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"Lucas, I'm back. I've been away from the Distortion World for a long time..."
Darkrai crawled out from the floor of the room and said to Lucas, who was lying on the bed.
Looking at the bruised and swollen Darkrai, whose speech was even a bit slurred, Lucas held back his laughter. Pretending to be casual, he used his phone to take an unflattering photo of Darkrai.
"Alright, have a safe trip."
"Don't laugh. Let me tell you, it's not that I couldn't beat it. I was just giving it face. It's the master of the Distortion World, so I definitely had to give it some respect. Otherwise, it wouldn't look good if we fought."
Darkrai explained frantically.
"Ah, yes, yes, yes. Everything you say is right."
Listening to Darkrai's voice, which had an accent due to its slurred speech, Lucas couldn't help but burst into laughter. After laughing for a while, he composed himself and said, "Actually, I feel like you don't have to give it face."
"It's useless to say so much now."
Darkrai shook its head. "Next time, next time I see it, I definitely won't let it off."
Just as Darkrai finished speaking, it saw Lucas raise his left hand. The next second, a distortion channel appeared on the balcony.
Looking at Giratina in the distortion channel, Darkrai glanced at Giratina, then at Lucas, then back at Giratina, then back at Lucas.
Darkrai: "..."
"Roar?"
What? You're not convinced?
Darkrai wore a smile with a missing tooth, forcing a laugh.
"No, no, that's not it."
Giratina stared at Darkrai for a moment, then turned around, swimming away with its body.
The distortion channel closed. Darkrai patted its chest and let out a sigh of relief.
Scared me to death. I almost lost another tooth.
"Pfft..."
Noticing Darkrai staring at him, Lucas reached out and covered his mouth with his hand.
"Sorry... sorry, I couldn't help it for a moment. My fault, my fault."
Darkrai: "..."
(I'm staring at you.)
"I've discovered that you're really fond of taking things seriously."
After a long while, Darkrai's voice sounded again.
"Cough, I heard you say you wouldn't let Giratina off next time? I'm just satisfying you."
Lucas said.
Darkrai rolled its eyes, then hid in the shadows and left in the direction of the courtyard.
Watching Darkrai's retreating figure, Lucas glanced at Gothitelle beside him.
"Did you hide the ointment for external injuries?"
Gothitelle yawned and nodded.
"Gothitelle."
It made Alcremie cry for so long, so let it hurt a little longer.
So mean...
"Makes sense. It really should feel the pain properly. Well done, I support you."
Lucas nodded and gave Gothitelle a thumbs-up.
"Speaking of which, it won't empty out the kitchen again before leaving, right?"
Just as Lucas lay down and pulled up the quilt, he recalled Darkrai's past glorious record, then suddenly sat up and asked.
"Lilli~"
Don't worry. Everything in the kitchen has been hidden by me and Gothitelle. Rest early~
Lilligant lay in Ninetales' arms, yawning as she spoke.
After battling Cynthia, they had expended too much energy and had been drowsy these past few days.
Pinsir, who had a high-damage left punch and a high-damage right punch, was already fast asleep, snoring loudly.
"That's good. Then I'll go to sleep. I'm exhausted. Good night, everyone."
"Gen gengar"
"Lilli."
"Shoo."
"Mine mine~"
"Meow~"
"Gothitelle."
"Ma Machamp..."
Noodles... don't snatch my noodles...
Lucas: "..."
"Turn off the lights, Gengar."
"Gen gengar..."
Received.
After Lucas fell asleep hugging Meowstic, a scarlet eye lit up on the ceiling, followed by the eye dimming, and a shadow ran out of the Breeding House along the ceiling.
After Gengar left, Gothitelle, Lilligant, and Ninetales opened their eyes at the same time. After exchanging glances, Ninetales yawned and closed its eyes to continue sleeping.
Lilligant nimbly climbed onto the bed, kicked Meowstic off the big bed, letting it sleep with Latias, and then lay into Lucas's arms herself.
Meowstic landed on Latias, closed its eyes, scratched its ears, changed its posture, hugged Latias, and continued to sleep soundly.
In her dream, Latias felt like she had been hit by a huge rock, but then a warm feeling hugged her. She smacked her lips and fell back into a dream.
Outside the Breeding House, somewhere on the Breeding Road.
Gengar emerged from the shadow, looked at the quiet surroundings, and called out.
"Gen gengar..."
Not long after the words fell, another shadow came over, and Darkrai—bruised, swollen, and speaking with a lisp—crawled out.
