake made from bread dough fermented with Bounsweet juice, topped with Alcremie cream, and filled with chopped berries that bring out a burst of flavor.

Culinary Effect Infused with Alcremie's natural traits. After consumption, the eater's body exudes a unique sweet fragrance that has a special allure for Pokémon capable of producing food ingredients.]

He casually ran a [Scan] on one of the small cupcakes.

The information that appeared made Lin Feng's eyebrow arch in interest.

Attract Pokémon capable of producing food ingredients?

That could make an excellent lure for food-oriented Pokémon!

"Al… Alcremie~"

"Al… Alcremie!" (We're finished! We're finished~)

One Alcremie, looking up at the cake towering several times taller than itself, nodded in satisfaction. It scampered excitedly over to Lin Feng, prodding at his flour-dusted apron and chirping, "Al… Alcremie~" (Look, look~ We finished the big cake~)

It lifted its gaze, only to see Lin Feng's unfamiliar face. For a moment, it faltered, stepping back in confusion as it remembered that this wasn't Kori, who used to bake cakes with them.

"You all did fantastic. It looks absolutely delicious."

Lin Feng picked up a piece of the small cupcake and, without hesitation, gave the Alcremie a big thumbs-up.

Then he turned his [Scan] onto the enormous cake.

[S+ Rank Alcremie Grand Cake A towering cake made from Wangwang rice flour fermented with Bounsweet juice, layered and frosted with Alcremie cream, and studded with precious berries for extraordinary effects.

Culinary Effect 1: Infused with Alcremie's natural traits. After consumption, the eater's body exudes a unique sweet fragrance that has a special allure for Pokémon capable of producing food ingredients.

Culinary Effect 2: Thanks to the rare berries blended into the cream, consuming this cake will randomly increase one of a Pokémon's individual values (IVs).

Culinary Effect 3: Pokémon capable of producing milk will yield higher-quality milk after eating this cake.]

S+!

Lin Feng's eyes sparkled.

The last S+ recipe he'd developed was an Energy Cube for Gardevoir that enhanced resistance to negative status conditions.

This time, he'd poured in many precious berries and combined them with Alcremie's abilities, finally creating another S+ tier culinary masterpiece.

"Al… Alcremie?"

Below him, the Alcremie looked up blankly at Lin Feng's raised thumb. For some reason, it suddenly found this human incredibly warm and comforting. It couldn't help leaning forward to sniff at him.

Just as humans often couldn't resist leaning in to sniff Alcremie.

It wasn't until Lin Feng gently scooped it into his hands that the Alcremie realized what was happening. But this time, there was none of the earlier hesitation. Instead, it cuddled closer and rubbed its soft, creamy body against his fingers in affection.

"You're so adorable…"

The one nestled in his hands was a matcha-flavored Alcremie wearing a clover-shaped ornament on its head. Seeing its sweet expression, Lin Feng felt his heart melting. He couldn't help lifting it closer to his cheek and inhaling deeply.

"You smell amazing~"

"Al… Alcremie…" (So fragrant…)

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