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Chapter 20 - Liberation

"Man, those were some awesome matches! I'm glad I recorded them~!" chimed Ellaine, raising her hands high and stretching her lower back after a little more than two hours of watching Pokémon Battle Royal replays. In the process of sitting upright, she ended up sitting atop Jason's hand, but instead of being bothered by it, she stared at him with a smile and asked, "You really like rubbing butts and stuff, don't you? Well, don't be afraid to do so more often. It actually feels pretty pleasant."

"It really does," affirmed Korrina, nodding. She hadn't paid much attention to it at first, but as Jason continued caressing her bottom and grazing her with his fingers, it felt more and more comfortable, almost like a massage. And since his face was so close, she elected to punctuate her words with a kiss to his cheek.

"Oh, right. We still haven't kissed to commemorate us becoming boyfriend and girlfriend..." noted Ellaine, preempting Jason's response by turning his face toward hers and sealing his lips with her own. It had been a good six years since she last kissed a boy, but it wasn't the type of skill one forgot from disuse. At the very least, she was able to put Jason on the back foot, her tongue chasing his like a Lycanroc pursuing a Rattata. He had no hope of escaping.

"Mmn...you need to improve your oral hygiene..." teased Ellaine, causing Jason's eyes to widen and his face to flush before she burst out laughing, making it clear she was messing with him.

"To think I would be called for a consult only to end up with a boyfriend from another world. Life is full of surprises and wonders," chimed Elaine, rising from the sofa and posing with her hands on her waist, allowing her to do a bigger stretch.

"You're telling me," appended Korrina, remaining cuddled up to Jason as she remarked, "I was out looking for Trainers to battle and found a boy in rags being attacked by a Pinsir. If someone had told me then that person would become my first boyfriend, I would have laughed and thought they were joking."

"First boyfriend...?" repeated Jason, his brows rising and a peculiar wave of guilt passing over him as he sincerely believed Korrina could have done much better than him.

"Well, first official boyfriend," admitted Korrina, meeting Jason's gaze with a guileless smile as she explained, "Back when I was a Trainer, there was a boy I traveled with for around seven months. His name was Calem, and though we never officially became a couple, we would sit together around our campfire, hold hands, and share our hopes and dreams."

'I'm pretty sure that's the name of the male protagonist from the games she debuted in...' noted Jason, still deliberating whether he should share with the two women that Pokémon was a fictional franchise in his world. He felt it would only complicate things, but if the truth came to light much later on, there was a chance they would feel he had deceived them—one way or another.

"Then I'll leave you two Luvdiscs alone and get started on dinner," stated Ellaine, stepping up and over the sofa instead of walking around it. Before departing, she took a moment to muss Jason's hair, but only briefly before making her way to the kitchen with a hint of pep in her steps.

Believing Jason didn't understand Ellaine's reference, Korrina promptly straddled him, her blue eyes glistening and their faces separated by only a few centimeters as she explained, "Luvdiscs are heart-shaped Pokémon known as Kissing or Rendezvous Pokémon..."

"I see..." muttered Jason, swallowing expectantly as he tilted his head opposite Korrina's and accepted her kiss as she proactively leaned in to bring their lips together. She seemed to really enjoy kissing, and since it allowed him to caress and fondle her paradoxically soft but toned bottom, Jason was becoming increasingly fond of it himself...

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Following an exceedingly nutritious dinner and a bathing experience he would undoubtedly remember for the rest of his life, Jason once again found himself in his bottom bunk, unable to sleep. Ellaine had invited him to sleep in her air-conditioned room, but after what they had done during the bath, he was certain things would escalate further if he accepted her invitation...

'At this rate, rather than a Pokémon Trainer, I'll be a father by the end of next year...' thought Jason, exhaling what must have been his seventieth, nose-born sigh. Back in his world, he had resolved never to have children since he felt there were too many in need of homes that, in a caring, just society, would have been guaranteed to them by birthright. Now, for the first time in his life, the prospect excited him...

'A hundred years is a long time...' acknowledged Jason, opening his eyes and turning onto his side, where his unhatched Pokémon remained secure in its protective container. He kept telling himself that he would never give up on returning to his original world, but by the time he was permitted to, everyone he knew and felt obligated to would have doubtlessly forgotten who he was...

With such thoughts in his mind, Jason began imagining the form his life would take if he accepted that he was a resident of the Pokémon world. Ellaine insisted that he go on a journey, and Korrina eventually needed to return to Shalour City to at least prepare a successor to her Gym. Neither planned to break up with him, but the way they spoke made it clear they didn't expect that he would remain faithful to them. Rather, the notion of unfaithfulness wasn't really a thing in the Pokémon world. As long as two or more people weren't married, then casual, polyamorous relationships seemed to be the norm. The caveat being that everyone was effectively asexual...

'We'll just have to see how things play out...' concluded Jason, closing his eyes and drawing the egg and its container closer, allowing their warmth to permeate his body. It was much too hot to hug an incubator, but since Korrina insisted that he keep the egg close and cradle it frequently, that's precisely what he did...