"You're here?"
Gengar nodded.
Gengar nimbly took out a pile of snacks and placed them on the ground. Darkrai nodded with satisfaction upon seeing this.
It was worth being beaten up so badly.
After taking the snacks, Gengar suddenly remembered something, and then took out a large jar of herbal medicine, as well as the bruise ointment that Gothitelle had newly researched.
"Gen gengar, this, take this too."
Gengar told Darkrai how to use it, and Darkrai's eyes welled up.
"As expected of a good brother, you're still the one who treats me well."
Gengar grinned.
"Gen gengar..."
Hehe, of course.
It wouldn't say that when it left the Breeding House, it happened to see these medicines on the counter, so it grabbed them.
Gothitelle, with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
Hehe.
After Gengar finished applying the medicine to Darkrai, it waved its little chubby hand to say goodbye to Darkrai.
"Gen gengar..."
Goodbye, my good brother.
Darkrai looked back at Gengar. Although you were the one laughing the loudest just now, considering you secretly stole the medicine for me, I'll forgive you.
"Bye-bye. Tell Lucas, if there's anything, remember to come find me."
"Gen gengar~"
Rest assured~
"I'm leaving. I'm going to leave this place that makes me sad."
Darkrai turned around and left the Breeding House, this land of sorrow.
Gengar: If you put down the big package on your back and control the smile on your face, I would believe it.
After seeing Darkrai leave, Gengar returned to the room under the moonlight. It poked its head out of the ceiling, looked at the sleeping Lucas and the Pokémon, and giggled.
Hehe.
"Gothitelle."
Go to sleep quickly, don't wake him up.
Gothitelle's voice startled Gengar.
So you weren't asleep yet?
Did you give it the medicine?
Mm-hmm, I knew you left it there on purpose.
Alright, go to sleep.
Goodnight~
Goodnight.
"Who are you on the phone with?"
A familiar voice came to his ear, followed by a familiar and alluring fragrance. Lucas tilted his head back, just in time to see—
Well, he couldn't see, he was blocked.
"Such two big mountains—ah—"
Lucas covered his head and let out a scream.
Cynthia withdrew her hand expressionlessly and looked at the counter habitually, "Meowstic, can you get me a cup of hot honey water?"
"Meow~"
Please wait a moment~
Meowstic slid down from the high stool and ran to the kitchen.
Cynthia sat down beside Lucas. Lucas hung up the phone and looked at Cynthia, "Are you done with the League's business?"
Cynthia's eyes rolled, and she took the honey water and took a sip.
"Finished."
"Looking at your expression, I know, it's Lucian doing the work again."
Cynthia smiled.
"Why don't you come do it? Sinnoh Champion."
Lucas: "..."
"I'm not the Champion. Secondly, I think it's fine that Lucian is doing the work. He's skilled and reliable."
(Achoo~)
"You still haven't told me who you were chatting with. A girl?"
Lucas looked at Cynthia. Is it my imagination? Is Cynthia jealous?
He originally planned to tease Cynthia, but seeing the Garchomp behind her, he thought about it and gave up.
Too scary, Garchomp.
"Does Brock count as a girl?"
Cynthia's face instantly lost its vigilance.
"Brock is preparing to go back to inherit his Pewter Gym and said he plans to take the Pokémon Doctor exam to become a Pokémon Doctor. He called me to borrow Gothitelle's herbal medicine notes."
Lucas explained to Cynthia, who was sitting on the side.
"A Pokémon Doctor? If it's Brock, there shouldn't be any problems."
Hearing Cynthia's words, Lucas nodded. If it's Brock, it really shouldn't be a big problem.
Lucas wanted to continue speaking, but a shocked voice suddenly came from the door.
"You are—Champion Cynthia?!"
Lucas and Cynthia turned their heads to look and found a young girl wearing a Jubilife Academy uniform standing at the door.
Cynthia smiled and greeted her.
The girl screamed repeatedly.
Clearly a die-hard fan of Cynthia.
Lucas and Mr. Fujino exchanged glances. Mr. Fujino got up from the rest area, walked to the girl's side, welcomed her into the Breeding House, and then Lucas gave Cynthia a look, signaling her to follow him to the backyard.
Sure enough, these Champions still shouldn't sit in the rest area, otherwise it's very easy to be discovered.
Mrs. Fujino gave Lucas a look that said they would handle it, and Lucas took Cynthia to the backyard.
Just after walking out the door, Gothitelle used psychic power to make Lucas fly up. Floating in the air, Lucas saw a red shell rushing towards the place he had just been standing.
