"Mm..." Whitney nodded slightly, her gaze still fixed on Marcus's face with a hint of unspoken meaning.
"No, you're being really weird..."
"Pfft..." Whitney chuckled, resting her chin on her hand, and asked seriously, "Do you still remember the dream we promised each other back then?"
"Gulp..." Marcus swallowed the food in his mouth and nodded, "I remember. You wanted to become the world's strongest Normal-type Pokemon expert, and I wanted to stand at the peak of the world and become the strongest Trainer."
"Then... do you think these can be achieved..."
"Of course they can. As long as we work hard, they will eventually come true."
Marcus said as a matter of course.
In his sight, the girl's face appeared somewhat hazy under the afterglow of the setting sun. Having spent years together day and night, Marcus could sense that the current Whitney seemed a little sad.
He asked, "Did you encounter any difficulties?"
"Mm~ No," Whitney shook her head, pausing for a moment before saying, "Will you take me to the department store later? While we're at it, I also want to go to the radio station to see Mary."
Since Whitney was a clumsy little scatterbrain, she always needed Marcus to accompany her when going out. Mary was her best friend, an announcer at the Goldenrod Radio Tower.
"No problem." Marcus nodded in agreement. Recently, Whitney would occasionally ask him to go shopping with her after dinner, but today they were just adding a stop at the radio station.
"Mm!" Whitney smiled, not saying anything more.
The meal ended in a somewhat strange atmosphere. The two closed the Moomoo Farm gate and went to the department store together.
"Marcus, just wait for me at the entrance like usual~" Whitney waved at him and walked into the department store with practiced ease.
Meanwhile, Marcus was still writing and drawing in his notebook.
He was building his team, and figuring out how to assemble a balanced team with no weaknesses was crucial.
The latest League Conference had also begun, and he needed to hurry.
Whitney seemed particularly slow today. Unconsciously, over an hour passed. Finally, she came out with a smile on her face, while the salesperson next to her was still confirming something with her.
"Just deliver it to Moomoo Farm first thing tomorrow morning~" After instructing the staff, Whitney pulled Marcus, "Let's go~"
"Oh, okay..."
Marcus's notebook was already filled with dozens of names, including the pseudo-legendary Pokemon he yearned for and powerful characters among ordinary Pokemon.
Whitney glanced at him: "Marcus, what kind of Pokemon do you like?"
"Hmm... As long as it's a Pokemon, I like it very much..."
"No, you have to choose one."
"Alright, alright, my favorite is Miltank, and my favorite type is Normal-type. What do you think?" Marcus teased.
"Ah, the same as me~... Wait, no, you're lying! These are clearly my preferences!"
After hearing the first half of the sentence, Whitney hadn't even had time to be happy before she realized Marcus was joking with her.
"Hahaha, looks like the say having big breasts and no brain isn't either wrong."
"Ahhh, Marcus, are you asking for a beating! Little Milk, use Body Slam!"
....
The two bickered and played along the way. After visiting the radio station, they returned to the farm.
At night, Marcus lay in bed, beginning to envision his future.
With the System, he was increasingly looking forward to the start of his journey...
However, he didn't know that in the room upstairs, Whitney was gently sobbing while holding Miltank.
"Little Milk, tell me... is Marcus going to leave soon?"
"Moo~" Miltank gently patted her back, continuously comforting her.
"But what should I do if I don't want him to go? If he leaves, I'll be all alone here..."
"But he's really been preparing for his dream for a long, long time. How can I hold him back because of myself?"
"Moo..." Miltank patted her own belly.
"Hmph, I'm not drinking... I'm not a child anymore..."
Whitney refused Miltank's offer of milk, got out of bed, and walked to the window, gazing at the full moon in the sky.
Under the moonlight, her sweet little face was illuminated by a sacred glow. She looked at the vast land under the night sky and murmured to herself, "Marcus, you must do your best..."
"Is anyone there? The goods for Moomoo Farm have arrived, please sign for them—"
Early in the morning, Marcus was woken up by the delivery man's shouts. Rubbing his messy hair, Marcus went to the farm gate and signed the delivery note.
And then his sleepiness completely vanished...
He thought it was only a small amount of goods, but unexpectedly the delivery man ran up and down, moving more than half of the truck's contents!
Looking at the pile of items that resembled a small mountain, Marcus couldn't help but twitch his mouth... As expected, a little rich girl can do whatever she wants...
Just as he was about to see what these things were, he heard Whitney's scream from behind: "Ah—! Don't look!"
The little girl seemed to have slept restlessly, her eyes were somewhat swollen, her hair was also messy, and she looked sleepy.
The buttons on her pajamas were also buttoned incorrectly, and from Marcus's angle, he could just see a glimpse of smooth, fair skin...
"You, you, go back to sleep quickly, you can't get up this early!"
Whitney pushed Marcus back into the room without question, and then began packing up the items one by one using a spatial backpack.
And the deep cleavage continued to appear in Marcus's mind as he lay back on the bed, unable to shake it off.
"That was close... I almost got discovered by him..." Whitney carried the specially made spatial backpack, taking the things she bought back to her room trip after trip.
Finally, after her last trip, she looked at the pile of items in front of her and became distressed: "It seems I accidentally bought too much... What should I do if it doesn't fit?"
"What doesn't fit?" Marcus walked over and looked at the things she had laid out.
"Ah!! You...you...you, how did you walk without making a sound! Do you want to scare me to death?" Whitney jumped up adorably like a startled little rabbit.
However, Marcus was already attracted by these unpacked items.
Three types of thickened travel tents in large, medium, and small sizes, four types of durable sleeping bags made of different materials for all four seasons, high-tech ignition devices, the latest running shoes developed by Hoenn's Devon Corporation, Mach and Acro bikes from Rydel's Cycles, League-specialized Gym Leader figurines, half a year's supply of high-quality Pokemon food, one hundred of each type of rare Berry, a satellite communication PokeNav mate60 phone, a whole box of golden Max Repel spray, 3 sets of all types of Fire, Water, Thunder, Leaf, Sun and Dusk stones...
And placed in the center, six Luxury Balls shimmering with black and gold!
"This... this is...."
"Hmph, I told you not to look... I originally wanted to give you a surprise..." Whitney pouted her cherry lips slightly, saying somewhat unhappily.
"Wait a minute... are you saying... all of this is for me?"