La la la~ The King told me to patrol the mountain~
Dusclops had a camera hanging around its neck, humming the song it learned from Gengar last night, floating slowly through the forest, taking pictures whenever it saw something wrong.
"Dream?"
Why were there only these two lines?
Dusclops turned its head to look at Misdreavus, its red single eye blinking.
Because yesterday, Gengar had only sung these two lines before Lucas covered its mouth—
Misdreavus made an "Oh" sound, didn't ask any more questions, and just followed Dusclops to patrol the forest.
Today was the first day of Dusclops' life at the Breeding House. Early in the morning, it was entrusted with an important task by Lucas.
Lucas hung the camera around its neck, taught it how to use it, and then let it go with Misdreavus to patrol the forest, to see if there were any emergencies. If there were, it should take a picture, and when they returned, Lucas would look at the photos and decide if he needed to come to the forest the next day to solve it.
Of course, if it encountered a seriously injured Pokémon, Dusclops only needed to press the smartwatch hanging around its neck—the one Shauna had discarded—and Lucas would receive the message and rush over from the Breeding House.
Considering this was Dusclops' first day on the job and it might not know what to do, Lucas specially arranged for the experienced Misdreavus to go with it, and also had Luxray follow behind.
Ever since spring arrived, Luxray had increasingly liked running into Lucas's room to sleep at night.
Luxray's pack was still sleeping on the grass in the backyard of the Breeding House, but their leader had run off to sleep in Lucas's room.
The originally spacious room began to feel crowded as more and more Pokémon joined in.
Gengar, Lilligant, Gothitelle, Ninetales, Mime Jr., Dash, Latias, Female, and occasionally Snorunt would also come up to sleep, plus Luxray—
This also led to the situation where every morning when Gothitelle woke up, it would find Pokémon in various strange sleeping positions in every corner of the room—
Oh, almost forgot, not long ago Pinsir had the nerve to come over and ask Lucas if it could also come to the room to sleep, but it was kicked out of the Breeding House by Lucas, who told it to go off to deliver food.
Just kidding, my room has so many fragrant and soft little cakes, and you, a stinky guy, also want to come in and sleep?
Pinsir argued at the time that Gengar, Mime Jr., and Luxray were also guys—
It ended up being chased all the way from the Breeding House to Twinleaf Town by Gengar, who was clutching a Dark Void.
"You're comparing yourself to me? Do you know what the name of this Breeding House is?"
Gengar took the wooden plaque of the Breeding House out of its mouth and pointed with its finger at the words Lucas had written on it: "Gengar's Paradise".
At that time, Lucas thought a thief had broken into the Breeding House because the sign at the entrance was missing, and he looked for it for a long time.
As for Mime Jr.—when Pinsir had just escaped Gengar and returned to the Breeding House, it saw Gothitelle looking at it with a smile.
Pinsir: —
I, Pinsir, seem to be a bit dead—
Luxray? Please, do you understand the coolness and cuteness of Luxray? Star tail, fluffy texture, like a mighty and domineering lion dog, big round ears—
What do you, Pinsir, have to compare with it? Evolve a stage higher and then come back.
Pinsir: So angry and shivering!
As for why Pinsir wanted to come to the room to sleep, the reason didn't need explaining.
Because the Croissant was also sleeping in the room. It had already fallen in love with sleeping on the balcony. As a loyal fan of the Croissant, Pinsir said it would constantly test the boundaries of death every day.
"So Pinsir still hasn't given up on Dash?"
A melodious voice rang out from the rotom phone floating in front of Lucas. On the screen, the blonde beauty asked with a smile at the corner of her mouth.
Lucas nodded with a headache, "This guy, I really feel for it—"
"I actually think Pinsir is quite cute, and quite handsome."
"Pinsir?"
Did I hear someone praising me?
Pinsir walked out from behind the counter. Hearing someone praise it for being handsome, it asked happily.
Lucas turned his head and found Pinsir's face covered in bumps, bruised and swollen.
"Your sister Cynthia said you are very handsome and thinks you are very cute."
Pinsir ran to Lucas's side, looking at Cynthia on the screen, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
"Pinsir!"
Thank you!
Cynthia looked at its bruised and swollen appearance and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.
"Did you go to challenge Dash again?"
Hearing Cynthia's question, Pinsir nodded, raised its hand to wipe the blood flowing from its nose, and waved its hand indifferently.
"Pinsir."
I'm fine, don't worry. I can already take five of its punches now. I believe it won't be long before I can defeat it!
Lucas looked at the resilient Pinsir in front of him, and sometimes he really had to admire its mentality and attitude.
"Well, keep it up, strive to defeat it."
Lucas couldn't help but encourage Pinsir.
Pinsir gulped down the restorative herbal medicine handed to it by Gothitelle, waved goodbye to Lucas, Cynthia, and Mr. and Mrs. Fujino, and then went to Twinleaf Town with Gothitelle, Roserade, Heracross, and Male.