Seeing the little red shell not slowing down at all and continuing to rush towards Cynthia, Lucas said nervously, "Cynthia, look out—"
He saw Cynthia just bend over slightly, reach out her hands, and catch Shauna who was rushing over.
She didn't even take a step back—
Alright, I was overthinking it—
Lucas landed lightly, thinking to himself.
Cynthia picked up Shauna, played with her for a while, and then had a battle with the girl brought in by Mrs. Fujino.
"The strength is very strong, but you still need to continue to work hard."
Cynthia walked to Garchomp's side, patted its shoulder, then looked at the girl and encouraged her.
"I will, Champion Cynthia. I will take you as my goal and keep getting stronger."
The girl nodded heavily.
"So the rumor that there is a Champion in this Breeding House is true. Champion Cynthia, Champion Lance, Champion Steven, Champion Wallace, so many Champions—"
The girl looked not far away at Steven and the others chatting while drinking tea, and couldn't help but say excitedly.
"That's because the owner of the Breeding House is also a Champion."
Hearing Cynthia's words, the girl looked at Cynthia in confusion, and then saw Cynthia smiling and nodding at her, "A Champion even stronger than me."
The girl: !!!
She looked at Lucas.
At this time, Lucas was fighting with Gengar over a cat ear.
"Gen gengar..."
The last piece is mine!
"Fart, is your name written on it? Or if you call it, will it answer you?!"
Gengar: ???
It's mine!
"Mine!"
Mine!
Him? Champion?
Why is the style so different?!
In the end, it was Gengar who stuffed its big fat foot into Lucas's mouth to snatch the last cat ear.
Cynthia sent the girl to the door of the Breeding House, asked her to help keep it a secret, and then returned to the backyard and sat beside Lucas.
"By the way, you just mentioned that Brock is going back to inherit the Pewter Gym. I happen to have something I need your help with."
"What is it?"
Lucas was eating the chocolate mousse cake that Alcremie had just sent him.
The cake newly researched by Alcremie had a rich chocolate flavor and carried the thick sweetness of sweet honey.
—
"This cake is so delicious, do you want some?"
Lucas dug a spoonful and handed it to Cynthia.
Cynthia hesitated for a moment, then opened her mouth and ate the cake.
"Mmm—delicious!"
Cynthia's eyes widened, then she snatched the cake and started eating happily.
Lucas looked at the spoon he had just used to eat the cake, which was now being used by Cynthia to eat the cake.
This—
Is this the feeling of love?
Awesome!
I finally understand Pinsir's feelings.
However, I am different from Pinsir. I am stronger than my girlfriend, while Pinsir, heh, a weakling.
"Pinsir (Achoo)."
Pinsir, who was playing with the children in the Cottage, sneezed and inexplicably felt a bit cold.
What's going on? Is someone badmouthing me?
Don't let me catch you, otherwise, I'll let you try my deadly big horns!
After Cynthia finished eating the cake, she took the tissue Lucas handed her and wiped her mouth, "Is there any more?"
"The Breeding House may not have as much of other things, but when it comes to food, the Breeding House never lacks it."
Lucas boasted a little, then snapped his fingers.
"Alcremie."
"imai."
Busy, come in if you have something to say.
Staraptor flew over his head.
Lucas: "..."
Lucas ran to the kitchen window, pressed against it, "Alcremie, is there any more cake? Cynthia said today's new cake is very delicious, can you make another one?"
—
"imai~"
No problem~
"imai?"
Do you want some?
"Give me one too, thank you."
Lucas reached out and pinched Alcremie's little nose through the window.
"imai."
Hehe, you're welcome.
Returning to his seat, Cynthia looked at Lucas, "By the way, about that matter just now, can you help me evaluate the Gym Leaders of various regions?"
"Evaluate the Gym? Me?"
Lucas looked shocked, pointing at his own nose.
Cynthia nodded, "Mm, the League already knows about you defeating me, so they have no objection to this matter. I've already talked to Lucian, let them come here, you don't have to go through the trouble of going over."
Cynthia took the cake handed over by Alcremie and looked at Lucas, "You said it was no problem just now."
Lucas: "..."
Looking at the wide-eyed Cynthia.
Cynthia acting coquettishly is too much!
"Do I have to work even if I'm not the Champion?"
"Your girlfriend is the Champion, and you won't help? Should I go find someone else?"
"Help! No one can stop me, not even Arceus!"
Lucas was incomparably tough!