After dinner and tidying up, Lucas lay on a lounge chair, holding Petilil in his arms, and took out the Sun Stone that Shauna had given him as a gift.
The Vulpix egg was entrusted to Gengar.
"Kou jie?"
What is this?
"La ji?"
Gengar leaned over, curiously looking at the Sun Stone in Lucas's hand, and the Petilil in his arms also curiously looked at the Sun Stone.
The energy contained within the stone attracted her.
"Petilil, this is a stone that can make you evolve," Lucas said, reaching out to stroke the leaves on her head.
"La ji?"
Petilil held her breath, and Gengar also widened its eyes.
"Kou jie?"
Evolve?
"It's alright, I respect your wishes," Lucas said with a smile.
Petilil looked up at him, then let out a sweet cry.
"Petilil is truly too cute."
Lucas praised, then saw a certain chubby little guy squatting on the ground drawing circles.
"And Gengar too, how can there be such a cute Pokémon as Gengar? Don't you agree, Petilil?"
"La ji~"
"Kou jie—"
Snuggles~
After playing with them for a while, Lucas listened to Petilil's opinion and decided to give her the Sun Stone when she wanted to evolve.
He took her to the Lake, letting her spend the night with Torterra, then gave the Sun Stone to Gengar for safekeeping, and went back to his room to shower.
After showering, Lucas found Gengar putting money into a piggy bank. It pulled out a few bills from Lucas's money, put them into the Miltank piggy bank Lucas bought for it, and hummed an unknown tune.
Lucas walked over and reached out to touch its piggy bank.
Slap!
"Kou jie—"
What are you doing?
Gengar slapped away Lucas's hand and looked at him warily.
Watching Gengar tightly guard the Miltank in its arms, Lucas rolled his eyes, "Miser."
Ignoring the grimace Gengar made at him, Lucas returned to the Breeding House, took out a stethoscope, and checked the Pokémon egg Ninetales had given him.
[Vulpix's Egg][Hatching Progress: 27/30]
"It really is Vulpix," Lucas said, then carried the egg back to his room and lay on the bed, using his body temperature to incubate it, feeling the egg up close.
After counting the money, Gengar put Lucas's money into the drawer, pressed it down with a book, then placed its own Miltank on the dressing table. It looked at it for a while, was dissatisfied, rearranged it, but it still didn't feel right.
It frowned and pondered for a long time before realizing that the dressing table was too empty. It looked at Lucas, its eyes full of disdain.
"?!"
Lucas was scrolling on his phone when he was suddenly met with Gengar's disdainful gaze. He was about to speak.
Seeing this, Gengar waved its hand, signaling him to continue scrolling on his phone, then turned back to fiddle with the Miltank piggy bank.
"…"
Lucas shook his head helplessly.
Finally, Gengar found a suitable spot for it and nodded reluctantly.
It looked back at Lucas, found that he was already asleep, Gengar carefully changed the room light to a warm tone, then flew out from the balcony, directly towards the depths of the forest.
After Gengar flew out, Lucas turned over, a slight smile on his lips.
[Old Friend's Watch: Ninetales guarded this place as always before you came. Now that you are here, it is time for her to leave. Thank you for allowing her to see Grandma again.]
[Obtained Ninetales's Gift: Expert Guidance.]
[Guidance Target: Gengar]
[Ninetales: I will train Gengar well before I completely leave.]
...Meanwhile, in Twinleaf Town, at a villa.
Shauna ran out of the bathroom after her shower and stood by the window, looking at the dark sky outside.
After a while, she turned to look at her small bed, where a Pokémon egg lay quietly.
She was momentarily lost in thought, and also a little scared, but then she remembered the Petilil she had seen during the day.
A smile appeared on her face, and then she jumped onto her small bed, covered herself and Chingling's egg with a blanket, hugged it in her arms, and quietly fell asleep.
Her parents, seeing this, quietly exited the room and closed the door.
They did not turn off the light.
The next day, as dawn broke, Shauna's mother opened the door and found Shauna already awake, sitting quietly on the bed, holding the egg in her arms. A beautiful little dress was spread out on the bed, and below the bed were neatly arranged small shoes and socks.
She had woken up early, but she hadn't disturbed her parents. She had simply arranged the clothes she had chosen, and sat on the bed holding the egg, waiting for her parents to wake up.
Seeing this, Shauna's mother quickly walked over, took her to the bathroom to wash up, helped her change clothes, and styled her hair into a cute bun.
After putting on her little shoes, she held her hand and went downstairs for breakfast. Today, her mother would take her to the Breeding House and stay with her there to observe the situation.
When her mother had changed and arrived at the door, she found Shauna already waiting there with the egg. She smiled helplessly and led her towards the Breeding House.
In her bag, she also carried a gift from her and her husband to express their gratitude. Thanks to him, Shauna had slept peacefully for the first time last night.
"I hope he likes this gift," her mother thought to herself.
Arriving at the Breeding House entrance, she held Shauna's hand. The door hadn't opened yet, and she wondered if the owner was awake.
Just as she was mentally preparing to knock, the door opened, revealing a chubby face yawning.
"Kou jie—"
Good morning.
"Good morning."
She greeted Gengar with Shauna, then, led by Gengar, entered the Breeding House and saw the owner just coming down from upstairs.
"Good morning, Owner Lucas, I'm so sorry to disturb you so early."
She politely greeted Lucas.
"Good morning, madam, and Shauna, good morning."
Lucas shook his head, indicating it was fine, then looked at Shauna. Today she was wearing a light green little dress, with a cute bun on her head. Because her hair was silver, from a distance she looked like a rice ball, utterly adorable.
At this moment, she was looking at Lucas. Although her small face was a bit thin, the look in her eyes and the spirit she showed were much better than yesterday.
"Good… good morning, uncle."
"…"
Children's words are innocent, children's words are innocent.
Lucas comforted himself inwardly, then told Gengar to go to where Vespiquen lived.
"Remember to be polite," Lucas shouted at Gengar's retreating back.
"Kou jie—"
Rest assured, I'll handle it.
Gengar gave an OK sign without looking back.
Ignoring Gengar, Lucas came before Shauna, bent down, pinched her little face, and then asked, "Have you had breakfast?"
Shauna looked up at her mother, and with her mother's smiling nod, she looked at Lucas and nodded.
"Alright then, I'll take you to the backyard to play with Petilil first."
Lucas finished speaking, stood up, then looked at Shauna's mother, "I'll prepare breakfast for Gengar and the others first. Madam, please accompany Shauna to play in the backyard for a while."
He then led Shauna and her mother to the backyard.
Looking at the spacious backyard, several Machamp greeted her. She saw Petilil by the Lake in the distance, holding Chingling's egg in her arms, and ran towards the Lake.
After placing the Vulpix egg next to Mime Jr.'s egg, Lucas returned to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
Receiving the sweet honey "borrowed" by Gengar from Vespiquen, Lucas made some handmade Soda Pop with it, then prepared a cup of honey water for Shauna with warm water.
Asking Gengar to help bring breakfast to the backyard, Lucas carried the honey water and walked towards the Lake.
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