Early the next morning, Gary opened his eyes to the sound of Starly chirping outside his window.
He threw off his covers and sat up. Outside the window, Starly were chirping incessantly.
Umbreon was sleeping by the bed. Seeing Gary get up, it also stood up and shook itself.
After greeting Umbreon, Gary put on his shoes and went to the bathroom to wash up.
Once everything was ready, he took Umbreon downstairs.
Lucas and Shauna were already enjoying breakfast.
Seeing Gary get up, Lucas took a sip of hot milk.
He thought to himself that he would have to raise a few Miltank in the future.
Then he greeted Gary.
"Good morning, how did you sleep last night?"
"Good morning, Manager, and Shauna. I slept very well yesterday. The environment here is very suitable for sleeping."
After a night's sleep at the Breeding House, he felt refreshed.
"That's good. Come and have breakfast with us. Gothorita and Mime Jr. made it, and it tastes really good."
"Nini~"
"Goth~"
Gary heard this and went to the counter. Breakfast at the Breeding House was usually enjoyed at the counter.
"Then I'll trouble you."
After Gary sat down, Gothorita came over with a plate of breakfast in its hands, and Mime Jr. came over with a cup of hot milk, placing them in front of him.
Gary picked up a fried dough stick and took a bite. Then, looking at the fried dough stick he had never eaten before, he was shocked by its taste.
"How does it taste? I taught them how to make it."
Gary nodded, indicating it was delicious.
Lucas dipped the fried dough stick into the milk, then put it into his mouth.
He nodded with a satisfied expression.
It's a pity there's no soy milk.
He would order a soy milk maker later and then teach Mime Jr. and Gothorita how to make soy milk.
That way, he would have a hot cup of soy milk to drink every day.
How delightful.
Thinking of this, Lucas couldn't help but nod his head.
This life was becoming more and more promising.
Gary imitated Lucas's actions, dipping the fried dough stick in milk and then putting it into his mouth.
"Delicious!"
Gary couldn't help but exclaim.
"If it's delicious, eat more."
Lucas put the fried dough stick in his hand into his mouth, then picked up his milk with one hand and started drinking, while the other hand grabbed Shauna's nape as she tried to sneak away.
"Drink your milk first, obediently."
Shauna, who had her hair in pigtails today, struggled in Lucas's hand, her short legs and short arms constantly flailing in the air.
Finally, she resigned herself and stopped moving, letting Lucas hold her.
Lucas released his hand, and she consciously returned to her seat, picked up her hot milk, and drank it sip by sip with a pout.
"By the way, did Vespiquen look for you last night?"
Lucas suddenly asked.
"This—"
Gary was momentarily stunned.
"What did she want from you? Tell me?"
"I can't, Manager. I promised her I wouldn't say anything."
"Was it honey?"
Gary pretended not to hear.
Lucas laughed.
How could he not have noticed Vespiquen looking for Gary? After all, Gengar would notice any disturbance.
However, since Vespiquen didn't want him and Gengar to know, he and Gengar would pretend not to know.
"You eat slowly."
After watching Shauna finish her milk, Lucas handed the plate to Mime Jr., then stood up with Shauna and went to the backyard.
Gary watched Lucas and Shauna disappear behind the door. He picked up another fried dough stick, soaked it in milk for a while, tore off a piece, and put it in his palm, bending down to share it with Umbreon, who was also eating breakfast.
"Bui~"
Umbreon ate it in one bite,
and narrowed its eyes in satisfaction.
Then Gary and Umbreon quickly finished breakfast and went to the backyard.
At this time, Lucas was weeding, and Shauna was playing hide-and-seek with the Pokémon in the flowerbed.
"Manager, is there anything you need my help with?"
Lucas looked at the somewhat nervous Gary and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"You don't need to be so nervous in the Breeding House; just relax."
Gary's eyes first narrowed, then relaxed, and he nodded.
"I will, Manager."
"Then can you help me record the psychological and physical states of that group of Pokémon today? Is that okay?"
"Okay."
Gary nodded, then turned and walked towards the Breeding House.
"Do you still remember which Pokémon they are?"
"I remember."
Gary took Umbreon back to the counter, pulled out a new notebook and a pen from the drawer, then, based on his memory from last night, found each of the Pokémon one by one, talked to them, and recorded his observations.
Lucas finished his work and then came to a spot not far from Gary. He watched Gary communicate with the Pokémon, recording things, sometimes frowning, sometimes smiling.
Some only required a short amount of time to confirm, while others required him to spend a lot of time communicating. Lucas quietly watched Gary recording in his small notebook.
Unbeknownst to him, Gengar, who had disappeared in the morning, returned to his side. Lucas gave him a glance, then ignored him.
Gengar didn't mind either, pulling out a bucket of Goldenrod Rods and floating beside Lucas, accompanying him as he watched everything unfold.
After the last Pokémon's investigation and record were completed, Gary took the notebook to Lucas and handed it to him.
Lucas flipped through the notebook in his hand, thinking that he truly was Professor Oak's grandson.
What he wrote was well-structured, logical, and well-supported.
He glanced at his conclusion: Roselia was the fastest to recover, followed by Teddiursa and the others, and Heracross was the slowest.
Lucas closed the notebook with satisfaction, then looked at Gary in front of him.
"Then from now on, as long as you are at the Breeding House, I'll leave the daily investigation records to you?"
"Please rest assured!"
This was his forte, after all.
Then Lucas took Gary to find Heracross.
He carefully questioned Heracross, then spent a long time talking with it, comforting and encouraging it for a long time before its condition improved.
After Lucas finished all of this, he let Gary arrange the rest of his time, and he himself returned to the front, opened the door of the Breeding House, and hung up the 'Open' sign.
He asked Petilil to look after the front desk and call him if any customers came.
He, meanwhile, was in the kitchen teaching Mime Jr. and Gothorita how to brew herbal tea.
Gary carefully observed and learned throughout the entire process.
After four or five servings of herbal tea were ready, Lucas served Gary a bowl of herbal tea that had dampness-removing properties.
Gary drank it in one gulp, his brows furrowing.
Seeing this, Lucas burst into laughter, then proceeded to handle the freshly brewed herbal tea. Lucas carefully affixed the orders, put them in a small backpack, and checked if Shauna's water cup was filled with honey water.
Then he opened the window.
"Shauna!"
Shauna ran over with Chingling, making a "ling ling" sound.
"Today, our delivery girl, little Shauna, needs to set off!"
He put a hat on Shauna, then nodded in satisfaction.
Once everything was ready, Shauna sat on Dash's shoulder, preparing to set off towards Twinleaf Town.
"Wait a moment."
Lucas and Shauna both turned to look at Gary.
Gary then said:
"Why don't I go with Shauna? Arcanine is a bit faster, after all."
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