Lucas opened his eyes; the sky was just starting to brighten.
Looking at the light outside the window, it seemed like it had been a long time since he woke up this early.
He reached out and helped Vulpix adjust its sleeping position; mainly because it was pressing on his chest and making it hard to breathe.
Then he reached out with his other hand, but didn't feel Mime Jr.
Up so early?
Lucas felt a moment of Confusion, then lay in bed staring at the ceiling for a while.
After finishing his daze before getting up, Lucas threw back the covers, stood up, put on his slippers, and went to the balcony.
Gengar had already gotten up and was sitting in a chair looking at a tablet.
"You didn't stay up all night, did you?"
Lucas looked at Gengar slumped in the chair and questioned it.
Gengar retorted indignantly, seeing that Lucas still looked unconvinced.
It floated up from the chair, came over to Lucas, and placed the tablet in front of him.
Lucas looked at the cartoon playing on it, then looked at Gengar with some Confusion.
Gengar used its small, chubby finger to continuously point at the tablet's battery level.
92%.
"gengar sound—"
Look clearly, this much battery is still left!
Lucas quickly apologized to Gengar and promised to make it delicious food. Only then did Gengar reluctantly forgive Lucas and sit back down in the chair.
Vulpix, lying on the bed, rolled over, didn't touch anything, and suddenly woke up, feeling confused when it realized Lucas was no longer in bed.
Where is my big Lucas?
Then it heard the sound of conversation coming from the balcony, turned its head, and saw Lucas chatting with Gengar on the balcony.
Only then did it sigh in relief. It then stood up from the bed, stretched its little waist, and proceeded to get off the bed headfirst.
It was actually tripped by the blanket.
Shaking its slightly dizzy little head, Vulpix went to Lucas's feet and gently rubbed its head against his pant leg.
Lucas bent down and picked it up.
As the weather grew closer to winter, Lucas didn't feel particularly cold thanks to Lugia's blessing, especially since he was holding a Vulpix, which kept him warm and cozy.
Shauna had gotten up at some unknown time and was currently swinging on the swing set in the backyard.
Mr. and Mrs. Fujino were also busy working on their tasks.
Finally, looking at the vegetable garden, Mime Jr. was wearing a small straw hat—a gift from Lucas—and carrying a basket larger than itself, carefully picking the vegetables it needed from the garden.
Lucas stood on the balcony, watching carefully, and couldn't help but laugh.
Mime Jr. is so proactive; it woke up early to pick vegetables and prepare food.
Lucas watched for a while and saw that after Mime Jr. finished picking the vegetables, it used Confusion to float the basket above its head and walked back towards the Breeding House.
Lucas took Gengar back to the kitchen to wash up. Vulpix had already given up the idea of running away; when Lucas brushed his teeth, it would turn on the faucet itself to gently wash its little face, and then Lucas would help wipe it dry with a towel.
Returning downstairs, Mime Jr. was washing the vegetables harvested from the garden.
Seeing Lucas come downstairs, Mime Jr., holding a few green peppers, ran up to him.
"Mime, Mime Jr.~"
The refrigerator is almost out of meat.
Mime Jr. pulled Lucas to the refrigerator. He opened it and saw that the meat inside probably wouldn't last much longer.
"Let's go shopping for groceries in Twinleaf Town together in a couple of days. You can also learn how to shop for groceries."
Lucas looked at Mime Jr. and said with a smile.
Mime Jr. kept nodding its little head.
After finishing breakfast, Lucas followed Mime Jr., opened the Breeding House's front door, let Lilligant and Roselia act as the Breeding House's poster girls, and then followed Mime Jr. into the dining hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Fujino and Gothitelle had already cleaned the dining hall. Lucas went into the kitchen to help Mime Jr. prepare the dishes for the day, and then returned to the rest area to lie down.
On the road from Twinleaf Town to Sandgem Town, a pair of figures were walking according to the map on their Pokédex.
"Just walk straight up, and you'll reach Sandgem Town."
The boy among them spoke.
The girl looked helpless. "I already asked for directions. They said we just need to follow this Breeding Road all the way to Sandgem Town, but you didn't believe me."
"Wasn't I just playing it safe!"
The boy pouted and retorted, and the next second, his stomach rumbled.
"I'm a little hungry. Why don't we find a place to eat? We prepared food yesterday."
The boy asked the girl, and the girl nodded.
Just as they were looking for a suitable place to eat, they suddenly spotted a building ahead. They walked up and saw it was a Breeding House.
"Gengar's————Paradise?"
"This looks like a Breeding House."
The girl said, reading the introduction on the wooden sign.
Just then, the boy tugged her hand, signaling her to look in that direction.
"What is that? Mime Jr.'s Dining Hall?"
The girl's eyes lit up. "Is it a place to eat?"
The boy nodded, and then the two walked in. They didn't see the owner anywhere, only a Mime Jr. sitting on a chair.
Seeing the two enter, Mime Jr. got off the chair, ran up to them, and asked what they wanted to eat.
"Mime, Mime Jr."
Mime Jr. handed them a menu. They took it and looked through it.
The prices were surprisingly affordable!
They tentatively ordered a rice bowl. Mime Jr. nodded, then ran into the kitchen.
Soon, an aroma drifted from the kitchen into their nostrils.
"It smells so good."
The girl took a deep breath and said.
The boy nodded.
Soon, Mime Jr. brought out the two rice bowls.
The girl picked up her spoon and took a bite.
"It's delicious!"
After that, she focused on eating.
Seeing this, the boy also took a bite and was equally astonished.
It seemed it was mealtime, and the aroma of Mime Jr.'s cooking had drifted outside.
More and more passersby walked in. Seeing how deliciously the two were eating and that the prices were acceptable, everyone ordered a portion and were quickly won over by Mime Jr.'s cooking skills.
When people came in later, they even started promoting the food themselves.
Soon, the dining hall became more and more crowded, and Mime Jr. began to get overwhelmed.
Gothitelle and Mr. and Mrs. Fujino all came over to help.
Even so, they were barely keeping up.
Because there weren't enough seats, many people had to squat by the doorway with their bowls to eat.
Lucas opened his eyes and was startled to find many people squatting outside the Breeding House's door. He quickly ran out and saw them holding bowls and eating.
What's going on?
Is Mime Jr.'s Dining Hall really that appealing?
Arriving at the dining hall, Lucas saw Mime Jr. flustered in the back kitchen, and then glanced at the long queue.
He quickly ran into the kitchen and started helping Mime Jr. prepare the food.
Lucas and the others only had time to rest after working until dinner time.
Lucas slumped in the armchair, his eyes vacant.
His hands were exhausted.
Nina was even more despairing. Wasn't she here to rest and relax? Why was she being dragged off to work all day?
Shauna was also exhausted. At this point, everyone, human and Pokémon, was lying on chairs resting.
Eventually, after Gothitelle finished preparing dinner, everyone got up, ate, and went back to their rooms to rest.
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