After turning the page on the singing farce caused by Popplio, Hakuya asked Valerie and Lisia to wait for a moment.
Following Wallace's request, he filmed a set of promotional videos for the upcoming Wallace Cup event.
—After sending the footage to the Contest Master and letting him find someone to edit it later, Hakuya felt a sense of relief.
He stayed in the cafe's bar area for a while, and soon after, he brought out three cups of steaming hot coffee.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
"It is quite alright; it is enough that Husband has finished his work."
Watching Hakuya walk toward them, Valerie's previously rigid and tense body suddenly relaxed.
Her slender, moon-like eyebrows smoothed out, and she propped up her cheek with a hand covered in a black lace glove.
Her rippling pink lips curved upward into a soft, charming smile sweet enough to melt a man's heart.
While her eyes sparkled with affection, she took a light sniff of the coffee's aroma, her face filled with surprise.
"The fragrance is different from before... it is quite special..."
Although Valerie grew up in the Johto region as a refined lady under the influence of tea ceremony culture, after moving to Kalos, she had inevitably learned the art of coffee-making in that fashion-forward atmosphere.
Differences in bean selection, grinding, water temperature, extraction time, and manual technique would result in vastly different layers of flavor in the final cup.
Thus, Valerie saw at a glance that this coffee was not made by the staff, but by someone else entirely.
"Did Husband grind these beans by hand himself?"
"Ah, your intuition is far too accurate," Hakuya smiled, sitting on the opposite side of the table.
He had learned this craft during his time as Professor Rowan's assistant in Sinnoh before he inherited the farm.
Though he hadn't made coffee for a long time, as soon as he stepped behind the bar he borrowed from the staff, he found that the skill had not faded with time.
Hearing her guess confirmed, Valerie rested her chin on her hand, her eyes filled with a strange, admiring light.
In her eyes, Hakuya was gradually approaching the status of "omnipotent."
—Not only did he possess awe-inspiring Pokémon strength and superb command abilities, but he also had that bizarre, face-reddening theoretical knowledge in bed.
And now, even hand-grinding coffee was a simple task for him...
Thinking of this, the nympho Fairy mature sister's face flushed as she whispered in a low voice.
"Husband... it seems you can do anything~"
"Cough, cough!!"
Lisia, who had just taken her coffee from Hakuya with an excited face, widened her eyes the moment she heard that.
Although Valerie's voice wasn't loud, sitting at the same table meant it was impossible for her to miss it.
The girl's fair, pure face turned red instantly, and her voice rose sharply.
"W-Wait a minute... Husband?!"
"That is correct, Sister Lisia. Is there a problem?"
Seeing through the idol girl's hidden feelings, Valerie's lips curled into a slight, teasing smile.
She hugged Hakuya's arm, and under his helpless gaze, she pressed her impressively plump, perky, massive breasts firmly against him.
The Fairy mature sister, who usually had the aura of a dignified first wife, could be quite black-bellied on occasion.
"..."
Lisia's expression froze completely.
Even though she had never been in a relationship, she wasn't so naive that she didn't know what the title "Husband" implied.
Combined with such an obvious intimate gesture...
She was doomed. While she was still struggling over whether to hold hands, someone else had already overtaken her on the curve and left her far behind.
Sure enough, hesitation leads to defeat—
A look of resentment flickered in Lisia's eyes as she watched Hakuya's arm almost completely sink into Valerie's soft, supple milk-meat.
She lowered her head and chugged a massive mouthful of her coffee to hide her frustration.
The result was that the girl, who was used to sweets and drinking coffee for the first time, immediately put on a mask of pure pain.
"Ugh..."
...
"It's delicious!"
A few minutes later, Lisia's attitude toward coffee took a 180-degree turn.
After receiving a cup from Hakuya with added creamer and honey syrup, the girl sat at the small round table, slowly stirring it with a silver spoon.
Once the sugar was mixed and the temperature had cooled, she drank it all down with a face full of happiness.
Compared to the lively idol girl, the Fairy mature sister sitting beside her appeared much more elegant and intellectual.
"Mmm..."