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With his days consisting of training, cuddling, learning, and escalating acts of intimacy, Jason's quarantine came to an end in what felt like the blink of an eye.

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"Congrats~!"

"Congratulations, Jason~!"

"Auwadinn~!"

"Munchaa~!"

After being told to wait in his and Korrina's shared room for nearly an hour, Jason emerged to find the dining area had been decorated with streamers and a large "CONGRATULATIONS" banner hanging on the wall. A massive cake weighed down the table, and in the hands of Ellaine, Korrina, Audino, and Munchlax were cone-shaped party poppers, which they jointly set off the moment he emerged from the hallway.

Recovering from his initial shock, Jason cracked an increasingly common smile as he asked, "Isn't this a little much...?" while making his way over to join the celebratory assembly. As he did, Korrina naturally moved to meet him, sporting a smile of her own as she snaked her arms around his waist and asserted, "From today on, you're officially a citizen of our world. Think of it as your birthday..."

"It might as well be," Ellaine chimed in, casually approaching and making the embrace a three-way as she revealed, "Since we couldn't input your date of birth from your original world, your official records list today, the nineteenth of the nineteenth month, as your birthday. That makes it easy to remember."

"Thank you...both of you..." expressed Jason, cupping the two women's butts and exchanging lingering kisses with each of them. Afterward, he made sure to thank Audino and Munchlax as well before taking the seat prepared especially for him. It was a wide, somewhat crescent-backed chair just big enough to accommodate people, so with his two beautiful girlfriends flanking him, he took a deep breath and blew out the cake's nineteen Pokémon-themed candles...

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"So, what will you do with your newfound freedom? Want to head into Heahea and take a look around...?" asked Ellaine, enjoying her turn atop Jason's lap as Korrina took care of cleaning up the party's remnants with Audino and Munchlax.

"Eventually, but not now..." answered Jason, his hands groping Ellaine's bare bottom as she straddled him atop her sofa in nothing but a pair of simple, off-white panties.

"Did you have something else in mind...?" asked Ellaine, raising her right brow curiously.

"I want to remain here and continue training and studying until I finish my current Foundation Build Quest," stated Jason, slipping the fingers of his right hand into the fabric of Ellaine's panties as he added, "I also want to hatch the egg Korrina gave me and become acquainted with the Pokémon contained within, but if you insist on me visiting the Dimensional Research Lab before that, I'll obviously go..."

"Hmmn...while I do appreciate the consideration, you should follow your heart and do what feels right," asserted Ellaine, contending, "The lab isn't going anywhere, and it's not like I don't have plenty of work to do without focusing on your matter..."

Nearing the end of her response, Ellaine tilted her head and leaned in to preempt Jason's with a kiss. She had learned this was an effective way to deter him from being needlessly adamant, and similar to Korrina, she had come to enjoy kissing, the feeling of Jason's hands, and the warmth of his body permeating her own as she straddled him.

"Is there anything the two of you want to do the rest of the day...?" asked Korrina, having concluded the cleanup, so she naturally settled onto the cushion to Jason's right and placed her right hand on Ellaine's left thigh to caress it.

"I'm down for turning in early and cranking up the AC in my room to the maximum setting~" proposed Ellaine, her yellow eyes glistening and her smile tinged with mischief. She had a lot of work to catch up on now that Jason's quarantine had concluded, meaning she wouldn't have nearly as much time to experiment with him moving forward. She planned to return every evening, but as her work was significantly more involved than that of the average Professor's—involving extensive travel and fieldwork—she generally needed all the rest she could get.

"It's not even noon..." remarked Korrina, staring at Ellaine with half-lidded eyes before perking up considerably as she shifted her gaze to Jason and asked, "If you're up for it, how about we explore the forest along the trail and beach? I've confirmed it's mostly inhabited by wild Rattata, so even if we get ambushed, we should be able to manage just fine."

"That's not a bad suggestion. I even have a few Poke Balls if you want to practice capturing and releasing," affirmed Ellaine, nodding approvingly. She was mostly kidding about retiring early, and by allowing Korrina to have Jason for the remainder of the day, she could justify having him all to herself that night.

"Based on what I've learned this past week, I'm not sure it's wise to travel through a forest without a Pokémon, but I trust in your judgment..." stated Jason, directing the words and a curt nod at Korrina. In turn, the smile on her face grew, her expression brightening before she leaned in to give him a quick peck on the lips. Then, clearly excited, she got up and chimed, "I'll go and get ready~" before practically skipping off to their room.

"That girl really loves catching and battling Pokémon..." hummed Ellaine, following Korrina's departure with her head and eyes.

"I guess I'll see you this evening..." muttered Jason, prompting Ellaine to turn to him, a distinctly predatory smile adorning her face as she huskily affirmed, "You should brace yourself...because while you and Korrina are gone, I'm going to be resting and gathering my strength..."

"Mmn...sounds like fun..." muttered Jason, opening his mouth and turning his head as Ellaine grinned and leaned in to give him a lengthy, somewhat forceful kiss. And after six days of similar kisses, Jason no longer minded in the slightest. Rather, he was learning to enjoy it...

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