Although Pinsir wasn't very good at talking at the Breeding House, it was the most popular Pokémon among all the children in the Cottage in Twinleaf Town.
It was very good at taking care of children.
"Where is the Larvitar you rescued yesterday? I suddenly want to see it."
Cynthia's voice rang out.
"Wait a moment, I'll take you to see it. Let me tell you, when it first came last night, it was still very shy and kept following Tyranitar, not daring to move much. But after being pulled by Shauna and Munchlax to play for a while, this morning it was already following behind Shauna and frolicking without any resistance."
Lucas thought about how Shauna had only spent less than ten minutes yesterday pulling Larvitar into her playgroup. He had to say, when it came to playing, no one was as authoritative as Shauna.
Lucas walked to the backyard and saw Shauna holding Munchlax in one hand and hugging Larvitar in the other, with Zorua on her shoulder, running towards the Lake area. Stopping at the Lake area, Shauna's little face was flushed red, and then she erupted with a childish roar, throwing the Munchlax lying on the ground straight into the Lake with one hand.
Splash!
A huge splash exploded.
Munchlax floated on the Lake, belly up, eyes squinting.
The Lake water was cool and refreshing; it loved it very much.
Little Shauna hugged Larvitar and shouted, "Larvitar, we're going!"
Then she moved her short legs and jumped high, landing on the back of Lapras.
Lucas: —
I remember that although Larvitar is small, it still weighs over a hundred pounds—
But thinking that she could throw Munchlax away with one hand, running while holding Larvitar didn't seem so outrageous.
Tomoyo put Dratini into the Lake, letting it swim happily, while she climbed onto the back of Lapras, drifting on the Lake with Shauna.
"Little Shauna is like a completely different person from when I first met her."
Cynthia's voice rang out, and Lucas nodded, "Yeah, such a quiet little girl before, now she has become the little tyrant of the Breeding House."
"I actually think this is quite good. Girls, it's good to be lively."
Cynthia seemed to see her former self in Shauna, "After all, I was even crazier than her when I was a child."
Lucas was shocked, "Really?"
Cynthia's face flushed, then her eyes drifted away, "Guess?"
"Tell me quickly."
"Bad signal."
"Oh, come on, telling half a story, la—"
"Hmm?"
Cynthia stared at Lucas, as if asking him to finish his sentence.
Lucas coughed twice and forcibly changed the subject, "I mean, Ms. Cynthia, I like you. Today's liking is a little more than yesterday, and a little less than tomorrow."
Cynthia: —
Cynthia was visibly blushing.
Looking at the blushing Cynthia, Lucas's mouth hung wide open.
"How can a girl be this beautiful— — — —Whose could she possibly be— — — —Oh, right, she's mine."
"Let me see Larvitar quickly."
Cynthia had no choice but to steer the topic back to Larvitar; otherwise, if they kept talking, she didn't know what else Lucas might blurt out.
In a wonderful mood, Lucas went over to the Lake. "Little Shauna, it's time to check Larvitar's health."
"Okay~"
Little Shauna sat on the back of Lapras and slowly approached the shore. Lucas reached out and took Larvitar.
It was heavy.
Lucas sat on the shore and began a detailed physical examination of Larvitar.
Larvitar lay quietly in Lucas's arms, letting him stroke its body.
"Come on, open wide."
Larvitar obediently opened its mouth, and Lucas gently tapped on its teeth with his hand.
"Don't eat such hard rocks for a while, okay? Wait until your teeth grow a bit harder before eating them."
Lucas placed Larvitar on the ground and instructed it.
Nearby, Shauna and Tomoyo were chatting with Cynthia.
"Sister Cynthia, look, this is Larvitar. Isn't it cute? It's just as cute as Little Shauna and Little Tomoyo."
Shauna held Larvitar and introduced it to Cynthia on the other side of the screen.
Cynthia smiled and nodded.
Just then, Mrs. Fujino walked from the Breeding House to the backyard. "Lucas, three carts of coal have been delivered. Did you order them?"
Coal? When did I order coal? Could it be from Oreburgh City?
Upon hearing this, Tomoyo stood up. "Great, the coal Mom and Dad promised has arrived."
Hearing Tomoyo's words, Lucas turned to look at her. Tomoyo flashed a polite smile. "Didn't Uncle say that Larvitar can only eat softer food recently? I mentioned it to Mom and Dad, and they said they would have someone send over a few carts of coal."
Lucas's mouth twitched. So coal is considered soft, is it?
"Alright, I'll pay your parents later."
Lucas pinched her little cheek, but to his surprise, Tomoyo shook her head. "That won't do, Uncle."
Lucas looked puzzled. "Because I really like Larvitar, this is a snack I bought for it. You don't need to pay, Uncle~"
Snacks— — — —Coal— — — —Three carts— — — —Oh my heavens— — — —
Looking at Tomoyo, whose words he couldn't find a single fault with, Lucas was between laughter and tears. "You little girl, you're quite clever. Fine, then I'll thank you on behalf of Larvitar."
