"Whoosh!"
Summer's heavy rain poured down. One second it was a clear sunny day without a cloud in sight, the next second dark clouds gathered and heavy rain began falling.
The air was filled with the damp earthy scent, mixed with the unique smell of decaying leaves.
"Swish—"
Carver closed the windows, looking at the Pokémon who had been caught in this sudden downpour and turned into drowned rats, and couldn't help but laugh:
"You all look like little wet cats!"
Because they'd been soaked by the rain, these Pokémon's fur was more or less covered with grass bits and dust, and several Pokémon even had mud on their feet.
They all rushed in at once, immediately making the breeding house's main hall dirty. At a glance, many plum blossom-shaped footprints had appeared on the floor.
"Growlithe, Bagon, don't run around! Stand still and behave!"
Carver said while bringing wet towels to wipe the mud from their paw pads.
Growlithe was very happy being cared for, while Bagon struggled uncomfortably—Carver was making it ticklish.
Seeing Bagon's reaction, Carver understood clearly—so this Pokémon was ticklish!
After caring for the two Pokémon, Carver then brought dry towels and began wiping the rainwater from the other Pokémon's bodies.
Finally, he herded them all onto the sofa to lie down. Worried that being caught in the heavy rain might make them catch cold, Carver brought a particularly large blanket from the bedroom and covered them with it.
Growlithe, Gastly, Bagon, Bulbasaur, the Clefairy, and other Pokémon had never experienced anything like this.
This blanket that was large enough to cover them all seemed like a big toy to them. They all burrowed inside, and immediately the blanket bulged with bumps of various sizes.
Carver glanced over and saw those bumps gradually moving toward the same spot, finally forming one particularly large bump.
Without thinking, he knew that was Chansey inside using its body to prop up the blanket, forming a big "tent."
A group of Pokémon sat around inside, chattering secretly.
Carver: "..."
He couldn't understand them anyway, so he decided not to bother and let this group of Pokémon play by themselves.
He and Bewear took brooms and mops to clean the floor that the Pokémon had dirtied.
"Whoosh!"
Another urgent sound of rain came, with dense raindrops continuously pattering against the windows, making crackling sounds.
Carver looked at that scene, then at Bewear beside him and this bright, spacious breeding house, and immediately felt at peace.
"With such heavy rain, there probably won't be any customers coming," Carver said.
"Bewear."
Bewear also looked outside with its pair of bright black eyes.
"In that case, let's take a day off!" Carver said with a smile.
"Bewear~"
Bewear readily agreed.
After the human and Pokémon finished cleaning, they closed the shop door and leisurely sat on the sofa, watching the Pokémon play in the tent made from blankets while relaxing with fruit juice and reading books.
"Knock knock knock!"
Suddenly there was a knocking sound at the window.
Carver looked up and saw Latias's familiar face.
"Latias?"
Carver was somewhat surprised. He quickly got up to open the door.
Latias and Latios were indeed standing outside.
Latias and Latios had come to visit!
"Come in quickly!" It was still pouring outside, so Carver quickly stepped aside and invited the two Pokémon to come inside first.
But just as he finished speaking, he saw that the rainwater outside automatically dispersed and flowed to both sides after falling within a certain distance of Latias and Latios, as if some magical power was protecting them from getting wet.
"That's—"
Carver immediately recognized it.
That was psychic power!
It seemed these two Pokémon had considerable mastery in controlling psychic abilities!
Latias and Latios flew into the main hall.
Latias immediately noticed the blanket in the main hall that Chansey had propped up into a tent, and curiously moved closer to investigate.
"Latias?"
The next second, the blanket suddenly moved, and a small bump suddenly bulged out.
Latias was startled and quickly backed away.
But when she looked closely, she saw it was a Bagon poking its head out to get some air.
"Latios..."
Latios, as the older brother, watched this scene with a helpless expression.
Carver found it amusing—this brother-sister pair was quite interesting.
"You two rest here for a bit. I'll go prepare apple pie for you. I remember Latias likes caramel-flavored apple pie, right?" Carver looked at Latias.
"Latias!" Latias's eyes lit up as she nodded repeatedly. Her appearance was very cute.
"Then I understand," Carver smiled. "I'll go prepare them for you right away."
There were some freshly picked apples at home, perfect for making apple pie.
Latias and Latios waited in the living room, frequently craning their necks to look toward the kitchen.
Soon, an enticing aroma wafted from there.
Both Pokémon's eyes lit up.
Then they saw Carver come out carrying their favorite apple pies.
Latias immediately flew over eagerly, picked up a piece of apple pie with her small hands, and began enjoying it happily.
"Eat slowly, be careful it's hot!" Carver said.
However, it turned out that this temperature was nothing to legendary-level Pokémon.
Latias blinked her eyes, her expression seeming to say: It's not hot at all?
Carver: "..."
Right, Pokémon couldn't be lumped together with other Pokémon and humans.
Some Pokémon even ate stones, garbage, and lava as food.
Not to mention Latias and Latios were legendary Pokémon above ordinary Pokémon.
Commonly known as: legendary beasts.
Carver placed the remaining apple pies on a small dining table.
Latias and Latios floated nearby, joyfully enjoying the delicious food.
Looking at these two rare Pokémon, Carver couldn't help but want to get some benefits from them for the Pokémon in his breeding house.
Their last visit had given Carver the legendary item Soul Dew.
That Soul Dew had now merged with the breeding house's lake water, not only continuously releasing clear springs but also enhancing the training speed of Psychic and Dragon-type Pokémon.
As for this time—
Carver looked toward the Exp. Share placed on the counter.
As everyone knew, in games, legendary Pokémon like Latias and Latios had very high levels.
If Carver remembered correctly, in games, Latias and Latios's levels were around Lv40 or Lv60.
And Pokémon like Groudon, Kyogre, and Ho-Oh had levels as high as Lv80.
Battles between Pokémon of this level could provide massive experience for ordinary Pokémon.
If Latias and Latios could have a battle, then put the Exp. Share on one of the Pokémon in the breeding house to gain experience...