<h4>Chapter 280: Capricious Snox</h4>


    Upon hearing Yuga''s response, Robert was somewhat surprised. He knew the significance of Beautie Pokéblocks very well, and he hadn''t expected Yuga to readily agree to meet with his mentor.


    Although Robert still had faith in his mentor''s character, Yuga didn''t know him personally.


    Seeing Robert''s surprised expression, Yuga smiled and said, "What''s wrong? Didn''t expect me to agree?"


    Robert nodded in response.


    Yuga chuckled and continued, "Since you reached out to me, it means you trust your mentor. If you trust him, then I can trust him too."


    Robert was moved by Yuga''s words and said, "If you meet my mentor and strike a deal, I''m sure he''ll offer you a good price."


    Yuga jokingly responded, "Hey, are you already selling out your mentor?"


    In the end, Yuga agreed to meet with Mr. Juan at the Sootopolis Gym after the Grand Festival of Pokémon Contest. Yuga nned to support Robert during the event in Mossdeep City, which was conveniently close to Sootopolis City.


    Yuga wasn''t in a rush to meet with Mr. Juan because he couldn''t currently provide Beautie Pokéblocks to the Sootopolis Gym. He couldn''t share the form with Misaki, and he couldn''t produce enough on his own. So he could only wait until Audinoe back from her training.


    However, Yuga could directly supply both types of Extender Pokéblocks to the Sootopolis Gym, thanks to Robert''s arrangements.


    After concluding his call with Robert, Yuga felt relieved. He then noticed Chatot rapidly approaching him.


    "Dear, you have to go and see, you have to go see! They''re fighting! They''re fighting!" Chatot''s annoying voice and tone remained as consistent as ever.


    Yuga asked, puzzled, "What''s going on? Who''s fighting?"


    Chatot smirked and said, "Snox and Vespiquen are fighting!"


    Snox and Vespiquen? Yuga couldn''tprehend.


    Snox lives in the oasis of the Desert Sub-Ecopark and never moves away. Vespiqueen lives in the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark and never goes out. Howe these two are fighting?


    "Why do you sound so delighted?" Yuga asked, raising an eyebrow while walking towards the Ecopark.


    Perched on Yuga''s shoulder, Chatot covered its mouth and chuckled. "Hehe, how could that be? I''m just in a hurry."


    Once inside the main Ecopark, Yuga asked Chatot, "Where are they?"


    Chatot hurriedly replied, "They''re in the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark."


    Upon entering the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark, Yuga immediately spotted Snox. Vespiquen was floating not far from Snox.


    Yuga squinted his eyes and tried to make sense of the situation. He realized that Snox had Sweet Honey smeared all over its mouth and hands, and many Combee were attacking it persistently.


    Seeing this, he rushed over and loudly asked, "What''s going on? What happened? How did Snox end up here?"


    As soon as Yuga asked the question, he noticed the Sweet Honey on Snox''s mouth and hands, and everything became clear.


    "Snox, did you steal Sweet Honey from the Combee?" Yuga asked.


    Snox waved its hand, shooing away the annoying Combee on its head, and nodded with a sheepish expression.


    Yuga asked in surprise: "Have you eaten everything I gave you before?"


    Snox nodded to Yuga again with a confused look on his face.


    "My goodness," Yuga eximed in his mind. "That''s over a thousand pounds of Sweet Honey! I left only a little for myself, and Snox finished it all? It''s only been a few days!"


    "Can''t you be a bit more frugal with your eating?" Yuga scolded Snox, shaking his head in disbelief.


    Yuga was nearly infuriated. He had thought that the Sweet Honey he provided to Snox wouldst for quite some time, but it had disappeared so quickly. The mere thought of it was heartbreaking.


    "Snox!" Yuga eximed.


    Snox looked at Yuga with an expression that seemed to say, "I don''t know what you''re talking about," appearingpletely innocent.


    Yuga thought Snox might be pretending to be naive. How else could it have eaten so much Sweet Honey, run out, and thene here to steal more while acting innocent?


    Seeing Snox''s feigned innocence and its full paws covered in Sweet Honey, Vespiquen and the Combee became very angry and continued their attacks on Snox.


    Vespiquen, of course, wasn''t using its full power; otherwise, it would have easily defeated Snox. The Combee''s attacks had no effect on Snox''s tough hide, so Snox seemed unfazed.


    Yuga was frustrated with Snox''s shameless behavior. He told Snox, "Starting today, you are prohibited from entering or leaving the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark. I won''t provide you with any more Sweet Honey. You can eat Berries in the Oasis."


    "Yes, yes, forbidden, forbidden!" Chatot chimed in, imitating Yuga''s tone and telling Snox the same thing.


    Yuga''s words caused Snox, who had been acting innocent, to crumble. It widened its eyes and stared at Yuga with disbelief, as if saying, "You''re heartless, you''re cruel, you''re unreasonable!"


    "What are you looking at? I mean it!" Yuga sternly said to Snox.


    "Snox... Snox!"


    Realizing what wasing next, Snox stopped pretending to be innocent and even opened its eyes, attempting to appear cute to Yuga.


    But Yuga wasn''t swayed by Snox''s "puppy eyes." He said firmly, "You are also prohibited from leaving the Oasis. I will instruct the Gligars and Flygons in the Desert Sub-Ecopark to keep an eye on you."


    Snox didn''t mind staying in the Desert Sub-Ecopark; in fact, it preferred not to move. However, not being allowed to eat Sweet Honey was something it couldn''t ept. Ever since it had tasted Sweet Honey, other foods had be tasteless.


    Yuga reprimanded Snox, "Have you ever thought that most Pokémon wouldn''t finish so much Sweet Honey in such a short time?"


    After hearing Yuga''s words, Snox couldn''t help but look away, avoiding Yuga''s gaze.


    Yuga was getting frustrated. He had thought Snox was just a simple-minded Pokémon, but it turned out to be quite cunning.


    "Chimecho!"


    Yuga called out to Chimecho, who had been ying in the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark for a while.


    Chimecho flew over, looking puzzled and seemingly asking, "Why did you call me?"


    Yuga instructed, "Take Snox and return it to the Desert Sub-Ecopark."


    Although Chimechoplied, it couldn''t help but think, "Why do I always have to do the heavy lifting?"


    And so, Snox was taken back to the Desert Sub-Ecopark by Chimecho and "confined."


    In reality, with Snox''s strength, it could have easily broken free from Chimecho''s Psychic power. However, it didn''t want to provoke Yuga''s anger and decided not to resist. From then on, Snox had to endure a Sweet Honeyless existence.


    The most painful thing in the world is to have something and then lose it.