After saying this, Lucas picked up Larvitar. "Did you hear that? Big Sister Tomoyo bought you lots of snacks."
"Larvi~" Tha— — — —Thank you~
Tomoyo grinned. "Hee hee."
After signing his name, Lucas had the others come out to move the coal into the backyard, then he picked up a piece and squeezed it. It was so hard.
After thinking about it, he placed it by Larvitar's mouth. "Take a gentle bite and see if you can chew it."
Crunch. Larvitar bit off half of it directly.
"Larvi~" Delicious~
(" ") Larvitar squinted its eyes, enjoying the delicacy before it.
After Larvitar swallowed, Lucas checked its teeth again. "Looks like it can eat it, that's good."
With that, Lucas picked up a few more pieces of coal, handed them to Larvitar, and then let Shauna and Tomoyo take it to continue playing in the backyard.
Lucas sat on the swing he had built for Cynthia, while Lilligant sat on a small swing nearby, and Ninetales lay on the grass. Lucas gently pushed Lilligant's swing, then used his feet to swing himself.
"By the way, is the matter in Alola not over yet?"
Lucas looked at Cynthia on the other side of the screen. She was currently standing on the back of Garchomp, flying through the air.
"It just ended. I'm preparing to go to Kalos to have some afternoon tea with Diantha."
"Why not come to the Breeding House for afternoon tea?"
Cynthia looked helpless. "I can't stay at the Breeding House forever. Besides, Diantha just finished filming a movie and has some free time now. At the same time, I have an event in Kalos that I need to attend."
"I see. Diantha is as passionate about acting as ever."
Hearing Lucas's words, Cynthia nodded. "After all, she is a powerful actress herself."
"By the way, what were you dealing with when you went to the Alola region?"
"Do you know about Ultra Beasts?"
Hearing Cynthia's words, Lucas recalled the plot of Sun and Moon. "Ultra Beasts?"
"Yes, legendary creatures from another world. The Alola region has been suffering from the influence of these Ultra Beasts. But because the Alola region hasn't selected a Champion yet, whenever large numbers of Ultra Beasts appear, our League usually rotates our own Champions to go over and help drive them away."
The Alola region— — — —Wasn't the first Champion Ash? It seems like it will still be a long time before Ash heads to the Alola region.
"Why doesn't the Alola region take this time to select a League Champion?"
Cynthia looked at the screen, her blonde hair blowing freely in the strong wind. "The Alola region doesn't have a League yet."
That's right, I remember now. The Alola region doesn't seem to have established a League yet. It seems Ash only went there to travel when the League was just being established.
Because Lucas wasn't very free when Sun and Moon came out, and due to the sudden shift in art style, Lucas hadn't watched Sun and Moon, which led to him only having a half-understood knowledge of it. He only knew about the use of Z-Moves.
"So which Ultra Beast did you encounter this time? Pheromosa? Or Buzzwole?"
"You're so knowledgeable about Ultra Beasts too?"
Cynthia was a bit surprised, but she still answered: "Hmm— — — —A bamboo that sparks with electricity?"
A bamboo that sparks with electricity— — — — "Xurkitree?"
"I don't know. Professor Kukui said its codename is UB03."
That must be Xurkitree— — — —But do the Ultra Beasts not have names yet?
"Fortunately, it was originally Steven from the Hoenn region's turn. Since I needed to come to Kalos for an event and had a few days before the event, I went to the Alola region. It's a good thing I went in time, otherwise, even Steven would have had a hard time driving them back for a while, as he was fighting three at once at the time."
As expected of you! Model worker Steven! No matter the situation, you can always hold off the opponent!
"You're saying you just happened to have time and went over to take a look?" "Mm."
"You also said you had an event. Next time, you can tell me about things like this. I can go for you, and you can just focus on attending your event."
Cynthia stared at Lucas on the screen. With his expression that said "thank goodness it's over and it's not my turn," Cynthia suddenly revealed a smile.
"Sure, the second Champion of the Sinnoh region. Since the matter hasn't been resolved yet, why don't you go to Alola for me again?"
Lucas: — — — —I find that you are very serious— — — —
"We must trust in Steven's professional ability; he can handle the aftermath." Lucas gave an awkward smile.
Cynthia rolled her eyes. "You, oh you— — — —"
At this moment, a scream came from the Forest Area. "Dusclops!" Help! It wasn't me! Gengar and Misdreavus said I could come in and take it!
"Pinsir!!!" Die!!! You have some nerve, walking in boldly and taking my sweet honey right in front of me?
"Dusclops!" Gengar, Misdreavus, I hate you!
Watching Gengar and Misdreavus appear in front of him, along with the sweet honey in Gengar's arms, Lucas was between laughter and tears. I knew it— — — —So every newcomer who comes to the Breeding House gets pushed out by you guys to draw fire, right?
No wonder I couldn't find you all morning. Lucas tugged at the corner of Gengar's mouth. You are wicked to the core!
On the other side, Dusclops was still wailing and crying for help.
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