A slender, soft hand in black silk poked out from a wide butterfly sleeve to lift an exquisite ceramic cup.
With her ink-black hair in a Hime cut, Valerie sipped the warm black coffee.
The wide sleeves of her dress partially obscured her face, but her smooth, jade-like neck rose and fell slightly as the coffee went down.
Such a leisurely scene would have been perfect if there were some soothing background music.
At least, that's what Popplio thought, and she fully intended to provide it.
However, sensing her movement in advance, the clerk at the bar hurriedly grabbed the microphone and locked it in a drawer.
She had nearly rubbed the skin off her face just to get the graffiti off; she was terrified that Popplio would burst into song and put everyone into another trance.
"Pop-pop~"
Denied her stage, Popplio puffed out her cheeks in frustration.
Seeing this, Hakuya couldn't help but chuckle, a smile playing on his lips.
"Alright, alright. The cafe is a public place, and you shouldn't perform without the owner's permission. However..."
He paused, patting the little one's head. "If you really want to sing, you can sing for me alone when we get back."
"Pop? Pop-pop!"
The dejected Popplio immediately raised her head, her round eyes sparkling like stars.
She rubbed her nose affectionately against the back of his hand.
Truly worthy of the Trainer she chose herself, uuu...
After her joy, the little creature shot a vicious glare at the clerk who had stopped her.
Humph, if the Trainer hadn't confiscated her marker, she would have drawn a massive cross on that hateful human beast's face!
Popplio, who looked like a pink cinnamon roll but was actually full of dark ideas, snorted softly.
Taking in the whole scene, Valerie giggled behind her sleeve, her cherry-purple eyes rippling with amusement.
Pokémon personalities were truly varied—some were gentle, some were impulsive, and some were solitary...
Learning how to build a relationship with each unique personality was a mandatory course for any Trainer.
Perhaps only Husband could win over this Popplio so quickly—
Valerie sighed inwardly with admiration, then suddenly remembered something and walked toward the back room of the cafe.
A moment later, she emerged, her butterfly sleeves swaying gracefully.
"This is..."
Hakuya had just set his coffee cup down when he noticed an egg in the Fairy mature sister's arms.
It was a snow-white Pokémon Egg with brown, cloud-like patterns on the shell.
"It is an Eevee Egg~" Valerie said with a sweet smile, holding it with both hands before placing it in Hakuya's.
"This egg was something this concubine obtained by chance near Santalune Forest in Kalos not long ago."
Her voice turned emotional as she spoke. "Whether due to racial conflict or abandonment by its parents, when I found it, it was lying all alone under a large leaf by a tree stump... If possible, I wish to entrust this child to you, Husband."
"I see..." Hakuya nodded, but then asked curiously, "But I have to ask, Valerie, why don't you raise it yourself?"
Logically, as a Gym Leader, Valerie was an excellent Trainer.
Not only did she find it herself, but if she raised it to become a Sylveon, it would surely be a powerful asset. Why give it to him?
"Mmm... while there would be no problem keeping it with me, that would ultimately be an irresponsible act," the Fairy mature sister shook her head and explained.
"I already have a Sylveon, and between my fashion design business and running the Gym, I have many responsibilities. If I kept it just for my own desire, I might eventually neglect its care."
She looked Hakuya in the eyes, her gaze full of absolute trust.
"If it is Husband, I believe you can definitely raise this child well, ensuring it grows up healthy and happy."
Hearing this, Hakuya looked down at the egg.
His gaze followed the beautiful brown cloud patterns up to the top of the shell.
—Through the white shell, he could almost see a small, brown, fluffy fox curled up in his arms taking a nap.
"Alright. I'll take good care of her and raise her well."
Hakuya nodded, accepting the gift without any pretense.
With his experience hatching Ralts and Growlithe, he was no longer a novice.
Besides, there was plenty of room on the farm for another adorable Eevee.
As he examined the egg, Hakuya suddenly remembered a system reward he had received earlier.
—A Rainbow-grade Eevee Form Change Stone.
When used, it would allow an Eevee to permanently switch between all of its evolutions at will!