Handing over the remaining work to the personnel sent by the Alliance for support, Lucas walked back to the Breeding House with Gengar and the others.
He headed towards the backyard.
Shauna was sitting on the corner of the stairs, holding Chingling, watching the Pokémon coming and going downstairs. Seeing Lucas, she happily stood up, then sat back down.
Lucas perked up, smiled at Shauna, and opened his arms.
Shauna's eyes lit up, and she dashed down the stairs, throwing herself into Lucas's embrace.
She kept rubbing her head against Lucas's chest.
Lucas gently touched her forehead; she didn't have a fever.
"Let's go, let's have breakfast together."
"Mm."
Shauna nodded happily, hummed in agreement, and was then led by Lucas to the backyard.
Arriving in the backyard, the Pokémon were queuing up, holding their bowls, receiving breakfast from Grandpa Manny and the others, and eating it with relish.
Grandpa Yask and several uncles and grandpas had taken off their shirts, baring their chests, and were taking cold medicine.
Mime Jr. saw Lucas, finished its breakfast, and ran towards him.
Lucas bent down and picked it up. Mime Jr. then fell asleep in Lucas's arms.
Holding Mime Jr., Lucas went over to Grandpa Manny, greeted him, then took the breakfast Gothorita had prepared for him, and ate it with Shauna and Gengar.
After breakfast, Lucas, holding Mime Jr., patrolled the entire backyard with Gengar.
The herb garden was empty, and there were only a few berries left.
Pokémon were asleep everywhere.
Walking past the Bibarel sleeping on the grass, hugging each other, Lucas came to Grandpa Manny, but they shooed him away, telling him to rest.
Looking at Shauna who was helping to clean up, Lucas yawned and went back to the resting area to lie down.
Only Gengar, Lilligant, Marill, Gothorita, and Vespiquen were left by his side; the other Pokémon had already fallen into a deep sleep.
Especially Vulpix, who had soothed the children all night, was now curled up and sleeping soundly. Mime Jr. was lying on his chest, drooling, while Marill was using its big tail as a pillow, constantly nodding off.
He gently rubbed its round ears, and Marill immediately fell asleep.
Gothorita brewed some refreshing tea and brought it over. Lucas and Gengar took it and drank it all.
"gengar sound—"
It was bitter and tasted awful.
Gengar frowned, pulled out its small snacks, and started eating them.
Lucas had it float in front of him, tugged at the corner of its mouth, then looked at Vespiquen.
"Thank you, Vespiquen."
If it hadn't been for Vespiquen's honey last night, many people wouldn't have been able to drink the bitter cold medicine.
Vespiquen looked at him, nodding tiredly.
"I'll find some different kinds of honey for you to try then."
Vespiquen, hearing Lucas's words, uncharacteristically didn't act tsundere, but nodded obediently.
Lilligant sat beside Lucas, leaning against him.
"Lucas."
Just as Lucas was about to fall asleep, Jenny's voice startled him awake.
Lucas sat up, the movement causing the Mime Jr. in his arms to groggily open its eyes.
"Mime Jr.?"
Lucas patted its back, signaling it to continue sleeping.
Jenny walked in, followed by a man with long purple hair, wearing glasses.
This is —
Lucian?
Sinnoh region's Psychic Elite Four Lucian?
"This is Elite Four Lucian, Sinnoh region's Psychic Elite Four. The Alliance has dispatched him to handle this matter."
Jenny said, looking tired, as she introduced him to Lucas.
Lucas handed Mime Jr. to Gothorita, telling it to take Mime Jr. back to the room to sleep.
Then he looked at Lucian and said:
"Hello, Elite Four Lucian, I am Lucas, the owner of this Breeding House."
Lucas extended his hand, and Lucian politely extended his hand to shake Lucas's.
With a humble demeanor, Lucian looked at Lucas, who was clearly exhausted.
His Pokémon really like him, Lucian could tell.
The fact that he was able to resolve this situation under extremely severe circumstances indicates that he is very capable.
Plus, he observed Gengar and the others, especially Mime Jr. and Gothorita.
They were all very well-trained.
So the answer was clear: the owner of this Breeding House is an exceptionally talented breeder.
"On behalf of the Alliance, I thank you for your help this time."
Lucian said sincerely.
Lucas was a bit taken aback, stunned a moment, then replied:
"Twinleaf Town is a place I really like, and as the owner of a Breeding House, I will certainly do my best."
Lucian and Lucas released each other's hands simultaneously, listening to Lucas's sincere words, then smiled slightly.
Like an older brother, he pushed up his glasses, preparing to speak again, but was interrupted by Lucas's phone ringing.
Seeing Lucas's somewhat apologetic expression, Lucian indicated it was fine and told him to answer the phone first.
Hearing a familiar voice from Lucas's call, Lucian was stunned.
That was — Cynthia's voice?!
Lucas answered the phone with an apologetic expression, and Cynthia's face appeared in the center of the screen.
At this moment, she seemed to be riding on Garchomp's back, soaring through the sky.
Her golden hair was blown high by the wind.
"Lucas."
Cynthia on the other side of the screen spoke:
"How are things on your end?"
"There's nothing serious anymore."
Lucas replied.
"The Alliance's support should have arrived. I'm also heading your way now. Wait for me."
Lucas was stunned when he heard Cynthia's words.
"I thought Cynthia was supposed to be at Mt. Coronet dealing with Team Galactic?"
Lucas snapped back to reality when he heard Lucian's words, looked at the screen, and said:
"You're coming from Mt. Coronet?"
"Mm."
Cynthia nodded.
"Our situation here is already resolved, you don't need to come anymore, do you?"
"I am the Champion of Sinnoh. I definitely need to go and handle what happened in Twinleaf Town."
"But hasn't the Alliance already sent people?"
Cynthia didn't respond.
"Cynthia."
Hearing Lucas call her name, Cynthia finally looked at the screen.
"It's okay, Mt. Coronet needs you. It needs you to defeat Team Galactic."
Looking at Lucas's tired smile on the screen, Cynthia remained silent for a long time.
"My ability isn't weak either, alright."
Lucas grinned, "So, trust me, I can handle it, and Elite Four Lucian is here too."
Cynthia looked at the smile on the screen and also smiled.
"Okay."
With a simple word, Cynthia, riding Garchomp, turned and left.
"Always remember, if you have any problems, contact me anytime."
"Understood, Miss Cynthia."
"It's Sister Cynthia for you."
"Okay, Champion Cynthia."
Cynthia chuckled a few times, "Lucian."
"Champion Cynthia."
"I'll leave things over there to you."
"So I'm being sent to work overtime again during my rest time?"
Remembering why Lucian was working overtime, Cynthia's face felt a little hot.
"Ah, I understand. I will cooperate with Lucas to handle it well."
Lucian pinched his forehead and said, "I'll leave Mt. Coronet to you, Cynthia."
"Okay."
Hanging up the phone, Cynthia looked at the distant Mt. Coronet mountain range, narrowing her eyes.
Team Galactic?
Just you wait.
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Power Stones PLZZZZZ
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